Date Posted:1/1/00 12:01amSubject:
Cataclysm predicted to be the "WoW-killer" we've all been expecting
kyrv posted: 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.
Cataclysm Expansion is like chinese take-out? 3 weeks later you're hungry for more?
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Date Posted:1/1/00 12:01amSubject:
Cataclysm predicted to be the "WoW-killer" we've all been expecting
Bremen_Gaheris posted:
_Taebo_ posted: I have never really wanted to walk away from this game before, but after I hit 85, ran a few dungeons and just sat around in SW, I felt like that was it for me. I had no desire to bring 3 other 80's through the Cataclysm zones again. Zero re-playability and limited choices due to the on-rails game-play that's even more on rails than it ever was. It does feel like a regular patch and just an extension, not an expansion. I wonder if it's due to Kaplan not being involved as he was from launch until WotLK.
It's just so weird to me, it's like someone flipped a switch and I feel no desire for the game any longer. My buddy felt the same way and we are just baffled what happened. We were die hards. We both cancelled and don't miss it at all.
I felt EXACTLY the same Taebo as soon as I hit 85 on my Priest and realized how badly they gimped up healing. I quit already, account is up on the 26th and I haven't logged into game in over a week. Just absolutely 0 interest which is surreal since I just paid out all that money for the expac and was so excited for Cata to release.
oh no. you cant just spam circle of healing anymore during instances and win. i cant spam wild growth while jumping in circles anymore and occasionally check my email mid pull
man, healing sure is HARD!!! let me tell you!
but no really.. If you can't keep up in heroics as a healer now, you are just terrible
they gimped healing, sure, but they also made it BETTER for those who can conserve their mana well and use their heals efficiently
Date Posted:1/1/00 12:01amSubject:
Cataclysm predicted to be the "WoW-killer" we've all been expecting
i dunno if WoW will take a hit or not, but i think maybe this expansion is the display that they put WoW on cruise control. in other words we can't expect any new game dynamics.
i tried awhile longer on my 85 to find something fun to do but i still couldn't. so i spent my justice points and honor points on heirlooms (thats right...bought my first heirlooms ever this late after they came out) and am going to give WoW one last shot on a new worgen druid. i am NOT an alt person usually, so this will be a true test of whether or not its time to quit the game.
on another note it felt good to spent my points on heirlooms, since they will last such a long time. whenever i buy regular gear with points i feel a little frustrated since i know that after a few weeks it will be worthless.
Date Posted:1/1/00 12:01amSubject:
Cataclysm predicted to be the "WoW-killer" we've all been expecting
My main hit 84 today. Leveling does seem to go by awfully fast, and I have really only played on the weekends. Haven't done a single instance either. After all the complaints, I am not looking forward to Heroics, especially since I am currently unguilded. I play with a couple of ex guildies which is certainly more than adequate for leveling, rep grinding, etc. I suppose I will get in a guild and give heroics, and eventually raiding a go again. But yeah, I'm a bit underwhelmed.
Having said all that, I left WoW well before WotLK released and came back about a month before Cata launched. During my WoW hiatus I played at least 5 different MMOs, and look where I ended up. Yup. WoW.
I will level a new alt to see all the new 1-60 content, but I'm not sure how long it will hold my interest. What's my point here? Well....I don't think it's entirely WoW's (or any other MMO's) fault that I am bored. We gamers play these games an awful lot, and sooner or later, we become jaded and it's very difficult for any game to hold our interest. Blizzard most certainly realizes this, and as others have surmised, maybe they are "turning over" the player base.
Oh well, Spring is only three months away, maybe I'll give that "outdoors" game a spin for a while .
Date Posted:1/1/00 12:01amSubject:
Cataclysm predicted to be the "WoW-killer" we've all been expecting
TL;DR = cata smells funny. I'm bored. QQ.
I don't have a problem with increased difficulty. What I have a problem with is gratuitous flogging for the sake of flogging. Sometimes you just want to go beat up some pixels after a long day at work. Hard isn't the same thing as exciting/interesting.
Regarding quests, what bugs me about this expansion is the "herding" feel of the quest lines. Kill 5 of those. Oops, you made them mad, now go get me 20 of their eyes. Cool, now go pick up the weapons they dropped. OK, now that really _really_ made them mad so you now have to go back and kill a few of the named guys there. OK, thanks, but you've now pissed off their leader and you need to go back and kill it/them. Rinse, repeat, ad nauseum. It was somewhat that way in BC but you had the option to skip around a bit. In LK, it just got more rote and more "pipelined" and predictable. Cata is just more of the same with so many collection quests that it has effectively killed my alt-itis. It might grow on me but I haven't logged in since Monday, and that was to check AH stuff, and in spite of being off on vacation and having no other obligations this week or next.
/shrug
It isn't a bad game, and I'm sure it's exciting for newer folks playing through the content the first time but it's getting damned boring these days for me.
