Stophy22 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 26, 2020 11:36 pm
Warhammer never really had an "endgame" it was always whatever you wanted to make of the game, which could include:
-fashion hammer (the actual true endgame)
-renown rank bragging rights (legacy rr80 title on forum)
-people who think kda is important in an mmo(deathblow score/stats)
-6v6 bragging rights (smol but strong community)
-Warband bragging rights ("we beat x people in zone with only 3-4groups of..." you get it)
-Farming kills in zone (set up a nice group, let the purple rain flow and the currency drop)
And that was absolutely fine, these were individuals ways of playing the game.
Now we got content gates at city, fort, and dungeons, which has harsh side effects. Technically you can still play the game previously stated but the thing that drove people to play (getting higher level/better/cooler gear) has been limited and a lot of people's will to play has faded because it is no longer justified. Friends I've played with have gone from logging and playing for hours at a time have gone to keeping an eye out for the next city/fort/dungeon group yell in discord just out of sheer boredom for other aspects of the game. Content from live is released and rebranded as new content in a broken/shoddy state and we're expected to just "have fun" with it, with no drive to really dive into it.
Forts are locked behind reservations and stalemates/funnel that can't be broken because of high numbers and improper alternative tactics to proceed/win.
Dungeons have to be run even if its irrelevant to you to get to where you want, where it should have "gear and skill checks" to see if you are capable of doing higher level dungeons it just flat out forces you to do previous content, even if you qualify (rr and item lvl).
Cities have promise but since the que is such a mystery that no one knows how it works and doesn't work how it should you don't actually get to participate in it, and has no backup for if you "miss it"(wait in que for the 30minutes). We've tried 1/6/12/18/24 and the only thing that seems to work reliably is solo queuing but I kinda want to play with my friends...
So many obvious things plague this game and no voice has addressed the concerns, it really does feel more hopeless than it ever has been before. I want to play the game but it feels like the game doesn't want me to play it. Being afraid to speak out because of harsh repercussions and sarcastic/snide responses only hinder the communities voice.
Personally I'm going on 5-6 missed city ques in a row and it just makes me sad to log in everyday to realize I can't progress where I want to progress, which is fashion hammer, the true endgame.
TDLR: I've become a very sad boi.