So it has been a couple weeks now since I loaded up [I]World of Warcraft[/I] for the second time after a long break. And in my [URL=http://gameculture.com/2010/05/17/world-warcraft-my-how-you039ve-changed]previous post[/URL] I talked about how the game had changed since I last played it and how awesome it is to be playing it again. But (and you knew it was coming), like everything else created by man, it does have its flaws.

The PvP aspect of [I]World of Warcraft[/I] seems to be the one thing that is really keeping me interested. I look at it much like any other online game I play, I like to interact and do things with REAL people, not just with AI and while the PvE content in WoW is ridiculously cool, it's just not something I can continously do without a break. So the PvP fun is a very good way for me to keep the game flowing and interesting (and I happen to be reasonably good at it, which always helps).

But today I'm here to talk about the 'not so glossy' aspects of WoW that have become apparent to me over the last couple weeks. I'm level 53 now (a whole 20 odd levels higher than the last character I played) so it's safe to say that for now, WoW is a keeper. But seriously, WTF is up with the party system?

For all you shooter fans out there, you'd probably refer to it as 'matchmaking' but the basic understanding is that you put yourself into a queue for both dungeons (PvE) content and PvP. What you end up with at the end is anyone's guess. And herein lies the inescapable problem. And the problem seems to lie with WoW's popularity.
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