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Botzones-dalaran · February 12, 2020, 5:14am

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Zoltaahn-proudmoore · February 12, 2020, 5:16am

Can I have your gold?

Natalìe-dalaran · February 12, 2020, 5:18am

I hope this is your last post. Bunch of whinners.

anon47822198 · February 12, 2020, 5:19am

Ok karen. This is a paid entertainment service, no different then Netflix. If you don’t like it anymore cancel your subscription and move on. There I took your bait.

Zoltaahn-proudmoore · February 12, 2020, 5:19am

Oh wow I got a reply, no worries. Good luck wherever your going.

I’ll be here

Fahrenheit-wyrmrest-accord · February 12, 2020, 5:20am

Starting off a farewell with a confirmation bias statement does not make you look genuine, only bitter. I play WoW because I enjoy it. There are times I do not enjoy it, I don’t play during those times.

Simple.

Hiccup-zuljin · February 12, 2020, 5:20am

See you in Shadowlands!

Schaden-bloodhoof-862524 · February 12, 2020, 5:21am

I’d say WoW improves my life because I have to have a hobby outside of work/social stuff to maintain my RL sanity, and WoW is a hell of a lot cheaper than many other hobbies such as Magic the Gathering, ice hockey and sports in general, games with microtransactions that I actually care about, and so on.

It’s not as healthy as, say, sports or fitness related things, so I have to try to still work those in.

Snikrot-silver-hand · February 12, 2020, 5:22am

“Does this actually improve my life?”

Lol… wake up call, no video games improve your life. I’m sure no ones sitting around asking if Call of Duty is making their life better.

Donnykawano-area-52 · February 12, 2020, 5:24am

As you wrote this post, did you feel it improved your life, Botzones?

It’s okay if you don’t answer that. I, Donny Kawano, really just want your gold.

Spotti-area-52 · February 12, 2020, 5:24am

Your whole ‘‘rant’’ amounts to said self questioning if they’ve spent their time well…

It’s a video game. A form of entertainment. I’ve spent time watching movies… tv shows… going out… and WoW is no different.

Maybe you are just thinking too much into the whole situation and it’s caused you to have a little ‘‘self-reflection’’ of your own habits, goals, time spent, etc…

Which is fine, perfectly fine. But not sure what you are expecting from Blizz, WoW in general…

Pooqy-barthilas · February 12, 2020, 5:26am

I dunno. I like raiding. I like the beach too but don’t question whether the time could be better spent. I just enjoy jt. And I enjoy wow and also don’t question if I could enjoy something more. Cause I like raiding.

Ravensèyé-tichondrius · February 12, 2020, 5:26am

Midway through Cata I said screw the carrot and twinked at 70. It was awesome not having to chase gear/systems from patch to patch. Play and build a character with a known progression path and if I got bored, level another character. I found infinite fun without the BS.

Fast forward a few years and they obliterated twinking(mainly that bracket) and then any twinking became about getting the level before the prior expansion’s cap and p2w by buying gear.

Since the latter, I’m off and on with the subscription when before, I was subbed month after month after month. They’re milking the same dull carrot chasing treadmill that got old for some players years ago and destroyed all of the options to avoid it and still have fun.

With all of the talk of which games would kill WoW over the years and the irony that the game to actually do it is WoW itself.

Motors-korgath · February 12, 2020, 5:26am

Botzones:

It’s likely most people play this game more than they should and are lying to themselves about what’s in it for them. If this were a relationship, we’d be the ones being cheated and lied to all the while having this complex that if we just keep persisting, the other will change for the better.

Before the generic responses roll in, maybe consider a reality check by asking yourself, “Does this actually improve my life?” I’d say it’s more likely a company preying on us for an actual addiction they’ve fabricated. The game is centered on the systems that prolong the experience artificially to keep us invested instead of putting good game design at the forefront.

If you are already getting defensive and eager to hop on the keyboard with snarky remarks to shut this rant down, then this post is probably aimed at you. The silent majority might take note, but it’s likely those that have something to say on the matter are the most blind to the destructive nature of this game and its parent company. Not exactly a fair way of laying down my argument, but it’s something to consider your own psychology.

Take a look at your launcher and explain why Warcraft 4 is missing. Why are there 3 fps games on it and a couple remasters? It’s self-deception if you think this is what you signed up for.

My first memory with Battle.net was playing on dial-up with my friend down the street on Warcraft 2. I don’t remember anything about the matches. I just remember being amazed that over a distance I was connected in the same game. During the golden age of WoW, what attracted a lot of people was the scope of the world and the tech marvel that allowed so many concurrent players. Gaming is now far beyond those days of innovation, and Classic should be an object lesson of why we can’t time travel. The industry used to innovate at an accelerated rate, but now we are lucky to get S tier quality games anymore.

I’m sure plenty of people want to claim this game does improve their lives regardless. However, if you are over ~25, do you think your former self would look into a crystal ball and be happy about the time you devoted to this game. While playing Frozen Throne footie wars, DOTA, and TD would you want to know that one day you’d embrace a subscription based title that just cleverly dangles the carrot of linear progression for years on end?

It’s cheap of me to rant on and try to drag you down with me, but I’m likely doing some of you a favor. I’m not trying to be your mother… I’m pointing out that we deserve better. Blizzard somehow evolved into basically a Tencent esque company. Without them, the MMO genre might be thriving today. If you think they are not now a disservice to the gaming community, then by all means keep chucking money at them and one day come to the realization that all that /played was for naught.

The word Narcissist comes to mind. I mean

LOL. Do you actually think this is happening?

Fahrenheit-wyrmrest-accord · February 12, 2020, 5:26am

For you they may not, I have not had the same experience.

Life is Strange 1 & 2
The Longest Journey (series)
BioShock 1/2/Infinite
Ori and the Blind Forest
Republique
Never Alone

… and many many more. These games have all touched and taught me in profound ways that I am truly thankful to have experienced. No different than reading a novel, watching a movie, or listening to the radio.

Nzhuv-area-52 · February 12, 2020, 5:29am

At the end of the day, it’s just a video game. If I stop having fun, I’ll stop playing and go do something else.

Arrowress-kilrogg · February 12, 2020, 5:32am

Well said I believe what you wrote is 200% correct, and those defending I bet don’t have a life outside in the real world. Or ruining the relationships/marriages/kids life they have by ignoring there needs. ( so many time people have to go afk cause they need to feed the baby or kids in the middle of raids bloody sad ) Yes I have played for years now as I’m a retired mum raised my kids both have amazing jobs and don’t really need me there to prop them up anymore. And the snarky ones saying there is the door, believe a lot of people have used the door and soon the world you love will be empty. Enjoy what time is left I say to those ones

Nalin-nesingwary · February 12, 2020, 5:35am

I’m 42 and my former self would be happy with the time devoted to this game because of the memories I made with it. But pissed that I didn’t listen to my dad and learn to drive a stick shift.

Akston-area-52 · February 12, 2020, 5:40am

And this is how I know to just not take this very seriously.

I like your plan.

You overly generalize the majority of the playerbase, and if anyone disagrees…they are just wrong. And they need to check themselves.

The ego involved in this “rant” is amazing.

Apparently people aren’t supposed to like something that the OP dislikes. I sincerely wish you the best in whatever you go to, or end up doing. But acting like anyone still playing WoW is just in the wrong is hilariously bad.

I enjoy the raiding and m+. I get the complaints people have. And I am not saying they aren’t justified. But I enjoy those aspects of WoW and they keep me playing. I am not being cheated or whatever.

Orctang-area-52 · February 12, 2020, 5:40am

It is only about cheap fun for me and I get that.