Maaaaan imagine if WoW Forever can really capture the horizontal progression, on par with GW2. A forever MMO... Here's to hoping!
I think their focus on horizontal progression is the right path, but they have already said that as raids progress gear will as well. I think they're just trying to avoid later gear from dwarfing earlier gear so badly that it makes it redundant.
The question becomes when they start to kick in whatever monetization program they have for Forever what's that going to look like. Will they paygate new races/classes? Will they release mini-expansions with new zones on Azeroth?
It's not the most fun thing to think of, but the reality is this is Blizzard/Microsoft and there's going to be some strategy for the long-term besides just subscriptions. Whatever that solidifies into after the initial hype wears off is going to determine if this thing truly is for Forever.
Idealistically, I just think of how GW2 does it. Yes, there's a WoW token (yuck), Traders Post-like thing for TMOG, and "expansions" more than likely. In today's gaming landscape I don't see a realistic way these WON'T be implemented.Shadostruct wrote: ↑15 hours agoI think their focus on horizontal progression is the right path, but they have already said that as raids progress gear will as well. I think they're just trying to avoid later gear from dwarfing earlier gear so badly that it makes it redundant.
The question becomes when they start to kick in whatever monetization program they have for Forever what's that going to look like. Will they paygate new races/classes? Will they release mini-expansions with new zones on Azeroth?
It's not the most fun thing to think of, but the reality is this is Blizzard/Microsoft and there's going to be some strategy for the long-term besides just subscriptions. Whatever that solidifies into after the initial hype wears off is going to determine if this thing truly is for Forever.
Do I want this? Helllll nah, but the reality of it.
How is GW2 compared to Classic WoW or maybe even Forever?
One way they could do itemization but preserve horizontal progression is with some of the new item effects they've added. For example there are items that only provide the effects in certain areas or only vs certain types of mobs (vs Undead being a notable example). They could lean into that.
