05-27-2004, 03:09 AM
/ranty
I don't know about variety in WoW either - a player would generally pick a style that suits him/his equipment, and repeatedly use certian skills in this combat. Take druid for example - as far as I know, the battles usually consist pressing a button to cast Starfire (to pull), then pressing a button once in a while to cast Moonfire and occasional rejuvenation, and watching your character smack the mob with your weapon. I am not saying it's boring... Oh wait it is. The quests and the rewards are what keep it interesting (to me anyway). Sure, occasionally you get to use other spells, but in general you often end up using a certain combination over and over.
In Diablo you at least have the ability to use terrain to your advantage, doorways, in other words there are other ways to add depth to the battles besides spell diversity (but of course a thousand cow runs is just as mindnumbingly boring). And if we could all have our skills at maximum levels in Diablo, I think we would find that people would use different spells for different situations.
I am not sure if that's what the original poster meant, but to me it seems tactics are almost nonexistent in WoW. Strategy, yes. A lot of strategic planning often required to take out certain mobs. Choosing what skills to use against which mobs to me is strategy. But tactics... When you try to use terrain (like a mountain ridge) to run away from a mob, they will often teleport to you because they could not get over the range. You tried to use tactics, you get punished for it. You want to use a river to slow down the pursuit? Unlike you, they don't slow down in water, they just keep running along the bottom of the water, attacking you (yes from 100 feet below). You corner a mob when it tried to run away, and it magically teleports through walls or somewhere else, often bringing his buddies. In this game I find you get punished for trying to use tactics. =(
/ranty
I don't know about variety in WoW either - a player would generally pick a style that suits him/his equipment, and repeatedly use certian skills in this combat. Take druid for example - as far as I know, the battles usually consist pressing a button to cast Starfire (to pull), then pressing a button once in a while to cast Moonfire and occasional rejuvenation, and watching your character smack the mob with your weapon. I am not saying it's boring... Oh wait it is. The quests and the rewards are what keep it interesting (to me anyway). Sure, occasionally you get to use other spells, but in general you often end up using a certain combination over and over.
In Diablo you at least have the ability to use terrain to your advantage, doorways, in other words there are other ways to add depth to the battles besides spell diversity (but of course a thousand cow runs is just as mindnumbingly boring). And if we could all have our skills at maximum levels in Diablo, I think we would find that people would use different spells for different situations.
I am not sure if that's what the original poster meant, but to me it seems tactics are almost nonexistent in WoW. Strategy, yes. A lot of strategic planning often required to take out certain mobs. Choosing what skills to use against which mobs to me is strategy. But tactics... When you try to use terrain (like a mountain ridge) to run away from a mob, they will often teleport to you because they could not get over the range. You tried to use tactics, you get punished for it. You want to use a river to slow down the pursuit? Unlike you, they don't slow down in water, they just keep running along the bottom of the water, attacking you (yes from 100 feet below). You corner a mob when it tried to run away, and it magically teleports through walls or somewhere else, often bringing his buddies. In this game I find you get punished for trying to use tactics. =(
/ranty