There was a time when this game was about actually playing it, farming, getting gear, killing bosses, winning in pvp etc… about getting good.
Now, it’s all about buying; buy level boosts, buy materials, buy carries, buy achievements, join gdkps and arena carries.
Bots and gold selling have been ruining the economy for a while now, every gdkp has been a cesspool of RMT. Every member is either a gold buyer or is leeching off of them.
But not everyone did it, some still had a bit of self-respect, an integrity of sorts, and refused to partake.
We held onto the hope of Blizzard doing the right thing and banning all the bots and the gold buyers.
But in their infinite wisdom, the Activision leaders saw not a problem, but an opportunity. The people selling gold for real money are problematic, because all that money could go to them instead.
As such, they have decided to reintroduce something we’ve seen before. An omen of doom. Something which once signaled that the game was actually, truly dying. From a time when subscriptions were at their historic lowest, from the same team that brought you everyone’s favorite expansion WoD - the official, Blizzard-approved RMT: the WoW Token.
At this point, I can think of some private servers that are more “classic” than the official game release right now.
B-but what about the guys who have real lives and jobs and families and can’t afford to play all day?
It’s funny, because I myself am one of these guys with responsibilities and a full-time job. I can easily afford to buy endless gold now. I don’t need to pay attention to the game anymore, don’t need to learn tactics, be good at my class or anything. Just buy a couple hundred grand, join GDKPs and get full bis while watching a movie on my other monitor. I never need to farm anything, I can buy achievements, mount runs and even arena carries from r1 players.
Wow is now one of those “gachas” where there is no such thing as a sense of accomplishment or competition. It’s all about who’s whaling the hardest. Every piece of loot, title and achievement are losing their meaning.
I’m not even angry at this point, just… disappointed, crestfallen. I am one of those nostalgic nuts who wants to go back to a time when things were better.
Welp, I guess Bobby needs a 3rd yacht. What can you do?
I’ll probably keep playing but mostly stick to classic era and hardcore while I still can, before they add tokens and flying mounts and hc revives or god knows what else.
It’s sad that now we know for sure things are never gonna get better, oh well.
At the end of the day, it is what it is.