tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post7524267438037918875..comments2023-08-12T17:27:01.102+02:00Comments on The Pink Pigtail Inn: Come rain! Come thunderstorms! Come blizzard!Larísahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05769822260333419777noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-15110283119464301562010-06-08T12:14:06.376+02:002010-06-08T12:14:06.376+02:00Hmmm I don't know about Brians comment. Althou...Hmmm I don't know about Brians comment. Although I agree that there are a lot more casual players now, there are still lots of players like you and me who enjoy exciting world events like the coming cataclysm.<br /><br />Everytime I talk to one of my best friends and fellow gamer we talk about WoW and the world at least once.<br /><br />By the way, the earthquakes suddenly remind me of the appearance of all the flying Necropoli. Too bad the mobs were weak and didn't really threaten the world back then (totally overfarmed).Shaman Levelinghttp://www.shamanlevelingblog.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-69562987197078444892010-03-17T23:50:16.872+01:002010-03-17T23:50:16.872+01:00Oh forgot to add: I completely agree with the prev...Oh forgot to add: I completely agree with the previous couple of comments... Weather itself is hella cool, but to have it <i>affect</i> game-play or be affected <i>by</i> game-play -- that would be truly awesome!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-44926790661435212342010-03-17T23:46:27.295+01:002010-03-17T23:46:27.295+01:00I too love the weather effects; it just brings so ...I too love the weather effects; it just brings so much to the immersiveness! I also enjoy just standing still in WoW, <i>feeling</i> the rain...<br /><br />I don't know exactly what it is about weather, but it can definitely evoke some almost primal emotion in us. I mean, we either hate weather or love it, right? To bring that into a game is huge.<br /><br />Another game that comes to mind is Farcry 2, which has some exceptional weather effects. It can be pretty amazing to watch the sky cloud up, "feel" the wind pick up (the trees, bushes, and grass start blowing around in the wind)... You think, "Hmm storm's a-comin'..." and sure enough, within minutes rain starts pouring down -- awesome stuff! =)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-39496123950018960402010-02-18T18:35:41.659+01:002010-02-18T18:35:41.659+01:00One of the first things I've wanted when start...One of the first things I've wanted when starting playing the game is to have weather affecting gameplay.<br />Why note add a debuff decreasing fire spells when its raining. Or increase cyclone power when windy...<br /><br />Problem is that most raids are inside buildings, which doesnt make sense being affected by weather.<br /><br />But would be cool if you needed to check a weather man for the weather on a specific day, so you can prepare a raid to take advantage of it :Dchaosnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-74290523025095980752010-02-15T01:03:09.900+01:002010-02-15T01:03:09.900+01:00Here's a way to make players care: invest play...Here's a way to make players care: invest players in it. Give them abilities that are weather-driven in some capacity. For example, give druids an additional lightning attack that only works when it's raining. Give warriors a 'make your opponent slip in the rain' ability. Etc. Give other abilities for when it's clear -- maybe an innate ability to hunters to hit at higher rates in clear weather. Maybe give some classes an ability to end weather patterns or even start them. Etc.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04523572927796479670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-52982056693186194632010-02-14T23:00:10.457+01:002010-02-14T23:00:10.457+01:00Here here!
You know, it's been so long since I...Here here!<br />You know, it's been so long since I really spent time in the old world that I'd quite forgotten about weather Your post, though, has made me remember. Do you think we could get up a petition about this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-38134885039093370462010-02-12T06:05:03.826+01:002010-02-12T06:05:03.826+01:00Late comment is late.
But!
