Yogg Nerfs

When we started work on the Old God 2.0 last week, we were very surprised how well the first several attempts went. No one was mind controlled, the Guardians didn't swarm us, and we blazed through the first portal phases nearly instantly.

Then someone recalled: They nerfed Yogg. For the first time in the guild's history, we are working on content after they scaled down the difficulty of the encounter.

It's a very humbling experience. Admittedly, we have had three weeks of work on Yoggy, and at least two of those were stunted due to server outage and attendance issues, so we were making progress, regardless of the nerfs. But still, this is not what we are used to. It feels like cheating - like claiming you made progress into Sunwell when 3.0 hit. Who didn't go in and roflstomp Brutallus, but there is a difference between working on the encounter and seeing the content. It's like being two months into Black Temple and then they remove the key!

I am very confused as to why Blizzard feels the need to rush everything in this expansion. I get that they want more people to see content - yes, okay, I'm fine with that. But so soon? People won't even be allowed to experience the fights how you intended them to be before you nerf them - is that truly the same then? Isn't there some monetary incentive to make content last longer, as well? Spread out the content, keep people hanging on for more? I don't get it.