The motto of these heroes: Better to ask three times silly questions than to check the quest log once.
3. The perpetual complainer
“The same crap as every time, Blizzard just doesn’t learn from their mistakes and WoW just keeps getting worse.”
Everyone knows these people because they need to share their displeasure with the whole world. Whether it’s the new quests, the new areas, or the new features, everything is bad.
- The dragon riding? It’s just flying with annoying restrictions.
- The quests? They are the same monotonous mush as always.
- The stories? You’ve seen them a thousand times; other MMORPGs do it much better.
There is absolutely nothing that brings these players genuine joy – except the “realization” that World of Warcraft is still just as bad as it has been for the last many years.
These complainers were once enthusiastic players who genuinely liked World of Warcraft. It’s not the same feeling anymore, and somehow they can never quite figure out: Have I changed so much? Has the game changed so much?
Nonetheless, these players rarely manage to finally take a break. They stay in World of Warcraft and let everyone share in their displeasure. Because if they didn’t do that, there would be so many more hours in the day that they have to fill somehow.
4. The overhyped players
“OMG, did you do the quest with the dwarf? Did you see the dragon daycare? It’s so good!!!”
Where there are complainers, there is also the opposite extreme, which we’ll collectively refer to as “overhyped players”. They have been looking forward to the expansion for weeks and months and have oriented their entire lives towards fully immersing themselves in it and spending every minute of their free time – at least for a while – in it. Where the complainer sees only bad, the overhyped players can only see the good.
- Every quest is absolutely grand and the best Blizzard has ever made.
- Every area is beautiful and you want to look around for hours.
- Every placement of flowers is practically godlike perfection.
Legitimate criticisms, such as bugs or balance issues, are simply swept under the rug and disappear under the wave of positive energy. Nothing can dampen the mood of these players.
Sometimes, so much positive energy can be annoying, but you can’t help but believe that these people are simply having the most fun in World of Warcraft.
Rumor has it that Cortyn is also one of these people.
5. The planner
“After 2 hours and 15 minutes, I should be in the second area, but first, I need to complete the TomTom route to the dragon glyphs in 16.3 minutes …”
A new expansion means that there are many new contents. But new content also means one thing: unfinished tasks. Everything is a list that needs to be ticked off, and efficiency is the most important thing ever.
Even before the expansion starts, everything is planned down to the smallest detail:
- Which route is the fastest to the new maximum level?
- Where are all the rare spawns and chests?
- Which talents offer the greatest advantage when leveling?
- Which features must be played immediately to gain an advantage?
- Are there enough potions and flasks packed for leveling, and is the hearthstone properly placed?
The start of the expansion marks the beginning of fulfilling a large “to-do” list that is meticulously and efficiently completed. While others are still enjoying the scenery, the planner is already two areas ahead and has consumed all the content in a sprint.
To others, it may seem like they can’t enjoy the content, but that’s not true. They derive satisfaction from having their quest log empty and their achievement list full. Once everything that needs to be done is completed, the planner is satisfied, even if it looks like it could hardly be fun from the outside.
Have you observed these player types at the beginning of Dragonflight as well? Or what kind of clichés do you encounter?
Maybe you are also caught in one of the 10 phases of every WoW player…
A new expansion means that there are many new contents. But new content also means one thing: unfinished tasks. Everything is a list that needs to be ticked off, and efficiency is the most important thing ever.
Even before the expansion starts, everything is planned down to the smallest detail:
- Which route is the fastest to the new maximum level?
- Where are all the rare spawns and chests?
- Which talents offer the greatest advantage when leveling?
- Which features must be played immediately to gain an advantage?
- Are there enough potions and flasks packed for leveling, and is the hearthstone properly placed?
The start of the expansion marks the beginning of fulfilling a large “to-do” list that is meticulously and efficiently completed. While others are still enjoying the scenery, the planner is already two areas ahead and has consumed all the content in a sprint.
To others, it may seem like they can’t enjoy the content, but that’s not true. They derive satisfaction from having their quest log empty and their achievement list full. Once everything that needs to be done is completed, the planner is satisfied, even if it looks like it could hardly be fun from the outside.
Have you observed these player types at the beginning of Dragonflight as well? Or what kind of clichés do you encounter?
Maybe you are also caught in one of the 10 phases of every WoW player…
The motto of these heroes: Better to ask three times silly questions than to check the quest log once.
3. The perpetual complainer
“The same crap as every time, Blizzard just doesn’t learn from their mistakes and WoW just keeps getting worse.”
Everyone knows these people because they need to share their displeasure with the whole world. Whether it’s the new quests, the new areas, or the new features, everything is bad.
- The dragon riding? It’s just flying with annoying restrictions.
- The quests? They are the same monotonous mush as always.
- The stories? You’ve seen them a thousand times; other MMORPGs do it much better.
There is absolutely nothing that brings these players genuine joy – except the “realization” that World of Warcraft is still just as bad as it has been for the last many years.
