Aug 09 2008
10 Million Is Not Enough!
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It appears that one of my previous rants exploring Blizzard’s sheer greed when it comes to money has, in-fact, been proven right! The post in question can be found here. It basically sums up the annoyance many players (including myself) felt when Blizzard unveiled a tremendously crap stunt to gain new players to the game. We are not interested in that half-bread zebra!
So anyway, I received an email from Blizzard the other day. It was one of those automated emails everyone who has an active account receives. I would normally copy and paste over to here, but apart from most people reading this already having received one, I must admit I didn’t read it all. Let us just say that the huge “CLICK HERE TO RECRUIT-A-FRIEND NOW” slightly put me of reading the rest of the email.
Now, it’s not that I don’t have anyone to recommend the game to (trust me, I spoke it over with my grandma and finally got her on board). My issues is that I have never, to this day, seen Blizzard promote anything so unimportant to the game this much since Burning Crusade (which was rather more important). Blizzard seem to think that posting it on their website and having it pop up every time the game starts is no were near enough! Emails must be sent!
Please stop trying so hard Blizzard. The last time you sent me an email was to confirm that you had successfully taken $25 out of my account for a server change…
If only they spent this much time developing new content. And by new, I mean new - not another raid dungeon. The fact that with all their billions they still can’t develop housing just boggles my mind to no end.
-Cambios
Blogging about Online Gaming and Virtual Worlds:
http://www.muckbeast.com
I already commented on this, but here I am again because I keep reading about this issue and it just grates at me.
Of all the things they could focus their energies on, the fact that they choose this just cheezes me off. All these years and all the opportunities to actually do something cool, fun, or revolutionary, and this is all we get.
How about some fun mini games?
How about some content that involves something other than killing mobs or killing players?
How about some end game content other than raiding?
Another way to powerlevel an alt is so City of Heroes-ish in disappointment.
-Cambios
Blogging about Online Gaming and Virtual Worlds:
http://www.muckbeast.com
Think it gets better in Wrath of the Lich King
http://www.mmonewz.com