tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659326122793396570.post6245076704630610171..comments2024-03-21T23:18:45.644+00:00Comments on Priest with a Cause - A World of Warcraft (Classic) blog: Can You Play Classic Casually?Shintarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16758343475446510635noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659326122793396570.post-36365115851655226622019-04-25T23:14:42.693+01:002019-04-25T23:14:42.693+01:00I blame the language barrier :)I blame the language barrier :)asdfzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13240447825019546862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659326122793396570.post-4642733378473124072019-04-25T19:20:55.450+01:002019-04-25T19:20:55.450+01:00I don't know why you think your message didn&#...I don't know why you think your message didn't get through; I fully agree with you. :)Shintarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758343475446510635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659326122793396570.post-74963444937102007702019-04-25T17:06:09.779+01:002019-04-25T17:06:09.779+01:00Unfortunately I failed to get the message through;...Unfortunately I failed to get the message through; English isn't my mother's tongue, so it's kinda difficult to express my thoughts correctly. I mean that BfA or any other theme park game relies heavily on timers. A player has to log in every day or at least one day a week to get rewards (through completing daily dungeons or quests, or some other kind of a timed activity like Gold Saucer tickets in FFXIV). So the whole gameplay is split into pieces according to a certain schedule, it's highly repetitive and might create a "hamster in a wheel" feeling.<br /><br />On the other hand, Classic/vanilla (and many other older games) approaches time in a different manner. It isn't tied to daily/weekly rewards (especially if a person doesn't tamper in high-end PvE). There is no need to log in every day being afraid to lose a reward, or to complete a certain activity in a few months, or they won't be able to get it in the future (like Blizzard introduced timed raid achievments in Mists of Pandaria; if a person failed to kill the last boss, they wouldn't get an achievment). In Classic content won't disappear, even if a person is late to the party.asdfzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13240447825019546862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659326122793396570.post-43334084756384295772019-04-23T05:38:54.676+01:002019-04-23T05:38:54.676+01:00Yeah, but few people knew about them and even if y...Yeah, but few people knew about them and even if you did use them they just put people in a group with no consideration of roles so the system wasn't really useful. Will be interesting to see whether they bother putting that back in.Shintarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758343475446510635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659326122793396570.post-83855031089327850912019-04-22T16:03:49.411+01:002019-04-22T16:03:49.411+01:00I think the meeting stones of old were actually a ...I think the meeting stones of old were actually a rudimentary dungeon finder.Campeon Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03454732659814109976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659326122793396570.post-30452758632551854342019-04-22T10:21:25.823+01:002019-04-22T10:21:25.823+01:00I don't know why you would think that. They ha...I don't know why you would think that. They have explicitly said that there won't be a dungeon finder (e.g. <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/classicwow/comments/9tp2m5/wow_classic_will_not_have_dungeon_finderraid/" rel="nofollow">here</a>) or any other such modern additions.Shintarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758343475446510635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659326122793396570.post-2266687065408084002019-04-22T01:35:08.295+01:002019-04-22T01:35:08.295+01:00Hey dude they already said dungeon finder is gonna...Hey dude they already said dungeon finder is gonna be there. Yeah the game as a whole will be slower paced but the reason there was no dungeon finder in vanilla was because the tech didn't exist. They will be bringing several quality of life updates to vanillaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659326122793396570.post-90788335365165911282019-03-25T23:56:56.792+00:002019-03-25T23:56:56.792+00:00If I remember the Kickstarter emails correctly, I ...If I remember the Kickstarter emails correctly, I believe he wants to do a wider release. Right now, though, he's making sure that all of the Kickstarter folks get their books. I hope you can get a copy as I think it would make some lovely blog posts for you. :) Pallaishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01052537793722183657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659326122793396570.post-83045430712272758112019-03-25T22:36:22.874+00:002019-03-25T22:36:22.874+00:00I really regret not donating to the Kickstarter fo...I really regret not donating to the Kickstarter for that now! Can't wait for the wider release. (At least I hope there'll be one!)Shintarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758343475446510635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659326122793396570.post-11724638795751044652019-03-25T22:34:41.015+00:002019-03-25T22:34:41.015+00:00Personally I can sympathise because I remember tha...Personally I can sympathise because I remember that feeling of wanting to play all the time, and knowing that you'll be unable to commit to the same sort of time investment in 2019 must make it seem like the experience would pale in comparison. I'm happy to say that this hasn't been my personal experience though. :)Shintarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758343475446510635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659326122793396570.post-48051113883593121552019-03-25T22:32:01.398+00:002019-03-25T22:32:01.398+00:00I've heard that argument too, and to me the ex...I've heard that argument too, and to me the expectation of persistence of achievement is definitely something I look forward to. For me, being allowed to do things at my own pace is indeed very casual friendly. <a href="https://priestwithacause.blogspot.com/2011/09/after-four-years-ive-decided-to-stop.html" rel="nofollow">When I quit raiding during Firelands</a>, I did note that character progression seemed to have turned into a rather Sisyphean task, with the boulder rolling back down the hill more quickly every tier, before I'd even had time to reach the summit.<br /><br />Still, there were always players who seemed to welcome the constant gear resets for "keeping things fresh", and since Blizzard is still following the same model eight years later I figure there must be an audience for it.Shintarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758343475446510635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659326122793396570.post-3463416197899312992019-03-25T21:41:10.971+00:002019-03-25T21:41:10.971+00:00From John Staat's book, The World of Warcraft ...From John Staat's book, The World of Warcraft Diary, the leveling experience was the intended game for casual players. The intent was that group content, especially at level 60, was considered hardcore/dedicated content. That focus has definitely changed over the years, but that's where the initial view was at.Pallaishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01052537793722183657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659326122793396570.post-46890565340310898192019-03-25T12:51:57.682+00:002019-03-25T12:51:57.682+00:00Seems to me that "having to play 24/7" i...Seems to me that "having to play 24/7" is a self-imposed requirement. Maybe "playing WoW" isn't what that person is actually doing; that person might need to tighten up the terminology. Or maybe that person has a frightfully skewed concept of "playing" "WoW".<br /><br />At any rate, there's no pressure inherent in the game to "complete" it in a "time limit" and doubly so for Classic.<br /><br />It's as "casual" as you want it to be.<br /><br />(also, this applies 100% to current expansion, whatever that is)Grimmtoothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14384688484347073287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659326122793396570.post-17585596696738118132019-03-25T09:24:27.225+00:002019-03-25T09:24:27.225+00:00As for me, I find vanilla WoW to be more casual, t...As for me, I find vanilla WoW to be more casual, than "retail". The game content will always be there, waiting for a player, and there are going to be enough guilds to start raiding with from the very beginning. There is no need to hurry being afraid that content is slowly becoming obsolete. On the other hand, on "retail" servers a player has to be always running just to keep up with the game changing every 3 months.asdfzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13240447825019546862noreply@blogger.com