Any WoW players here? Classic WoW has sucked me in a few times, so with my current self-employment endeavours I have to be very careful about starting it. But I think I'll try it with strict game...
Any WoW players here? Classic WoW has sucked me in a few times, so with my current self-employment endeavours I have to be very careful about starting it. But I think I'll try it with strict game time limitations.
Not interested. I've been playing on private servers for a decade or more now and they're just a better experience overall. Actual GMs, less toxicity, less sweaty players, no bots, no pressure....
Not interested.
I've been playing on private servers for a decade or more now and they're just a better experience overall. Actual GMs, less toxicity, less sweaty players, no bots, no pressure.
I'm not sore about Turtle WoW, I knew it was only a matter of time from the day I started on it, but it was better than the micro transaction laden, pay to win slop that WoW has been for ages now.
Not to convince you otherwise, but you might to at least keep an eye on Forever. The devs have said no MTX or WoW token. Who knows if that will last, but that's the line so far. The only thing for...
Not to convince you otherwise, but you might to at least keep an eye on Forever. The devs have said no MTX or WoW token. Who knows if that will last, but that's the line so far.
The only thing for sale so far is the new blue elves, but that's not that dissimilar from buying an xpac. Cheaper too. Much cheaper if you have no interest in them.
There'll be a sweaty playerbase, but there's also an RP realm which will probably be a lot more chill.
I am skeptical of what Microsoft-Blizzard says. I feel that they have a history of this kind of thing. My interest is piqued; I've been playing WoW off and on for 22 years now via legitimate and...
I am skeptical of what Microsoft-Blizzard says. I feel that they have a history of this kind of thing.
My interest is piqued; I've been playing WoW off and on for 22 years now via legitimate and illegitimate means and I still want to play it; it's just I've had much better experiences on private servers in the last ten years than anything Blizz has done.
Which is totally fair enough, and who knows what things will look like during actual implementation. I played TWoW and am now on ChromieCraft and then also my own private server (that Blizz can't...
Which is totally fair enough, and who knows what things will look like during actual implementation. I played TWoW and am now on ChromieCraft and then also my own private server (that Blizz can't ever take away from me).
That said, Forever is hitting all the items that are important to me. Like a thousand new low level quests, option for standard or enhances graphics, options for transmog or to turn it off (which I will because I want to see the clown suits). The camping, which they obviously stole from TWoW, is a great way for players to bond. The devs have so far held the line on shared tagging, and how players should talk and group up instead.
And blue elf controversy aside, being able to pay just the sub and nothing else is a good value even by the standards of 2008.
Completely ready to eat my words on November, of course! But I think at the very least you should read the features and stuff, because it's probably right up your alley (if they don't change their mind and then add the damn token again).
My friends have been all excited about it for the past day or so and been sending me stuff, as I'm the resident WoWhead. They ended up buying it, but I've just joined the opt in to see if I can...
My friends have been all excited about it for the past day or so and been sending me stuff, as I'm the resident WoWhead.
They ended up buying it, but I've just joined the opt in to see if I can try out the beta with them. I am a patient man and my lack of trust in Blizzard and Microsoft doesn't have me chomping at the bit to throw money at them and beta their product.
We'll see. I remain skeptical and I'll keep playing other games until the opportunity comes along to try it with minimal investment.
Yeah, there's no way I'm buying access to a beta. I'm perfectly happy to wait. That said, I'll admit I'm excited. So far, it looks really good. I'm particularly keen on seeing of they take the...
Yeah, there's no way I'm buying access to a beta. I'm perfectly happy to wait. That said, I'll admit I'm excited. So far, it looks really good. I'm particularly keen on seeing of they take the story somewhere else. Already Dalaran is going to open while still in its original location, so that's already a huge change.
To both of you w.r.t. beta access, if you're in Australia there is a promotion with McDonalds which gives beta access. I asked an Australian friend and he hooked me up, which was pretty much free...
To both of you w.r.t. beta access, if you're in Australia there is a promotion with McDonalds which gives beta access. I asked an Australian friend and he hooked me up, which was pretty much free as a lot of people have points in the app they will never use otherwise.
The last few years I've been playing in so many pServers that I'm used to a character being very far from permanent, so this beta is just a different pServer for me, hehe.
The last few years I've been playing in so many pServers that I'm used to a character being very far from permanent, so this beta is just a different pServer for me, hehe.
It's a key from the MyMaccas app which costs 1000 points. From what I know that's 10$ AUS, so you can just give your friend some money, they can buy something (maybe not even for themselves),...
