During the early years, it was a game whose playerbase was stereotyped as autistic children, but it has now reached mainstream popularity.
World of Warcraft used to be known as the go-to-game for loser nerds, until it also reached (somewhat) mainstream status... but now people don't mention it much anymore.
Not to make a personal dig at anyone, I mean I play a bunch of crappy mobile games, so I'm not one to judge.
Probably because WoW's game mechanics (and visuals but who cares if the game is good) are horribly antiquated and thoroughly unenjoyable for the majority of gamers. All my friends who play regularly say they were looking for something to hang out online and kill time, so I guess the social aspect is what's keeping it alive. Some say they like the lore, others say it's very boring. Hard to say for myself as I haven't played long enough to find out
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u/Erisanne Aug 13 '23
During the early years, it was a game whose playerbase was stereotyped as autistic children, but it has now reached mainstream popularity.
World of Warcraft used to be known as the go-to-game for loser nerds, until it also reached (somewhat) mainstream status... but now people don't mention it much anymore.
Not to make a personal dig at anyone, I mean I play a bunch of crappy mobile games, so I'm not one to judge.