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Post by
Ydrisselle
Several of us are positively ancient as far as MMO gamers go. Beware of false assumptions. I for one started gaming with D&D, was well into high school before my family got a computer, a Commodore 64, and my first computer games were text based adventures, Zork being my favourite.
I am of the opinion that there isn't enough danger and there aren't enough impediments in travelling through Azeroth. Mob density has been nerfed to ludicrosity, and I consider that changing the mobs in starting areas from aggressive to neutral was a terrible mistake.
You should have to make decisions as you travel about, and blundering from point A to point B ought to have consequences. Sorry, but I don't support further dumbing down the game.
I agree with you. In the game most of the mobs can be skipped even if your character can't stealth - at least at low level. And after you learn to fly, you can skip everything you want... (for statistics: I'm 33)
Post by
Jkpman
There's been little discussion that I can see thus far and discussions are over when the thread is either abandoned or locked. Original post was a rant, contained no question and you've been aggressive to those that bothered to respond. You may be older than I and considerably older than most of the other forum goers, but have demonstrated unfortunately that age isn't everything. Many of the younger posters display far more tact, wisdom and grace as an example.
Could not have said it better myself.
I am of the opinion that there isn't enough danger and there aren't enough impediments in travelling through Azeroth. Mob density has been nerfed to ludicrosity, and I consider that changing the mobs in starting areas from aggressive to neutral was a terrible mistake.
You should have to make decisions as you travel about, and blundering from point A to point B ought to have consequences. Sorry, but I don't support further dumbing down the game.
Very much agree with this.
Stop babysitting us Blizzard, I'm fine with the occasional death, I figured out pretty quickly that pressing the 1 key to attack would get me out of any potentially hazardous situation.
Dumbed down game just creates dumb players.
Post by
GravenTerenas
Pabadin is somewhat... special, shall we say? IIRC he was the guy who posted page-long rants against Blizzard for "forcing" him to fly to Mount Hyjal at level 80, when he wanted to walk there, or something along those lines.
Post by
Adamsm
Little off-topic, but this is the second time the OP has created a thread about the fact that mob packs annoy him.
Post by
678294
This post was from a user who has deleted their account.
Post by
pabadin
somebody said i am... special. i like that, even if it was not meant as a complement.
it is the most polite invective i have had to endure from highly reputed forum members. but then their insults do not make them really worth listening to. i wonder why they make it all so personal. it really looks like every point of criticism on wow is an attack on their person. and don't tell me that only worthwhile criticism is acceptable. criticism with which you agree is just a confirmation of your own beliefs. it is your reaction to criticism which you consider wrong or even petty that show what kind of person you are.
Post by
Adamsm
pabadin, the fact is, you post topics about things that no one else really complains about. Such as this one: It's not hard to avoid mob packs, even in places such as the Isle of Giants where the elite dinos and trolls are stacked up. When I run up to Oondasta to join a raid to kill her, I can avoid 98% of the mobs fairly easily on a land mount...and these things do actively charge at you.
Post by
Rystrave
I really can't take anything that Pabadin says seriously. Like everyone else has suggested, going around mobs isn't that hard, especially when mounted. Even at levels before you can mount, it's not that hard to out run mobs.
Post by
ElhonnaDS
somebody said i am... special. i like that, even if it was not meant as a complement.
it is the most polite invective i have had to endure from highly reputed forum members. but then their insults do not make them really worth listening to. i wonder why they make it all so personal. it really looks like every point of criticism on wow is an attack on their person. and don't tell me that only worthwhile criticism is acceptable. criticism with which you agree is just a confirmation of your own beliefs. it is your reaction to criticism which you consider wrong or even petty that show what kind of person you are.
The irony is, having read the thread, I think that the posts that have been the most personal, the most aggressive and the most intolerant of criticism have been yours. In your first response you told someone to look up a word, so they could understand you- extremely rude. In response to several more dissenting opinions, you said that everyone else must be young, with the implication that it makes them immature to disagree with you. And from then on you've continued to insult people's intelligence and post passive aggressively rather than respond with actual arguments to the very pertinent statements that they have made that it's easy to avoid mobs by sticking to main roads or picking your path carefully, and having hostile mobs as part of the game design is something they agree with.