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Date Posted:1/1/00 12:01amSubject:
Cataclysm predicted to be the "WoW-killer" we've all been expecting
_Kewk_ posted:
The_Korrigan posted: A few bored trolls on the VN boards say they may eventually cancel their accounts. The game is obviously doomed.
The funny thing about that is years after their accounts have been canceled they will still be posting on wow forums... >_<
Oh, no worries, they will be here until WoW closes its servers, may it be in 5, 10 or 15 years, just to say "told you so! It's been 20 years I'm telling you WoW was doomed, and I WAS RIGHT!". They whole life is focused on that moment. Until then, they will just post more crap and some childish insults to make themself feel better... and we can keep on laughing at their pathetic behavior.
Merry xmas and happy new year, kindergarten heroes
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Date Posted:1/1/00 12:01amSubject:
Cataclysm predicted to be the "WoW-killer" we've all been expecting
The_Korrigan posted: I am the perfect example of a kindergarten hero
People complain, you say "speak with your wallet"...
People say they are not resubbing, you call them "doomsayer trolls"...
People say they don't like healing reduced to one button, one spell, every time, all the time, and you jump right in with the name calling.
Korrigan, you are the most pathetic poster on these boards, but I find it highly entertaining to watch you make such a fool of yourself day in and day out.
Don't ever change.
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Date Posted:1/1/00 12:01amSubject:
Cataclysm predicted to be the "WoW-killer" we've all been expecting
GutterSludge posted: No, you!
Oh, come on, big boy, you can do better.
If you start to be as boring as your apprentice troll friend minionx-dw, you're gonna be fired from the kindergarten elite and join him with the rejects in the dark corner of the courtyard.
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Date Posted:1/1/00 12:01amSubject:
Cataclysm predicted to be the "WoW-killer" we've all been expecting
-Kurasis- posted:
Bremen_Gaheris posted: I felt EXACTLY the same Taebo as soon as I hit 85 on my Priest and realized how badly they gimped up healing. I quit already, account is up on the 26th and I haven't logged into game in over a week. Just absolutely 0 interest which is surreal since I just paid out all that money for the expac and was so excited for Cata to release.
oh no. you cant just spam circle of healing anymore during instances and win. i cant spam wild growth while jumping in circles anymore and occasionally check my email mid pull
man, healing sure is HARD!!! let me tell you!
but no really.. If you can't keep up in heroics as a healer now, you are just terrible
they gimped healing, sure, but they also made it BETTER for those who can conserve their mana well and use their heals efficiently
You know, I have a theory about the board warriors on the OF and here. You know, the ones saying that healing is fine, healing is more "challenging" now, and that they are fine and awesome players and everyone who has a problem with it are "bads", "scrubs", and "Wrath babies".
You see, my theory is, the ones who love the new healing model of spam base Heal/Nourish/Holy Light/Healing Wave 80% of the time to not go out of mana are the same ones that sucked in all the LFD groups I did in WOTLK. You know, the "healers" that spammed just one spell and still let people die cause they refused to use any of their tools and play well.
Now, these guys are so happy that their chosen fail playstyle in WOTLK is now par for the course in Cata. How pathetic? I used FAR more spells and more often in WOTLK and was an awesome PUG healer. I had a lot of fun. Now? Not so much. Good luck "Wrath Baby" with your new "challenging" Cata healing model.
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Date Posted:1/1/00 12:01amSubject:
Cataclysm predicted to be the "WoW-killer" we've all been expecting
The_Korrigan posted:
_Kewk_ posted:
The_Korrigan posted: A few bored trolls on the VN boards say they may eventually cancel their accounts. The game is obviously doomed.
The funny thing about that is years after their accounts have been canceled they will still be posting on wow forums... >_<
Oh, no worries, they will be here until WoW closes its servers, may it be in 5, 10 or 15 years, just to say "told you so! It's been 20 years I'm telling you WoW was doomed, and I WAS RIGHT!". They whole life is focused on that moment. Until then, they will just post more crap and some childish insults to make themself feel better... and we can keep on laughing at their pathetic behavior.
Merry xmas and happy new year, kindergarten heroes
I apologize if my posting that I am unhappy with the new changes and am not resubbing until they fix their high level healing model makes you uncomfortable Korrigan. I am serious about it and none of my posts are hasty and/or kneejerk. I am just really dissatisfied, and apparently so are a lot of others, with the direction they are heading. I am quitting cause 1. I am not having fun. 2. I am not having fun. 3. I have to exercise the only way to truly show Blizzard you have a problem with the direction their game is going.
Don't worry, I am not decrying the downfall of WoW. And me quitting is not going to stop the servers cold and cause them to shut down the game. You can relax. Also, no need to keep up with Minion in the trolling department. It's Christmas, have a great weekend Korrigan and everyone!
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and noone is actually getting hurt which takes away the guilt of watching.
ea I Ucmed for 12 days straight.."