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I have to give credit where credit is due. No one at Blizzard thought they'd be making four expansions for WoW so to still be able to create content and deliver it to their fans is pretty unbelievable. Personally, I thought WoW lost its charm after the Burning Crusade and only played off and on again until WotLK when I finally quit.

The Pandarens are awesome so seeing them finally get added to the game sounds awesome. But then there's the part where it's WoW and I've already had enough of it.

I never knew it was a bad thing for a company to try and get you to stay with it. "Blatant attempt to get people to shell out cash..."

???????????

So is advertising.

If anything, I commend Blizzard for making their game last this long, with as many players as they have. It's incredible. Deserving of a video game HoF induction.

Someone look me in the eye and tell me it's totally easy to please millions of gamers and expand upon and improve a game repeatedly for 6 years.

You can't because we're on the internet. So I win :P

The community no longer plays in the living breathing world that much so unless Mists of Pandaria fixes this the game will be dead to me after the 1st month. Seriously what is the point of an mmorpg if it becomes basically just a dungeon crawler and that is what WOW kind of is now. People don't even have to level by questing.

DeViLzzz

As someone who quit wow after wotlk, this in no way make me want to resubscribe.

Completely ridiculous SaintJimmmy

I dont like it. Seems totally lazy to just rip off East Asian culture instead of thinking of a new type of culture for a race. Also it only feels like 5 minutes ago the last Xpak was released. Kotick is really milking this game since he got his hands on it.bonafidetk

[QUOTE="Advid-Gamer"][QUOTE="Cordliss"]

I've played WoW on and off since the beginning of Vanilla, I enjoyed the time I spent with the game but with the new expansion on the horizon I have no drive to continue subbing once our guild kills Deathwing. I don't care what anyone says about the pandaren lore, it was never detailed or fleshed out and a complete joke for a majority of the community and people treated it as such. Having one hero npc in Warcraft 3 doesn't constitute an entire thought out lore and there is a reason you never saw them again afterward because they were not taken seriously by the developers or players and were there just for kicks.

Of all the years I read the official forums and followed the metagame on wowhead, thottbot, mmo champion etc. never once did I ever see people petitioning, asking, begging or demanding the pandarens to make an appearance in an expansion. The fact that they are making a full expansion dedicated to them just proves to me that they were out of ideas and needed something ridiculous and cute to try and appeal to a completely different audience instead of their original playerbase which they have already started moving away from. This expansion is really just another reason on top of many others that have driven myself, and my fellow guildies from continuing. Just look at the pokemon like minigame they are putting in, its a complete ripoff and a blatant attempt to keep people that are already addicted paying for their cash cow.

Changing the talent point system again? why? it works just fine and no matter how much you change it there will always be a cookie cutter spec that will always be dominating and superior to all others. Really the only thing that I like about it is the monk class, but if the pandarens are the only ones using it...then what is the point? I feel Blizzard has completely dropped the ball with WoW even before this expansion. The soul of the game has long since been eroded and forgotten and replaced with endless addictive daily quests, reputation and epic purple grinds that do nothing to improve the game but instead are created to keep you playing and paying for as long as they can.

GummiRaccoon

It's blizzards fault that you can't manage your time properly? It's blizzards fault that you played a game you didn't find fun?

The community no longer plays in the living breathing world that much so unless Mists of Pandaria fixes this the game will be dead to me after the 1st month. Seriously what is the point of an mmorpg if it becomes basically just a dungeon crawler and that is what WOW kind of is now. People don't even have to level by questing.

DeViLzzz

This would be the perfect box art.....

I would much have preferred an "Emerald Dream" expansion.

This expansion feels a bit too insignificant somehow.

I appreciate that they are not introducing any new mega bad guy to replace Illidan/Arthas/Deathwing, but it really just leaves an impression of an expansion pack without real focus in my eyes.

I find it an odd choice to focus the whole expansion around pandas. I don't feel like this race fits with the game's atmosphere even though they do exist in the lore. It pushes the game a little too far out of the traditional fantasy setting. The monk class sounds boring to me.

I haven't played since WotLK but I loved the game. This is the first time an expansion doesn't interest me.

This would be the perfect box art.....

vfibsux

Maybe Kung Fu Panda ripped the idea off WoW....? ever thought of that....?

I would much have preferred an "Emerald Dream" expansion.

This expansion feels a bit too insignificant somehow.

I appreciate that they are not introducing any new mega bad guy to replace Illidan/Arthas/Deathwing, but it really just leaves an impression of an expansion pack without real focus in my eyes.

Technomancer82

I find it an odd choice to focus the whole expansion around pandas. I don't feel like this race fits with the game's atmosphere even though they do exist in the lore. It pushes the game a little too far out of the traditional fantasy setting. The monk class sounds boring to me.

