You know, I respect someone who can simply say, “I want to skip leveling in Azeroth. Give me a boost” and leave it at that. What possible retort is there? I could say I think they’re missing out on the joy of the journey, but if they hold no value in that who am I to say they should? There’s really no response.
But on the WoW forums most posters (like Ziryus) aren’t comfortable or confident enough to make that simple statement. So they have to concoct these ridiculous justifications for boosts as to why they’re not impactful, have no effect, or whatever other nonsense they can muster. I find that a riot.
And if people had taken your advice and just left it at “you do you and boost if you want but I personally won’t” there wouldn’t be anything to talk about.
But instead you’ve created these massive fear mongering justifications for why boosting is bad that simply don’t hold up and insulted anyone who thinks boosting is fine.
Sure, it would be quite enlightening to see how many people genuinely care about boosting to the point they’ll leave behind their existing characters guilds and friends over it.
Yes I’m sure there’s a lot of people who would play on a fresh server, who knows how much retention it would have. Fresh servers are not a permanent solution to any of the problems people are trying to run from, including boosting. After the initial leveling craze you’d see those same people once again asking for a new fresh server.
Now a seasonal server that you could transfer off before it resets, that would be interesting.
I probably spent 30-40% of my time leveling (while not in a dungeon, that is) in a party. It’s not anywhere near “almost entirely solo.” It’s a very social experience.
The “fresh” people all seem to be pirate server trash who don’t deserve any kind of acknowledgment from Blizzard. I honestly hope they quit the game over this.
I think blizzard is doing this for a money grab they know how much money they will get and they want the money. The don’t care about the classic community at all. They won’t invest in the classic community. All they care about is themselves … shame
