Poll: Should I join WoW?

[Thoric485]

In depth story

Now see, that's where i went wrong too. I really like single player RPGs so i thought "Hey, MMOs ought to be like single-player roleplay but with, like, INFINITY story and dialogue, due to how many people there are and the interesting situations that will arise".

Well, fuck no. Now, Blizzard devs put lots of sweat and tears in enviroments and if you read up on Warcraft lore and the books you can really appreciate every detail and there are lots of nice, relevant quests but if you don't have any background, lore is presented to you in the form of a homogenous mass of pop-culture referencing quest dispencers. Since that's all the general public needs.

That's on a normal server however. I play on an abnormal server, or a roleplay server, there your character can have many interesting, unique encounters with other player characters and player-run organisations.

Even if you don't participate you can see how enriched the world is on a RP (I recommend RP-PvP) server. Some nights in capitals it's just people in their RP outfits - patroling, mugging, drinking, talking and the occassional disturbing interracial erotic RP. That's when you notice every character around you, every detail you see about them, they're a mystery apart from that, if they approach you, you don't know their agenda, that 76 level warrior tag tells you zilch.

While usually you just see generic characters running about around you, they might even be randomly generated models with a mail-to-AH script, you won't notice the difference, while in RP you can enter storylines crafted by a real person or group of people and have a immersive experience far above single-player. There are the limitations of the game, and they're a real hinderance, but the RP spirit on my server atleast (Defias Brotherhood EU woo) perseveres and with creativity, addons and a spark of randomness you get a real Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game experience.

It's not all good, sometimes it's frustrating, i haven't played from 3 months. But now i'm slowly being lured in and i'm thinking up Munro Bruys' breakout from Ironforge Asylum.

TL;DR: If you want to start playing WoW, you won't regret starting on a RP server. Even just due to the generally nicer and more communicative populace.

 

[ironmace2.0]

Let's tackle this thoroughly.

You said WOW is "worth it" for its "I think that the game is probably worth it: In depth story, good graphics (for an MMO), cool invironments and overall good reveiws."

Here is why EVE Online is better. In those aspects.
Story:
http://www.eveonline.com/background/

Graphics:

Spoiler: Click to view images

I think I have made my point.

Cool Environments:
Well, depends on what you mean exactly.
Look at the pictures above if you want to see lots of pretty colors.
I'll do what I can if you meant something else.

Overall Good Reviews
http://looterslounge.blogspot.com/2009/06/eve-online-review.html
http://internetgames.about.com/od/gamereviews/fr/eveonline.htm
My personal favorite
http://www.eveonline.com/community/awards_reviews.asp

Quote me if you need any clarification.

NOTE: Yes I play EVE. Yes I love EVE. Yes I can see why people consider it boring. And, yes I have seen Yahtzee's review. I disagree, but that's another story entirely.

It's good to see another player on the Escapist what race are you? I play Ammar


Anyway I wouldent play it I tried the trial and really liked it but when you get in its just boring(Strange from someone who plays EVE)

So the best idea I have is play the trial.

 

[Mr.logic]

I have been thinking of joining WoW for quite some time now but can't make a dicision. The game looks really fun and I finally got a good enough cumputer to run the game (Only last week) but WoW is really pricey. I think that the game is probably worth it: In depth story, good graphics (for an MMO), cool invironments and overall good reveiws. But I want to know what other people think: Is it worth it, is it a good game and are the players (as a general rule) nice or complete D-bags. Please vote then leave individual information.

thanks!

Its good but its a Massive grind, and it will devor your soul. I quite like one week ago.