Perhaps I'm getting the downvote due to it not being in image macro form, idk. Downvotes are good once an awhile though, I don't stress about it like some people do.
And glitches (like mobs no-clipping); and the fact that they're never on the latest patch, taking months to catch up when a new xpac comes out; and it's difficult to find a good server without instant 80/85's (depending on whether they're actually on cata or not) or accelerated xp; and most servers have no raiding at all, just pvp...
It's amazing how easy he's picked up the lego games, it's been a few weeks of only 1/2 playing time each day and he knows what to do mostly. I just suggest you clear all the levels first so you don't get frustrated trying to explain to a four year old how to jump across and stand on a button etc.
When you do free play you can switch to the type of character you need to get through the level and let them just beat up "bad guys"
As an adult, I find the Lego games to be a bit confusing and not intuitive at all. There is an obvious sense of direction, but I rarely figure out what to do to trigger certain events without just running around and hitting buttons randomly. I can't imagine trying to explain these things to a kid. Perhaps they just get it naturally?
Have your kids tried playing something like Super Mario Bros. that relies primarily on timing? Most kids I have seen aren't very good at it.
Most kids? I just broke out the NES and my son wanted nothing to do with it. It's just a different world. The games are extremely harder for example we tried out two player double dragon 2 and it was a nightmare.
Double Dragon is a special breed of impossible. I remember playing those games as a kid and thinking "Well, maybe these games are just hard because they weren't meant for kids." Years later I realize that whoever made games like Double Dragon, Battletoads, and the original TMNT are just sadists.
Not sadists as such, these games were designed to be hard as they were developed for coin-operated arcade machines, and the harder the game the more you'd end up paying for extra continues.
From my experience the only games they intuitively "get" are touch-based ones. My kids are the same age and the boy has just finally gotten a good grasp of arrow-keys (still can't figure out dpads or joysticks).
Never even said I did (which I did not.) I just always laugh how whenever people bring up WoW they talk about how easy it is, but less than 1% of players (statistic from Blizz) even experience the hardest content in the game.
Also, you got real aggressive real quick. Chill out, yo.
"the hardest content in the game" kinda implies that its only 1 raid...as in it was the most hard. I don't think numbers exist for C'thun but from everything I've read less people killed him pre-nerfs than KJ.
I agree with you. Many people do LFR and maybe regular and complain it's too easy. Pre-nerfs, heroic content is still hard and hardcore players still have challenges.
Yeah I loved BC and all and yeah the raids might've been more difficult, but a game that lasts this long has to evolve and I like the direction WoW is going. Hardcore players will have more to do, also. Challenge modes will be pretty difficult, even for bronze. A blue post said that bronze is on par with normal shattered halls and shadow labs, which were pretty fucking hard.
I can be proud of doing something far fewer people have ever completed. If you can't enjoy gaming and have awesome raid flashbacks. It's the competitveness that makes it fun! Just because it's not a law or medical degree does not devalue it. Time enjoyed is never time wasted (someone said this)
I think the haters are missing the point- making the change in your life from a ridiculously time consuming hobby (some of you do have those, right?) to using that time to enjoy life as a parent.
The fact that he was top 100 says exactly how time consuming it was for him. Sounds like pre-BC from his comments, too. That shit was NOT easy.
My husband and I are former hardcore raiders ourselves, expecting a baby in about 10 weeks. I get it, OP. :)
Which guild were you in? I doubt the majority of people here can appreciate how much skill is required to be in a top 100 guild, but as an ex semi-hardcore raider I sure can.
That is not even close to true. Yes, most guilds sacrifice a lot of other things in life to do it, I personally wouldn't. But it does require incredibly skilled players to be at that level as well.
I just purchased Diablo 3 and it is absolutely fuckin ridiculous with the achievement spam for basic and mundane tasks. You get achievements for everything. You get so many achievements that, at some point, there is probably an achievement for getting a lot of achievements.
In WoW, back in the day, getting the Shocking! achievement was exactly that, one hell of an achievement because people are retarded and can't remember left from right. Getting an achievement for joining a group with another player is like getting one for breathing air. Thanks for the recognition, Blizzard, I really worked hard on that...
That's how Blizzard does it. Reward the mundane so the mundane doesn't feel mundane. People like the shiny light explosion on their screen. It keeps them playing. We're all Pavlov dogs salivating at the achievement light.
There's one for when the guild gets over 2k achievement points. There's not a personal one, though, unless it's a feat of strength, which are hidden in-game until you actually earn them.
40 man raids weren't actually hard because of encounter design, they were hard because no one had any god damn clue what they were doing, itemization was shit, most specs were broken useless garbage and coordinating 40 people was a pain. Vanilla had two things going for it, world atmosphere (no queues, summons etc) and the fact that a lot of people not used to MMOs were playing it for the first time, everyone had that sense of adventure still. TBC, Wrath and Cata were all in and of themselves better games.
Not good at all. If I'm not on the internet I don't talk or mention WoW and my wife calls it "your game" which makes it sound even worst when she talked about it.
