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WoW has desensitized me to all other mmo's
stinger7491
Member Posts: 21
I want to me clear this is not a bash, or praise on WoW. Its my personal experience in how the game essentually RUINED my expereince with other games. After getting to about lvl 25 in Aion i've realized that World of Warcraft has completely ruined my mmorpg drive.. (like a sex drive but for mmo's lol)
After about 3 years of on and off WoW, I find that i cannot maintain attenton or interest in "The Grind". All mmorpg's involve "The Grind" in form of quests and mindless mob slaying. The problem is that with 3 years of WoW's quick levelling, quest based grind, my expectations for levelling speed is dissapointed and i know it isnt the game's fault (Aion). What sucks is that i used to play similar asian styles grind based MMO's (tantra and legend of ares) i used to spend hours hacking away at mobs no problem. Same starting zone.. who cares!! i had fun.. WoW introduced me to 10 optional starting zones and quick ass levelling. How can any one go back to the basics?
What i'm saying is WoW has completly ruined my experience with other MMORPG's
Has any 1 else experienced this desensitization? Do you think a time of mmo-abstinence would refresh my patience for "The Grind" and allow me to keep attention and at least minimum interest in other games? I'm incredibly interested in hearing what any 1 has to say partaining desensitization caused by WoW. But i must ask plz don't turn it into "WoW sucks"
I apologize for any unneccesary repetition and sucky spelling, its late.. but a good time to post!! I'll probably be editing to correct some repetition and better word what im trying to say..
Happy posting
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Its just a phase. Give yourself a break from this style of game, or all games if you want, and come back when the interest arises again.
But don't come back to Warcraft if you don't want to play it, come back to a different game when your interest peeks again.
Nothing excites jaded Grandmasters more than a theoretical novelty
Appreciate the quick response, good advice.
Agreed, good advice indeed.
The O.P's concerns are a lot like my own. Got sick of WoW and the style of the game and even the whole mmo genre in general and quit, months ago. You gotta take time away from it, repetition is only fun for so long. lol
I am personally hitting FPS's untill Final Fantasy XIV.
...although tbh, I never played FF beyond like 30min of it on PS1, looks ok though, but we'll see...
(Akiraosc)
Same thing happened to me WoW just raised my expectations of all mmos and nothing else comes to par ive played every trial ive found (bought aion got to lvl 29 cleric then realised i wasnt enjoying it) some twice but nothings had that same lvl of fun i slightly blame it on the fact that wow was my first mmo and i didnt know anything so i was always doing something new as i played atm im taking a break by playing rpgs (big leap from mmos) like the witcher that i just got for $13 thanks to steam and then ill probably jump to divinity 2 ego draconis i suggest taking a break then jumping on to one of the new mmos coming out like swtor or guild wars 2
I am Ranmatt
I hear ya with the FF stuff.. Never been a real fan myself. used to abuse final fantasy tactics on gameboy but thats about it.
But FF looks good.
Yea cant wait for Swtor.. have a feeling that's going to be a disappointment too.. already seems too cartoony.
FF may be good although i dont know squat about FF except chocobos!!
I would say take some time off from mmo's. I'm not sure of your age, but every once in awhile it's good to come up for air and look around and experience life without the thought of WOW or some other mmo lurking in the back of your mind.
As for my part, when I start feeling burned out I turn to one of my other nongaming hobbies. I'll read a few books, work on some art work, spend time with family. It's nice.
Play something without grind for a while, like Guildwars. Or take some time off and play some FPS or single player RPGs.
Or you could play another MMO with fast leveling, like EQ2 but to me it sounds like you need some time off.
A pen and paper RPG is not a bad idea either if you just have the time for it and some like-minded friends.
HAHA yea i guess you're right.. There are a few real life thing's i need to take care of.. Resisting some games would help me out for now..
I look to the games because i'n not a street person, i don;t do parties or anything, i like to keep out of that. So i find myself home alot and the games pass time.
Can you recommend any single player games? anything but text based rpg's lol
yeah a break is all you need. like 3 to 6 months or even a year. another thing that happens is when you go to play a new game you really dont know the routes to take or the routine it takes to level quickly. You can take any vet from any mmo and they can prolly get to Half of the max level in a matter of hours if not max level because they know everything about the game. But yeah a break is all you need.
