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About a year before Wrath of the Lich King (also known as what lick) was released, us Cable bros, Jso and Jhoh, were having adventures on the patch test realm, which is released when a new patch is planned, and features options to write reports on every aspect of the game, from spells, quests, monsters, locations, parts of the map, such and such. So, for an attempt at "fun" we did an old instance with just us two, going around, killing enemies, and then reporting them for being not fun to fight, too hard for too little reward. It started with that, and soon I started looking at the attacks and spells I was using to kill these unfun enemies in this unfun instance, and started reporting them as being too weak, costing too much mana. We both started going through our spellbooks reporting everything we could, reporting all of my awful worthless totems, laffing it up about how blizzard was either going to completely ignore or actually sort through our flood of complaints about a giant portion of the game. We reported our gear, saying it wasn't good enough for the work required for it, and there needs to be a better way to actually earn gear, which had not even existed by that point in the game. We even reported our mounts saying that you should be able to start using mounts at earlier levels, like say at least at level 30.
(caption) A taste of what the game was like in the old days.
With the ensuing content patch releases, more of our ideas that we had suggested (complained about) were added, usually a dozen at a time but not all at once. A whole bunch were included with wotlk and the additional content patches, finally providing an instance/dungeon search engine that would intelligently match you with the correct makeup of an instance party, and dual talent specialization (but granted, costing 1000 gold instead of being free as it should be, probably being held back for a later content patch in the next expansion). Giant problems with several classes, which we sent reports on, were fixed completely in patch after patch and up to the expansion, improving the game across the board. They finally added an interface for shaman totems (only took about 6 years), which many players had complained about before us anyway. They even let players use mounts at earlier levels, at level 30, which was later changed to level 20.
The characters that we suffered through with crippling game flaws in the distant past are now balanced and powerful (except paladinks, they're still faygs), instances are easier to group for and complete, and the rewards are a hundred times better, letting you get tier pieces by earning badges through the dungeon randomizer, making the game more fun and less of a torture rack of wasted time and effort. The game now properly rewards the player for spent time, especially at the end game where it's needed the most to keep the player playing. All thanks to me and Jso reporting everything we could in a few days of playing the patch test realm.
(caption) ORANGE. Even with the improvements, most of the game is still just this repeated a thousand times.
Just a little note to Blizzard, if you want us to make your game even better, let us know, now that the game is balanced, we have plenty more ideas to make it fun and innovative and keep WOW ahead of the MMO pack. We're willing to be hired to improve your game for cheap, but we will no longer do it for free. 8( |
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World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King (tawkin part first) by Jhoh Cause..... 2 05/17/2010, 11:56am PDT 
Awesome. 8*) NT by Ice Cream Jonsey 05/17/2010, 1:20pm PDT
the entire review should just involve me on the PTR before wotlick came out by Sword of Justice 05/18/2010, 5:54am PDT
Do I know this cow by Moog 05/18/2010, 8:29am PDT
Re: Do I know this cow by Jhoh Cause..... 2 05/18/2010, 12:37pm PDT
I would love a pizza right now. NT by Moog 05/18/2010, 8:56pm PDT
Why do you deny that I exist brother by Jrdano Cable 05/18/2010, 8:58pm PDT
Do the bit. ^_^ NT by Jhoh Cause..... 2 05/18/2010, 9:22pm PDT
