Tuesday, May 06, 2008

Inscription Will Be The Downfall Of WoW

It's true. So very true. Now I know you're asking yourself, "Frank, how would this guy know how the single most addicting entity(stick with heroin) in the world's end will come to pass?" I'll tell you sir, not only did I just read your fucking mind, but I can tell the future. Don't believe me? I'll prove it to you later you unresponsive shit-pickle. For now, let me explain how this will happen exactly.

If you're a complete nerd as I am, you find certain hobbies contain a climax within their life-cycle, no matter how big or small. This is then followed by a large, sudden decline in "awesome". And yes, I've made awesome a noun. This can be seen in a variety of different popular items. Magic the Gathering, D&D, SWG Online, 2girls-1cup, etc. Some of these seem to be unexplainable. They're at their height in awesomeness, then suddenly, without warning - it's lame. I for one am not as sexually aroused by women drinking their own vomit and fecal matter as much as I used to be, no sir-ee.

In the case of some it is quite obvious, especially in the eyes of the consumer. Let's take a look at Magic the Gathering for instance. This card game has existed for many years, being the anti-lame cousin to the Poke'mon card game. The downfall? Planar Chaos, and "chaos" is right. This game took a turn into Lame-town, 2 miles east of Stupidville, which is right on the outskirts of Retardington. This expansion turned unspoken rules into useless times of yesteryear! Blue was suddenly direct damage, morphing was turned into a pastime of laughter, and I died a little inside. As soon as a franchise goes kinda "crazy" with their current setup, it's doomed to failure. Star Wars Galaxies - when they brought in the Jedi class for anyone and their grandma to have; who didn't stop playing?

So I submit to you, all of you. When a Mage's fireball has a knockback on it. When a Hunter's Serpent Sting has a Stun on it. When a Warrior's Dem Shout has a DoT on it... What game will you start playing?