Wow has lost its touch. Is cata responsible?

[Kekkerer]

Cata is much better than vanilla and wotlk ever were, think back to how things were then and don't just linger on the good things but think how horrible some aspects of gameplay were especially in vanilla and early wotlk... wotlk got pretty good with ICC in the end though (sunwell era being my all time favorite).

If you're tired with the game take a break, it's hardly reasonable to assume that one game can keep you interested for years and years, we already have one whine thread why make another?

[Ughmahedhurtz]

If you're tired with the game take a break, it's hardly reasonable to assume that one game can keep you interested for years and years, we already have one whine thread why make another?

It's a discussion forum. It's what we do here. We already have people posting in threads they don't like complaining about people forcing them to read things they don't agree with, why read and post in another one?

[Andreauk]

I quit multiboxing when Cata came out to level my solo toons.. I got bored quite quickly then went to other games, one was Rift.

I then started to miss WoW.. something was missing. I went back and decided to roll 5 new accounts to box again, but after doing a few 5 man teams for instancing came here and read the threads for ideas for a new team. I came across the pvp post about how good would 5 hunters be in arena.. I don't arena but decided to roll x4 hunters with a holy priest leading. I'm lvl 57 after a couple of days on ref a friend and instancing has been so much fun.. prob best fun in ages

I send the pets in for normal packs but on difficult pulls I shield myself and pull with swp then send pets in. It's so easy to heal it's funny.

Cleared a number of instances now.. guess the real challenge will be when I get to Cata.

My advice is take a break if you're fed up with WoW but most likely you'll be back.

[AgentSnipps]

Actually its going pretty fast with no RAF. My gobby enhance shamans are climbing pretty fast. Was suprising how much more exp they added to low level quests. Of course if you had RAF with the new quests... it would be nuts.

One thing that i've really enjoyed are the guild perks. Joined a level 25 guild and got tons of perks... i didnt even know what some did until i needed them lol.

Insted of reasuring me that no RAF is the way to go you may ahve tempted me to get RAF after all but I do sometimes fear they lv to fast and you miss out on a lot.
Now that I think about if I did RAF anyway and didn't have as much time to play as I though I suppose I woulnd't be to heart broken, I could lv the teams I just want to power through and leave the teams I want to lv more slowly for after and the cost would be offset by the fact that I don't care.

[drarkan]

Well I started playing when wrath premiered, and from discussions within my guild and on the server, people were saying that WOW lost its touch back when BC came out. Then again in Wrath. I think what happens is the old-school crowd that played vanilla don't like where Blizzard took wow, not all i'm sure, but hey, they can't please everyone.

But I do admit, Cata has a different feel to it, they did rip the world apart literally, then threw it back down and said to us "Play" LOL all well, I'm still paying my monthly bills, and so are a lot of other people, lol can't be that bad I guess.

[Ughmahedhurtz]

I'm still paying my monthly bills, and so are a lot of other people, lol can't be that bad I guess.

Oh, it surely isn't all that bad. There are specific aspects of wow that some of us don't like but it is still such a polished and well-integrated set of features (the WoW UI and LUA addon setup has set the bar for a looooong time to come, IMO) that it is worth playing even if you only enjoy 30% of the game.

[thefunk]

redoing the 0-60 zones was a bit...meh... however I'm really enjoying Cata; quests are linear which means no more planning or thinking of best route, haven't tried instances but expect them to be the same, the interface now is great for boxing; wouldn't want to go back to pre IWT with a melee team and Jamba without all the great stuff Jafula has added.

The past is dead, look to the future!

[-silencer-]

Really, it's the community that has progressively gone downward over the years.

Vanilla WoW was by far the best for community. You spent days in each zone going through quests and levels, and frequently grouped with others because every zone had *group quests* to complete. You formed groups for instances through communication, and common courtesy was helpful in making friends - especially if you wanted future people to group with.

Again, it's the community that's the problem.

First, it was the freebie epics handed out through BGs. Why communicate and work with people in the PvE world if you can solo berserk some BGs for purples?

Next, it was the freebie epics handed out through badges. Why bother trying to get that elusive drop when you can just grind the easiest instance for X number of badges to buy your freebie epic?

Finally, it was the dungeon finder tool. Why bother communicating at all with people on your own server when you can join a random cross-realm group, act like a total ass, and take your loot and run when you're done because you know you won't ever talk to those people again?

Blizzard killed the community of WoW with one instant gratification implementation after another.

[Oatboat]

Insted of reasuring me that no RAF is the way to go you may ahve tempted me to get RAF after all but I do sometimes fear they lv to fast and you miss out on a lot.
Now that I think about if I did RAF anyway and didn't have as much time to play as I though I suppose I woulnd't be to heart broken, I could lv the teams I just want to power through and leave the teams I want to lv more slowly for after and the cost would be offset by the fact that I don't care.

Yeah if you can do RAF do it. If you already have accounts... there is no sense in wasting money to get more accounts.
The new quests in instances are making it fun/interesting. Just make sure you buy a faction tabard from one of the major cities... you can get some 16 slot bags along with cloaks and then buy mounts when available.

[Apps]

Blizzard killed the community of WoW with one instant gratification implementation after another.

I totally agree with silencer, but I thought this particular sentence was worth the quote... may even make it my signature