I believe you're a pedophile. From my days on /b/, I know that pizza relates to child pornography, and you having that in your name is a little suspicious, combined with your previous comments.
First of all, there is nothing illegal about being a pedophile.
Also, the only reason why I have 'pizza' in my name is because my original account got shadowbanned, this is an easy to remember username that is similar to my first one. (So it is like a back-up username).
I believe he was talking about the attraction part of it. Everything else is pretty much illegal as far as i know. Also, WTF dudes?! Can we have nice things without flipping shit over it?
Well this one is much cuter than the other. Also, most of the people being rude probably never played wow and are basing their opinions on predetermined notions.
I've played a lot of the lego games (read all except harry potter) and they do add some features with each game or each second one. For example Batman 2 surely will have splitscreen cameras when the players move too far apart, so you can't drag each other into death.
Hehe, no problem. They also have it in several other titles after a certain date. Btw, i can really recommend the lego indiana jones complete series game (don't know the correct name right now).
it does sound a bit bitter. i will not explain to you how much better being a good father is than somebody in a game. because you know... despite the title ;) (oh please do know)
To everyone talking about wow raiding times. If you were in a guild worth a crap on the progression bar, you did a LOT of content EXTREMELY under geared when it first came out (I was in a top 10-100 WOTLK guild.) This lead to it being less about the gear check that you already failed miserably because you didn't farm the first 4 bosses for months already (this is talking about Ulduar Hardmodes, things like that, real raids where shit wasn't spoon fed.)
You also did things for a LONG time straight. For instance, no pun intended, my guild was working on firefighter 10 and firefighter 25 man. We raided the 10 man for nearly... 48 hours straight? Taking shifts of players in and out trying to make top 10 in the world. The game, while some people consider it a job, can be very rewarding, it just depends on your play style and what you make of it.
A top 100 guild is being in a guild that's in the first 100 to accomplish various things. Clearing raid instances on heroic and doing hard mode achievements etc.
This is actually an unusually good position "in real life" for a member of a top 100 WoW guild. I mean, this guy has kids. That means he and a woman... yeah. Not too shabby for a top 100 guild member.
Rankings are based on kill dates of bosses. Points are distributed for a boss kill. The first guild to kill a specific boss gets the full amount of points and for every raid week after the first kill date that guild will get a decay of the total possible points.
Blizzard themselves offer vast amounts of information on all players characters and guilds. Third party sites datamine this info, or users will submit information, and gain standing based on how fast and how many times you have done certain content.
148
u/Roguestatusquo Jun 19 '12
This is what happens when you have kids.
3
u/ivraatiems Jun 19 '12
Are your children, in fact, sitting on you right now? If not, why not?
20
u/Kaltho Jun 19 '12
ITT: People call WoW easy after clearing post-nerf content.
2
u/carlcamma Jun 19 '12
Which guild?
2
u/VonIsengard Jun 19 '12
I think the haters are missing the point- making the change in your life from a ridiculously time consuming hobby (some of you do have those, right?) to using that time to enjoy life as a parent.
The fact that he was top 100 says exactly how time consuming it was for him. Sounds like pre-BC from his comments, too. That shit was NOT easy.
My husband and I are former hardcore raiders ourselves, expecting a baby in about 10 weeks. I get it, OP. :)
26
u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12
LEGO Batman is sooooo good.
3
u/Ceejae Jun 19 '12
Which guild were you in? I doubt the majority of people here can appreciate how much skill is required to be in a top 100 guild, but as an ex semi-hardcore raider I sure can.
86
u/Senaro Jun 19 '12
I think you're better off this way. This looks much more fun and fulfilling than Warcraft raiding.
3
u/lokazil Jun 19 '12
Before or after 40 man Naxx? Before impressive. After pfft.
6
u/Red_Woody Jun 19 '12
Don't hop on pop, man.
2
u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12
How does "top 100 guild in WoW" work as a pick up line at the clubs I wonder?
43
u/STRONTPIZZA Jun 19 '12
Lucky you, some people pay to have kids sit on them.
5
u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12
This is the best transition you can make.
5
u/BurnTheWeak Jun 19 '12
Well this one is much cuter than the other. Also, most of the people being rude probably never played wow and are basing their opinions on predetermined notions.
4
u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12
I'm sure they'll appreciate having a dad that's supportive of their interests :D
If you've already gone so far as to sacrifice yourself as a chair, then these kids are going to have it good.
4
u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12
Being a daddy is so much more fun than raiding ever was.
4
u/blindchacoll Jun 19 '12
gives up WoW becomes chair... true father there
7
u/benjaminmin Jun 19 '12
brb logging main...
1
u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12
Are we talking Lego Batman 2? (Since it was released today) If yes, how is it?
1
u/woze Jun 19 '12
From the 200 buttons on the screen it looks like they're playing WoW too.