I haven't played since WotLK but I loved the game. This is the first time an expansion doesn't interest me.

superfluidity

It's sort of been happening for a while now. As far as playable races, Classic brought cow people (Warcraft 3 really), Burning Crusade brought goat people and Cataclysm brought wolf people. Now MoP brings panda people. They have been adding animal-human hybrids to the game for a long time. It's not out of the ordinary. Wrath didn't add new playable races but did add walrus people in Northrend. I'm sure there are more examples. These are just the ones I could think of now. I'm definitely not a huge fan animal people, but it has been going on for a while now.

I would much have preferred an "Emerald Dream" expansion.

This expansion feels a bit too insignificant somehow.

I appreciate that they are not introducing any new mega bad guy to replace Illidan/Arthas/Deathwing, but it really just leaves an impression of an expansion pack without real focus in my eyes.

Technomancer82

An Emerald Dream expansion would get me to resubscribe in a heartbeat. That would be so damn awesome.

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I find it an odd choice to focus the whole expansion around pandas. I don't feel like this race fits with the game's atmosphere even though they do exist in the lore. It pushes the game a little too far out of the traditional fantasy setting. The monk class sounds boring to me.

I haven't played since WotLK but I loved the game. This is the first time an expansion doesn't interest me.

James00715

It's sort of been happening for a while now. As far as playable races, Classic brought cow people (Warcraft 3 really), Burning Crusade brought goat people and Cataclysm brought wolf people. Now MoP brings panda people. They have been adding animal-human hybrids to the game for a long time. It's not out of the ordinary. Wrath didn't add new playable races but did add walrus people in Northrend. I'm sure there are more examples. These are just the ones I could think of now. I'm definitely not a huge fan animal people, but it has been going on for a while now.

I wasn't really referring to the human-animal hybrid aspect of them, but just how far outside the traditional fantasy aesthetic they are.

In terms of the playable races, Tauren are basically minotaurs and Worgen are werewolves. Pandas haven't been used this way before and they aren't normally thought of as powerful creatures. They seem very out of place and have a Disney character look to them. I realize that there are npcs similar to this, but they play minor roles in the game.

[QUOTE="GummiRaccoon"]

[QUOTE="Advid-Gamer"] Prefect way to sum it up. I have quit wow many times over the years, everytime I leveled a character I swore it would be my last. Gear him got to halt just like everyone else unless I dedicated my life to raiding. I just cant due that because of work and real life. So in the end found myself leveling my 7th toon.............out of just plain addiction or habit. i finially deleted all my characters and deleted the game. It just wasnt healthy for me even though I could stop playing and live in the real life, but doining something over and over when it is not fun anymore just because you are used to it is insanity. Wow in the end was not fun at all, leveling was not fun, gearing was annoying after the 15th time, yet it was all for dps meter bragging rights or something. I hope wow dies because i think it is designed to keep people paying reguardless of if it is fun or not, not the mention the horrible species of people it has formed as a player base. Advid-Gamer

It's blizzards fault that you can't manage your time properly? It's blizzards fault that you played a game you didn't find fun?

The problem is your post was completely ridiculous. The game has always been a grind, just like every MMO.

Actually wow is easier than it ever was. leveling 1-60 and getting epiced out took so much more time during vanilla than it takes going 1-85 now and getting all the purps.

In vanilla I was part of a raiding guild that raided 7 days a week, I was considered casual when I attended 3 of those raids. Now most of the hardcore guilds that raid raid 2-3 days a week.

I am now in a guild that only has 1 raid day a week. Most raids are puggable now when in vanilla that was basically impossible.

You're trying to act cool and funny, but the joke's on you, because it's that good, as good as Kung Fu Panda looked, the gameplay footage was similar AKA awesome.DanielDust

[QUOTE="vfibsux"]

This would be the perfect box art.....

FelipeInside

Maybe Kung Fu Panda ripped the idea off WoW....? ever thought of that....?

[QUOTE="DanielDust"] Obviously my posting of a Kung-Fu Panda photo got to you...... I did not try to be cool and funny, the photo did it all for me.[QUOTE="FelipeInside"]

[QUOTE="vfibsux"]

This would be the perfect box art.....

vfibsux

Maybe Kung Fu Panda ripped the idea off WoW....? ever thought of that....?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtvIYRrgZ04

[QUOTE="Advid-Gamer"]

[QUOTE="GummiRaccoon"]

It's blizzards fault that you can't manage your time properly? It's blizzards fault that you played a game you didn't find fun?

GummiRaccoon

The problem is your post was completely ridiculous. The game has always been a grind, just like every MMO.

Actually wow is easier than it ever was. leveling 1-60 and getting epiced out took so much more time during vanilla than it takes going 1-85 now and getting all the purps.

