Blizzard gave me a free WoD upgrade and some game time. Decided to give it a try
Hi guys - so here's a bit of back story : I was a big player during Wotlk - Tanked and healed all the content and stopped playing shortly after the post-cata nerf.
Anyway the other day I noticed my account had gotten a free upgrade to WoD along with a week game time. I figured what the hell let's give it a try.
If I could describe it in one word: Depressing.
I logged into one of 85s - mounted up, flew to my favorite spot in Stormwind and just sat there. My guild, one of the higher ranking guilds on Icecrown; completely empty except me. Trade chat was completely dead. Not a single word spoken the whole 20 mins I was logged on. I didn't even see another player.
So I ended up just turning the game off. I think I might just have to start a new character on a new server or something. I do like some of the changes - I think account bound mounts is cool for people like me who like to run many toons. I like the way it helps new players by giving a broad summary of how to play thier role in the spellbook. And I like how polished it is. The maps especially look really nice.
But that's about it. . It's overwhelming because it feels like I missed so much and nobody is on my server so what's the point of playing. I think if I do decide to re sub I'll just have to start over on a new server fresh.
On the flip side I'm having a blast here. The global chat is booming and it's funny leveling in starter zones seeing all the dead bodies of players. It feels ALIVE. And it's Wotlk - the game I know.
I'm not sure why I posted this. Just wanted to give my 2 cents on my recent experience with both current retail wow and this server.