wow Pathfinder Removal for Old Expansions in Shadowlands (Speculation)

[Lithari 194]

10 hours ago, Menolikeu said:

That is not what made Mechagon a success, one reason they added pathfinder so people would explore the zones that the artists and game developers busted their asses on to create for everyone. They add it after people have explored and have had time to know where things are in the zone, etc etc. They also added it as a timegate of sorts, it takes longer to get from point a to point b if you're on the ground, thus preventing you from finishing your emissary quests in 5 minutes. When more content gets released that is when pathfinder comes out, allowing for multiple things to be done quicker. You have to look at the whole picture, not just what benefits you.

Well, even on the ground, i didn't explore, since there is never any reason to and the moment i am say level 90, i go to WoD, once i hit level 100, i get bored of Draenor and move on to Legion, get to 110, then move on to BfA....i do not stay in zones that are old news, now if they used common sense and added a story arc that spanned the entirety of the reputation of said faction, i would complete them, story always keeps me interested, mind-numbingly boring and tedious grinding bores me to death and makes me feel like. 'why do i bother playing?' lol

[Muticere 0]

I like pathfinder just fine when the content is new.  Make the people currently playing the expansion work for their flying mounts and savor the aesthetic.  However, for old zones for previous expansions, just let us have the flying mounts.  Those who work hard and get Pathfinder while the content is new can get rewarded by having flying mounts now, or you can just wait for the next expansion to fly in that zone.  

TL;DR: Remove pathfinder for all xpacks through BfA, keep Pathfinder for Shadowlands until the next expansion and so on. 

[Everlife 0]

I think they should remove Pathfinder for all previous expansions and Shadowlands proper. In fact, that is the only way I'll purchase and play Shadowlands. I'm sick of Pathfinder.

[Miko 0]

I dont mind pathfinder to a point just remove the rep grind  and keep completion of all zone quests and exploration the rep grind is unnessary and over doing it

[Onyxfire 0]

On 11/4/2019 at 11:52 AM, Halock said:

I had a different experience: the removal of flying in Mists (and doubly so in WoD) hugely enhanced my experience of the zones. Instead of bunny-hopping from one place to another, never really experiencing the landscape inbetween, I travelled under arches, through caves, even just followed the twists of the roads. I love that! 

Just to, uh, start off the old one-two this argument always produces. ?

And yes, removal of pathfinder for old zones is probably overdue already. Not fully sure if they'd remove it for BFA though, since that's going to be the 'new player experience' to some extent -- that probably comes down to when flying actually becomes available at all. 

If it becomes available at 50, say -- which would be really interesting, sounds annoying but bear in mind they're reducing the time to get to 50 by 60-70% -- pathfinder wouldn't even be a problem at all. Just remove it flat out except for Shadowlands. 

But that's the point.  Let's say 50% want flying and 50% don't.  If Blizzard caters to the 50% that don't want flying, then they *filtered* off the other 50%.  If Blizzard caters to the 50% that want flying, then EVERYONE is happy!  The full 100%.  The 50% that want flying get it and the other 50% DON'T HAVE TO GET/USE FLYING.  No one is forcing them to use flying.  If they want to stay on the ground and explore the old fashioned way, hey, go right ahead.  But why are they so dead set on screwing over the rest of us for no reason?  Let us fly, let you walk, everyone is happy.

[Onyxfire 0]

On 11/4/2019 at 12:23 PM, Varrick said:

Didn't even play BFA when I found out there was a Part 2 for just having to fly. Smart move on their end.

You still have to do Part 1, also.  Completion of Part 1 is a requirement of Part 2.

[Halock 156]

8 hours ago, Onyxfire said:

the other 50% DON'T HAVE TO GET/USE FLYING

Hello. This is a very old topic. I don't know if we're not supposed to necro here, but I suppose it doesn't really matter since it's not actually bumping.

Anyway. Ah. To rejoin the age-old-argument.

It's not that simple. While you can technically limit yourself, you're limiting yourself. Which feels bad. Which means you don't do it. If there was a single button which geared you up to Mythic quality, wouldn't saying 'nobody has to use it, you can gear up the old-fashioned way if you enjoy that' be ignoring the problems it created?

'You don't have to do this' is rarely a good solution in video games. You 'don't have to' play the underpowered class. You 'don't have to' grind until your eyes fall out. You 'don't have to' do your weekly chest. You're quite right that some players are forced into walking when they'd rather fly, but the players who would rather walk are also forced: 'don't have to' really only means 'but you will.'

Things have to feel good. This is why people feel strongly about this. For part of the expansion one side is forced to do something; for the other half, the other side has to rush to keep up. Neither feels good. For anybody, really.

Edited December 14, 2020 by Halock