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In terms of why the changes like being able to swap more easily from Covenants and the elimination of Conduit Energy took so long despite being heavily criticized by a lot of fans, Hazzikostas said it came down to initially wanting players to have semi-permanent options similar to World of Warcraft Classic talent trees. He acknowledges that the changes to the system should have come earlier, because there were positives for longer-lasting options was trimmed because players were feeling increasingly constrained by Shadowlands's systems in the months following the expansion's launch.
"It's the pattern we've learned to think in and are accustomed to thinking about," he said. "Working for World of Warcraft this long could result in the appearance of stubbornness on the outside. I can understand that and understand that it can be difficult. It's taken us time to get to recognize that when we create friction, people will have to come up with a solution for it. By definition friction is not fun. You're dealing
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