Vague Patch Notes: The problem with numbers in MMORPGs

22 Aug 2024Source: MassivelyOp
I recently saw a post on the official World of Warcraft forums noting that if not for the game’s almost infamous level squish, players would be at level 150 at this point. That in and of itself doesn’t really mean anything, but people did point out that the main reason for the original item squish […]


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