#0 - Feb. 21, 2007, 10:21 p.m.
To a certain extent, I agree with that statement. We ARE playing Blizzard's game, and in essence we are only paying this fee to gain access to the game.
However, one must also reverse the situation. Since I'm paying Blizzard a fee, why don't they take my suggestions and comments seriously? There is no permanent hold on my paying for WoW, and I'm sure many of you will use that statement to attack me by saying "If you don't like it then quit." Fair enough.
I think Blizzard has done a great job for the most part with WoW. It's success speaks for itself. One thing I can't help but wonder is why our monthly fee doesn't entitle us to any constructive input into what WE want to see in the game WE pay to play? I know that 'blue' has posted many times that they do take our suggestions to heart, but to this day I can't think of anything moderately substantial a player has suggested being brought in or out of the game. Not that I expect Blizzard to sit there waiting for people to say, for example, "NERF DRUIDS!" then take the servers down for a promp nerfbatting. I do, however, think that there was been MANY excellent suggestions that would benefit the WoW community as a whole.
Given, there is a suggestion forum, but do any of you really think the Dev's read that stuff and take it to heart? I highly doubt it.
/discuss.
/flame me - I thrive on your online epeen.