World of Warcraft Classic's closed beta is now live, and it's not quite how some players remember it being back in 2006. Blizzard has put out a list of 13 features that players are erroneously flagging as bugs, from movement speed changes to missing icons on the minimap—all are "working as we expect".
"The nature of WoW Classic sometimes invokes different memories for different players, and this leads to certain misconceptions for some about what is or isn’t working as intended," Blizzard said in a blog post.
The developer has even deliberately reproduced some inconsistencies from WoW 1.12, such as NPCs that offer multiple quests displaying them either as a dot or a exclamation mark in your quest list. "They were inconsistent in 1.12, and we’ve reproduced the exact inconsistency they had back then," Blizzard said.
Creature respawn rates are much slower than in Battle for Azeroth, Blizzard said, and feared players and NPCs run fast—both are working as planned.
Icons are one of the main points of contention: WoW Classic does not display an exclamation mark for available quests on the minimap, and quests that are too low level do not show up as an exclamation mark in the game world. Players have flagged both.
Players are rediscovering classic games amid disappointing releases, shifting towards prioritizing quality and original experiences.
I don't think this article has it right at all. It's just a weird angle to take aim at games these days. Classics are classics and deserve to be gone back to no matter what you feel about today's games. Idk everybody wants to have a hot take these days and there's to much dumb sh said these days.
I've been playing more older games recently tbh, but was this made by an AI lol
Not sure how true this is but with more live service games you kinda have to look for older games at times to get that singleplayer experience. And games take so long to make now too. Look more into indie games there are some great ones that people pass only because it's not "AAA". I think this is also more true with older people. Young people rarely play/watch anything that is older than they are. We are just getting old man.
I've been playing through MGS again, and some classic Mario titles, but I'm still looking forward to and enjoying some newer releases. Stoked for DD2 for sure.
An arcade classic is reimagined for home consoles and PC - here's our review of Breakout: Recharged, a great spin on an old Atari favorite.
We're jealous of such talent!
Classic video game characters being reimagined in new and unique styles isn't always surprising, but artist Canadian Turtle's take on iconic Super Mario characters is nothing short of stunning.
By utilizing Japanese mythology, Canadian Turtle has given classic scenes from the Super Mario series a completely new lease of life, opting for a more adult-oriented approach whilst still maintaining the classic look and feel of the franchise. Our personal favorite is the gorgeous take on Mario defeating Gooper Blooper from Super Mario Sunshine.
"We want it back to the way it was, except not the way it was" - decrepit old WoW players