World of Warcraft faced backlash from players due to patch 11.1.5's time-gated content and numerous bugs.
Senior game director Ion Hazzikostas acknowledges the misstep, stating that they may have misjudged the balance of the patch and the expectations of players.
Blizzard is working on addressing bugs more aggressively and improving their testing and data verification processes to prevent similar issues in the future.
Patch 11.1.5 serves as a learning opportunity for Blizzard to enhance content delivery and manage player expectations better, with a hope for smoother updates in the future.