World Of Warcraft: 9 Modern Complaints Real Fans Are Sick Of Hearing

6. LFR-Bashing

Please... don€™t become €˜that guy€™ in LFR. One heal out of place, improper coordination, an innocent agro and €˜that guy€™ will pounce on the slightest innocent, insignificant mistake and pour his textual diarrhoea all over chat. "Ughhhhhh, DPS is so idiot in LFR. I think I€™ll call everyone useless at WoW without checking where I am in the damage meters... Oh, I€™m second last? Right in between the healers and that warlock who keeps dancing in the corner? No matter, everyone will love my opinion.""... LFR-tards." LFR was opened to an array of borderline tragic-hilarity during the Dragon Soul-era, and generated so much nerd-rage that GlaxoSmithKline actually attributed the 2011-12 spike in demand for inhalers to the introduction of the Dragon Soul raid. The increasingly complicated mechanics of raiding collided with a player-base unprepared for the corresponding time and effort required, creating an unfriendly and toxic environment. Although the current system is still imperfect - arguably too easy, requiring little effort and disincentives high-end progression - WoW has implemented positive developments to cull the LFR-hate. The various tiers of raiding (normal, heroic and mythic) are designed for those of a higher and more ambitious skill; whilst gear has been segregated, with superior aesthetic and statistical benefits coming from the difficult content.
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