These complainers were once enthusiastic players who genuinely liked World of Warcraft. It’s not the same feeling anymore, and somehow they can never quite figure out: Have I changed so much? Has the game changed so much?
Nonetheless, these players rarely manage to finally take a break. They stay in World of Warcraft and let everyone share in their displeasure. Because if they didn’t do that, there would be so many more hours in the day that they have to fill somehow.
4. The overhyped players
“OMG, did you do the quest with the dwarf? Did you see the dragon daycare? It’s so good!!!”
Where there are complainers, there is also the opposite extreme, which we’ll collectively refer to as “overhyped players”. They have been looking forward to the expansion for weeks and months and have oriented their entire lives towards fully immersing themselves in it and spending every minute of their free time – at least for a while – in it. Where the complainer sees only bad, the overhyped players can only see the good.
- Every quest is absolutely grand and the best Blizzard has ever made.
- Every area is beautiful and you want to look around for hours.
- Every placement of flowers is practically godlike perfection.
Legitimate criticisms, such as bugs or balance issues, are simply swept under the rug and disappear under the wave of positive energy. Nothing can dampen the mood of these players.
Sometimes, so much positive energy can be annoying, but you can’t help but believe that these people are simply having the most fun in World of Warcraft.
Rumor has it that Cortyn is also one of these people.
5. The planner
“After 2 hours and 15 minutes, I should be in the second area, but first, I need to complete the TomTom route to the dragon glyphs in 16.3 minutes …”
A new expansion means that there are many new contents. But new content also means one thing: unfinished tasks. Everything is a list that needs to be ticked off, and efficiency is the most important thing ever.
Even before the expansion starts, everything is planned down to the smallest detail:
- Which route is the fastest to the new maximum level?
- Where are all the rare spawns and chests?
- Which talents offer the greatest advantage when leveling?
- Which features must be played immediately to gain an advantage?
- Are there enough potions and flasks packed for leveling, and is the hearthstone properly placed?
The start of the expansion marks the beginning of fulfilling a large “to-do” list that is meticulously and efficiently completed. While others are still enjoying the scenery, the planner is already two areas ahead and has consumed all the content in a sprint.
To others, it may seem like they can’t enjoy the content, but that’s not true. They derive satisfaction from having their quest log empty and their achievement list full. Once everything that needs to be done is completed, the planner is satisfied, even if it looks like it could hardly be fun from the outside.
Have you observed these player types at the beginning of Dragonflight as well? Or what kind of clichés do you encounter?
Maybe you are also caught in one of the 10 phases of every WoW player…
In World of Warcraft, you encounter many players. Especially at the launch of an expansion, you meet certain clichés that you just have to love.
World of Warcraft has now reached its 9th expansion. But as with every add-on launch, all sorts of people appear who fulfill common clichés and evoke eye rolls or chuckles. We present 5 player types that you can encounter at every corner right now at the launch of Dragonflight.
1. The disorganized friend list roster
“Who the hell is Kouhai? Did I ever play with them? Why did I add them to my friend list and why are they in the Maw?”
Let’s be honest. Not every player on your friend list is truly a friend you know well. Over the years, you may have lost touch or added someone back in the day because you found them likable.
At the launch of a new expansion, it’s worth checking your friend list because you can find people you haven’t been in contact with for many years.
It’s worth reaching out to these people and initiating a conversation.
Often, these are players who have skipped not just one but multiple expansions and are now wandering through the world a bit disoriented. You might see some starting Dragonflight, asking when it will finally be about dragons.
This is an opportunity to help and integrate some old acquaintances into your friend circle or guild.
2. The quest text ignorer
“The quest is bugged. Has anyone else had a problem where it just doesn’t continue?”
Quests are part of the daily responsibilities of every adventurer in World of Warcraft. But completing quests means dealing with quest givers and, in some extreme cases – May Elune preserve us! – having to read quest texts to understand a mission.
In 99% of all quests, this isn’t very important. You simply click ‘Accept’ and then check the world map to see where it glows blue. Then you just kill everything or click on whatever sparkles. That works.
However, in about 1% of the quests, that isn’t the case, as something specific is required from the character. You may need to listen to a dialogue, use items in a specific order, or perform some other action that isn’t immediately obvious.
There is a way to solve these quests – you could simply read the quest text, which usually describes in great detail what needs to be done.
However, these players find it much easier to just ask in the general channel: “Is the quest bugged? It doesn’t work for me.”
Usually, there is also another player who takes over the work and writes the solution to the riddle in the channel – often because they have looked it up on the internet themselves.
A new expansion means that there are many new contents. But new content also means one thing: unfinished tasks. Everything is a list that needs to be ticked off, and efficiency is the most important thing ever.
Even before the expansion starts, everything is planned down to the smallest detail:
- Which route is the fastest to the new maximum level?
- Where are all the rare spawns and chests?
- Which talents offer the greatest advantage when leveling?
- Which features must be played immediately to gain an advantage?
