https://twitter.com/WarcraftDevs/status/714989690474987520
- The pre-patch will prevent players from starting the quest line if they are not already on it, while allowing (1/2)
- those who are in progress a chance to finish. When #Legion launches, the questline will become unavailable. (2/2)
World of Warcraft is such a unique game. There are thousands of hours that can be invested in the vast amount of content you have added throughout the years. We can still journey through Outlands to stop Illidan. We can still undertake the cold reaches of Northrend and stop the Lich King. We can save Azeroth from Deathwing, and we can still travel to Pandaria to put a stop to Garrosh's Plans.
The Legendary Rings, just like the Legendary Cloaks that came before them represent a significant amount of story, that can never be experienced if they are removed. It's sad to think that after Legion drops or even years from now that you will never be able to experience these quests simply because Blizzard wants them to become a status symbol. Players who haven't yet expeirenced this content yet or even alternate characters will not be able to experience, the lore, the voice acting, the quest objectives, or the explore the world where necessary to acquire these items.
I bear no ill will on those who complete content or earn achievements or acquire legendaries after an expansion has passed. It doesn't bother me that people still acquire all of these:
Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker
Warglaive of Azzinoth- Warglaive of Azzinoth
Thori'dal, the Stars' Fury
Val'anyr, Hammer of Ancient Kings
Shadowmourne
Dragonwrath, Tarecgosa's Rest
Golad, Twilight of Aspects- Tiriosh, Nightmare of Ages
What does bother me is that you are removing this content not because of technical reasons, not because of lore reasons, only just because you believe these are to honored as a status symbol. Unlike the Cloaks, you cannot even see these rings unless you inspect someone. We have titles and achievements that perfectly differentiate between those that have mastered content while it was relevant. Warlords of Draenor doesn't need the little content it did have removed from the game. I also fully believe the Mists of Pandaria content should also be restored. I don't think when an expansion is over that items or content should simply be removed.
As someone who has already completed this content, I think it just plain stinks that the only way to experience these quests would be to watch them on YouTube. That's just not right.