World of Warcraft Making Controversial Change to Taivan

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World of Warcraft just drastically reduced the size of the new Taivan mount it added in Patch 10.2.6. This unpopular change has been quite controversial with World of Warcraft players who are striving for the mount, as Taivan’s colossal size was a core aspect of both his story and his appeal.

In Patch 10.2.6, World of Warcraft added a new meta achievement called A World Awoken. Earning this milestone requires players to earn over 100 individual achievements strewn across the Dragon Isles, including some frustrating tasks involving the Primal Storms public event in World of Warcraft. Fans who finish A World Awoken are rewarded with Taivan, a huge, hound-like bakar mount players met in the Ohn’ahran Plains.

However, it seems the weekly reset on April 9 introduced a quiet nerf to the best boy in Dragonflight. The Taivan mount has been significantly reduced in size, shrinking from being nearly the size of a mammoth to about the size of an average dire wolf or horse. Comparison images shared by Wowhead’s report on Taivan’s size nerf showed just how drastically the bakar has shrunk, especially when next to the full-sized version of the hound summoned by the Taivan’s Trumpet toy.

While this change may make sense from a logistics perspective, Taivan’s exceptional size is a key component to his story. The massive hound’s size is a major factor in the Taivan’s Purpose side quest, one of the many tasks players must complete to earn the amazing World of Warcraft mount in the first place. Despite Taivan’s massive size, he is not good at hunting, shepherding, or any other typical bakar tasks, but his gentle heart and impressive strength make him the perfect rescue hound and therapy companion. Downsizing the dog literally undermines the entire point of Taivan’s story.

Needless to say, players aren’t happy about this sudden nerf to Taivan’s size. The change was undocumented and sudden, leaving many fans wondering why it happened in the first place. Players have voiced their