Originally Posted by
dunkl
I love the game, and am subbed even if not paying sometimes, and I might be considered a slow player but I think it's because I like to take my time nd immerse myself and appreciate the environments, atmosphere, music, etc. I think they lose something by releasing patches too soon, they sacrifice their own worlds and our connection to them, and they forsake the thing they were trying to accomplish which was invite us to experience and become part of the world we're exploring and getting to become familiar with. these worlds are our home, our characters' homes and travels, and us as players' homes too. That why so many of us have a fondness for litch king it's because dalaran and the zones all felt like places we're connected to, same with lots of vanilla places and for me, mop. They betray their own ability to achieve this if they keep rushing us through everything and don't let us have time to admire and become one with the lands.
I though legion's patches came too quick/soon, I wasn't ready for them, their rate felt forced and unnecessary and made me wonder if the teams cared about us enjoying the environments they had made since they were so quickly moving us along (the good thing is they kept using a lot of them throughout the story, but I never got a sense of belonging or familiarity wit them like I did in mop, except for class hall).
In the past, it actually was a pleasant surprise when a new patch came out (I didn't even know they were called patches) and it was nice to log on and realize the game had delivered a new zone or mini expansion, and I usually felt like it was appropriate timing, that I didn't necessarily know of specific things to do or was just enjoying the game anyway and timing seemed good I guess because I felt or I guessed this is when they think there should be more available stuff to do now. Raids always come way earlier than I would like, because the raids are usually involved with a story and I am usually still on the story or still in a raid when the next stuff comes out, which alienates me.
I like slower pace and longer spread out patches. It actually helps the world to settle and fee l more real in that you're IN it for a WHILE. I don't usually keep up with when patches come out, so if they take a while, I just start getting used to the world and feel like I'm a part of it. The world becomes natural, not forced. I think expansions and patches should take longer t o come out out, from an aesthetic point of view.