I love the weather in...Late comment is late.<br /><br />But!<br /><br />I love the weather in WoW. I've encountered some snow falling in Northrend, but you are right, weather doesn't seem to affect much outside of old Azeroth.<br /><br />While I love the weather, I know some people have graphical issues with it.<br /><br />I'm actually hoping there will be some wonderful weather affects come Cataclysm....Syranahttp://www.sideshowandsyrana.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-7302752446538143802010-02-12T00:57:21.481+01:002010-02-12T00:57:21.481+01:00It only has to be one or the other when budgets an...It only has to be one or the other when budgets and schedules come into play. I'm perfectly happy with having everything, though. ;) I'm not a raider, but even though I have no use for raiding, it doesn't bother me either, certainly not by its mere existence. I do suspect that worlds are harder to build than treadmills, though, so it's really no surprise that we get what we get; the game, not so much of the world.Teshhttp://tishtoshtesh.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-19797106862580492072010-02-11T20:04:39.805+01:002010-02-11T20:04:39.805+01:00I do in fact notice the weather. I still remember ...I do in fact notice the weather. I still remember feeling that there wasn't enough of it. It took more than a year before I saw snow for the first time (No surprise since there are only two snowy zones in Vanilla). I would actually hang around in Dun Morogh and wait.<br /><br />Unlike a lot of people, whenever I'm not raiding I play with in game sounds on. Running around Feralas both hearing and seeing rain poor down or dodging dust devils in Tanaris, almost tasting the dust storms in my mouth just makes the experience ten times better. <br /><br />I really hope to see some more spectacular weather in Cataclysm, perhaps even weather that affects the world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-7628754421030703192010-02-10T15:56:02.250+01:002010-02-10T15:56:02.250+01:00I've not yet experienced these earthquakes. U...I've not yet experienced these earthquakes. Until I heard Blizzard had acknowledge them, I had assumed they were just kodo herds.Klepsacovichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07915576683657376929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-45129495767290871032010-02-10T10:00:18.086+01:002010-02-10T10:00:18.086+01:00@Prelimar: Agreed! It would be cool to see overtim...@Prelimar: Agreed! It would be cool to see overtime changes over the year, just as I really liked the day/night switches in the old world…<br /><br />@Dariush: Well… I’m not quite as critical to WotLK. After all I think many of the areas are stunningly beautiful. Icecrown, Stormpeaks… they’re really more detailed and advanced than for instance Badlands or Desolace. Imho. But it’s a pity they didn’t bother about the weather anymore because it could have added even more depth. This said: yeah, I agree that there’s a little bit too much focus on the theme park dimension in wow right now. I hope Cataclysm will shake up the trend a bit, putting back more focus to the world.<br /><br />@Hound: Are you sure about Karazhan? I missed to write it explicitly in the post, but when I talked about waiting outside the instance, rain dripping in your neck, it was actually DWP I was talking about. I’ve spent quite a few rainy nights there.<br /><br />@Flex: Yeah. All those fancy addons or even the modern buili-in ui with the quest tracking things pulls away our attention from the world. It’s still raining in the old world, but do we really notice?<br /><br />@The noisy rogue: Awww… rain in STV. The jungle, the humidity, the atmosphere… Makes me want to bring up another alt, just to enjoy the world.<br /><br />@Spinks: Yeah. We’re not the main target audience anymore. I guess we feel as if we’ve been rejected by our long time lover?<br /><br />@Dwism: thanks! Yeah, I’m really looking forward to the world aspect of the expansion. Cataclysm… the very name of it brings images and expectations!<br /><br />@Firespirit: Awww that would be so cool! If the npcs actually acted because of the weather! And imagine if it had effects on the looks of our characters! The pink pigtails dripping, hanging down when wet from rain and then slowly drying up, getting back their shape. Clothes all soaking… Or even your character shivering with cold… (in the winter veil bikinis especially!) <br /><br />@Cantique: yeah it IS a little odd that Stormwind has a weather zone of it’s own… but it’s a magical world after all, right?<br /><br />@Gronthe: Hm… I guess the air elementals are some sort of tornadoes… but they could appear much more integrated with the weather.<br /><br />@Dhusque: what a beautiful story! Yeah, with my new pc which actually can have much higher settings, I should definitely revisit the old world! Time for another alt maybe… Or perhaps I should go for Loremaster on my main… that could actually be an idea. Thanks for the inspiration!<br /><br />@Cap’n John: it’s remarkable what an impact those tremblings actually have on your mood. It’s such a small effect but it triggers pictures in your head I guess. Which is a very cost efficient way to design a game… Everything doesn’t have to be shown.<br /><br />@Shintar: oh, I’m so careless and distracted sometimes. It even happens that I miss a word completely, it’s only in my head, but I fail to write it down. Thanks for pointing it out.