No Greg, you’re missing the point

GhostCrawler was asked for his impression of Theramore.

What’s your take on the Theramore event?

We did not do a great job on messaging. Players expected an event — but what we were really doing is giving players a preview of scenarios, there are a ton of scenarios coming in Mists of Pandaria. It’s saying “this is what scenarios are like”, they’re a new feature, a way to do content quickly, in a your lunch break, to get some more valor or gear.

I think players who understand that it’s a scenario preview are enjoying Theramore, while those expecting a world event aren’t. Players expecting a huge challenge aren’t going to find it in scenarios, challenge modes are more for those players.

You missed the point entirely. That response makes me furious.

I didn’t expect a launch event, I expected a scenario. i.e. A bloody short story.

Saying that is implying that we miss understood. Maybe if Blizzard had called not called them “Scenarios” but instead called them “Inconsequential zerg with no context” then I would have said yup, they nailed that.

If you think you did a poor job with messaging to the community about the scenario then please also note that you did a poor job in that interview answer as well. Or you really are not listening. C’mon GC redress the issue and improve the scenario. Taking one hit to make them all better is a reasonable approach.

• Tragically poor story to begin with, as in:
  • despite having a gyphon force and a small standing army one airship got to Theramore unopposed and undiscovered.
  • Why Theramore? Oh, I know – go read the fracking book. Great work.
  • Jana’s reaction is reasonable, but you don’t get enough “screen time” for her to actually believe or absorb what impact this should have had.
• Poorly handled:
  • a goblin makes a vapid joke and then destroys a city? I’d say the goblin’s line was straight from trade chat but it was missing an anal bomb joke.
  • our team are a mop-up crew and do nothing essentially heroic. 10x footmen could do what the characters do for the Alliance side.
• no context

We could have just got a cut scene of this, as a mini-movie and been happier. At least a machinma might have given opportunity for communication of the story elements in a dignified manner.

The prize pack contains fireworks…seems an odd choice after a city is bombed. Even the Horde mana bomb aware is in in poor taste.

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