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WoW is over for me

Hate off to Blizz, they created one of the best games ever, 1-60 WoW is great fun, i met some great people, enjoyed balanced PvP and just had a great time with the game, because its that well done

i have a 60 warrior, and a 60 Warlock on horde now as of last week, and i have to say, i think i prefer the alliance side of things, i dunno why, maybe its because it was my first

the reason iam quitting is because my warrior is epic decked, not a single blue, and i have no reason at all to play him now, apart from PvP, which is beyond lame with the gear i have, casters drop in 4 hits max, 3 usually, and its just not fun charging and killing someone in 3 hits

My Warlock was simply an awesome char, but when i hit 60 i realised that all i had to do again was farm gear in MC/Ony/BWL for another 3 months, so i could have 500 more hp and mana, its just not worth it IMO.

I love WoW, ive had a year of great times on it, but its time to go, once you hit 60 its nothing but a grind for rep ( rank 14 is a 16 hour a day pvp job ) and MC lewt which you can play 6 hours a week for, but whats the point?

so im going to move onto a new game, ive played EQ/SWG/WoW in the past, but im looking for someone a little casual this time around i think, CoV looks fun, and i doubt its anything like he grind i went thru for Jedi Knight on SWG, or the 50 days or so played on WoW lol

anyways thats my 2p, respect to blizz for WoW, but at 60 the game fails, but i guess thats where most MMO's go wrong, or maybe its just that people beat the game and play on anyway? hmmmm

i know blizzcon is tomorrow, but new races, a few new zones and anything else they could bring in just wont matter, because its a game built for casuals until 60, then nothing but a hardcore grind for slightly better lewt after that.

/goodbye WoW

Comments

  • anastaiaanastaia Member Posts: 55

    heh now Breath and Throw the Case and Disk in the Trash uninstall it and find a agame that is worth playing!

    to be honest i only got to 60 on a preist and then
    BAM
    every single thing to do Is stupid or overly pointless


    i really didnt have high hopes for wow since it is nothing but another run-of-the-mill game

    Really whats special. some one tell me something unique in WoW that makes it so Awesome becuse i really dont think there is anything good about the game that would set it so far above other games than the fact that it was made by blizzard. dont get me wrong i do like blizzard but im not so biased to go and just buy a game becuse the company made it. they have done some pretty good things in the past but im sorry i cannot say that this is one of them so ill have to join this guy in Tossing out this game and starting a new on something that is atleast half worth a gamers time.


    i really hope that this message reached some of you gammers that are sutck in the Bizzard..
    maybe this will open your eyes and see the obvious flaws for yourslefs

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  • ColdmeatColdmeat Member UncommonPosts: 3,409


    Originally posted by anastaia
    i really hope that this message reached some of you gammers that are sutck in the Bizzard..
    maybe this will open your eyes and see the obvious flaws for yourslefs


    /golfclap

    Clearly, I am an inferior human being for enjoying a particular game. Your strangely typed screed has caused me to see the light. Here's your cookie, and complimentary tissues.

    P.S. Perhaps MMOs aren't for you. They are all just repetetive grinds to max level, then it's reroll an alt, raiding, or pvp if that's an option in the game. When you boil it down, pretty much all games are, some just hide it better than others. Ye verily, these are shallow games we play in.

  • checkthis500checkthis500 Member Posts: 1,236

    Actually what you just stated, Coldmeat, is the exact reason why people are stopping playing WoW.  Everyone that I've seen that has stopped playing has complained about the end-game. 

    So I raise the question, what if a game didn't have an endgame?  What if it was just a virtual world you can immerse yourself in and get lost in it and not get all caught up in what lvl you are, and what the max lvl is, and how long the grind is? 

    What if there wasn't a level grind?  But you just kind of learned skills as you played and paid more attention to how your character was fairing in relation to all the other characters, and essentially in the world you played in.

    By the way I've seen 2 MMO's to date that are exactly all of the above.  The first was UO, and the second is EVE.  I'd never settle for monotony which is what you described as the worlds we all play in.

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  • ColdmeatColdmeat Member UncommonPosts: 3,409


    Originally posted by checkthis500
    So I raise the question, what if a game didn't have an endgame? What if it was just a virtual world you can immerse yourself in and get lost in it and not get all caught up in what lvl you are, and what the max lvl is, and how long the grind is? What if there wasn't a level grind? But you just kind of learned skills as you played and paid more attention to how your character was fairing in relation to all the other characters, and essentially in the world you played in.By the way I've seen 2 MMO's to date that are exactly all of the above. The first was UO, and the second is EVE. I'd never settle for monotony which is what you described as the worlds we all play in.

    Well, Eve is certainly the best 'floating in space, doing nothing' simulator out there. ::::02::

    Yeah, the 'space' part of the game is absolutely breathtaking. As someone who marvels at the beauty to be found out there, I very much enjoy that aspect of the game. However, flying around and ogling the scenery only lasts for so long.

    Which leads us back to repetetive gameplay. Either mine asteroids to make money to mine bigger asteroids. Running missions for cash to buy bigger, better ships to run more missions. And then there is pvp, which I certainly enjoy. But many don't want to risk it all in pvp, or they just dislike the interuption of what they're doing.

    But what you say about not worrying about your level and so on is true of any MMO. It's all in what the players choose to do. Nothing forces people to grind to 60 in a month. They can just as easily mosey about, talk with people, expand their characters story, etc. Most people, outside of the RP servers, don't do that, though. They rush headlong through the best leveling spots, blast through quests without reading any of the text, then complain that there isn't anything to do. There's numerous things to see, and do in these games, if people just stepped off the railway to max level and wandered off into the wild every now and then.

