Yep. That was exactly what I was trying to get at. Players flying over stuff is a symptom of a problem, not the cause of one. The problem is that wading through slow-dying mobs is boring as ever-loving fuck. You can't jazz that up. Not after ten years. If there's something interesting on the ground then people will find it.
Knowledge is power, and power corrupts. So study hard and be evil.
The max level content will be done in what 3 weeks tops after level cap? Then what?
You are stuck on your ground mount doing dailies (weekly now), gathering, pet battles, archeology etc etc. Already tedious tasks made even more tedious at best a chore at worst w/out flight.
Blizzard releases content as slow as hell. For exploration to work at max level they would have to release content at a bi monthly if not monthly basis.. and we are talking real content not just a raid tier and a few quest. They would need zones, story arcs, quest chains etc etc.Blizz can't do that.
So far it looks like Wildstar is releasing about monthly content drops
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Yes it is content that brings people out into the world, not the mount they are on. People were out in the world during Battlefield Barrens, Operation Shield wall .. they were grouping, communicating, hell even some WPVP broke out .. and <gasp> we had flight.
Bashiok said it was to slow down content consumption. That is all this is not for the player but for the Devs.
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Yah but hardly anyone notices because they have so much time vested in WoW and so much of a commitment to that game. It seriously is almost like a abusive relationship ..
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Says who? Didn't know you spoke for the 6.8 million players.
Everything I have read housing is one of the most requested features of WoW.
Oh yeah that's just want I want, WoW's nicely-designed and enjoyable world interrupted by some moron's half baked sparkle-pony-themed house. If I wanna see your damn house I'll join group with you and go to your phase, otherwise you can keep your terrible taste (which most people have) to yourself.
Human progress isn't measured by industry. It's measured by the value you place on a life.
Just, be kind.
If blizzard would do as their fans on mmo-champion want we would be at 0 subs now and have a World filled with pokemons dance studios and pink houses lol... So much about Blizzard should listen more to what their fans want
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Most of the time I play as Damage Dealer.
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I like the Garrison, just hoped that we could get more buildings - currently it's quite.. mm... annoying to choose between few "mandatory" ones.
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Storm Peaks was interesting zone, indeed, and I could stomach flying in current content if it would be in one or two zones, but not whole continent. As long as they'd grant alternative ways to reach the locations without flying, like some small path in the mountain from the ground to higher level(s).
*In current patch - once new patch arrives, flying could be enabled in the rest of the old zones.
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Well, even as "anti-flier", I'm expecting/waiting for them to reinstate flying with the following major patch.
Again, a good point from the official forums, where the debate is how Blizz should actually gauge the playerbase's thoughts on flight.
How a professional company would gauge how many people want flight:
email to: customer @ registered battle.net account holder e-mail address
Thank you for your continued support of the Blizzard team and World of Warcraft.
As a valued subscriber for X years, we appreciate and value your feedback.
Therefore, we are sending you this e-mail to get your opinion on the ability to use flying mounts or flight form in the upcoming expansion. Your responses are greatly appreciated and will help us determine where we're going as we journey into the exciting new world of Draenor.
Please complete the poll below and click "send" to submit your reply to Blizzard. As always, all responses will be strictly confidential and any data collected will be stripped of any personally- identifying information.
Question 1: In Warlords of Draenor, should players who reach level 100 in-game be able to purchase, obtain, or use Flight Training to explore Draenor from a flying mount or flight form?
__ Yes (Players should be allowed to use flying mounts and Flight Form at level 100 after unlocking the ability to do so)
__ No (Players should not be allowed to use flying mounts and Flight Form at level 100)
__ Undecided (It doesn't matter to me)
Question 2: If flying were available in Warlords of Draenor at level 100, what method would you favor to unlock the flight skill required to fly in Draenor? Please select all that apply.
__ Completion of a quest chain
__ Raid or solo scenario completion
__ Purchasable for gold via an in-game trainer
__ Purchasable for in-game currencies earned through in-game activities such as raiding, Player vs. Environment (PvE) content, and Player vs. Player (PvP) content
__ Purchasable for real currency via the in-game Blizzard Store
__ Obtaining a Legendary item which grants the wearer the Flight skill in Draenor
__ Flight skill is automatically learned upon reaching level 100
__ Another option not listed above
__ I'm not interested in flying in Warlords of Draenor
Again, thank you for your feedback and your time. As a reward for completing this survey, you will receive a $5.00 credit on your registered Battle.Net account which can be used for game time, character services, or towards items which are for sale in the Blizzard Store. You must completely answer all questions in order to earn the $5.00 store credit. Upon completion of the survey, a code will be sent to the e-mail address on file of the registered account holder which can be redeemed within thirty days for your $5.00 credit.
Sincerely,
The Blizzard Entertainment World of Warcraft Team
"These so called speed humps are a joke. If anything, they slow you down. "
Thats about as useful as a survey sent from Blizzard asking, "Would you like a legendary delivered to your mailbox? Please tick yes or no".
How?
A survey with multiple responses is the same as a survey with a 50-50 choice? A survey about keeping something in game is equal to "would you like a free legendary"?
Is it less that it is not useful, and more that it may reveal results that are counter to your ideals? Is it useless because you think most people would answer 'no', 'yes' or 'yes, but...'?
You honestly can't see the difference between "would you prefer to keep this 8 year old feature in the game, and if so, how would you like it reinstated?" and "Would you like a free Legendary"?
"These so called speed humps are a joke. If anything, they slow you down. "