Is WoW really worth it??

[FROGGEman2]

In short... no, I wouldn't recommend it. There are too many other fantastic games you could spend your money on.

 

[Tweekster13]

If you value your relationships, time and money, then stay the hell away from it.

If you got nothing better to do with your life, then go for it

 

[Chesterfield Snapdragon McFisticuffs]

In terms of MMO's nothing can hold a candle to it, so if you're into that genre then you should stick to Wow. nothing can compare to it in terms of content, because all the money flowing into it allows the devs to constantly create new content so it's more than your average grindfest. Things get better when you get to Outlands (58 to 70) and even better when you hit Northrend, but you had better be good and made good friends by the end of all of that because otherwise endgame can be a steaming bag of crap.

 

[brumby]

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in my experience, this became the most boring game out there quite quickly.
"but it really opens up when you get to the high levels" they said.
"so i have to pay to play a game i dont like now so that i might like it later?" i said

i havent played it since

I was told the same thing. I did the free trail and got two characters to level 12-ish. Wasn't too interested so i never went back. All my wow mates say I didn't like it because i didn't get to doing instances / rades / mounts / bumfucking / etc..

I say, If you don't like the trail, then give up and go back to real video games. Preferably ones with story.. and less grind..

 

[diablomaki]

i played wow for a loooong time, way to long
1 soloing at high lvls doesnt work; maybe if u had gear from running 20mans
2 it get more repetitive at high lvls
3 make ur char 1 way or suck much
4 most people r jerks, not enough cool people to even run kara(10 man) w/o pulling ur hair out
5 new content is always recolored old content
6 miarose only plays on malganis, overpopulated HEH
7 in order to do anything "leet" just go ahead and give up the rest of ur life
8 there r better games out there.... for free
yeah it burned me out right proper

 

[Kotch]

I played the game for 2.5 years and I liked it alot but you need to know someone else playing or it gets kinda grindy and bitter...

 

[Littaly]

In money? Yes.
In time? No.

Well you could very well argue that any game is a waste of time. I don't think they are, though, as long as you are having fun during the time you spend playing them.

I mean, yeah, games in general could be viewed as a waste of time, but WoW wastes at least twice as much time. If you don't know how to control it it gets even worse.

 

[Loop Stricken]

As shocking as it may sounds (as as far as other gamers i know i seem to be the only one) i have yet to even try any versoin on World of Warcraft. and my concern is that although it may be very good, is it really worth paying for, even after i buy it? i dont fancy the idea of having to pay for a game i've already baught.. especially if i end up not liking it.. oh and i work alot so i dont have much time to play, and i feel i wouldnt really be getting what i paid for if i dont use it that often,,,

For the past five years now it's definitely been the game from which I've gained the best value for money.

 

[TransMando]

If you can afford it and balance it with real life then YES.

 

[Slaanax]

Its lots of fun, but don't play it to much.

 

[Levitas1234]

As a long time WoW player i say it is worth it, you may not like the leveling part but once you hit max level and start doing end game content you will have a blast! Raiding and doing arena at lvl 80 is the most fun part of the game. If you like to progress and get better in games you play than wow is the game for you.

 

[Davey Woo]

I don't think it is worth it.
Money spent on the 4 years I've spent on Guild Wars is roughly, £140.00
Money I would have spent on the same amount of play time for WoW is, £414.00

I wouldn't say that much of a price gap is worth it, from what I played of WoW in the trial.

 

[Mondzo]

Its nice that some people play for example Runescape for 4 yrs then
try the trial for WoW (10days). Then they can say that runescape is better..............