So I reinstalled and resubbed, but soon after logging in, l couldn’t help but log out and go do something else with the little free time I have. My go to “lazy” free time activity used to be WoW. It just felt like I am playing World of Task craft. I am bombarded with a to do task list of endless chores, being told exactly what to do and where to do it almost at all times. But all I want is an adventure in a fantasy world where I can escape reality and have fun while doing it.
Then the question I asked myself, why do I wanna play WoW anyway? Is it because it’s the only decent game in its genre despite its issues? I think it is ultimately the fact that until now, nobody else managed to make a game decent enough to take WoW’s place is what made me reinstall it.
What about you all, why do you play WoW?
Back in vanilla times, the whole server knew you, even when unguilded. Showing off your achievements felt good. PvP would have been much better faction vs faction from your own server and if queues are longer than 15 minutes, then play against your own faction.
During that 15 minutes wait, so much can be done both in game and outside, while preserving the sense of community and giving meaning to one’s achievements. Now, we have a task list to play and nobody to play it with who actually knows us.