02-24-2006, 07:01 AM
Mongojerry, I did enjoy the writeup, as I've enjoyed the others that you've done - your reports here were the largest single factor in convincing me to take the plunge when the game hit retail. For this thread in particular the entire gate opening event happened while I was at work so I had no chance to catch it myself and I do appreciate you taking the time to share your experiences. My post here wasn't intended to derail the thread, just a comment from my POV as to why some players might not be as brimming with enthusiasm for the war effort farming as you were.
Vor_lord, I've been running MC with my guild since the start and have had a fair bit of input into our strategies, especially the earlier bosses. We don't yet have the whole instance on farm status - Domo has gone down a couple of times but we are still accumulating the FR gear for Ragnaros. I'm effectively class lead (we don't have a formal system) for my two classes and fairly senior in the guild. I still feel very much cog-in-the-machine when raiding.
I was one of the major instigators of us recruiting and gearing up to raid (partly because having been on the outside looking in for so long I expected to really enjoy the new challenges and partly because I already had two characters at raid-or-quit status and levelling and equipping a third didn't attract) and hence feel that I ought to see it through. Not long now I hope.
As for quitting the game... I don't know. I have unsubscribed, but when my time actually runs out in a few weeks it's going to be hard to walk away from the friends I've made and the characters that I've put so much time and effort into. At the moment I intend to quit, but it's easy for any addict to say that while they're still taking the drug.
Vor_lord, I've been running MC with my guild since the start and have had a fair bit of input into our strategies, especially the earlier bosses. We don't yet have the whole instance on farm status - Domo has gone down a couple of times but we are still accumulating the FR gear for Ragnaros. I'm effectively class lead (we don't have a formal system) for my two classes and fairly senior in the guild. I still feel very much cog-in-the-machine when raiding.
I was one of the major instigators of us recruiting and gearing up to raid (partly because having been on the outside looking in for so long I expected to really enjoy the new challenges and partly because I already had two characters at raid-or-quit status and levelling and equipping a third didn't attract) and hence feel that I ought to see it through. Not long now I hope.
As for quitting the game... I don't know. I have unsubscribed, but when my time actually runs out in a few weeks it's going to be hard to walk away from the friends I've made and the characters that I've put so much time and effort into. At the moment I intend to quit, but it's easy for any addict to say that while they're still taking the drug.