<br /><br />@Anonymous: Thanks for a beautiful story! And yeah, I wonder how much work it would be for them to add a bit of weather to Northrend. Didn’t they do the basics of it during those five years they spent on making it up in the first place?<br /><br />@Fear: I’m a TBC player myself, so I guess I’ve been taking it a little bit for granted. It was there for me right from the beginning. It was only very much later that I realized that it had been added in a ptach.<br /><br />@Tesh: Well… I guess I want it all, and that’s reflected in my blog. I’m a raider at heart and I love new content in the form of raid bosses. But on the other hand I still enjoy the world, and can’t imagine WoW without it. However convenient the instant teleporting to the dungeons is these days, I also regret that I see so little of the world and that currently so little attention seems to be put into it. I want it all. WoW is a huge game AND a huge world. It shouldn’t have to be one way or the other, should it?Larísahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05769822260333419777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-54776148883131286592010-02-09T22:08:57.218+01:002010-02-09T22:08:57.218+01:00Interesting. It's like you were reading my mi...Interesting. It's like you were reading my mind, reminiscing about footprints in the snow. I miss that sense of wonder.<br /><br />I'm all for more interesting worlds. I explore these games; 'tis about all I do. Gamist elements are fine for some, but give me an interesting world any day, and let me play in it.Teshhttp://tishtoshtesh.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-1663794086996710102010-02-09T20:38:01.477+01:002010-02-09T20:38:01.477+01:00I agree, the weather is cool. I didn't start p...I agree, the weather is cool. I didn't start playing till the Burning Crusade patch, but I wish I was around to see it in the beginning.<br /><br />I've seen some weather, and I do find myself thinking how cool it is they have different weather sometimes. I like to watch the rain.<br /><br />I haven't experienced the earthquakes yet. I am looking forward to that.<br /><br />It's funny, the things that inspire us to write isn't it?Fearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09623811118442411220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-74012067609644115952010-02-09T18:42:11.023+01:002010-02-09T18:42:11.023+01:00I agree, totally! The other day as I was searchin...I agree, totally! The other day as I was searching for the last quests for the Loremaster title, I was running around the "old country" as I like to think of it -Eastern Kingdoms and Kalamdor - and it occurred to me when visiting places like Duskwood and its sun-blocked dank and fetid creepiness and Menethil Harbor with the sun always trying, but never able, to penetrate that constant fog shrouded hamlet with its sea salt smell in the air, that I felt the original feelings I had when I began playing the game. For instance, I can remember when I was just a young hunter with barely enough coin to scrape up enough to afford arrows, running around Duskwood (at around midnight irl) hoping that a Worgen or, worse yet, a creepy denizen of the Raven Cemetery, would not suddenly appear and - in this order: surprise the crap out of me and then promptly destroy me. It seems to me that the “new countries” (Outland and Northrend) lack this depth and subtlety. I mean, think how awesome it would be to be up in the furthest reaches of Northrend when a sudden snow squall hits, forcing you to dismount from your flying proto-drake and hoofing it by foot (unless you’re a Draenei, in which case you would literally be hoofing it), until it passed. Would it be a pain in the ass? Probably, but it would in my opinion add more character to the zones and the game experience. I mean, if I just want to shoot things, I can always go play CoD: MW2.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-71985120038106533942010-02-09T18:31:11.510+01:002010-02-09T18:31:11.510+01:00Psst, Wowwiki is not the same as Wikipedia. :)
Ot...Psst, Wowwiki is not the same as Wikipedia. :)<br /><br />Other than that, very nice post. I, too, remember how awed I was the first time I saw rain and sandstorms in WoW. I'm all in favour of having more of that again.<br /><br />Haven't experienced any earthquakes yet though.Shintarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758343475446510635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-78407114111463838652010-02-09T17:36:24.574+01:002010-02-09T17:36:24.574+01:00I use the max graphics macro and it's not a hu...I use the max graphics macro and it's not a huge hit on the FPS. The problem occurs when you're a Herbalist and you can't see the Herbs for the plants, but in that respect the shining twinkles are a good thing because they make the Herbs stand out.<br /><br />If you crank the graphics right up, WoW's world does look really nice.<br /><br />I'm leveling an Alt at the moment so I am out in the real world, and every now & then it rains where I am. I also noticed the ground rumbling but I was in Un'goro at the time. I kept spinning around looking for the Devilsaur. The fact that I couldn't see him didn't calm me down, but only make me more nervous. It's not the dinosaur you see that you need to look out for, it's the one you <b>don't</b> see ;)Cap'n Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15267651027289124037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-72321938625248764112010-02-09T17:16:07.118+01:002010-02-09T17:16:07.118+01:00Y'know... normally I'd read this type of p...Y'know... normally I'd read this type of post and nod quietly in agreement without commenting, but this one clicks almost exactly with one of those "where's the camera?!?" moments I had last night. You know the ones I mean. The ones where you ride round a bend and stop in awe at the sunlight glinting off the ocean far below, or the point where you stand at the top of a waterfall and look down at the water crashing on the rocks beneath you.