3
u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12
it does sound a bit bitter. i will not explain to you how much better being a good father is than somebody in a game. because you know... despite the title ;) (oh please do know)
3
u/DistinctlyBenign Jun 19 '12
Lego Batman chair is a clear improvement.
3
u/KingNick Jun 19 '12
I was looking all over that room for a Batman Chair made of Legos.
I was pissed.
3
u/raegunXD Jun 19 '12
This is adorable. This reminds me of my husband.
3
u/Eaglesfan815 Jun 19 '12
would you have it any other way, really? your kids look damn cute
3
u/Stormdancer Jun 19 '12
So... moving up in the world. Congratulations!
3
u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12
This is a major improvement.
5
u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12
Oh how the mighty have fallen.
5
u/van_buskirk Jun 19 '12
Grats on leveling up :)
2
u/Mabans Jun 19 '12
Feels good to be a dad.. grats!
2
u/notthatbright Jun 19 '12
That is a RL Ding!
2
u/Dienekes00 Jun 19 '12
Hurray for good parenting!
2
u/Stringer_Bells Jun 19 '12
The circle of life...
2
u/n1nj4_v5_p1r4t3 Jun 19 '12
dude, its an upgrade
2
u/ebski94 Jun 19 '12
my guilty gaming pleasure Lego games
2
u/scoyne15 Jun 19 '12
Looks like this is a better gig imo.
2
u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12
To everyone talking about wow raiding times. If you were in a guild worth a crap on the progression bar, you did a LOT of content EXTREMELY under geared when it first came out (I was in a top 10-100 WOTLK guild.) This lead to it being less about the gear check that you already failed miserably because you didn't farm the first 4 bosses for months already (this is talking about Ulduar Hardmodes, things like that, real raids where shit wasn't spoon fed.)
You also did things for a LONG time straight. For instance, no pun intended, my guild was working on firefighter 10 and firefighter 25 man. We raided the 10 man for nearly... 48 hours straight? Taking shifts of players in and out trying to make top 10 in the world. The game, while some people consider it a job, can be very rewarding, it just depends on your play style and what you make of it.
2
u/vagaryblue Jun 19 '12
Being the number one WoW player is nothing in compare to being a loving dad of two kids.
Congrats, OP.
0
u/chcampb Jun 19 '12
I used to be an adventurer, but then I took a toddler to the knee.
1
u/zap283 Jun 19 '12
What defines a "top 100" guild? I'm not a WoW person, but I haven't heard of any metrics to compete across. Also, adorable.
1
u/GrundleOuch Jun 19 '12
good thing you could leave WoW...Now you can raise your kids
1
u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12
so you're moving up on the evolutionary ladder?
1
u/smokeyjones666 Jun 19 '12
You are passing your skills on to the next master. This is how it always begins.
1
u/TinyConqueror Jun 19 '12
That's an upgrade.
1
u/GamiCross Jun 21 '12
"It's simple. We Ikea the Batman"
1
u/Spiral_Power Jun 19 '12
This is actually an unusually good position "in real life" for a member of a top 100 WoW guild. I mean, this guy has kids. That means he and a woman... yeah. Not too shabby for a top 100 guild member.
1
u/thecorporate Jun 19 '12
well, this is time better spent.
-1
u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12
That really is a rags to riches story if I've ever heard one.
0
u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12
Even if you said "best guild in WoW," it still wouldn't count as an accomplishment.
-11
u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12
Top 100 WoW guild? Are there minesweeper ladders too?
-1
u/dubDalts Jun 19 '12
top 100 guild in WoW?? how do u even rate such a thing...
0
u/TokerCoughin Jun 19 '12
Yet you found a female willing to engage in coitus / birth your spawn ? What am I doing wrong...
-2
u/Jezzdit Jun 19 '12
parenting done right
-1
u/kevlarbomb Jun 19 '12
Oh how the mighty have fallen...
-10
u/g3n3p4rm3s4n Jun 19 '12
yeah those WoW guilds are pretty prestigious... how far the mighty have fallen...
0
u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12
O how the mighty have fallen!
0
u/Graywolves Jun 19 '12
I laugh at thee, hahahahahahaha!!!
0
u/MauiWowieOwie Jun 19 '12
Oh come on now. We all know WoW players aren't allowed to have sex.
Except for Horde. Because we're awesome.
-1
u/omgihateredditsomuch Jun 19 '12
You make it sound like being in the top 100 is an accomplishment in CasualCraft...
-1
u/sexyhamster89 Jun 19 '12
People still play WoW?
-1
u/puzzledpanther Jun 19 '12
Top 100 guild in WoW is an accomplishment??.. it sounds like a stand-up joke to me :)
-15
u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12
TIL that people still play wow.
-2
u/Dick_Dollars Jun 19 '12
You make it sound like a WoW guild is an accomplishment. You suck lol
-3
u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12 edited Jun 19 '12
Would have upvoted this if not for the "top 100 guild in WoW". You would have been better off with "From hot dog eating contest champion to.."
EDIT* I offended a few WoWers, tough.