Starting WoW tonight chums

[Nune]

I'm Nune on 12x Vanilla, Feenix server obvs. That's where I've been lately send me a tell to play pals, pals

[r00t]

anyone play horde? might be rolling up some troll druids soon seein whos out there for real id n such. also dunno what server

[myriverse]

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

I feel this image adequately sums up the current state of WoW

A goblin, in a chair, on a triceratops.

So, you're saying it's awesome?

[Malice_Mizer]

The smoothness and colorfulness of WoW is unparalleled.

But it's impossible for me to truly entertain playing again. So few classes, so few play options now. It's like, you get to level 15 and then just random dungeon queue your way to level cap in less than a month of casual play. I remember how it used to be, running to new zones to check out the quests available, looking on WoW websites for the best places to level, exploring the world. Last time I was on, I went to the two barrens zones and they were virtually empty. Fucking remember Barrens Chat, the cesspool it once was? But it was a community, regardless. There used to be ~80 people in the Barrens at any given time, and now the world is just empty and people cluster in the towns because they just queue their way into everything and have no reason to leave or do anything else. It is so mind-numbingly automated and over-simplified now that it's impossible to enjoy. Every dungeon 1-80, you can do without having to say a single word to your group, and most of the time that's exactly what happens. No community.

Last time I played was some time after Pandaria came out, and every BG was like 80% monk. The Panda models annoy the living piss out of me.

[Swish]

If I was starting again I'd want it to be on a vanilla server, 1x XP, with a holier than holy set of GMs (who couldn't be corrupted), attracting 1000+ players, on an accurate timeline, to enjoy the game as it was in 2005.

Is that possible? Yes.
Will it happen? No [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

...but if someone builds it and gets it promoted, people will come.

[Tecmos Deception]

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

The smoothness and colorfulness of WoW is unparalleled.

But it's impossible for me to truly entertain playing again. So few classes, so few play options now. It's like, you get to level 15 and then just random dungeon queue your way to level cap in less than a month of casual play. I remember how it used to be, running to new zones to check out the quests available, looking on WoW websites for the best places to level, exploring the world. Last time I was on, I went to the two barrens zones and they were virtually empty. Fucking remember Barrens Chat, the cesspool it once was? But it was a community, regardless. There used to be ~80 people in the Barrens at any given time, and now the world is just empty and people cluster in the towns because they just queue their way into everything and have no reason to leave or do anything else. It is so mind-numbingly automated and over-simplified now that it's impossible to enjoy. Every dungeon 1-80, you can do without having to say a single word to your group, and most of the time that's exactly what happens. No community.

Last time I played was some time after Pandaria came out, and every BG was like 80% monk. The Panda models annoy the living piss out of me.

Zones aren't empty anymore, because most zones are "cross realm zones" now (every server on the battlegroup ends up in the zone together basically I think, so you end up with VERY full zones and tons of world pvp). Monks and pandas are the least popular class and race. No one forces you to mindlessly queue and faceroll dungeons while sitting in org/sw if you don't want to do it.

Community is what you make of it. Don't like the retards in general chat? Then turn off general chat, find some friends, join a guild of like-minded individuals, etc.

[EchoedTruth]

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

man if you're gonna do WoW do it right, hit up one of the vanilla servers.

i've got a horde druid on (i think) the feenix server, create there and we can group up naez. Druid+anything is an uber combo. go rogue or warrior for superfun.

^ this

Vanilla EMU (Emerald Dream server) is the way to go. Otherwise just stick to P99/EQLive/Buy FF XIV

[DOPE]

xxx

[Pitborn]

Molten wow is fairly solid but you will run into hackers from time to time.