a masterful gambit by metzen.

think about it... wod? EXTREME hype. a return to form after pandaland. disappointment. bfa? THE RETURN OF WORLD PVP??? ends up being even worse than wod. war mode was sold as a feature when really it was just how pve realms already worked. shadowlands? the closest worlo has ever come to dying.

what did these 3 expansions have in common? that's right, they looked exciting and had amazing cinematics and presentation. expectations were off the charts and reality couldn't live up to what people imagined in their heads.

ENTER MIDNIGHT. seemingly barren of features, an anticlimactic and undercooked cinematic, a race no one asked for, demon hunters but they're purple now passing for "content"... it's all part of His plan. undersell, overdeliver. a MASTERFUL gambit.