Dragonflight is the final straw. WHY I AM QUITTING WoW!

[Wardrum-wyrmrest-accord]

No, it was an AI generated wall of text based off of one sentence, which-- as you said-- sounds like every other WHY I AM QUITTING WOW thread.

[Dact-yojamba]

I DECLARE BANKRUPCY!

[Moredrasia-emerald-dream]

And don’t get me started on how there needs to be more tauren customization

[Wardrum-wyrmrest-accord]

More customization for everyone, for sure.

[Adalli-illidan]

Don’t let the blizard Door hit ya where the good electronic god split yah on the way out!

[Kaysi-blades-edge (Kaysi)]

@Wardrum-wyrmrest-accord

And don’t even get me started on the woke media culture that has infiltrated the game. It’s like the developers are more interested in pushing a political agenda than they are in creating a fun and immersive gaming experience. It’s one thing to have diverse characters and representation in a game, but it’s another thing entirely to have it forced down your throat at every turn.

I agree with this 100%. Netflix lost my subscription, WoW would too, but i’m re living wotlk.

[Wardrum-wyrmrest-accord]

Funny how that’s the paragraph you read, lmao.

[Arlec-stormrage (Arlec)]

@Wardrum-wyrmrest-accord

And don’t even get me started on the woke media culture that has infiltrated the game. It’s like the developers are more interested in pushing a political agenda than they are in creating a fun and immersive gaming experience.

Okay, I’ll bite. The game is more fun and and immersive when it creates a welcoming experience for everyone, there’s nothing “woke” about that.

[Beardedblarg-wyrmrest-accord]

@Wardrum-wyrmrest-accord

It’s almost impossible to progress through any of the raids without a group of highly skilled players

It is week one.

@Wardrum-wyrmrest-accord

And don’t even get me started on the ridiculous cartoon races that have been introduced in recent expansions.

You play a cartoon cow.

@Wardrum-wyrmrest-accord

There’s no sense of cohesiveness or continuity anymore.

I’d agree if we were talking about Shadowlands, but the questlines haven’t felt this good since Legion. Seems like you skip the quest text.

@Wardrum-wyrmrest-accord

It’s one thing to have diverse characters and representation in a game, but it’s another thing entirely to have it forced down your throat at every turn.

Ah yes, an NPC you spend literal minutes with is woke culture.

@Wardrum-wyrmrest-accord

The constant class nerfs are also a major issue.

For some classes maybe. Mages just got buffed.

@Wardrum-wyrmrest-accord

And don’t even get me started on the microtransactions.

Good news. The trading post is a great way to earn shop items in game in 10.0.5

@Wardrum-wyrmrest-accord

It’s a shame that a game that once had so much potential has become such a mess.

You really think this is a mess compared to the mess of BFA and Shadowlands?

This reply was fully generated by ChatGPT.

[Wardrum-wyrmrest-accord]

I fully agree.

[Synfur-illidan]

Most people that legit quit dont come on the forums to post it.

They just log in their account and hit the cancel sub button.

Ive done it a few times throughout the years.

[Glindagon-stormrage]

Godspeed young moo cow.

You will be missed.

[Iflame-proudmoore (Iflame)]

Bottom line is that they design the raids and tune them around the world first, top guilds, esports players. They don’t care about the other 95% of their player base having a challenging but FUN experience… inside instances (PvP, Raid, Dungeons)

I completely agree about the mechanics. It’s hard for a casual guild or pug group to have great success with the complicated (dance dance) mechanics, because they are designed for a group that is used to playing together, optimized (with class/spec mix) to perform best and communicating constantly and effectively.

Those requirements leave the majority of players at a huge disadvantage until later on when they can partially out gear the content. It’s quite literally a toxic gaming environment when you design the game for the absolute elite that have the time, skill, money, resources, and support to play as well as the paid incentives to do so.

It’s ridiculous that it’s been allowed to continue this way for so long. You can state many valid reasons for the millions of WoW subs lost over the years, but I believe designing the game around the esports, world first, MDI and arena players is at the expense of the vast majority who play the game.

[Iflame-proudmoore (Iflame)]

Furthermore, to validate what I said above, I remember prior to Legion, a casual group with only a few skilled and/or geared players could carry a group through a kill. So, there was not a ton of pressure if a mechanic was failed or someone made a mistake and died early.

But now, even LFR and Normal raid, if 1-2 players don’t do enough DPS or mess up mechanic, ALL PLAYERS ARE PUNISHED! It will usually mean a wipe. That’s fine on Mythic or even Heroic (maybe) but on Normal and LFR? Come on now.

If 18/20 people do well but a couple mess up on normal or LFR, everyone’s time is wasted. I die because someone didn’t run his debuff out. I’m not doing world first FFS and lower difficulty raid tiers should not be so punishing or demanding on a casual player or someone who doesn’t have time to devote hours and hours weekly to raiding.

