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World of Warcraft's Cross Faction Guilds Are Coming, Possibly By The Next Expansion | MMORPG.com

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edited August 2022 in News & Features Discussion

imageWorld of Warcraft's Cross Faction Guilds Are Coming, Possibly By The Next Expansion | MMORPG.com

In a recent interview with World of Warcraft's Ion Hazzikostas, the developer states that cross-factions guilds are something that Blizzard wants to do, and they could be coming rather soon.

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  • IceAgeIceAge Member EpicPosts: 3,203
    Ion has literally ruined WoW Retail. 2 of the most pathetic X-Pacs in the history of WoW and now .. cross faction guilds?! In WAR of Warcraft? What's next? Alliance can start in Horde zones and vice-versa? Wait, this is kinda cool .. but doesn't make it worth adding it for a plendora of reasons.

    I don't know what to say about the next x-pac, but I have a feeling that it will be in-line with BfA and Shadowlands! Hope I'm wrong ..
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  • DrunkWolfDrunkWolf Member RarePosts: 1,701
    at this point why even have factions. just make pvp servers a FFA.
    [Deleted User]Scot
  • DigDuggyDigDuggy Member RarePosts: 694
    I haven't played in a very long time, however, wasn't the whole point to be horde v alliance?  I don't play, so no skin in the game, just kind of a curiosity for me that this would change.
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  • user298user298 Member UncommonPosts: 152
    After 18 years idiots at Blizzard finally realized how flawed and unsustainable the whole "forced Blue vs. Red segregation" design is...
    [Deleted User]foxgirlSensaiIceAgeKyleran
  • IselinIselin Member LegendaryPosts: 18,719
    Is this the Azeroth Unlimited patch? :)
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  • IselinIselin Member LegendaryPosts: 18,719
    DrunkWolf said:
    at this point why even have factions. just make pvp servers a FFA.
    There is no longer such a thing as PvP servers in retail WOW, only in Classic. You either flag or you don't in all servers.
    Scot
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  • XiaokiXiaoki Member EpicPosts: 4,045
    user298 said:
    After 18 years idiots at Blizzard finally realized how flawed and unsustainable the whole "forced Blue vs. Red segregation" design is...
    Yeah, too bad it taking Blizzard this long to figure it out.

    foxgirl
  • lahnmirlahnmir Member LegendaryPosts: 5,053
    edited August 2022
    Iselin said:
    Is this the Azeroth Unlimited patch? :)
    I would go with ‘One Azeroth’ or ‘Azeroth Unleashed’ myself.

    Edit: ‘World of Whatevercraft’ could also work. Sounds less exciting though.

    /Cheers,
    Lahnmir
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  • ScotScot Member LegendaryPosts: 24,427
    When MMOs started lore mattered, to be fair to WoW it kept the faith on factions (not story wise mind you!) in gameplay for many years. But todays "play for ten minutes on my rotation of ten games" crowd have no time to pick up anything from a game other than the play. They did't want to read, they wanted to see; well now they don't even want to see lore, story or anything else that might stop them from another speed run.
  • foxgirlfoxgirl Member RarePosts: 485
    edited August 2022
    Ion Halitosis: We don't want to ruin the faction war, cross-faction anything will never happen!
    Also him: Coming soon! Cross faction guilds!

    Next they will make elixir of tongues a permanent buff.

    Granted I don't care if they get rid off these faction barriers, it's rather pointless since we have NPCs talking to eachother and supposed enemy lore characters being friends... I just laugh at all the backpeddling they do ALL the time.
    Qbertq said:
    I haven't played in a very long time, however, wasn't the whole point to be horde v alliance?  I don't play, so no skin in the game, just kind of a curiosity for me that this would change.
    It was at the beginning. But ever since... I would say Burning Crusade, the whole idea has eroded rather quickly. A war with multiple factions doesn't work, even irl-historically two enemies have always teamed up to eliminate a third (Soviets joined the Allied Forces to defeat the Nazis for example).
    IceAge
  • XiaokiXiaoki Member EpicPosts: 4,045
    Scot said:
    When MMOs started lore mattered, to be fair to WoW it kept the faith on factions (not story wise mind you!) in gameplay for many years. But todays "play for ten minutes on my rotation of ten games" crowd have no time to pick up anything from a game other than the play. They did't want to read, they wanted to see; well now they don't even want to see lore, story or anything else that might stop them from another speed run.

    Not sure what you are trying to say here.

    Do you even know what you are trying to say.

    People that constantly talk about the importance of lore and story are the worst people to talk to about lore and story.

    Stories progress, lore changes (too bad so many people here don't realize that).

    And that's what happened with WoW and that's why they are now moving to cross faction.
    Kyleran
  • DrunkWolfDrunkWolf Member RarePosts: 1,701

    Iselin said:


    DrunkWolf said:

    at this point why even have factions. just make pvp servers a FFA.


