like the title says I´m a bit stuck between what to do with the game…
So small background:
Played since pretty much vanilla with going more casual for past +5 years or so. Had a Kid last year and thus no wow for almost a year for me. But for me wow/mmorpgs general been the social aspect of my life on many of phases of my life and I would like to still play when possible (wife kind of agreed on 2 nights I could spend few hours to play and to unwind) as sad as it sounds I don´t feel a need for huge bunch of rl friends (had many when I was young adult but now down to few I actually enjoy spending time with) but I really like meet new people in mmorpgs still…
Wibe I got atleast when I tried to play in a pug enviroments start of last year was that you need to have pre raid bis and score of X on a system Y ect ect ect before you can even play the game anymore… or rather not having to spend time looking for groups for hours and hours…
I´m more into pve rather than pvp.
IS this still the case on retail and classic and I hear something about new SOM beign out also?
I would assume this could be avoided some what with guild but how much pugging is “needed” atm ?
Any ideas what version of wow I should focus on with limited time? Is there a role/class/something on that version that kind of make the " waiting " shorter or would give a better change to join organinzed gaming groups?
Sorry for the wierd subject but would really love to come back to wow in 1 way or another…
If WoW really takes too much time for you or you can’t enjoy it fully, I recommend to spend time at F2P games or “phone” games instead that offers chunks of gametime.
There’s less social aspects in the latter but atleast in this way you can manage your real life with fun a little bit better perhaps?
Through life things will change, right now you may not be able to play WoW but may in the future if WoW still exists you can play with your spawn :D!
If Your main goal is meeting new people/interacting with people in a PVE environment, then i suggest Season of Discovery.
It has many players, and a level cap of 40 so all this players are still in very few zones, making the world seem densly populated. Also, gives plenty of opportunities for interaction.
Classic gameplay/instances invite social interaction. You can’t really pull half a dungeon, need to drink after each group, so there’s lots of downtime to chat. Open world has many elite areas which promotes grouping.
The game is phased, currently in pahse 2. Phase one was up until level 25, phase 2 lasts until level 40. It will be easy to catch up with limited playtime.
If You make tank or heal, You should be able to find groups quicker. The downside of it is severly limited viability in open world, especially so as a healer.
The downside of playing SoD in general is (as i hear, because i’m not playing SoD) that botting and RMT is rampant, and prices of everything are hugly inflated. Many players in few zones also means more competition for resources.
If your time is more limited you might be better off in a community, that way you can pick and choose raids etc when you feel like you want to take part.
simple you can play wow with limited time at max ilvl reward content if you can answer the following questions with a yes:
Do you play a healer or tank?
Do you have at least 50min play time (undisrupted) in one session available?
Do you only want to focus on 1 char?
Do you not plan to raid?
Playing a dps will severely hamper your time/efficiency rating as you will absolutely have to way a long time (sometimes) to get into a key, especially with no RIO and gear. It takes significantly more time to gear a dps char compared to a healer.
By speed, a healer is even faster than a tank as you can basically be carried in mid keys with ilvl 440 gear without even pressing many buttons.
Do you want to meet new people, or do you want some in-game friends to play with on a regular basis?
If it’s the former, you already have some good answers. If it’s the latter, I’d recommend looking for a guild that fits your needs in terms of activities, times and - most importantly - other members who you get on with well.