But I do agree with your assessment that you can tell a lot about a person by how they handle criticism, and that someone who slings insults all the time isn't worth listening to.(##RESPBREAK##)8##DELIM##ElhonnaDS##DELIM##
Post by
calilac
I just have to say, OP, that I'm seeing a lot of passive aggressive personalization in this thread, much of it in your comments. That might be something to reflect on. Your opinion has been acknowledged and it doesn't seem like many agree with you and some acerbic comments about your online persona has been made which, though highly unnecessary, are only validated by your behavior and kills any chance of this thread being a successful discussion.
edit: Forgot to add, I've only had issues with overly aggressive mobs when I'm a super exhausted grumpy pants and should be sleeping anyway.
2nd edit: heh, looks like ElhonnaDS beat me to it
Post by
ElhonnaDS
@Calilac- I'm quick on the draw. It's a rabbit thing.
Post by
pabadin
@Calilac- I'm quick on the draw. It's a rabbit thing.
that should make your girlfriend happy.
oops, that was uncalled for. it is just for the sake of the pun itself.
Post by
ElhonnaDS
@Calilac- I'm quick on the draw. It's a rabbit thing.
that should make your girlfriend happy.
oops, that was uncalled for. it is just for the sake of the pun itself.
I'm a woman. But my boyfriend appreciates my efficiency...(##RESPBREAK##)8##DELIM##ElhonnaDS##DELIM##
Post by
calilac
@Calilac- I'm quick on the draw. It's a rabbit thing.
that should make your girlfriend happy.
oops, that was uncalled for. it is just for the sake of the pun itself.
I'm a woman. But my boyfriend appreciates my efficiency...
bahdum tish!
Post by
Jkpman
I've read quite a few of the OPs posts/threads now having seen comments from other posters in this thread.
I've come to the conclusion that the OP is trolling based on the number of absolute non issues he complains about.
(Can't be bothered to CC so wants it nerfed, Thinks professions take too long to level and of course this thread)
The thing that astounds me is your attitude to people who respond to you, you act like you know everything there is to know about the game, but then demonstrate a shocking lack of understanding about basic game mechanics.
Has it ever occurred to you that you could actually positively contribute to the forums instead of posting joke topics and as such be seen as a joke yourself?
Post by
pabadin
there is one aspect of the critics that i think is absolutely right: all my points of criticisms concern small, some would say petty, at least non essential, issues. but then, if i had essential issues with the game, i would not have kept playing it for so long. but to say that those issues are non-essential is not to say that they are not important. even small irritations are worth looking into. and to accuse somebody of trolling won't make them go away. by the way, trolling is just an insult for somebody who says things you don't want to hear, so why not:
say it loud
i'm troll and proud!
Post by
Adamsm
But what you consider an irritation isn't what others do.
Post by
Jkpman
You look for the most insignificant stuff and complain.
This
and
this
and of course this thread too and the laughable
CC
thread.
if i had essential issues with the game, i would not have kept playing it for so long. but to say that those issues are non-essential is not to say that they are not important. even small irritations are worth looking into.
That is the thing though, they are only issues to you. It's like OMG Hellfire is red, red makes me feel ill, change it Blizz!
There is a lot of things you could complain about in this game, nothing you complain about actually has any weight behind it.
Pretty much anything you have posted about can be overcome by learning to play. (which someone who has apparently played for so long, should know how to do)
So instead of trolling how about:-
1. RED Bad, learn to avoid hostile mobs instead of running right into them (aggro meter ftw)
2. Read what Blizz write about their reasoning behind thing like no fly till 90
3. Arrow a bother (seriously....), don't follow the quest then.
4. Learn to CC.
Again non of the above are issues of any significance to anybody except you, and WoW is not going to be tailored to suit just one person, especially when it seems the reason for your issues is that you are just bad at understanding basic gameplay mechanics.
Post by
367590
This post was from a user who has deleted their account.
Post by
calilac
I am 50% absolutely certain that OP's post is meant as satire.
And 110% unsure that everyone is flipping out over a quasi-joke.
I'd also like to believe pabadin is being satirical but I'd always understood that satire involves wit, pabadin's threads are more often than not just passive aggressive whinging and insults. There's a quote I can pull from ElhonnaDS from another thread the OP posted that would fit really well in here.
From
this
one, "Your argument is that a game should lower its difficulty level until the people who are the least skilled at it are able to reap the benefits of winning."
If it is a joke the punchline got lost somewhere.
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