The removal of LFR in MOP is a deal breaker for me

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This actually made me depressed when I read the news they are not going to add LFR, it was one of my happiest memories of MOP and now they just remove it and replace it with crap I care little for. I was levelling alts up ready for the launch with the joyous journeys buff, guild buffs and heirlooms making it easier to max level.

Now I just feel empty. All motivation killed off with that announcement. Gold I saved up for the Yak will now just sit there and no you can’t have it. I wanted to play classic MOP, not MOP with a modern twist. So I’ve voted with my wallet and cancelled my sub.

Throw insults at me or whatever but this really got me down. I could join a private server but it ain’t the same. I hope whoever is playing MOP classic enjoys it but for me this is where I get off.

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You almost took it out of my mouth. I got a bunch of alts for this same reason and now they’re all going to just sit there and have nothing to do as I won’t be able to sign-up for more than one raid schedule that’s reserved for my main.

I am now weighing decision between playing just the main or not play at all. Can’t express how disappointed I am as I was looking forward to re-live MoP as one of the top expansions yet Blizz decided to ruin it with such a stupid misstep.

Edit: Now I kinda regret getting the Epic pack for being a waste of money :roll_eyes:

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If this actually made you depressed, you should seek help, asap…

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I absolutely agree with you.

It seems to me like Blizzard caters to Hardcore players and the only worthy players in their eyes are raiders/hardcore. Signs are everywhere - Hardcore servers on Classic, Titan Rune dungeons etc…

I’m absolutely not interested in such kind of gameplay. I just want to revisit and play the old expansion as it was. I want the old experience. I don’t need new challenge modes - I tried them in WOTLK Classic. They felt too slow, like a slog, and I gave up never trying them again. So I’m absolutely NOT playing the Celestial dungeon to get LFR gear. I want LFR to get LFR gear.

Yes … I know LFR was a huge problem, because it made players burn through the content and then complained that they have nothing to do… But this was an obvious problems in later expansion/patches when there was literally nothing much to do, like in WOD. MOP Raid Finder experience was very cool. It was good. There were many raids, enough raids for us to do weekly, and with the patch release cycle it was fun to play them…

I’m now a father with two kids, with a job, I’m not the same type of person as I was in 2012… So while I joined the chorus thrashing the Raid Finder back then, I had time to organize groups, play different raid modes. I no longer have that time to deal with group organizing. In a sense, I grew a heart about Raid Finder. It would allow me to re-experience MOP in a good way in 2025…

Instead, I will be robbed of this opportunity and my gameplay will be limited to Heroic dungeons/Scenarios and PVP…

Yes, I know there are guilds, there is a raiding community. I know. I know I could join them. But with my limited time, I prefer to queue. Blizzard are mistaken that LFR players who want to re-experience MOP Classic would be forced to join these communities. It’s not how it works.

LFR players would rather quit the game and not play at all, instead of joining a raiding guild. They’re a separate group of players. And now Blizzard makes these people feel unwelcome in the game.

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What Blizzard is failing to evaluate are PvE servers with low populations. There won’t be raids on those servers whether you want them or not (I haven’t seen a raid in Group Finder on Pyrewood Village in 8 months). You pay a subscription for content that is not playable at all because of server health, when in the original server health or not the problem was fixed with LFR. You are taking away a feature that was originally in the game for nothing at all.

Spamming dungeons all the time (I love Mythics+) is no more fun than enjoying content that is in fact plot progression and in the game world as a raid. I really don’t understand those who are happy about the removal of something that was part of the game.

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It isn’t a dealbreaker for me as I am very much looking forward to doing my farm and other open world content. I am very disappointed though, it’s gatekeeping casual and disabled players and yet again they prove they do not listen to everyone. Hopefully they will change their mind.

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This ain’t an airport no one cares bout your departure

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bye bye legendary cloak.
guess i just have to lvl my alts with outdoor activities and leave them at the farm until WOD

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Cata is absolutely dead for half year, so yes let’s remove lfr and make some “class balance hotfixes” so no one will come back to play another turd expansion. At least no one will bother to drop anniversary for this.
Considering “perfect” midsummmer release date they will make mop even more DOA expansion than cata was.

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I enjoy playing healer classes. Since my guild will only allow Disc Priests and Restoshamans for our raiding, I thought Raid Finder would give me the opportunity to enjoy the other classes at least in that raiding environment without needing to partake in GDKPs and pugs.

With the RF gone, I’m also seriously considering my options because the restoshaman and disc priests are completely brain dead classes in MoP and not really fun.

