June News/Discussion

[Sir_Die_alot]

I think the flaw with the expansion was not that it was too easy or hard but that they HAD to nerf content. The progression was not linear nor were most attunements pugable. Magtheridon was a much harder fight than anything other than Kael and Vashj in the tier 5 raids. Kael and Vashj are much harder than most of the fights in the tier 6 raids, even Archimonde. The non linear raid progression lead to guilds falling apart because they would progress smoothly then get STUCK, HARD. And the worst part about these spots you got stuck on, was that before Blizzard started removing the required attunements you *HAD* to do them to move on making these raid stops even more frustrating for most guilds. To contrast pre expansion the raid progression was more linear, one boss was (more or less) a little harder than the one before it. ALSO, no attunement required anything nastier than a trip through BRD, UBRS or to the auction house. Attunement is a great way to see if that new applicant is lazy or willing to put some effort into their character.

Additionally it looks like in WOTLK they are removing certain things like crushing blows and what not. I for one look at that and sneer because a crushing blow was the great equalizer between plate and fur. It is also a great way to measure if your tank is good or merely holding aggro.

A game needs challenge to stay interesting. By removing the amount of skill it takes to play a class and adding the ability for even casual players to see the end game, I think Blizzard is really shooting themselves in the foot (long term) with WOTLK. People will quickly "master" their class and see all there is to see in the game, then move on.