Beyond Hero Talents, Class Balance + A LOT MORE (Ion Hazzikostas Interview)

[@ugladden]

I bet as a WoW content creator who started from nothing, this had to have been the coolest moment for these two! Congratulations on your come up! Well deserved!!

[@MarcelianOnline]

it was incredible trying to keep the geek in check, thanks for the kind words!

[@Slaroc]

11 years (?) strong. Amazing work

[@Signeddudu]

Getting an interview with the game director himself, that has to be very validating of your work. Huge GG'S, lads!

[@wight4991]

DW this dude is also having interviews with Taliesin, you know? The guy who is constantly brown nosing blizzard and constantly insulting his viewers non stop with the most vile things to say just because you have a slightly different view on his most beloved MMO?

[@TommyOhmalley]

@@wight4991woah man, such hostility. Don’t take other people’s opinions to heavily to heart

[@mythichymn]

man to see you guys movin' up in the world, now you got legit interviews with the main devs of the game! awesome to see you grow over the years!

[@MarcelianOnline]

thanks 🙏🏼 brother

[@deusvult333]

Bravo baieti...multa lume nu stie ca sunteti romani dar ne faceti mandri pe noi astia care stim! Rar auzi de romani ce ajung asa departe in gaming space. Gg

[@edwinrivas4541]

well fkn deserved man. cheers gents!!!

[@jxhunger]

I LOVED this interview! It feels and shows how prepared you were. The questions just flew out, not BS inbetween. It actually looks like Ion really enjoyed it aswell. Great job guys! As a Pve & Pvp player, we even got a Pvp question in there! Really want 5 more episodes of this tomorrow! One of the best WoW interview's i've seen in 20 years!

[@MarcelianOnline]

wow man, what a comment! We hope Ion loved it too and you guys liking it makes it all worth it ❤️

[@babbz6944]

Thank you for asking a pvp question. 100% agree we need reward system revamp

[@chriswendlandt2917]

Congratulations on getting an interview with the man himself.

[@raileanunalexandru]

Wow guys, was not expecting an interview with Ion! Way to go, and congratz on moving up, you deserve it!

[@MarcelianOnline]

Thanks so much man ❤️

[@dtbfit2836]

Thank you so much for asking about PvP! So much could be done!

[@MarcelianOnline]

sure thing dude 💪

[@uzairqarni7782]

You guys asked the best questions of any recent wow interview I’ve seen

[@TheJoffgraham]

I was really impressed with this interview : good questions, good preparation and good interview technique. Well done!

[@MarcelianOnline]

much appreciate the comment friend ❤️

[@Olawz]

If there was ever a content creator who earned this it's you guys. You guys have been nothing but great since the first time I came across your videos a long time ago. Grats!

[@tylertsmall]

Every time Ion gets on the mic is a massive W for the community! Thank you!

[@sipi725]

When i returned in shadowlands it was because of a Tier List of you that randomly showed in my feed. You were the First positive News i heard about wow for a Long time. Made me resub. And now you got this big interview congrats!

[@L0rks]

It is nice for Ion to visit the lands of Dracula and great cheese :) Or Gamescom in Köln. Well done!

[@MarcelianOnline]

Land of 🥨 and 🍺

[@Slushybear405]

This was one of the best ion interviews out there. You guys seem to have a great rapport with him - great questions and great answers! He seems comfortable

[@swishjournalisten]

Im so impressed you guys interviewd him. You are some fantastic people and your friendship is inspireing

[@Arja021]

Great interview, guys! 💜

[@FitMagic]

I love seeing the devs so very much into the game! It's cool when you see them interacting with cool streamers like MarcelianOnline! Gone are the days where upper level executives are secluded in the upper levels of multistory skyscrappers isolated from the gamers they create the games for! Ion, thank you for doing this interview/meeting! When you see a company that has individuals like yourself who are willing to come together with the community, this "melding of minds" and connecting is a very good thing!

[@MarcelianOnline]

this is a very cool thing to say and we hope Ion and the devs get to see comments like these more ❤️

[@dhiegomendes8688]

Awesome! Best content. Cheers from Brazil

[@MarcelianOnline]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@MrHusker1996]

There was a big influx of pvpers at the start of SL becasue of the pvp vendors, not because the gear was necessarily better, but because it could actually be gained and people could progress

[@mendicant1981]

Really enjoyed the questions you put forward. Great interview!

[@dgsunny23]

There is a PvP community as well, which is screaming for years...please listen to us as well. I am really greatful that you asked questions for PvP. I wish you could have asked that some very basic things are unaddressed. Like Vicious Saddles, we have tons of those in our bags and nothing to buy with those, to something complex like all PvP modes from 2v2 to 10v10 should have their seasonal titles and mounts etc.

