As some of you may know, I’ve been playing Blizzard’s famous MMO called World of Warcraft since November, 2004, when it first hit the shelves. During the few months before Blizzard finally released the first expansion, named The Burning Crusade, I became burnt out on the game. I had done everything I wanted to in the game, I had played both casually and as a raider, I had several level 60 characters and now I was just limping along until the expansion came out in the hopes that it would add that spark back into the game.
Fast forward to January 16th, the expansion is released by Blizzard. People, including me, wait in line at midnight for it and rush home to see the new content, new races, etc. I play the game whenever I have a moment so that I can experience all of the new stuff that came with the expansion. Unfortunately, after three weeks of playing the expansion, I come to the conclusion that besides the new races, jewel crafting profession, and continent, there really isn’t anything new and original about the game. Flying mounts aren’t really that exciting. The quests are still the same, go gather some items, kill some mobs, deliver an item, escort an NPC, and the list goes on.
After much thought, discussion with the guild I ran, and reviewing my budget I decided to shutdown my account. Due to lack of originality and no new groundbreaking features or advancements, I feel like my money can be better spent elsewhere.