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by Uduwudu » August 29th, 2016, 9:33 pm
Hi,
(A bit long wind'ed!)
Kinda strange and weird if you ask me. I did not level/create different characters because of any reason, other than wanting to do so, and try something different. That would mean, I have to do another Paladin. Warrior and Rogue all the way again, and I'm not sure I need that again. When I could also collect Pet Charms, every day, with them, it made sense I guess, and gave me nearly 75 to 80 PC's daily, which is now nerf'd so you can only really get 15 of them ... plus a few stragglers here and there if you are inquisitive enough (do the buggers in the Jungle) ... other than that, I did not, originally, build my different characters other than just learning more about each ability and sometimes, to make me self dependant on materials for most work/raid events in the game.
For example, it was really hard, specially in the old days, to gain enough materials to be able to get the right stuff to get the flasks that you needed to raid once or twice weekly, specially when it was a bunch, not just one, since in those days, you fell and had to rebuff, a heck of a lot more than you do these days ... today, the game does not even have/need that kind of organization and control/command of the players that was the original function, and design of many of these games. WoW, invented the independent game, the one where you can still get the gear without doing a single raid. You could not do that 10 years ago. The best gear was in Molten Core, Blackwing Lair, and such, and you needed stuff from there to be able to get it. And MC, in those days, took 16 hours to clear, and you did it on two days. Today, this is redundant and stupid, and no one will bother, since the reward is not worth it, anyway. AND, I seriously doubt the utility of the Pets for each race, when most of them are casual and worthless and not useful on a daily basis. That's an achievement, like the hunger crap games ... and we're too stupid and happy with things thrown down our throats that are meaningless in the end. That reality, in your life, will not last long if you realize that! And a game is not an excuse for nothing!
In many ways, the ALT's were created mostly out of boredom and most of us not having anything else to do on that character anymore, thus rewarding us for that is OK with me, but I do not see it as a reason to upset or punish the players that are not in it for just the equivalent of an hour or two weekly and do not feel the need to level things to the "top" (that imaginary achievement!!!) so you think you are a better adult for it!
It made sense at one time a lot more, and bought you some independence, but not today, when the upper level game is a joke. This was much harder 10 years ago and nearly impossible as it took forever to move a notch. I ended up with two accounts, and a warrior and priest came up together from the start, for example, and it was nice. Today, this is a joke! And of course, the game found a way to nerf your two accounts with one login, and other issues, to ensure that they could make sure you did not gain more than you should.
I, still, have not purchased the new expansion, and honestly, I am almost inclined to think that I am almost through after something like 12 to 15 years, or something. First it was EQ, and then WOW, and there have never been other games. I usually wait for the amount of bad and unchecked errors to get cut down, before bothering, and since my guilds don't raid anymore (there is no need in it!), I don't see it as so important anymore. The initial amount of wrong stuff in every single new this or that, was always a total headache.
And btw, don't ever mention that Alliance never had a Shammie, or the Horde a Paladin! That used to make PvP'rs furious when it opened up some more, and they changed that to get rid of the "differences". But it also killed something else that was much more important in the game, and that was a vital definition between two sides, which no longer exists. It's all the same now, just different, and mostly worthless, numbers!
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