tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529183485378908367.post2008030473716661877..comments2024-03-25T08:23:34.118-05:00Comments on The Art of Solo-ing WoW, life and other games: Things Are Moving Too FastDarth Solohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01110818057322485070noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529183485378908367.post-64519978361882408152009-10-09T18:48:17.274-05:002009-10-09T18:48:17.274-05:00If you're talking about the taxi, I can tell y...If you're talking about the taxi, I can tell you now that things will definitely improve with Cataclysm. For one thing, there will be new flight routes. For another, Blizzard will streamline quests so that you don't have to cross entire zones in order to turn in a lousy quest. Besides, if they open the entire Azeroth to flying mounts, our mobility will be greater than ever.Darth Solohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01110818057322485070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529183485378908367.post-43491307148454794032009-10-09T07:15:24.505-05:002009-10-09T07:15:24.505-05:00Will WOW ever improve flight times? A 10 minute fi...Will WOW ever improve flight times? A 10 minute fight gets a bit old after flying the same route 50 times... Granted the "world" is huge compared to other games. I would gladly pay a little extra for a faster flight to Stormwind...Paulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529183485378908367.post-63184853225683029932009-10-08T19:42:34.035-05:002009-10-08T19:42:34.035-05:00@Celebrandil I know that old Azeroth will be gone ...@Celebrandil I know that old Azeroth will be gone forever but personally I'm sick and tired of leveling characters through the same old areas. I've still got 2-3 new classes that I want to level and I'm glad that Cataclysm changes things around. What bugs me most is the stupid way in which quests were designed, that send you across continents and offer very poor item rewards. I'm glad Blizzard evolved their quest design in BC and WotLK.<br /><br />@Anonymous I wonder where this tier system will end. Tier 20?? 50??Darth Solohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01110818057322485070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529183485378908367.post-64987407398290201952009-10-08T04:15:25.101-05:002009-10-08T04:15:25.101-05:00And here it comes Tier10. New gear, new emblems, n...And here it comes Tier10. New gear, new emblems, new grinding.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529183485378908367.post-43990593075144494022009-10-08T03:57:01.155-05:002009-10-08T03:57:01.155-05:00I'm a big fan of the classic content and terri...I'm a big fan of the classic content and territories of old Azeroth, and I'm a bit afraid that much of it will be lost once Cataclysm hits. So I decided to level two alts (also the only two classes that I never really leveled before) to level 60 and stop there. One of them will be leveled entirely in the Eastern Kingdoms, and the other one only in Kalimdor, to experience as much of the old quests and lore as possible. It's a lot of fun so far (going very fast due to two heirloom items and +20% XP bonus) and brings back a lot of memories because I'm actually reading all quest texts and not skipping all texts like I did with the other alts.<br /><br />However I found that on Horde side it is quite difficult to level entirely in the Eastern Kingdoms because you will experience quite a gap once you arrive in the Hillsbrad Foothills at around level 20. By the time you finished the low level quests there, you will be ca. level 23 which is not high enough for Arathi or Alterac Mountains and also too low for the higher Hillsbrad quests. I was forced to do some levelling in Ashenvale. But once I hit 28 it was OK to go back to the Eastern Kingdoms.Celebrandilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09186466677488312764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529183485378908367.post-92177403779558271012009-10-07T19:09:56.376-05:002009-10-07T19:09:56.376-05:00@Gyldenfeax Blizzard has found the recipe for keep...@Gyldenfeax Blizzard has found the recipe for keeping people hooked. Beside all the "crap" that one can do in the game, they have these holidays that occur almost monthly if I'm not mistaken, thus forcing many people who are interested in completing the achievement and perhaps obtaining the 310% mount to keep renewing their subscriptions monthly. Crafty bastards!<br /><br />@Dalaila they already have uber-epic items: legendaries. Item levels are both a blessing and a curse. They are good because it's easy to create a hierarchy and figure out which is better but on the other hand it allows Blizzard to prolong the item acquisition obsession endlessly. On and on and on and on... This is just another ingredient in Blizzard's recipe for addiction. I don't blame them. We are the fools who keep falling for this. And most of us damn well like it!