Edge: Why Do People Want to Leave WoW?

Edge writes: "Eleven million people are registered to play World of Warcraft globally. Its gameplay is solid. Its community is enormous. Its customer service is unmatched. And it was the key driver in the biggest merger the games industry has ever seen. It's the inarguable king of MMORPGs, particularly in the West, and rules the ubiquitous PC platform.

So why are people constantly looking for the first opportunity to ditch this game?"

[The gaming GOD]

When things become too popular, they lose some of their luster.

For example, back in the day when anime was niche, it felt cool because it was as if you were one of the few people that knew about this hot new thing. Now anime is so mainstream almost every channel has some sort of anime. Not to mention you can see it almost any time in a day ranging from 12am to 12am (yes I said am to am). So now it doesn't seem all that cool to be in the know with anime as it once was.

WoW might be a victim of it's own popularity. As a result, everyone is trying to hunt down the next "big thing" to feel "elite" once again. And then once whatever they find gets popular, they'll once again move on.

But this is just my opinion

[Conan997]

I hated when I met new people and they found out I played wow, sometimes I just wanted to seperate WoW and my social life but my new friends would find out.

[yamamoto114]

Stagnation. Too much of a good thing is a bad thing. You play a game for a year or longer and you're bound to move onto something else. Only those who have immaterial connections to the game (sentimental value, social links, attraction to lore, loyalty to the company) will remain past the one year mark.

And whether WoW is good to you other commenters is irrelevant.

[hay]

@1.2: My thoughts exactly. People can get bored of pretty much everything. WoW isn't exception.

About mainstream and social life. Lots of people I know are/were playing WoW. There are only few exceptions of really cool guys but most of them are total geeks, wow fanatics, completely "untalkable" without any respect to someone's taste. Really. I got thundered by their stares when I said I don't like WoW. Answer: "There's something wrong with you, WoW is the best game ever!"

[SaiyanFury]

I never played it in the first place. I don't find online gaming appealing so MMORPGs never found a home with me. People enjoy WoW and that's coolness, but I'll never play it.

[Fishy Fingers]

Because they want the chance of touching a real boob?

[thereapersson]

Hahaha, bubbles for you good sir!

[hay]

Lol, dude, force is strong in this one. Bubbles.

[Ps3Fanboy777]

Sorry but it is. They need to make MMORPGS that are fun.

[Denges]

ehh cause grinding aint fun

[GametimeUK]

Is the reason to play WoW... There is hardly any grind involved with it now... Any nublet can raid and get sick gear so theres no sense of accomplishment... WoW sux now but it was great a while back

[hay]

But you have to grind your way to the endgame. Honestly, good game should be entertaining from start to the end. I'm not sure it's cool to force yourself for three weeks and then have fun.

[Filet of Children]

Seriously. Those of us who play WoW aren't just looking for the first excuse to jump ship, but we do want something better. We always want something better, just like damn near every gamer wants.

WoW is fine, otherwise AoC would have actually taken off ;)

[bamyrick226]

to get a life

[richieb]

Played it once, sucked big time period

[baraka007]

Everyone I know has a problem with the many immature players that plague the game. It's not really anything to do with the game itself.

[PirateThom]

LEROOOOOY MNNJEEEENKIIIINS!

tbh

[Maldread]

Because they are other games out there (both RPG`s and other genres) and because you can`t keep on playing the same game forever.

Or, it could just be as Fishy said above at comment 2.0 :)

[Demonsdown]

"Giddeon, a level 70 Thunderlord"

What's a Thunderlord .....

[Maldread]

Ehh, i have know idea what it is or why you`re asking me about it, but by the sound of your nick you probably should ;)

[bomboclaat_gamer]

cuz it interferes with their social life. and their girlfriends might leave them cuz they might have cheated online with an orc or an elf, or maybe a dragon. once u go dragon u never go back lolol

[jerethdagryphon]

i played to l70 as a mage , after a family death to escape but once my pc broke and i fixed it getting back it was like having my eyes opened i played 15 minites defore suspending my account and quitting never looked back

a lot of long term players are realizing teve wasted years on it

its repititious sad and boring theres no winning it

[centrum2k]

good thing i didnt spend a second in wow, i would play it if it was free.

[cpuchess]

I agree, I would of tried it if there were no monthly fee. No way I am paying every month to play a game.