Why dont we just play?

#0 - March 19, 2010, 2:58 p.m.

After changing jobs I have had some more time to get back into WoW and after browsing class forums etc I have noticed that people are actually playing the game less and less.

From people downloading Rawr to tell them how to gear, gem, and enchant. What happend to learning how to play your class and all that info was pretty easily figured out!

Sims/Simming Programs Seriously do we really need a program to simulate a boss fight one thousand times to see what abilities work the best? Everyone did fine dps before such things were around, this is a game not some sort of super sport where everything has to be perfect all the time!

Spell alert and other such addons that tell you what other players do in pvp as long as they are in range of your combat log. I mean jesus people is your situational awareness that bad you need addons to fill you in on whats happening around you?

Why not just play the game and enjoy...

Nethaera

#36 - March 19, 2010, 4:53 p.m.

Q u o t e:

Why not just play the game and enjoy...

I like your message.

Gamers are generally competitive in nature. They often inspire and drive others to catch up and keep up because it's awfully lonely when it's just you at the top of the heap in an MMO. You need others to join you to do bigger, "better" things. That drive makes them go faster and faster. It's like having a lead foot on a big open highway. You aren't paying attention to the scenery anymore because you're too focused on getting there as fast as possible and beating your prior record.

Every now and again, we all have to remember to put on the brakes a little bit, slow down and realize, there's a lot of great scenery whizzing by. This is what we all need to remember to do now and then even when playing games. Savor the experience a little bit more. If you're not savoring it and you're not taking in the scenery, then you need to figure out why, how to change that (if you want to) and relax just a little bit more.

Primarily, it should all be fun. So if you're having fun at 150 miles an hour with your hair on fire, great. If you're not and feeling too stressed out, tap the brake or let off the gas a little and try doing a little coasting. Open the window, let the breeze in, take in the scenery a little bit more. You'll feel better for it.