Now I'm not a WoW/Blizzard simp (quit in July and playing New World now) but... Kinda crazy how everyone still thinks any form of time-gating is inherently bad. Sometimes there are legitimate reasons to ration content in ways that aren't hurtful to the game or community. Recently this has been done poorly in Shadowlands, but not every instance of this is 'extending playtime metrics so Bobby can buy a bigger yacht' (by the way that idea is ridiculous in itself).
tImEgAtInG!1 The entire game has been timegated since the dawn of it's conception. It's what mmos do. You have grinds, you have limitations, you have releases. If this isn't something you enjoy, just leave the game. It will be here forever. It won't ever stop. If you don't like WoW adding in more reptuations, more grinds, more systems... Get ready for disappointment every single patch and go ahead and stop visiting the world of warcraft fansites daily hoping for something new to sh*t on.
lol the whining here about a 'timegate' that'll likely only be 2 weeks or so.
Ah yes people still $%^&*ing about time gating, it never changes. I hate the vocal internet minority that no lifes a game/content at launch for 100+ hours then $%^&*es they have nothing to do/game is unfinished/no substance/insert additional hyperbole hereWe don't always get flying in "new patch zones" so its nice to see it's inclusion here. I doubt anyone is reading the 4th page of comments. Wowhead you really need to add a notification if someone quotes or replies to your comment, at least for premium members if not for the whole site.
We kind of figured flying was coming to the zone, but I don't think anyone would of guessed it was timegated right? Sadly this makes sense that it is timegated with everything else the patch has to offer, but that's fine, you can wait a month and catch up at your own pace - most likely won't miss anything important before the time gating is over.
Halleluja! It must be big zone I guess. :)
Aw yes, the greatest magic trick: take something away and tell them they have to earn it back. I'm not one of those who thinks a new expansion has to have flight, but come on, taking it away from new patch content? lul cool
I'm hoping the flying is account-wide too. Also glad to have flying for one of these new patch zones. Seeing as it was like this too for Mechagon and Nazjatar, I hope they make it a trend in the future, because before BFA, they never added flying to any of those zones.
Look, it boils down to Blizzard not listening. End of story. The community has voiced their concerns loudly and Blizzard ignores it. Blizzard have had their moments of great success (WotLK, MoP, Legion), but more often than not, they s*** the bed with their storytelling and systems that nobody wants that they create anyway. Your first option is to shut up and play the game and take it in the a** for the amount of their monthly subscription repeatedly, because at this point, you're yelling into nothingness because Blizzard doesn't listen. The second option is for you to unsub and go to a different and better game. Your options are limited and pretty cut and dry, so I don't get the constant bickering between everyone about it. Realize that nothing you complain about matters at all in the slightest to anyone except for yourself since Blizzard doesn't care.
I... Already unlocked flying this expansion. Hello? Is this even the same game anymore?
The word "gradually" has turned me off from the game for now. I have unsubscribed about a month ago, and the news of time-gated content does not get me excited to come back. At least not right away. I didn't like having to wait months to hit max renown. I am just not excited to come back. I feel like that once I actually unlock flying, I would have no more use for the zone anymore.
See you fellas in 9.2.5 where nothing is time-gated, easy to access and less time-consuming to grind.
This is good so of course people are crying about it.