Do you have fun in WoW?

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I’ve played since Vanilla, as a healer almost exclusively, except at the beginning of Vanilla when I played a Warrior due to being new at the game and not knowing enough about the game yet to make an informed choice about which class/role to play, and when I had a DK alt during WOTLK.

Obviously there have been plenty of changes over the years. There have been ups and downs. I don’t think that there has ever been a time when I’ve had less fun than right now though. The double-nerf to healing in Dragonflight was absolutely devastating. Even at 446 I feel like I’m healing with green gear. In order to compensate, I have to heal balls-to-the-wall on every single trash pull, using practically my entire toolkit. Whereas in the previous few expansions I always aimed for 18-20% haste, now 30% haste is practically a minimum because I have to use twice as many spells just to do half the relative healing that I could do before. My big emergency heals that used to be able to save someone who was near death now often only heal them for 5-10% of their life.

As icing on the cake, in addition to trying to frantically keep people alive using pathetically weak heals, we also get multiple overlapping one-shot mechanics, turning the game into something that more closely resembles a no-mistakes Olympic dance competition.

Past expansions were more fun, not because they were “easier”, but because they had more focus on proper spell selection rather than being forced to always use your entire toolkit in a frantic spam of spell-casting, and one-shot damage mechanics were the exception rather than the rule.

I AM capable of doing the content, but whereas in BFA and Shadowlands, when I did a M+ at the level required for highest vault rewards, it was tactical, methodical, and fun. Now it’s super stressful, and I feel like I need to take a break and go have a drink after every run.

As another bonus, I can ride on the back of a stupid flying dragon, but my character somehow forgot how to transform into a bird.

The only thing keeping me in the game right now is my guild and wonderful community of people that I play with, along with the faint hope that maybe they will actually fix healing. I had always thought that I would still be playing this game until either I died IRL or they shut down the servers, but for the first time ever, I’m not sure anymore.

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When I avoid the forums, I have a blast.

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I like that this question is being asked because, while some people probably don’t have any issue quitting WoW when it becomes unfun for them, sometimes it takes people awhile to arrive at that realization.

I was one of those people. For a long time I played WoW and did things in-game because I felt like I had to—weekly chores like filling out my Great Vault, doing enough world quests to meet some arbitrary quota on artifact power or azerite power, killing world bosses or anything else to “not fall behind”. I consider myself a pretty good player; I know my class/spec well and have gotten enough KSM achievements and mythic boss kills to call myself “at least halfway decent” at WoW.

But I feel like I finally started to enjoy the game for the first time in a long time after I said screw that to all of that. I play games like WoW for immersion and atmosphere, not competition. I like to look at the zones and listen to the music and just immerse myself in the world. So now I just play WoW to roleplay with my guild, level a character when I feel like seeing a particular zone or expansion again, and do light open world or dungeon stuff when I feel like it.

I play the game far less than I used to. But I do have more fun with it now.

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The forums bum you out or the forums Make you not have fun in the game?

I’m fascinated

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Sometimes it’s one or the other. Many times when I play a different game, I realize what fun is again. And then i’m like shoot I wasn’t really having fun

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If I’m going to have an answer it has to be multiple choice.

So…

"I’m fascinated! You not?! Game the forums bum!
Or… Have “you” make the fun out in the forums."

:smiling_imp:

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I’m afraid I don’t understand the last part in italics

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Yes.

It’s like an old N64 game that’s an MMO.

And it plays pretty well.

PvP is a hell of a lot more fun than PvE, imo.
At least once you’re decked out.

No real point/reward for doing normal battlegrounds for me, but I just have fun with them like one would pick up a game of CoD or something

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Sleepyowlzz, please explain for him how I simply took his words and rearranged it into a new sentence with a wholly new meaning. I fear this three dimensional world is not able to fully understand my 12th dimensional wisdom. And do so if you can in a way that does not implode reality like that ill-fated incident with Xenu and the Thetans. We don’t need another class action law-suit from the Titan Pantheon.

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Yeah i’m just gonna back away now because I don’t speak…

Whatever this is

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Now… Back away. Because!! Whatever this is, I don’t speak? Yeah… I’m just gonna… :octopus: :octopus: :octopus:

:dracthyr_hehe_animated:

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In Dragonflight I play super casually and I like healing on my new troll druid.

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I honestly would have more fun in retail if blizzard would stop deleting stuff from the game. And if they would add the old content back like we have been asking them to for years.

Like for example, I have no fun on my ret paladin now because blizz decided I was having to much fun with the exorcism ability. And deleting observer from warlocks. Great idea blizz.

So If blizzard can keep up on what made wow fun in the first place, then I would be having more fun.

Dragonflight has been pretty legit though. I was having fun on my ret paladin until they removed my fun. So I swapped to tanking on my paladin instead.

Blizzard just needs to, stop changing things that don’t need to be changed in the first place.

Add some fluff back to certain classes. Actual hunter aspects for example being added back to the game again.

Add old content back that was deleted years ago. I miss the old classic overworld so badly it isn’t even funny anymore.

I also feel like blizzard has alot of untapped potential here and there to. Class accesories for example. I would honestly be so happy if I had the ability to transmog the nerubian reinforced quiver on my hunter again. And to be able to transmog my arrows to have an icy tip.

There is just so much with this game that they aren’t focusing on in my op. Or they just outright delete the fun I was having when they feel like it.

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I’m enjoying Dragonflight at quite a leisurely pace, which is new for me. Usually I get to end content and fidget and fuss hoping for more. All my pals have gotten their gear maxed out, their +20s timed and whimper about nothing to do.

I’ve downgraded to bonafide casual. I’m still 185 points away from KSM on my main this season and I don’t care. The open world stuff has been a more interesting draw. The time rifts not working well has been the biggest road block to my sense of fun thus far.

This is the first expansion in a long time that it’s felt perfectly fine not to chase the gearing carrot as if life depends on it. I do more low keys for my alts or derp around in test runs to experiment routes, CC patterns, talent builds. I’m regaining knowledge of multiple characters utilities, rather than hard focusing my main.

So yes. Fun. Check that box.

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I wouldnt say wow is really fun but its a good time killer when your bored

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Yep, I have 25 characters across 3 realms on 2 accounts.

I do Fishing and Cooking Daily quests on each one everyday.

Takes between 3 and 5 hours of play to get thru all of them on both accounts.

I find them really fun to do.

That’s just the way I play the game now. I have 2 level 70’s that have never been to Dragonflight. I no longer play them.

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Imagine playing a game you don’t enjoy? Of course I still enjoy it… I find it weird that people don’t like the game but still play.

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I have fun playing still.
There are things I don’t like in DF of course.
I don’t play M+ or raids over LFR either…

Fishing, gathering herbs, mining ore, and other stuff to put on the AH.
Questing, finding rare pets out in the wild, looking for hidden treasures. Yes there are some.

I still go back to MoP to tend to my farm when I get the time. Love that area. Wish they didn’t wreak it on the way out and leave it messed up. I’ll take beautiful forests over the lava caves motif that’s become so popular.

Going to level my nelf lock soon. So won’t be in DF for a few weeks or so.

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I’m a pretty new player so I don’t know about the endgame at all, but I’m having a pretty fun time just questing and learning so I’m gonna say I am having fun

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Nope no fun and also I cancelled my sub. Trash players always crying at their confusion as to why they suck.