Kinda bored, you?

[Relapses]

In pre cata, you could spam HC dungeons on your alt and gear HC gear + Valor points. Also i imo the world felt more alive back then.

Nice nostalgia goggles.

Also hilarious that this is yet another topic where the OP just wishes it was the year 2010 again. Here's a cure to your boredom: Build a time machine.

[Mightytasty]

That “extra solo content” you’re looking for was supposed to be Torghast. Except it fell flat on its face, much like islands & Warfronts.

If Torghast was actually fun I would be leveling every class to 60 right now, but it’s not, so I’m not.

Wait for 9.1 I guess?

[Ealyssa]

there is nothing to do in the world. i need that extra spice

Like what ? What outdoor content is missing from SL that was in WOW before this expansion ?

Or do you wish for something that wow never offered in 16 years of service ?

[RemasteredClassic]

I have uninstalled WoW for the first time since vanilla. Kept switching to other games so much in-between the one hour a week of me touching boreghast that it no longer made sense for WoW to be on my hard drive and keep the sub.

Currently playing BDO for art style and combat as a waiting game while looking forward to New World, Outriders, Crimson Desert, PSO2 NG for 2021 and OW2, POE2 and Blue Protocol...etc for 2022.

[clevin]

When HAS the world had a lot to do, though? I don't mean farming etc which it's always had but new, fun things to do?

The open world has:

Resource farming (mining, herbing, etc).
Elites
Map discovery for the "Explored [ZONE]" achievement.
World Quests.

and I don't recall much more in any expansion.

[Alatie]

Did you even read, what i wrote down :P ? Im doing M+, RAiding and PVP, but when im not doing that, i feel like there is nothing to do, the world feels empty and shallow

If the endgame content M+ raiding and PVP doesn't keep you going its time to find something else. The world is not meant to keep you busy 24/7 you level in it you can farm vanity items and do some WQ but that is it, also calling mage tower content is maybe a bit much seeing how easy it was and when you did it once that was it.
For me i ain't bored so far dungeons are good all round the pridefull M+ season is the best they ever had so i am having fun so far.

[Byleth]

Not really bored / burnt out, but I can see others are in my guild and that's ok.

Everyone enjoys different parts of the game, and for some, doing all the current content, then drifting off to the next patch is the best course of action.

[Surfacin9]

Hahahaha, this is so funneh........ Especially after reading that it gives WoD vibes. Are you guys robots or what? I get that being a student or unemployed comes with a lot of free time, but come one. It hasn't even been half a year since we had complaints about mandatory grinds.

We get WoD - community complains about not having shit to do.
We get Legion and BfA with AP grind, then essences, corruptions and visions - community complains about needing to do so much they don't have time for alts.
Now we have Shadowlands without the grind - people are bored.

May be the problem is not the game itself, but those players? May be they should just take time and do other things? I play 3-4 hrs a night, 2 characters, and have absolutely no time for everything that I want to do - I raid 2 nights on 1, dungeons on both, pvp on none, the maw on none (even weeklies), some anima grind on one, barely have time for torghast but not TC. There's stuff to unlock in sanctum, lots of cosmetics, titles, mounts, leve and play more alts, raid on 2nd character, professions, xmog and achievements from previous expacs and so on.

If you find nothing after the 'main' content (raid/dungeons/pvp), you definitely need to switch to something else in your spare time.

[munkeyinorbit]

I could agree with that in a way. but my point is more, there is nothing to do in the world. i need that extra spice, to do while not doing the main things.

You could try another game. There's nothing wrong with branching out and trying something new.

[Argorwal]

So we have all been playing Shadowlands, the past few months.

And the honeymoon phase is over. But I feel like this EXP was really great in the start, but became really boring super fast.

I really don't get, why blizzard choose to have each zone separated, it feels to disconnected. it made me care less about the "shadowland world".

The covenant are really boring imo and super slow, its gated behind time, so its like watching a movie, but you can only see 2min each week.

