Culture shock coming from WoW

[Samoht]

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

Something I've personally never understood is why some everquest players call WoW an easy game

Have you ever died in WoW? Raised a tradeskill? Taken a boat from one continent to the other?

All of these things are punishing in EQ and simplified in WoW. That's what makes WoW easier.

And the raid mechanics in WoW aren't necessarily harder, either. It's just punishing to get something wrong. The more players in a raid, the more likelihood of one person getting it wrong. Even then, they still find a way to hold your hand while doing it. The last time I raided in WoW, everything was telegraphed well in advance with a big warning across your screen to get out of the way. I'd call it faster paced, but not necessarily harder.