My previous post about Wrath might be surprising to some people, as it’s bout WoW, and seeing that I’ve not really played much in the past few months, why the hell should I care about Wrath?
I’ve begun to have a crush on WoW again, but for different reasons then previously. I’ve been playing through with a friend, starting from scratch, playing a class I’ve never leveled past level 4, (a Druid!) We play exclusively together, as well, and are guildless. It’s basically an experience I’ve not had yet, and I can say that it’s been amazingly fun, especially looking at a game through new eyes. Now that I’m actually employed at a game company and helping make an MMO, I’m picking apart the game and seeing just how really well made and polished it is. Everything down to the smallest bits of animations, effects, textures, to starting area quest progression, to storytelling, every little thing.
One of the main reasons why I’m leveling a Druid, because currently, as my friend pointed out as the understatement of the century, “Druids are kind of good at small group and outdoor PVP healing.” Being that these two things are really the main reasons why I play WoW, it’s the best thing I can do if I’m interested in getting what I want out of this game. All things considered, they may re-balance them when we have another 10 levels of talent points and abilities to be able to spend, but conceptually I think they will remain very strong in that aspect.
It’s also been a lot of fun to level with my friend, we’re both leveling the same class together, and the definitive hybrid class as well, so it’s been a lot of fun being able to be ‘a little of everything times two.’ Also, since a druid is capable of being distilled forms of a caster/mage, a tank, a healer, and rogue, I’ve played each of those roles to various serious extents, getting to do literally all of them if I want as a druid has been crazy fun. Granted, again, it’s in a distilled form, but it’s still the same concepts. You may only have 2-3 ‘warrior abilities’ while in bear form, but tanking is a universal concept. PROTECT THE SQUISHIES.
Also I get to be a cat.
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