Why was the new Ony killed so fast?

#0 - Sept. 24, 2009, 4:47 p.m.

When Onyxia first came out in 2004, it took guilds WEEKS to kill it.

The new Onyxia was supposed tooned for level 80 yet people walked in and one shot it.

I guess the question is, is it really a matter of raiding being easier or Onyxia being too easy?

From my perspective, I would have enjoyed a heroic version that was somewhat challenging as opposed to the version we have now which is pretty facerollable.

Bornakk

#8 - Sept. 24, 2009, 5:04 p.m.

Q u o t e:
When Onyxia first came out in 2004, it took guilds WEEKS to kill it.

The new Onyxia was supposed tooned for level 80 yet people walked in and one shot it.

I guess the question is, is it really a matter of raiding being easier or Onyxia being too easy?

From my perspective, I would have enjoyed a heroic version that was somewhat challenging as opposed to the version we have now which is pretty facerollable.

The new Onyxia is meant to be more of a celebration of the 5 years of World of Warcraft and not a progression encounter. The way it is setup is for as many people as possible to still enjoy in the game and get some extra bonus loot/emblems/bags/gems on top of that.

On top of that, players certainly understand the game much better now than they did when Onyxia first came out. This became pretty clear when people didn't get much better gear but were able to kill her with fewer and fewer players even at level 60.