When I don't raid, m+ or PVP, I don't know what to do ingame, there is no solo content, besides "old content" but have been doing that for years. I really think wow needs more solo content.' (Why mage tower was great)

The reason why I really enjoyed lets say, Warth. was because I could play at every hour, and I did not need to find a group for things. I could just spam queue HC dungeons, get Valor and get some ok gear for my alts.

Any others that are getting bored quick of SL?

So you are bored when not doing dungeons, raids, or PvP but enjoyed Wrath you could do dungeons and get gear on alts?

[Caerrona]

I could agree with that in a way. but my point is more, there is nothing to do in the world. i need that extra spice, to do while not doing the main things.

Which expansion has had endless new world content that isn't "boring" to YOU?

I don't remember a single expansion that was had "engaging world content that is constantly new all the time"

It was either daily hubs, wq, collecting farming old shit.

This seems like a shadowlands bad thread without you just outright saying it. Wow has literally ALWAYS been raid/pvp/dungeons and world content IF YOU WANT TO DO IT.

Seems like you are just burnt out on wow seeing as it been the same shit and no "spice" for 16 years.

[Cosmic Janitor]

yes it is. you litteraly pay for a casino simulator 24/7 except for pvp

It's not really a casino, that allows - or to be precise: wants you to engage in - quick gambling cylces. It's closer to a lottery, because you buy your ticket and then you wait for the drawing

[Kyphael]

Yeah. I unsubbed January 31st. I played like a few weeks just like back in WoD then had no motivation to keep going. I knew no new class or race would do that. The questing alone does not provide enough replay value, and watching Sylvanas play 4D chess while The Jailer scowls and postures isn't interesting enough for me.

[Niwes]

So we have all been playing Shadowlands, the past few months.

And the honeymoon phase is over. But I feel like this EXP was really great in the start, but became really boring super fast.

I really don't get, why blizzard choose to have each zone separated, it feels to disconnected. it made me care less about the "shadowland world".

The covenant are really boring imo and super slow, its gated behind time, so its like watching a movie, but you can only see 2min each week.

When I don't raid, m+ or PVP, I don't know what to do ingame, there is no solo content, besides "old content" but have been doing that for years. I really think wow needs more solo content.' (Why mage tower was great)

The reason why I really enjoyed lets say, Warth. was because I could play at every hour, and I did not need to find a group for things. I could just spam queue HC dungeons, get Valor and get some ok gear for my alts.

Any others that are getting bored quick of SL?

i stopped reading after „So we have all been playing Shadowlands, the past few months.“

reason: i did not play SL the last few months. because i lost interest months ago.

i even have such less interests in that more-of-the-same Legion/BfA 2.0 copy, that i played a hunter (a hunter!!!) in Classic to add another 60s toon to the list of chars i can choose from, when TBC Classic launches. and even that is just for the reason that i did not get a PS5 and i do not wanna play Cyberpunk 2077 on PC or PS4 Pro. if Covid would not exists, i would not play WoW at the moment at all. There were better times for playing Blizzard games. at least for me.

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Yeah. I unsubbed January 31st. I played like a few weeks just like back in WoD then had no motivation to keep going. I knew no new class or race would do that. The questing alone does not provide enough replay value, and watching Sylvanas play 4D chess while The Jailer scowls and postures isn't interesting enough for me.

pro tip: you can get every relevant goal to achieve in SL by just watching the cinematics on youtube. everything else is a good way to waste time.

[Radaney]

Nothing to do except M+, already got Gladiator. Need a patch.

[Caerrona]

i stopped reading after „So we have all been playing Shadowlands, the past few months.“

reason: i did not play SL the last few months. because i lost interest months ago.

i even have such less interests in that more-of-the-same Legion/BfA 2.0 copy, that i played a hunter (a hunter!!!) in Classic to add another 60s toon to the list of chars i can choose from, when TBC Classic launches. and even that is just for the reason that i did not get a PS5 and i do not wanna play Cyberpunk 2077 on PC or PS4 Pro. if Covid would not exists, i would not play WoW at the moment at all. There were better times for playing Blizzard games. at least for me.

