A great post on EU forums about the integrity of WOW

[Natsha-grobbulus]

I found this over at the EU forum. It really nails it.

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"I am writing to express my deep concern and disappointment regarding the recent decision to introduce the WoW Token into the World of Warcraft Classic, a decision that has negatively impacted the essence and integrity of the game.

World of Warcraft Classic was launched as a nostalgic return to the roots of the game, providing players with an authentic and immersive experience reminiscent of the early days of Azeroth. The introduction of the WoW Token, however, has undermined this premise and compromised the core principles that many players hold dear.

One of the key appeals of World of Warcraft Classic was the sense of accomplishment that came from hard work and dedication. Players were motivated to embark on epic adventures, form meaningful social connections, and overcome challenging obstacles to obtain rare and valuable items. The addition of the WoW Token has disrupted this delicate balance, reducing the significance of these accomplishments and transforming them into mere commodities available for purchase.

Furthermore, the introduction of the WoW Token has created an imbalance in the game’s economy. It has allowed a disparity to arise between those who are able to invest real-world money into the game and those who rely solely on their in-game efforts. This imbalance undermines the sense of fairness and equality that was a fundamental aspect of World of Warcraft Classic, breeding frustration and discontent among the player community.

Moreover, the presence of the WoW Token in World of Warcraft Classic has opened the door to potential abuses and exploits. It introduces a new avenue for unscrupulous players to gain an unfair advantage through the sale and purchase of in-game wealth. This not only tarnishes the integrity of the game but also undermines the trust of the players who have invested countless hours into building their characters and acquiring their possessions.

As a long-time fan of the World of Warcraft franchise, I implore you to reconsider this decision and revert to the original vision of World of Warcraft Classic. The inclusion of the WoW Token threatens to erode the sense of community, accomplishment, and fair play that made the game so beloved in the first place.

I understand that game development involves making difficult decisions, but it is crucial to listen to the concerns and feedback of your player base. I urge you to engage in open dialogue with the World of Warcraft Classic community, taking their input into account and working towards a solution that respects the integrity of the game and preserves the authentic experience that players have come to cherish.

Thank you for your attention to this matter. I hope that you will take my concerns seriously and consider the impact of the WoW Token on the World of Warcraft Classic community."

[Bakkio-mankrik]

@Natsha-grobbulus

the introduction of the WoW Token has created an imbalance in the game’s economy. It has allowed a disparity to arise between those who are able to invest real-world money into the game and those who rely solely on their in-game efforts. This imbalance undermines the sense of fairness and equality that was a fundamental aspect of World of Warcraft Classic, breeding frustration and discontent among the player community.

Tell that to the GDKPs with their totes legit gold. This hasn’t been fair play since the beginning. Swipers have been doing exactly what you describe since day 1 with no token in sight.

@Natsha-grobbulus

Moreover, the presence of the WoW Token in World of Warcraft Classic has opened the door to potential abuses and exploits. It introduces a new avenue for unscrupulous players to gain an unfair advantage through the sale and purchase of in-game wealth. This not only tarnishes the integrity of the game but also undermines the trust of the players who have invested countless hours into building their characters and acquiring their possessions.

The integrity of the game is at risk only after the token’s been added into the game? Is it only the token’s fault?
Not the fact that there’s been quite a lot of dudes running around with gold capped alts like it’s nothing since forever?
You tellin’ me they spend hours upon hours farming that gold? No RMT at all?
What a joke. Whoever posted this crap on EU is a complete hypocrite clown. Probably a gold seller who feels his monopoly over RMTs is being threatened.

[Drain-windseeker]

May as well say, “I want China to take revenue which rightfully belongs to Blizzard. I want everyone to fund bots and cheats instead of our own developers. This is what integrity means to me.”

[Baggodickens-grobbulus]

I can’t help but hear these words spoken in a thick Swedish accent. I don’t know why.

[Ziryus-pagle]

@Drain-windseeker

May as well say, “I want China to take revenue which rightfully belongs to Blizzard. I want everyone to fund bots and cheats instead of our own developers. This is what integrity means to me.”

Well blizzard didn’t seem to care in the least about that throughout vanilla and TBC classic. So that’s not their issue, blizzard just doesn’t care about wrath classic, as evidenced in general by how they’ve handled it and freely admitted in the blue post.

Which is what makes this a blatant money grab that has nothing to do with actually trying to deal with botting.

[Bladetsar-arugal]

@Ziryus-pagle

Which is what makes this a blatant money grab that has nothing to do with actually trying to deal with botting.

Yet you were more than happy to defend Ret and Feral buffs which were based on that exact same premise. Buff the two most populous (and not even underpowered) classes to bring back players, act like it’s for the sake of balance.

