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World of Warcrafthas added a few new player tags to its CriteriaTree database, suggesting it is trying to identify characters who farmed Gulp Frogs in theMists of Pandaria Remixevent. Though it could amount to nothing, Blizzard might not be completely done addressing frog farmers in theWorld of Warcraftevent.
WoW Remix: Mists of Pandariais a throwback event where players can experience the old expansion with modern convenience. to farm the event’s currencies, someWorld of Warcraftfans rediscovered the Gulp Frog– an enemy on the Timeless Isle that was once farmed in the originalMists of Pandaria. Unfortunately,World of Warcraftnerfed the efficiency of Remix frog farming not long after it began.
However, it seems likeWorld of Warcraftmight be planning to do something about frog farming in the future.As discovered by Wowhead,World of Warcraftadded some new entries in theWoWCriteriaTree database in a series of hotfixes on May 21. This new data seemingly identifies if a player participated in frog farming before it was nerfed inWoW Remix: Mists of Pandariafor some purpose.
History of Frog Farming in WoW: Mists of Pandaria
It is unlikely that this will be a prelude to banningWorld of Warcraftplayers who farmed frogs before the nerf, as CriteriaTree is usually used to track in-game statistics like achievement progress. It is possible these data entries will be used to give a reward to characters who didn’t get the boost from frog farming, roll back accounts that did, create a new achievement, or track information for internal use only. It is entirely possible fans will never see anything come of these new hotfixes.
Either way, problems that led to the frog farming fiasco ofWoW Remix: Mists of Pandariaremain. The steep Bronze costs of both upgrading items and purhcasing the abundance of cosmetic rewards in the game mode has led players to desperately search for easy ways to farm currency, only for most of the exploits to be fixed shortly after.World of Warcrafthas promised to make the endgame more rewarding, so hopefully these fixes can help fans as the event continues.
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World of Warcraft: Dragonflight was developed by Blizzard Entertainment and is the ninth expansion pack for the iconic massively multiplayer online role-playing game World of Warcraft.Dragonflight features an overhauled user interface, raises the level cap to 70, and introduces a new race and class.
