Hello WoW players,
I have been an avid WoW player since the ICC launch in Wrath. It has been a great journey to see the game evolve, and the game has entertained me during rough times in life. However, the time has come for me to unsub in December when the game time runs out for various reasons.
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The game has gotten too complex. I used to remember times when I only had to press a few buttons and the enemy player/mob only had a few passives and buffs. Now? I have to press many buttons and still, the enemy player can either one-shot, heal to full health with their many passives, or straight up unkillable in pvp and open-world. Bosses and raids are just so bloated with various mechanics. Critical strikes no longer feel meaningful at all. I am getting older with life and responsibilities and I do not want to deal with these min-maxing and keep track of them anymore.
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M+/raid/pvp toxicity. I used to remember the times when the toxicity of these contents was basically non-existent or small enough to be dealt with. Maybe not with pvp, but at least pve. Raiding used to be so simple as you just need to keep track of a couple of boss abilities and bring consumables that can help with the encounters. Now? Bosses are so bloated with complex mechanics that consumables no longer help in general and everyone has to keep track of these boss abilities or else everyone gets one-shot. All of the stress just spirals down into toxicity: blame each other for the mistakes, all the repair bills, all the RNG with the timing of the boss mechanics, kick people and replace new ones, etc. I am sick of dealing with people in video games in general. I play the game to relax, not as a job.
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The RNG. When I was younger, I liked the RNG of the game because it brought me joy when I farmed for this item for a while. I put in the work to obtain the item. Now? All the farming no longer brings me joy. It brings me frustration only. Ever since M+ was released, I have been farming both Ara-Kara Sacbrood and Skardynâs Grace trinkets, with no luck with them both dropping in the dungeons or in the vault. All this work yields nothing: I do not feel the accomplishment or the game has any respect for my time anymore. Also, holy moly, all the grinding is now absolutely insane. All the reputation, the gear, the mount, and many aspects of the game now require way too much grinding and I can no longer stomach them.
These points sum up the reasons why I want to leave WoW. They are small in description but my tired brain can only come up with these for now. Perhaps I may return the game when Blizzard can respect my time. They will lose a veteran player in December and would I recommend this game to new players? Absolutely not.
P.S. Not trolling, not getting attention, just a human being writing
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