A week or two ago, Blizzard Watch had a post up polling its readers about which trash pulls in WoW they hated the most. I’m willing to bet a small number of our readers may not even have much experience with trash pulls to begin with, depending on the types (and ages) of MMOs they’re familiar with. But I remember the days of early World of Warcraft and being frustrated because it was so obvious that the trash mobs were just there to clutter up our path, prolong the duration of the dungeon, and waste our time.
I also remember the days of City of Heroes, when the trash pulls of swarms of baddies were the most entertaining part of group encounters, and in fact bosses were what always annoyed me. (Freakin’ purple triangles.) Pull every room! All the rooms! More mobs! More exp! More loot! More particle effects!
That tells me the problem isn’t so much the existence of trash mobs but their execution and rewards.
Which MMO is the worst for trash pulls in 2017? What about the best?
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