Originally posted by Produde

Originally posted by metalhead980

I'm trying really hard to think of even one good feature in WoW.

I would have said Dungeons if CC wasn't phased out of the game or maybe BGs if arena didnt make them worthless.

Shit........ Sorry dude.

As for the game I play I've officially joined the "Hate all MMOs except Eve online" fanclub.

Favorite genre would be Sci-fi sandbox I guess.

 

Edit: It's pissing me off that I can't answer your question. Its just WoW is a totally different game now then it was during Pre BC. Everything I enjoyed in WoW has been altered and made worse (for me).

Almost feels like Blizzard pulled a NGE on me.

 

Maybe a little off from what you are looking for OP...

But honestly, POSTS like this are priceless. It 's amazing and humerus to see how bent someone can be about a "game".

I absolutely HATE Liver, but have no issue with those that like it......

My post was totally my opinion and said nothing of the people that played and enjoyed WoW.

As for being "bent" over a videogame. You do realize mmos are hobbies right? just like reading books or painting models or collecting stuff. Obviously its going to matter to people. A person can spend more time over a lifetime with a hobby than any other activity besides sleep. So yeah its worth getting excited or pissed over.

Originally posted by Zorndorf

My favorite thing about WOW is that I no longer need to jump from game to game and have to relearn EVERYTHING from scratch once I hopped in.

All old wargamers/ fantasy gamers know what I speak off:

16 pages of rules for The Russian Campaign, 64 pages of rules of Third Reich, 128 pages of some XXX that wrote a British miniatures war game. 300 Pages of Advanced Squal Leader and 5 books from Ad&D and 10 Army books for the Warhammer miniatures TT game.

And the rest of the 500 games, stocked in my attic.

After having searched for 24 years in video games, 32 years in miniatures and  34 years in board wargames/fantasy P&P, I found the holy grail of what makes a game thick to me.

ALL IN. No hastle, just play and have fun withhout looking back.

 Seriously, the only thing that lacks in Wow for me is an historical background (as I am really into military history), but from a fantasy standpoint, it is "all in".

 

While I agree the fantasy setting is well-made. I think the lore is shot. It's terrible now, ever since The Burning Crusade the lore has gone downhill. I really loved the lore from WC2 - Pre-BC.
 

My favorite thing about WoW ended when BC launched.

I had just finished a 4 month long enduring battle, putting sweat and blood into WoW PvP, to make Rank 14 on my Troll Warrior.

A week later i'm told I am to prepare for a tour of duty to Iraq. 1 year.

I return after a year long deployment only to find the Burning Crusade launched 2 months ago.

I had Rank 14 for roughly 3 weeks before I left. 3 weeks to enjoy my victory over the masses. Then I get slapped in the face. Every expansion is a slap to the face. It's like telling everyone, "Good job, thanks for your time, money, energy.... too bad it didn't mean anything."

Maybe it's just me, but I wouldn't mind an MMO that had an ending. Give me a game large enough to sedate my hunger for 3-5 years, then make a new game, please. Don't just add more crap and ruin a good game.

I would like to comment more but I am about to leave work. Don't get me wrong, I love MMORPG's, I love(ed) WoW at one time, I love this community, I am just tired of wasting my time.

/endrant

Originally posted by tro44_1

This question is more for WoW haters, and Anti-WoW-Fanboyz.

I was wondering, what is your favorite thing about WoW?

And by favorite,,, I mean,, Even if you hate everything in the game, what do you hate Least?

Also share your current Favorite MMORPG game that you play. And your Favorite Sub-Genre of MMORPG (Si-Fi,Fantasy,Sandbox,TP,PvP,Solo-Friendly, ext)

Favorite thing(s) about WOW:

1.  Fluid animations.

2.  Not too many classes (WOW covers the basics without going overboard with tons of "mirror" classes like EQ2 did, or DAOC)

3.  Resettable talent points.  Although, I disliked the dual-speccing that came later.

4.  Auction House.

5.  Racial starting areas.

6.  NO INSTANCED TUTORIAL.  YAY!

7.  Initial simple quests (kill X, collect Y).  Keep it simple, and in the "here and now".  (I have no use for contrived storyline quests.)

Current MMO that I play?  Just quit WOW, I think.  Maybe for good.  Never loved the game, but played it because of its polish.  However, I have been through the world too many times and nothing feels new.  And I am not a raider, nor a PVP'er.

Favorite genre or sub-genre of MMO?  Traditional fantasy (i.e. Tolkien or Howard) PVE sandbox MMO style.  Just give me my 1st level Barbarian Warrior, throw me in a starting area, give me a crude map, and let me venture out to explore the mysteries and dangers of the world.  (EQ1 did this best, IMO.  Vanguard failed, but was on the right track).

Originally posted by Zorndorf

My favorite thing about WOW is that I no longer need to jump from game to game and have to relearn EVERYTHING from scratch once I hopped in.

All old wargamers/ fantasy gamers know what I speak off:

16 pages of rules for The Russian Campaign, 64 pages of rules of Third Reich, 128 pages of some XXX that wrote a British miniatures war game. 300 Pages of Advanced Squal Leader and 5 books from Ad&D and 10 Army books for the Warhammer miniatures TT game.

And the rest of the 500 games, stocked in my attic.

After having searched for 24 years in video games, 32 years in miniatures and  34 years in board wargames/fantasy P&P, I found the holy grail of what makes a game thick to me.

ALL IN. No hastle, just play and have fun withhout looking back.

 Seriously, the only thing that lacks in Wow for me is an historical background (as I am really into military history), but from a fantasy standpoint, it is "all in".

 

Gosh, I played all those games back in the day.  I do agree that polished rule mechanics ought to progress to some generic standard, so that when you play a game, be it MMO, strategy, RPG, flight sim, the only thing you should have to learn is the new scenario or map you find yourself in.

Hopefully, game design will get there one day.