[@MarcelianOnline]

trueeee man, pvp was always smaller but it has died down even more

[@CaughtColdBoxing]

Dude PvP players killed their own game mode. Made it about stopping classes playing and finding literal cheats to avoid playing

[@dw22509]

Hottish take, Pvp shouldn't be in MMOs lol play CoD or LoL

[@ansheezy3]

@@dw22509 parroting asmongold while eating crayons XD

[@dgsunny23]

@@MarcelianOnline WoW PvP is still the best. Its complicated but still the best. All Blizzard needs to do is do some very basic tweaks and they can have huge player base and revenue pouring in. To start with they can bring in incentives to both ends, casuals as well as elites by brining in vicious saddles trading for mount customizations/legacy mounts/armor sets and gold per win/participation etc. for the casuals and they can bring in glad mount skins for all modes 2v2, 3v3, 8v8 and 10v10 besides giving seasonal titles for all... they just need to get this and do very basic tweaks and WOW PvP will be at the top

[@wapix2440]

Hey guys, I am watching you for a few years now and I am very happy for you to come this far. Nice video as always and keep up the work. Love to see more like that and Greetings from germany :)

[@MarcelianOnline]

Thanks so much!

[@chercheciel]

Great interview guys ! Feels good to see you up there, keep up the good work and the good vibes, I love your channel 😊

[@jbktiger]

Thanks for doing these interviews and all the content for the community. Next time ask about a 3rd DH spec since they are left behind. The glaring "need" would be physical dmg and maybe ranged. Then there can be a second tank with a ranged dps option....maybe like Valla from Diablo/HotS. But would love a 3rd spec for the DH class. And also a tank with a ranged dps option. End selfish request lol

[@percivall7629]

Big grats bois. I know how long you wanted this. All these years reaching out, trying to get a blizz bigshot on the mic. Finally it paid out. Much luv 🎉

[@MarcelianOnline]

Thanks Perci ❤️, it still feels unreal 😂

[@thu6muff1n]

S/o to yall for getting the interview fellas!

[@Suleymon635]

Great interview seriously, you guys didn't come off very critical, just some guys who love the game of Warcraft and are interested in its future. I'm sure Ian loved that interview. Been watching your content since BFA. so happy to see how far you've come!

[@Cmelacicek]

Absolutely deserved interview! You guys are on fire!

[@denarIhsan50]

Ty for the interview guys!

[@ralecgos3631]

Really good interview. You guys were great. Ion is just the best.

[@hysteriaincarnate6552]

Some great questions about design, great job. And the audio was fixed up pretty well, I think.

[@CosmicCleric]

Great questions asked, good job on the interview! Listening to the "gearing system to(o) complicated?" part of the interview, can't say I agree with Ion over that gearing currencies are ultimately not complex (especially to the new/returning player), and that having just one currency like they had in Wrath (well, two currencies) would not be possible to do today.

[@XzippiX]

This Interview, the questions and all the answers were so based! The best interview i've seen so far for TWW, great job Guys, these questions were on point! :)

[@MarcelianOnline]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@umberbeast8345]

I'd like Blizzard to bring back Gladiator spec (Warrior DPS with a shield) from W.O.D.

[@JustinTLat]

Enjoyed the interview. Thank you. 😊

[@SamaelChannelNews]

Congrats for a great interview guys :) Great questions.

[@MarcelianOnline]

Thanks so much!

[@RRRobert587]

I am watching your videos and enjoy what you do for several years already and this is a great step, gents! Congratulations gentlemen and keep up the good work! Thank you for what you do!

[@danburciu2750]

Congrats guys! Well done on this interview! You must have put a lot of work on getting here and it can be seen how much pressure was on you. But congrats again! Your hard work paid off and as you know, you make the Romanian WoW community proud. 😄

[@GraemeBurluraux]

Ion is looking well

[@PinnacleHighOCE]

Tinker class to create buffs around a dps to make them hold aggro and make them tanky. Such as Shields and armour multipliers on a Windwalker monk. The monk still does their rotation but the Tinker would have to use its abilities to keep up the tankiness of the Monk. Spells could be used to taunt enemies to the dps for x amount of time. a talent style could be single target tank buff or, distribution threat, reducing pack damage the less enemies are on each dps. Could add turrets in to tank big hits like stoneclaw does. Theres so much they could do with support classes.

