Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, PvP

In the battleground matches I’ve played lately, it seems that somehow the number of society complaining and whining has decreased, even though our faction seems to be losing just as much as before. Instead, the Alliance players I fight with seem nearly depressed, as whether every match is a torture to them — they don’t shower blame on other public, but instead say things like, “I have a dream that one day we might win a BG,” or “Golly, that is horrible, I hate Alliance PvP.” They have their heart set on a specific PvP reward, and as soon as they have ample honor or marks, they will heartily abandon their fellow teammates to the sad task of losing to the Horde day in and day out.
It’s true that losing isn’t fun, and whatever the reasons our side seems to be losing all the date seem quite outside of our control. That’s hard no matter which faction you’re in. But there is a thing we’ve all heard about growing up called “good sportsmanship.” When we play competitive games with each other, the view is that we’re supposed to enjoy the actual playing of the game more than the winning or the losing. Indeed, as with anything in life, whether you get too attached to the outcome of a specific endeavor, you are less likely to do well than one who plays for the love of the game itself.

I’ve been thinking about that lately considering I myself don’t want to log on to WoW only to feel like the game is like banging my head against the wall. It has helped a great deal to realize that whatever rewards we get are more like milestones along the path, not really an end in themselves. After all, whether I play, it should be considering I truly enjoy playing, not considering I absolutely must posses some item that will be out of period in a few months no matter what I do. that realization has enabled me to pace myself, so that I don’t allow faraway losing streaks to carry on for hours and ruin a good part of my day. whether I’m losing a lot, I can stop and do other things, next come back to it another instance with an entirely fresh set of allies and opponents — and more importantly, a fresh desire to do my best and improve my skills. WoW is supposed to be fun; but whether it isn’t fun for you anymore — whatever the reason — thereupon it’s instance to either change your approach or do something else.

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Original post by David Bowers