Should I play wow?

[ironmace2.0]

Like the title says should I start playing wow? So my friend started playing wow a year ago and he has been beging me since the day he got it. So could you guys tell me what you think about it, its high and low points.

Thanks in advance.

 

[stormcaller]

In before the idiot parade, it's not a bad game it is all very server depeendent. It would also help if you could get your friend to help you as the game doesn't really start till the max level which is always going up.

Edit: You don't have to play 6 hours a day, hell I barely play at all now apart from the occasional raid it's just a fun game to have, don't worry about loosing your social life in anyway whatsover.

 

[mikemart]

if u like living a normal live, then no

if you have no problem losing your life to wow, then sure

 

[Ignignoct]

Like the title says should I start playing wow? So my friend started playing wow a year ago and he has been beging me since the day he got it. So could you guys tell me what you think about it, its high and low points.

Thanks in advance.

Wait till you're out of school.

SRS.

 

[Hazy]

One of us... one of us...
Sorry. I've only played for about 3 days (Free Trial) and it wasn't my cup of tea.

 

[stormcaller]

In before the idiot parade...

Depends, do you have 15 dollars to throw away every month? Are you willing to play at least 6 hours a day? And finally do you care about your social life? If the answers to these are yes, yes, and no then go for it. Its a great game, dont get me wrong, you just pay a price for it in more ways than one.

Too late.

Ok seriousl f-off. I said nothing bad about your precious game. Most of my statements are rather true. On top of which i said it was "a great game".

Calm down buddy I think he means it's just the same arguement over and over from the WoW haters, an arguement which is mstly wrong with a few true points in there. No offence.

 

[Johnn Johnston]

It's veeery time-consuming. If you've got any exams coming up, wait for them to pass before you decide whether or not to play.

 

[Lukirre]

You know, you all seem to be pretty biased in answering the question (except you, Stormcaller).
You don't lose your life to WoW.
That's only if people have such weak willpower that they can't control their playing.
But it's the same for other games, too.
When you start playing a new console game, you tend to play it a lot.
It just so happens that there's a ton more to do in WoW.

As for the $15/month, it's not WoW specific.
Most MMORPG's charge around that much, so it's really not a surprise that Blizz would.
EVE Online, for example, charges just as much.

The high points of WoW:
-If you can find it, there is a fun community.
-There's a lot of content to go through.
-While the PvP may be unbalanced, it can get pretty fast and exciting. That being said, anyone who really knows how the play their class can hold their own in PvP.
-High end PvE content is really neat.
-Around level 60/70, you can see the "old world" content from Vanilla WoW, and there's a lot of lore/background stuff there.
-You feel as though you achieve something when you clear raids/get epics.
-Wide variety of skills.
-If you have friends that play as well, the game becomes a lot more fun.

The ...not so high points of WoW:
-Most of the people in the community aren't very bright.
-The content is very repetitive.
-Levelling to 80 takes a very long time.
-It can get rather frustrating.
-There are a lot of gold dips in the game that can be discouraging (i.e - armour repairs, skill costs)
-If you don't have friends/a guild on your server, it can become very dull.
-A lot of the content won't be accessible until you're the max level.
-When you are the max level, it can get old very fast.
-Flavour of the month classes, and OP classes scour the PvP areas.

Those are just some, but I tried to keep it fair on either side.

EDIT: More people posted while I was typing, many of which are unbiased.

 

[Sevre]

Just don't play it. It's not bad, but once it sucks you in you'll find it very hard to give up. If you are still in school or have exams coming up in college I strongly suggest you don't play it.

 

[almaster88]

Depends, do you have 15 dollars to throw away every month? Are you willing to play at least 6 hours a day? And finally do you care about your social life? If the answers to these are yes, yes, and no then go for it. Its a great game, dont get me wrong, you just pay a price for it in more ways than one.

I hear that, used to be addicted to that game, but then again, who hasnt been addicted to a video game at some point?

I say go for it, its free to try, if you dont think you could get into, no worries, if you are having fun, go for it. Unlike what that 1st reply said, you DONT have to play 6 ours aday, you could just be casual about it. However there are some dicks that ARE gonna play 6 hours a day and rub it in your face by following you around and killing you sometimes, so be prepared for that.

 

[GodsOneMistake]

Its a really good an addicting game but wait till summer

 

[ironmace2.0]

You know, you all seem to be pretty biased in answering the question (except you, Stormcaller).
You don't lose your life to WoW.
That's only if people have such weak willpower that they can't control their playing.
But it's the same for other games, too.
When you start playing a new console game, you tend to play it a lot.
It just so happens that there's a ton more to do in WoW.

As for the $15/month, it's not WoW specific.
Most MMORPG's charge around that much, so it's really not a surprise that Blizz would.
EVE Online, for example, charges just as much.

The high points of WoW:
-If you can find it, there is a fun community.
-There's a lot of content to go through.
-While the PvP may be unbalanced, it can get pretty fast and exciting. That being said, anyone who really knows how the play their class can hold their own in PvP.
-High end PvE content is really neat.
-Around level 60/70, you can see the "old world" content from Vanilla WoW, and there's a lot of lore/background stuff there.
-You feel as though you achieve something when you clear raids/get epics.
-Wide variety of skills.
-If you have friends that play as well, the game becomes a lot more fun.

The ...not so high points of WoW:
-Most of the people in the community aren't very bright.
-The content is very repetitive.
-Levelling to 80 takes a very long time.
-It can get rather frustrating.
-There are a lot of gold dips in the game that can be discouraging (i.e - armour repairs, skill costs)
-If you don't have friends/a guild on your server, it can become very dull.
-A lot of the content won't be accessible until you're the max level.
-When you are the max level, it can get old very fast.
-Flavour of the month classes, and OP classes scour the PvP areas.

Those are just some, but I tried to keep it fair on either side.

Yeah I probobly should of mentiond this I am playing eve online at the moment and dont really like it so thx for reminding me that I am so I might switch i'll post about that when I decide.

 

[Nmil-ek]

I enjoyed wow for around 4 years or so if you play it in moderation its about as good as mmorpgs get, made some excellent friends on wow and enjoyed it for qute awhile. However if you have an addictive personality or are drawn into competition avoid it, wow is very competetive at the top end.

It does get boring its well past its golden years and i found wotlk very very stale, its worth a try but if it gets boring just quit its not worth sticking around on if your not having fun.

 

[WrongSprite]

In before the idiot parade...

Depends, do you have 15 dollars to throw away every month? Are you willing to play at least 6 hours a day? And finally do you care about your social life? If the answers to these are yes, yes, and no then go for it. Its a great game, dont get me wrong, you just pay a price for it in more ways than one.

Too late.

Ok seriousl f-off. I said nothing bad about your precious game. Most of my statements are rather true. On top of which i said it was "a great game".

Actually, you f-off. What you said was a sweeping generalisation. I play wow about an hour a day, and i have a great social life. You ever played much?