Am I the only person who has never played WoW? - Page 3

PureLo · #1 07-10-2011, 02:39 AM

i haven't either

Shinster · #2 07-10-2011, 07:21 AM

I played with real life friends for years. I have way too many characters and I know I have 3 capped at 85 and 5 at 80 currently. I did the raiding thing, few heroic fights etc.. it was really a lot easier than what EQ was and currently is on this classic server.

TLDR: I played it. I enjoyed it while I played it. I like EQ better though, I feel more.. free and enjoy myself more when I play.

EDIT: Lore wise I like Warcraft as well, but I can say the same about EQ's lore.. or what of it I know. I like the story.

radxical · #3 07-10-2011, 07:52 AM

Tried to play WoW when my family made the switch, I think I played a day of it? And not even an hour of that day I believe...

I tried EQ 2 with a friend, she loved it, I didn't care for it.

I enjoyed Dark Age of Camelot, but still not as much as the original EQ.

I'm now trying RIFT, because the same friend I played EQ 2 with talked me into it. If it wasn't so damn laggy I'd probably be enjoying it a little more...but I hate games that walk me through every little thing and make you do quest after quest after quest. I like some difficulty...and EQ will forever be my favourite for that [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] (and for the community...)

nymphloa · #4 07-10-2011, 08:37 AM

Played the free week trial way back when I was kicking around EQ2...but had no appeal.
Played EQ1 from Kunark, until I found this server.

Peace.

Bardalicious · #5 07-10-2011, 11:33 AM

I sadly played WoW for awhile... I can tolerate the young playerbase, it's easy to ignore people and play the game. At least the population benefited from being relatively easy to level up.

My biggest problem was with end-game players having about 1/20th the skill level of that of an EQ Raider. I joined a guild on my 80 Paladin and subsequently started organizing and leading raids for them. Fortunately the core of the guild was strong enough that our 10 man downed LK, but aside from that I can tell you trying to lead those players was like pulling teeth.

People make fun of "standing in the fire" as a part of WoW mechanics and it's no joke, a large portion of those players can't seem to handle the concept of situational awareness at all. I.E. spam my 4 skill buttons and don't pay attention to fuck all else.

The game had some fun raids, some fun PVP, and leveling up was relatively enjoyable. Sadly it didn't outweigh the abundance of idiocy for me.

formallydickman · #6 07-10-2011, 01:10 PM

I love how 2/3 of the posts are, "I never played the game, except when I played it for a little while."

Deadmantis · #7 07-10-2011, 08:56 PM

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People make fun of "standing in the fire" as a part of WoW mechanics and it's no joke, a large portion of those players can't seem to handle the concept of situational awareness at all.

This drove me crazy. It got to the point as a healer I would just let people die because they could not move out of the purple shiny stuff, the black cloudy stuff, or the ever popular orange fire. Even after telling them in group chat and vent before each fight what was gonna happen.

I got to play with some very good WoW players, sadly they were constantly overshadowed by that large portion of bad ones.

Sethius · #8 07-10-2011, 10:16 PM

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I got to play with some very good WoW players, sadly they were constantly overshadowed by that large portion of bad ones.

In my WoW time I have been raid leader a lot, and I have led a lot of different people. I have also participated in raids as just a member as well.

One important thing I have learned is that if the raid leader is weak, strong players will still shine, but the weaker players will fail. If the raid leader is strong, even the weak will shine.

Deadmantis · #9 07-11-2011, 10:55 AM

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In my WoW time I have been raid leader a lot, and I have led a lot of different people. I have also participated in raids as just a member as well.

One important thing I have learned is that if the raid leader is weak, strong players will still shine, but the weaker players will fail. If the raid leader is strong, even the weak will shine.

I have seen some raid teams pull off some amazing feats against considerable odds because of strong leaders and strong players, even with weak players on board.

but I am not talking raids here, I am talking your run of the mill every day 5 man dungeon runs, be it regular or heroic, guild groups, pick up groups, you name it. Some people just have problems following orders, paying attention, or playing their character with a hint of intelligence. Those are the WoW players I grew tired of dealing with.

JenJen · #10 07-10-2011, 08:54 AM

i played it for a few months, and i thought it was pretty good (this was a long time ago mind you) so i cant say what its like currently. I liked the graphics, the quests were more fun than just camping one room for hours on end, i think the game world was a lot better and more interesting than EQ's too.
Now i think about it, i cant remember why i stopped playing, but i imagine it was probably the community around wow.