Blizz support video from YouTube WTF

[jstanthr]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yyK-...layer_embedded#

Seen this linked from mmo-champ and after watching it i was dumbstruck, When i see shit like this it ALMOST makes me want to quit playing. They have dumbed things down so far it is unreal. This is just my own personal opinion.

[JohnGabriel]

No worries, the next big WoW killer MMORPG is already up.

http://www.hellokittyonline.com/

I once was tempted to try and multibox it (because nobody else is) but too embarrassed to sign up and play it. But now maybe its ok.

[Jafula]

Thanks for linking!

If by dumbed things down, you mean made the user interface so much more usable, then yay for dumbing things down! Blizz must dumb more things down! I am the eternal noob who always needs help. I really appreciate the explanation of the different types of achievements (cos I'm lazy and don't read Blizz forums much).

[Khatovar]

It's a tutorial, they're meant to be as simple to follow as possible. I should know, I've written tons of them in my lifetime. Rule number 1 of writing a tutorial is never overestimate the brain capacity of others.

[zenga]

Rule number 1 of writing a tutorial is never overestimate the brain capacity of others.

A few months back I introduced an ex gf to wow. She is early 30s, has played games for the past 10y (from shooters over 2D muds, to puzzle games) and holds a university degree. I wouldn't say she has a lack of brain capacity the way I know her. Either way, I tried to explain the very basics of wow and it felt like mission impossible. It starts with the chat: i start to talk to her in whispers and in group, but she can only /say. We arrive in orgrimmar, my chat is very organized with all different tabs, and general/trade chat goes so fast that she has to scroll back all the time and misses 90% of what I say. Then I try to explain the way that you have to talk to your trainer to learn abilities, armor types, all the sites you have to use like wowhead, addons that make your life much easier, talent specs, what dungeons are. That you have to drag spells to your action bar, what a general cool down is. That you actually have to use spells, that you just can't melee a mob down. What pvp & pve is, ... and so on and so on. Oh and that starting out with a tank was a really bad idea because she would get shit on by other players, while she liked the idea of shielding her peers in an instance.

At that point I realized that WoW is far from an 'easy' game to begin with, despite popular belief. It takes actually a lot of adapting and a steep learning curve to get past the basic knowledge to start playing. My theory is that the average wow players is actually very knowledgeable, which is totally different from most of the other games I've played (non mmo's). And for people that don't read websites, follow the updates, this video is actually golden. I think the tone could be a bit different, but blizzard just decided to use another style (hence why they insist on getting feedback).

[leroyreborn]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yyK-...layer_embedded#

Seen this linked from mmo-champ and after watching it i was dumbstruck, When i see shit like this it ALMOST makes me want to quit playing. They have dumbed things down so far it is unreal. This is just my own personal opinion.

I see it as a way for them to cut down on the "noobie" tickets the gm have to go through. I mean is really any different that the instruction book you get with the games. still have to take the time to learn the informations that's being giving to you.

[Khatovar]

A few months back I introduced an ex gf to wow. She is early 30s, has played games for the past 10y (from shooters over 2D muds, to puzzle games) and holds a university degree. I wouldn't say she has a lack of brain capacity the way I know her. Either way, I tried to explain the very basics of wow and it felt like mission impossible.

Yup, it's not a matter of stupidity, it's a matter of how people are wired. I was in advanced classes for my entire education. Yet I took and failed algebra twice, and I still don't get it. With a lot of effort, I could probably get by, but I don't have the inherent capacity to understand math. When you're doing something like a tutorial, you cannot assume your audience has any understanding of what you consider basic concepts or things you just accept and give no thought to.

When I write up a tutorial, I always imagine a 2 year old over one shoulder going "Why? Why? Why? But Why?" and a 92 year old over my other one going "How? How? How? Ok, but how?"

[Blubber]

I actually like it, watched it while executing my morning routine. This kind of stuff doesn't dumb down wow, Blizzard caving in to the demands of dumb people dumbs down wow .

[Palee]

I liked it, can't wait for MoP!

[valkry]

I did chem and physics for a BA in engineering as well as calc math (basically the hardest math available) yet I can NOT understand electrical circuits, at all. And yea, when I first started wow years ago i was a noob. I had no idea about maxing rotations or stacking stats. I just turned up at raids and pressed buttons. It was only later that I started getting into the real nitty gritty of the game.

It is definitely overwhelming for a brand new player. But we have been playing this game for years, the game should only be catered for us and not for new players (anyone else think that just sounds dumb?).

On a serious note, that video has not detracted from my enjoyment/play style of the game what so ever. Leave it be