Also, you've got how things can be super shitty on release. The last release I was actually a part of was WoD and it was a SHITSHOW on release.
Also, you've got how things can be super shitty on release. The last release I was actually a part of was WoD and it was a SHITSHOW on release.
I used to love getting the Server First! achievements for leveling, before they removed them all. However, I still get the drive to level quickly because I love the aspect of leveling efficiently, as well as the perks of being one of the first max level players. Sometimes joy comes from setting a goal and achieving it, and being the fastest to accomplish something is a valid goal.
“Society is endangered not by the great profligacy of a few, but by the laxity of morals amongst all.”
“It's not an endlessly expanding list of rights — the 'right' to education, the 'right' to health care, the 'right' to food and housing. That's not freedom, that's dependency. Those aren't rights, those are the rations of slavery — hay and a barn for human cattle.”
― Alexis de Tocqueville
Taking vacation time for the release of a videogame is not something I've ever even thought about. That being said, who am I to mock people for it? It's your time off, you enjoy it howeer you like. The only caveat is that you pretty much have to assume the risk that there could be a delay. Even if it seems unlikely, the possibility is there.
Yeah, I don't think people realize how perfect even just the leveling system needs to be in Shadowlands. I was Horde on WoD release, and I still remember having to grind mobs for 2 levels because the stupid item to build your garrison (which gated ALL the quests in the zone until you hit 92) was broken at launch for hours. Here's the thing about Shadowlands: the entire mandatory campaign questline to access end-game content cannot be broken on launch. I've been doing some dry runs on the beta after character wipes for leveling, and there's still some stuff that's broken and can impede your ability to complete the questine (unless you know some clever workarounds from playing the beta enough). The entire campaign is the same and linear for everyone, both Alliance and Horde... so if something goes wrong, it'll affect everyone. While the questing part of the beta is likely the most polished, the way Shadowlands is structure makes it so that you cannot have a failure in one of the many parts.
“Society is endangered not by the great profligacy of a few, but by the laxity of morals amongst all.”
“It's not an endlessly expanding list of rights — the 'right' to education, the 'right' to health care, the 'right' to food and housing. That's not freedom, that's dependency. Those aren't rights, those are the rations of slavery — hay and a barn for human cattle.”
― Alexis de Tocqueville
It's your life and you can live it the way you wish. For me, and this is my personal opinion, a life spent like that is one of the saddest things I've ever read. I rather spend my time reading, learning new things, travelling, planning cool activities with my mates... But as I said, your life is yours, but if someone ever told me to life that way, I think that proposal would be the closest thing to hell I've ever heard.
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Cause I have 28 days of paid vacation left this year and it seemed like a good idea...
Well, i guess i'm taking that vacation a bit later than initially planed.
Depends what your goals are, as leveling is just the first part. In some respects, leveling isn't that important right now in Shadowlands as it's the campaign completion that's important. You also have to keep in mind that people may not have much time to play at all due to their work/life schedules (or the amount of time they can play is split up into tiny chunks), so taking a couple days off allows them to get things done in a more flexible manner. Heck, I still ask my wife for permission to powerlevel every expansion because I have real life responsibilities and a family that are my main focus, but I take this time off every couple of years because it's a fun experience for me.
“Society is endangered not by the great profligacy of a few, but by the laxity of morals amongst all.”
“It's not an endlessly expanding list of rights — the 'right' to education, the 'right' to health care, the 'right' to food and housing. That's not freedom, that's dependency. Those aren't rights, those are the rations of slavery — hay and a barn for human cattle.”
― Alexis de Tocqueville
Are you aware that some positions are not that easily filled in by a substitute? Especially those where you are part of bigger projects and are cooperating with multiple people. Like how insane that statement is, wtf. Yeah, I'll go work in a minimum wage job so that I can get time off whenever I want because the business doesn't care about my responsibilities and can just set up another goon.
How detached from reality some people are.
OT: I definitely agree. Shadowlands needed a delay (tbh it already looked unreasonable when they announced the date). And I've been waiting for such announcement whole September, as well as I've been waiting with my time off confirmation until the last day, which was Oct 1st. I figured that since the expansion would release in 26 days and no delay was announced, they are just going to stick to their plan anyway.
I should have expected that they would have waited until the very last moment, which is Oct 1st. It's so "blizzard" way. Ofc Oct 1st is the begining of Q4. Imagine how many people just renewed their subscription because prepatch is near and expansion releases in 26 days. Imagine how many people pre-ordered SL on that day, because it's the month of the release, whereas they wouldn't if they knew the date was moved to later.
They had a whole month to announce this decision. Hell, they could have announced it on the last day of September and I wouldn't be that disappointed in them. But by doing this just on the first day of Q4 shows their intentions. And no typical "we care about players, we care about quality" bullshit will hide it.
..and so he left, with terrible power in shaking hands.
Rude? What are you talking about? If you talk about your lifestyle in a forum, be prepared to be criticised. I don't know where you're from, but playing the victim card doesn't really work with Europeans, maybe in the States it does...
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It's fine if you think so, it doesn't matter to me. The real problem is when you get angry due to a stranger's point of view. That only shows a quite fragile personality.
I really don't envy you guys for those paid leave conditions... Germany sucks in many things, paid leave is not one of them, though.