Well im thinking about getting it... but you have to pay for a subscription or something and i get addicted to games really easily butive never played it so i guess im asking... is it any good?
Poll: Is WOW any good?
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Play it, it's fun for a while, but it started to bore me at level 37...
But maybe it's because I can never decide on a class.
But maybe it's because I can never decide on a class.
How it is to a person often varies on the time they have to play it.
It depends on how much disposable time you have. If you have a lot, you're more likely to find all the small things in a game and come to like it. If you don't and are simply looking for an hour-long distraction, stay away.
It depends on how much disposable time you have. If you have a lot, you're more likely to find all the small things in a game and come to like it. If you don't and are simply looking for an hour-long distraction, stay away.
If that's the case then you should stay far far away. It's a polished game but extremely repetitive and lacks any real choice especially at endgame. Leveling is fun, but as soon as you reach endgame everything you know about the game fails you. Endgame is practically a different game where now your forced to raid with at least 10 people to get anything done, compared to the 80 levels of soloing. You'll have one choice as to which raid you'll run (the latest one as they obsolete the previous raids of the same expansion) and quickly get bored as you'll just end up playing the heroic version (it has more hps and does more damage) of the raid. The best raid of the current expansion (Uldaur), you'll never see as no one runs it anymore unless its the second boss of the week.sanchez taco said:
Try the trial and give it a go. The trial is somewhat limited, but should at least give you an idea what sort of game it is.
Besides, you can pick up the battlechest pretty cheap these days, and a one-month sub, give it a good go for a month, and see if you get into it or not.
Besides, you can pick up the battlechest pretty cheap these days, and a one-month sub, give it a good go for a month, and see if you get into it or not.
If you get addicted to games do not touch World of Warcraft! It's a fun game but if your working or going to school run away! Save yourself now!
Depends on what kinda gamer "person who plays video games" you are. It's like saying is Starcraft good, but would somone who dosn't like RTS like it.
People certainly do like to over react to WoW don't they. As a person who has been playing on and off for a few years now I can say it is most defiantly worth it. I don't care what people say it is not "Grinding" you never have to kill a bunch of enemies just get to the next lvl all you have to do is quest and maybe dungeons if the ones you can do aren't too long. I would like to disagree with Timotei and say that the more often you play it the more boring it can get. When I played the game for a large amount of time on end I found myself unable to stay on one guy for a while. As towards you addiction problem you can easily set up a parental control lock. This would make it so you can only play during certain times or for a certain amount. As well if you are enjoying yourself while playing the game does it really matter you aren't doing anything else? (as long as it isn't something RL important) Now to address tehroc. Obviously he has no idea what he is talking about. His points are based off semi-valid points. Once you hit 80 a whole new world opens up to you. At this point you can start having some real fun doing PvP and raiding. There are so many point I can pick apart in his comment I am not going to bother. I will say though a big down side of the game is that unless you get into a fun guild that either A) Does raids or B) is very social I doubt you will have much fun at 80. But that is just my own opinion. The trial is a great way to see if you like the game with its mechanics but the best part about it is the community which you aren't really able to explore in the trial. I know this is all kinda random mashed point but I am to tired to go back and edit all this. I hope this all helped and if you do decide to start playing hit me up.
TL;DR It is a good game get it
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TL;DR It is a good game get it
-Andrew
Andret on American server Khadgar
Anymore question please just feel free to send me a PM here
Er, about Millions of people play WoW, you can't say it isn't popular for nothing.
I don't play it. I hate to do the same things over and over with little progress. If I wanted to do that than I'll go work in a factory.
So for RPG fans: Yes, for anything else: No, for Warcraft fans: Of Course. For those who like the RTS games: Oy... maybe not.
I don't play it. I hate to do the same things over and over with little progress. If I wanted to do that than I'll go work in a factory.
So for RPG fans: Yes, for anything else: No, for Warcraft fans: Of Course. For those who like the RTS games: Oy... maybe not.