- Are there enough potions and flasks packed for leveling, and is the hearthstone properly placed?
The start of the expansion marks the beginning of fulfilling a large “to-do” list that is meticulously and efficiently completed. While others are still enjoying the scenery, the planner is already two areas ahead and has consumed all the content in a sprint.
To others, it may seem like they can’t enjoy the content, but that’s not true. They derive satisfaction from having their quest log empty and their achievement list full. Once everything that needs to be done is completed, the planner is satisfied, even if it looks like it could hardly be fun from the outside.
Have you observed these player types at the beginning of Dragonflight as well? Or what kind of clichés do you encounter?
Maybe you are also caught in one of the 10 phases of every WoW player…
A new expansion means that there are many new contents. But new content also means one thing: unfinished tasks. Everything is a list that needs to be ticked off, and efficiency is the most important thing ever.
Even before the expansion starts, everything is planned down to the smallest detail:
- Which route is the fastest to the new maximum level?
- Where are all the rare spawns and chests?
- Which talents offer the greatest advantage when leveling?
- Which features must be played immediately to gain an advantage?
- Are there enough potions and flasks packed for leveling, and is the hearthstone properly placed?
The start of the expansion marks the beginning of fulfilling a large “to-do” list that is meticulously and efficiently completed. While others are still enjoying the scenery, the planner is already two areas ahead and has consumed all the content in a sprint.
To others, it may seem like they can’t enjoy the content, but that’s not true. They derive satisfaction from having their quest log empty and their achievement list full. Once everything that needs to be done is completed, the planner is satisfied, even if it looks like it could hardly be fun from the outside.
Have you observed these player types at the beginning of Dragonflight as well? Or what kind of clichés do you encounter?
Maybe you are also caught in one of the 10 phases of every WoW player…
The motto of these heroes: Better to ask three times silly questions than to check the quest log once.
3. The perpetual complainer
“The same crap as every time, Blizzard just doesn’t learn from their mistakes and WoW just keeps getting worse.”
Everyone knows these people because they need to share their displeasure with the whole world. Whether it’s the new quests, the new areas, or the new features, everything is bad.
- The dragon riding? It’s just flying with annoying restrictions.
- The quests? They are the same monotonous mush as always.
- The stories? You’ve seen them a thousand times; other MMORPGs do it much better.
There is absolutely nothing that brings these players genuine joy – except the “realization” that World of Warcraft is still just as bad as it has been for the last many years.
These complainers were once enthusiastic players who genuinely liked World of Warcraft. It’s not the same feeling anymore, and somehow they can never quite figure out: Have I changed so much? Has the game changed so much?
Nonetheless, these players rarely manage to finally take a break. They stay in World of Warcraft and let everyone share in their displeasure. Because if they didn’t do that, there would be so many more hours in the day that they have to fill somehow.
4. The overhyped players
“OMG, did you do the quest with the dwarf? Did you see the dragon daycare? It’s so good!!!”
Where there are complainers, there is also the opposite extreme, which we’ll collectively refer to as “overhyped players”. They have been looking forward to the expansion for weeks and months and have oriented their entire lives towards fully immersing themselves in it and spending every minute of their free time – at least for a while – in it. Where the complainer sees only bad, the overhyped players can only see the good.
- Every quest is absolutely grand and the best Blizzard has ever made.
- Every area is beautiful and you want to look around for hours.
- Every placement of flowers is practically godlike perfection.
Legitimate criticisms, such as bugs or balance issues, are simply swept under the rug and disappear under the wave of positive energy. Nothing can dampen the mood of these players.
Sometimes, so much positive energy can be annoying, but you can’t help but believe that these people are simply having the most fun in World of Warcraft.
Rumor has it that Cortyn is also one of these people.
5. The planner
“After 2 hours and 15 minutes, I should be in the second area, but first, I need to complete the TomTom route to the dragon glyphs in 16.3 minutes …”
A new expansion means that there are many new contents. But new content also means one thing: unfinished tasks. Everything is a list that needs to be ticked off, and efficiency is the most important thing ever.
Even before the expansion starts, everything is planned down to the smallest detail:
- Which route is the fastest to the new maximum level?
- Where are all the rare spawns and chests?
- Which talents offer the greatest advantage when leveling?
- Which features must be played immediately to gain an advantage?
- Are there enough potions and flasks packed for leveling, and is the hearthstone properly placed?
The start of the expansion marks the beginning of fulfilling a large “to-do” list that is meticulously and efficiently completed. While others are still enjoying the scenery, the planner is already two areas ahead and has consumed all the content in a sprint.
To others, it may seem like they can’t enjoy the content, but that’s not true. They derive satisfaction from having their quest log empty and their achievement list full. Once everything that needs to be done is completed, the planner is satisfied, even if it looks like it could hardly be fun from the outside.
Have you observed these player types at the beginning of Dragonflight as well? Or what kind of clichés do you encounter?
Maybe you are also caught in one of the 10 phases of every WoW player…
