Poll: Buying WoW time?

[Zhougdog]

I actually got the demo yesterday, and I was surprised as to how bored I was. It seems very overrated. I wouldn't recommend it.

 

[camazotz]

I actually got the demo yesterday, and I was surprised as to how bored I was. It seems very overrated. I wouldn't recommend it.

I think they tried with the newest patch to beef up the introductory experience a bit...it's definitely better now than it was before...but if it's not your thing, there ya go.

Curious about what MMOs you've tried that really "grabbed" you, though. I could use some ideas for what to try out next.

 

[Lunar Templar]

The latest edition of Extra Credits "The Skinner Box" will explain exactly why WoW is a complete waste of time and money.

If i didnt wanna waste time and money i wouldnt be a gamer. =,=

that made me lol, due to truth XD

but i tryed WoW, a couple times, the free trials make a piss poor case to actually PLAY it, (not that the full game was much better for me) if you have a chance to get WoW, BC and WoftLK for $20

DO IT!!!!!!!
it s a cheap 'no loss' way to find out if its for you, hell i spent more on games i ended up not liking

 

[Twad]

Try it first, then decide if its your kind of game, and if its worth paying monthly fees to keep playing.

Personally i tried it for, like, 2 hours. Found it to be massively boring and repetitive. Not my kind of game at all. Plus i will never pay a dime to continue playing a game i own (outside of paying for the basics; PC/console, electricity and internet access)

 

[slipknot4]

No - I believe it's called a -reskin-. A -remake-, an addition/expansion/homage/adoring, is -not- a new game. They did some improvements, but it's still the stale old Warcraft and will be exhausted once everyone reaches 85 and plows through the first instance.
It's the same Horde and Alliance, only with some horrible plot twists. It's the same world, only turned to Northrend graphical updates and storylines no one will bother reading. It's also the same gameplay, that has been licked up to the point of turning rotten.

Now that I think about it, Extra Credits recently released an episode concerning this. Give it a look, fanboy.

Trust me, it's not the same game. I gave it a 6 month break and when I came back the world was upside down.
Hell, if they labeled it World of Warcraft: 2, I wouldn't question it.

But without testing it you wouldn't know. Right?
Or did you?

 

[thirion1850]

Alriiiight, let's get to it.

Spend your money on something else. This WoW is the same WoW that came out 6 years ago. It's old, stale, grindtastic and has a community full

You're kidding, right? Kidding, or you haven't played it recently and claim too. Even people who hate WoW have to admit that it has changed dramatically over the years. It's a constant changing universe.

Also, OP, if you want to and can afford to, go for it. But the sale only lasts for five days or so.

If it answers your question - I quit about 5 months ago. I was also maining an RP realm with a strong cling on PvP, PvE and RP. So... nope! Nothing changed, still the usual high-school-like regime of attention whores.

So you haven't played Cataclysm, then? So your knowledge isn't up to date? Do you admit that?

I don't need to, but yes, it's very much up to date. I saw the changes, I saw the new mechanics, instances and artwork. I also assume that my years of play-time add up to said experience. So... yeah, I do admit knowing what's going on and that point 1 is answered.

No - I believe it's called a -reskin-. A -remake-, an addition/expansion/homage/adoring

Uhh... wrong. It has been remade. Not reskinned. Well, it has been reskinned too, but it has also been remade. About.. what was it, 50% of content, not maps, but quests, talent trees, specs have been removed and replaced. That is something being remade. With original content if I do say so myself.

It can be remade as much as it wants to be, and it will still be World of Warcraft with as many slap-on titles as it wants to be. (Still waiting on WoW: the return of Hogger.) Valve remade Counter Strike 3 times, I think, so there's an example to base your things on - it reskinned, updated graphics, slightly changed gameplay and packed in some maps. Chaching - new game!
Now, you also contradict your own point by saying that, -yes-, it's been reskinned. So my point stands that a tank that has been -repainted- is not a new tank. It still turns its stuff and fires off its shells. Not to mention, only -50%- of that tank has been repainted. So this isn't even a good paint job to begin with.
Next: talent tree's have been -cut down- because Blizz is lazy, quests are your same ol' thing, only with more ingame cinematics, mobs.. well, refer to the whole 'reskin' thing, and land has been updated up to Northrend level graphics. And finaly, original content in an already made game is called what Blizzard called it wisely - an -expansion pack-.

Now that I think about it, Extra Credits recently released an episode concerning this.

Escapist has also released a few videos detailing the changes, why don't you check them out? Also, in that video WoW was mentioned... once? As an example?

Not interested. I've seen all this bruhaha already on the Cata website, and to be honest, as said before in my previous points - it's not making me jizz my self. The gameplay vids? The quests? The new Paladins and such? Yeah. Looks eerily familiar.
Yes, also, WoW -was- mentioned indirectly. Rather, MMO's and anything else with RPG elements in them as a whole - so I reckon it applies to your precious money sink. Watch it again, several times, and you just might see it. That is, if you listen to what the episode actually has to say without automatically going "Nope, untrue."
Then again, I think I'm asking too much, here. Thinking, on the interwebz. Hur hur.

