WoW players slam “boring” War Within login screen for major missing feature
World of Warcraft: The War Within is two months away, and more details of what players can expect when it arrives are emerging. One of the big reveals is the supposed new login screen, and many are unhappy with its design.
According to Wowhead onTwitter/X, they managed to obtain a first look atThe War Within’slogin screen, and many feel that it’s an underwhelming offering when compared with previous expansions.
We have a first look for the The War Within login screen! It is not available on the beta client yet, so it may not be final.#WarWithin#Warcrafthttps://t.co/INAg31aOOxpic.twitter.com/XIQAILfgZK
Several players noticed the similarities with WoW TCG Hearthstone, which also features a relatively static screen. This included streamer Annie Fuschia, who posted her thoughts in the responses to the post.
I thought this was a Hearthstone tweet
The overriding complaint seems to be the lack of animation and scale in the art. The Dragonflight login screen features a spectacular rendition of capital city Valdrakken before a dragon swoops in and sits atop one of its many peaks.
Several simply labeled it “boring” as a result, with it giving little reference to the content and main features of the upcoming expansion.
Boring as can be
WoW streamers Taliesin and Evitel also passed comment on The War Within login screen, saying they “don’t love” the supposed final product.
I’ve got to say I don’t love this. If I had to make an optimistic guess, I’d bet on it changing at some point IN the expansion. Which would be cool, but doesn’t make this first version any more iconic by itselfhttps://t.co/xHpHqi6P5L
In the above tweet, they do raise an interesting possibility for the future. The design of the screen does suggest that Blizzard could reveal something within it, after the expansion’s release. As they do note, however, this doesn’t do much to elevate the initial iteration.
Despite all of the negative sentiment around the login screen, the general mood around The War Within expansion is very positive. The new additions to the content and the refocusing of the story as the first of three parts have all been met with near-universal praise.
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TheWar Within is set to release on August 26, or August 22 in early access for those who purchase the Epic Edition.
