Popular fantasy MMO World of Warcraft came under criticism for a questline that delved into some of the darker parts of the franchise’s lore, and it wasn’t flattering.
To explain it as simply as possible to those who don’t play World of WarcraftThe quest (dubbed “A Missing Soul”) was the first part of the game’s public testing area, allowing players to try out quests and other content before they go live in the main game. This included the Fractures of Time update, which included a quest to preserve the timeline after an opposing power attempted to alter history. The problem is that the story that the player must preserve is that a character named Alexstrasza, an ally of the player character, is going through a traumatic event that represents an important moment in the game’s story.
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The quest required the player to ensure that the Demon Soul, an artifact used to control dragons, does not move in the timeline and can still be used by the Dragonmaw clan. In World of Warcraft Lore to which Alexstrasza was bound the demon soul to the Dragonmaw clan and is thus violently impregnated The clan can use their offspring as battle mounts. igamesnews For those who want more story detail, there is a more detailed explanation of the quest. In short: the quest required the player to ensure that a rape survivor would still endure the traumatic event since it was a moment in the original timeline. Not only has it drawn attention to how messed up the whole thing is Warcraft Lore is, but fans were also rightly upset at how the game handled the subject matter.
The quest as it existed on the PTR shows exactly what you preserve, and while Alexstrasza isn’t happy, she concedes that it had to be done for timeline reasons. But beyond that brief acknowledgment, the quest feels sonically jarring because reality is treated as an awkward footnote at the end of the quest description. Chromie, another player ally, facilitates this quest, practically looking the other way and muttering not to tell Alexstrasza.
fans on the gaming forums commented on the quest, and Blizzard said they would adjust or remove the quests based on community feedback.
“We’ve seen the community’s comments on some Chromie quests in Fractures of Time on the PTR and understand your concerns,” Community Manager Liam Knapp replied to the thread. “We have reviewed and discussed all of these quests internally and are in the process of adjusting and removing quests. These changes will be available in an upcoming PTR build. Thank you for your feedback!”
As of this writing, the quest has been removed from the PTR, but how it will look in the final game remains to be seen. Speak as someone who has had the most experience World of Warcraft By Osmose, I’m surprised Activision Blizzard is willing to even address such issues after two years of public controversy around his workplace culture, which includes allegations sexual harassment and discrimination, which Activision says it has investigated and stated that there has never been a “systemic problem with harassment, discrimination or retaliation”. Sure, some of these pieces by Warcraft The lore is years old and probably deserves a revisit, but when it’s given such direct attention with a new quest line, it’s an easy way to make comparisons to your company’s current situation.
