On April 22nd, the newest update for World of Warcraft, the 11.1.5 Content Update, was released. It offers a host of new features, including the anticipated return of Horrific Visions, a new leveling event for alts, and more.
There's just one problem, though: some of the most anticipated content in this update isn't available just yet. It's something many people noticed earlier this month. The staggered release schedule and time-gated content artificially expand the relevancy of the patch. What's the point of a patch day release when you can't even do most of the content?
It's a sentiment that the World of Warcraft community all shares, according to a now-deleted post on the World of Warcraft subreddit. This should be an exciting time for the now 20-year-old MMORPG, but fans aren't happy.
"If the trade off for content that isn't heavily timegated over 7 weeks and works on launch is us cutting out the .5 or .7 patch and just getting more things included in that 1 mid tier patch - I am perfectly fine with that," the post said. "I would enjoy it so much more. If this is going to be the norm...