Am I the only person who has never played WoW? - Page 4

Spud · #31 07-10-2011, 04:07 PM

I only played on a friend's account for a bit. But never bought it or registered an account.

I was just quitting EverQuest when Wow was coming out and I did not want to get hooked on another mmorpg. I was about to enter college and I knew i could not balance playing an mmorpg with my stoodyin and at the same time have a social life. I'm really happy with my decision.

Xaleban · #32 07-10-2011, 05:59 PM

Believe it or not upon release WoW was not "that bad" of a game. For me it was the first pvp mmo experience i ever had. I enjoyed having to maintain the pvp ranks. However it became so reptitive and by the first expansion i was cooked. Headed back to PoP [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Sethius · #33 07-10-2011, 08:44 PM

I've played WoW a lot over the past 5 years. I still enjoy EQ better for the most part, and in general EQ is more difficult because it doesn't try to make your life easy, it just throws you into the world and lets you figure it all out.

WoW, in my opnion, is fun when you are raiding. I have been a healer, a dps, and lately a main tank. The raid boss fights can sometimes be quite complicated and require a lot of cooperation as a group, a strong leader to keep things together, and are often tuned to allow only a few failures when you are appropiately geared for the fight (which you usually are, due to WoW's gear progression). Fighting a new boss and struggling to figure out the best way to overcome the encounter until you finally get all your eggs in the right basket can be quite fun in its own right.

On the other hand WoW leveling is monotonous. I can't stand leveling other characters anymore, the game truly hand holds you and its like walking through a hallway and just looking at all the pretty paintings. EQ has WoW beat a million times over on the leveling aspect.

PVP can be entertaining in WoW, for what it is worth, if you like group based competitive sports. It's sort of like a game of soccer with magic and swords. It has its moments, especially when you come to one of the enemy bases alone, and manage to take out the three players guarding by yourself.

Sure WoW has many flaws, but it certainly has some pleasure to offer. Even now in cataclysm, all these years later, it can still be fun and that is why it has lasted so long.

Deadmantis · #34 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 · #35 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 · #36 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.

SupaflyIRL · #37 07-11-2011, 12:24 PM

Death gripping mobs as a death knight tank is one of the coolest things in a MMO. Tanking in general is pretty awesome in WoW, very involved and requires a lot of situational skills and reaction time.

azeth · #38 07-11-2011, 01:35 PM

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Wow sucks...Vanguard on the other hand...oh what a game that was...wish they would make it F2P!

Vanguard is the best game I've ever played. The pre-order pre-live week til May really was EQ incarnate with modern graphics.. then they absolutely bailed on it for reasons I dont care to know.

Vohl · #39 07-11-2011, 02:01 PM

I've never played WoW, but I have friends that do. I'll probably give it a whirl one of these days. I have tried and enjoyed both DAoC and ShadowBane. DAoC had outstanding trade skills, the Thane class, and quests from the Lady of the Lake. ShadowBane had a very innovative character generation system. Neither game kept my attention through the higher levels.

Hailto · #40 07-11-2011, 02:10 PM

I've never played wow, except those times i played it, like OP.