For someone who's new to MMO's, WoW is a great choice. Especially now that they've super nerfed the whole damn game. That isn't to say i begrudge them for it, their goal is to make money, and they do that quite well. It just kind of pisses me off when i spend months raiding and getting good gear, only to have them change it so some 12 year old kid can get the same level of gear in 2 weeks from doing random dungeons.
I got distracted there...
OT: Yes it is a good game, it's fun and you can meet cool people and stuff.
I got distracted there...
OT: Yes it is a good game, it's fun and you can meet cool people and stuff.
I've never subscribed to it, but my brother's whole family plays it, and I tried it out for a while. I must say it wasn't horrid but I didn't find it wildly interesting. You can get basically the same experience for free by downloading one of the free-to-play MMOs and they're all basically the same gameplay - get quest, go to point x, kill things until you collect y amount of item z, then come back, hand in quest, get new quest, etc... playable enough I suppose but it doesn't really capture my imagination. I've heard the endgame in WOW is quite different, but I couldn't be bothered trudging through 80 levels of "go to x and get y amount of z" to find out. If it's so great, why they can't just give people that endgame experience at the start I don't know.sanchez taco said:
I suppose PVP and stuff like that is a different story, but if you were heavily into PVP I'd try a game like EVE instead where you actually stand to lose something if you die, therefore making death more meaningful, therefore making PVP a much more hair-raising experience. As much as EVE annoys me for several other reasons (terrible spaceflight model, awful enforced third-person perspective, and where the fuck is my walking in stations, CCP? You only promised it in 2008) they do at least get the PVP right, if nothing else.
Then there's roleplay, don't know if you're into that but I certainly am when playing MMOs, I refuse to speak out of character ever (even if just to say "I'm in character" - it's their problem if they don't get roleplay, not mine, after all it's a roleplaying game ffs), give people my identity or even tell them basics like what country I come from. Not sure what WOW is like for that, but I would assume some enclaves exist for that kind of play, but they're probably pretty lightweight on the actual RP part. Mind you, no RP guild/clan/corporation/whatever I've ever seen on any MMO server anywhere is as hardcore RP-only as I would like it to be.
Its as "good" as a western based mmorpg can get with the current infrastructure of the internet.
Other games can make thematic changes, but they'll still be heavily reliant upon a very slow paced game design thats very similar to WoW.
Other games can make thematic changes, but they'll still be heavily reliant upon a very slow paced game design thats very similar to WoW.
The community is what keeps WoW alive, the lvl 80 is what makes this game worth lvling. Endgame content is great, especially since Blizz started listening to the players and stopped making faceroll dungeons and having a strong and fun guild can make up for every minute spent lvling.
Eh, I found that game way too repetitive. The art style really didn't appeal to me either.
But that's me, give it a go on a trial account!
I'd also recommend that you don't try just the one MMO, there are many others. I'd suggest EVE Online [http://www.eveonline.com], as it's a very different game (as in, it didn't try to copy WoW like most others had). I suggest EVE because I play it myself, and that it has a particularly long trial period (two weeks - three if you get an invite from an existing player, PM me with an email address if you'd like one) in comparison; you get a good feel of the game. Oh, and all the expansions are free.
EVE: Dominion Trailer [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDVEHE10nHc]
EVE: Tyrannis Trailer [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ms95NKFnhCU] (current expansion)
The Butterfly Effect [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oq2oxt7Nrxo]
EVE Never Fades [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5LdPf2J_hs]
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But that's me, give it a go on a trial account!
I'd also recommend that you don't try just the one MMO, there are many others. I'd suggest EVE Online [http://www.eveonline.com], as it's a very different game (as in, it didn't try to copy WoW like most others had). I suggest EVE because I play it myself, and that it has a particularly long trial period (two weeks - three if you get an invite from an existing player, PM me with an email address if you'd like one) in comparison; you get a good feel of the game. Oh, and all the expansions are free.
EVE: Dominion Trailer [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDVEHE10nHc]
EVE: Tyrannis Trailer [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ms95NKFnhCU] (current expansion)
The Butterfly Effect [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oq2oxt7Nrxo]
EVE Never Fades [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5LdPf2J_hs]
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