Originally Posted by
Elm11
Quite true, Sargeras would undeniably be the bbeg of WoW, and I've no doubt it'd be immesurably awesome to take him on, but it does raise the question:
Then what? Once he's karked it, WoW is officially out of good villains. The powercreep inherent in the game model makes it impossible to justify any further bosses. It was difficult enough getting over the absurdity of a common garden camel in Cata being capable of soloing a 60ft tall molten giant from Molten Core. After a point, willing suspension of disbelief begins to fray.
I'm distinctly reminded of a hilarious comic I saw on the WoW website a while back titled '2014'. It was made in 07, and examined exactly the problems involved if powercreep. You have a standard party, except they've all reach level 100, and each has about 2.5million hp. They're discussing the mechanics of the latest bossfight, who has an ability that will permanently lower the tier of your equipment every time it procs. The leader explains it as 'Just like the Elune mechanic from 2012' to which the Hunter replies 'Ha, my dog soloed Elune!'.
At what point does a dog killing a God begin to become a problem? I'm not about to complain that we need more realism in a game where wizards can yell loudly and make fire explode from their hands, or where enemies won't bother attacking you unless you walk within 15 feet of them, but I feel like the powercreep is going to pose an insurmountable obstacle eventually.