If they don’t at least address healer balance, I’ll probably be gone as well.

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Poor holy palas were overpowered for 4 expansions and now they are not. So yes let’s completely rebalance and edited by moderator the game. Some leaks confirm they will buff them and nerf disc priests so you can be happy.

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Waaa waaa waaa I demand free epics with no effort by me.

Waa waa waa I have 2 jobs, 3 wives and 18 kids. I dont have much time to play so I demand free epics.

Waa waa waa Blizzard need to tailor the game to meet my every whimpy need.

Waa waa waa, only HARDCORE TRYHARD PLAYERS raids outside LFR.

Waa waa waa, I want 10 alts with 100% epic gear on everyone, and all while I afk in LFR raids!!!

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The community was different back in original MoP, the community today sees LFR as a place where 1/3rd of people are AFK at any given time, everything is need rolled regardless of whether it’s actually needed and a small number of players will carry the entire group. Between each wipe the handful of active players will debate which trolls and afk players should be removed while you sit and wait 10 minutes for a tank. After a further wipe the tank leaves and you sit and wait again. When you finally clear after an hour because the buff stacked up high enough and you got lucky with the latest replacements, there’s no feeling of joy just relief that the torment is over.

Thoroughly encourage anyone with nostalgia for LFR to actually go and see what it’s like with 2025 players in retail. It’s the most miserable experience imaginable.

I’m not only relieved that I won’t be compelled to do it but I’m thrilled that we’ll get to have some fun in dungeons and get the rewards much quicker. A great decision by Blizzard.

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Good, back to retail you can go :partying_face:

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Fixing something that was bad back in the day is totally fine for me. I dont understand ppl who wants no changes

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Deal breaker for who exactly?

Did you cry in classic/tbc/wotlk without any raid finder , elee how could you clear or do the content if you had no dedicated time to do the raids?

I dont understand why you want lfr with all those flaws :
You wait 30 to 45 minutes in queue for any wing
-You spawn at boss 2/3 ? Great you have to requeue later for first boss

-You get One chance per week per boss,so it can takes months before you get a weapon or lfr trinket

-bosses are sponges with some mechanics,if the content is too hard in lfr you stack determination buff (5% damage life and healing, stacks up to 10 times , 1 stack after each wipe past 2 minutes i think)
-half the raid is afk or have no knowledge about the raid so you end up spending more time than a regular normal run.

Meanwhile celestial dungeons :
-5 to 10 minutes queue as solo dps

  • each boss drop currencies, so it doesnt matter if you join a dungeon in progress
  • can buy any item you want with guarantee after x dungeons/currencies, so you farm at your own pace
  • bosses are challenging enough so its not just an heroic with more hp/damage, but its not a mythic +10 either
  • wipes and retry as much as you want, you are only 5 so no need to wait for a few leavers

If i understand all complains on US and europe forums, ‘casuals players’ want lfr because its a content they can do when they want, but it takes longer than a normal clear, And it gives less loot, what is the point?

I wish blizzard would just add both so you can have your lfr while the majority of players ( who enjoyed gamma dungeons and twilight) can do their so everyone is happy

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You seem to know nothing about complete experience MoP was back in the days. Even haters couldn’t add anything to the critics besides dailes for reputation (that are fixed with later catch ups we are getting sooner this time and Blizzard even lowered rep requirements for pre raid epics one rep tier down) and thunder/warforged items. The raid were plenty and well done, the PvP was considered well rounded and overall expansion theme was well preserved with fresh lore and content.

Cata was not that polished expansion and Cataclysm Classic added a reputation of buggy mess to it as every major patch we have several bugs staying with us for months, especially in the first days. They seem to solve most of them, but rushed beta hints that we may see the story repeat in MoP Classic.

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Vote with your wallet folks, I’ve already unsubbed, tries doing some raids in cata but it was just a s**tshow, I really wanted to experience some raiding as my schedule is really chaotic and can’t do a strict raiding schedule (plus I prefer a casual/social guild) and also I don’t necessarily want to play the most meta class which some pug raids require, or previous experience, achievements etc. So vote with your wallet folks, it’s clear that’s the language Blizzard speaks

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totally agree with you. im a casual my self that gets 6 to 10 hours a week to play and even i dont want to do LFR. the queue times like you say are a joke half the time your raid team are still dumb and mess up so takes even longer and for no loot.

the dungeons are way better for casuals so im happy

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They removed LFR to concentrate on adding Mythic+ dungeons to the game like they did with Wrath and Cata… Dungeon spamming is boring.

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