A player’s account of a shocking event in World of Warcraft Classic has surfaced, revealing the sudden disappearance of all players in the bustling town of Booty Bay. This mass exodus was triggered by the cyclical and min-max focused nature of the game’s world buffs.
In a recent post on the WoW Classic subreddit, a player named Onelifetime shared a series of screenshots capturing the bustling activity in Booty Bay, followed by its rapid depopulation after the Spirit of Zandalar world buff was applied to everyone present. The Spirit of Zandalar buff is obtained by completing a quest involving the Heart of Hakkar, which grants a significant boost to movement speed and stats for two hours.
The screenshots vividly depict the crowded streets of Booty Bay as players eagerly await the activation of the world buff. During this time, Mages take advantage of the situation by advertising portal sales, capitalizing on the demand for quick transportation to collect other world buffs.
World buffs require players to be in the right place at the right time, often necessitating the use of portals to travel between cities and secure these buffs. In this particular instance, Booty Bay transforms from a bustling hub to a ghost town within seconds, as players swiftly teleport to Stormwind or Orgrimmar in pursuit of the Rallying Cry of the Dragonslayer world buff. The screenshots beautifully capture the phenomenon of empty spaces being promptly filled by portals after each player’s departure.
World buffs have sparked controversy in Classic WoW, with some players arguing that they promote repetitive gameplay. Certain raiders adopt a strategy of logging in solely to acquire world buffs and then immediately logging out to preserve their duration until raid night. While this approach may be tedious, it offers a significant advantage for those playing on Hardcore difficulty, where every advantage counts.
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