So dejected right now. Didn't know this was possible

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TL;DR Cleared 7 bosses in operation mechagon, and the group broke up. Logged back in to form another group, but the instance shows that Mechagon has been killed.

8.2 has been a complete comedy of errors. Unlocking flying was one of the most painful experiences I have had in this game, and the frustration has been mounting daily.

The only thing I’ve enjoyed thus far is the raid. I’ve completed everything but the last fight on normal, and want to roll into heroic. Ideally, I’d like to play my paladin. Unfortunately, my BiS essence is locked behind the last boss of mechagon.

My class isn’t desired for most raids. People don’t want ret paladins in most cases, not compared to this demon hunter, or my boomkin. I need that essence if I’m going to do competitive DPS.

But getting that DPS requires me to kill King Mechanon. Today I made a 3rd attempt at the dungeon, and slogged through 7 bosses over 3 hours.

The group was angry. Deaths were numerous. Just like the other pugs I’d run. I persevered. Finally, we arrived at the last boss. We had two pulls, and could pretty reliably get him to phase 2 without anyone dying.

The priest dropped. The group disintegrated. I was frustrated, but I took a break for dinner. I came back and put a group together. All the trash was clear. It should be easy to kill the last boss right?

Imagine my horror when the group arrives, and the last boss is already dead. I wasn’t in the instance. I wasn’t in the group that did it. But the boss is dead for me. I have no more chance to kill him before reset.

And you know what? I’m not going to ever set foot in that place again. Never. And since my BiS essence is locked behind it, and I only play to raid and thus will be subpar at raiding, I don’t really see a lot of options.

I know this will get flamed to hell and back by all the people rushing in to talk about how easy Mechagon is, and how bad I am. That’s fine. Knock yourself out.

But if anyone from Blizzard really does read these forums I’d like to offer this. If you release new content, and all the good stuff is walled off and out of reach to most of your player base…we’ll quit.

This whole patch has led to more frustration than payoff. Every bit of it, from getting locked in combat in mechagon, to having the last boss of an instance stolen out from under me.

I so badly want to love this game, but it’s just so bad. I’m so tired of my main not being viable, and now that I know that I can’t hack what is required to get the essence…well I guess that was 8.2 for me.

I get that the problem is me. I’m not dedicated enough to put more than 10 hours of pain into PUGs in an attempt to clear mechagon. I’m just done.

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I think that really stinks that the boss shows as cleared for you but you don’t actually have the credit for killing it. Perhaps you could put in a ticket, but the resets are tomorrow, so I doubt they’d do anything.

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This, man. WoW is like the Toxic relationship that was good 5-6 months ago and now its only going on the hope that things goes back to the way they were, sadly they never will. Some get a do-over with Classic. Most just end up leaving.

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Doing ~10 quests a day every day for 1.5 weeks is one of the most painful experiences you’ve ever had?

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Questing in Najnatar was ABSOLUTELY one of the worst experiences I have ever had in this game, yes. 50 xp per quest, remember?

Complaints have been all up and down this forum since the patch dropped about how frustrated people have been. I am not alone in this.

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Complaints are always up and down this forum. It’s what we do here. Your solidarity with them doesn’t make you right. If a handful of daily quests are enough to make your life miserable, you really need to take a break and reassess what you’re aiming for.

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Only some of the quests were that worthless. There were lots of others that gave a lot more. But those 50 rep quests were complete trash, I agree. They still are, though it’s easier to actually get the stuff for them now. I don’t think I did even half of them the first week or so because I never could find the things they wanted.

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You’re so right about that. I should have quit a while ago. I powered through because of sunk cost syndrome. That was a mistake, but one I can rectify.

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I wish a weekish of dailies and rare killing were my most painful experience in WoW.

I am not saying it was fun. Just not sure how something that easy and trivial would ever rank on my top 10 of “painful experiences”.

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Sunk cost is one of the true worst experiences someone can go through. If you’re not having fun, hang up your warglaives and take a break. Play other games. Try hiking. You’re not obligated to play a game you don’t enjoy.

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“SOMEONE ISN’T GIVING ME PITY. THEY MUST BE A SHILL”

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the end of WOD would have a word with you.

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Refusing to enter the content again because of a bug with the lockout (of which there is a LOT of right now, not just for Mechagon) is extremely petty. Maybe wait an extra week so people have more gear and better knowledge of the fights so it’s less painful on your next attempt.

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Your awful pug experiences are kind of expected, being pugs.

Considering this is the first week the dungeon has even been out and thousands of people are running the dungeon every day there are inevitable bugs and errors. We’re running on code from ~18 years ago on an engine as old.

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Okay then. Maybe I should just delete the post I made right below your OP? Since you didn’t read it anyway? That’ll teach me to feel any empathy.

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Just out of curiosity, if you have managed Normal TEP why can you not run with those guys through Mech? Or was a that PuG raid?

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Better yet, why is he not joining a half-decent group vetted with .io?

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They just went in and cleared the final boss. Seen that before where they pug up to the last boss and end the raid. Bringing in guildies for the final boss. Of course they real solution is to run group content with people you know.

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I think this sums up everything wrong with the game, and absolutely bears out my point. In order to do a new dungeon, which is required to complete both the story and obtain your essence, on the lowest available difficulty you think I should need raiderio, and more than 10 hours a week.

This game has gone full Wildstar, and you guys are so used to it that you don’t see it as a problem.

Why can’t I get a group of friends to clear it with? Because they all quit. Dozens of them in Bfa, and dozens more back in Legion.
I drift from dying guild to dying guild, and every day fewer people log on.

I tried to accomplish the content in the only format available to a returning player with no other remaining friends. The new guild I joined logs on for raid, and that’s the only time any of them even seem to play the game.

The lack of empathy, and the rampant elitism aren’t new things here. Having an instance bug out for me isn’t catastrophic. But when you’re not loving the game all the little things pile up.

You guys love the game. I hope you’re enough to keep it running, and I wish most of you the best. @Akston, you’re a real jerk man. You always have been. I honestly wonder just how many people you’ve driven away from this game through your never-ending vitriol.

You say git gud. I’d rather get a good game, and this no longer is one IMO.

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That’s funny 'cause I joined a group that had 7 bosses down and downed mechagon.

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