WAR (Warhammer Online)

I talked to a few people in a party today doing a PQ and was blown away by their conversation. Two of them pretty much said all they do is grind PQs over and over to get influence to get gear and then all they do other than that is sit and wait to get into scenarios so they can get in "some real PVP action". Seriously! They seem so warped/misguided on "best gear = best in PvP and PvP=path to endgame" that is was shocking. I tried to suggest they get into some quests, explore a bit for tome unlocks (which do lead to tome tactics!), etc. but they acted like that a foriegn concept. Then I mention open RvR and it was like I was insane to them. Is this really just an effect of WOW's play mechanics or what? I thought the WOW factor was really just seeing folks pole dancing and bunny hoping in battles, but this goes even further......like missing the whole game!

Agreed the community is the worst part of the game so far.

Solo mind set is unreal in this game.

Hell people won't even form a party in a PQ when they are all doing the same shit anyway.

It is craziness how everyone seems to think that soloing is this game is the right path.

WAR wasn't designed for solo play, it was designed for large scale team play and warbands.

Oh well.... back to the drawing board I guess.

While I agree that really makes the game more fun - the best moments I've had so far have been open RvR in tier 2 - it's really not very good for leveling at all. I'm not trying to rush through the game.. but atleast stay steady. I'm 21 now.

I haven't found tome unlocks (outside of the RvR ones) that appealing yet. But I do quest/open RvR/sieges/scenario/PQs.

a time machine to go back and delete WoW and a better group UI is what I think we need.

Originally posted by DuraheLL

a time machine to go back and delete WoW and a better group UI is what I think we need.

If WoW wasn't created, and WAR still came out, then WAR would be a completely different game.  Truth be dat.

Originally posted by DuraheLL

a time machine to go back and delete WoW and a better group UI is what I think we need.

Gte a bloody grip, more peopel from aco, eq2, lotro ddo etc probably play war atm than they play wow.  Soe get a bloody grip.. How about asking dont these players get it.  Or are all these games immune to criticism?  Infact hell does nobody form those games play war?  Gte a dman grip.  This site has degenrated so far into anarchy and misinformation, its now ok to spew total crpa as fact on this site.

Originally posted by DuraheLL

a time machine to go back and delete WoW and a better group UI is what I think we need.

This is such an ignorant statement. How many thousands of people currently playing WAR would have gotten into mmorpgs if WoW had never existed?

Originally posted by Plaidpants

While I agree that really makes the game more fun - the best moments I've had so far have been open RvR in tier 2 - it's really not very good for leveling at all. I'm not trying to rush through the game.. but atleast stay steady. I'm 21 now.

 

I haven't found tome unlocks (outside of the RvR ones) that appealing yet. But I do quest/open RvR/sieges/scenario/PQs.

If you had said you were level 10 and not rushing, I'd believe you. But 21? Heh.

Seriously though, if all they want to do is do PQ's and Scenarios, let them. Its doable to reach endgame like that. It is however a very dull path to walk (When limiting it like that), but hey, as WoW players they should be used to such agony.

I think the OP's statement was directed to the fact that until WOW came about teamplay, grouping, and the such were much more in play.

WoW brought about the age of leetomgbbqftw and everyone solo grinding to max, BGing for points over teamplay and arena in 2,3 or 5 for gearz.

It is a WoW specific problem as opposed to other games who encourage team play.

WoW encourages solo play and solo mindset.

In essence WoW is to blame for a lot of the way new age players interact with each other.

Agreed more WAR players came from other games NOT wow, but even those players prolly started in wow and have always and only know the solo mentality.

Originally posted by pdxgeek

Originally posted by DuraheLL

a time machine to go back and delete WoW and a better group UI is what I think we need.

This is such an ignorant statement. How many thousands of people currently playing WAR would have gotten into mmorpgs if WoW had never existed?

How could I know? WoW wasen't really NEEDED. Mmorpg's were doing fine anyway. More than fine actually. What WoW has brought me and many others is only more annoying people to play with and narrow-minded looks upon MMORPG's in general.