In vanilla I was part of a raiding guild that raided 7 days a week, I was considered casual when I attended 3 of those raids. Now most of the hardcore guilds that raid raid 2-3 days a week.

I am now in a guild that only has 1 raid day a week. Most raids are puggable now when in vanilla that was basically impossible.

[QUOTE="GummiRaccoon"]

[QUOTE="Advid-Gamer"] There will always be the little defenders like you, that didnt even read my post just blindly defend. I said I could manage my time, hence the fact I dont raid because it just takes to damn much time. Read before you blindly bash someone or dont bother quoting me. I used to find the game fun I have been playing for years, the game has turned into nothing but a time sink to keep subs. I get sick of having to explain myself in layman's terms on these forums

Advid-Gamer

The problem is your post was completely ridiculous. The game has always been a grind, just like every MMO.

Actually wow is easier than it ever was. leveling 1-60 and getting epiced out took so much more time during vanilla than it takes going 1-85 now and getting all the purps.

In vanilla I was part of a raiding guild that raided 7 days a week, I was considered casual when I attended 3 of those raids. Now most of the hardcore guilds that raid raid 2-3 days a week.

I am now in a guild that only has 1 raid day a week. Most raids are puggable now when in vanilla that was basically impossible.

You accuse me of skimming when it is you who do that, I said I attended 3 a week, that is literally less than half of what you just accused me of doing.

How about instead of talking about how wow is such a hardcore grind (which it isn't anymore wow is now a casual players paradise) you just tell the truth and say "I've been playing this game for 6 years and I am tired of it now"

Your hyperbole is so over the top it is to the point of just lying.

[QUOTE="Advid-Gamer"][QUOTE="GummiRaccoon"]

The problem is your post was completely ridiculous. The game has always been a grind, just like every MMO.

Actually wow is easier than it ever was. leveling 1-60 and getting epiced out took so much more time during vanilla than it takes going 1-85 now and getting all the purps.

In vanilla I was part of a raiding guild that raided 7 days a week, I was considered casual when I attended 3 of those raids. Now most of the hardcore guilds that raid raid 2-3 days a week.

I am now in a guild that only has 1 raid day a week. Most raids are puggable now when in vanilla that was basically impossible.

GummiRaccoon

You accuse me of skimming when it is you who do that, I said I attended 3 a week, that is literally less than half of what you just accused me of doing.

How about instead of talking about how wow is such a hardcore grind (which it isn't anymore wow is now a casual players paradise) you just tell the truth and say "I've been playing this game for 6 years and I am tired of it now"

Your hyperbole is so over the top it is to the point of just lying.

Prefect way to sum it up. I have quit wow many times over the years, everytime I leveled a character I swore it would be my last. Gear him got to halt just like everyone else unless I dedicated my life to raiding. I just cant due that because of work and real life. So in the end found myself leveling my 7th toon.............out of just plain addiction or habit. i finially deleted all my characters and deleted the game. It just wasnt healthy for me even though I could stop playing and live in the real life, but doining something over and over when it is not fun anymore just because you are used to it is insanity. Wow in the end was not fun at all, leveling was not fun, gearing was annoying after the 15th time, yet it was all for dps meter bragging rights or something. I hope wow dies because i think it is designed to keep people paying reguardless of if it is fun or not, not the mention the horrible species of people it has formed as a player base.

Ive only been playing for 2 and quit for months at a time in between many times. I never said wow was hardcore, I have gone from 1 to 85 in 1 week and have geared him in another week. I just said it is stale and really nothing to do. End of discussion

Advid-Gamer

Yeah ok.

[QUOTE="Advid-Gamer"]

Prefect way to sum it up. I have quit wow many times over the years, everytime I leveled a character I swore it would be my last. Gear him got to halt just like everyone else unless I dedicated my life to raiding. I just cant due that because of work and real life. So in the end found myself leveling my 7th toon.............out of just plain addiction or habit. i finially deleted all my characters and deleted the game. It just wasnt healthy for me even though I could stop playing and live in the real life, but doining something over and over when it is not fun anymore just because you are used to it is insanity. Wow in the end was not fun at all, leveling was not fun, gearing was annoying after the 15th time, yet it was all for dps meter bragging rights or something. I hope wow dies because i think it is designed to keep people paying reguardless of if it is fun or not, not the mention the horrible species of people it has formed as a player base.

Ive only been playing for 2 and quit for months at a time in between many times. I never said wow was hardcore, I have gone from 1 to 85 in 1 week and have geared him in another week. I just said it is stale and really nothing to do. End of discussion

GummiRaccoon

Yeah ok.

