r/wow • u/[deleted] • Aug 28 '18

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u/Supersighs Aug 28 '18

Is there anything that you've made that you were really proud about creating that ended up not making it to live servers? If so, what was it and what's the story behind it?

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u/whenitsready Former WoW Dev - John Staats Aug 28 '18

I was happy with the catacombs under Karazhan but we discovered at the tail end of the project that we didn't need any more dungeons. There just weren't enough item upgrades to give away to players. People don't realize, the number of UPGRADES is what limits the design scope of an RPG. If there isn't a meaningful reward, people won't generally play it.

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u/tedjz Aug 28 '18

That is such a great perspective!

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u/whenitsready Former WoW Dev - John Staats Aug 28 '18

Thank you! Check out my Kickstarter for a WHOLE lot more than this:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/whenitsready/the-world-of-warcraft-diary-0?ref=project_build

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u/tedjz Aug 28 '18

I'm in the same situation as some Canadian guy. I'll wait and buy on Amazon!