Comments for WoW is Broken http://www.wowisbroken.com Every game has flaws. WoW has lots. I blog about them. Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:02:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Comment on Don’t Have 24 Friends? Wait Half a Year by Seditia http://www.wowisbroken.com/2009/06/dont-have-24-friends-wait-half-a-year/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Seditia Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:02:19 +0000 http://www.wowisbroken.com/?p=16#comment-10 Solo content and the ability to just enjoy the game without other players is a whole other post, but yeah. Solo tokens of some sort would be pretty cool. The problem is once you get down to that point, assuming 3:1 exchange all the way, that 58-token Conquest chest is 1566 "solo tokens." That's a little much for, say, 99% of solo players. I think, to an extent, that's what the whole tournament rewards thing is all about. Raid-level rewards (well, low-end) for solo content. I just wish it wasn't under the guise of a bunch of daily quests (ALSO broken! Future post on those, too!) Solo content and the ability to just enjoy the game without other players is a whole other post, but yeah. Solo tokens of some sort would be pretty cool. The problem is once you get down to that point, assuming 3:1 exchange all the way, that 58-token Conquest chest is 1566 “solo tokens.” That’s a little much for, say, 99% of solo players.

I think, to an extent, that’s what the whole tournament rewards thing is all about. Raid-level rewards (well, low-end) for solo content. I just wish it wasn’t under the guise of a bunch of daily quests (ALSO broken! Future post on those, too!)

]]> Comment on Broken? by Calise http://www.wowisbroken.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Calise Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:11:33 +0000 http://wowisbroken.com.s60715.gridserver.com/?page_id=2#comment-8 Here are some other things that suck, at least to me: Daily quests Gear-only character advancement Static PVP maps Boring, static loot Reward emphasis on small-scale PVP (arena) General lack of character customization Draenei female two-hander aesthetics Draenei female small mount aesthetics Ugly WotLK gear Slow-paced, somewhat contrived combat That's all I have for now. More to come... Here are some other things that suck, at least to me:

Daily quests
Gear-only character advancement
Static PVP maps
Boring, static loot
Reward emphasis on small-scale PVP (arena)
General lack of character customization
Draenei female two-hander aesthetics
Draenei female small mount aesthetics
Ugly WotLK gear
Slow-paced, somewhat contrived combat

That’s all I have for now. More to come…

]]> Comment on Don’t Have 24 Friends? Wait Half a Year by Calise http://www.wowisbroken.com/2009/06/dont-have-24-friends-wait-half-a-year/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Calise Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:38:38 +0000 http://www.wowisbroken.com/?p=16#comment-7 As a particularly anti-social MMO gamer (which may seem an oxymoron to many people, but that is another discussion), I would wholeheartedly support such a change. Heroics are far more palatable to me than large scale raids; I don't mind putting in considerably more time than a raider to get comparable or slightly inferior gear. I would even go so far as to suggest adding an another level to the system: solo quested or dropped tokens that could, over time, be converted to group emblems. The conversion rate could even be relatively extreme, say 1:5 or greater, as long as it wasn't tied to a limitation like daily quests. The time required isn't nearly as important to me, as long as it's possible. Will it ever happen? I seriously doubt it, but hey, I've been playing WoW for over 4 years now hoping for a change. As a particularly anti-social MMO gamer (which may seem an oxymoron to many people, but that is another discussion), I would wholeheartedly support such a change. Heroics are far more palatable to me than large scale raids; I don’t mind putting in considerably more time than a raider to get comparable or slightly inferior gear.

I would even go so far as to suggest adding an another level to the system: solo quested or dropped tokens that could, over time, be converted to group emblems. The conversion rate could even be relatively extreme, say 1:5 or greater, as long as it wasn’t tied to a limitation like daily quests. The time required isn’t nearly as important to me, as long as it’s possible.

Will it ever happen? I seriously doubt it, but hey, I’ve been playing WoW for over 4 years now hoping for a change.

]]> Comment on The Clown Suit Predicament by Seditia http://www.wowisbroken.com/2009/06/the-clown-suit-predicament/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Seditia Sun, 07 Jun 2009 02:26:53 +0000 http://www.wowisbroken.com/?p=6#comment-3 Sure, but you can't wear Energized Chestplate on your face. It IS some awesome plate, though! Sure, but you can’t wear Energized Chestplate on your face. It IS some awesome plate, though!

]]> Comment on The Clown Suit Predicament by Tier http://www.wowisbroken.com/2009/06/the-clown-suit-predicament/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Tier Fri, 05 Jun 2009 21:11:55 +0000 http://www.wowisbroken.com/?p=6#comment-2 The energized chestplate is far more fashionable than darkmantle: http://www.wowhead.com/?item=18312#screenshots The energized chestplate is far more fashionable than darkmantle: http://www.wowhead.com/?item=18312#screenshots

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