I believe we are spoiled

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I think we are spoiled due to data mining. Examples:

  • Claiming any gear is DOA
  • We know how to spec before the patch / season is out
  • We know what is coming to the trading post before its out
  • We know what armor, weapons, etc are coming out for any event before it is out
  • We know all drops for raids and M+ before they come out
  • We often know the story before it comes out
  • Broken dreams by people hyping themselves up thinking certain classes and races are coming because of something found via mining

I could keep going, but I believe in retail we are spoiled, prove me wrong

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You could just not look at the wowhead articles until the content hits live.

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So could you! Crazy how that works huh?

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I usually don’t. Yeah, real crazy.

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To be fair, they also announce this publicly

And it helps me know how much I want to spend (or save) this current month :sparkles:

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I really don’t see where any of that makes much of a difference.

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I reckon the fact that blizzard literally hands out heroic/myth track gear for doing 4 dungeons is Rediculous.

I think the fact that class trainers are just npc’s that do nothing is nuts

The only thing we are spoilt with is being able to blast all the new content within a week as they time gate everything hahaha

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I don’t really think the issue is information overload. It’s more of people pressuring themselves to over-optimize themselves and achieve everything in the shortest amount of time. Which I mean, it’s fair, but it’s also a game and it’s okay to not do everything.

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Dont forget about addons that tell you what to do lol

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Its only as spoiled as you want it to be.

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I find wowhead essential for new xpacs, checking system requirements and stuff.
I read the overviews , but I usually dont scroll down to the armory and bestiary stuff.
So I stay semi informed and pleasantly surprised.

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I don’t think that’s spoiled. It’s informed. I know to re-up my sub for things on the horizon or take a break for a bit and wait for new content.

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We are, but I don’t think it’s because of the reasons listed.

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It’s your opinion. No reason to challenge people to argue with you. :dracthyr_shrug:

I agree datamining has changed things. I don’t know that I believe it necessarily spoils us. But I understand your opinion. It’s valid.

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This is my favorite.

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We are, ignorance is a blessing

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Why?

So we are spoiled with data mining… so what?

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Because a lot of the time it is until they fix it as per feedback, poorly itemised trinkets consistently have feedback on how bad they are and yet they still go live and get ridiculous buffs weeks later or left to rot.

The game has been out for ages and is solved, so what. The only thing that puts a wrench in the works here is week to week tuning early in a season.

Welcome to the whole aspect of PTR being a thing, it enables early access to content before it goes live. These things cannot be hidden due to such a system being in place.

This is helpful in allowing people to make more informed decisions with spending their limited tenders.

You could keep on going because you’ve already made up your mind and haven’t really come into this post with anything other than to argue your own side.

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I don’t see data mining as my enemy.

I enjoy stumbling around half-blind, exploring and finding things, yet conversely I also want detailed information handy the moment I switch gears to having a goal.

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Knowing ahead of time is better than chasing a dead end.

I’m glad to know the belt sucks, don’t have to put any extra effort into getting it. One alt still needs delves, and is on pause until OCs come out, and that’s all it will take.

Same for classes, if I’m unaware the next tier set depends on an ability I hate using, that’s gonna be a rude awakening a week or two into the patch. Knowing ahead of time means I can prep an alt to take over that season and not be blindsided trying to make an unprepared decision.

If you never experience those kinds of problems, then you don’t have to look.