Summary
- World of Warcraft Classic Season of Discovery players want premade groups and public groups in instanced battlegrounds to be separated to create a fairer PvP experience.
- The combination of premades and public groups in battlegrounds creates an unbalanced playing field, greatly diminishing the experience for those in public groups.
- Blizzard has made welcome changes to Season of Discovery so far, but it remains to be seen if it will address the issue of premade vs pug matchmaking in the future.
Apparently, many World of Warcraft Classic Season of Discovery players desire one important PvP matchmaking change in instanced battlegrounds. It seems like premade groups facing off against public groups in instanced player vs player combat is a topic of intense debate right now, with a large number of World of Warcraft SoD players advocating for separating the two groups in Warsong Gulch.
First announced at the 2023 edition of Blizzcon, Season of Discovery is a new take on Vanilla World of Warcraft, which features numerous changes to the original gameplay. The introduction of more quests, additional unorthodox Class Role combinations, and a brand-new Rune Engraving system all managed to hype up countless WoW fans. That being said, some SoD players believe that Blizzard still has a few balancing issues to sort out in future updates.
Reddit user m_nor posted an online topic that reads like a frustrating rant against premades in Warsong Gulch. The Redditor argues that pairing a premade against a standard pick up group feels very unfair. Indeed, a great deal of WoW SoD players insist that premade groups should not have the ability to compete against public groups and that Blizzard should make this change in the next phase of Season of Discovery. This viewpoint is based on the fact that premade groups often have an unfair advantage in PvP combat due to their pre-established coordination and tight communication.
Gamers who advocate for this position state that combining PUGs and premades in battlegrounds only manages to create an unbalanced playing field. This severely diminishes the experience for those in public groups, who realistically have a minimal chance of winning the battle. As such, several WoW SoD players propose implementing measures to ensure fair competition and equal opportunities among battleground participants. Since Season of Discovery has turned out to be quite popular so far, Blizzard might want to keep its player base happy and address this issue.
In truth, Blizzard has been quick to add some welcome changes to Season of Discovery up to this point. Things such as reducing reputation and price requirements for Runes greatly reduced the amount of grinding necessary for players wanting to improve their playable character. With Blizzard also set to add some new reputation rewards to the game soon, it seems like Season of Discovery players will be well taken care of in 2024. However, it remains to be seen if the premade problem will also be addressed in the near future.
World of Warcraft
- Released
- November 23, 2004
- ESRB
- T for Teen: Blood and Gore, Crude Humor, Mild Language, Suggestive Themes, Use of Alcohol, Violence (online interactions not rated)
- Developer(s)
- Blizzard
- Publisher(s)
- Blizzard
- Engine
- Unreal Engine
- Multiplayer
- Online Multiplayer
- Cross-Platform Play
- pc, ps
- Cross Save
- yes
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World of Warcraft is an incredibly successful MMORPG that has been going strong for almost two decades. It's one of the highest-grossing franchises in history and is widely considered the most popular MMORPG ever made.