<br /><br />@Paul somehow I doubt it. From what I read about Aion there's nothing great about it. Of course, some are just disenchanted with WoW but many will eventually return.<br /><br />@Anonymous I would love to have a shot at Arthas but it ain't gonna happen. As a solo player I found it hard to get even into regular ToC so I'm just gonna pass on this whole dungeon/raid thing. Hey maybe they should make a 1-man version of Icecrown Citadel! How's that for catering to casuals?<br /><br />@Dalaila exactly. Blizzard will be the only one who will trump Blizzard. There have been countless other MMOs that were supposed to be WoW-killers, such as LotR, AoC, Warhammer, etc. And now Aion. Yeah, they may have great graphics but in the end it's the gameplay and replayability that matter the most. I'm curious how the new SW Kotor MMO will be like but I'm sure it won't even touch WoW. I am in dire need of an awesome SF MMO though...Darth Solohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01110818057322485070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529183485378908367.post-31021480596610343892009-10-07T11:39:20.199-05:002009-10-07T11:39:20.199-05:00Imho no other MMO will be able to steal the crown ...Imho no other MMO will be able to steal the crown to WoW. Fact is, Blizzard perfectly knows how to make us drool and love the game. And let's be honest: for a decent monthly fee we get a LOT of updates, patches, fixes, etc.<br /><br />Other MMOs came too late on the scene. Yes, they can be graphically gorgeous and "innovative" in some aspcts... but at the end of the day would you leave Wow for Aion (or any other MMO)? <br /><br />Aion (and others) could be AMAZING competitors for Wow some years ago. With 5 years of experience and millions of players... it's quite hard to compete with Blizzard.<br /><br />Not to mention the fact that a new MMO is just boiling in the backstage. If any MMO will ever kill WoW, that will be a Blizzar's game.<br /><br />Yet again.Dalaila ShadowsongEUnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529183485378908367.post-19235932611252609122009-10-07T11:36:05.686-05:002009-10-07T11:36:05.686-05:00It seems to me that they are pushing to get as man...It seems to me that they are pushing to get as many players geared for Arthas. MMORPGs are on the same page as Facebook now... I still love playing, but i feel less interested in working hard for gear that some dude beebops up to me and says "look what I got in HTOC last night!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529183485378908367.post-48471923450074717502009-10-07T07:14:43.287-05:002009-10-07T07:14:43.287-05:00My main is just lvl 53 (I'm a true casual &quo...My main is just lvl 53 (I'm a true casual "smell the roses" player). Could the updates be a response to competition from Aion? I tried Aion for two weeks and came back to WOW. I have noticed that the server isn't as crowded lately. Only saw around 20 players outside the AH in Ironforge last night...Paulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529183485378908367.post-24823642792433509482009-10-07T03:12:23.004-05:002009-10-07T03:12:23.004-05:00I feel a little annoyed if I think gear will soon ...I feel a little annoyed if I think gear will soon be replaced by shint new iLevel 250+ stuff. It's like spending badges for stuff that it's already old.<br /><br />Icecrown citadel and the new 5man instances will make actual gear look like crap. In my opinion "epic" items are going too far. Blizz should introduce a new level (say "super epci" with a new color, say red).<br /><br />I see no much sense in having iLevel 270 epics with iLevel 200 epics... and call them "epic" too.Dalaila ShadowsongEUnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529183485378908367.post-58348442799744649602009-10-06T21:59:26.507-05:002009-10-06T21:59:26.507-05:00I feel the same way. I'm not concentrating so ...I feel the same way. I'm not concentrating so much on leveling alts as I am on getting as many achievements done on my Pally main. What with all the new pets and mounts from the argent crusade etc, dino hatchlings, Brewfest stuff (Halloween soon to follow) BC rep, vanilla dungeon and profession achievements to get, while still making gold and Pvping (not so much now as nothing left to buy) it does feel like there's too few hours in the day. At least there are alot of BC dungeons still left to solo (especially on heroic) so hopefully they remain untouched in CataclysmGyldenfeaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06285660683888321198noreply@blogger.com