kevlevis wrotethis is an old thread, but wow isn't WoW becoming lamer every day, it used to be much fun when it was harder to quest or having the challenge of the dungeons and questing, since level 80 and up everything became easier, course they attracted more pple to have an easy play around but it lost the challenge within
Burning crusade was the last best patch
I'm an not old timer WoW player, but I've been playing online for years now many mmo's included. An mmo has to evolve in order to survive a longer lifetime, it won't be appealing to everyone especially not the old timers, but that's the only approach any gaming company would take after holding a great title for so long. The people's perspective towards games have changed in the past 6 years and changes have to done to accommodate, they won't be able to live up to everyone's expectation, but that's something any gaming company has learned to live with.
Another note to add and this is something that have been discussed by many critics extensively. Familiarity to the game is making it less appealing, in the older days of WoW there was no charts, simulations and the theorycrafting that exists now, everything feels so mechanic and all you have to do is look up the known sites to know ur rotation. The thrill of exploration has been long gone from the game, trying to figure out what works best on your own which would take you months of debate with other players - You just run a simulation now and figure out everything in less then an hour.
I've unsubscribed from WoW myself for the 3rd time for the lack of interest, it's a great game, one of the best mmo's out there but it is not as appealing to me anymore but for the most part, that is because i think WoW is a must group play - No, i'm not talking about vent and stuff like that - and as well as having interest in more stuff. I still might very likely subscribe again in the near future, but the only thing that would perfectly be appealing to me is Warcraft 4, but it seems that blizzard has forgotten that idea and focusing more on Titan.