Comments on: Cataclysm: We didn’t remake the low level zones for YOU!

By: spinks

spinks — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 06:05:20 +0000

For me, it was that the other mage (Gunther, I think?) had been isolated on an island, thinking he was the only freewilled undead left in the world. I thought it was very poignant when we as players were able to put him in touch with his old friend, especially as all the forsaken up until that point had been so unemotional.

By: I’m Back! WoW is Too, and so are the tools. « Manifest Pixel

I’m Back! WoW is Too, and so are the tools. « Manifest Pixel — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 04:32:58 +0000

[...] So why are people assuming it’s for the noobs? Take this quote from Spinks over at Spinksville: [...]

By: Project WoW Noob: Day 1 – Getting Started « MMO Gamer Chick

Project WoW Noob: Day 1 – Getting Started « MMO Gamer Chick — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 16:07:05 +0000

[...] it or hate it, I gotta agree that the new Azeroth was clearly not designed for us. Instead, Blizzard has remade the lower levels of WoW with a wider audience in mind, hoping to make [...]

By: Daynthebold

Daynthebold — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 18:25:27 +0000

Just wondering what you thought was tragic in the tale of Bethor Iceshard.

Also, I wonder if some of the other quests, such as putting the locket on the grave, survived. That was a sad story.

By: Ratshag

Ratshag — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 16:30:57 +0000

Koltira and Thassarian was originally introducified in the DK starting area, which most characters never see nohow. So, is nuthin’ strange or differents or new about them followin’ a story what be a different path than we adventurers is following.

By: spinks

spinks — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 17:50:16 +0000

That would be amazingly cool!

By: World of WTF « skurmish

World of WTF « skurmish — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 13:34:42 +0000

[...] can relate. TL;DR, it’s a whole new ballgame – at least until you hit Outland again. This post by Spinks pretty much nails it. Trying to enjoy all this new content as a level 80 in full epixxx doesn’t work. You have to [...]

By: Daily Blogroll, 11/30 — Worst Case Scenario edition - West Karana

Daily Blogroll, 11/30 — Worst Case Scenario edition - West Karana — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 11:01:27 +0000

[...] was stunned to realize that there’s actually a New Star Trek vs Old Star Trek vibe going on in the Shattering — sure, the 1-60 lands may have a new story, but to the NPCs [...]

By: Tesh

Tesh — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 00:54:20 +0000

Oh, I’d *much* rather there be a story to experience, rather than being told “oh, by the way, time passed”. It’s just hard to update a game piecemeal and have it be cohesive. This is but one of the interesting stresses in the game design that I’m keeping an eye on.

Still, as I noted at BBB’s place, you guys are totally right, it just doesn’t play all that well in practice. Pity, really, because there was potential there.

By: Kusamoto

Kusamoto — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 21:56:45 +0000

Alternate Hypothesis(TM): What if all the level 80s that came back to fight the elemental invasion were killed in the defense and subsequent burnination by Deathwing? What if we’re being treated like ghosts? Highly affulent, grossly overskilled ghosts, but spectres nonetheless? Maybe the time disjointment is supposed to feel that way because our characters are actually dead?