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"Amazing game, but is far from the end all..." on by Ebonfire
Pros: Tons of low and mid level content, and devoid of campers.
Cons: No endgame, repetitive actions, and a relatively easy to reach level cap.
Summary: I've prowled around MMO's for quite some time now, and I was suprised at how quickly I grew tired of WoW in relation to other games I've played....
Great interface, graphics, and the client runs smooth even on low end computers.
There is a mind numbing 2200+ quests in the game, but most are simple "go kill *x* creature type and return." I was very impressed in the beginning, but then I started to notice that it was just the same "kill, deliver, and escort" over and over.
Crafting system is fun, and most players seem to find it worthwhile if their willing to put in the time. I came from Star Wars Galaxies, and it has an incredibly complex crafting system, so I was not very impressed with crafting in WoW. High level equipment takes weeks, or sometimes months to assemble all the rare materials for one finished product. That was a big yawner in my opinion.
Endgame... I was happy to reach the level cap of 60, and I did a little dance around the room for 20 or so minutes. Then the repetitiveness of 3 high level raid instances came into play. I was handed the endgame, and it entitled running these instances 10 or 20 times looking for one item, and then rolling against others looking for the same item. The lack of a PVP honor system, and the absence of the promised battlegrounds gaveway to little reward at the end of the game.
PVP... Its a good all around system, and the addition of PVP servers should be enough for anyone who plays MMO's for the PVP element. There are blatant 1 vs 1 class imbalances, but there is nothing gamebreaking.
My bias: I quit in favor of a hectic class schedule, and because of the lack of enjoyable things to do ingame. Massively Multiplayer Onlines have become the great escape, but I think its better to choose life.
WoW the end all? Nope, nice try. Close though.
** This is my opinion, and I don't expect everyone to agree. Respectfully submitted. -
"Beware of this Game!" on by ti6er
Pros: Too Addicting
Cons: No sleep, no food, no restroom break...except for smoke break
Summary: I'm a game player, I wouldn't say a fanatic. I played Counter-Strike since it came out and I lost my first wife to Counter-Strike. I've since given up on my beloved CS-Source so I can invest more time in this game. Never would I thought that would happen. Now my new wife is playing this game, she's even worst than me. She practically plays 24-7, now I have to cook for myself, wash my own clothes, take care of the baby, basically I'm doing all the house work and she's playing MY game. I'm just waiting to give her the news that you have to pay monthly, it'll be funny because she's a level 32 Rogue in a week. Funny how it took me nearly 3 weeks to get my Paladin to level 37. Can't wait to see the look on her face when she finds out you need to pay monthly to keep on playing. Hopefully she doesn't demand that I keep up with the monthly services too or I'll lose my 2nd wife. Perhaps I should build me another computer and have another game install with another account so she can play along with me? Might be a good idea but all the money I'm spending, can't make a clear decision on this issue.
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"Blizzard Support is horrible, absolutely HORRIBLE" on by agntb83
Pros: Overall, this is a very addictive game
Cons: Pray that you never have to deal with the support apparatus, also leaves your system vunerable regardless of what security you use
Summary: Heres the story, I began playing WoW about 2-3 months ago and leveled up a character to level 60. I come home Friday night, with a just bought copy of burning crusade in my hands so i can level up past 60 only to find my accounts been locked??!?! and for CHEATING?!!?? I had never cheated, and it cited that I was using some sort of Gold exploit, and funny thing is I've been hurting for gold in game, as I needed to buy an epic mount which costs untold amounts of gold. So I try to contact blizzard by phone, the guy tells me he can't help me as its under 'investigations' and he cannot even tell me why it was suspended. (This, I would really need to know, as it seems my system was compromised in some way, and I only use that computer for WoW and WoW alone. Its been almost 72 hours and I still have not received a reply from the 'accountadmins', 72 hours of minutes I PAID FOR. The people I have so far talked to on the phone have been very, VERY arrogant, even when I was nice at first. To say my account is in 'investigations' is a little over kill, plus given the fact I DON'T cheat and the fact they have all the game logs should be like less than a one hour process to remove my suspension and send me an apology.... yet not even a 'we're looking into this, sorry for your inconvenience' email has been sent.
DO NOT BUY THIS GAME, OR ANY BLIZZARD GAME UNLESS YOU PLAN ON FLUSHING 2 MONTHS OF HARD WORK DOWN THE DRAIN ONLY TO END UP WITH A SUSPENDED ACCOUNT FOR NO REASON BUT PLAYING BY THE RULES.
THIS HAS BEEN THE MOST FRUSTRATING EXPERIENCE I HAVE EVER HAD WITH A GAME AND HAS BEEN THE WORST, THE WORST!!! CUSTOMER SERVICE I HAVE EVER RECEIVED FROM ANY!!! COMPANY. -
"Absolutely Most FUN game EVER!" on by Liberalguy
Pros: FUN FUN FUN, interactive & social, competitive, adventuresome, always changing, great graphics & sound
Cons: addictive, time-consuming, easy to lose track of time because it's so fun, kinda pricey
Summary: By far the game I've played the most. I've played pretty regularly for over 3.5 years - started in Nov 2004 and still enjoy it in June 2008! I used to play daily, and now probably just 5-10 hours per week. When the 2nd expansion comes out, I'll probably be back to 2-3 hours per day.
I like that Blizzard makes all of their games PC/Mac compatible from the beginning. I also like how it gets updated all the time. After years of PVE adventuring, now I mostly enjoy Player-vs-Player. Blizzard developers apparently have good senses of humor as my brother and I are always discovering funny puns and such in names of quests, monsters, npcs, etc.
My brother and I live on opposite coasts, and it's fun to play a game like this together all the time... even though we're in our 30s, it's like we're still 10 years-old playing with toys!
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"EQ2 has nothing on this game" on by sloglets
Pros: Immersive content, Solo or Group play, Sys req not too harsh
Cons: Hard to find a copy to buy nowadays, this game is HOT!
Summary: I bought EQ2 first and I was liking it but the solo playability dries up fast in that game and the people seem very snobby. I played EQLive for 5 years and I have to say I have never had as much fun as I have been having in WoW! So much to do and so engrossing. Nothing is forced on you to do like EQ2. Want to do your own thing and not be stuck doing endless quests for little to no reward? Buy this game.
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