Where did WoW go right?

[Atmas]

Originally Posted by square [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I was in a large raiding guild in WoW for a while, and often was in some of the top ranked 3v3 and 5v5 teams on the Blackrock server (aj/misc be mirin). If I was anti-social this wouldn't of been possible, seeing as how interaction and communication is truly key. I never said EQ sucks, or WoW sucks, it was a debate about complexity and feeling like you're truly playing, instead of watching a movie. There are too many people blinded by nostalgia, and they keep forgetting what forum we're on. I play on P1999 for god's sake. I obviously enjoy EQ. Why does it needed to be defended, and WoW need to be bashed? Especially in a POSITIVE thread.



Your bolded quote speaks for itself. I chuckled. I guess I just prefer challenges (some minor) over sitting on my ass waiting for hours.



It is/was more accessible. Everyone who seems to bash WoW has limited experience with it though, so they are bashing something they've barely experienced. I never enjoyed the leveling/questing in WoW myself, but I enjoyed the PVP/PVE end game, you know...the focus of the game. Everyone's debate is "oh my gosh its so easy to level in wow its casual and sucks". Please...

I did address item obtainment, I mentioned arenas vs battleground gear, guild raid vs raid finder, etc. I'd rather play a game for 2 hours and have a chance for items, than camp a spawn for 20 hours to have a chance at the item, once. If you don't agree, that's fine. The majority of people don't have 20 hours to spare.

I chuckled too. You are reading my post but I guess this is failure of the internet where you are deriving something not intended.

I do not like timesinks. I don't like getting carpal tunnel handing in 2g at a time to NPCs for faction. Me saying that EQ is more difficult because it has timesinks does not mean I think it is a better game because of it. I can tell you that a football field is 100 yards from end zone to end zone, it doesn't indicate if I have a preference for a particular team.

Me saying that you can level any class solo in WoW but not EQ does not mean I think it is automatically a better game. I do personally feel that a lot of people in WoW were more clueless about their class or social skills because of it at end game though.

I have always said I thought WoW was way more polished than EQ or any other MMO I have played when it was released.