05-23-2005, 09:45 PM
Alarick,May 23 2005, 04:17 PM Wrote:This is where some of the problem lies. I don't consider myself casual in the aspect you describe. I never entered the game intending to play for a while and quit. I fully intended to do a lot more than I currently have.
What happened is more that I found myself forced into the role of a casual gamer because I didn't have the large amounts of time necessary to do anything else.[right][snapback]78370[/snapback][/right]
Oh, don't get me wrong Alarick. I completely agree with you that WoW is lacking end-game content for those without 5 hour blocks of time on their hands, and that's why I stated that you're making the right choice for your situation. I'm an Option 1 person - I have now invested heavy time in 9 characters (1 per class, 8 on Stormrage and 1 on Terenas) and these 9 will keep me busy for so long that I don't see myself ever running out of content. I love being able to jump on for an hour or two on any of my characters and feel like I'm accomplishing something.
I recently went back to my level 60 Priest for a BRD run. Went 3 hours, and only because I was the one who quit. Who knows how long it would have gone? I don't have time to do that most weeknights. Only on weekends do I have that time, and I haven't been that lucky since early March due to RL concerns. In July, I'll finally be able to go back to long runs on weekends. Looking forward to it...
...unless all content Blizzard adds from now on is more of the same, gotta-have-5-hour-time-block content. This is why Battlegrounds is so key for Blizzard, because it lets the players drive the content. Yet, if all Battlegrounds are geared for 40-person action, that will also fail for reasons Raelynn described. Uber guilds that have months of 40-person play on their belts will destroy pickup or less experienced groups.
They need a 5-player Battleground. Your new goal would be to dominate at it, and get higher PvP ranks. If the PvP gear is equivalently awesome to raid or super-long instance gear, it gives those with less time to have a chance, albeit a small one...
-Bolty
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