New Player Experience Sucks! - Impending Expansion Problems

[Physic]

You are correct, but only technically. The entire warcraft series predates FFXI. Warcraft becoming WoW was the first biggest hit on the western audience.

People who want to do it ? It's a part of the game. It's integral to how the game works.
Story skip costs money - it is NOT free. It costs money for a reason - to not cheapen the experience of the game itself.
If everyone could skip for free (especially new players) then the game itself who have 0 value.
That argument is null at this point.

24 man raids and eureka is also part of the game, but its not required to do otjer stuff.

it costs money, so as not to cheapen the experience of the game? it costs money because it enhances the game for certain players.

If main scenario gives good exp, rewards items, and is great for the game, people will do it. If no one does it when given an option to do it, its probably not compelling content. Then they need to make it compelling.


and warcarft as a solo real time strategy game is irrelevant to this whole discussion.

[VirusOnline]

24 man raids and eureka is also part of the game, but its not required to do otjer stuff.

Your point ?

it costs money, so as not to cheapen the experience of the game? it costs money because it enhances the game for certain players.

If main scenario gives good exp, rewards items, and is great for the game, people will do it. If no one does it when given an option to do it, its probably not compelling content. Then they need to make it compelling.


and warcarft as a solo real time strategy game is irrelevant to this whole discussion.

Warcraft is relevant to the conversation of WoW becoming the western audience's main choice of MMO. WoW is the result of a Warcraft themepark. I gave you proof and reason as to why WoW is greater than FFXI when it comes to the western audience.

And yes, it costs money for both reasons to not cheapen the experience and to (depending on the person) enhance their own experience.

Also, yes, a story/lore/a reason of being is great for the game.