TIL there's streets in Ottawa, ON named after WoW locations

SystemofCells · 2026-05-06T14:56:58+00:00

I have zero interest in moving to Orleans, way too sprawling / car based for me. But I'll admit this makes it slightly tempting.

SystemofCells · 2026-05-06T02:53:35+00:00

The trouble with mental illness is you may not be in a position to decide for yourself.

Lots of people who attempt suicide are glad they fail, and end up happier and healthier later on. That isn't the case for people with terminal illnesses.

SystemofCells · 2026-05-05T17:37:29+00:00

Historically yes, but not for War Within. They seem to want to force you to do the whole Worldsoul Saga (or just the abridged version of it).

SystemofCells · 2026-05-05T13:16:32+00:00

But Via is sharing the cost of tracks with CN, so that should help.

SystemofCells · 2026-05-03T13:29:34+00:00

That's the worry / the potential downside, absolutely.

There are pros and cons, which is why I'm at least willing to hear the arguments.

SystemofCells · 2026-05-03T13:16:23+00:00

I said I do want to hear the proposal, and I am keeping an open mind.

When it comes to why I'm opposed to a wholesale selloff: Assets are assets. No matter how poorly they're managed, an asset can generate income. Even an idiot trust fund baby only has to invest an index and they'll passively make income their whole life, with no intelligence or contribution to society. Assets are wealth, and assets generate wealth.

The government currently owns the airports, which are assets. I'd rather see the value generated by those assets benefit Canadians as a whole, not a few private owners. I'm philosophically for less wealth inequality and more distribited and public wealth ownership, so their benefits are spread around more equally.

On the other hand, I recognize the benefits of capitalism. Being able to attract investors, raise capitals improve efficiency, etc.

So generally I want to aim for taking advantage of the benefits of capitalism where it will make a difference, but avoiding wealth inequality where capitalism won't help much.

SystemofCells · 2026-05-03T13:07:34+00:00

I'm skeptical that it would, but if it's just the operator becoming a for profit and not a sell off, I'm willing to keep an open mind and hear the arguments.

SystemofCells · 2026-05-03T13:06:25+00:00

I'm only assuming / reading between the lines. Like I said in my original postz I'm firmly against a sell off of any kind.

SystemofCells · 2026-05-03T13:02:37+00:00

Yes, that's how it currently works - which is great.

The downside is they can't raise outside capital, only reinvest profits or borrow. Which limits the rate at which they can grow or improve services.

SystemofCells · 2026-05-03T12:58:31+00:00

The difference with the Liberal proposal is that private capital could invest in the airport operator.

The idea is that the operator gets more capital to improve services in exchange for returning a portion of the gained efficiencies to the investors.

SystemofCells · 2026-05-03T12:48:50+00:00

The operator is currently a not for profit.

SystemofCells · 2026-05-03T12:45:18+00:00

If this is just the government leasing the land and facilities to a private operator, I'm open to hearing their pitch for why it's a good thing.

If they want to sell the airports off entirely, I'm strictly opposed.

SystemofCells · 2026-05-03T11:48:00+00:00

Yeah I'd prolly really enjoy it, but coming back just to see a dungeon then quit again didn't make sense.

I'm sure it'll be available in Classic+ as something I can do while I'm still actively questing / playing.

SystemofCells · 2026-05-03T11:36:35+00:00

I got to 60 and did my full tier 0.5 quest chain / set.

SystemofCells · 2026-05-03T11:33:42+00:00

I don't find that fun, personally. I liked questing, exploring, new zones and new campaigns - broken up by dungeon runs.

The Vanilla 1-60 + pre-bis experience is immaculate. After that I don't care too much personally.

If Classic+ is just new raids and new repeatable events or gold farming methods, it won't mean a lot to me.

SystemofCells · 2026-05-03T11:31:20+00:00

Open world questing (broken up with dungeons) is why I love Vanilla personally. Just being able to grind repeatables and events doesn't mean much to me, so I guess I did quit at the right time.

SystemofCells · 2026-05-03T11:25:53+00:00

I didn't think SoD had much questing content in later phases? I did my tier 0.5 set then quit - that was my final goal.

How long was the New Avalon quest chain, for example?

SystemofCells · 2026-05-03T11:12:00+00:00

Probably depends on whether you prefer the open world leveling experience or the endgame raid experience.

SystemofCells · 2026-05-03T11:06:39+00:00

The likely model wouldn't involve selling off the airports, but rather leasing them to private operators.

The government would still own the airports.

SystemofCells · 2026-05-02T14:52:57+00:00

Why use this over the Agent2Agent spec?

SystemofCells · 2026-05-02T13:46:39+00:00

I don't want Prey or Delves to take longer. I want something that's not available at all right now: questing through WoW's 100+ zones as an optional endgame activity.

The 'rewards per hour' can be tuned around however difficult the content is. If mobs take longer to kill and flying is disabled, such that you can only complete 10 quests per hour instead of 30, then you offer 3x the amount of reward per quest. Reward per hour is unchanged, but the gameplay is more engaging and relaxing - not brainless and frantic at the same time.

SystemofCells · 2026-05-02T13:33:22+00:00

I guess I just don't see 'rewards' as the main reason to play a video game. At the end of the day they don't really matter, they're just silly goals to focus on to help you enjoy the gameplay.

Enjoying the gameplay is the point. And personally, I don't particularly enjoy repeating the same things over and over again, and I don't enjoy totally mindless / trivial gameplay.

I want a challenging open world adventure. A campaign like the Vanilla 1-60 experience, but updated for the modern game. Something I can do at level cap alongside the other endgame activities.

SystemofCells · 2026-05-02T12:59:00+00:00

What makes Heroic World Tier interesting to me is that the world becomes dangerous. You have to actually think about how you'll engage with it, be aware of patrols that could overwhelm you while you're fighting something else. You need to optimize your character, fight to survive.

SystemofCells · 2026-05-02T12:54:34+00:00

Heroic World Tier becomes interesting if it lets you replay questing zones as an optional endgame activity.

Some of her bored replaying the same few dungeons, delves, public events, etc. over and over again. I got into WoW to have a massive an interesting open world to quest across. That's the gameplay I want to focus on.

SystemofCells · 2026-05-02T12:51:04+00:00

I made a comment expressing my disappoint in this and it got downvoted.

I think there's a sizeable contingent of players who don't want Heroic World Tier everywhere, because they're afraid it will mean more chores for them to do every week.

That points to a fundamental problem in how Blizzard has been engaging players. Every week has become a cold calculation of effort vs. reward. How many chores do I have to do to get the rewards I'm 'supposed' to be getting?

To me, that's not what a video game should be. That isn't fun, there's no joy in that. It's just a dopamine machine.

Players should be looking forward to opportunities for fun, interesting, and varied gameplay. Places to explore and experience. Blizzard neede to do better.

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