[@mrottondo]

Great interview, you guys asked some really interesting questions

[@yangvincent7408]

Finally! our favorite boyz stepping into the big league now, congradualtions on successfully getting Ion on the show, love you!

[@Thundercloud1969]

Thank you for this interview, very well done! 🎉

[@MarcelianOnline]

Our pleasure!

[@Desertsol1]

Good interview!

[@dreadbull5039]

Congrats guys! Great interview!

[@WeaselDancingTime]

Amazing - well done guys!

[@Dj.Da_Rain_Maan]

congrats on the come up ive watched u guys since Bfa an Shadowlands to Dragon flight an Tww

[@Tobiiie]

Good stuff guys!

[@jaymzOG]

Great interview!

[@davidecantile7872]

great interview, one of the best I've seen with Ion

[@bigZAIN187]

thank you for blood tanking Ion, mastery in its first iteration was great. big million hp shields

[@herotv9179]

Awesome! Happy for you guys!

[@benj6820]

you should have asked him the reason why there are still huge impactful talents bugs (everyone knows) not fixed for months or years : such as a DH isolated prey one, a +30% damage to eye beam that is simply not implemented for months and that a LOT of players are taking without knowing !

[@DaveTheeMan-wj2nk]

I believe all questions are always reviewed before you're allowed to ask them. There is always certain guidelines to make sure you're not just trying to argue with the developer lol!!

[@lnz3257]

wow thanks man. i just picked up my dh again i mained in legion/bfa and was surprised when i saw that no recommended build uses this talent! My dh is just a twink now but still good to know. maybe they should put a placeholder in so that people know that it isnt working and of course fix it as fast as possible! i guess many people take it because 30% dmg is almost a no brainer with all eyebeam modifs and added chaos dmg with mastery etc.

[@joshhurst7648]

Oh boy. Trickster, Fatebound, and Death Stalker will remain mostly in the state they’re in for eternity? Glad that Rogues drew the short end of the stick on design budget for an evergreen feature.

[@UltimateGamerCC]

with Rogues being on the top for so long as they have, did you think that you'd rule forever?

[@delete_gaming]

Proud of you guys!

[@martin_blackbird]

"No one is looking at the 50% percentile" ... I feel attacked here! :D I do!

[@darkwing7780]

cool interview!

[@sophblueberry]

Great questions!

[@snazzydrew]

Oh snap! Amazing! Well deserved!

[@geoffpowell3338]

What Ilvl does the delves for gear get up too compared to mplus or raid lvl gear ? Or are they like heroic gear lvl or mythic 0 lvl top out

[@jelledesmet7086]

m+5 gear was the delve max I thought

[@OspreyADV]

KZbinrs trying to make a video with great sound featuring Ion Hazzikostas : mission impossible.

[@gakhouse1636]

Smashing it 💪

[@Kai-10-]

nice 1 guys really happy for you onwards and upwards

[@Thomo316]

Congrats boys!

[@mia92b]

4:48 is something that many players forget. thank you.

[@leonardceres9061]

He talked about Augmentation Being a DPS. However there isn’t any means for in-game DPS meters to record how much of a contribution they add to the group. So right now they look less appealing numbers wise. This turns players off who aren’t looking at the big picture.

[@Lunarstate]

the only thing blizzard never did that we need for pvp is a BG that is only a death match no flag or sit and capture to win.. and work on wpvp

[@waynesnow7008]

Flame on flame 🔥

[@MarcelianOnline]

We like it hot 🥵

[@BerkayYetgin]

Nice I am supporting you guys.

[@mrj5202]

This is amazing 💯

[@jaybee_87]

Hey Guys, very good question. Happy to see you with Ion. :)

[@MarcelianOnline]

cheers dude ❤️

[@MarcelianOnline]

we never saw you ar gamescom man, hope you are well!

[@jaybee_87]

Im fine. I was looking for ya but vould Not find you around the wow area sadly

[@macflores1011]

well deserved!

[@goatyachty1762]

Are you guys going to stream war within!? I cant wait to watch!

[@MarcelianOnline]

when we get back home for sure

[@RandoCDN87]

What would be great for people just getting back into the game & wonder about M+ & item upgrading is by integrating an automatic quest that helps new & returning players where the npcs are & what the importantance detailing what they do.

[@MarcelianOnline]

omg this is so good!!! we should have thought of this as well and asked😂

[@RandoCDN87]

@MarcelianOnline It would be a no-brainer if Blizz wanted to make it easier. Also they should start attaching short info videos detailing to make it more simple than a blue post text making it sound complicated.

