Summary
World of Warcraftjust drastically reduced the size of the new Taivan mount it added in Patch 10.2.6. This unpopular change has been quite controversial withWorld of Warcraftplayers who are striving for the mount, as Taivan’s colossal size was a core aspect of both his story and his appeal.
In Patch 10.2.6,World of Warcraftadded a new meta achievement called A World Awoken. Earning this milestone requires players to earn over 100 individual achievements strewn across the Dragon Isles, including some frustrating tasks involving thePrimal Storms public event inWorld of Warcraft. Fans who finish A World Awoken are rewarded with Taivan, a huge, hound-like bakar mount players met in the Ohn’ahran Plains.
However, it seems the weekly reset on April 9 introduced a quiet nerf to the best boy inDragonflight. The Taivan mount has been significantly reduced in size, shrinking from being nearly the size of a mammoth to about the size of an average dire wolf or horse. Comparison images shared byWowhead’s report on Taivan’s size nerfshowed just how drastically the bakar has shrunk, especially when next to the full-sized version of the hound summoned by the Taivan’s Trumpet toy.
World of Warcraft Taivan Mount Size Before and After
While this change may make sense from a logistics perspective, Taivan’s exceptional size is a key component to his story. The massive hound’s size is a major factor in the Taivan’s Purpose side quest, one of the many tasks players must complete to earnthe amazingWorld of Warcraftmountin the first place. Despite Taivan’s massive size, he is not good at hunting, shepherding, or any other typical bakar tasks, but his gentle heart and impressive strength make him the perfect rescue hound and therapy companion. Downsizing the dog literally undermines the entire point of Taivan’s story.
Needless to say, players aren’t happy about this sudden nerf to Taivan’s size. The change was undocumented and sudden, leaving many fans wondering why it happened in the first place. Players have voiced their disappointment, and are demanding it be reverted immediately. While many will still strive toearn A World Awoken and unlock the Taivan mount inWoW, some have gone so far as to stop working for it until Blizzard makes Taivan big again.
In the meantime,World of Warcraftfans who are still working on earning A World Awoken have plenty of time to do so, as the achievement is a permanent addition to the game. If they don’t finish it by the timeThe War Withincomes out, thenew Warbands system inWorld of Warcraftmay help them out, as most achievement progress will become account-wide in only a few more months.
World of Warcraft: Dragonflight
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World of Warcraft: Dragonflight was developed by Blizzard Entertainment and is the ninth expansion pack for the iconic massively multiplayer online role-playing game World of Warcraft.Dragonflight features an overhauled user interface, raises the level cap to 70, and introduces a new race and class.
