Comment Re:Oh please. You don't HAVE to grind (Score 1) 639
This is patently wrong. The precise reason that WOW is so successful is that it does not force its players to grind in order to level. You can level from 1-70 purely by questing, which was not possible (I've been told) in EQ, UO and the other MMOs.
The quest types may be repetitive, but to me that doesn't make them any less fun. Each quest in WOW has distinctive storytelling value and deep characterization. You're not just killing rats in teh basement because the shopowner wants you to. You're killing Spore Giants because their food supply is being stolen by a new migration of Ogres into the area, or you're collecting reagents to create a new undead plague which may or may not piss off your new allies. In short, the quests build the world. Skipping them to grind is like saying I'd rather play an FPS. Why don't you go do that and get off my server?
Plus, the scenario you describe, having items be grey because you've leveled up too much, isn't even possible. Item quality doesn't degrade with the player's level, only quests and mobs do.
The quest types may be repetitive, but to me that doesn't make them any less fun. Each quest in WOW has distinctive storytelling value and deep characterization. You're not just killing rats in teh basement because the shopowner wants you to. You're killing Spore Giants because their food supply is being stolen by a new migration of Ogres into the area, or you're collecting reagents to create a new undead plague which may or may not piss off your new allies. In short, the quests build the world. Skipping them to grind is like saying I'd rather play an FPS. Why don't you go do that and get off my server?
Plus, the scenario you describe, having items be grey because you've leveled up too much, isn't even possible. Item quality doesn't degrade with the player's level, only quests and mobs do.
