#0 - April 11, 2007, 12:39 p.m.
One of the Biggest complaints in Vanilla WoW was the lack of content updates for solo/casual players. There were many updates for Raiders (BWL, AQ, Naxx etc.) Maybe blizz realised that their weren't any good alternatives on the market and most casuals would stay. Raiders however NEED new challenges without them they will go to any other game to fix their need for a tough fight.
Now we have just been told that the next patch will have a HUGE amount of new content for solo/casual/5man/25man. What changed? Here is my humble guess Lord of the Rings Online (LOTRO)
While that game might not be as good as WoW. For all those casuals who have completed all the solo content and have done the 5 mans as much as they want, it is an alternative. They have the chance to explore a whole new world. Play new classes, get new gear, new skills, do new instances. Even if its not as good as new WoW, it might be better than doing the same thing in WoW you have already done a million times.
So, Blizz launches a New content patch packed with new rep grinds, mini bosses, quests, and gear to grind. They seem to be planning a launch of the update in the next month or so. Well LOTRO comes out in 2 weeks.
Pretty smart Blizz. Might keep a few of the people who were going to go explore Middle Earth in Outlands for a few more months.
What do you think?