World of Warcraft game director Ion Hazzikostas confirmed that the upcoming Midnight expansion will include more features based on popular add-ons, including boss timers, extra nameplate options, and damage meters. The announcement continues a trend that World of Warcraft has been on since Dragonflight, as Blizzard doubles its efforts to have players not depend on add-ons.
During Gamescom Opening Night Live, Blizzard gave players a first look at World of Warcraft: Midnight, the game's 11th expansion. Along with revealing the revamped zones of Quel'thalas and Zul'Aman, which have been around since 2007's The Burning Crusade, Blizzard showed off two new zones called Harandar and the Voidstorm. Alongside the arrival of the Haranir as an allied race for both Alliance and Horde players to pick from, Midnight will also introduce the Devourer specialization for Demon Hunters, which will offer another mid-range DPS option similar to the Devastation Evoker.
Although Blizzard has made efforts to improve the baseline World of Warcraft user interface, the developers are not done making changes. Hazzikostas and associate game director Paul Kubit hosted a Gamescom panel that focused on the systems and user interface changes planned for the Midnight expansion. Hazzikostas stated...
