And while I’m not arguing that any of these decisions were bad ones, I do find myself wondering, now that we’re almost done with Battle for Azeroth and we’ll soon be leaving the Heart of Azeroth, Azerite Armor, Essences, and Corruption - all those mechanics that have defined this expansion for good or ill. Our various legendary items? Abandoned, no longer of use. Our massively powerful Artifacts? Drained of their power, we left them behind to collect dust in the bank. Our Class Order Halls, those magnificent edifices where Azeroth’s greatest heroes all united? Left empty.

It was, basically, an extension of my character - a progression path entirely tied to the weapon allowed me to grow more powerful as I gathered Artifact Power - and I’m not arguing that AP was without flaws here - and each spec had a specific Artifact that tied gameplay and lore together in a fascinating, never before seen way in WoW.Īs soon as the expansion was over, so was all of that. Remember when Legion was first announced, and we World of Warcraft players were first tantalized with the features that would end up dominating the expansion? The Class Order Halls, the various campaign questlines, and of course the Artifact Weapons that were so much a staple of the expansion? I spent the entire expansion leveling up my Artifact, gaining new powers, new appearances, it was a major part of the gameplay.

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