Thread: The game is more dead than it was pre-3.1

Originally Posted by RiceisNice

At this point because of hte mass server transfers, smaller severs dwindling and super servers getting larger, some are in an unrecoverable state of having a very, very weak raiding scene.

OK, you've posted more or less this at least twice today. So I'll ask, where are you seeing this evidence of mass server transfers? Where are you seeing small servers actually dwindling, or 'Super Servers' getting larger? I'd just like to see the information you're referring to myself, I've not heard mention of mass server transfers happening before now.

As for the raiding scene...IMHO the raiding scene is suffering more from the self inflicted wounds of infighting and burn out than anything else, and to quote a friend of mine who left the raiding scene, he left because most raiders "have their heads up their ass about things" and he simply could not deal with their crap any more, too much stress, not enough actual raiding. My understanding was that raiding should be fun for all concerned, but is it?

Sure, the amount and type of content is partly responsible, but so too are the players involved, and if the raiding scene is dwindling, it's not simply because of the game, there is plenty of stuff to do between content patches. If the raiding scene is fading it's also down to how the players handle the content, and each other. If my friend's experience is an indicator then it seems that the players in question are not handling it well enough and are alienating their own.

Of course, it's also true that people like to come to official forums, pronounce things as dead or dying and go on to be doomsayers. that kind of thing can become a self fulfilling prophesy if enough people buy into the negative mind set and continually repeat the same thing. I just don't find doom saying or posting about servers dying to be helpful or constructive at all.