Brewfest Chowdown

I don’t know who designed this event… but he deserves a smack on the back of his head. I play in a low-pop server, but even in a low-pop server I have to fight many other players wanting to do that event.

Why? Because the debuff that prevents you from competing again only lasts 5 minutes. That’s just a couple of games. And you need to WIN FIVE TIMES to be able to get the toy prize.

So… those that finish their turn, never leave, so the number of people you have to “fight” against to get in one of the four seats never diminishes.

Was it really SO HARD to implement a “line” system like it is in the Brawler Arenas?

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One of the current devs seems to really love forcing players to fight over stuff like this, because NEVER being able to participate in the Brewfest Chowdown because 50 billion players are standing on top of the chairs and sniping the seats is so much fun.

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Oh yes. Mashing my mouse button in the hopes I’m mashing it just a little faster than the other players, hoping I finally get to play… but no. Someone always clicks faster. And my mouse’s durability only suffers with no gain.

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You have to win 5 times to get a toy? What’s the toy? It’s amazing right?

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Oh, yes. SUPER DUPER MEGA HYPER AMAZING!

Just a trophy you put on the group that gives drunk-like ‘blurry’ vision to other players around it. =/

And yes, gotta win five times.

In any other circumstances, not worthy. But I’m a collector. =/

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Yeah 90% of the toys STINK, I only got enough for my lumber extractor, then never again.

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Yeah this needs adjustment. It’s difficult to get to participate one time, let alone five.

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LOVE the RNG of the food on the plate! Also kudos to Blizzard for having people start with some points off the bat! Mostly 1’s but can’t eeven believe i saw someone start with 2 points! YES! This is what we wanted Blizzard! THANK YOU! /sarcasm

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Also, the Brewfest Chowdown dismounts your ram when doing the Brewfest dailies, causing an instant failure. Isn’t that fun, too? /sarcasm

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there is no need for a lineup.

Well, yes, but then it begs the question: why are you going anywhere near the Brewfest Chowdown stand with your ram in the first place?

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Open-world queue fetishes, the desire to watch a mass of players self-organize either into orderly lines or chaotic angry mobs, seems to be a thing.

My muscle memory for the daily to ride in Ironforge takes me close to where the chowdown was placed.

I adapted quickly, but it got me the first time.

It was hard to tell if the new fence models could be jumped over, for one. Also, ALL mounts are affected by the Brewfest Chowdown dismount radius thing. That’s annoying as well, particularly on characters who don’t have flying yet.

They just wanted to bring ya’ll a little taste of Classic, since requesting more classic features for live is all the rage now.

There’s need for something to fix the issues with this stupidly designed quest.

The RNG on this is terrible…

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Oh, HELL yes, there is all the need for a line-up. I’m sitting here for over twenty minutes, trying to get to sit to participate in it, meanwhile, someone else has already participated TWICE.

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I will never understand people that are angry when they have to compete with other players over stuff in an MMO.

Be is spawns, loot, or a spot in the minigame.

Competition amongst players is a valuable and important interaction. Game needs more of this.

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I love finally grabbing a seat to find that my choke meter decided to start at 90%. Surprise mechanics are great!

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