11-09-2011, 09:59 PM
Frankly, I'm just amazed it hasn't veered off into politics by now (which would then spawn a whole new thread - "to keep the discussion from being too derailed.")
I haven't played WoW since the first year. Saw the writing on the wall then, and knew it wasn't for me. Haven't regretted it since. What drew me into WoW was the Warcraft lore, and what drove me away was the pinatas and treadmills. The lore is dead, as far as I'm concerned (and yes, this whole Pandaren thing is a joke taken too far, but if it sells who am I to argue?), and the gameplay doesn't do nearly enough to lure me back in on its own. However, I've no doubt MoP will be a more successful expansion than Cataclysm was, and will sell plenty. Personally, I intend to lose myself in Skyrim or die trying (be the first title in the series that actually might grab me and HOLD me - and it comes out on my birthday, to boot!), and await Torchlight II and Diablo III. At least I've been forcing myself to go though my HUGE backlog of games I have on Steam (338 total and counting!), which has led to some very enjoyable gameplay that I would have otherwise missed if I was invested in a (real) MMO.
I haven't played WoW since the first year. Saw the writing on the wall then, and knew it wasn't for me. Haven't regretted it since. What drew me into WoW was the Warcraft lore, and what drove me away was the pinatas and treadmills. The lore is dead, as far as I'm concerned (and yes, this whole Pandaren thing is a joke taken too far, but if it sells who am I to argue?), and the gameplay doesn't do nearly enough to lure me back in on its own. However, I've no doubt MoP will be a more successful expansion than Cataclysm was, and will sell plenty. Personally, I intend to lose myself in Skyrim or die trying (be the first title in the series that actually might grab me and HOLD me - and it comes out on my birthday, to boot!), and await Torchlight II and Diablo III. At least I've been forcing myself to go though my HUGE backlog of games I have on Steam (338 total and counting!), which has led to some very enjoyable gameplay that I would have otherwise missed if I was invested in a (real) MMO.
Roland *The Gunslinger*