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huldu  Posts: 54
Registered: 2002-6-20 12:46:48
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Considering i played WoW since launch i dont see why i wouldnt keep playing it. Currently there isnt much competition on the market. The feeling of a polished mmo like WoW, you just dont see it anywhere else.
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I love Cataclysm and i think it's a great expansion but the healing changes real irk me, soon as you hit 81 it's all down hill. I've been a healer off and on(mostly on) since release, early WoW healing was challenging. This healing isn't hard it's more tedious then challenging i heal for about the same at 85 as i did at 80 with better gear. I play to make my character better but when you feel worse after each level whats the point? I'm more then willing to resup if they make good changes but for now i can catch up on all the games i bought from the past steam sales and the current one.
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_Warlucky_ Posts: 183
Registered: 2008-7-20 04:40:07
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Malachi256 posted:
Sociop posted:
MinionX-DW posted:
I'm personally not enjoying the extremely long heroics..
most end up being at least 2 hours long..
I don't like spendin 2 hours in a bloody dungeon.
Add to it the fact that you will have to do it daily for the next 6 months or so to get enough Val points to get a full set of Epic gear.
Heroics will rapidly get better (already happening) as the truly poor players just give up, and everyone else gets better.
Actually what I am seeing is as players gear up they can still carry the new people to heroics for a bit, same as LK. I left a disaster of a pug to get in with a new one which cake walked the whole dungeon. All due to tank and healer carrying the dps.
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RavofMT  Posts: 355
Registered: 2008-5-24 08:06:20
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This will fall perfectly into Blizzards plan. Diablo 3 will pick up most, if not all leavers of WoW.
I for one am waiting for D3.
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1/1/00 12:01am
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JzeroVN posted:
Bremen_Gaheris posted:
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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.
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But as Spooky and some others pointed out (I think before CATA even released) Blizzard will dial things back when enough people whine about the jump in "difficulty". We're reaching that point now and in a month or two it will be toned down to the point it isn't such a big change for the casuals. Too late for some but plenty will still be here or come back to try it after the changes.
Ok, just to clear this up, I am NOT decrying the downfall of WoW. I am not saying they are going to tank like OP is saying. I am just agreeing that they are going to sling off a lot of older players and even some new ones with their less than friendly "new" endgame scaling and setup. Just wish the LFD tool was more useful like it was in WOTLK. That was one of the reasons I kept playing as long as I did even when things were getting old before new expac release.
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Date Posted:
1/1/00 12:01am
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Cataclysm predicted to be the "WoW-killer" we've all been expecting |
huldu posted:
Considering i played WoW since launch i dont see why i wouldnt keep playing it. Currently there isnt much competition on the market. The feeling of a polished mmo like WoW, you just dont see it anywhere else.
Agreed, and I will definitely resubscribe as soon as they fix their 85 mechanics to be more PUG LFD friendly.
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kyrv Title: Lord Logicus
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Registered: 2002-1-31 13:09:58
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Date Posted:
1/1/00 12:01am
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Bremen_Gaheris posted:
JzeroVN posted:
Bremen_Gaheris posted:
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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.
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But as Spooky and some others pointed out (I think before CATA even released) Blizzard will dial things back when enough people whine about the jump in "difficulty". We're reaching that point now and in a month or two it will be toned down to the point it isn't such a big change for the casuals. Too late for some but plenty will still be here or come back to try it after the changes.
Ok, just to clear this up, I am NOT decrying the downfall of WoW. I am not saying they are going to tank like OP is saying. I am just agreeing that they are going to sling off a lot of older players and even some new ones with their less than friendly "new" endgame scaling and setup. Just wish the LFD tool was more useful like it was in WOTLK. That was one of the reasons I kept playing as long as I did even when things were getting old before new expac release.
I was there years ago, but I have to say, the amount of people (vets) kind of not satisfied less than three frickin' weeks after the expansion is pretty insane.
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st0rmie Posts: 108
Registered: 2005-4-20 00:33:25
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1/1/00 12:01am
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Cataclysm predicted to be the "WoW-killer" we've all been expecting |
Spookysheep posted:
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.
Actually, after seeing you post constantly on these boards for literally years, without ever showing any sign of ever having enjoyed anything about WoW, my reaction is not so much frothing at the mouth, as shaking my head in amused disbelief.
At some point, you're going to come to the conclusion that you spent maybe 5% of your entire life bitching about a game you don't like.
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Date Posted:
1/1/00 12:01am
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Cataclysm predicted to be the "WoW-killer" we've all been expecting |
st0rmie posted:
Spookysheep posted:
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.
Actually, after seeing you post constantly on these boards for literally years, without ever showing any sign of ever having enjoyed anything about WoW, my reaction is not so much frothing at the mouth, as shaking my head in amused disbelief.
At some point, you're going to come to the conclusion that you spent maybe 5% of your entire life bitching about a game you don't like.
And you read every one of them, wasting 5% of your life doing so?
/chuckle
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Date Posted:
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Fascinating use of "title" and "text". I'm not completely certain whether you knew what you were doing there, but I suspect you did.
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