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World of Warcraft Might Add Cross-Faction Raiding
The primary conflict in World of Warcraft has always
revolved around the drama between the Alliance and the
Horde–the two opposing playable factions in the game. In
a recent interview, Ion Hazzikostas, the game director of
World of Warcraft, stated the concept of cross-faction
play between the Alliance and the Horde was “on the
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In the interview, Hazzikostas touched on a multitude of
topics, from culture both in the game and at Blizzard,
and on the future of World of Warcraft in light of the
changes it is undergoing in response to the lawsuits
filed against it. One of these comments addressed the
concept of players from opposite factions being able to
play and raid together–a feat presently impossible
despite the narrative in World of Warcraft featuring the
two forces working together on multiple occasions.
Historically, Hazzikostas and other World of Warcraft
developers had swiftly dismissed the idea of cross-
faction play. During BlizzConline earlier this year,
Hazzikostas said World of Warcraft was at least
considering bridging the gap between factions in the
future. Now, however, it seems like World of Warcraft is
not only entertaining the idea, but strongly considering
it, as it would make sense with the narrative direction
of the game and solve many population problems,
especially on servers where the Alliance and Horde
populations are uneven.
In the earliest alpha builds of World of Warcraft,
Blizzard had planned to allow members of both factions to
mingle and play with each other if a character built up a
positive reputation with the opposing faction.
Unfortunately, this was removed before release, opting to
make cross-faction play all but impossible. Players on
opposing factions cannot even communicate with one
another without the use of a special Elixir of Tongues
item, unless they are members of the few opposing races
who share a language like Horde Blood Elves and Alliance
Void Elves, or Pandaren who joined opposite sides.
The idea of cross-faction gameplay and raiding would make
most World of Warcraft players happy. At this point, the
story of World of Warcraft has moved beyond the faction
war. On a logistical level, some servers have terribly
imbalanced populations between Alliance and Horde
populations, with the worst of them nearing a 25% to 75%
split. Allowing players to more readily cross the faction
line would fix this faction imbalance by effectively
doubling the player population, which would fix the in-
game economy and make finding parties easier.
On the other hand, some players would rather see the
factions remain separate. Many World of Warcraft fans
have a strong sense of pride in their World of Warcraft
faction, and fear removing the wall between them might
dilute their identity and complicate World PvP, a popular
staple of the game since its release. However, eroding
the boundary between factions may help make the opposing
faction seem less like faceless enemies, which could help
curb toxicity and improve the community–a goal World of
Warcraft has been focusing on recently. Nonetheless,
World of Warcraft hasn’t communicated any actual plans
to implement cross-faction systems, so players will have
to see if they ever do.
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