tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3676614284136193536.post4647104923040972320..comments2024-03-28T08:33:03.084+01:00Comments on Random Ravings: Tumbleweeds and Pandasbbrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11741016115615619264noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3676614284136193536.post-52741009339404886732012-09-24T17:12:46.595+02:002012-09-24T17:12:46.595+02:00Your post sounds like my grandfather complaining t...Your post sounds like my grandfather complaining that there's nothing good on TV these days. I'll just say this... don't knock it 'til you try it.<br /><br />I went on beta expecting to hate the pet battles. I don't play Pokemon and I'm old enough not to care to try.<br /><br />Surprisingly, the pet battles were very engaging. I'm actually looking forward to them, if just for an occasional distraction.<br /><br />As another person who has played since vanilla, I have seen the same changes that you have. However, most of the changes have made the game more fun and more accessible. Have they gone too far in simplifying? In some cases, yes. In others no. Keeping the ridiculous grind of old is not in the long term interest of the game. As someone who has played for seven years, I am glad that I no longer have to be online every single night in order to stay competitive.<br /><br />What the changes have accomplished is to remove the elite class of players who used to look down on the non-raiders with scorn. If epics are your measure of self-worth, then this is no longer a game for you.<br /><br />I'd also claim that the game wouldn't have half the subscribers that it has now if it had stayed with the vanilla/BC system. <br /><br />Yes, the game is different. That doesn't make it bad. If its no longer a game that you like, then one of the options you listed should be fine, but they all have their faults.Dinaernoreply@blogger.com