Comic #4 - Nerfs

Well, I gotta say that for me, launch-day Ulduar was pretty much perfect in terms of difficulty, not counting the bugs. That pre-nerf Razorscale encounter was awesome, having to split DPS up into kill teams and focus fire onto the caster mobs and interrupt the chain lightning OR EVERYBODY DIES was a little bit of Tier 6 raiding all over again. It was hard, but not too hard, and for me and my guildies it was just right. Likewise, XT-002's tantrum was a big deal, because it would kill you unless you did something about it. Auriaya's pull was brutal, and it was a real buzz when you finally got it right and downed her.

No more, my friends. No more. I caught myself saying "Just gather up and AoE" during trash the other night. I hoped those were words I'd never say in Ulduar, not until we outgeared everything at least. Now, I just find myself wondering how long before it's just T7 Naxx Part II.

I understand the focus for WotLK is to get the bulk of players into raid content. It's just unfortunate that this process has the side-effect of cheapening the overall experience. Raiding was once a shy, pure virgin, picky about who was allowed into her secret, vulnerable inner circle, demanding that only the most skillful and dedicated be allowed to breach her maidenhead. Now, it's more like that slutty friend of your little sister's, the one who wears too much makeup for her age, skirts that look like belts and bras that are too small on purpose.

Heed me well: the sad, dead look in her eyes will haunt you long, long after the beast with two backs has been made and forgotten. You will only remember that you took advantage of something that should have asked more of you but didn't. Before this metaphor becomes too arousing inappropriate, allow me to summarise: epix aren't epic unless you had to *do* something epic to get them!

TL,DR: CAN THE "BULK" OF THE WoW PLAYERS THAT RAIDING IS NOW BALANCED FOR PLEASE STOP SUCKING SO ENORMOUSLY HARD AND GETTING EVERYTHING NERFED, K THX