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pro tip: you can get every relevant goal to achieve in SL by just watching the cinematics on youtube. everything else is a good way to waste time.

I can't get CE or push 20+ keys watching cut scenes? Don't know what you are talking about.

If all you play wow for is the story and leveling how was any expac good to you? And why have you payed for sub time and expacs at anytime in wow?

[Niwes]

When HAS the world had a lot to do, though? I don't mean farming etc which it's always had but new, fun things to do?

The open world has:

Resource farming (mining, herbing, etc).
Elites
Map discovery for the "Explored [ZONE]" achievement.
World Quests.

and I don't recall much more in any expansion.

i would be happy if there is nothing of all that in game. you are right: old xpacs had nothing besides Dailies and raid or die. better times. lets have a look why i not play SL while typing these lines:

- login
- doing adventure shit missions. bored.
- doing stupid WQs with long travelling. bored.
- doing Thorgast. again. and again. and ... vomit. eehrm bored.
- get anima. bored.
- get the other shit. bored.
- get the weekly chest
- get the weekly rep
- do a m+10

rinse and repeat all that treadmill shit. boooored.

if i can just jump into a raid or pvp and doing this with as many alts as i wish, instantly, well maybe i would play SL. but hey, i can join again our raid group. oh wait i have to do all that shit to be competitive. eehrm no thx. but y, i know, in 1 minute around 184635 ppl will tell me how alt friendly SL is and they will use 183536 times the word „optional“. yeah, i know. all right. thx bye.

[Queen of Hamsters]

When HAS the world had a lot to do, though? I don't mean farming etc which it's always had but new, fun things to do?

The open world has:

Resource farming (mining, herbing, etc).
Elites
Map discovery for the "Explored [ZONE]" achievement.
World Quests.

and I don't recall much more in any expansion.

People are just being negative Nancies, as usual. It's either too much to do or too little. Even my fav patch, 5.2, only met those basic ass concepts, sans world quests.


The past was perfect, the present is a chore. And none of them can actually move on, not really. Must be hard.

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Nice nostalgia goggles.

Also hilarious that this is yet another topic where the OP just wishes it was the year 2010 again. Here's a cure to your boredom: Build a time machine.

Indeed. And even if they did manage to build said machine, they would just get the Classic effect all the same.

[Swnem]

Man... the first reply told you what this forum is like.

Some of us have been pointing out the problems since 2 weeks in. I have hammered the point of travel time being terrible. Flying through Oribos everytime. No imersion is worth that. It's being disrespectful to the player and his time.

Yes, Covenants suck cause they were supposed to be fun cosmetic and theme choices and ended up being another thinly veiled power AP grind. The hall upgrade prices and cosmetic prices are ridiculous. The AP/anima grind never was nor will it ever be fun.

The maw is just as dumb, again designed with the same disrespect for the player and their time. No mouting just cause. Imersion right? I am imersed in my disdain for the design choices. Was that the imersion they wanted?
I do think the maw was supposed to be their outer world content but it's so opressive in it's design, that it suceeded in telling players to not play it.

In truth, not much at all has changed from BfA, except we now have better classes and new skills, even if temporary. Also, no warforgings is nice.

So, yes, mythic+ and raids. PvP for those that enjoy that balance nightmare.
Which then raises the fact that it's unrewarding and now with less slot machine pulls.

So, yeah... while i don't hate it, Shadowlands is incredibly effective at telling the player not to play it. Needs fixing/patching. Deterministic complementory rewards and quality of life changes are becoming progressively more urgently required.

Ha! And you know... i miss my garrison. At least i could actually build stuff on it.

[Sentynel]

yes it is. you litteraly pay for a casino simulator 24/7 except for pvp

Good for me I guess? I enjoy that once I'm finished with my weekly stuff I can move on and do something else with my free time.