Future of WoW

[Dust]

I am not entirely sure what the future of World of Warcraft will look like. Of course not.

But if Ulduar and 3.1 is an indication, the following things will happen:
- Homogenisation of Classes: Classes will get abilities of others to make them more flexible and lessen the differences between the classes. There will be more healer- and more tank specs.
This is beneficial I think, it makes a guild more flexible, since the lineup for a raid does not have to be as strict. Dual Specs help here as well.
- Recycling of Content: Encounters will be recycled and repeated. What was seen in Naxx already (10 and 25 person mode) is even stronger in Ulduar, Hard-Modes try to offer a challenge for motivated players without introducing new encounters.
This might become problematic. With more places to go, finding a common place everyone can agree on is harder.
- Achievements: See Recycling of Content. They are basically quests without questgiver and often without reward.

Of course, WoW has always been repetitive, and the basic structure has not changed since launch. How long will it be able to keep subscribers?

[MindyMcfly]

They dropped the ball with making epics being so easy to get, back in the day you were in 40 man groups and very lucky if you got drops.

These days status is in a title or what colour proto-drake your riding.

[Kira]

They dropped the ball with making epics being so easy to get, back in the day you were in 40 man groups and very lucky if you got drops.

These days status is in a title or what colour proto-drake your riding.

Indeed, in the old days you considered yourself lucky if you got an epic that was an upgrade for you. Now you basically had a bad evening of raiding if you didn't get something. Epics were still rare and hard earned back then... good old days

[Gyon]

huh?
epics are still epics to me tbh. Last loot I got was when we downed OS 3D. Since lost out on everything.

[Cend]

Ow?What are those orange thingies you been gathering lately then Gyon?

[Dust]

Wasn't much better for me, I almost exclusively got ugly things, and not even much of those. But it's not as bad as waiting for half a year for Staff of Dominance :)

[Dust]

Ow?What are those orange thingies you been gathering lately then Gyon? :|

They are Legendary :D

[Gyon]

Ow?What are those orange thingies you been gathering lately then Gyon?

have got 2 so far:) we know its not going to be completed tomorrow, so does it justify me not getting anything else ?
I am not even "Epic" lol. that legendary even if completed will look cool with ilevel187:P
anyhow dont mean to complain. just saying: epics are still epics to me sad it sounds hehe

[Fangfury]

They dropped the ball with making epics being so easy to get, back in the day you were in 40 man groups and very lucky if you got drops.

These days status is in a title or what colour proto-drake your riding.

I was SO proud to own a full Tier 2 Mages kits for Ailisha (its still in the bank) it took months and months of BWL and was the ultimate in gear for a little while longer, then AQ40 and Naxx came along and ruined it all. Its still a great piece of kit now, especially with some mage talents allowing you to fire Fireballs off like a machine gun.

[MindyMcfly]

Back in the MC days I played as a hunter, getting my first epic was amazing! Didnt see another one untill ZG though, I had the same gear for what seemed to be an age.

[Etherin]

Back in the MC days I played as a hunter, getting my first epic was amazing! Didnt see another one untill ZG though, I had the same gear for what seemed to be an age.

Hehe I remember that lil hunter running round Loch modan with your spider before I took you up in my bossom and made you an officer of SBO

[MindyMcfly]

Heehee, that spider from the loch... caused utter chaos in my first ever Dead Mines... Hurah for harsh learning

I spent hours and hours farming gold for the mats to make Core Marksman Rifle so I could raid in MC.

Upgrading my dungeon kit was a time & gold sink for Mindy (turning blues into purples), and first started raiding her in AQ20 due to needing mana drainers for Moam.

I was happier than a pig in muck when I did the "Perfect Poison" quest and got Shivsprocket's Shiv!

Oh how the game has changed since level 60 endgame.