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A former FFXIV player returns to WoW
Posted on 3/17/24 at 10:00 pm
Posted on 3/17/24 at 10:00 pm
My hunter was created towards the tail end of BC days. Played through most of WoTLK, a lot of early Cata. Skipped MOP. Came back during WoD. Came back again during Legion. That was the last time I played retail, so I wanted to start fresh.
Rolled a demon hunter.
I kind of forgot how good this game "feels" to play.
Also, this game "still" looks good to me despite being 20 years old. Yes, the newer zones and armor designs have higher resolution textures, but even the older areas have a timeless visual style. The game is also incredibly visually consistent unlike FFXIV where some of the zones look great and some not so much.
The new level scaling is incredibly confusing to me. Upon finishing the Demon Hunter intro, I appeared to be thrown into completing the Legion questline, but it gave me a quest to do a dungeon, but only BFA dungeons were available in the DF.
Found the Chromie NPC (only after a Google search), and started playing through BFA.
I miss the cool music during the dungeons and the ability to teleport everywhere
Don't know if I'll stick around, but it's good to see that the game hasn't completely fallen off a cliff.
Rolled a demon hunter.
I kind of forgot how good this game "feels" to play.
Also, this game "still" looks good to me despite being 20 years old. Yes, the newer zones and armor designs have higher resolution textures, but even the older areas have a timeless visual style. The game is also incredibly visually consistent unlike FFXIV where some of the zones look great and some not so much.
The new level scaling is incredibly confusing to me. Upon finishing the Demon Hunter intro, I appeared to be thrown into completing the Legion questline, but it gave me a quest to do a dungeon, but only BFA dungeons were available in the DF.
Found the Chromie NPC (only after a Google search), and started playing through BFA.
I miss the cool music during the dungeons and the ability to teleport everywhere
Don't know if I'll stick around, but it's good to see that the game hasn't completely fallen off a cliff.
This post was edited on 3/17/24 at 10:10 pm
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Posted on 3/18/24 at 2:06 am to BulldogXero
quote:can’t wait for that graphics update to launch. Really showing its age nowadays.
The game is also incredibly visually consistent unlike FFXIV where some of the zones look great and some not so much.
This post was edited on 3/18/24 at 2:07 am
Posted on 3/18/24 at 10:54 am to BulldogXero
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Rolled a demon hunter.
Is this some sort of random engine that you can use to pick out a character for yourself? I played a little bit last night as World of Warships feels like work to me now.
Posted on 3/18/24 at 11:17 am to DownSouthCrawfish
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can’t wait for that graphics update to launch. Really showing its age nowadays.
I think they are clearly gearing up for WoW 2 after this next wave of expansions.
Posted on 3/18/24 at 11:20 am to BulldogXero
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Rolled a demon hunter.
Incredible class IMO. I've tanked some raids on mine and its a ton of fun.
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Don't know if I'll stick around, but it's good to see that the game hasn't completely fallen off a cliff.
A lot of the YouTubers complain about the game a lot, and many have valid points, but IMO its in as good of a state as it has been in a while. The new content is actually pretty good too, which helps.
Asmon has a legit complaint about it though, theres just too much going on and the fact that players feel like they need AddOns is evidence of that. Adds to improve QoL stuff are fine, but if you need it just to play the game at all its a sign that theres a lot of ability bloat.
Posted on 3/18/24 at 11:24 am to VolSquatch
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I think they are clearly gearing up for WoW 2 after this next wave of expansions.
No doubt they are looking for their next cash cow, but I don't think current Blizzard can make a game like WoW. Look at what a disaster Overwatch and Diablo 4 turned into
Posted on 3/18/24 at 12:09 pm to BulldogXero
Been a 14 player since ARR. Have much love for the game. With that said…
Wish they could have nuked 14 again in prep for the new story and updated everything to ps5 standards. I know it’s not really realistic…just a dream.
Wish they could have nuked 14 again in prep for the new story and updated everything to ps5 standards. I know it’s not really realistic…just a dream.
Posted on 3/18/24 at 12:40 pm to BulldogXero
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No doubt they are looking for their next cash cow, but I don't think current Blizzard can make a game like WoW. Look at what a disaster Overwatch and Diablo 4 turned into
I don't think they would really be making a new game honestly, it would probably be whatever WoW looks like at the end of the coming trilogy plus some stuff they can do on a new engine that they can't accomplish now.
I think with the subscription model the corporate overlords don't push in pay-to-win and other microtransactions as much, because people get pissed if they have to pay to play PLUS pay to win.
Overwatch 2 failed in following up an excellent game, which happens all the time, but the shooter genre is a crowded space anyway. Apex really took off, and CoD will always be a behemoth.
Posted on 3/18/24 at 6:34 pm to BulldogXero
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No doubt they are looking for their next cash cow, but I don't think current Blizzard can make a game like WoW. Look at what a disaster Overwatch and Diablo 4 turned into
Unfortunately I agree. Their only move now is shuffle around existing IP and write stories about the diverse sexual orientation of the characters.. …. ………..
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