Visiting Old Content And Random Rants
Having started playing WoW only since middle of TBC, I have missed many exciting things. Or so I’m told by the older players. They all seem to miss “the good old raiding days”. I personally can’t really understand them, but that’s probably because I wasn’t there to experience it.
But what are “the good old raiding days”? 40-man raids? I truly admire the capacity to actually gather 40 people and go killing. I think it was a very hard job to do so. We failed at gathering 25 in TBC most of the time and now we seem to fail at actually gathering 10 to do a lousy Naxx run. But I guess that’s highly dependable on your guild. And your guild is highly dependable on your game style and preferences.
So the evolution went from 40 to 25 and now to 10. They made all classes easier to play. They made certain AoE abilities not brake CC (see Avengers Shield). They made 30 minutes Seals (worst addition ever!). They transformed Paladins into Warriors, Warriors into Paladins, Druids into Rogues. They created Death Knights. I only have one sentence to characterize all these changes: dumbing the game.
Don’t get me wrong, certain changes they made we’re really good (see 10-man raiding or single-target taunt for Protection Paladins). But, I’m really afraid they will pass a point when it will stop being challenging. Because right now, they are very near that point.
Ending the rant and getting back to the subject of old content, I have started a solo spree. My first target was Karazhan where I shot a vid on how to solo kill Attumen. I’m still working on the ending touches and I’m pretty happy with the result. You’ll get to see it later this week or the next. I plan to continue soloing my way into Karazhan and see how far I can go. I roughly estimate I can kill 2–3 more but I might need some help to pass certain ones.
I found capturing and editing videos very fun. I plan to document all my solo endevours. Even tho there are many similar vids already out there, it will be a good practice and something to keep me playing for a while more.
Interesting. Why do you think 30 minute seals are the worst change ever?
Because it’s one less thing to worry about. You just cast it and forget about it.
I liked them even more when they used to fade when you Judged. You actually had to think what to cast next in order not to screw your rotation (if you had one).
Regarding PvP, they also made them not dispellable. That gives us one less protection against more important blessings (like BoF for example).
I want the game challenging, not made simpler. Then again it might be just me.
It seems Blizz is putting all the strain on the healers while dumbing down the tanks and dps. Which sucks because it is hard to find healers already