WoW Wrath Classic Joyous Journeys ends, players are furious

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WoW Wrath Classic Joyous Journeys was a huge in-game buff that granted players 50% additional XP, allowing those who can’t dive into the MMORPG for long periods of time a chance to level their characters quickly. Coming into the new expansion this buff has been removed, sparking outrage from the fanbase.

Blizzard did refer to the buff as being part of a temporary summer event, writing “we haven’t locked down the specific timeframe for when this buff will activate, but we expect it to last for at least six to eight weeks; beginning a few weeks before the 3.4.0 Pre-Patch and persisting right up until the day that Wrath of the Lich King Classic launches.”

Despite this, its popularity with players who have, well, lives and jobs, was incredible. It allowed them to reach a decent level without having to constantly grind, opening up more experiences and ensuring that they weren’t left behind as others surged ahead.

While some argue “Joyous Journeys is a weird hill to die on,” this hasn’t stopped a wave of backlash in the wake of its removal.

“Restore Joyous Journeys to fresh start servers!” writes one player. “This really shouldn’t have been removed from fresh start servers. Having to re-start multiple times before finally getting on a fresh start server without a queue, now we’re stuck slogging the rest of the way to 68 before we can enjoy the expansion.

“Only those who didn’t have to relocate to another server and had excessive free time were able to take advantage of this. Those of us with families and careers are now left behind before even getting to Burning Crusade. Why do you keep making such bad decisions? Are you actively trying to punish players with real life commitments?”

Another follows this up with “No Joyous