I’ve said this dozens of times, as long as the cancer at the head of this game is still in charge, the raid logging, stat spreadsheet toxic, numbers over PEOPLE mentality will not change.

[Chadurbate-korgath]

@Wardrum-wyrmrest-accord

I am absolutely fed up with World of Warcraft. The raid mechanics in this game have become a complete mess. It seems like every expansion they change the formula, and it never feels like an improvement. It’s almost impossible to progress through any of the raids without a group of highly skilled players, and even then it’s a crapshoot whether or not you’ll be able to complete it. It’s just not fun anymore.

And don’t even get me started on the ridiculous cartoon races that have been introduced in recent expansions. It’s like the developers have completely lost touch with what made the original races so iconic and memorable. The new races just feel like cheap knock-offs, and it takes away from the immersive world that was built in the earlier expansions.

The lore writing has also become a complete joke. It’s like the writers just throw a bunch of words on the page and hope that it somehow fits together. There’s no sense of cohesiveness or continuity anymore. It feels like the writers are just making things up as they go along, with no regard for the history of the game world.

And don’t even get me started on the woke media culture that has infiltrated the game. It’s like the developers are more interested in pushing a political agenda than they are in creating a fun and immersive gaming experience. It’s one thing to have diverse characters and representation in a game, but it’s another thing entirely to have it forced down your throat at every turn. It takes away from the escapism that video games are supposed to provide.

The constant class nerfs are also a major issue. It feels like no matter what class you choose, it’s going to be nerfed at some point. And when that happens, it can completely change the way you play the game. It’s frustrating to put all of your time and effort into a certain playstyle, only to have it taken away from you with no warning.

And don’t even get me started on the microtransactions. It seems like every expansion they add more and more ways for players to spend real money in the game. It’s not enough that we have to pay a subscription fee to play the game, but now we have to constantly fork over more money for in-game items and bonuses. It’s just greed at its finest.

I’m done with this game. I’m quitting World of Warcraft for good. It’s just not worth the time and energy anymore. There are too many other games out there that are more fun and rewarding to play. It’s a shame that a game that once had so much potential has become such a mess. I’ll be moving on to greener pastures.

In conclusion, World of Warcraft has become a shell of its former self. The raid mechanics are a mess, the new races are ridiculous, the lore writing is a joke, the woke media culture is overbearing, and the constant class nerfs are frustrating. It’s not worth the time and energy to keep playing. I’m quitting for good and moving on to better things.

This rant was fully generated by ChatGPT. I did not write it, do not agree with any of it, and will not be quitting WoW. This thread is about AI bots in WoW and WoW forums.

Edit: Highlighting posts that contribute to this discussion.

Eye opening, tbh.

I did think I had spotted some bots in the forums in the past. Could be very prevalent.

I think we may even have 1 or 2 in the replies if this thread.

I’ve played for a very long time. While these rant threads have always been a thing, I noticed after coming back from an extended break that there is a pattern in these almost hourly threads. A… very suspicious pattern. And, it’s not just threads, it’s also posts.

A community council member has posted about how there is someone / multiple people switching bnet accounts to constantly post threads on a high level. So, I think we should talk about this and what this means for our overall enjoyment of the game. Perhaps with further discourse, we can get Blizzard to recognize and address the problem.

Also, check out the AI responses generated to my original posts from other users. It’s definitely interesting to say the least.

can i have your gold?

[Mirabel-hellscream]

@Féyrre-wyrmrest-accord

lots of people aren’t going to read four or five paragraphs

Which is so sad and disturbing. It speaks to the general lowering of intelligence that 4-5 paragraphs, not pages, is this insurmountable task

@Chadurbate-korgath

can i have your gold?

You can have mine if you use it to learn how to quote text without quoting the entire post…or at the very least on learning to read the whole thing

[Celestiara-lightbringer]

Context, Context, CONTEXT! Or, think before you speak (post).

[Sgornyweaver-westfall]

No agenda is being forced down our throats. For years those people had no representation whatsoever in any form of anything, now they get some love and you hate it. Solution, don’t read the quest text if it bothers you that much.I’m willing to be that’s about 95% of the reason for your rant.

[Nooribaenre-the-forgotten-coast]

I`ve never experience a Raid, but mob scaling is really bad for character progression.

[Féyrre-wyrmrest-accord]

@Mirabel-hellscream

Which is so sad and disturbing. It speaks to the general lowering of intelligence that 4-5 paragraphs, not pages, is this insurmountable task

It’s the forums. Not an essay, not a book, not an article. The forums. A social media website. Many people will easily pass over long rants on Facebook, Reddit, Twitter, etc. just to save time. Especially because social media is often something people use to fill up small spaces of time on the bus or in between classes.

I don’t think most people will find the task insurmountable. I think most people will question if reading that much of a rant is worth their time and energy within a certain time frame on a social media site.