What makes a dungeon fun?

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Why do I have this feeling of more fun in SL dungeons than I did in BFA?

What exactly makes a dungeon fun?

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Better art, more engagement via mechanics sometimes, more varied enemies (Tol Dagor, Shrine of the Storm, and The Siege of Boralus were very poorly varied), and of course friendship.

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Trash mobs, more trash to kill = more fun!

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I though the BFA dungeons were reasonably fun when they were new, but I think the SL dungeons are a bit more creative.

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New things feel fresh. News at 11.

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One small thing?

I prefer a dungeon with a map/design that I can UNDERSTAND.

Waycrest Manor (BfA) and Theater of Pain (SL) both have the same problem in that the dungeon is 500 small little ā€œareasā€, each has their own map, with no logical connection to any of them/ you canā€™t actually ā€œzoom outā€ and see how all those little maps connect to each other. The result is disorienting, despite having a map right in front of you!

If your group wipes and you need to run back before youā€™re familiar with the placeā€¦ good luck, Chuck!

And I like mechanics that you can figure out without having to run to Wowhead. The Meathook is a good design. A little weird at first, but you can figure it out without Wowhead.

The ā€œodd charm outā€ of Mistcaller makes me want to uninstall. Totally annoying.

Instead of trying to explain ā€œwhatā€™s funā€ and never really understanding it, itā€™s easier to make something and then IMMEDIATELY realizing ā€œthis is terrible.ā€

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Loot. If I get loot its great. If I walk out with nothing but a repair bill then I donā€™t bother going back. Its just a waste so Iā€™ll go do world quests and emissaries for gear. But wait blizz took that out. Way less world quests, no emissaries. So I go and do pvp but now pvp gear is strictly blues with no purples unless you do pre-made rated. Well damn guess I cant do that then. I digress. Bfa wasnā€™t perfect Iā€™ll be the first to admit but at least I didnā€™t have much issue getting gear, especially for my army of alts. Hopefully conquest points come back so I can run random bgs, fill the bar and get a purple.

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There was never any expansion where I didnā€™t like their dungeons during their first week or two.

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Laid back fun people to do them with.

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for me i like to take my time and crawl through them.

of course, if using the finder tool, i will do my best to just keep up to not be ā€˜that dudeā€™ who causes delays

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well theyā€™re easier for the most part - that always is a start lol

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Well I didnā€™t enjoy BFA much even at launch. The expansion felt too plain and grounded coming off of Legion, and it didnā€™t make me feel too excited.

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I look at dungeons through the lens of how well theyā€™ll work for M+, whether certain packs will be good/bad with certain affixes, or whether mechanics will scale well up to 20+.

So far, Iā€™m impressed. Thereā€™s been no mechanics that Iā€™ve seen that will be especially obnoxious once scaled up, and even the most cramped dungeons, like Sanguine Depths still arenā€™t nearly as claustrophobic as stuff like Tol Dagor or Blackrook Hold.

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I agree with this a lot, make the dungeon logic/path understandable, or more so.

For me, I struggle to visualize these maps, even with add-ons. I end up needing to follow someone who has done it a bunch.

I would love maps that dealt with the three dimensional aspect a lot better.

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No pirates. Thank goodness.

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Iā€™m having a hard time putting my finger on it but having done all 8 thus far, I only sorta dislike Plaguefall, and thatā€™s because I ran it with a healer who at the end had 4 dispels to my brewmasters 37.

Iā€™ve liked most bosses, and the pathing in ever dungeon has made sense. The covenant bonuses are a fun sort of callback to court of stars.

One thing Iā€™ve noticed perhaps is that the trash isnā€™t all clumped together . And some dungeons donā€™t have a dumb amount of it, which seemed like a go to model for bfa.

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@title - Competence & Kindness.

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It definitely feels like theyā€™re putting way more emphasis on non-healer dispels.

So many diseases and poisons to cleanse, and magic buffs to purge or enrages to tranq shot/shiv/sooth.

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Massive pulls, fast-paced action, challenging yet manageable mechanics, abilities which have counterplay, and a suitable balance of trash and boss fights.

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I canā€™t see myself enjoying Plaguefall over and over for 2 yearsā€¦

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