Your article, whilst not badly written, appeared to be a very, very, very long winded way of saying,
"the next expansion is due up soon, get levelling your alts"
A large portion of your multi-paragraph monologue was you waffling on about your own alts. Without seeming to sound rude, you're some dude I don't know that posts on a web site, I don't care about your alts!
This article lured me in with an intriguing title but left me feeling empty. Sorry.
Your article, whilst not badly written, appeared to be a very, very, very long winded way of saying,
"the next expansion is due up soon, get levelling your alts"
A large portion of your multi-paragraph monologue was you waffling on about your own alts. Without seeming to sound rude, you're some dude I don't know that posts on a web site, I don't care about your alts!
This article lured me in with an intriguing title but left me feeling empty. Sorry.
This. I stopped reading when one of the goals was to get to 80. And with WoW you can find everything to need to know about anything with a simple google search within seconds. This whole people might not have time blah blah blah is a bad exuse.
Wow is easymode carebearland and this article just proves that point.
So.... You felt the need to make a big new Story, running it like some major MMO information on a site where most people (absolutly not all) have years of experience with MMOs, and all the whole goddarn colums says:
"Hey guys? Level your character"
Yeah, I see now how mmorpg.com as ESSENTIAL as THE place to pick up solid and competent information about MMOS from some of the best in the field!
Or not... Please, try for a second maybe even a full minute, to find a writer that knows a little bit more than how to boost his "writer" (using the word in its broadest sense) ego.
"This is not a game to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force"
I expect there to be a good deal of rehash about existing games over the next 6-9 months as there certainly isn't any major new title waiting around the corner that is going to really steal limelight. We are in a sort of 'dead-zone' for new, creative titles that actually have decent gameplay attached to them.
Anyhow, I think it may have been a much better if the suggestion had been to think about getting your alts to 60+ rather than saying level to 80. There may be a few people out there that haven't heard that the expansion will reshape some of the Azeroth zones. Along with this, I would expect characters that are still working the 1-60 progression may find quest chains they have in their log as no longer existing. Makes sense to tidy that up a bit ahead of time.
Also, if you are a quick progression alt-leveling type, you may want to get clear of the reshaped world as it is sure to alter the method of progression you have used previously. If you don't care about speed progression or partial quest chains you cannot complete, then you are already prepared for the expansion insofar as leveling goes. Congrats!
I dont understand whats the point of the article. It would make sense if I were someone that play WoW as a full-time addict. Besides, I do not raid. I just do normal quests and PvP in BGs. Perhaps on next article there would be something interesting to read about.
mantis2600World of Warcraft CorrespondentMemberUncommonPosts: 5
Seriously? You wrote a post telling people that to get ready for the expansion they should level up? Does the next article tell them that to play the game they should log in?
I'm sorry, but articles like this are why the correspondent program is getting shut down. The only real content in the game is tied to leveling up, so a 1000+ word article telling people to do this is silly. This could have been a paragraph in the article, no need to drag it out as a series. I admit I'm biased; I wrote an article describing things people could do in lieu of buying the expansion that was rejected.
Hopefully you'll take these comments to heart for your next article.
I'm a 53 yr old woman who plays WoW, and I liked the article subject and anticipate getting some good reading from it. It may even help me, lol. I have a Tauren at 74, and I've been playing since the first day. Haven't been in any hurry to level, though I'm seriously working on it now I also have a 68 Alliance and several alts on both sides--none are 80. I am enjoying the game though, in my way.
Some people are wondering "what's the point?" For me, I play very casual, and even stopped playing altogether because of all the stuff about "gear" which took all the fun out of the game for me. But now I am playing again mostly by myself, which means no raids and all that, and my gear isn't all that either. But I was looking at some gear (demon stalker) on a vendor in Shattrath and all of it was unusable to me. So I decided to find out why, because there was no note about rep or certain 'currency' needed to purchase this gear.....so I looked it up on wowhead. And I still don't know why I can't get it! lol. It says which instance to get each piece in, but since it's on the vendor I would have thought I could 'buy' it without going to all those instances. Just an example of my experience. I'm hoping to get some consolidated ideas of how to proceed from where I'm at.
There's so much info out there that it is a bit overwhelming, especially for someone like me, who isn't really that into gear and being the most 'uber' player, but just wants to have some fun in the game. I just recently went to Wintergrasp I think it was, and decided that was GREAT fun, lol. But I really had NO idea what I was doing other than killing alliance, or how we won.......I know, pitiful, but I'm not going to let that keep me from doing something I enjoy, just because I'm not as good as some other players!!
Anyway, looking forward to the rest of the articles
Your persistent use of the word "toon" makes it hard for me to take anything you say seriously.
What's wrong with calling them "toons"? Everything in WoW is car"toony" and I wouldn't expect toons to be called anything else there. I am not bashing the graphics in WoW here either they work just fine for that type of game and I found nothing wrong with them while getting 2 toons to 80 and several in their 70's. Would it be better to call them electronic dolls?
The problem I have with the article is that it doesn't have much of a point to it, other than pointing to the obvious in how to proceed in preparation for Cat. To me it's just about informative as saying to prepare for Cat you should press the power button on your PC.
What you guys call obvious might not be so to some. The point that sticks out is that to new players, when a new expansion comes out your old goals generally are forgotten about. It doesn't matter that you think the article is centered around 'get an 80'. It came across to me as more like make sure you get whatever you want done before the expansion comes out because afterward its not likely you will. Maybe you want that rogue to finally get some levels in fishing but have been putting it off. Maybe there's that part of the map you've never seen but always meant to. I agree that maybe this article is a few months ahead of its time, but new people come to this game every day and not every article posted is meant to satiate your ego concerning how long you've played a game.
mantis2600World of Warcraft CorrespondentMemberUncommonPosts: 5
Originally posted by hogscraper
It came across to me as more like make sure you get whatever you want done before the expansion comes out because afterward its not likely you will. Maybe you want that rogue to finally get some levels in fishing but have been putting it off. Maybe there's that part of the map you've never seen but always meant to.
It would be great if that's what the article said, but it didn't. What people want to read is a nice informative guide that explains something a bit more obscure than "level up because you'll get more out of Cataclysm." I think everyone is aware that generally, to explore the most content, you need to be a maximum level. The post didn't really touch on things like, what you can do along the way, what you might want to try to do, and what you should definitely do before you get, or in lieu of not getting the expansion pack.
If that's what the next few articles become, then great, and I look forward to reading them and passing them along to people such as my significant other, who's a lot more new to the game than I. I just don't feel that this particular post did much to advance the goal of preparing people for cataclysm.
Since the link is still DoP (dead on post). I'll just wing it....
Make ONE character your main, trying to gear multiple characters to equal status is not only frustrating but down right boring....same raid content over and over.
As for Cata...just get to 78 and move to the next alt. I'm pretty sure that even though this next expansion is only going to be 5 extra levels that Blizzard isn't going to require us to BE level 80 to start questing.
And I read from one of these posts about rolling a new character to try the new prof out? Just roll and worgen or goblin. Remember when TBC came out? Draenei and Blood Elves both have bonuses to JC, which was the new prof. I bet the same thing will be true for Archeology (though I thought it was suppose to be a Secondary Profession??). Makes since...the Worgen looking through ancient knowledge for a cure....goblins because they're like gnomes......ALWAYS getting into stuff; plus they're more or less treasure hunters looking to turn a profit.
Set your goals...stick with them; this game is no less challenging than learning to tie your shoes......the rabbit goes around the tree and through the hole.
Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising everytime we fall.
Considering that they will rebuilt the whole world of level 1-60 in cataclysm I would suggest only leveling the alts which are 60+. Should be more fun to visit the new old world with the other ones
And in "preparation" of the expansion I would suggest to gather all achievments or reputation that you want and that might be impossible after the expansion. If you don't care about this things, not much preparation will be needed because everything will be reset like in BC and Wotlk.
And I read from one of these posts about rolling a new character to try the new prof out? Just roll and worgen or goblin. Remember when TBC came out? Draenei and Blood Elves both have bonuses to JC, which was the new prof. I bet the same thing will be true for Archeology (though I thought it was suppose to be a Secondary Profession??). Makes since...the Worgen looking through ancient knowledge for a cure....goblins because they're like gnomes......ALWAYS getting into stuff; plus they're more or less treasure hunters looking to turn a profit.
You are right, its a secondary profession which is linked to or required by the new "Path of Titans" character improvement. Every char will be able to take this profession.
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Your article, whilst not badly written, appeared to be a very, very, very long winded way of saying,
"the next expansion is due up soon, get levelling your alts"
A large portion of your multi-paragraph monologue was you waffling on about your own alts. Without seeming to sound rude, you're some dude I don't know that posts on a web site, I don't care about your alts!
This article lured me in with an intriguing title but left me feeling empty. Sorry.
This. I stopped reading when one of the goals was to get to 80. And with WoW you can find everything to need to know about anything with a simple google search within seconds. This whole people might not have time blah blah blah is a bad exuse.
Wow is easymode carebearland and this article just proves that point.
So.... You felt the need to make a big new Story, running it like some major MMO information on a site where most people (absolutly not all) have years of experience with MMOs, and all the whole goddarn colums says:
"Hey guys? Level your character"
Yeah, I see now how mmorpg.com as ESSENTIAL as THE place to pick up solid and competent information about MMOS from some of the best in the field!
Or not... Please, try for a second maybe even a full minute, to find a writer that knows a little bit more than how to boost his "writer" (using the word in its broadest sense) ego.
"This is not a game to be tossed aside lightly.
It should be thrown with great force"
I expect there to be a good deal of rehash about existing games over the next 6-9 months as there certainly isn't any major new title waiting around the corner that is going to really steal limelight. We are in a sort of 'dead-zone' for new, creative titles that actually have decent gameplay attached to them.
Anyhow, I think it may have been a much better if the suggestion had been to think about getting your alts to 60+ rather than saying level to 80. There may be a few people out there that haven't heard that the expansion will reshape some of the Azeroth zones. Along with this, I would expect characters that are still working the 1-60 progression may find quest chains they have in their log as no longer existing. Makes sense to tidy that up a bit ahead of time.
Also, if you are a quick progression alt-leveling type, you may want to get clear of the reshaped world as it is sure to alter the method of progression you have used previously. If you don't care about speed progression or partial quest chains you cannot complete, then you are already prepared for the expansion insofar as leveling goes. Congrats!
Congratulations. You have just explained what WoW is/has become. Get to max lvl and than wait for/buy our new expansion. In a nutshell.
By the way, the link works from the homepage, but not from the forums (firefox 3.5)
I dont understand whats the point of the article. It would make sense if I were someone that play WoW as a full-time addict. Besides, I do not raid. I just do normal quests and PvP in BGs. Perhaps on next article there would be something interesting to read about.
Seriously? You wrote a post telling people that to get ready for the expansion they should level up? Does the next article tell them that to play the game they should log in?
I'm sorry, but articles like this are why the correspondent program is getting shut down. The only real content in the game is tied to leveling up, so a 1000+ word article telling people to do this is silly. This could have been a paragraph in the article, no need to drag it out as a series. I admit I'm biased; I wrote an article describing things people could do in lieu of buying the expansion that was rejected.
Hopefully you'll take these comments to heart for your next article.
I'm a 53 yr old woman who plays WoW, and I liked the article subject and anticipate getting some good reading from it. It may even help me, lol. I have a Tauren at 74, and I've been playing since the first day. Haven't been in any hurry to level, though I'm seriously working on it now
I also have a 68 Alliance and several alts on both sides--none are 80. I am enjoying the game though, in my way.
Some people are wondering "what's the point?" For me, I play very casual, and even stopped playing altogether because of all the stuff about "gear" which took all the fun out of the game for me. But now I am playing again mostly by myself, which means no raids and all that, and my gear isn't all that either. But I was looking at some gear (demon stalker) on a vendor in Shattrath and all of it was unusable to me. So I decided to find out why, because there was no note about rep or certain 'currency' needed to purchase this gear.....so I looked it up on wowhead. And I still don't know why I can't get it! lol. It says which instance to get each piece in, but since it's on the vendor I would have thought I could 'buy' it without going to all those instances. Just an example of my experience. I'm hoping to get some consolidated ideas of how to proceed from where I'm at.
There's so much info out there that it is a bit overwhelming, especially for someone like me, who isn't really that into gear and being the most 'uber' player, but just wants to have some fun in the game. I just recently went to Wintergrasp I think it was, and decided that was GREAT fun, lol. But I really had NO idea what I was doing other than killing alliance, or how we won.......I know, pitiful, but I'm not going to let that keep me from doing something I enjoy, just because I'm not as good as some other players!!
Anyway, looking forward to the rest of the articles
What's wrong with calling them "toons"? Everything in WoW is car"toony" and I wouldn't expect toons to be called anything else there. I am not bashing the graphics in WoW here either they work just fine for that type of game and I found nothing wrong with them while getting 2 toons to 80 and several in their 70's. Would it be better to call them electronic dolls?
The problem I have with the article is that it doesn't have much of a point to it, other than pointing to the obvious in how to proceed in preparation for Cat. To me it's just about informative as saying to prepare for Cat you should press the power button on your PC.
What you guys call obvious might not be so to some. The point that sticks out is that to new players, when a new expansion comes out your old goals generally are forgotten about. It doesn't matter that you think the article is centered around 'get an 80'. It came across to me as more like make sure you get whatever you want done before the expansion comes out because afterward its not likely you will. Maybe you want that rogue to finally get some levels in fishing but have been putting it off. Maybe there's that part of the map you've never seen but always meant to. I agree that maybe this article is a few months ahead of its time, but new people come to this game every day and not every article posted is meant to satiate your ego concerning how long you've played a game.
It would be great if that's what the article said, but it didn't. What people want to read is a nice informative guide that explains something a bit more obscure than "level up because you'll get more out of Cataclysm." I think everyone is aware that generally, to explore the most content, you need to be a maximum level. The post didn't really touch on things like, what you can do along the way, what you might want to try to do, and what you should definitely do before you get, or in lieu of not getting the expansion pack.
If that's what the next few articles become, then great, and I look forward to reading them and passing them along to people such as my significant other, who's a lot more new to the game than I. I just don't feel that this particular post did much to advance the goal of preparing people for cataclysm.
Since the link is still DoP (dead on post). I'll just wing it....
Make ONE character your main, trying to gear multiple characters to equal status is not only frustrating but down right boring....same raid content over and over.
As for Cata...just get to 78 and move to the next alt. I'm pretty sure that even though this next expansion is only going to be 5 extra levels that Blizzard isn't going to require us to BE level 80 to start questing.
And I read from one of these posts about rolling a new character to try the new prof out? Just roll and worgen or goblin. Remember when TBC came out? Draenei and Blood Elves both have bonuses to JC, which was the new prof. I bet the same thing will be true for Archeology (though I thought it was suppose to be a Secondary Profession??). Makes since...the Worgen looking through ancient knowledge for a cure....goblins because they're like gnomes......ALWAYS getting into stuff; plus they're more or less treasure hunters looking to turn a profit.
Set your goals...stick with them; this game is no less challenging than learning to tie your shoes......the rabbit goes around the tree and through the hole.
Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising everytime we fall.
Considering that they will rebuilt the whole world of level 1-60 in cataclysm I would suggest only leveling the alts which are 60+. Should be more fun to visit the new old world with the other ones
And in "preparation" of the expansion I would suggest to gather all achievments or reputation that you want and that might be impossible after the expansion. If you don't care about this things, not much preparation will be needed because everything will be reset like in BC and Wotlk.
You are right, its a secondary profession which is linked to or required by the new "Path of Titans" character improvement. Every char will be able to take this profession.
Why? That's the term WoW players use for Avatar.
PLaying: EvE, Ryzom
Waiting For: Earthrise, Perpetuum