I'd hardly call 10 years ago as needing a very short memory
I was there on day 1 with my Rogue on Spainbreaker and it was nothing at all like this.
So you dont recall the MONTHS of server issues ? Seriously are you telling us you dont remeber that ?
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So you dont recall the MONTHS of server issues ? Seriously are you telling us you dont remeber that ?
I had no problems apart from a large queue on release.
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Been waiting 3 days!
This may refresh your memory..
http://venturebeat.com/2012/08/16/world-of-warcraft-review-2004-2012-part-1/
People need to stop with the "this is the worst launch ever". Even BC was more problematic than WoD a week in.
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This is my first launch, I started in TBC and the times I stopped playing luckily coincided with new expansion releases.
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People seem to remember vanilla pretty differently to what it actually was and seem to treat it like it was the golden age. In reality it was buggy, full of issues and required plenty of grinding to get anywhere. It was good but not as great as people make out that it was. The launch was shambolic at best and having experienced that and TBC launch the current launches are just annoyances at best.
I'm not saying there weren't problems with the servers. I can also remember periods where it went pear shaped seemingly night after night. The difference being, these problems weren't centred around day one. They were happening on and off during vanilla, independent of launch.
The author of the above piece mentions problems over 2004 and 2005 (I.e. by checking his free days, some a year after release) as well as relying on his memory, which apparently I'm not allowed to do.
This had been the worst launch for me by far, I didn't start playing Vanilla till august 05 so missed out on that launch but given they totally underestimated the numbers I'm not surprised there were problems.
All the other launches went fairly well for me, I didn't play TBC on the first day until after school but with the rest I went right through to top level in under a day without much problem, I remember WOTLK having a lot of lag when we were attempting 3 drakes. This time round I didn't hit top level until Friday afternoon simply because the game was 100% unplayable at times.
Since the issues were largely sorted I'm really enjoying the expansion but the news that they're making group loot the default in PUGs again is one of the most bird-brained ideas Blizzard has come out with in a long time.
All the other launches went fairly well for me, I didn't play TBC on the first day until after school but with the rest I went right through to top level in under a day without much problem, I remember WOTLK having a lot of lag when we were attempting 3 drakes. This time round I didn't hit top level until Friday afternoon simply because the game was 100% unplayable at times.
Since the issues were largely sorted I'm really enjoying the expansion but the news that they're making group loot the default in PUGs again is one of the most bird-brained ideas Blizzard has come out with in a long time.
If you had no issues at release you are the only person to say this, Even the devs said that the launch was horrible due to the all issues.
I said (and I quote) "I'm not saying there weren't problems", to which you reply "if you had no issues at release". Is there even a point to putting down words that get misinterpreted a mere one post after they were written?
Not every server was the same at release and certainly Spinebreaker wasn't continuously terrible.
I have played since beta and aside from Vanilla, this is without question the most problematic launch to date, however most of it is quite excusable considering an additional 2,500,000 people showed up, I think they have done a great job of getting things on rack, and a bonus 5 days game time is compensation enough for me for he issues.
The worst parts of the TBC launch IMO were shammy/pala tier dropping in BWL for ally/filth the week before when nobody could use them, and that quest in Terrokar that told you to go east when the mobs you wanted were west.
The worst parts of the TBC launch IMO were shammy/pala tier dropping in BWL for ally/filth the week before when nobody could use them, and that quest in Terrokar that told you to go east when the mobs you wanted were west.
Gah, guessing i will be changing class then
I do not have the patience for alts so I stick with it but yeah not good. Destro is still the highest DPS spec for PVE according to usual sites like Noxxic but we have no instant cast spells any more (bar conflag which has 2 charges) so when you have to move you are relying on quick casts and immolate.
I asked this in guild chat and someone said Gladiator DPS is because of simcrafts patchwork fights, although in battlegrounds and dungeons if there's a gladiator they're usually always top for damage. People are asking for ferals to be nerfed but honestly outside of their burst damage they aren't all that, die quickly, waiting around for energy a lot, bleeds are pretty much useless now.
Indeed...that's what sparked the reliability discussion that filled the past page ...
pathetic, "oh noes, my 30p a day sub is beng wasted, waaaaa"