<br /><br />Let me set the scene... I was pottering around getting bored with the lag in Dalaran, not really in the mood for dailies when I thought to myself... "My 'lil bank alt hasn't leveled up for a while. Maybe I can use the Love is in the Air quests for some easy XP... hmmn..."<br /><br />One quick log-off/log-on later and I'm picking up the starter quest<br /><br />So off I trot to Stormwind, churn through the in-city stuff I've done several times before, going through the motions, and now I need to go and kill some things in Hillsbrad... OK. Been a while since I was up that way. To the griffin! And off I go into the wild blue yonder.<br /><br />And off /I/ go to grab a coffee while in transit.<br /><br />On returning to my screen I'm just passing into Wetlands and... blink. Wow. There was mist. And sunset. And fingers of light probing from the distant hills, illuminating the scenery below in a pearlescent haze. It was gorgeous! The griffin descended into the mist and it just got better and better. Just sitting there looking at it gave me a warm fuzzy feeling. Then it was off over the sea and it faded away as my coffee sat cooling, untouched in the mug beside me.<br /><br />Killed what needed killing and flew back, but the sunset had passed. And I actually felt sad that it was gone. Still. At least I got to see it. *sniffle*<br /><br />Ahem! Anyway! The thing is - it's occurred to me that back when I was playing through vanilla content I had an old and creaking PC. Turn up the graphics settings? No way! It's low res textures and minimum distance all the way for this gamer! But now, a few years on, the machine has been upgraded, the graphics settings no longer have to be throttled back for that all-important fps and I can see what I was missing all those aeons ago.<br /><br />I urge all of you reading this who've tweaked their settings for new content (or even just not grinding to a halt in Dalaran), to give it a try. Crank up the settings, fire up some long-forgotten alt and enjoy the old world like it was meant to be played. In high definition!Dhusquenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-12069983220956591682010-02-09T17:05:50.743+01:002010-02-09T17:05:50.743+01:00I love weather. I grew up with it in RL, but now ...I love weather. I grew up with it in RL, but now I live in the SW US, in the middle of a desert with none of it. So the first time I saw rain falling in Elwynn Forest I put my headphones on, closed my eyes, and pretended I was back home where I grew up.<br /><br />I have not, however, felt any earthquakes in Azeroth...yet. Oh how I would love to have a lot more weather. How about some tornadoes? I can see it now, a bunch of new guild popping up called "Storm Chasers". That would be fun...RUN!!!!!!!!Gronthehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03440374214301179615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-41369125251013385152010-02-09T16:16:40.355+01:002010-02-09T16:16:40.355+01:00When I first saw weather on the game I was amazed....When I first saw weather on the game I was amazed. It is one of the things that I refer to when speaking of WOW to others that do not play the game. They wonder what I find so fascinating about a “silly computer game.” LOL I say, “It rains there, it snows, there are sand storms” and their eyes get big. <br /><br />“Really?”<br /><br />“Nod”<br /><br />Just the other day, I was somewhere in the game (maybe the crater), see I don’t remember where I was, but what I DO remember is that the rain was almost blowing sideways!!! I loved it. <br /><br />It bothers me that it does not rain in Stormwind while it rains in the forest. Something is wrong with that.<br /><br />Another thing, when I first saw the “magic brooms” sweeping, I wondered why there wasn’t a company of NPCs cleaning the streets in Stormwind. I know, I know. Lag.<br /><br />I say lets make that level one toon coming into the city to spam ads for gold automatically hold a broom and little pan to pick up the mount offerings.Cantiquehttp://www.grandmasgame.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-31169630044820026702010-02-09T15:50:34.018+01:002010-02-09T15:50:34.018+01:00I think Blizz still underestimates the value of th...I think Blizz still underestimates the value of the weather. In our guild, whenever someone is questing around in old world, they always yell out "It's raining in Darnassus!" or "Sandstorm in Gadget!" Its fun, and the immersion is there. For a game company that is all about the details, I am surprised that they haven't went this far.<br /><br />Id love to see flurries up in northrend, where npc's are bunkered down. I know I have seen the occasional snowflake or two, but nothing on the scale of a full on snowstorm. Imagine the dragons of wyrmrest having to give it a rest because it is a blizzard outside (no pun intended).<br /><br />Anyway, I had heard of these earthquakes going around the world, but I had not experienced them myself. I cant wait to finally feel one on my toons!Firespirithttp://lightsfury.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-2389344249590878012010-02-09T12:00:23.585+01:002010-02-09T12:00:23.585+01:00Yeaaaaaaaa.
