Mage Tower Artifact Appearances

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@Kyoth-argent-dawn

Just a small note here that while the mage tower did come back its rewards did not

Mage Tower V2 was also advertised as a time limited challenge, it was then removed but brought back to stay forever afterwards. My bad for not being clear on which version

Even says here:
https:// news.blizzard.com/en-us/article/23736141/shadowlands-the-mage-tower-returns-permanently

Started off being time limited only during the Legion TW event, was removed and then added back permanently

@Kyoth-argent-dawn

I think it was mentioned that removed store mounts will show up in the trading post at one point. People are not bothered by that part that much as there was no challenge associated to them, and generally store mounts always were viewed in a negative light.

Yeah after the Trading Post maybe. But that mount has been in the game for years? They removed the bat mount during BFA, no trading post back then… My friend bought it because it was going to be removed and they gave a “Oh get it before it’s gone!” discount… Few years later = 750 Tenders in game

https:// www.wowhead.com/news/blizzard-to-retire-select-shop-mounts-pets-and-helms-see-you-later-bundle-289324?page=3

And I quote:
his limited-time bundle includes all pets, mounts, and helms that are about to enter hibernation in the Blizzard Archive on January 6, 2019. Get them all now, in one fell swoop, before it’s too late!"

It does say “may return later”, but we can probably both agree, that the psychology of it, is to create FOMO and the latter part being a safe guard so they can do as they please without legal trouble

@Kyoth-argent-dawn

While the Obsidian Worldbreaker was linked to the anniversary I do not remember it being specifically marketed as “one time only, never coming back” like with the mage tower appearances

It was. That’s also why it caused frustration for some people, as it was tied behind both a challenge and being time limited.

https: //eu.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/obsidian-worldbreaker-after-the-anniversary-ended/122345

Ah yeah, they also decided to bring back the Chorehound mount of course!

@Kyoth-argent-dawn

Now I may remember wrong, but I do not think we have anything that was marketed as “one time thing that will never again come back” that made it back just yet. I do not personally think that the TGC cards were ever advertised as a one time thing either

Above examples were. And not saying TCG was “one time”. What I’m saying is, they advertise it to be from the card game, but then switchs things.

@Kyoth-argent-dawn

I think it is more of a matter of psychology, as if they do bring the originals back it sends a clear message to everyone that these rewards advertised as a one time thing will eventually return

So this currently is already happening. Only difference is, Blizzard gets to use these cosmetics twice rather than once.

1 time to retain players during low engagement times such as now towards the end of a season etc.

And 1 time later down the route, they have a lever to pull to add things back in the game to make people once again come back.