#14 - Oct. 19, 2009, 11:40 p.m.
Q u o t e:
Aside from the addiction jokes and what have you, i would like to hear others insight on the pace this game has as of late.
What i mostly am referring to is Gear. With conquest farming, raiding, chains, etc it always feels like there are never enough, and that you're never finished, you're "falling behind" the others if you will.
It feels almost like if you cant play on a daily basis to grind and build your character you just wont make it in this "world". With every patch the gap widens and the standards of other players are risen. (also related to GS topics and other topics) If you cant put in a certain amount of time daily, your of banished to exile and can't play with everyone else, simply because you aren't accepted.
WoW literally feels more like a job, and not the inviting game it was of old.
Please feel free to add and share any thoughts and opinions.
Please stay positive to other peoples post, everyone is entitled to their opinion.
I'd hope it wouldn't feel that way for you. I have taken breaks from the game before, come back, and not felt like I'm behind some curve. I suppose it's all a matter of what you want to accomplish in the game. If I have time to spare and logging in to play World of Warcraft sounds like fun, I will. Sometimes that will be to level an alt, sometimes it will be to do some dailies or finish some zones on my level 80's. At times I'll run Heroics with friends or pick-up groups since the time commitment for each individual dungeon isn't much.
I'm fortunate enough to have recently found a casual raiding guild, so there is some scheduled play involved. Even at that though, we have enough members that I wouldn't be faulted for declining a raid invitation.
If I'm going to sit at my computer to play, I want to have fun. There are times where it may feel a little tedious if we're trying to learn a particular encounter, but those are times when I'm essentially hanging out with good people. Rather than chatting through AIM, I'm chatting in the game or over a voice system.
Again, it depends on what you want to get out of the game, but in the end it's all meant to be fun. Once you step out the door of your home it doesn't matter what gear your character has. What does matter is if you spent time playing the game, you enjoyed that time.
Posting on the forums on the other hand... it kind of feels like a job. :p