All I know is I have played enough to have a very vaild opinion on the game, sorry but the golden "vanilla" days are long gone and no longer apply to the wow discussion, so me only playing wrath and cata is all that is needed, since we are talking about wow TODAY not 7 years ago. At this point you are seem to be posting only to troll me. Forum rules and regulations are keeping me from telling me where to stick it.

All I know is I have played enough to have a very vaild opinion on the game, sorry but the golden "vanilla" days are long gone and no longer apply to the wow discussion, so me only playing wrath and cata is all that is needed, since we are talking about wow TODAY not 7 years ago. At this point you are seem to be posting only to troll me. Forum rules and regulations are keeping me from telling me where to stick it.

Advid-Gamer

I am not trolling you, you are making baseless statements. You got addicted so now you hate the game. Those of us who can play games without letting it ruin our lives do just fine.

It really looks terrible to me....just my opinion.

I just don't understand the panda thing and this does not make me want to play WoW in any way.

I was pretty sure I was done with WoW...now I know I am.

What do you think based off of what you have seen?

BSC14

[QUOTE="vfibsux"]

This would be the perfect box art.....

FelipeInside

Maybe Kung Fu Panda ripped the idea off WoW....? ever thought of that....?

[QUOTE="Advid-Gamer"]

All I know is I have played enough to have a very vaild opinion on the game, sorry but the golden "vanilla" days are long gone and no longer apply to the wow discussion, so me only playing wrath and cata is all that is needed, since we are talking about wow TODAY not 7 years ago. At this point you are seem to be posting only to troll me. Forum rules and regulations are keeping me from telling me where to stick it.

GummiRaccoon

I am not trolling you, you are making baseless statements. You got addicted so now you hate the game. Those of us who can play games without letting it ruin our lives do just fine.

There u go making assumptions again, I never said it ruined my life.

So in the end found myselfleveling my 7th toon.............out of just plain addiction

Advid-Gamer

Again with the lying then, I am just going off of what you say. You clearly do not know what any of the words you use mean.

[QUOTE="GummiRaccoon"]

[QUOTE="Advid-Gamer"]There u go making assumptions again, I never said it ruined my life.

So in the end found myselfleveling my 7th toon.............out of just plain addiction

Advid-Gamer

Again with the lying then, I am just going off of what you say. You clearly do not know what any of the words you use mean.

WOW, with so many games you couldn't find another one?

No need for threats, keep it civilized cause you run the danger of getting modded.

[QUOTE="Advid-Gamer"][QUOTE="GummiRaccoon"]

Again with the lying then, I am just going off of what you say. You clearly do not know what any of the words you use mean.

FelipeInside

WOW, with so many games you couldn't find another one?

No need for threats, keep it civilized cause you run the danger of getting modded.

I have been playing WoW on and off since Cata came out (not a very long time, indeed). There's just something about WoW that irks me but yet I've been curious about it.

I have to admit that when I saw the "Mist of Pandaria" announcement trailer, I wasn't that impressed, it made me think that they're just releasing a new expansion so they don't lose any more players. But it did catch my attention when they announced a pet battle system and the new talent system also got me curious. I can't say I won't try it, but I can't say I will either.

I am a bit skeptical about the whole panda thing but I guess it's not SO bad either.

[QUOTE="FelipeInside"]

[QUOTE="Advid-Gamer"] Addiction as in I had no other games to play at the time. so what do I do level another toon. I dont need to explain my life to you, but my gf works 4 hrs later then me, so for those 4 hrs, I play games and if I have nothing else I play wow, stop grasping for straws. All I can say is you are lucky u are hiding behind a keyboardAdvid-Gamer

WOW, with so many games you couldn't find another one?

No need for threats, keep it civilized cause you run the danger of getting modded.

[QUOTE="Advid-Gamer"]

[QUOTE="FelipeInside"]

WOW, with so many games you couldn't find another one?

No need for threats, keep it civilized cause you run the danger of getting modded.

FelipeInside

[QUOTE="FelipeInside"][QUOTE="Advid-Gamer"] there are many games from time to time, but as u know most are 8 hrs, and Im not big into cod type MP. Believe me I play lots of different games other wise wouldnt own the consoles

Advid-Gamer

Happens to me too.... and it never used to happen for example 10 years ago.

Back then I would start a game and finish it. Now I have like 6 games installed at the moment and swap between them.

It has to do with choice....there are so many to choose from that one swaps constantly...

[QUOTE="GummiRaccoon"]

[QUOTE="Advid-Gamer"]There u go making assumptions again, I never said it ruined my life.

So in the end found myselfleveling my 7th toon.............out of just plain addiction

Advid-Gamer

Again with the lying then, I am just going off of what you say. You clearly do not know what any of the words you use mean.

Then you do not know what addiction means. You cannot be addicted to something if it is not negatively affecting your life in some way. It is not my fault you are not using words with the proper meaning.