[@mirandelf]

Kudos to you guys for getting the interview and you asked some great questions. But that picture of Ion on the thumbnail? It makes him look like some evil nerd. I can’t imagine he’s happy about that one.

[@ThanosfromGreece]

Gg guys 😎💪🏽

[@adrianrosu8643]

Congratulations guys !!! I'm a proud Romanian xD

[@claudiorea6635]

VOID HUNTER SPEC!

[@Primal_Carnivore]

Well done... 5 players dungeons is enough thought!! Lets play new expansion after I was away for all dragonsflight and many players left in the shadowlands.. 2 years not playing.. Lets goooo War within... I hope this expansion is good to keep the returning players happy.

[@Icepocs]

Mandru de voi fratiilor 🔥🧛🔥

[@MarcelianOnline]

mersi fra 💪

[@tyranuel]

I loved the interview

[@ApeWizard]

To Ion's point about frequency of balance changes allowing players not to feel like their class will be bad for long: They don't balance frequently enough. Fine sentiment, the correct thing to say, but it's not something Blizzard does well at all. If my spec is bad, I expect it to be bad for a year or an entire expansion. And when it does finally get buffs, I expect them to be low effort.

[@MarcelianOnline]

as someone who has been keeping my eye on patch notes since mid BfA when specs DID NOT even clear mid range content, sorry, but you are wrong 😑

[@samsorge27]

Yeah, "being bad" has changed from not being able to clear content to clearing just a few levels lower than the meta comp, while still being able to push far beyond what 90% of the player base even attempts

[@CosmicCleric]

@@MarcelianOnline I think the point being made is that the classes should be fully designed/tested before release, and not modified like crazy during an xpac, maybe multiple times. Personally, I wonder why they have to change the classes so often generally speaking (not bug/tweaking reasons). Sooner or later you're going to run out of numerical combinations for keypresses that classes/specs can do, its a finite amount.

[@keithb6344]

@@CosmicClericbecause you don’t balance for what is possible, you balance for what is happening. Fights greatly change depending on what you are doing. A rogue who can tunnel a boss does very different damage than one that has to do mechanics or one that can funnel damage from 3 mobs. Making aff do the same damage on a stand still boss as demo it’s going to crush demo on 3 target spread. Balancing perfectly is not mathematically possible when you add variance in encounter. The fact they get as close as the do is amazing.

[@zackprater2540]

This just isn't true. I already can tell what kind of reddit poster you are. Balance changes don't mean your class gets to be ON TOP, just not the worst performing. Also balancing too frequently causes problems of its own. Valve tried to switch to a two week balancing schedule for dota 2 and it was terrible. Decisions for changes were being made on super limited data.

[@gregoryshinn9805]

Thanks for the video

[@roberttolnai2608]

Arena should be on separata realms and not on the live servers.Its easy to balance than and create content for it. Only pvp on seperate realms and instant gear just log in and arena would be fun

[@MarcelianOnline]

if anything, Plunderstorm proved that no barrier of entry is a good way to get people into messing each other up. Its not actual pvp, but maybe there is a lesson there

[@Tahlalin]

I like Ion, about hero talents not wanting to revamp to change rotation mid patch, shadow priest in dragonflight xD

[@miltonsantiago9965]

Release the Ion question response tier list

[@bobrr33]

finaly Ion saw day light after so long :D Haven seen the guy since Blizzcon

[@TheRusulake]

cool stuff 😎

[@PercNP]

Damn, congratulations on securing an interview with the Hazzi.

[@MarcelianOnline]

wow the Hazzi sounds so cool, wonder if it can become a thing

[@Bigalwarrior]

DH 3rd spec should of been brought up, ty for video

[@MarcelianOnline]

Fair, not something we thought about being interesting to ask. Usually new specs or classes are under wraps until they announce it publicly on their own

[@Ntgnikoskekmanbur]

Good job guys, Good job

[@Vondarkstar]

Ethereal playable race WHEN?

[@PhxSml]

Literally every KZbinr that interviews with WoW devs has issues with audio. Blizz should have their own equipment and give the recording to the interviewer like movie interviews. It would make it much better for everyone involved

[@ourovermelho23]

Ion is looking fine damn

[@k9tirion927]

Just the second question and answer made this interview giga-BiS.

[@FallenSun210]

11:47 Let's go Ion - give us Bard!

[@MarcelianOnline]

We were a bit grasping at straws hoping for a confirmation of new support specs, but it needed to be said 🫡

[@Esceti95]

Love how Marcelin is rocking shorts 😂

[@stefmunky]

STARTED FROM THE BOTTOM NOW WE HERE!!!!!