Comments on: Shared Topic – Penalty Systems and Entitlement In WoW http://www.destructivereach.com/2009/10/shared-topic-penalty-systems-and-entitlement-in-wow/ Mon, 22 Oct 2012 12:10:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Gabriel http://www.destructivereach.com/2009/10/shared-topic-penalty-systems-and-entitlement-in-wow/comment-page-1/#comment-1443 Gabriel Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:39:32 +0000 http://www.destructivereach.com/2009/10/shared-topic-penalty-systems-and-entitlement-in-wow/#comment-1443 Here's the thing: I like to think of myself as a skilled player. I've done the "5 days a week raiding" thing. And despite that skill, despite the time commitment, it can all be for absolutely nothing if the group of people with whom I raid aren't just as dedicated or just as skilled. That's where the lack of fun applies. The difference between a Final Fantasy game and WoW is that the only person deciding not to see all that a console game can offer is me, whereas in WoW that decision is largely out of my hands, because I have to rely upon 9 to 24 other people (or 39, natch). Granted, I don't like it when it feels like there's no challenge or that I'm just being given rewards out-of-hand to compensate for the lowest common denominator, but that's still better than never seeing it at all (see: original Naxx). If that's a sense of entitlement, then yeah: I'm guilty of it. If I give the game my all, then I expect Blizzard to do what they can to cater to me, and help me see and experience all that I can even if they have to spoon-feed and hand-hold all the sodding asstards and moronic mouth-breathing lootwhore facerolling monkeys. Here’s the thing: I like to think of myself as a skilled player. I’ve done the “5 days a week raiding” thing. And despite that skill, despite the time commitment, it can all be for absolutely nothing if the group of people with whom I raid aren’t just as dedicated or just as skilled. That’s where the lack of fun applies. The difference between a Final Fantasy game and WoW is that the only person deciding not to see all that a console game can offer is me, whereas in WoW that decision is largely out of my hands, because I have to rely upon 9 to 24 other people (or 39, natch). Granted, I don’t like it when it feels like there’s no challenge or that I’m just being given rewards out-of-hand to compensate for the lowest common denominator, but that’s still better than never seeing it at all (see: original Naxx). If that’s a sense of entitlement, then yeah: I’m guilty of it. If I give the game my all, then I expect Blizzard to do what they can to cater to me, and help me see and experience all that I can even if they have to spoon-feed and hand-hold all the sodding asstards and moronic mouth-breathing lootwhore facerolling monkeys.

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]]> By: Aleanathem http://www.destructivereach.com/2009/10/shared-topic-penalty-systems-and-entitlement-in-wow/comment-page-1/#comment-1434 Aleanathem Sat, 10 Oct 2009 04:53:08 +0000 http://www.destructivereach.com/2009/10/shared-topic-penalty-systems-and-entitlement-in-wow/#comment-1434 Yes we all pay our $15, but lets look at it as if we all had bout say one of the so long Final Fantasy games. I did and I never finished it. I didn't whine and cry to be given the opportunity to see it. I just decided to move along. Yes, we all pay $15, but instead of saying just because you pay you should see it all maybe these people should actually try a little bit. .-= Aleanathem´s last blog ..<a href="http://ofclawsandpaws.wordpress.com/2009/09/17/almost-20-days/" rel="nofollow">Almost 20 days…</a> =-. Yes we all pay our $15, but lets look at it as if we all had bout say one of the so long Final Fantasy games. I did and I never finished it. I didn’t whine and cry to be given the opportunity to see it. I just decided to move along. Yes, we all pay $15, but instead of saying just because you pay you should see it all maybe these people should actually try a little bit.
.-= Aleanathem´s last blog ..Almost 20 days… =-.

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