"Look how stupid Blizzard is": Asmongold calls out Blizzard for nerfing the much-anticipated dragon flying feature in World of Warcraft

sportskeeda.com:

Zack "Asmongold", the highly popular MMO streamer on Twitch, criticized Blizzard for nerfing dragon riding speed in the upcoming World of Warcraft update titled "Dragonflight." The 30% speed decrease in ability has been a point of contention for much of the playerbase. Some feel that it is a justifiable change while others refuse to believe it is desirable in any way.

The streamer took a clear stand on the issue by calling out the developers over what he thought was an unnecessary nerf, which impedes the enjoyability factor of the new ability. While reacting to a side-by-side comparison video by a professional World of Warcraft player, he ended up calling the developers stupid:

Dragonflight is the much awaited update to the massively popular MMO by Blizzard. With many referring to the new features as one of the best additions to World of Warcraft in a long time, tensions run high as Blizzard continues to update the alpha with new patches.

Blizzard is notorious for making anti-player decisions and has faced massive backlash for many choices in the past. The most recent nerf to Dracthyr's Soar ability, which used to let players fly at speeds of upto 930%, has reduced the speed to boost by 30%, angering a lot of fans.

Asmongold seemed to be one of them as he reacted to a comparison video by Maximus from the Liquid Guild, which showcased the extent of the nerf. The streamer described the pre-nerf ability as fun and enjoyable, saying:

He used a few choice words while describing the current way Soar works, calling it lame:

Clearly disappointed with the nerf, Asmongold revealed that changes like this have made him question the new update:

Blizzard's reasoning for the change was that the ability was overpowered because it was exclusive