I hope you notice how your inability to grasp basic logic has caused this for WoW classic. People like you basically imploded the game.

[Mippic-old-blanchy]

@Bakkio-mankrik

Tell that to the GDKPs with their totes legit gold. This hasn’t been fair play since the beginning. Swipers have been doing exactly what you describe since day 1 with no token in sight.

Blizzard is supposed to ban gold buyers.

[Heavywood-grobbulus]

@Drain-windseeker

May as well say, “I want China to take revenue which rightfully belongs to Blizzard. I want everyone to fund bots and cheats instead of our own developers. This is what integrity means to me”

Hope theyre paying you well.

[Voriax-faerlina]

I dont fault gold buyers, I fault Blizzard inability to find these people and ban them.

Saying youre going to be an intermediary and sell the gold on the botters and gold farmers behalf and take a monetary benefit, especially being introduced right now makes Blizzards greedy intent obvious.

Ive already cancelled. Im going to go play D4, of course until they get enough balls to roll out P2W stuff with their already primed and ready pay2win architecture.

[Melchiah-old-blanchy]

@Bakkio-mankrik

Tell that to the GDKPs with their totes legit gold. This hasn’t been fair play since the beginning. Swipers have been doing exactly what you describe since day 1 with no token in sight.

This is true, but Blizzard is supposed to take measures to curb this activity, and the WoW token is not one of them.

@Bakkio-mankrik

The integrity of the game is at risk only after the token’s been added into the game?

No one is suggesting that. Merely, that the token makes things worse, not better.

[Imains-grobbulus]

@Natsha-grobbulus

One of the key appeals of World of Warcraft Classic was the sense of accomplishment that came from hard work and dedication. Players were motivated to embark on epic adventures, form meaningful social connections, and overcome challenging obstacles to obtain rare and valuable items. The addition of the WoW Token has disrupted this delicate balance, reducing the significance of these accomplishments and transforming them into mere commodities available for purchase.

I don’t feel like I need to say this, but lets just get this out of the way before people misunderstand what I’m about to say. I do not support the addition of the wow token to Wrath Classic.

That being said I never got this argument that the sense of accomplishment is gone. None of my accomplishment in WoW are any less valuable to me just because the wow token as been added.

Getting a new piece of gear still feels great. Raiding with my guild is still fun. Just because someone bought a lot of tokens, went to a GDKP and bought the same item with gold does not take anything away from me.

I can’t help but think if you say these things, you care to much about what other people in this game think of you. Spoiler, no one cares what you did or did not do in World of Warcraft.

[Natsha-grobbulus]

@Imains-grobbulus

That being said I never got this argument that the sense of accomplishment is gone. None of my accomplishment in WoW are any less valuable to me just because the wow token as been added.

I disagree.

I remember back in the days when Tokens came into retail. I logged in, bought a token and went and bougt stuff that I wanted… it felt hollow. And I played the game less and less.

I enjoyed the days where i had to work hard for the money. Plan how to make money. Grind to make money. Sell to make money. Craft to make money. And then after weeks of that (while all my actions had contributed to a “living and breathign world” full of activity could go and buy the stuff and really feel that I had done something.

That was the days before 2 million pets and mounts and just a flashy game that looks like a bad taste party. I miss those days. I found those days again in Classic. So thats why Im so really sad to see blizzard repeat their worst mistakes again, and even earlier.

They basically killed classic in classic. The game will never really heal again.

And I refuse to play on any private server. Sad that people what to do that to get close to the “true classic” experience.

The classic experience was magic. I know because I started playing the game at launch and more or less “moved in” to Azeroth and stayed there for 5 years.

[Kravmagha-azralon]

@Natsha-grobbulus

I remember back in the days when Tokens came into retail. I logged in, bought a token and went and bougt stuff that I wanted… it felt hollow. And I played the game less and less.

That’s your choice, every end of the xpac there are guilds doing carry runs so people can get aotc, you don’t get to join this groups and then come to the forums complaining it wasn’t meaningful, are you insane?
Your whole post is about how much or a child you are and you can’t control your impulses so you need daddy blizzard to do it for you.

I have never once bought gold with real money and I haven’t played for the game since token was introduced.
I buy everything I want and need and the one thing I thought it would be too much of an expense ( long boy would’ve set me back way too much) I just accepted that I’m not willing to put it in the time to farm it.

[Imains-grobbulus]

@Natsha-grobbulus

I disagree.

I remember back in the days when Tokens came into retail. I logged in, bought a token and went and bougt stuff that I wanted… it felt hollow. And I played the game less and less.

That’s your own fault though. Blizzard didn’t make you buy the token. You made your own experience with wow feel “hollow”

[Gardoomforge-mankrik]

@Natsha-grobbulus

I disagree.

That’s a you problem