Neither do I, but Blizzard didn't get here by being stupid. There will be patches out the wazoo. This game isn't going anywhere.

 

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The thing that really bothers me is that with the new starting zones and the 80-85 zones. I feel completely claustrophobic.

I would much rather gather up a basketful of quests and be set on my way to decided what order and where I would like to go...and heck..maybe even run into a hub by surprise here and there.

I cant see taking more 80s through the process. In WOTLK and before, I could skip some stuff I didnt quite care for. In the xpac.. i WILL be doing quest 1-24 because Blizz wont let me deviate from that path.

It literally feels like Im on the "Its a small world" ride at Disneyland. (with better music)

Will keep at it.. but its not all that I had hoped for.

...and no, Im not mad brah..no I am not trashing your beloved game (love it too for the most part), and I dont care how much you love it or hate it.. this is MY opinion.. dont let it affect you so much.

PS (The "you and your" in this post is not you..so dont take it so personally and dont PM me)

This is the thing that always cracks me up the most. Fanbois froth at the mouth no matter how legitimate and civilized the criticisms are discussed. Notice how this entire thread was completely about game issues until Korrigan showed up as usual choking on his mouthful of blizzard, THEN it became about the posters.

I have to wonder, all the critiques we are seeing here are right on the money, and I see the same ones by the thousands on the official boards.

So if the fanbois are perfectly happy with cataclysm, I have to wonder if they are possibly intellectually or socially retarded in some way, where spinning on the same hamster wheel really does make them clap their hands excitedly and continues to be fun?


/ponders

 

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In the past I could rank up there with any of the banboi's. I still think the game is great, it is fun. I've liked the expansion, I have not seen it all yet, but from what I have seen I think they did a great job, espcially with the old world, but I only say tha because that is what I have seen the most.


That being said I just don't feel the same pull as I used to. Now is this a change in me, or is it a change in the game? Who knows. Fact is though I was playing Settlers of Catan online the other night rather then WoW. For those of you that don't know, that is an online board game.


I want to re state the fact that I really have nothing but good things to say about WoW content and game wise, I just don't feel the need to play it anymore. I'm not cancelling my sub, however I think for once, I'm truly casual.

 

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Don't speak too soon. It's a casual market. For those who only play an hour or two a day, double that on Saturdays, and are looking to get thier guild to 25, plus leveling alts...this could take a while. I.....MIGHT....be able to actually do some raiding withing the next 6 months....so...with major patches coming out every (what) 3 months or so....there is plenty to do.


For casual players.

 

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The problem, as I see it, is....you guys play too much.


I mean...the expansion has been out 3 weeks...and some people are raiding....WTF???

 

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<raises hand>...I'll be here.

 

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I saw DC Universe online is going to have a life time subscription option, I think i'll get that..

it worked real well with Lotro.

 

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I agree Alpha and I will be back as soon as they pull their heads out of their rears and fix the mechanics at top level. Also, to the guys giving crap about "I quit" posts, look at my post history. Pretty easy since I don't post all that often. I don't have a single "I quit" post anywhere before the Cataclysm expansion.

I have quit playing maybe 3 times the whole time I have been playing WoW (since 2006) and each time was due to lack of internet access or money when I was in college. I am not ragequitting, more quitting until they fix things. Messing with Blizzard's money is the only way to get their attention that something is wrong so I am working that angle.

 

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The problem is once casuals get to level 85 and feel like they are weak as a kitten, the casuals will feel punished. You simply cannot play the way you used to in WOTLK and just have fun. Your idea of fun has to change.

You have to start reading spreadsheets, parsing logs, perusing WoWhead and Elitist Jerks for upgrades to gear and strategies on bosses, learning to CC, practicing running out of fires, and doing 2+ hour dungeons to get the loot needed to hit Heroics and get anything accomplished.

Frankly, I think Blizzard lost their minds and they should have done this gradually, not all at once with the ramped up difficulty.





I started playing Cata on launch day. I didn't take any days off work or even leave early. I played in the afternoons for around 4-5 hours at a time and cracked out 12+ hours Sat/Sun on weekend after Cata launched. I leveled a new Worgen Drood to level 15, and leveled my 80 Priest to 85.

I got to revered in almost all the reputations and did about 5 Normals and that was all I could stomach. I read every quest all the way through as well and did Mount Hyjal, Deepholme, some of Vashjir, and Uldum. Just poked my head into Twilight Highlands. This took just over a week.

There just isn't that much there. It is not "people playing too much". It took me over 3 weeks to do the same thing when WOTLK came out and I was in between assignments in the field and had 3 whole weeks off work for the expac last time!

 

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