    There is no longer such a thing as PvP servers in retail WOW, only in Classic. You either flag or you don't in all servers.



    holy crap i didnt even know this, i never play retail. just another reason not to i guess.
    Kyleran
  • ScotScot Member LegendaryPosts: 24,427
    Xiaoki said:
    Scot said:
    When MMOs started lore mattered, to be fair to WoW it kept the faith on factions (not story wise mind you!) in gameplay for many years. But todays "play for ten minutes on my rotation of ten games" crowd have no time to pick up anything from a game other than the play. They did't want to read, they wanted to see; well now they don't even want to see lore, story or anything else that might stop them from another speed run.

    Not sure what you are trying to say here.

    Do you even know what you are trying to say.

    People that constantly talk about the importance of lore and story are the worst people to talk to about lore and story.

    Stories progress, lore changes (too bad so many people here don't realize that).

    And that's what happened with WoW and that's why they are now moving to cross faction.
    The move to cross faction is for "easy mode" play, if you think other wise could you explain to us why MMOs that restricted player choice with factions have over time done away with that restriction?

    This may have been dressed up with some story, but we know the story team is just there to write an explanation of the latest WoW updates, they do not drive the game.
  • IselinIselin Member LegendaryPosts: 18,719
    DrunkWolf said:

    Iselin said:


    DrunkWolf said:

    at this point why even have factions. just make pvp servers a FFA.


    There is no longer such a thing as PvP servers in retail WOW, only in Classic. You either flag or you don't in all servers.



    holy crap i didnt even know this, i never play retail. just another reason not to i guess.
    Yeah surprised me too when I dabbled in retail while I was subbed for classic. As I understand it, it's been this way for about 5 years now.
    Kyleran
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  • KyleranKyleran Member LegendaryPosts: 44,057
    edited September 2022
    Iselin said:
    DrunkWolf said:

    Iselin said:


    DrunkWolf said:

    at this point why even have factions. just make pvp servers a FFA.


    There is no longer such a thing as PvP servers in retail WOW, only in Classic. You either flag or you don't in all servers.



    holy crap i didnt even know this, i never play retail. just another reason not to i guess.
    Yeah surprised me too when I dabbled in retail while I was subbed for classic. As I understand it, it's been this way for about 5 years now.
    Probably should have implemented cross faction guilds back then I'm thinking, typical Blizzard, always late to the party. ;)

    When WOW launched PVP servers were quite popular, still true when I returned for Cata, so it's surprising to see they fell off so much that they were entirely removed from the game as an option.

    These times are a changing....

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  • XiaokiXiaoki Member EpicPosts: 4,045
    Kyleran said:
    Iselin said:
    DrunkWolf said:

    Iselin said:


    DrunkWolf said:

    at this point why even have factions. just make pvp servers a FFA.


    There is no longer such a thing as PvP servers in retail WOW, only in Classic. You either flag or you don't in all servers.



    holy crap i didnt even know this, i never play retail. just another reason not to i guess.
    Yeah surprised me too when I dabbled in retail while I was subbed for classic. As I understand it, it's been this way for about 5 years now.
    Probably should have implemented cross faction guilds back then I'm thinking, typical Blizzard, always late to the party. ;)

    When WOW launched PVP servers were quite popular, still true when I returned for Cata, so it's surprising to see they fell off so much that they were entirely removed from the game as an option.

    They times are a changing....


    Yeah, the times changed and brought us things like "phasing" and "connected realms".

    Blizzard just realized that dedicated PvE and PvP servers are archaic and an unnecessary restriction with current technology.

    Guess some people weren't able to change with the times. But, well, that happens with all facets with life since the beginning of time.
    Kyleran
  • IselinIselin Member LegendaryPosts: 18,719
    edited September 2022
    Kyleran said:
    Iselin said:
    DrunkWolf said:

    Iselin said:


    DrunkWolf said:

    at this point why even have factions. just make pvp servers a FFA.


    There is no longer such a thing as PvP servers in retail WOW, only in Classic. You either flag or you don't in all servers.



    holy crap i didnt even know this, i never play retail. just another reason not to i guess.
    Yeah surprised me too when I dabbled in retail while I was subbed for classic. As I understand it, it's been this way for about 5 years now.
    Probably should have implemented cross faction guilds back then I'm thinking, typical Blizzard, always late to the party. ;)

    When WOW launched PVP servers were quite popular, still true when I returned for Cata, so it's surprising to see they fell off so much that they were entirely removed from the game as an option.

    These times are a changing....

    They've changed and are still changing indeed.

    My main server was Emerald Dream which was an RP PvP server. Had a lot of fun there when both RP and open world PvP were common. Got my Explorer achievement there which meant visiting all areas of the game including horde cities... did it on my Paladin with no stealth lol.

    There was an Alliance guild in that server who RP'd beng protectors of Menethil Harbor and the Wetlands in general walking their horses in small groups and kicking the Horde's ass whenever they ventured there.

    Different times, different players.


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