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World of Warcraft director admits it's too hard without combat mods and explains how bosses will change in Midnight: 'We're not looking to turn all our raid encounters into giant puzzles for people to solve'

Ion Hazzikostas explains the philosophy behind removing addons, and how the MMO will change in the upcoming Midnight expansion.

PC Gamer · Oct 13, 2025

Blizzard says removal of popular World of Warcraft combat mods "needs to happen" in Midnight to "level the playing field" for the long-running MMO

World of Warcraft: Midnight is the beginning of the end for the popular add-ons

GamesRadar · Oct 9, 2025

Blizzard insists that now is the right time to axe World of Warcraft's popular combat mods: 'We're going to be paying very close attention in the weeks and months to come'

No more airhorns telling you to stop standing in the fire.

PC Gamer · Oct 8, 2025

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Blizzard will break WoW's most popular combat mods sooner than expected, kickstarting a new era for the MMO's boss design in the next major patch

Boss mechanics will have to be dealt with the old-fashioned way starting very soon.

PC Gamer · Oct 1, 2025

As World of Warcraft winds down its combat AddOn support, director Ion Hazzikostas is all composure about rule-breakers because 'Frankly, this is far from the first time'

"Going back 20 years, people used to be able to use AddOns like Decursive … we broke that functionality."

PC Gamer · Oct 1, 2025

World of Warcraft: Midnight reveals a date for its upcoming Alpha Test — with a deep-dive gameplay presentation the day before

World of Warcraft: Midnight has announced an upcoming gameplay deep dive presentation and the date for an Alpha Test, where players can get a sneak peek at the second chapter of WoW's World Soul Saga. Here's what you need to know.

Windows Central · Sep 23, 2025

World of Warcraft leads talk to us: Player Housing, Horde vs. Alliance, future classes and specs, player identity, the elusive 'Xbox version,' and more

We caught up with Ion Hazzikostas and Holly Longdale to talk about the past, present, and future of World of Warcraft.

Windows Central · Aug 25, 2025

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World of Warcraft game director details which combat add-ons are safe and which will be eliminated in the coming purge

The process is just beginning, and they won't be turned off in the next two patches, he said.

PC Gamer · May 22, 2025

World of Warcraft game director on the woeful patch 11.1.5: 'It's not the experience our players are expecting or deserve'

Bugs and time-gated content enraged players.

PC Gamer · May 16, 2025

How World of Warcraft's add-on changes will affect the most popular mods

We checked so you don't have to.

PC Gamer · May 9, 2025

Blizzard's making a huge World of Warcraft change: combat add-ons will be eliminated, with new features coming to replace some of their functions

All the details on Blizzard's planned changes to World of Warcraft add-ons, which will end support for the MMO's most popular mods.

PC Gamer · Apr 30, 2025

Delves have given WoW's devs the confidence to put mandatory grinds firmly in the rear-view, says game director Ion Hazzikostas

"We made a very conscious choice to say, you know what? It just gives you gear."

PC Gamer · Feb 26, 2025

WoW promising 3 expansions with a bunch of roadmap deadlines has, paradoxically, helped its devs slow down and take their time: 'The team is really energized'

Time is money, friend.

PC Gamer · Feb 24, 2025

World of Warcraft's competitive dungeon mode is struggling

Blizzard is making class balance, dungeon and mechanics changes as Mythic Plus participation plummets.

PC Gamer · Jan 10, 2025

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PC Gamer · Jan 8, 2025

WoW's finally upgrading its dreaded swirlies so players can actually tell where it's safe to stand

Only took a couple of decades.

GamesRadar · Dec 22, 2024

World of Warcraft director says last year's Hardcore release was a better version of classic WoW than WoW Classic was

"It wasn't just being on that journey alone, it was like this group of players versus the world"

PC Gamer · Dec 13, 2024

WoW's newest raid will build on 20 years of large-group encounters, with new twists—and perhaps less help from mods

Game director Ion Hazzikostas on what to expect in Liberation of Undermine.

Inverse · Nov 23, 2024

20 Years Ago, 'World of Warcraft' Threw Everything But the Kitchen Sink At Us

It's been 20 years since 'World of Warcraft' changed the way people play together online, and Blizzard isn't close to running out of steam.

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International Business Times · Nov 21, 2024

'World Of Warcraft' Still Going Strong As It Celebrates 20 Years

As it celebrates its 20th birthday, online video game "World of Warcraft" has demonstrated a rare longevity thanks to its loyal following and constant evolutions.

PC Gamer · Nov 18, 2024

After having to buff event rewards 4 times in a year, WoW director Ion Hazzikostas admits there's 'a pattern' and that 'we may tend to err on the conservative side'

You can always buff later.

GamesRadar · Nov 17, 2024

After 4 World of Warcraft events launched with bad loot this year alone, Blizzard admits that it can "start to seem like a pattern"

"We hear the feedback from the community loud and clear."

GamesRadar · Nov 17, 2024

After 20 years of WoW updates, will Blizzard ever need to wipe the slate clean? Maybe "at some long, distant point," but the MMO has already been totally "rebuilt"

"We're constantly tearing out some old foundational system and replacing it"

GamesRadar · Nov 16, 2024

WoW lead says "big bets" with World of Warcraft: The War Within were worth it – "Of course, yes, if I could catch that scaling bug, I'd love to go back"

Blizzard's Ion Hazzikostas says, "At a very high level, there aren't too many regrets for me as a game director"

PC Gamer · Nov 14, 2024

After 'regrets and lessons learned,' and 2 months of tuning, Blizzard is 'happy' with Delves as WoW's newest endgame destination

And your mouthy buddy Brann Bronzebeard will learn a few new tricks.

Windows Central · Nov 13, 2024

"The goal is never to see a degradation in our story quality." World of Warcraft turns 20: Discussing the future with Blizzard on Mythic+ progression, class balance, Undermine, and the decades-awaited Player Housing feature

World of Warcraft turned 20 this year, as Warcraft itself turns 30. We spoke to Warcraft game director Ion Hazzikostas and Assistant Lead Quest Designer Mark Colada on what the future holds.

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