tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7801344413612447717.post555090101996639963..comments2024-01-18T16:20:09.743+01:00Comments on Nils' Blog: Why I quit WoWNilshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06468755466492675831noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7801344413612447717.post-33045656241247396762011-10-25T08:41:10.835+02:002011-10-25T08:41:10.835+02:00Hordemaster, I was more thinking about the romanti...Hordemaster, I was more thinking about the romantic teenage content. But then we really don't have to argue about that. I am quite willing to accept that Buffy is for grown-ups :)Nilshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06468755466492675831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7801344413612447717.post-78318648719421467262011-10-25T02:08:21.359+02:002011-10-25T02:08:21.359+02:00I was with you until you mentioned Buffy, how is B...I was with you until you mentioned Buffy, how is Buffy childish? It does have elements of fantasy and mirth, but the program tackled brilliant subject matter. OK so monsters, but that doesn't necessarily equate to childishnesshordemasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01195811608257385232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7801344413612447717.post-69817201153149140452011-10-23T13:04:27.990+02:002011-10-23T13:04:27.990+02:00Expansion announcements failed to excite me for fi...Expansion announcements failed to excite me for first time, and talent changes show me either lack of understanding OR complete melee (and pvp) rework.<br /><br />Still, i signed up for 1y plan. Because i fully intended to buy and play Diablo III to the max, and already had ~5m left on previous 6m renewal, so it comes out around 10-20 euro for half year of WoW... which, while getting less fun overall, is still fun enough to be worth that price.Shalckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04929708411856414654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7801344413612447717.post-69700715302740175892011-10-23T11:24:15.348+02:002011-10-23T11:24:15.348+02:00Very good point Vinnz. The reason is a spike of em...Very good point Vinnz. The reason is a spike of emotions upon realizing that it is not a joke. This is (obviously) a rage-quit and like all rage-quits it happens quite spontanously.<br /><br />I might still have gotten some enjoyment out of that lvl 40 rogue. But knowing the direction that Blizzard is about to go just cleared up any illusions I might have had. I could ignore an entire zone dedicated to Indiana Jones. But next year the entire expansion will be pop references - or feel like that.<br /><br />Moreover, many of those design decisions, like revemping talents once again or speed runs with normalized gear are just so not appealing to me.. <br /><br />This is not a company that I want to give my money. I do have a personal antipathy towards Blizzard since last Friday, because they took one of my favourite games and turned it into a joke. Last Friday an emotional line way crossed.Nilshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06468755466492675831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7801344413612447717.post-43276348227166467852011-10-23T11:17:25.233+02:002011-10-23T11:17:25.233+02:00TBH, moonkin look way more ridiculous to me than p...TBH, moonkin look way more ridiculous to me than pandas ever could. (And yes, I have one.)<br /><br />"Actually, I am not so certain this is going to be any success in Asia. If an Asian MMO introduced some expansion about King Arthur, would you want to play that?"<br /><br />Small sample size is small sample size, but my Asian friends and I (also Asian) look forward to the expac with interest and fully intend to play.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11843062542895250475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7801344413612447717.post-33018537720990743092011-10-23T11:15:53.837+02:002011-10-23T11:15:53.837+02:00I am not sure that I understand why you quit wow n...I am not sure that I understand why you quit wow <i>now</i>.<br />According to your posts along the previous weeks, you were satisfied enough with some parts of the game to resubscribe.<br /><br />I understand that you do not want to play the Pandaria expansion.<br /><br />Are you quitting what you enjoy today because you will not enjoy what will be online in one or two years?Vinnzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04421300519048168449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7801344413612447717.post-57893359169805329812011-10-23T11:10:52.615+02:002011-10-23T11:10:52.615+02:00Tesh, I played Rift when it came out earlier this ...Tesh, I played Rift when it came out earlier this year and the endgame is even worse that WoW's. I made a few posts about it I think. For example, the essential macroing (Oh, also wanted to do a WoW post on that..)<br /><br />But the leveling game was a bit better, because you could actually die every now and then and the landscapes where more interesting.Nilshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06468755466492675831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7801344413612447717.post-26902199214900738012011-10-23T10:57:34.817+02:002011-10-23T10:57:34.817+02:00No worries Helistar, I won't post about a game...No worries Helistar, I won't post about a game I haven't played for more than two months or so. Until then I guess I'm still knowledgeable enough to post.<br /><br />If Blizzard had made an expansion where I had had to sit in a city full of werewolves with pink robes and do dungeons full of werewolves in pink robes and do quests for werewolves in pink robes, I had quit, too. Do you get the point ?Nilshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06468755466492675831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7801344413612447717.post-47433236565790512592011-10-23T10:50:02.098+02:002011-10-23T10:50:02.098+02:00@Nils: do also us a favor and stop posting about W...@Nils: do also us a favor and stop posting about WoW. Otherwise you'll end up in the list of blog writers/WoW haters who spend their time talking about a game they don't play (and know almost nothing about).<br /><br />But it still sounds ridiculous to hear you complaining about simulation and immersion in a world which already had Werewolves in pink robes riding rockets together with goblins.Helistarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01435861741164342377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7801344413612447717.post-61234692985498836862011-10-23T03:40:06.497+02:002011-10-23T03:40:06.497+02:00I've heard good about RIFT... but the guys at ...I've heard good about RIFT... but the guys at the office that were fired up about it six months ago gave up on it pretty quickly. It's one I keep meaning to try out, too, but haven't made the time for it. Maybe if I can get it for $5 (with the 30 days) I'll jump in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7801344413612447717.post-20562796453272360612011-10-23T02:19:29.701+02:002011-10-23T02:19:29.701+02:00Hahah, oh god do I get pleasure reading the blogos...Hahah, oh god do I get pleasure reading the blogosphere this weekend.<br /><br />If you read the Q&A, one of the things that pops up is the "lack of resources" argument whenever players come up with some legit concerns about the gameplay of WoW.<br /><br />Yet, things like the vanity pet combat system are being developed as a priority. The reasons are very obvious, especially with the existing pet store, etc.<br /><br />Everything else in the presentation was also very vague and haphazardly put together.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7801344413612447717.post-34649216741370087052011-10-23T02:09:38.846+02:002011-10-23T02:09:38.846+02:00I can understand about Blizzcon. This is honestly...I can understand about Blizzcon. This is honestly the first WoW expansion they've announced that has done absolutely nothing to get me excited to resub. <br /><br />It's old, it's tired, Blizzard has alienated their core fans so many times they don't even know who their customers are anymore, and it's really, really obvious to everyone at this point that WoW just isn't a big priority for Blizzard anymore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com