Good post I agree with you 100%. Instead of a 1-time quality release it seems to be rushed, boring, not worth your time mini releases.
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So I have been back grinding hardcore on WoW. There is a trench coat for transmog I want, but man the grind to get it sucks. It takes over 10 hours of grinding to get.
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Darkfuse Lowdown Coat
This cosmetic blue goes in the "Chest" slot. It is sold by Sitch Lowdown. In the Cosmetic Items category. Added in World of Warcraft: The War Within.
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tried it again
way too much loot and the game is split in too many different directions. random places all over to go to, no solid continent to explore and build...
just thinkin back to wotlk still.. still feels like devs have way too much micro-management control over momentary crap and it feels like more of a waste because of it..
i just wanna paint the picture again though
wotlk was released, all the content was there to play with minimal patches or balance changes. the focus was on leveling and there was less to collect, although there were some nice rewards at the end game. the dungeons and raids were all planned out and scheduled. new releases like trial of the crusader and icecrown were way down the line, giving people tons of time to explore the dungeons and find loot. epic pieces were hard to get and really gave you an edge with each piece.
they purposely made it 'capless' and 'soloable' and an endless grind with literally no method of comparison between yourself and other players, completely watering down and diminishing whatever 'community' there was from the start. it has turned into a complete cash grab and i despise everything about it, feels soulless
i did like it for a time though and i am still grateful for that... but i really can't carry that into some kind of empty respect for something i don't like now. just can't pretend i guess. that's part of the hard part of life i think... people make decisions that benefit themselves mostly and this is just another example of that, especially over the long term
more pets, more loot, and more patches all randomly delivered in a willy nilly sense was never a good method of delivering 'content'. content is meant to be unraveled slowly and methodically... that's where the artwork and a good story comes from. discovering new angles and characters which are interwoven throughout a slowly developed plot. that really did exist in wotlk. i remember being excited just to figure out who the freaking taunka were... that idea to me is still the best in online gaming, and the arena they created is what actually made players attempt to make the rest of the game fun: you can really tell and feel when a person is or isn't excited or having a great time.
wotlk was the best because it was a continent on azeroth. all of the new content unfolds there. and it's a place where you aren't made to wander over repeated areas which are established for leveling. the whole PROGRAM of the game was written towards exposing the "content" or expansion. not just hemmed on as an afterthought. i'm sure they know about it though... it just milks people who are already into the game to give them more time or something, but i still don't see why they would ever make getting new loot so NOT rewarding. getting an epic helm now feels like buying a can of soda at the store. i could go on and on man i'm really just imagining running around sholazar basin, hiding and pvping or finishing quests, making food and coming back for more. queuing for wintergrasp and doing violet hold on heroic all the time. i didn't even complete ulduar but i still did naxx when it was new
i just really enjoyed the atmosphere, the balance of classes and abilities, and the true purpose of epic upgrades; a level of power you could actually feel in combat. it just can't be made that way again if they keep tweaking it so much and trying to add so many different avenues or directions. it has to be "linear" but distinct you know? not just teleporting all over the damn world. i just really can't explain just how weak and betrayed i feel (because of the amount of fun i had) but at the same time i'm also detached from it because i know it could be worse, you know?
give mea friggin break \/
i also really gotta say at this point that i think LFR killed the game as well as the "loot tricks" game
way too much loot and the game is split in too many different directions. random places all over to go to, no solid continent to explore and build...
just thinkin back to wotlk still.. still feels like devs have way too much micro-management control over momentary crap and it feels like more of a waste because of it..
i just wanna paint the picture again though
wotlk was released, all the content was there to play with minimal patches or balance changes. the focus was on leveling and there was less to collect, although there were some nice rewards at the end game. the dungeons and raids were all planned out and scheduled. new releases like trial of the crusader and icecrown were way down the line, giving people tons of time to explore the dungeons and find loot. epic pieces were hard to get and really gave you an edge with each piece.
they purposely made it 'capless' and 'soloable' and an endless grind with literally no method of comparison between yourself and other players, completely watering down and diminishing whatever 'community' there was from the start. it has turned into a complete cash grab and i despise everything about it, feels soulless
i did like it for a time though and i am still grateful for that... but i really can't carry that into some kind of empty respect for something i don't like now. just can't pretend i guess. that's part of the hard part of life i think... people make decisions that benefit themselves mostly and this is just another example of that, especially over the long term
more pets, more loot, and more patches all randomly delivered in a willy nilly sense was never a good method of delivering 'content'. content is meant to be unraveled slowly and methodically... that's where the artwork and a good story comes from. discovering new angles and characters which are interwoven throughout a slowly developed plot. that really did exist in wotlk. i remember being excited just to figure out who the freaking taunka were... that idea to me is still the best in online gaming, and the arena they created is what actually made players attempt to make the rest of the game fun: you can really tell and feel when a person is or isn't excited or having a great time.
