Comments on: That Terrible WoW Community http://blog.weflyspitfires.com/2010/05/27/that-terrible-wow-community/ A blog about MMORPGs like World of Warcraft (WoW) and Everquest 2 (EQ2) Sat, 18 May 2013 23:06:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Darling http://blog.weflyspitfires.com/2010/05/27/that-terrible-wow-community/comment-page-1/#comment-55875 Darling Sun, 24 Jun 2012 06:37:26 +0000 http://blog.weflyspitfires.com/?p=5750#comment-55875 Its since gotten worse to the point I browse the web looking for a decent WoW guild instead of trying desperately in-game. Its since gotten worse to the point I browse the web looking for a decent WoW guild instead of trying desperately in-game.

]]> By: burr http://blog.weflyspitfires.com/2010/05/27/that-terrible-wow-community/comment-page-1/#comment-36746 burr Fri, 18 Mar 2011 19:11:42 +0000 http://blog.weflyspitfires.com/?p=5750#comment-36746 "However, at the end of the day though I believe that we, the players, are ultimately at fault for this lack of community spirit and not Blizzard." Agreed, because if you are a decent person you should have left WoW long ago to find a real MMO community. “However, at the end of the day though I believe that we, the players, are ultimately at fault for this lack of community spirit and not Blizzard.”

Agreed, because if you are a decent person you should have left WoW long ago to find a real MMO community.

]]> By: herve http://blog.weflyspitfires.com/2010/05/27/that-terrible-wow-community/comment-page-1/#comment-30940 herve Sun, 12 Dec 2010 14:19:40 +0000 http://blog.weflyspitfires.com/?p=5750#comment-30940 the community is terrible because WoW offers very little challenge and instant gratification so it caters the very young players, those who want it all right now. Dungeon offers very little challenge and very little team play. For a lot of players, WoW was their first MMO so they have nothing to compare ; compare the difficulty of your average EQ1 and WoW dungeon, its like comparing night and day. When you want to attract a lot of players, you have to tune down the challenge in your game, thats what Blizzard did and its really a shame because the world is beautifull, there is a lot of attention to details and the gameplay is pretty good however there is absolutely no sense of achievement or community because there is no real risk, no risk of loosing your stuff, no risk of loosing xp, no risk of dying unless you mess up badly and so forth and so on, Features like dungeon finder emphatize the lack of community, its just like playing instancing onlline. I really feel sorry for those players who never knew games likme UO or Everquest, it was really something different, im not saying that all people were nice and easy but you never had that lvl of "rundeness" the community is terrible because WoW offers very little challenge and instant gratification so it caters the very young players, those who want it all right now. Dungeon offers very little challenge and very little team play. For a lot of players, WoW was their first MMO so they have nothing to compare ; compare the difficulty of your average EQ1 and WoW dungeon, its like comparing night and day.
When you want to attract a lot of players, you have to tune down the challenge in your game, thats what Blizzard did and its really a shame because the world is beautifull, there is a lot of attention to details and the gameplay is pretty good however there is absolutely no sense of achievement or community because there is no real risk, no risk of loosing your stuff, no risk of loosing xp, no risk of dying unless you mess up badly and so forth and so on,

Features like dungeon finder emphatize the lack of community, its just like playing instancing onlline. I really feel sorry for those players who never knew games likme UO or Everquest, it was really something different, im not saying that all people were nice and easy but you never had that lvl of “rundeness”

]]> By: We are the World… of Warcraft | Battle Priestess http://blog.weflyspitfires.com/2010/05/27/that-terrible-wow-community/comment-page-1/#comment-26832 We are the World… of Warcraft | Battle Priestess Sun, 10 Oct 2010 05:50:43 +0000 http://blog.weflyspitfires.com/?p=5750#comment-26832 [...] while back Gordon at We Fly Spitfires wrote a post about the WoW community, and in one of the comments MMOGamerChick wrote that: WoW is like a [...] [...] while back Gordon at We Fly Spitfires wrote a post about the WoW community, and in one of the comments MMOGamerChick wrote that: WoW is like a [...]

]]> By: rowan http://blog.weflyspitfires.com/2010/05/27/that-terrible-wow-community/comment-page-1/#comment-24361 rowan Tue, 17 Aug 2010 05:28:22 +0000 http://blog.weflyspitfires.com/?p=5750#comment-24361 ooo Good idea on the work-from-home angle. Where do I sign up? ooo Good idea on the work-from-home angle. Where do I sign up?