Yeah, looks good, graphics at least. Haven't seen any game footage, I know you can sign up for beta, its what I did and you might wanna do that. As for rpgs, I have been playing some of those as well. Played Dragonage, (many hours of game content) which is worth it if you haven't tried it yet, or aren't heavy into FPS. Which I haven't been since Unreal/Halo2, but I got into the last Call of Duty.
Divinity II Ego Draconis looks decent, worth a try, especially if you can just borrow it or you use Gamefly, haha.
(Akiraosc)
Taking a break sounds like a good idea but let me add something.
Wow is the best wow out there. If you wanna try another mmo I'd suggest looking for something different not something the same. Even just 1 thing different, maybe you want a better world pvp system or more cute cudleable avatars. I'd suggest finding something you consider important and picking a mmo that has something in that area you like the look of.
Into the breach meatbags
Yeah, especially if you started playing WoW as your first MMO. It is worth it to give a different game a chance, after you have been off for some time and want to get back in the action. I started with EQ and AC1/2, which where group based, all be it, they can be more time consuming. Games that aren't instanced; and are tuned more toward things like crafting and just other general professions, may be something that will entice you.
(Akiraosc)
I always have great fun with any MMO after playing and get bored with WoW.
Where themepark games try to hide that they are copying WOW, games like Mortal Online and Darkfall make no attempt to hide their inspiration
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LordOfDarkDesire
Wait he got bored with aion because of the grind?
Nothing out of the ordinary there. Dont blame wow for aions failures.
and im pretty anti-wow.
My advice, dont go from a super quick leveling game to a grinder. I had the same grinders breakdown in aion, but i came from AoC, which had wow style fast leveling
The OP is perfictly fine, and has sufferd no post traumatic wow syndrome disorder.
I'm surprised nobody mentioned games with more freedom - the opposite of WoW, like EVE & Darkfall
The sandbox can be fun, especially with a good imagination! lol
Wasn't really into EVE at the time to experience its "wonderful" launch and play it, but I gave up on Darkfall selling out digital downloads. So, it became out of sight and mind by the time it hit the Americas. lol
(Akiraosc)
Unfortunately for those saying not to blame WoW, i have no choice but to blame WoW.. it is fact that WoW RUINED my current MMO experience...
WoW wasn;t my first mmo.. i started with runescape way back in classic but this isnt a history lesson.. anyways just making it clear that WoW wasn;t my first MMO. and in fact i played 2 asian styled games pretty similar to AION before my time in WoW.. i loved it.. i spent h ours grinding with not a care in teh world.. WoW came along and ruined the beauty of a challenging game..
I'm not Anti-WoW per-se, but i'm pretty fed up with it.. WoW does everything right, and at the same time everything wrong.. I was meaning to just take a few month's off of WoW but after realizing it's blanded my tastes.. im contemplating quitting altogether..
I say forget MMO's for a while and get a DS/DSi .. I bought one 2 weeks ago and I've hardly logged into WoW, I've set my guild status to "on a break" (so I dont get kicked). I am smittened with the my little black box'o'fun.
Currently playing Zelda spirit tracks and M&M:clash of heroes. By the time I get bored with the DSi I'll be recharged and ready to pwn the lich king (my guild have decided to not do IC untill arthus is unlocked).
I usualy take WoW breaks throughout the year which is probably why Im still playing it 4 years on.
But yes once your accustomed to the quality present in WoW its hard to accept anything less, so yes WoW is good and bad in that respect.
The question is why levelling speed matters so much to you. If the game is interesting, why would you rush through the content as fast as possible instead of reading the quest descriptions and getting into the stories? And if the game is not interesting, why play it?
Also the "every MMORPG is a grind" saying is just wrong. The differences between the MMORPGs are just huge the way they handle the way you can gain xp. It's like saying "why listen to music? All of it is made of tunes of some sort". Or "Why read books? All of the are just made of a bunch of letters anyway". Well duh...