he's at least as interesting as towlie NT by Sword of Justice 05/18/2010, 9:37pm PDT
:( by bombMexico 05/19/2010, 2:01am PDT
Your only accomplishment was failing to stop us. 8) NT by Jhoh Cause..... 2 05/19/2010, 10:15am PDT
I don't sign my fucking posts by Fortinbras 06/22/2010, 2:57pm PDT
What are your favorite addons? by Worm 05/18/2010, 11:15pm PDT
The ones that make blizzard rip off our ideas to improve the game. by Jhoh Cause..... 2 05/18/2010, 11:34pm PDT
I guess that's your favorite instance and boss? by Worm 05/19/2010, 6:39am PDT
and teammates naturally NT by Sword of Justice 05/19/2010, 6:57am PDT
yeah my hunter never wants to run aspect of the wild on that NT by Worm 05/19/2010, 6:13pm PDT
Jso just got a leaked screener of the upcoming WOW movie. by Jhoh Cause..... 2 05/19/2010, 11:18pm PDT
Did Tigule perhaps meet him at the Mall food court? NT by Worm 05/20/2010, 5:15am PDT
in this section I will list the various suggestions I made that bilge implimente by Sword of Justice 05/24/2010, 4:02pm PDT
I am offering caltrops the chance to be mentioned in our new watlick review! by Sword of Justice 05/24/2010, 4:25pm PDT
Tauren jizz-flood racial ability? NT by laudablepuss 05/24/2010, 4:58pm PDT
ok for that you are now restricted from contributing anything to the review NT by Sword of Justice 05/24/2010, 8:53pm PDT
Jso: The Icycalm of this article. NT by motherfuckerfoodeater 05/24/2010, 9:02pm PDT
That would make mfe the sean penn of clapstro. 8) NT by Jhoh Cause..... 2 05/24/2010, 10:04pm PDT
he lost his paddle and is now just holding the shotgun in his rowboat NT by Sword of Justice 05/25/2010, 9:38am PDT
While simultaneously elbowing a door (not easy to do while holding a shotgun to NT by Jhoh Cause..... 2 05/27/2010, 12:34am PDT
They're called heirloom items you fucking newb by Worm 05/24/2010, 8:59pm PDT
Re: in this section I will list the various suggestions I made that bilge implim by Jhoh Cause..... 2 05/24/2010, 10:34pm PDT
they bought you with shaman MP5 buffs by ` 05/24/2010, 10:46pm PDT
That and the thunder explosion talent spell silver fuckin dog bone fuckin by Jhoh Cause..... 2 05/24/2010, 10:49pm PDT
It's really the biggest "we're sorry" ability in the entire game. by Worm 05/25/2010, 6:17am PDT
Only bipolar people play PVP. NT by Jhoh Cause..... 2 05/25/2010, 6:59am PDT
pvp is especially pointless now that it's all about being pvp geared NT by Sword of Justice 05/25/2010, 9:41am PDT
I agree that resilience blows. by Worm 05/25/2010, 7:05pm PDT
they turned all the "healing" gear into damage and healing and then just spell p NT by Sword of Justice 05/28/2010, 8:03pm PDT
This was one of the most important things actually. by Jhoh Cause..... 2 05/29/2010, 8:42am PDT
this also applies to my priest, especially when they changed the talents by Sword of Justice 05/29/2010, 3:51pm PDT
Something so awesome, I just have to tell you guys by laudablepuss 05/30/2010, 10:47pm PDT
Re: World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King (tawkin part first) by Jhoh Cause..... 2 05/27/2010, 1:45am PDT
this review is done really NT by Sword of Justice 06/20/2010, 8:05am PDT
Re: World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King (tawkin part first) by Jhoh Cause..... 2 06/21/2010, 10:58am PDT
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King (first draft) by Jhoh Cause..... 2 06/22/2010, 1:33pm PDT
Re: World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King (first draft) by Sword of Justice 06/22/2010, 5:56pm PDT
Re: World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King (first draft) by Sword of Justice 06/22/2010, 6:15pm PDT
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King (final draft there it's done) by Jhoh Cause..... 2 06/22/2010, 6:40pm PDT
How come this ain't up in reviews yet? NT by Jhoh Cause..... 2 06/23/2010, 11:48am PDT
un readable NT by gruman 06/23/2010, 12:15pm PDT
Someone's embarrassed of their jealousy. 83 NT by Jhoh Cause..... 2 06/23/2010, 1:42pm PDT
and the un, un-nazified the world forever by Sword of Justice 06/23/2010, 1:42pm PDT
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