I am seriously thinking of quitting at least until Shadowlands, I mean the facts are all my real life friends that play wow are long gone, and the sad fact is that I had thought that during this crazy time in history people would be all chill, but sadly I encountered people that want to take the game way too seriously for my liking, when in all honesty the only thing on my mind during this time is because living each day mostly alone, all I want is good friends really the last thing on my mind is wanting to deal with a hardcore raid team or the elitists that do mythic+, I had thought that I got get a group of good people that don’t take it too seriously, but I now realize with anything current tier, getting people that don’t take the game too seriously for what I am comfortable for is a pipedream.
Maybe this is just something to do with the way the game is designed, but it seems far more catered to those that want to do e-sports then a relaxed social environment, most of the end-game content is just too serious and too elitist and that’s the last thing I want to deal with, I think maybe what should they do is come up with something for people to do at end-game for people with a mediocre to moderate skill level that contributes to progression to a small degree, as I want to team up with people that don’t take the game overly seriously, the elitism has just gotten out of control and I don’t like it.
It’s just added extra unnecessary stress to my life at the worst possible time in history when so many of us are stuck at home doing stuff all. I want wow to feel like a social game where it can be a good place to make friendships, not a place where you feel you constantly have to prove yourself, that’s just toxic to me.
The game is hard to play above a certain skill level without a network. It’s harder to find players who are above that threshold, but also play “for fun.” It’s okay to take a break. WoW is just a game at the end of the day; it’s best you have fun first. If you aren’t having fun, take some time to play different games and don’t burn yourself out.
I’m sorry to hear that, Elae. It sucks to hear that people are still being rude or bad or unnecessarily judgmental right now.
I’m the type of individual that is hardcore when it matters, but otherwise tends to remain pretty casual. I get snippy on the forums, but I try to be friendly. While I don’t play WoW daily (too many games to play right now…), I’m very happy to talk about it. Or to anyone that needs it. Even as I’m going back to work in these coming weeks, I’m very receptive when it comes to Discord. So if you spend time on Discord, let me know if that’s something you would be interested in.
As far as in game and wanting to play WoW, did you ever consider giving role play servers a try? I speak only from experience, but Wyrmrest Accord is generally very friendly both in dungeons and out in the world, even if you don’t role play. It could be something to try?
But as said above, a break isn’t always a bad thing. BfA is at its end, has been for weeks, and I think a lot of people are either taking breaks or just leveling, leaving a lot more of the vitriol at the end game content unfortunately. Don’t push yourself if you’re really not enjoying yourself.
Lot’s and lots of us out there dear, I’m a casual, super laid back dude, I’ll solo a few M0 on this toon before the expac is over but that’ll be it.
You’re welcome to come along.
I’m trying to 5 mask visions on my hunter at this time but I only have 1 vessel left so I may just wait for SW tomorrow as it’s easier than Org w/ masks.
Don’t quit. Faction change. I did not too long ago when it’s one of the best things I ever did. I was actually in the same boat as you.
I don’t know why but I encountered so many more people with attitude on Alliance when I ever have on Horde.
I feel like the faction imbalance is where most of this sttem from. Because of the fact that so few competent people are left on Alliance side? The ones that are left tend to have the elitist attitude. What’s worse is because the pool of competent players is shrinking so much on Ally side they feel they have earned the right to act this way. It’s also the fact that they know there is not many confident people left so it causes them to subconsciously act this way because they are sick of dealing with subpar players.
The moment I started playing around on horde side it renewed my love for the game. On top of that my stress level is has gone down and I feel more relaxed playing
If you think M15s and heroic raiding is elitist , you’re not casual, you’re just bad. My buddies and I run 15s with alts because they’re so cake now. We’re lol’ing the entire time over discord
Quit take a break and come back later. Breaks in wow are healthy. I break between expacs all the time. SL I may or may not return depending on how it turns out, so far I’m optimistic though.
