Should I play wow?
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well i tried heroin once (it was 48 hours of pure hell). but it was as addictive as WoW.gibboss28 said:
No, imho you shouldn't.
It's a waste of money and time.
I've been very heavily involved with UO and I can tell you, you start thinking about this alternate world even while sitting in school or being at home, supposedly doing your homework or whatever.
It's really bothering how much impact these kinds of games can have on your life.
It's a waste of money and time.
I've been very heavily involved with UO and I can tell you, you start thinking about this alternate world even while sitting in school or being at home, supposedly doing your homework or whatever.
It's really bothering how much impact these kinds of games can have on your life.
It's in the eye of the beholder. Most of the poeple who say that WoW sucks haven't even played the game. I played the game for 3 months and then got bored of it. I dont really have anything bad to say about WoW. Its huge and will keep you occupied for a while (hense my 3 months of playing). Theirs a huge ammount of players, and its close to the only "big" MMO (not including Free mmo's just the ones you buy) to rival Everquest. If you're wondering if you should play or not, DL the free trail.
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I say ignore everyone's comments - make your own mind up, give it a go, if you like it you like it, if you don't you don't. Blizzard offer a free trial so it's not like it will cost you anything.
In my experience (and this is MY experience, other people will obviously have a different one but this is mine, so if this applies to you, I hope it helps.) I think that World of Warcraft is an interesting one because I started playing this in high school and I think I would have had a much better time in school if I had not started playing it. Being the typical teenager I was, I found it impossible to manage my time or be motivated to do much. When it came 'round to coursework time I'd turn on my computer with good intentions but end up logging into this for a quick conversation with someone and realise what I'd whittled away 3 hours of my time in a silly instance or something. I can tell you that if I traded all my played time on this for school work or practise on my instruments - I would have done a lot better in life earlier on.ironmace1 said:
Life story aside - let me give you a run down of what I think:
When I played it, I never really enjoyed it, it just seemed to kill time from point A to point B and that is what it does. Tremendously well. Time is practically slaughtered whilst playing this game.
In the actual game, it is apparently 'always evolving' but what that basically means is they bring out another instance once along with a batch of new updates that will usually change the way you play your characters. The PVE aspects of the game - as far as I can tell - don't seem to be all that fantastic. It seems that after levelling to the highest level in instances etc, they'd vary it up a bit but it just seems that experience points are traded for gear.
PVP seems to have declined, for the moment any way - meaning that at the moment, all the classes seem incredibly unbalanced. That seems to have lost it's charm too, for me. The objective of World of Warcraft now seems to be based around the gathering of the pretty purple writing gear, opposed to the actual FUN in the game.
Anyway, that's my experience of the game. Of course yours will be different, as will many other peoples so there's no need for anyone to say such things as: "ZOMG U R OBV A NUB DAT CANNAE PVP DEN LOLOL" and sorry if there is anything wrong with my grammar etc. I am incredibly tired and thought I'd write a nice little article before sleep
The problems only arise if you become addicted, like a friend of mine once was. But if you have a strong mental will play it, maybe first get a friend to install it on your computer and try a private server first to see if you enjoy it.gibboss28 said:
It may not be a perfect representation of the game, but its a good way to see if you'll like it. And I quite enjoyed burning fusion thankyou very much.toapat said:
If you enjoy a simple MMORPG then buy the game. The basic combat is basically just click on whatever you want to kill and the advance part is clicking buttons that detirmine how you want to kill it Becuase wacking it with a sword for a while is so overdone. I enjoy the game and so do 4 millon others. I suggest the three day trial. You get to go everywhere and choose any race and class (except death knight since you need at least one lv 55). You would only be limited socially (In blizzs effort to try and cut down on spamming)
depends. if you like grind and if you hate your own money then yes. if you'd rather keep your money then just buy an online shooter and pretend your on WoW if it matters that much.
2 things. First off you arn't throwing your money away. You are paying for a service. Think about how many television channels you get vs how much tv you actually watch in any given week. You pay for a lot of shows that you will probably never see.
Second, and in a weird sort of way, WoW is like TV. Now that its into its 2nd expantion there is a lot of the content in game that you will never play. Think about all the Pre Burning Crusades dungeons that no one does any more. MC, LBRS, URBS, Ulda, AQ20/40, BRD, ZF, Mara, ST, DM, scholo, strath, ZG, Ony. Outside of achievement hunters and people that get bored and try to solo it, they are pretty much dead zones.
Still, as games go its not bad. But comming into the game so late its like showing up to a party alone after everyone has already paired off and hooked up.
Second, and in a weird sort of way, WoW is like TV. Now that its into its 2nd expantion there is a lot of the content in game that you will never play. Think about all the Pre Burning Crusades dungeons that no one does any more. MC, LBRS, URBS, Ulda, AQ20/40, BRD, ZF, Mara, ST, DM, scholo, strath, ZG, Ony. Outside of achievement hunters and people that get bored and try to solo it, they are pretty much dead zones.
Still, as games go its not bad. But comming into the game so late its like showing up to a party alone after everyone has already paired off and hooked up.
Luckily, the food bar doesn't require company, and you're likely to find many of the couples to be polyamorous!rokudan said: