Greetings fellow Adventurer’s
As of today, I have decided to leave Azeroth for the final time, which feels odd to say knowing that Dragonflight has, as a whole, been a step in the right direction for the game. The reason for my departure is simple, Azeroth is no longer fun and new, it’s just a grind simulator.
What do I mean by a Grind Simulator?
The answer is simple. In order to be competitive in content, you need to do all content. This means 20+ hours a week of “Forced Enjoyment” to do the content that I really enjoyed, Raiding. “Forced Enjoyment” is of course, M+ and rep grinds. The problem now is, M+ rewards are too good to ignore. And for me, the guy who can do all the mechanics in raid (and then some) but will be the first to kill your key, M+ isn’t enjoyable or satisfying content. It’s more mandatory than ever with crafted pieces giving up to near top mythic item level, the vault that gives an extremely high item level piece, and repeatedly farmable gear that is less contested than in raids.
I have no desire to play this system. When I do, after 1 key I am ready to just go do something else. I can’t even say I’ve learned that dungeons well enough at this point to necessarily time them all at 15 because of this. The idea of having to run 8+ dungeons a week to get the upgrade item for crafting and fill out vault slots is so daunting to someone who has no desire to ever play the content. It is a grind.
If I had the choice, I would log on for my 6 hours a week for raiding, maybe another hour or 2 more to do a dungeon with some friends if they were doing that, and that’s it. But that choice has been taken away from me as it takes far more than that to do the content I enjoy.
For clarity, I am a mythic raider. Our guild came out pushing top 3 top 2 on our realm when we first went into mythic. Now, the demands of the game are too great for me to enjoy it anymore.
TL/DR: M+ is ruining the game for casual Raiders.
As an aside, my personal investment is at an all time low as I wasn’t able to enjoy Dragonflight like so many other expansions due to when it was released. I work in shipping, and between Thanksgiving and Christmas, my schedule becomes 6 days a week, 10-12 hours a day. Normally I read quest text on my first playthrough of each campaign and piece together all of the lore, but I wasn’t able to this time. Which, unfortunately, ruins any possible investment into the lore of Dragonflight and has had repercussions on how much I am actually grinding reputations to see the story.
Lok’tar Ogar and Farewell.
