Oh no! How will we complain about nerfs?
by David Nelson 
Oct 26th 2006 at 1:00AM
The WoW.com forums are going to be down for 8 hours today starting at 1 PM EST for a little maintenance. According to Eyonix this downtime will allow Blizzard to migrate the forum database to another server, which will hopefully improve performance for both the forums and the WoW.com website itself. All of this is well and good, but Eyonix is really ducking the major problem. During the downtime, where will people go to flame others under the guise of a level 1 alt, complain endlessly about both real and perceived class nerfs and write long, insightful farewell letters when they decide to quit the game? I mean, if it weren't for the forums, we would never have known that Blizzard favors warlocks and hates druids. This will truly be eight hours that will test the very fabric of the WoW community
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
CrimsonHavoc Oct 28th 2006 1:38AM
You are so right, I can't believe how much time people have to complain bout stuff that realy doesn't matter. I have always wondered if Shamans suck so bad because they are underpowered (or whatever) why would you torment yourself by playing one? I for one would not waste my 14.99 tp play a character or race that wasn't fun just so I can complain about it.
If you don't like the toon, scrap it and move on... don't tell me about it :)
*whew* I have wanted to say that for a while....
Dave Oct 26th 2006 2:10AM
I can't even logon to the forums 80% of the time. Just bleedin' terrible.
foip Oct 26th 2006 2:50AM
I still have the lj WoW community.
...
and the eu forums ofcourse.
Krianna Oct 26th 2006 4:00AM
Why, they'll come here, of course!
White Rabbit Oct 26th 2006 6:17AM
Everybody! Let's flame here!
I hate people. They're n00bs LFRL!!!1
they mell like monkey feecees hahaha
Deafdumbandblind Oct 26th 2006 7:40AM
Imo the forums are a big mistake by Blizz. Psychologically people are more likely to move them selves to write/post/give feedback when upset by something rather than to compliment. By giving all the players an easily accessible forum Blizz has exponentially increased the amount of complaints they've received.
Well over half the posts on the official WoW forums are complaints or whines.
They would've been better off just monitoring unofficial forums if they wanted to pick up the few good suggestions that have been made to date.
Maybe then they wouldn't have made the Shaman imba and nerfed the druids, hunters and pallies.
Krianna Oct 26th 2006 7:59AM
I kinda figured Bliz did it so folks can vent, rather than a) getting mad and quitting or b) writing letters to everyone and their aunt, making anti-WoW sites, being quite so jerky in game....
Afroloop Oct 26th 2006 1:55PM
"and write long, insightful farewell letters when they decide to quit the game"
Haha, classic!
Every few months I go to the WoW forums and then leave and do not vist for months again once again realizing how lame the great majority of posters are...
twh Oct 26th 2006 10:30PM
Is it just me or are the forums still not up yet? There's much trolling to be done!