It's a key from the MyMaccas app which costs 1000 points. From what I know that's 10$ AUS, so you can just give your friend some money, they can buy something (maybe not even for themselves), redeem the points and send you the code.
Tokens only made an existing problem worse, which is botting and gold selling. Other than the occasional rather ineffectual ban wave Blizzard has done very little to stymie the gold selling. If...
Tokens only made an existing problem worse, which is botting and gold selling. Other than the occasional rather ineffectual ban wave Blizzard has done very little to stymie the gold selling.
If Blizzard doesn't change their approach to Forever it'll go the same route.
Incredibly, it seems to be ticking every item on my wishlist. Blue elves are a bit silly, as Blizzard seems almost morally opposed to giving the Alliance their high elves, but aside from that, it...
Incredibly, it seems to be ticking every item on my wishlist. Blue elves are a bit silly, as Blizzard seems almost morally opposed to giving the Alliance their high elves, but aside from that, it seems to be everything I could've wanted.
I haven't played in a while*, but I've been trying to scratch that first WOW impression itch for a long time. I wonder if this will scratch it? * - I did actually play Mists of Pandaria but...
I haven't played in a while*, but I've been trying to scratch that first WOW impression itch for a long time. I wonder if this will scratch it?
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* - I did actually play Mists of Pandaria but realised the levelling "experience" was not really there to be played since you were practically invunerable and it really only existed to get you to end game content as fast as possible.... which I didn't have the time or social battery to dedicate to so I gave it a miss again.
Looking forward to giving this one a go. I have an on and off relationship with WoW from Draenor and onwards, but I’ve never given Classic a try. I have not dug too much into its details but I...
Looking forward to giving this one a go. I have an on and off relationship with WoW from Draenor and onwards, but I’ve never given Classic a try. I have not dug too much into its details but I hope it will be suitable for those who can only dedicate a certain amount of time to it.
I'm not sure I understand how they're planning to keep it alive and active any longer than their usual runs of Classic. Since the level cap is forever locked at 60, is the plan to just keep...
I'm not sure I understand how they're planning to keep it alive and active any longer than their usual runs of Classic. Since the level cap is forever locked at 60, is the plan to just keep releasing new dungeons and raids that give marginally better gear, or even the same level of gear? Will they keep releasing new zones until the map is as cluttered as in Retail, but somehow manage to have them all stay concurrently relevant forever instead of being allowed to move on from them like when a Retail expansion ends?
To answer the gear question, the plan is horizontal progression. Gear that might be better for certain scenarios, but not a straight upgrade. The way OSRS does it, and even GW2. Can it work? I'm...
To answer the gear question, the plan is horizontal progression. Gear that might be better for certain scenarios, but not a straight upgrade. The way OSRS does it, and even GW2.
Can it work? I'm not sure. WoW isn't OSRS. But that's the goal.
Obviously they'll just keep pumping it until the damn thing explodes. Too bad, honestly. I've been playing Vanilla WoW for decades now, only officially quitting when Cataclysm came out and they...
Obviously they'll just keep pumping it until the damn thing explodes.
Too bad, honestly. I've been playing Vanilla WoW for decades now, only officially quitting when Cataclysm came out and they wiped the original world.
I love the original world and even after 22 years, I still find new things here and there, as well as I find new ways to play in it. If they just added some stuff and left it in stasis, I'd be pretty happy. I just enjoy leveling characters, going though the world, making money, doing dungeons with my friends, etc. I don't even need a drip feed of new content.
Any WoW players here? Classic WoW has sucked me in a few times, so with my current self-employment endeavours I have to be very careful about starting it. But I think I'll try it with strict game time limitations.
I only played on private every now and then and haven't touched retail since bfa. They might've cooked here. But with Blizzard, only time will tell...
Not interested.
I've been playing on private servers for a decade or more now and they're just a better experience overall. Actual GMs, less toxicity, less sweaty players, no bots, no pressure.
I'm not sore about Turtle WoW, I knew it was only a matter of time from the day I started on it, but it was better than the micro transaction laden, pay to win slop that WoW has been for ages now.
Not to convince you otherwise, but you might to at least keep an eye on Forever. The devs have said no MTX or WoW token. Who knows if that will last, but that's the line so far.
The only thing for sale so far is the new blue elves, but that's not that dissimilar from buying an xpac. Cheaper too. Much cheaper if you have no interest in them.
There'll be a sweaty playerbase, but there's also an RP realm which will probably be a lot more chill.
I am skeptical of what Microsoft-Blizzard says. I feel that they have a history of this kind of thing.
