Go Back To WoW

[SomeBoredGuy]

You forgot the Star Wars: The Old Republic forum. In fact, you could probably find examples of nigh any complaint you could have with a forum, let alone an MMO forum, by checking out the history of that site (the Off-Topic Discussions in particular), and possibly even the present day but I haven't been there in awhile.

 

[HannesPascal]

"Gaming is full of fanboys. Are other hobbies like this? "
Football, anyone else than I who have heard the term hooligan before?

 

[Herianden78]

I had a long and thought out explanation of how wow got so damn noob friendly, but then i hit the back button and didn't feel like retyping it

Here's the short version: Tons of people played wow, which means a ton of noobs started playing, they started demanding things be easier to accommodate them, blizzard complied and made tons of money.

Frankly i would have done the same thing if i were in their shoes, the quality of the game doesn't matter that much as long as there are a ton of people giving me money to play it.

Kinda makes me afraid for Diablo 2 and SC2. Though if they messed up SC2 Korea would probably wage war on America.

 

[Cornish]

The gaming community as a whole is full of individuals that will throw around all sorts of insults like "Go back to X" or "You're a Y", mainly due to the anonymity of the internet. That's why you won't see it so easily in real life entertainment. Sure there's a few sports that enjoy the same level of stupidity; but overall... it's far less than in the gaming community.

To be honest... I hope they continue to act like idiots, so it'll all blow up in there face sooner or later (As they won't learn or change). Till that time comes, I'll just sit here a play me some Portal whilst waiting for that to happen.

 

[EmmerikXXII]

Aion has more than that. Trust me. During beta, that phrase was spouted about every 10 minutes.

 

[Camembert]

Oh my God... so many times I have wanted to punch someone for telling someone else to 'go back to WoW'. I've only played the game once myself, but the utter hypocrisy and tiny-mindedness conveyed in those few words make me so, so angry. GGGRRRR!

Great subject for an article, thanks for putting these fools in their place.

 

[UtopiaV1]

All development studios have a motovational poster in the office. It has a guy's head exploding and underneath is written - "Fanboys: Listen to them at your own risk".

No games developers check their games' online forums, it fills them full of depression and anger, which you can get just as readily from CNN.

Games developers used to be able to make great, nay, LEGENDARY games, without any "input" from the fanboys and gamers in general (in those dark days before the internet). What makes you think they should change their strategy now?

 

[Xan Krieger]

Shamus, according to your article I am a total boatfag and to be honest I am proud of it.

Also put this more in a way for those of us who are.....MMORPG challenged...to understand this. What about go back to Halo? Go back to CoD?

 

[Mr. Mike]

I won't go back to WoW, I like to be able to play my games forever when I buy them. And yes Shamus I know it's cheaper to play WoW (or was it Funk that did an article on it?), but I prefer to diversify in regards to the types of games I play and the unique experiences that come with them.

I will never go back to WOW.

Ever.

Perhaps you should try reading the article instead of responding to the title.

Perhaps I did read the article, but this is just the thoughts I had on it all so I expressed that. If you want me to address the topic more, I shall.

The whole notion of WoW being that standard for noobs (like how people view COD or Halo) is preposterous. Sure, they might not be my cup of tea, but I appreciate the fact they are very easy to pick up and play and allow the player to get a sense of satisfaction quickly and feel comfortable with the game. Make a game TOO miche or hardcore and only the most dedicated of fans will stick with it to learn its intricacies. Games like WoW are very polished, and if nothing else, act as a very good starting point for a player to take their first steps into the genre of the game. Go back to WoW... sometimes it's good to go back to a genre's roots, no?

Eric The Orange, are you content now?

 

[gmacarthur81]

The Aion number is way off because no one posts on the official forums, try doing a search of Aionsource instead, I promise you results substantially more than 15.

On the Age of Conan numbers, that mainly comes from people who buy the game, pick a melee class, and then come to the forums to whine about the lack of "auto attack" and to complain about being forced to use directional attack to complete combos. That and when you quote it will cause Google to see the result again everytime it is quoted, and people on the Age of Conan boards LOVE to quote.

Of course, the people who have been playing AoC from the start know about the problems and issues, even the most diehard AoC fanboy jumps all over Funcom everytime they screw something up, so we really don't need someone fresh thru the door saying how much better WoW is, or how much more content WoW has, or how WoW's endgame is so much deeper...... of course it is, the game has been out for 5 years and seen 3 xpacs. Of course it has more content...... and then...... Go back to WoW is uttered.

^_^

 

[Ciler]

the reason that there is such a stigma tied to world of warcraft is because it is by far the most casual of all MMOs. that is not to say that you cannot be 'hardcore' (or whatever the opposite of casual may be), there are just tools set in place for you not to be just that.

personally i don't think there's anything worthwhile in world of warcraft; to me it is a testament how a game can become an excellent product, while at the same time being an awfully mediocre game (based on game elements and mechanics in comparison with other MMOs before and after the original release of world of warcraft in 2004).

Maybe the new one should be "Go back to Farmville"... that's even more casual-friendly than WoW (not to mention being an awfully mediocre game).

 

[Obrien Xp]

My friend kept on telling me to play WoW. So I did, for an hour or so and was just as bored as when I quit, its really just not my play style. He mostly plays mw2 now and I still play Guild Wars.

 

[technoted]

Go back to WoW? Don't mind if I do.

You mean you actually left WoW? You truly are more of a man than I.

 

[theklng]

the reason that there is such a stigma tied to world of warcraft is because it is by far the most casual of all MMOs. that is not to say that you cannot be 'hardcore' (or whatever the opposite of casual may be), there are just tools set in place for you not to be just that.

personally i don't think there's anything worthwhile in world of warcraft; to me it is a testament how a game can become an excellent product, while at the same time being an awfully mediocre game (based on game elements and mechanics in comparison with other MMOs before and after the original release of world of warcraft in 2004).

Maybe the new one should be "Go back to Farmville"... that's even more casual-friendly than WoW (not to mention being an awfully mediocre game).

farmville is not in the same genre and will by most not even be considered a 'real' game. not to mention it is much less known than world of warcraft.

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

Are other hobbies like this? Do skiers and snow boarders hate each other with the same fervor as Xbox and PS3 fans? Do people that fish using waders call the other fishermen "boatfags"? I'm having a hard time picturing it.

Have you ever been to a football match Shamus? REALLY big on fanboys there. Or if you criticise Eastenders/Dallas/Neighbours.

 

[Wakefield]

You know I'd never actually heard that phrase before. Probably because I tend avoid any all mmos. (No offense to those that love them they're just not my cup of tea).

 

[Echo136]

Theres a little flaw in that search. What if in the post about "Go back to WoW" it was preceded by "I'm going to" or something like that?