"Something we've heard from our community and also from our team members who attempted to get friends or family members into it for the first-time, there's something truly daunting regarding 15 years of programming and the sense that you're just going to fall behind WoTLK Gold. It's overwhelming," Hazzikostas said.
WoW is famous for its depth, but this is also a problem for new players. In the current system, new players are trapped in the same content that is at times more than 10 years old. With Exile's reach, new players will be able to experience the future of WoW will be as it will be in 2020 right off the start.
"The similar stuff that can be a strength to players who are members of the World of Warcraft ecosystem is an issue when we try to attract new players," Hazzikostas said. "So we've tried to simplify this process and make sure that we're putting our best effort. When you play World of Warcraft for the first time, you're taking part in something that is representative of what the game is and has to provide in 2020, as opposed to playing content that's between 10 and 12 years old. So you're able to move up to content that's eight years old, then six years old and then four years old."
Hazzikostas admitted that Blizzard was too eager and tried to "rush" participants through starting zones so they could advance to the final phases of WoW and then meet their friends. It's a disservice to the overall experience and is something that Blizzard is responding to by launching Exile's Reach. Hazzikostas said that players who are new can now catch up with their max-level acquaintances over about a dozen hours instead a few hundred hours like in the past.
"So what we're doing is taking a massive step back and creating a custom new player experience that can provide a superior service at teaching you ways to participate in World of Warcraft , what it means to belong to World of Warcraft ; what is it being a member of the Horde and to be part of the Alliance. What you need to know about your class," he said. "And then guiding you through a more fluid story that makes sense regarding timeline and otherwise and reflects modern World of Warcraft at its best cheap WoTLK Gold. The goal is to get you where the other player base is in a few dozen hours, rather than a few hundred hours."