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월드 오브 워크래프트 (World of Warcraft)

매 한 줄

"매 21년 운영 = endgame loop의 끊임없는 reinvention". 2004 출시 후 2026 현재까지 11개 expansion (가장 최근: The War Within → Midnight 예정), MAU 가 격감과 부활의 cycle 을 반복하면서도 살아남은 이유는 raid · M+ dungeon · arena · classic re-release 의 4-pronged endgame, 그리고 LFG / cross-realm / WoW Token 같은 retention infra 에 있다.

매 핵심

매 endgame pillars

• Raid: 8-man (Heroic) / 20-man (Mythic) 보스 progression — tier set, mythic-only mounts.
• Mythic+ Dungeon: scalable 5-man, weekly chest, leaderboard (raider.io ecosystem).
• PvP Arena & Battleground: rated ladder, gear vendor.
• Open-world: world quest, delve (solo), profession.

매 retention infrastructure

• LFG/LFR (2010-2011) — queue-based grouping, 평등주의.
• WoW Token (2015) — gold ↔ subscription 전환, RMT 합법화.
• Cross-realm zone (2012) — 인구 부족 서버 통합.
• Classic / Hardcore (2019/2023) — nostalgia-driven 재출시.

매 응용

1. MMO 디자인 reference — endgame multi-loop.
2. Live ops — patch/expansion cadence (~2y).
3. 플레이어 정체 회복 — reset-style season (Dragonflight S1+).

💻 패턴

Item level scaling formula (단순화)

-- 보상 ilvl 계산: M+ key level → loot ilvl
local function MythicPlusLootIlvl(keyLevel)
    local base = 480 -- season 1 baseline
    local cap  = 522 -- weekly vault cap
    if keyLevel <  2 then return base end
    if keyLevel >= 10 then return cap end
    return base + (keyLevel - 2) * 5
end

Combat log parser (DPS meter 기본)

local f = CreateFrame("Frame")
f:RegisterEvent("COMBAT_LOG_EVENT_UNFILTERED")
f:SetScript("OnEvent", function()
    local _, sub, _, _, src, _, _, _, dst, _, _,
          a1, a2, a3 = CombatLogGetCurrentEventInfo()
    if sub == "SPELL_DAMAGE" or sub == "SWING_DAMAGE" then
        local amount = (sub == "SWING_DAMAGE") and a1 or a4
        DPS[src] = (DPS[src] or 0) + (amount or 0)
    end
end)

Mythic+ key generator (server)

import random, dataclasses
DUNGEONS = ["Atal'Dazar","Halls of Infusion","Throne of Tides", ...]
AFFIXES = {2:"Tyrannical/Fortified",4:"Sanguine",7:"Spiteful",10:"Xal'atath"}

@dataclasses.dataclass
class MythicKey:
    dungeon: str; level: int; affixes: list[str]

def downgrade_or_award(prev: MythicKey, completed_in_time: bool, depleted: bool):
    if completed_in_time:
        return MythicKey(prev.dungeon, prev.level + (1 if completed_in_time else 0), AFFIXES_FOR(prev.level+1))
    return MythicKey(random.choice(DUNGEONS), max(2, prev.level - 1), AFFIXES_FOR(prev.level-1))

Tier set bonus (set bonus state machine)

local SET_BONUS_2P = "Increase damage of Frostbolt by 10%"
local SET_BONUS_4P = "Frostbolt has 20% chance to reset Frozen Orb cooldown"

local function CountTierPieces()
    local n = 0
    for slot=1,16 do
        if IsTierItem(GetInventoryItemID("player", slot)) then n=n+1 end
    end
    return n
end

Weekly vault (3 sources)

# Player picks 1 reward from up to 9 options across 3 categories
def weekly_vault(player):
    return {
        "mplus":   top_n(player.mplus_runs,    n=3, key=lambda r: r.key_level),
        "raid":    top_n(player.raid_kills,    n=3, key=lambda k: k.difficulty),
        "pvp":     top_n(player.pvp_honor,     n=3, key=lambda p: p.tier),
    }

Cross-realm zone matcher

def assign_phase(player, zone_id):
    bucket = hash((zone_id, player.region, player.faction)) % 50
    population = phase_populations.get((zone_id, bucket), 0)
    if population >= 80:  # soft cap
        bucket = (bucket + 1) % 50
    return (zone_id, bucket)

매 결정 기준

상황	Approach
신규 player onboarding	Chromie Time + level squish (60 cap → fast-track).
Endgame casual	Delve (solo) + LFR.
Endgame mid	Heroic raid + M+5-12.
Hardcore	Mythic raid + M+15+ + Arena 2400+.
정체 player	Classic / Hardcore / SoD 로 retention 회복.

기본값: 2년 expansion cycle · 4 raid tier per expansion · seasonal reset (M+ affix rotation).

🔗 Graph

• 부모: LiveOps

🤖 LLM 활용

언제: MMO endgame design 분석, raid encounter mechanic 설명, 클래스 spec rotation 코드 (luas). 언제 X: 매 patch-specific math (tier set coefficient) — 변동성 너무 큼, simC / Bloodmallet 데이터 직접 조회 권장.

❌ 안티패턴

• Borrowed power 의 횡포 (BfA azerite): 매 expansion 마다 reset → 누적감 박탈.
• Time-gated 일일 quest: 출석 체크 강요 → burnout.
• Dual-spec 비용: 매 swap 비용 = 실험 차단. (현재 free spec 으로 fix 됨)
• Pay-to-win RMT: WoW Token 으로 회색지대 (gold → BoE gear).

🧪 검증 / 중복

• Verified (Blizzard patch notes 2004-2026, raider.io API, wowhead).
• 신뢰도 A — 21년 누적 디자인 자료.

🕓 Changelog

날짜	변경
2026-05-08	Phase 1
2026-05-10	Manual cleanup — WoW MMO design case study