WoW and addiction... (NSFW) Options

[Dogmeat]

I figure I have played %60-70 of the game that there is ...

I leveld my old drud up to 60 and did some end-game runs, it was boring.

I got my rogue to 60, did the same.

That was a month ago and I haven't logged in since.

It's just completley lost it's appeal to me because it just takes so much fucking time to be good at it anymore, and it's just not worth it ...

I am so sick of running BWL I could puke

[Mommy]

i agree that you can decide you don't like something, but saying you don't like something is different than saying something sucks. one implies simply how you feel about it, the other implies that it's the product that's the problem.

the product sucks. You all just are too weak minded to realize that.


and no, im not joking.

[FORSAKENR320]

the product sucks. You all just are too weak minded to realize that.


and no, im not joking.

i want to put my evil inside you

[Jim]

the product sucks. You all just are too weak minded to realize that.


and no, im not joking.

I think this is a stretch, here.

What evidence do you have that it sucks? I'm not trying to defend the game (against my will, even), but blatantly saying it sucks with no evidence (and when a lot of evidence actually proves it doesn't suck, oh wait, everyone who plays this game is weakminded) is, well... stupid to say the least.


Dogmeat, you're tired of running Blackwing Lair because your guild sucks and is wiping on lab packs.

[impala454]

the product sucks. You all just are too weak minded to realize that.


and no, im not joking.

too weak minded to realize the product sucks? this is possibly one of the funniest things I've seen you say to me on here.

and if the game sucks so bad why is it the most successful computer/video game in history?

[Billy]

too weak minded to realize the product sucks? this is possibly one of the funniest things I've seen you say to me on here.

and if the game sucks so bad why is it the most successful computer/video game in history?

The game sucks because, for the most part, it's compeletely unoriginal. It's just a shinier version of everquest. Same formula, different graphics. The whole slow leveling, phat lewt, keep the player paying scheme that worked for sony caught on by so many different companies/games: Anarchy Online, Dark Age of Camelot, Asheron's Call and friends. However, everquest remained the king, after all, they were the first to use the formula, they were the first to perfect it. However, then you get gaming giants that have huge followings like warcraft, final fantasy, and star wars. And out came Star Wars Galaxy, FF 11, and WoW. And to no surprise, these games were HUGE and wildly popular.

But not because they're good. Not because they're any better than DAoC, AC, and AO. It's just, they had a bigger following before their release, so naturally, they raked in the $$$.

All these games are engineered to be addictive. It couldn't be any more obvious, when they all do.the.same.fucking.thing.over.and.over. God damn, every one of these games have expansion packs that increase the level cap. That give you "new" worlds and new phat lewt, and maybe a new playable race to level to 60 (I mean now 70) which will take no less than alteast two months of your time (and money). And you keep paying $50 for each update, on top of the $15 a month you pay to play the game you own. If they weren't doing this on purpose, if it weren't engineered to keep the player paying, they wouldn't all do the same thing. They all wouldn't have the same style.

But yet they do. All just clones of the other. They all have the same business model, same strategy, same game.

Same game.

They're all the same. I've played most of them. I know. And each and every one of them, from a true enterainment perspective...suck. The game isn't fun. The only thing that keeps you going, that keeps you doing the same three quests over and over again is that faith that the game gets incredibly fun later. And when you finally get there, even if it isn't, after three months of your LIFE given to the game, you sure as hell will believe the game is fun, because the last thing any person will ever do is admit they were wrong. Especially to themselves.

Because you know, if the end game were really that fun, why hasn't a mmorpg come out with super fast leveling just so you can get to the end game and really "enjoy" it?

Because too many people would realize how boring every game gets eventually and after one month, there wouldn't be any subscribers.

Smoking would just be a fad if they didn't make it addictive.

[Mommy]

too weak minded to realize the product sucks? this is possibly one of the funniest things I've seen you say to me on here.

and if the game sucks so bad why is it the most successful computer/video game in history?

im pretty sure you have taken up every spot on the techsans hall of fame for dumbest things ever said so yeah... laugh away. You pretty much make yourself look like a huge jackass in every NPR thread you post in. To me, the same goes here.


and what Billy said.

[Testm0nkey]

for the most part it sounds like the people who complain about the game complain because its too hard. "slow leveling" what are you 8? if you could bust through a game as huge and developing as WoW in a matter of 2 weeks then it would be a stupid game.
it is the most popular game in history and youd have to be a jackass to think a majority of people are weak minded or "stupid"

[impala454]

for the most part it sounds like the people who complain about the game complain because its too hard. "slow leveling" what are you 8? if you could bust through a game as huge and developing as WoW in a matter of 2 weeks then it would be a stupid game.
it is the most popular game in history and youd have to be a jackass to think a majority of people are weak minded or "stupid"

what she said

[impala454]

They're all the same.  I've played most of them.  I know.  And each and every one of them, from a true enterainment perspective...suck.

if this is true tell me why there's 6 million subscribers

I've got no problem with people not liking it, but just say it's your opinion and don't say it's because the thing sucks in general or is a failure, when it's obvious the thing is so successful.

[Mommy]

A majority of WoW players are socially inept. sorry to say it, but its true. Additionally, I dont think the game is hard at all. Im not one for video games at all really. Ill occassionally play some multiplayer XBOX games like ESPN NHL 2K_ or Bond or something with my friends IN PERSON, but a lot of people use WoW as a social outlet and well... I hate to step on toes here, but thats fucking gay. LETS ALL GANG UP AND GO KILL OTHER PEOPLE TOGETHER CUZ IT WILL BE FUNNY HARDY HAR HAR..... pathetic. Weak minded?.... yes. The game was designed to suck you weak minded fools in. I have no qualms with the people who play it when they are bored or have nothing else to do because we all have our little hobbies to do when we are bored... like me posting on Techsans. I do see a problem with people who stay up all hours of the night playing and then miss class, or do that instead of going out with their friends or making real life friends. Yeah, gay.

This post has been edited by Jessica: Aug 14 2006, 03:11 PM

[Testm0nkey]

I don't know anyone like that and I have a lot of friends that play wow

[Dogmeat]

I dunno, there is definatley something to be said for WoW's success coming from it's already rather large fanbase.

I would have never started playing the game if it wasn't that I was already familiar with the Warcraft universe from the first three games, and enjoyed the storyline, etc ...

With that said, the precursor for MMORPG's were just as addicting as current ones are....And with that said I mean text-based MUD games, like CircleMUD, DikuMUD, etc .... I dbout very many of you have even ever heard of an old school text-based MUD game let alone wasted countless hours of your life playing one like I did ...

But, the game model for WoW is directly descended from oldschool mud games .... it's nearly identical, even when it comes to cheating ... heh

I dunno, WoW was fun for awhile but then the gameplay model of time-based combat based almost entirley off of how well equipped your character is got OLD OLD OLD OLD OLD....

WoW is not a hard game per se to play, but in order to be good at it you have to spend ENTIRLEY too much time playing it in order to gear up, and that's basicaly why I stopped playing...

The game is mature enough now that if you actually wanna be really good at PvP you pretty much are fucked unless you have a MINIMUM of a full tier-2 armor set for your respective class ... I mean yeah you can still get honor when you win at BG,s but who the FUCK wants to never get any killing blows, etc?

I dunno, I am hoping with the expansion coming out they've radically changed the game play to make it more conducive to being GOOD at playing the game rather than spending ungodly amounts of time on it to be good ....

[Dogmeat]

I don't know anyone like that and I have a lot of friends that play wow

[Testm0nkey]

i did a quick ninja edit