We're just a week and a half away from the release of World of Warcraft's latest expansion, Midnight. In preparation for launch, Blizzard has released a pre-expansion patch that clears the way for some of these systems to be implemented.
One of these new systems changes the way transmogrification works in MMOs. Previously, you had to manually transmogrify your gear, grafting the appearance of one armor onto another. You could transmogrify an entire outfit, but if you wanted to change one part of the outfit, you had to pay to transmogrify the entire outfit one more time.
New system, new complaints
Fortunately, this outdated system has now been removed. Now, by purchasing slots, you can easily switch up your look without having to constantly pay for gold to change individual parts of your outfit. However, these slots cost gold and the cost increases for every slot purchased. It starts at 100 gold and increases to 10,000 gold for the final slot.
Additionally, the cost of outfit storage depends on the amount of equipment placed in the slot. If you fill all available equipment slots, storing your outfit can cost over 2000 gold.
Ultimately, not having to reconvert multiple items every time saves players gold in the long run. However, upon logging in, players discovered that they were being charged to reconvert gear they had already paid for, which annoyed some.
Players who play optimally will not have much trouble accumulating large amounts of gold, but alternative play styles, such as roleplayers, may struggle to accumulate gold quickly due to the limitations they set for themselves in order to add depth to roleplay.
The initial reaction was so negative that some people took to social media to compare World of Warcraft to mobile games, with one Reddit user saying, “It feels like they hired a mobile game monetization consultant for this UI. They create the problem (mog removal) and sell the solution (3K gold). Classic.”
“Blizzard took my clothes from behind my back and cheerfully charged me for it. And I’m asking for it?!” I write Crazy_And_Me.
“Trying to figure out a new system and paying for transmogrification after logging in and discovering my transmogs were gone was really confusing, and the sticker shock I got when I wore an outfit I already had equipped the day before and hadn't removed was not good at all,” says Bookwitchy.
However, Blizzard is aware of the community's complaints and has issued a response. According to community manager Randy “Kaivax” Jordan, there was never any intention to charge players for existing transmogrification.
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“As many players know, transmogrification that was previously applied to gear was removed in the 12.0.0 update. This was intended as part of the transition from a gear-based system to a slot-based system. The new system converts previously saved loadouts into custom sets, but applying transmogrification to your first character costs the normal gold cost, even if you simply revert the appearance back to how it was before. That was your mistake. You can keep your old appearance at no cost,” Jordan told Blizzard. wrote on the forum.
“With the 12.0.1 update prior to the launch of Midnight, all player characters will receive one free transmogrification. This will automatically be applied to the next outfit created for each character. We apologize for any inconvenience caused by the cost of your first transmogrification,” the statement continues.
Perhaps that will be enough to satisfy the public.
world of warcraft
- released
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November 23, 2004
- ESRB
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T for Teen: Blood and gore, crude humor, mild language, suggestive themes, alcohol, violence (online interaction not rated)
- engine
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Unreal Engine
- multiplayer
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online multiplayer
- cross platform play
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P.S., P.S.
