Culture shock coming from WoW - Page 4

Rygar · #1 03-08-2017, 08:36 PM

Would you say PvP was harder than EQ? Or at the very least better executed? I only tried it a few times and found it hard as Hell, but never bothered to build up any resilience gear.

I remembered another thing about why I quit WoW, the holiday festival events became slot machines for epic pieces. Everyone got a bag after killing the boss which contained a piece of loot and you could reset the instance 5 times in a row or something ridiculous. Some even gave you a trinket that teleported your group anywhere in world to the boss so you can cash in.

I have this image in my mind that the WoW player base became like Harry Potter's step-brother complaining he didn't get enough presents at his birthday as last year.

Necrostoner · #2 03-08-2017, 03:06 PM

Have you seen my baseball?

Samoht · #3 03-09-2017, 12:46 AM

Yeah, WoW was actually designed for PvP, and I almost exclusively played on PvP servers, but it was never quite balanced well. In classic, Shamans could pretty much one-shot anybody. Nowadays, you can't kill a Druid no matter what you try. There was a lot of terribly balanced design in between.

I would almost call it a draw, but battle grounds (particularly the ones from before the arena) definitely give WoW the advantage.

fragmaster · #4 03-09-2017, 02:28 AM

My number one complaint about WoW is that every time I go back I have to learn a new game (I've tried it every expansions since launch). Shit is basically the same in that you kill mobs or pvp for hours, but my character is completely different. New skills, systems, mechanics, and gear importance. They throw in new QoL shit, but that's just a distraction from the total overhaul of the game. I get that they are working towards balance or whatever, but I want consistency--that's why I like P99. I know what I'm getting when I come back and I know what I left will be here when I come back and it will still matter. I may never reach max level here, but I know that I'll have a good time working towards whatever goal I pick.

There's also the personal connections that last. I can come back and bug people that I enjoyed talking to before--whom are always higher level than me. One of my friends is now the leader of a guild and he's really found a place here. That is just so cool to me. More than progressing myself in game I love to see how people I've gotten to know have found a place here. My place is on and off, but I still love this server.

The only experience that could top this is a Classic Asheron's Call server just like P99, but that's only because AC basically reinforced and made a necessity for personal relationships with the partion/vassal connection.

Jimjam · #5 03-09-2017, 04:44 AM

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My number one complaint about WoW is that every time I go back I have to learn a new game (I've tried it every expansions since launch). Shit is basically the same in that you kill mobs or pvp for hours, but my character is completely different. New skills, systems, mechanics, and gear importance. They throw in new QoL shit, but that's just a distraction from the total overhaul of the game. I get that they are working towards balance or whatever, but I want consistency--that's why I like P99. I know what I'm getting when I come back and I know what I left will be here when I come back and it will still matter. I may never reach max level here, but I know that I'll have a good time working towards whatever goal I pick.

There's also the personal connections that last. I can come back and bug people that I enjoyed talking to before--whom are always higher level than me. One of my friends is now the leader of a guild and he's really found a place here. That is just so cool to me. More than progressing myself in game I love to see how people I've gotten to know have found a place here. My place is on and off, but I still love this server.

The only experience that could top this is a Classic Asheron's Call server just like P99, but that's only because AC basically reinforced and made a necessity for personal relationships with the partion/vassal connection.

This reminds me of EQ how every expansion brings its own exhibition/adventure/task/quest/doing the groceries window.

Swish · #6 03-09-2017, 02:43 AM

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Morlei · #7 03-11-2017, 05:57 PM

I recently joined P99 and its such a breath of fresh air. People are chatty and helpful and kind. The poisonous WoW community is the reason I don't play it anymore. I wouldn't even call it a community really. Sad what it became.

But I am so happy to be back in familiar territory with other like minded folks...thank goodness for P99!