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Lich King boss: Hardcore-casual "power gap" is reset with level cap increases
Posted 3 months ago by Magdalene Shiranui

Speaking to VG247 at Games Convention, WoW: Wrath of the Lich King lead designer Tom Chilton said that increasing the level cap to 80 with the impending expansion will allow Blizzard to better align the game’s hardcore and casual players.

 

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Voyou San
Sep 04, 2008 03:07PM

thats fine :)

FemJesse
Sep 04, 2008 09:39AM

I think you're wrong =)

Voyou San
Sep 03, 2008 09:58AM

if you are willing to spend the money (15 a month) and the time it takes in an MMO, than you are a gamer and in my opinion you are not really a casual gamer. I don't see a casual gamer paying to play or going through 70, now 80 levels of experience. I know a lot of people that play MMO's, girls, meatheads, boys, and none of them are casual gamers because they spend forever on that game. Casual MMO gamers play Runescape or one of those other crappy free MMO's.

Voyou San
Sep 03, 2008 09:54AM

when i think of casual gamer, i dont think of someone who grinds and grinds to gain a level, that to me spells out more hardcore than casual. I see a casual gamer as someone who plays stuff like wii sports.

Think what you will

FemJesse
Sep 03, 2008 09:31AM

Um, really Voyou San? Cause I could swear there are a ton of meatheads and girls that play WOW that aren't even really "gamers". WoW is the most SOFTCORE MMO ever.

Are you suggesting that people who play WoW are hardcore?
If so that's the dumbest thing I've heard in a LONG time.

Voyou San
Sep 03, 2008 08:56AM

I am sorry, but if you are playing WoW, you are not a casual gamer.

Raccoonacorn
Sep 03, 2008 08:23AM

I don't know man. There will always be a gap between hardcore and casual. It's just a matter of willpower and devotion.

Even if they do reach a similar level at some point, hardcore players will pull away again, eventually.

QMarc80
Sep 03, 2008 06:02AM

I can agree with that assumption. Game developers enjoy seeing us squirm as we try and level up where it's hardest to do so. Whether by dying or not enough XP from battle. But I'll be you'd become THAT much richer!

Transfuse
Sep 03, 2008 02:35AM

Hah no wonder.
Since it takes like 960k XP to hit 70 I suppose it takes twice to hit 80.Leveling will be a pain.