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Originally Posted by chronig
lol @ wowtard loser.... seriously - this game is just balls
Blizzard is a brilliant company and they've made some of the best RTS and RPG games ever, including those based around WarCraft lore (even though the whole thing was stolen from WarHammer)
As for World of Warcraft - what Blizzard finally realized is
1. We are an amazing video game company with a lot of money
2. Making amazing games for "gamers" (1% of population) wouldn't be nearly as profitable as making shitty games for "everyone else" (99%) of population.
Then comes WoW - the game that was made for you to waste as much time as you possibly can on, without actually utilizing any kind of skill or coordination.
These games reward people that spend as much time as they possibly can on it, as opposed to how skillful they actually are. MMORPG's are fun in theory, but the ones like WoW are simply created as a drug/time killer to make you waste as much time and money on as possible - anyway - that was my deduction 5-6 years ago when I played the beta for a few weeks before never playing it again.
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The beauty of WoW is that it works for both types of players. If you are like me and you casually play it with your friends, you can check it out periodically and have fun playing it. They have modified how you get gear so it is easy for casual players to get some decent stuff and do some of the bigger dungeons. However, if you are more hardcore they still have higher level, harder content for you to do. These bigger, harder raids require strategy and skill on the players behalf. Those who want to put in the time and want to learn every little nuance of their character can do so and for it they get the best of the best rewards.
I am by no means a hardcore gamer. I only own a few games for my computer and have no game consoles, but from what I have seen WoW is no different than any other game when it comes to skill required to play it well. Here is an example. Every year the night before the Super Bowl my friends and I get together and eat, hang out and play video games. My buddy's son kicks our asses at Halo every year. He can take on three of us at a time and destroy us. We suck at the game and openly admit it. Part of the reason he is so good is that he has every map memorized. He knows were all the weapons spawn and how to exploit every map to his advantage. Add in that he knows the best ways to fire the weapons and it is a one sided affair. But it is no different than a guy who plays WoW all the time and knows every way to counter my offensive moves killing me in WoW or who knows how to use what spells and abilities at what times during fights with raid bosses.