I should be getting the expansion next week, but I won't be able to touch the endgame for a while (I'm only lv71)
Review: World of Warcraft: Cataclysm
- Thread starter John Funk
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Nice review. I've said it a dozen times, but I'll say it again: Blizzard really outdid itself with Cataclysm. Any complaints I have are minor. The biggest one is having to drudge through Outland after experiencing the revamped Azeroth. Thankfully, Nothrend is just around the bend. Also, being on a PvP server, Hyjal and Vash'jir are warzones. My character has never been killed so many times before. It's just the way of things, though; it'll die down.
The questing zones are amazing. As stated before, you feel like you're actually accomplishing something beyond gathering ears. As others have said, you don't need to know about vanilla WoW to play Cataclysm. There are a few nods, though (brother Anton's corpse in Desolace, for example).
What wows me the most are the little touches. A group of random characters in a remote part of Feralas, accessible only by flight. Why are they there? I don't know. There are axe-wielding rabbits in the mountains around Mulgore. Groups of turtles swim in Thousand Needles. Lashers in Felwood do a little dance when you take it to a spot of rich soil. These fine, unimportant details show the great care Blizzard took in making this expansion.
Also, the music is amazing.
I haven't been this excited about playing World of Warcraft since I started playing it five years ago. I'd love to experience this game for the first time NOW. This is definitely the best time to start playing/re-playing WoW.
The questing zones are amazing. As stated before, you feel like you're actually accomplishing something beyond gathering ears. As others have said, you don't need to know about vanilla WoW to play Cataclysm. There are a few nods, though (brother Anton's corpse in Desolace, for example).
What wows me the most are the little touches. A group of random characters in a remote part of Feralas, accessible only by flight. Why are they there? I don't know. There are axe-wielding rabbits in the mountains around Mulgore. Groups of turtles swim in Thousand Needles. Lashers in Felwood do a little dance when you take it to a spot of rich soil. These fine, unimportant details show the great care Blizzard took in making this expansion.
Also, the music is amazing.
I haven't been this excited about playing World of Warcraft since I started playing it five years ago. I'd love to experience this game for the first time NOW. This is definitely the best time to start playing/re-playing WoW.
As much as I'd like to see the old lands again, quitting before WotLK was probably the best thing I could have done. A part of me really misses trying things outside the box, seeking hidden or forgotten areas, sneaking deep into dungeons for unique loot. The bigger problem is that for all of the things people say has been done to fix the issue of time sinks and grinding, ultimately the game is still about grinding for gear to get the right stats to grind for better gear, rinse and repeat. I have a hard time seeing the fun in that.
Still, I'd spent so long in Azeroth, and it's been so long since I've been back, I am curious to see how different things really are.
Still, I'd spent so long in Azeroth, and it's been so long since I've been back, I am curious to see how different things really are.
Some of us had review deadlinesMatt_LRR said:BAW. I seriously considered staying on longer and making some progress in deepholm.John Funk said:
Oh well - some of us had real jobs they had to get to this morning.
-m
Edit: incidentally, disappointed that my name didn't pop up in your chat log during the video review
You should have sent more /tells then!
I started two months ago, and I made a different guy to play through the old content anew. I'm now spoiled because I expect a new story every month.omicron1 said:
Right now I've hit sixty (I level at my own leisurely pace), and let me tell you it is confusing. At the moment everyone around me is shouting "RAHHHH ILLIDAN!" when the whole time leading up to it was "blah blah blah low level quests also THIS QUEST IS TO HELP PREPARE YOU TO SLAY THE DESTROYER OF WORLDS AND TO HELP BATTLE HIS FORCES." Also I made a Death Knight, and... well Death Knights are the same. Considering Arthas is dead, I shouldn't be talking to him, or having people calling me his pet or whatever.
The old content is all there, so you won't be lost in references as you can still play through it. However, they aim to down the road completely streamline this so you don't slay the Lich King only to then fight Deathwing the second after. They're going to figure out how to transition everything... eventually. It's on the to do list, but it isn't integrated yet.
That music at the end plays right into a discussion I've been having lately about the secret and nature of humour. The core thesis boils down to the need for the shared experience/knowledge in order for the unlikely connection to be even close to funny.
Also, how could you ignore Werewolves in top hats?
Also, how could you ignore Werewolves in top hats?
what was the name of the music you used, I can't find it because it isn't in the credits. I use to play WoW but it took over my life. Have 6 lvl 80 characters with epic gear and mounts (flying NOT the luggage carrying/vendor ones)
what was the name of the music you used, I can't find it because it isn't in the credits. I use to play WoW but it took over my life. Have 6 lvl 80 characters with epic gear and mounts (flying NOT the luggage carrying/vendor ones)
