Re: WoW - I wonder....

On Fri, 25 Aug 2006, Adam Miller wrote:

>> Anyway, let's not argue about WoW, that can only end
>> badly.
>
> Heh, didn't say I played the game, just I liked the
> artwork :)

Well the WoW artwork seems to be that sort of thing you either love or 
hate. Personally I think the comic book style isn't one of WoW's strong 
sides, but yeah, some stuff is nicely done. Haven't seen the pics you 
refer to.

> That one has everyone scratching their head, for
> certain :)  Why they can't call it a spaceship is
> beyond me...:p

Because it's a fantasy setting.

> Like they did with LotR movies?  Man that was a
> hilarious display of sheer ignorace.  Just got to
> laugh at people like that.

The average WoW player is young, stupid, or both. I was once playing in a 
dungeon and the group leader - a Paladin - was the only member who had 
healing spells. So says the mage: "I guess that makes you the healer". The 
paladin then starts using four lettered swear words and calls people who 
agree "noobs" and much worse. The mage says, "I don't play with 9 year 
olds". The paladin comes up with the ultimate defense: "I'm 14!".

So there you go.

Unfortunately that seems to be the rule rather than the exception. I think 
it's because most adult people simply do not have the time required to 
play WoW.

> True, but at the same time, I'd have never thought
> that elements of magical space would be seen in
> something as "mainstream" as Warcraft, either.

Might & Magic was as mainstream as you got at one time, and it did feature 
some heavy Sci Fi elements.

Shadowrun didn't have "magical spaceships" but it was a cyberpunk game 
with happy elves, and easily one of the most popular rpg's of its day.

Sure, WoW is something of unprecedented scale, but that's just because 
mmorpgs like it were simply not possible 10 years ago.