]]> By: Jessica http://blog.weflyspitfires.com/2010/05/27/that-terrible-wow-community/comment-page-1/#comment-24172 Jessica Thu, 12 Aug 2010 02:44:59 +0000 http://blog.weflyspitfires.com/?p=5750#comment-24172 But goodness forbid if you call someone a name or something like that --- they'll be all over you. But goodness forbid if you call someone a name or something like that — they’ll be all over you.

]]> By: Jessica http://blog.weflyspitfires.com/2010/05/27/that-terrible-wow-community/comment-page-1/#comment-24171 Jessica Thu, 12 Aug 2010 02:43:10 +0000 http://blog.weflyspitfires.com/?p=5750#comment-24171 I agree that a majority of the WoW community sucks, and I play it. Blizz has all these rules for conduct in place but never enforces them. Ever tried reporting someone for repeated spam, threats, etc? Nothing ever gets done about it. I agree that a majority of the WoW community sucks, and I play it. Blizz has all these rules for conduct in place but never enforces them. Ever tried reporting someone for repeated spam, threats, etc? Nothing ever gets done about it.

]]> By: Gordon http://blog.weflyspitfires.com/2010/05/27/that-terrible-wow-community/comment-page-1/#comment-22937 Gordon Tue, 20 Jul 2010 21:45:57 +0000 http://blog.weflyspitfires.com/?p=5750#comment-22937 It is indeed a very tough thing to balance. The more accessible something becomes, the less players have to risk and the more they abuse the system, turning other players into resources to use rather that people to enjoy the company off. I often wonder if the LFD system took WoW over the edge and, honestly, I can't come to any conclusion because before it I never did any grouping as it was too difficult to find one! It is indeed a very tough thing to balance. The more accessible something becomes, the less players have to risk and the more they abuse the system, turning other players into resources to use rather that people to enjoy the company off. I often wonder if the LFD system took WoW over the edge and, honestly, I can’t come to any conclusion because before it I never did any grouping as it was too difficult to find one!

]]> By: ant1ph0n http://blog.weflyspitfires.com/2010/05/27/that-terrible-wow-community/comment-page-1/#comment-22917 ant1ph0n Tue, 20 Jul 2010 03:12:16 +0000 http://blog.weflyspitfires.com/?p=5750#comment-22917 they should have put a requirement of at least having played daoc or any of the big 3 mmos of the 90s before you can play WoW =b that's my biased 2 cents ;] luckily i fall under Asheron's Call. just recently, i got a backhand compliment from dueling a warrior (only been playing wow 2 weeks) anyway, he was 41 and i was a 39 rogue. he hated warhammer, gee, and didn't know wtf realm vs realm was (or the joy associated with it) "oh lawdy" as for the whole wow thing in general, accessibility is a double edged sword in reference to the genre. i sometimes wish it was still a niche market/genre but low pop servers are boring as hell. meh, what are you gonna do? me? i just /ignore who i find unpleasant and enjoy my $15 a month sub. they should have put a requirement of at least having played daoc or any of the big 3 mmos of the 90s before you can play WoW =b

that’s my biased 2 cents ;]

luckily i fall under Asheron’s Call.

just recently, i got a backhand compliment from dueling a warrior (only been playing wow 2 weeks) anyway, he was 41 and i was a 39 rogue. he hated warhammer, gee, and didn’t know wtf realm vs realm was (or the joy associated with it) “oh lawdy”

as for the whole wow thing in general, accessibility is a double edged sword in reference to the genre. i sometimes wish it was still a niche market/genre but low pop servers are boring as hell. meh, what are you gonna do? me? i just /ignore who i find unpleasant and enjoy my $15 a month sub.

]]> By: The “M” in MMO | MMO-Symposium http://blog.weflyspitfires.com/2010/05/27/that-terrible-wow-community/comment-page-1/#comment-20284 The “M” in MMO | MMO-Symposium Fri, 04 Jun 2010 14:02:04 +0000 http://blog.weflyspitfires.com/?p=5750#comment-20284 [...] post though whilst I don’t believe the communities in MMO’s are over, I do agree with Weflyspitfires that WoW’s is awful. I have only seen WoW’s from a friend that plays but that was [...] [...] post though whilst I don’t believe the communities in MMO’s are over, I do agree with Weflyspitfires that WoW’s is awful. I have only seen WoW’s from a friend that plays but that was [...]

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