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The latest patch 5.4 newsForum post of the day: Simple pleasures
by Amanda Dean 
Aug 2nd 2008 at 4:35AM
I've long said that once the game becomes more like a job than a diversion, it may be time to reconsider your choice of hobbies. True, to get to the top it takes lot of work, knowledge, and time. But when it comes down to it, what is the game really about? Vagh of Kil'jaeden sent out a shout out to those who aren't the best of the best, but are still enjoying the game. He tipped his hat to:
- A person who is happily running around a main city with greens and blues
- A person who is so happy to kill a boss in a 5 man instance
- A person who gets a blue off of a non-heroic mode boss for a badly needed upgrade and floods the party channel with "Woot!" or "I'm so happy!!!"
- A person whose arena rating hovers in the 1400s but still enjoys the game
- A person who doesn't complain endlessly on the forums about imbalance
- A person who still plays wow not for the gear but for fun
- A person who doesn't get emo when they lose a match or wipe on a boss
- A person you'll see in battlegrounds again with mostly greens and a couple of blue's who has no premades
- and has slowly grinded some gear, possibly an S1 piece or even older
- A person who gets ridiculed for his/her gear before the start of BG's and meekly replies with a :(
- A person who still rides the white Poverty Pigeon 60% speed flying mount but loves it
Blizzard is working to ensure the WoW remains the king of MMORPGs for some time to come. There will be a time some day when our play time is behind us. Will we be left with happy memories and fulfillment, or many days of your life filled with frustration?
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Fan stuff, Virtual selves, Forums, Forum Post of the Day
Reader Comments (Page 3 of 3)
Weeblebel Aug 4th 2008 9:29AM
Jhestor, your post about helping a group through scholo reminded of when I dinged 20 on my first character. A human mage, I was so happy. I dinged at a festival thing in moonglade that you could only teleport to from a capitol city. When I had dinged one of my lvl 60 guildmates (remember folks this is preBC what i'm talking about. :-D) opened the trade window and said, "Here, for your new skills and armor" and gave me 20 gold. It's that satisfaction and common courtesy among players that makes me still enjoy the game. And while i'm not a high level player, I still extend that courtesy and whenever i'm on one of my alts and one of the characters my guild wants to do an instance, SFK for example, I jump on my 60 shaman and run them through, for fun. I always like helping other players when/if I can.
almost like the move "Pay it Foward".
Larry-Steve Aug 4th 2008 9:40AM
I do enjoy most of what was posted, but I will say that I do enjoy a good thorough, thought-out criticism in game and never consider it work.
The one thing that does sometimes become work for me is leveling an alt when no one is leveling with you and only doing so to get some much needed variety from you main at 70 to keep him/her from being work. One of those necessary evils even when it comes to enjoyment.