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Friday

Cataclysm Fails At Having A Hook

You hear it alot. Every blogger, or player talks about a game having a hook. Without a hook a game will never be as successful as a game with a hook. So what is a hook? Does everyone have a different idea on what a hook is? Why do I think Cataclysm fails at having a hook?

I am looking at Cataclysm from a new player prospective. I have played World of Warcraft for several years, but Cataclysm is my first time back since basically Vanilla. I originally thought Blizzard was offering the perfect hook for Cataclysm by changing up some of the old zones, and creating activity in these zones.

Unfortunately I only made it to 25 with three different new characters. I just didn't feel motivated to keep progressing in the game. The leveling grind is boring. Unpopulated zones, and the new phasing makes you feel like you are Will Smith in that movie where he is like the only person alive in the world.

Why did Blizzard spend so much time with the new zone revamps, but fail to get anyone to actually populate them? What a huge waste of resources, and time.

Cataclysm needs to offer more hooks to newer players. I can't think of anything that made we want to log in. The end game seems so far away that it is easier to just quit the game than to keep grinding away levels that seem pointless.

I think every expansion is making it harder, and harder for players to reach max level. Of course leveling is easier now, but it is still many, many hours of time that means nothing to you, or your character. I can say that 85 seems like an impossible feat to reach as a new player.

I am not sure what kind of hook there needs to be, but something needs to motivate new players to reach the end game. The end game to me wasn't even enough motivation to continue on.

Do you think Cataclysm has a hook? What is the hook that keeps you playing?

Wednesday

Goodbye Cataclysm

Today I unsubbed from World of Warcraft Cataclysm. I just can't get back into the game no matter how hard I try. It is like the definition of insanity of doing something over and over, and expecting different results.

Cataclysm didn't bring back the part of the game I wanted with all the new zones redone. I am not sure why I thought all the old zones were going to be like 2004 again with players everywhere. I miss that part, and why I am just going to wait on Rift to experience all the excitement of a new MMORPG, and the community that grows with the game.

I have my Collectors Edition of Rift ordered, and after playing the last couple betas it left me very unmotivated to continue in Warcraft. I have no intention of playing both at the same time so why bother playing Cataclysm when Rift is right around the corner.

I will still hop on vent, and chitchat with Oak, Hedge, and Zezzle until Rift Headstart begins on February 24th.

My Thoughts On Cataclysm

Okay. So what do I think of Cataclysm now that I am in the Barrens? It reminds me of when I was married, and I would come home to the furniture moved around in my house. What do I mean by that?

I have to say I am pretty disappointed in the overall changes. Of course alot has changed, but it really hasn't changed. Basically all the quests are the same. There are a few new ones, but for the most part if you were sick and tired of leveling alts through the lower zones it won't be much different even with Cataclysm.

I am basing my thoughts so far at only being level 12. As I progress further I may think differently. I stopped in the Barrens tonight, and really almost every zone looks the same with some minor changes. It just seems they spread the quests out some more. Every old quest still seems to be in the game, but it just moved to a different spot with maybe some minor changes.

I don't know, but when I think of Cataclysm I think of huge changes. I think of Hurricane Katrina type of changes. It just isn't that big of a deal. The changes are probably more cosmetic, and anyone new to the game will probably love it compared to other players who have seen the same landscape for six years.

I am enjoying myself regardless. I have always enjoyed grinding characters in World of Warcraft. They make it easy to have multiple characters fully geared out. The Latency Lowlifes are growing, and I look forward to having alot of fun in the game.

Tuesday

What Class to Play In Cataclysm

After being years away from World of Warcraft I need to figure out what class I want to play on December 7th. I haven't really kept up on the game so I am pretty clueless on what classes to play. I have previously played a Paladin, Mage, Warlock, Priest, and a Druid.

I played my Priest the most, but after I made a Druid I told myself I would never play a priest again. I literally ragequit playing my Mage about a week or two after hitting max level. I hated my Pally, but at the time Pallies were the gimp, but I hear now they are pretty good. I loved my Warlock, but I hated collecting shards all the time. The decision seems easy to choose Druid.

That is where the problems start. I can't play a goblin druid, and I played Horde most of my time in Warcraft. Is it time I changed to Alliance, and played a Worgen Druid? I just hate the thought of not knowing the Alliance side of the game very well, but with Cataclysm I probably won't know anything on the Horde side either.

A part of me wants to see all the new Horde zones, but I don't want to play any of the old race/class combos. I want to experience a fresh new game. It is probably going to be a decision I end up making the night I log in to Cataclysm.

Are most players going to play a Goblin, or a Worgen for Cataclysm?

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