Scott Johnson

I never got to do because I wasn't able to take that kind of time. either like the first time you see a dungeon and you run it, let's say back in BFA, you're just trying not to get killed and you're trying to understand what the mechanics are and you're whipping through there fast.

Maybe you saw a YouTube thing, but once you have it on farm, you're also not really paying attention because now it's just a thing you got to hurry up and get in there and do and get the F out. This was this moment of like, let's dip my feet back into the fantasy of this experience. It's a dungeon. It's as old as the fantasy trope itself. You want to go in there.

Maybe you saw a YouTube thing, but once you have it on farm, you're also not really paying attention because now it's just a thing you got to hurry up and get in there and do and get the F out. This was this moment of like, let's dip my feet back into the fantasy of this experience. It's a dungeon. It's as old as the fantasy trope itself. You want to go in there.

It's mysterious and dark and weird and you don't have all the answers and you're not quite sure what to expect.

It's mysterious and dark and weird and you don't have all the answers and you're not quite sure what to expect.

It's also my favorite thing about World of Warcraft. I think I may have said this in the interview with Chris and it got cut, but my favorite thing is the world. The world's the character. The world is the place. The world is the game. So when I go in there,

It's also my favorite thing about World of Warcraft. I think I may have said this in the interview with Chris and it got cut, but my favorite thing is the world. The world's the character. The world is the place. The world is the game. So when I go in there,

i love i think the reason i leaned so much into solo play and i think a lot of players are like this is that you get the thing to yourself and you get to pay attention and really soak it in if you're constantly being forced to play a role within a group especially with strangers you don't always get that experience and so i know there are some players who look at follower dungeons and go that's for weenies who are afraid to have a group

i love i think the reason i leaned so much into solo play and i think a lot of players are like this is that you get the thing to yourself and you get to pay attention and really soak it in if you're constantly being forced to play a role within a group especially with strangers you don't always get that experience and so i know there are some players who look at follower dungeons and go that's for weenies who are afraid to have a group

I don't suppose I can change their minds, but I would at least address that by saying, I understand the sentiment, but this is one more way they're letting me get in there. And it turns out that exact same dungeon that I breezed through on follower mode, saw, loved, was like blown away by. Now I'm excited to get back in there with friends. Now I want to do that. And then I want to go higher.

I don't suppose I can change their minds, but I would at least address that by saying, I understand the sentiment, but this is one more way they're letting me get in there. And it turns out that exact same dungeon that I breezed through on follower mode, saw, loved, was like blown away by. Now I'm excited to get back in there with friends. Now I want to do that. And then I want to go higher.

I want to go normal. I want to go heroic. And then guess what? Let's get some keystones going. Let's start farming that shit. And let's freaking go mythic. I've never even gave a crap before, right? And suddenly I give a crap.

I want to go normal. I want to go heroic. And then guess what? Let's get some keystones going. Let's start farming that shit. And let's freaking go mythic. I've never even gave a crap before, right? And suddenly I give a crap.

Yeah. Where you're supposed to be having fun regardless. I mean, say what you want about Blizzard. Say what you want about WoW. They have always had... This is a toxic problem they have always had. I don't know why the player base is like this sometimes. I'm not trying to say everyone is. Obviously, they aren't. There's a ton of people who aren't. But why has it got this reputation?

Yeah. Where you're supposed to be having fun regardless. I mean, say what you want about Blizzard. Say what you want about WoW. They have always had... This is a toxic problem they have always had. I don't know why the player base is like this sometimes. I'm not trying to say everyone is. Obviously, they aren't. There's a ton of people who aren't. But why has it got this reputation?

It has a reputation for a reason. And I don't think it's Blizzard encouraging it. They don't do that. In fact, if anything, they're just like... what if we LFG? You guys don't have to freak out so much in there. How about you don't have to wait by some stone and hope another dude shows up? How about, you know, they try to make these things simpler.

It has a reputation for a reason. And I don't think it's Blizzard encouraging it. They don't do that. In fact, if anything, they're just like... what if we LFG? You guys don't have to freak out so much in there. How about you don't have to wait by some stone and hope another dude shows up? How about, you know, they try to make these things simpler.

You can still do it all the hard way you want, but they're like, what if you had some AI followers that would help you just get this experience that we spent all this time making?

You can still do it all the hard way you want, but they're like, what if you had some AI followers that would help you just get this experience that we spent all this time making?

Yeah, just... That'd be really realistic. I mean, there is that button you can hit that'll say, I need directions, essentially.