wotlk was the best because it was a continent on azeroth. all of the new content unfolds there. and it's a place where you aren't made to wander over repeated areas which are established for leveling. the whole PROGRAM of the game was written towards exposing the "content" or expansion. not just hemmed on as an afterthought. i'm sure they know about it though... it just milks people who are already into the game to give them more time or something, but i still don't see why they would ever make getting new loot so NOT rewarding. getting an epic helm now feels like buying a can of soda at the store. i could go on and on man i'm really just imagining running around sholazar basin, hiding and pvping or finishing quests, making food and coming back for more. queuing for wintergrasp and doing violet hold on heroic all the time. i didn't even complete ulduar but i still did naxx when it was new
i just really enjoyed the atmosphere, the balance of classes and abilities, and the true purpose of epic upgrades; a level of power you could actually feel in combat. it just can't be made that way again if they keep tweaking it so much and trying to add so many different avenues or directions. it has to be "linear" but distinct you know? not just teleporting all over the damn world. i just really can't explain just how weak and betrayed i feel (because of the amount of fun i had) but at the same time i'm also detached from it because i know it could be worse, you know?
give mea friggin break \/
i also really gotta say at this point that i think LFR killed the game as well as the "loot tricks" game
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I think you just have to forget the old WoW it will never be the same again. Then focus on just one class and one spec and focus on it. Try not to do to much I was trying to carry two toons and it was too much. I just do one now and it’s not so stressful.
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they shoulda kept updating heroes of the storm... still so much that could be done with it
nerd rant
they treated both the tauren and blood elf like they were stupid puppets... they simply didn't utilize them enough throughout the expansions.. i mean just in a larger, story-driven sense. they did mini stories with minor characters, but as far as using the strengths and characteristics of each race, they let that all slide. after BC/wotlk, there is no way that the blood elves would have remained in their place, serving the horde. how passive and tame the blood elves were all along was completely contradictory to their race. even them breaking off didn't make sense. they usurped power by drinking from the well of eternity; they're not gonna just hang out for generations under thrall and sylvannas's rule, even after the destruction of the sunwell. same goes with the tauren. the whole "both sides getting along because horde and alliance exist" is what really cheapened the plot in general, and they tried to push the race unlocks as a side-quest
again, i get that some blood elves became void elves. i'm just saying in general, they could have used each race to create an entirely different expansion of characters and side plots, instead of mini-content to release new races. that's their choice though i guess
chewbacca was a wookiee, wookiees are from kashyyyk. that does not make sense. if chewbacca was a wookiee you must acquit!
in my "world of warcraft" i would go back to wotlk after the fall of the lich king... everyone returns to azeroth from fighting the scourge and that's when the blood elves and tauren would have taken entirely different paths. i would have had the tauren timetravel/warp out of azeroth to live with the taunka in draenor and i would have had the blood elves rise up as a super race to fight against, not just the burning crusade and sunwell demon battle thing. to me, they should have grown even more in power & been the ones to challenge both the alliance and thrall in orgrimmar.
to offset that balance, i would have races like quillboar and centaur join the horde, but i would have had the nightelf break off from the alliance to do it. perhaps in kalimdor (ashenvale) there becomes a partnership between night elf and orc and then new races gain earth power like i said.. just spitballing here
dwarves, humans, and night elves don't belong together...
found this pic online
btw, just unlocked this. gonna build a zandalari warrior now
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here u go about the well:
^^ that's what i mean. they're fighting trolls for thousands of years (possibly) and they just join the horde and live in a tiny city? i think not. ridiculous under-utilization
here's more about what I mean:
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maybe just more from the blood knights... but it just seems odd that they, after getting "fixed" from the sunwell, decide to be subservient members of the horde. to me, they would have been led astray again (not just as void elves) but probably would have decided to leave the alliance and the horde altogether, or made some kind of 3rd partnership. them just taking a backseat after all of that was weird to me though but perhaps they will be more prominent in future expansions, but it seems like there should have been more of a plot involving xal'atath in dornogal, what with the void energies being such a large part of what's going on.
i know it is what it is, but again, i would have had the blood elves remain strong enough to fight after the sunwell's destruction. they would have brokered a deal early on and been more wise about it I guess. the void elves plot hasn't really been established though so there's still hope, but elves in general are supposed to be super smart, ingenious, and willing to do anything to not only survive, but have power.
