Cory “Mumper” Stockton, the lead content designer on World of Warcraft, has posted some info via the Cataclysm blog regarding the changes and tweaks Blizzard has been working on for the contentious Tol Barad level 85 PvP zone.
The zone pits attackers and defenders against one another, but there have been plenty of complaints that the attacking side has an all but impossible task.
Stockton explains: “Tol Barad is intentionally balanced so that it’s a challenge for the attackers, because we want to make sure that control of Tol Barad matters. For the defenders, there’s a sense of urgency that Wintergrasp didn’t have — if you lose it, you’re going to have a hell of a time taking it back. For the attackers, there are a number of rewards at stake — such as access to the Baradin Hold raid and additional daily quests — that we hope players feel are worth fighting for.”
He continues: “With that being said, we want winning Tol Barad to be a challenge for the attacking faction… but we don’t want it to be impossible. Taking Tol Barad should be tough — but right now it’s a little bit too tough, and it’s something we’re actively working to balance.”
“We ultimately want to make sure that any changes we make are all steps in the right direction, and we intend to make several updates in the next minor patch to address design and balance issues affecting attackers that we can’t address with hotfixes,” said Stockton.
The full blog entry contains more detail and an exposition on the lessons Blizzard learnt from the Wintergrasp PvP zone.
Discuss Cataclysm’s Tol Barad PvP zone on the MyGaming forums.
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