Did Shadowlands ruin WoW?

While not universally seen as "ruining" the entire game, World of Warcraft's Shadowlands expansion is widely considered a major disappointment and a low point for lore, narrative, and player engagement, causing significant player loss and dissatisfaction due to a flawed afterlife concept, a weak villain (the Jailer), confusing plot points, lore retcons (like for Dreadlords), and frustrating systems like Soulbinds and Covenant grinds, leading to a sense of irreparable damage for many long-time fans.
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Which WoW expansion was the worst?

While opinions vary, Shadowlands (2020) and Warlords of Draenor (WoD) (2014) are generally considered the worst World of Warcraft expansions due to disjointed themes, frustrating borrowed power systems (like Covenants in Shadowlands) or severe content droughts (WoD), and disliked mandatory features like Torghast (Shadowlands) or the Garrison (WoD) that many felt detracted from the core game. Cataclysm (2010) is also often cited for its overly sweeping changes to old Azeroth. 
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When did WoW start declining?

Since May 2011, the number of players playing had decreased by 10% from 11.4 million to 10.3 million. Blizzard's CEO Mike Morhaime said that the reason was probably due to a drop-off in the Eastern markets.
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What happened to Shadowlands?

In World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, Sylvanas Windrunner shattered the veil between life and death by destroying the Helm of Domination, leading Azeroth's heroes into the afterlife to stop the Jailer, Zovaal, from unmaking reality, a plan involving the manipulation of cosmic forces and the corruption of the Shadowlands' systems, ultimately ending with Sylvanas confronting the Jailer, his defeat, and the restructuring of death's order with Pelagos becoming the new Arbiter, offering redemption for all souls.
 
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Is Shadowlands still canon?

Don't forget - Shadowlands is canon and has been foreshadowed since TBC. #warcraft. Brandon Watson not even close.
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Why the Story of Shadowlands Failed so Terribly

Is there still a WoW armory?

As of July 11, 2018, we will no longer be supporting the World of Warcraft Mobile Armory app.
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What level is Shadowlands now?

Shadowlands involves a level reduction ("level squish") with player characters at level 120 (the level cap in Battle for Azeroth) reduced to level 50 and level 60 being the new level cap (as it had been in the original game).
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Where is Sylvanas now?

Sylvanas Windrunner is currently in the Maw, atoning for her actions by rescuing the souls she sent there, fulfilling her sentence from the Arbiter, and will play a role in the upcoming World of Warcraft expansion Midnight, where she plans to return to her people, the Forsaken.
 
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Is WoW still played in 2025?

Now, over two decades later, in 2025, WoW is not only still active but also remains one of the most relevant games in the MMO genre. While many competitors have come and gone, WoW continues to thrive.
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What did they do to Arthas in Shadowlands?

In World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, it is revealed that upon his death Arthas' soul was cast into The Maw, a realm of the Shadowlands - Warcraft universe's afterlife - by the spirit of his former mentor Uther.
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Has anyone ever 100% WoW?

Talk about dedication—BillybobbsWoW just hit 100% achievements in WoW, becoming one of only 19 players this patch to do it. 760 days played and more pet battles than anyone should ever have to do. And with 11.2 coming, it all resets soon.
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Who is the richest WoW player?

All-time rating by Total Winnings
  • N0tail. $7 184 163.
  • JerAx. $6 486 623.
  • Miposhka. $6 227 771.
  • ana. $6 024 411.
  • Ceb. $5 949 442.
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Why did China ban WoW?

American gaming company Activision Blizzard, the title owner of World of Warcraft, suspended services and shut down its servers in China, because of a licensing disagreement with their partner, the Chinese gaming giant NetEase.
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When was WoW at its peak?

While the heady days of WoW's late-aughts peak are growing distant in the rearview, the game remains monolithic in the entertainment landscape, the platonic ideal of the Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG) genre it helped make popular.
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Which WoW expansion was the shortest?

Finally got around to updating my ancient spreadsheet on the expansions, and with The War Within coming on 8/26, Dragonflight is now the shortest WoW expansion lasting only 637, a full three weeks shorter than WoD.
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Which WoW expansion sold the most copies?

World of Warcraft: Shadowlands Becomes Fastest-Selling PC Game of All Time. World of Warcraft: Shadowlands has become the fastest-selling PC game of all time, selling more than 3.7 million copies by day one of launch and breaking the previous record set by Diablo III at 3.5 million copies.
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What is the #1 game right now?

The #1 game right now depends on how you measure it, but Counter-Strike 2 leads on Steam for current players, while Fortnite, Minecraft, and Roblox consistently rank as the most popular across platforms by monthly users and streaming. Other top contenders include League of Legends, Valorant, and newer releases like ARC Raiders, with Call of Duty titles also very popular, especially after recent launches. 
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What's the average age of a WoW player?

Looking at percentage of gaming time spent playing WoW, the ANOVA found there was a significant difference between the groups (p < 0.0001), with 50-57 year olds playing the largest percentage (79.39%), followed by 42-49, 34-41, 26-33, and 18-25, with 58+ year olds playing WoW as the smallest percentage of their gaming ...
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Is WoW losing subscribers?

World of Warcraft loses 800k subscribers — down to 6.8 million total, its lowest since 2006. The World of Warcraft bleeding continues, but the upcoming expansion should act as a temporary tourniquet.
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Who canonically killed the Lich King?

The Lich King was killed by Tirion Fordring, leader of the Argent Crusade and one of the leaders in the Ashen Verdict (Argent Crusade + Knights of the Ebon Blade in order to take down Arthas).
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What is the rarest race in WoW?

The Earthen are the rarest. 0.6% of PC's are Earthen (equally divided amongst Horde and Alliance). Mechagnomes are 2nd at 0.9%, Pandarens are 3rd rarest, at 2.9% of PC's (1.5% Horde, 1.4% Alliance).
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What race was Sylvanas?

Sylvanas Windrunner was originally a High Elf (later known as a Blood Elf) but became an undead Banshee and leader of the Forsaken, making her race a unique Darkfallen or undead state after being raised by Arthas. She retains aspects of her former elf self but is fundamentally an undead entity bound to her spirit, serving as the "Banshee Queen".
 
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Can we solo Shadowlands?

But the raids are able to be soloed, just expect to have to do a couple mechanics to get through some of them. Especially on mythic! I started soloing mythics at 610 ilvl but the higher the better!
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When did Shadowlands end?

World of Warcraft: Shadowlands officially ended with the release of the Dragonflight expansion in late 2022, but the final story content and season (Season 4) concluded in October 2022, paving the way for Dragonflight's launch in November 2022. The storyline wrapped up in Patch 9.2, "Eternity's End," with the defeat of the Jailer in the Sepulcher of the First Ones raid, culminating in the epilogue that set up the next expansion. 
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