Give it a look, fanboy.

Rather a fanboy, who is proud to have enjoyed something, than a hater. I can understand if it isn't your thing, but that doesn't give you the right to discourage others who could possibly enjoy it. At least some of the people here who don't enjoy WoW told him about the free trial.

Guess it's not done 'till the fat lady sings. *sigh~*
I'll put it this way - haters and fanboys are both terms made up from the same groups, so labeling someone who is criticizing what you like a -hater-, is a -fanboy- term for not being capable of accepting said criticizm without realizing that they are -not- enjoying something they (in this case) put -years- into. This may not be the case with you - but god knows, you cannot accept that WoW is -not- by all means a gift of heavens. Shock news, however, it isn't.

However, I will be nice enough to say that - yes, I enjoyed WoW at one point. Back when it was new, shiny, and gorgeous. And the world seemed vast and interesting. And everyone wasn't licking other's shoes for gear/attention/what-have-you. When everyone actually -could- be a unique little snowflake, and doing something mattered instead of wearing the same fridge while beating your face against the same Ony every other night while Blizz desperately tries to say "Oh, hey, this is new content! Wohoo!"
But novelty does something said -fanboys- that I accused you of being do not want to accept. It -wears off-. It's not new anymore, it never will be again. And as it stands, like with Lich King, within a year, everyone will pass through the content, and everyone will be a Worgen wearing a fridge corset with swords the sizes of their ego's wildest dreams.
I will also proceed to point out your own failure to realize that this topic has -two- sides of the story and that I can discourage anyone I feel like. And that you won't get world's first. *snicker*
And I will finish this beating by saying that, I too encouraged the free trial, for him to dig into. But not the game. Lord knows, try something else that doesn't smell of old, wearied down, sweaty... stuff.

Mkay, at least this next one's small.

No - I believe it's called a -reskin-. A -remake-, an addition/expansion/homage/adoring, is -not- a new game. They did some improvements, but it's still the stale old Warcraft and will be exhausted once everyone reaches 85 and plows through the first instance.
It's the same Horde and Alliance, only with some horrible plot twists. It's the same world, only turned to Northrend graphical updates and storylines no one will bother reading. It's also the same gameplay, that has been licked up to the point of turning rotten.

Now that I think about it, Extra Credits recently released an episode concerning this. Give it a look, fanboy.

Trust me, it's not the same game. I gave it a 6 month break and when I came back the world was upside down.
Hell, if they labeled it World of Warcraft: 2, I wouldn't question it.

But without testing it you wouldn't know. Right?
Or did you?

I tested Lich King, Alpha/Beta. More than enough for me. Now refer to my above points.

Also, gawd. <.< Trying to quote 2 folks at once and actually get a point across without spilling the quote boxes is a pain.

 

[Swarley]

It's a decent game to kill time and play with friends. I've played on and off for a few years now, recently came back to see the new cataclysm stuff after about 5~ months away, and I like it.

Leveling is at least better, though that might just be because it's new.

 

[TheRightToArmBears]

I say trial. I haven't touched it, because I bet that if I do I'll be spending 23 and a half hours a day on it by the end of the week. Approach with caution, I guess.

 

[NardBasket]

I always buy the physical time card so I have to consciously make the decision to keep paying and playing vs. my credit card being charged automatically every month

 

[tharglet]

(seriously, my fiancée got to lvl 60 and had no idea what any of her skills did and just button mashed. She was doing dungeons and everything and nobody noticed)

If this was after the random dungeon finder, people probably noticed, but those who would have noticed are probably jaded and just want to get out of the dungeon anyway. I remember sometimes just not bothering to comment on bad play because most of the time mentioning either changed nothing or produced a bunch of rude comments.

But yeah, you can get through pretty much all of the content with facerolling, but it's easier if you pay attention to your skills and things.

 

[tharglet]

I say - give it a go, though a good chunk of the appeal for me was playing with friends, or chatting with the guild as I quest/do other stuff.

With my sort of personality, it kept me busy for sure, but I don't suffer from addiction easily, so when it grew boring to me, I gave up.
I was on beta, and the questing is improved imo, and the zones have a better flow. I've got kinda burned out with it, so not resubbing in a hurry, but I've played it a good bit over the last 5 years, and consider that I got good value for money for what I got.

 

[Sixcess]

Also it really doesn't take any skill to reach lvl 80. You'll get there eventually even if you don't know what your spells do (seriously, my fiancée got to lvl 60 and had no idea what any of her skills did and just button mashed. She was doing dungeons and everything and nobody noticed)

It's easy in any MMO to be carried along by more competent players if you group up a lot. Next time try soloing.

I like WoW, in small doses, but it's taken me two years of on and off (and mostly off) play to reach level 50. Too many other games out there that I enjoy more.