My interest is piqued; I've been playing WoW off and on for 22 years now via legitimate and illegitimate means and I still want to play it; it's just I've had much better experiences on private servers in the last ten years than anything Blizz has done.
Which is totally fair enough, and who knows what things will look like during actual implementation. I played TWoW and am now on ChromieCraft and then also my own private server (that Blizz can't ever take away from me).
That said, Forever is hitting all the items that are important to me. Like a thousand new low level quests, option for standard or enhances graphics, options for transmog or to turn it off (which I will because I want to see the clown suits). The camping, which they obviously stole from TWoW, is a great way for players to bond. The devs have so far held the line on shared tagging, and how players should talk and group up instead.
And blue elf controversy aside, being able to pay just the sub and nothing else is a good value even by the standards of 2008.
Completely ready to eat my words on November, of course! But I think at the very least you should read the features and stuff, because it's probably right up your alley (if they don't change their mind and then add the damn token again).
My friends have been all excited about it for the past day or so and been sending me stuff, as I'm the resident WoWhead.
They ended up buying it, but I've just joined the opt in to see if I can try out the beta with them. I am a patient man and my lack of trust in Blizzard and Microsoft doesn't have me chomping at the bit to throw money at them and beta their product.
We'll see. I remain skeptical and I'll keep playing other games until the opportunity comes along to try it with minimal investment.
Yeah, there's no way I'm buying access to a beta. I'm perfectly happy to wait. That said, I'll admit I'm excited. So far, it looks really good. I'm particularly keen on seeing of they take the story somewhere else. Already Dalaran is going to open while still in its original location, so that's already a huge change.
To both of you w.r.t. beta access, if you're in Australia there is a promotion with McDonalds which gives beta access. I asked an Australian friend and he hooked me up, which was pretty much free as a lot of people have points in the app they will never use otherwise.
Yup, the macca keys! I'm in NZ, so I would probably be able to get it!
I don't actually want beta access, because I want to play my main already 🤣
The last few years I've been playing in so many pServers that I'm used to a character being very far from permanent, so this beta is just a different pServer for me, hehe.
do you need to go to Maccas or can you just get a code somehow? The only guy I know in Australia is vegan lol
It's a key from the MyMaccas app which costs 1000 points. From what I know that's 10$ AUS, so you can just give your friend some money, they can buy something (maybe not even for themselves), redeem the points and send you the code.
Tokens only made an existing problem worse, which is botting and gold selling. Other than the occasional rather ineffectual ban wave Blizzard has done very little to stymie the gold selling.
If Blizzard doesn't change their approach to Forever it'll go the same route.
Incredibly, it seems to be ticking every item on my wishlist. Blue elves are a bit silly, as Blizzard seems almost morally opposed to giving the Alliance their high elves, but aside from that, it seems to be everything I could've wanted.
I haven't played in a while*, but I've been trying to scratch that first WOW impression itch for a long time. I wonder if this will scratch it?
Â
* - I did actually play Mists of Pandaria but realised the levelling "experience" was not really there to be played since you were practically invunerable and it really only existed to get you to end game content as fast as possible.... which I didn't have the time or social battery to dedicate to so I gave it a miss again.
That’s the thing I missed. I loved early classic, exploring, chatting.
Now I feel like this could be that, but you also have new things to explore
Looking forward to giving this one a go. I have an on and off relationship with WoW from Draenor and onwards, but I’ve never given Classic a try. I have not dug too much into its details but I hope it will be suitable for those who can only dedicate a certain amount of time to it.
I'm not sure I understand how they're planning to keep it alive and active any longer than their usual runs of Classic. Since the level cap is forever locked at 60, is the plan to just keep releasing new dungeons and raids that give marginally better gear, or even the same level of gear? Will they keep releasing new zones until the map is as cluttered as in Retail, but somehow manage to have them all stay concurrently relevant forever instead of being allowed to move on from them like when a Retail expansion ends?
To answer the gear question, the plan is horizontal progression. Gear that might be better for certain scenarios, but not a straight upgrade. The way OSRS does it, and even GW2.
Can it work? I'm not sure. WoW isn't OSRS. But that's the goal.
Obviously they'll just keep pumping it until the damn thing explodes.
Too bad, honestly. I've been playing Vanilla WoW for decades now, only officially quitting when Cataclysm came out and they wiped the original world.
I love the original world and even after 22 years, I still find new things here and there, as well as I find new ways to play in it. If they just added some stuff and left it in stasis, I'd be pretty happy. I just enjoy leveling characters, going though the world, making money, doing dungeons with my friends, etc. I don't even need a drip feed of new content.