Dead topic but so ignorant I can’t help but post on this. You “Don’t think its a problem” when everything OP said clearly shows that it is. And who cares if you work 60 hours a week if you don’t have time to play the game then tough it’s an MMO. Why completely destroy the fun of making gold and playing the AH and pretty much trivialize gold farming a huge part of the game because you have to work and don’t have time to play. You shouldn’t be playing an MMO if you don’t have the time to invest, and if you don’t have the time then you will progress at a slower pace. I’ve had to work too similar hours but I get no sense of reward buying WoW tokens for gold. I get that sense of reward that embodies the entire game (Grind + Get reward) from grinding and actually taking the time in the game to make it therefore any gear I buy I earned IN THE GAME, not in RL. I’m sick and tired of blizzard catering to casuals don’t play if you don’t have the time! The catering to casuals over the years is why the game is dying. There are plenty of games you can play if you don’t have time for WoW.
When I see someone with Atiesh or rank 14 or Scarab Lord or Thunderfury those are awesome accomplishments in the game and the whole reason people play. That is all taken away with WoW tokens it’s completely p2w now. The absolute worst thing that could happen to an MMO. Your long boi doesn’t mean anything because nobody can tell if you bought it IRL or with the actual ingame currency. It trivializes the entire game.
I definitely feel they need to address the advertising in LFG. The interface is clumsy and bare bones to begin with without having to scroll through all the spam, and this is for one of the central endgame features. It’s pretty shameful honestly, but then again Blizzard is a shameless company so… it’s not surprising
WoW tokens are bad no matter how you look at it. They exist to make more money and not to benefit the game in any way. This is known. The problem has blown up now with the carry culture. It’s so easy to spam buy tokens and get a carry these days. I know several people who bought the long boy mounts with tokens as well. It’s really sad.
I liked your intro but you jumped and reached too fast to make a believable point.
Effective communication is a minimal amount of words to allow the viewer to form their own opinion(s) aligned with yours.
Tokens are a contributing factor, but the underlying issue is the scummy playerbase. Eliminate that, games too hard to find good players/guild(main reason), or people placing too much value in epeen over enjoyment which is the entire purpose of this specific video game.
Blizzard could do some work, but the community in this game is down right rotten.
Both of those occurred long before the token was ever a twinkle in some bean counter’s eye. And remove it won’t make either of those go away, people will just purchase gold and boost with RL cash instead. Like they did for years in the past.
Hell you can’t buy tokens on Classic and it has a rampant problems with the same issues.
Originally WoW was designed by a group of designers that enjoyed the fun of game play. Now it’s become more of a product for consumerism that caters to individuals instant gratification desires.