I don't like scenes throughout the game where lor'thermar or other blood elf leaders are just willingly helping sylvanas or the horde along. Just now I was watching them help bring in the zandalari into the horde. It just felt weird as heck, the horde should have been shattered during both thrall and garrosh's falls... doesn't seem like there should have been a horde left, but that's how they explain being strengthened by other races. I just don't feel like it fits the "character" of the game to have "horde leaders" helping one another. It seems like there should have been more battles within the horde against one another.
not really angry or upset or anything.. just ranting about lore. you are right, game can still be fun if you accept it won't be the same
they treated both the tauren and blood elf like they were stupid puppets... they simply didn't utilize them enough throughout the expansions.. i mean just in a larger, story-driven sense. they did mini stories with minor characters, but as far as using the strengths and characteristics of each race, they let that all slide. after BC/wotlk, there is no way that the blood elves would have remained in their place, serving the horde. how passive and tame the blood elves were all along was completely contradictory to their race. even them breaking off didn't make sense. they usurped power by drinking from the well of eternity; they're not gonna just hang out for generations under thrall and sylvannas's rule, even after the destruction of the sunwell. same goes with the tauren. the whole "both sides getting along because horde and alliance exist" is what really cheapened the plot in general, and they tried to push the race unlocks as a side-quest
again, i get that some blood elves became void elves. i'm just saying in general, they could have used each race to create an entirely different expansion of characters and side plots, instead of mini-content to release new races. that's their choice though i guess
chewbacca was a wookiee, wookiees are from kashyyyk. that does not make sense. if chewbacca was a wookiee you must acquit!
in my "world of warcraft" i would go back to wotlk after the fall of the lich king... everyone returns to azeroth from fighting the scourge and that's when the blood elves and tauren would have taken entirely different paths. i would have had the tauren timetravel/warp out of azeroth to live with the taunka in draenor and i would have had the blood elves rise up as a super race to fight against, not just the burning crusade and sunwell demon battle thing. to me, they should have grown even more in power & been the ones to challenge both the alliance and thrall in orgrimmar.
to offset that balance, i would have races like quillboar and centaur join the horde, but i would have had the nightelf break off from the alliance to do it. perhaps in kalimdor (ashenvale) there becomes a partnership between night elf and orc and then new races gain earth power like i said.. just spitballing here
dwarves, humans, and night elves don't belong together...
found this pic online
btw, just unlocked this. gonna build a zandalari warrior now
\here u go about the well:
^^ that's what i mean. they're fighting trolls for thousands of years (possibly) and they just join the horde and live in a tiny city? i think not. ridiculous under-utilization
here's more about what I mean:
Sunwell
The Sunwell is a fount of mystical power located in the Sunwell Plateau on the Isle of Quel'Danas. While its waters, holy to the high elves, were originally pure arcane power, it has since been restored as a fount of both arcane and Light energy. The Sunwell was originally created when the...
maybe just more from the blood knights... but it just seems odd that they, after getting "fixed" from the sunwell, decide to be subservient members of the horde. to me, they would have been led astray again (not just as void elves) but probably would have decided to leave the alliance and the horde altogether, or made some kind of 3rd partnership. them just taking a backseat after all of that was weird to me though but perhaps they will be more prominent in future expansions, but it seems like there should have been more of a plot involving xal'atath in dornogal, what with the void energies being such a large part of what's going on.
i know it is what it is, but again, i would have had the blood elves remain strong enough to fight after the sunwell's destruction. they would have brokered a deal early on and been more wise about it I guess. the void elves plot hasn't really been established though so there's still hope, but elves in general are supposed to be super smart, ingenious, and willing to do anything to not only survive, but have power.
I don't like scenes throughout the game where lor'thermar or other blood elf leaders are just willingly helping sylvanas or the horde along. Just now I was watching them help bring in the zandalari into the horde. It just felt weird as heck, the horde should have been shattered during both thrall and garrosh's falls... doesn't seem like there should have been a horde left, but that's how they explain being strengthened by other races. I just don't feel like it fits the "character" of the game to have "horde leaders" helping one another. It seems like there should have been more battles within the horde against one another.
not really angry or upset or anything.. just ranting about lore. you are right, game can still be fun if you accept it won't be the same
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This is the last week for the extra chance at mounts, tonight I got
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I have been waiting for this and running it for sometime, pretty stoked!
Ny'alotha Allseer
A mount collection item. It is looted and sold on the Black Market. In the Mount Items category. Added in World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth.
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I have been waiting for this and running it for sometime, pretty stoked!
Man I ground this one out tonight before next week, but got it.
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OC91 Chariot
A mount collection item. It is an achievement reward. In the Mount Items category. Added in World of Warcraft: The War Within. Always up to date.
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Got it day one son!Earn the Topsy Turvy Joker’s Mask for World of Warcraft by watching your favorite Twitch streamers
To celebrate the release of patch 11.2.7 there's a new Twitch Drop to earn in World of Warcraft: the Topsy Turvy Joker’s Mask! This old god-inspired mask i
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