I remember when the weather came into...Yeaaaaaaaa.<br /><br />I remember when the weather came into wow. People would spam guild chat with messages of "its snowing ehre" or "its raining, cool".<br /><br />Honestly Larisa, this post has done more to psych me up for cataclysm than anything else. Thank you :)Dwismhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02332850111235993334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-43098418145585351622010-02-09T11:10:38.719+01:002010-02-09T11:10:38.719+01:00I think I'm one of those geeks who realy wante...I think I'm one of those geeks who realy wanted to hang out in a virtual world.<br /><br />Knowing how much this is at odds with the current intended audience makes me profoundly sad, somehow.Copperbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00100865526015929517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-37104713741742070032010-02-09T09:05:26.422+01:002010-02-09T09:05:26.422+01:00Agreed. I was in Stranglethorn Vale the other week...Agreed. I was in Stranglethorn Vale the other week, levelling my mage. The rain began to come down so hard that it was almost like a monsson - it reminded me of when I used to live in the tropics. It made seeing mobs difficult. I was bumping into ogres all over the place. It was so enjoyable that when I had finished my quests I just spent time watching the rain come down.<br /><br />Contrast that with the effects of the new questhelper, (I never used the addon.) Nesingwary told me to go and kill some rare panthers, but he wouldn't tell me where they were as finding them was the real challenge. Too bad that all I had to do was to glance at my map to see their exact location.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-80152871251558435552010-02-09T07:07:52.303+01:002010-02-09T07:07:52.303+01:00I'm afraid I agree with Psychochild. In 2005, ...I'm afraid I agree with Psychochild. In 2005, Red Cloud Mesa and Coldridge Valley were huge undiscovered areas, and I had to discover the map, follow the instructions on my quests, and be observant enough to realise there was a quest item on the floor in Brambleblade Ravine. I had to <i>look around and observe the world</i> in order to play within it. It wasn't a simulator, but it <i>was</i> immersive.<br /><br />Now, my minimap lights up with where to find or hand in quests, the built-in user interface is cluttered with hints like which item to click on to complete my current quest, and I can pretty much play the game just from the UI overlay without even looking at the world around me.<br /><br />The funny thing is, I don't see any of the new games really delivering what WoW did five years ago. I feel like I'm getting old when I look back on something fondly and mumble "I remember when..."Flexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-76131306127070888032010-02-09T06:47:55.390+01:002010-02-09T06:47:55.390+01:00One of the things I lamented was the lack of weath...One of the things I lamented was the lack of weather in Outland. However, I spent so much time there that I forgot I missed it. I spent a lot of time in Deadwind Pass and around Kharazon, but there didn't seem to be any weather there either. <br /><br />Then of course I made a Deathknight like everyone else, no weather there either.<br /><br />Went to Northrend and spent a very slow 2-3 months leveling to 74, then finally went back to Azeroth to do some achievements. One day I logged on and my screen was all fuzzy, poked around in the graphics options for a moment before it dawned on me that I was looking a fog.<br /><br />A couple of days later I saw rain again for the first time in maybe over a year. I turned up the sound and parked my toon up on a high rock somewhere and just listened to it.<br /><br />Yeah, I'd like more of that in the game.houndhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12461545986646322317noreply@blogger.com