    Me, I'd love a true virtual world with no boundaries, or limits to what I could do. But with current technology, and the financial considerations that go into these games, I don't think I'll get that in my lifetime.

    In the meantime, I'd be happy with a skill based MMO version of Shadowrun Online.

  • danmax67danmax67 Member UncommonPosts: 37

    I have to disagree, Eve is much more deep than that. If you want to try a game that is free-form and doesn't max out at some point, give Eve a try. They will give you a free 14 day trial. I can't reccomend it enough. I play WoW also, but Eve is a million times better. It's limited only by your creativity. Sure, you can just sit and mine or whatever, but that's not at all what this game is about. However, it is a much more cerebral game so it is not for everyone. I'd highly suggest trying it though.

  • VolkmarVolkmar Member UncommonPosts: 2,501



    Originally posted by anastaia

    heh now Breath and Throw the Case and Disk in the Trash uninstall it and find a agame that is worth playing!
    to be honest i only got to 60 on a preist and then
    BAM
    every single thing to do Is stupid or overly pointless

    i really didnt have high hopes for wow since it is nothing but another run-of-the-mill game
    Really whats special. some one tell me something unique in WoW that makes it so Awesome becuse i really dont think there is anything good about the game that would set it so far above other games than the fact that it was made by blizzard. dont get me wrong i do like blizzard but im not so biased to go and just buy a game becuse the company made it. they have done some pretty good things in the past but im sorry i cannot say that this is one of them so ill have to join this guy in Tossing out this game and starting a new on something that is atleast half worth a gamers time.

    i really hope that this message reached some of you gammers that are sutck in the Bizzard..
    maybe this will open your eyes and see the obvious flaws for yourslefs



    nothing new and everything new, it is that simple.

    And this is proven by yourself, a person that seemingly do not like WoW BUT played it to level 60 nonetheless. Usually people that do not like a game plays it for couple days, find out they do not like it for A, B or C and then leave, not stick to 60.

    So there must have been something that kept you in wow for those 60 levels ain't it so? don't sell yourself shortly or you wanna us to believe you are such a fool that would play a game for months before deciding it sucks? I don't believe so.

    The great thing of WoW? here it is. If you take every single feature in WoW, you will find out someone else has done something SIMILAR before. But if you take them all together, you will see no other game has them all in such a way as Blizzard made them. It is a case in which the final result is better than the sum of the parts.

    I suppose you did enjoyed yourself in getting to 60 (or then we are back at the "fool" scenario that i don't believe in), if the game after 60th is not good for you, so be it. But this do not unvalidate those days/weeks/months of fun you had before.

    Maybe the biggest point of WoW is that Blizzard designed it to be a GAME from day 1. Not a fantasy world simulator.  Nothing wrong in the latter, but before WoW (Eq2 also and maybe CoH), the previous efforts were all rooted in trying to get the "World right" without thinking too much to generic fun. Some people do like such an approach and do appreciate realistic products and some other don't. :)

    Have a nice day

    "If you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day, if you teach him how to fish, you feed him for a lifetime"



  • StedfastStedfast Member Posts: 101
    Stop to smell the roses along the way what a novell approach.image I agree with most of what has been said about WOW. But about Eve the downfall in my opinion is the way to level you are literally tied to a clock though initially  fun and a different approach, the end result is you are still tied to a clock.
  • checkthis500checkthis500 Member Posts: 1,236

    To comment on the "you played it to level 60" comment, umm it takes a little over a month of two to level to 60, and thats not much time when it comes to MMO's. 

    And to comment on timed skills.  You're missing the point of timed skills.  Number 1, no matter if you're playing or not you're still training.  This gives people that have lives a chance to not fall behind even though they dont put in the 9 hours a day some do.  However this doesnt nerf hardcore players, because they'll have the experience/money and be way better in combat despite the same level of skills. Number 2, people stop focusing on what they know, but rather on how they use it.  so what if you have uber guns, if you don't have the experience with your ship, you're toast. 

    But anyway back to WoW.  I agree that it is different in the fact that it surpassed all of the dynasties, but if you pay attention, people are losing interest quick because of the repetitive instance grinding, and lack of long term content.  If you want a game you can play for years and still not get tired of, this isn't the game you're looking for.

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  • marctmarct Member Posts: 75



    Originally posted by checkthis500
    So I raise the question, what if a game didn't have an endgame? What if it was just a virtual world you can immerse yourself in and get lost in it and not get all caught up in what lvl you are, and what the max lvl is, and how long the grind is?


    I really think this is a lot more to do with the person than the game, although a few game mechanics can help you along. 

    I have been playing Saga of Ryzom for just over a year, and I must say at times it was screaming to get a level, at times it was super casual, and then I took a break for a bit.  All in all after 1 year, I am only a measly little character(213/250 is highest in any one skill), but often immerse myself in the game and the story and accomplish nothing for hours towards levels, or maybe picking up a level without even realizing. 

    One of the main things in ryzom is the classless system.  This way you can run off and work some very low skill and play with some new people sharing the thing syou love about the game.  Or just work on something else.  You are not stuck with one thing.  Besides that 213, I am 184 in another, 151 in another, 149 in something else, and 147 in something else with a whole bunch of other skills ranging from lvl 20 to level 110.

    I still think it is more in the players hands to not make it a grind. 

    marc.

  • checkthis500checkthis500 Member Posts: 1,236
    I'll look into it.  I'm super picky when it comes to MMO's, but it could be good.

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