it seems blizz heavily tries to utilize FOMO as a means of re/gaining subscribers

[munkeyinorbit]

But there is no predatory behavior with their design method? FOMO is literally a personal problem of having a "Fear Of Missing Out". Unless you'll call everything sold and now unavailable or limited on the market as predatory behavior?

That's exactly what these people are saying. A supermarket selling watermelon during summer? That's predatory behaviour. A clothing store putting last seasons style on clearance? Predatory behaviour. A gaming company adding a new feature because they believe it is popular? Predatory behaviour.

[Lochton]

That's exactly what these people are saying. A supermarket selling watermelon during summer? That's predatory behaviour. A clothing store putting last seasons style on clearance? Predatory behaviour. A gaming company adding a new feature because they believe it is popular? Predatory behaviour.

So, something that has been going on for decades without issue is now recently to be considered predatory behavior? When I think predatory behavior, then it is things where you are forced to purchase or acquire something or else you cannot get what you want (A little like the old programs we used to have, "Install, oh, but also install this taskbar tracker or else"). FOMO is a personal problem that needs to be treated at a personal level.

Going for the companies does not stop the FOMO. We see it already with - yeah *sighs* Gambling. People needed a solution for Ludomania but running a casino is not illegal, so to make the business feel better, they put up posters (in some countries) with hotline help, and warnings in case you believe you have Ludomania. That is all it'll be from companies then if everything they do is going to be considered FOMO. You'll get a poster/banner warning you about variable products and dynamic business, and if you feel uncomfortable about these actions, you need to take contact on a special hotline or seek out counseling.

[Raisei]

Ummm. What?

I play the game, often, and it is 100% true. You literally state near the end of your stupid-ass statement, that part of the dailies or wow chores give player power, confirming what I stated. So are you being dumb on purpose to troll and be argumentative, or just stupid naturally?

Korthia directly affects player power. Just like the Maw did prior to 9.1.

Being able to buy 252 conduits with a currency earned there. Player power.

If you are really farming Archivist stuff just to upgrade Conduits you deserve the frustration. You get so little power for so much effort that it is so not worth it. I am running and timing 18 and 19 keys without fully upgraded conduits. The difference of a bit higher conduits is in the 0-1% margin. Nobody cares about it. Except maybe the top 10 guilds in the world.

Weekly Quest for Stygian Embers. Which requires you to do dailies. Player Power. Without them, you cannot upgrade your shards for raids.

You get them from the raid. Every named rare there drops Embers. You get some extra from the weekly yes, but it is not mandatory as you claim.

Korthia Gear, 200 base, up to 233. Player power.

200 gear is barely above leveling gear now, it only increases you ilvl if you are on a fresh char that was just leveled. And upgrading requires high levels of the Archivist rep. Which can easily take month.
M+ and raiding will reward better gear much faster. In no way is getting these low items mandatory.

Torghast has to be done weekly, or if you're starting over, a few layers a day. Soul Ash and Cinders. Player Power.

Yep, but you do that a few times and you are done, it's not a constantly repepetive task. Unless you want to craft all Legendaries, which is YOUR choice.

And no, there is very little point of running more then the two wings each once per week. Since they award only extra soul ash (atm at least) repeated runs are pretty pointless. You can just do it weekly and you will have all the Soul Ash you need by the time you got enough Cinders.

Tormenters that spawn in the Maw, give several currencies, can be done once a week. Player Power.

Don't even know what you mean with this. The area quest that gives you a bit of rep and stygia? Haven't done them in month and still constantly increasing my M+ ranking.

Assaults in the Maw, twice a week. Player Power.

You get a bit of currencies, nothing you wouldn't get from other sources. Nothing mandatory again.

World Quests, Daily gear drops. Player Power.

I hope you are kidding. Korthia gear is already very low, but WQ gear does not even register. Maybe you do a few when you just dinged 60 to get some stuff. But you outscale this gear so fast it isn't even worth talking about. Even normal dungeons will reward better gear now.

You get the idea. So yes, absolutely, dailies are required to increase player power. Whether you're a hardcore raider or the person who logs in casually every other day. Dailies can and will increase your player power. And will do so faster, than not doing them. To say they don't is not only incorrect factually, but it's also just fucking stupid.

Well, as you see above none of the things you listed are really required, you are either missinformed or are missrepresenting the facts to suit your needs. I personally do some WQ now and then for Callings (for gold) and sure I do the weekly stuff, but dailies I do only for filling the bar of that damn Archivist. The last time anything in the open world has increased my player power was likely when 9.1. launched.

Doing m+ regularly rewards me with all the player power I require, and raiding gave me the domination pieces. The rest is so inconsequential that it barely registers. If you let a difference of 0-1% force you to run hundreds of dailies then that is on you.

[munkeyinorbit]

So, something that has been going on for decades without issue is now recently to be considered predatory behavior? When I think predatory behavior, then it is things where you are forced to purchase or acquire something or else you cannot get what you want (A little like the old programs we used to have, "Install, oh, but also install this taskbar tracker or else"). FOMO is a personal problem that needs to be treated at a personal level.

Going for the companies does not stop the FOMO. We see it already with - yeah *sighs* Gambling. People needed a solution for Ludomania but running a casino is not illegal, so to make the business feel better, they put up posters (in some countries) with hotline help, and warnings in case you believe you have Ludomania. That is all it'll be from companies then if everything they do is going to be considered FOMO. You'll get a poster/banner warning you about variable products and dynamic business, and if you feel uncomfortable about these actions, you need to take contact on a special hotline or seek out counseling.

Something that has been going on for millinia is considered predatory behaviour by these people. In the modern world there are laws to protect consumers from actual predatory behaviour. Blizzard has an army of lawyers to ensure they comply with the law in each country they do business in.

FOMO is a psychological condition. Everyone has it to some degree. If you feel that Blizzard is triggering you in some way then it is up to you as the individual to seek treatment.

[Cæli]

making rewards that were once fomo, no longer fomo, is literally removing fomo, especially since they have removed tons of fomo before, originally raid meta acheives were fomo, yet here we are.

removing fomo means removing this concept entirely from the game

[FelPlague]

removing fomo means removing this concept entirely from the game

and again, they tried, and the playerbase screamed, so they stopped.

[Cæli]

and again, they tried, and the playerbase screamed, so they stopped.

people who screamed != the whole playerbase