I think the problem rather is that many people want to rush through the content asap, because they hope they get admired for their max-leveliness. If you ignore any stories in the game, ignore any quests that involve something but "kill x" or "bring 10 of y to me", and play in addition a game that takes you by the hand, drags you to the quest-location, holds the gun for you, pulls the trigger, picks up the loot, and shoves you back to the quest-giver, then no wonder it get's boring.
Of course some MMORPGs are a mindless grind. But to some degree it's also the way the player handles the game on how grindy it gets. And if a game ain't grindy for a while people immediately complain because they are confused.
Let's play Fallen Earth (blind, 300 episodes)
Let's play Guild Wars 2 (blind, 45 episodes)
I don't think Wow ruined ur expectations for other mmo's, wow is just a damn good game. And it's old, has A LOT of content. It is just hard for newer mmo's like AION to bash against wow. But I guess you better play other games instead cause it seems ur burned out a bid at the moment. Try some other games! buy Left 4 dead 2, that's a LOT of fun :-D, or somethink like GTA4, also a nice game. There are SO MANNY games on the market to choose from :-)
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waiting for ... nothing..
So you blame a game for .... very much doing everything right.
It "blanded your tastes", meaning you were spoiled by its game play and now your see the ugly truth: the competition is nowhere.
Pity: in the fantasy branche there's no competition which offers the same degree of "doing everything right'. (they lack ... money to do it).
Game over. Your pendulum goes from love/hate/love/hate. Even in ONE sentence. How could THAT be constructive ?
Please don't put out your individual emotions on a forum discussing game mechanics.
Ok so then, please don't come into someones thread, which is receiving great, positive posts, pick apart everything the poster said, scientifically examine it and hold it against me, then ask me not to put my emotions on my post which has everything to do with the subject. You clearly don't get the gist of what I'm trying to say.
WoW is easy. leveling is quick. i used to play slow lvling games and enjoy it. since WoW.. now i dont.. see how everyone before you understood my message and gave great advice? maybe you should rethink you purpose here. The title kind of suggests that teh post would be somewhat personal. Moving on..
I do enjoy the journey rather than the destination.. however isn't leveling,questing, and mob slaying part of the adventure? WoW blast's you through this. I apologize for using the term grind. i didn't mean it negatively i meant it as the journey.
Oh just stop your propaganda fountain Zorndorf, it's been trite for a while now.
I agree with the OP but with an added reason.I played FFXI maybe the hardest grind of any game ever,if you played it legit,to witch i bet 75% did not,including fish botting for Lu Shangs,using auto bots to raise summoner and magic skills ect ect,farming for mats,farming for currency ect ect.
The difference was ,from day 1 i would not enjoy grind of any kind if the game is not fun.For myself the MAIN game reason to play is the combat and i found that between the class/sub class structure,the Renkai system,weapon skills and magic bursts,the entire combat system was the best hands down.It was for this reason i found the game fun to play,i did not think about grind,i was just there to play and not worry about how fast i level,as that is not playing a game at all,that is just worrying about a number,witch means nothing.
This same combat system plays a large role in replay ability.In a game like WOW you are stuck doing those exact same quests over and over,very boring,i do not take pleasure in handouts from quests.A game like WOW had to make up for it's poor design with dailies,otherwise players would be extremely bored,because most of the WOW players are not into the MAIN part of the game,they just want speed leveling to end game.They want to be able to kill super easy mobs for good xp or just have an npc send them from point A to point B for again a nice easy handout.FFXI did not give XP for quests,you were there for the sole reason of enjoying and playing the game,that says a lot about game design and the type of people playing these games.
Never forget 3 mile Island and never trust a government official or company spokesman.
-Lexi is right, take a few months brake from all games, then come back and pick something else and enjoy
Perhaps you should reexamine what your interests are.
Your whole argument for blaming WoW is that you liked Asian Grinder MMOs before you played WoW but now you dont you like them.
Did you ever consider that your interests in MMOs changed and you didnt realize it?
Did you ever consider that your current problem isnt with Asian Grinder MMOs as a whole but with Aion?
You say your emotions are at the core of this subject but you are not willing or possibly able to look to them as the problem. You immediately placed the blame on WoW without considering anything else. Which is not surprising, so many people blame WoW for so many things it has become an easy scapegoat and anyone blaming WoW for their woes will automatically have many supporters.