So I wonder how much of this is a function of play time and how long you've played the game. Though I have a good amount of time to play on the weekends (generally), I rarely am able to do much during the week at this point. Are the people who are complaining of being bored able to put in a lot more hours and therefore burning through content faster?
I also missed the last two expansions (well over 4 years of time), and I imagine that some of the things on my To Do List would have been accomplished over that time period had I been playing the entire time. Are the people who are complaining of being bored those that have been playing continuously for long stretches of time?
I feel like a big part of my feeling like there is always something to do also stems from the fact that I enjoy PvPing. If I were just raiding, I'd complete the weekly run and then be done with PvE content for the week - there wouldn't really be a reason to continue to run the same content without a chance for gear. Granted, I try to hit the Conquest Point Cap every week to get gear (well, at this point I'm capped), but even after that is done with I still have the desire to play more games simply to increase my rating. Because there's no "end point" with Arena / RBG ratings, I have a larger time-sink available than those who just participate in PvE.
Still, I recognize there are some valid complaints about the direction Blizzard went with WoD. This video was pretty highly rated and does a good job explaining some of them:
Honestly, the Garrisons don't really bother me. They are a bit more isolated than capital cities, but I am rarely actually in mine. There is almost always something I need to be doing in-game, I never just sit around and twiddle my thumbs while waiting for queues.
I do think the mounts / rep-grinds this expansion are pretty underwhelming though ... I have barely spent any time purposefully grinding for rep with any WoD reps since my return; conversely, I have ground for mounts / reps in pre-WoD areas.
"Can I continue to go about the rest of my life in a responsible manner this time?"
ReplyDeleteI think when we were feeling there wasn't much to do, we were playing a LOT. When WOW is pretty much a second full time job, the stuff that you can do can begin to feel lackluster - been there, done that 100 times. Just from the blog here, it seems like you've been pacing yourself nicely, slowly discovering the garrison, new builds, new dungeons, new mounts, leveling characters - and that's taking months and months - instead of just weeks.
I think because you don't play much during the week, because you've found that balance, it still feels like there's plenty to do - just look at the task list for this weekend in your last post.
Sure, PVP and Arena add a dimension, one that you especially find fun and rewarding. But even that would get tiring, and did get tiring, when you do it for 20-30-40 hours a week.
I think it's the balance you've found that will prevent you from feeling like there's nothing to do, at least for a good while. You're not solely dependent on this game for your entertainment and fun - your life is pretty full of other stuff - awesome! As they say, all things in moderation, right? Wow in moderation can last a long time, with plenty of stuff to do :)
I agree. I still look forward to the times where I actually get to login and play, whereas I know in the past there were definitely times I'd login for the day out of habit and then sit around in a main capital and wonder what I should do.
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