Thinking of trying WoW.

[MLionheart]

I suppose it's a matter of taste, but I highly advise skipping WoW.It had good Lore behind it and it's quite fun as MMO, but as game it's a bit dated. MMOs are trying to change th Genre as of late, so I reccomend staying on the fence and keep an eye on the upcoming MMOs instead.

Admitedly every game I've had my eye on so far has failed once it was released. The only ones not out yet are The Old Republic and Guild Wars 2. Guild Wars 2 looks promising and is free to play apart from buying the disk. My interest in The Old Republic has waned as of late though, but I think it's still worth checking out.

I'll be honest, I in fact would like WoW to die. So I'm a little bias. I would prefer it if they made a WoW 2 with better more innovative and interesting gameplay.

EDIT: If you get addicted to games easily the stay away from MMOs in general.

I should also mention they I played it for quite a while. I think I got to 30s or 40s level wise. I didn't really stay for the gameplay itself, mostly the Roleplay(was on a RP Server) and the playing with a few friends I made on there.

 

[Dyme]

Okay, all those people who say it is "addictive" are objectivly wrong.

I played WoW for about 2 years in Classic, stopped after first addon, played second addon for a few months, played third addon for a few months. If they release another addon, I will probably play it again, if I feel like having the time.
And it is fun.
But stopping to play is no problem. You just... don't play it anymore if you don't want to play it anymore. And if you want to play it, it is probably because you are having fun, in which case WoW is a good game.

5-man dungeons are fun, raids are fun, leveling is... not as bad as in other mmorpgs. And people are hilarious.

/edit: And don't wait for other MMORPGs, every MMORPG that got hyped in the last decade that wasn't WoW sucked (at least compared to WoW, which is SO MUCH BETTER!).

/editedit: And if there is anything addictive about WoW, it is the people you meet and play with. I met the people I play and talk with ~2-10 hours every day through WoW. One of them still plays WoW and is quite happy with it. (At least he responds "Sorry can't play with you guys, gotta raid yaaaaay" when we ask him to play LoL or Terraria or Sc2 etc. with us.)

 

[Red Charlie]

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First of all dont listen to anything these guys have said. Yes you will get addicted but it is ridiculous to even compare a video game to drugs or drug addiction.

Also if you aren't an idiot about your time you won't become fat and it will not effect your social life.

If you want to try it then try it. But remember it is expensive and after awhile it'll stop being fun and start being effort.

Whatever you do ignore the over dramatization of it's "side effects".

Someone needs to take a chill pill.

Amirite?

 

[Pinstar]

I was in Wal-mart with one of my buddies a few years ago. We were both Wow players off and on. We were in the video game section just checking out a few new titles.

We see this kid, probably about 12 years old or so, pick up a wow box. He looked at it for awhile, but then put it back down and left.

"Dodged that bullet" my friend commented. I nodded my head in agreement.

 

[Hectix777]

Well, after people have been harassing me and I've been throwing them on ignore, I actually wan to play World of Warcraft. I have a free trial, a friend who threw me another trial, and a friend who told me he'd pay for the first three months.

Here's the thing, I honestly have never been able to stand WoW. I looks utterly boring and a war of clicking. However, recently I've had the urge for an MMO, but Vindictus, Dungeon Fighter, and Maple Story aren't cutting it.

Someone convince me in or out of this.

Fine, wanna drain cash into a game full of anti social gamer stereotypes who trade gold to female chars for them to strip, go ahead.

Just don't do it, let this beast die you'll most likely get bored but once you pay that first monthly sub your done. Play Guild Wars 2, it's coming out late Q4 and it looks EPIC, Tolkien's got nothing on the lore and art on that site. Take a look at Guild Wars 2 than WoW and try not to tell me that Guild Wars 2 isn't worth the wait. Just go to guildwars2.com and check out the races and classes, nothing like any other game.

 

[Nautical Honors Society]

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First of all dont listen to anything these guys have said. Yes you will get addicted but it is ridiculous to even compare a video game to drugs or drug addiction.

Also if you aren't an idiot about your time you won't become fat and it will not effect your social life.

If you want to try it then try it. But remember it is expensive and after awhile it'll stop being fun and start being effort.

Whatever you do ignore the over dramatization of it's "side effects".

Someone needs to take a chill pill.

Amirite?

I'm chill just trying to give this guy a less dramatic view of WoW.

Umad bro? Umad?

 

[Red Charlie]

I'm chill just trying to give this guy a less dramatic view of WoW.

Umad bro? Umad?

No dude. I r kool

 

[Not PvP Flagged]

Meh, I play WoW and I enjoy it, try it if you think you will enjoy it, or don't try it, no one is going to be able to convince you one way or another

 

[OhSnap]

Don't join.

There really isn't much to do anymore.
Can't raid unless you get into a super-serious raiding guild, the quests are all samey and repetitive with kill 10 of these and 25 of those while collecting 30 knick-knacks. A lot of the people are complete jerks.

The game quality has really gone downhill.

And yet I'm saying all this while tabbed out from WoW with my hunter chilling in Org.

Though to be fair, if you ignore the plot holes and retcons, Blizzard really has come up with some interesting lore and stories.

 

[DigitalAtlas]

Giving the ten day trial a go. If anything, this will speed up the process of the apocalypse.

Maybe by the time I get bored Beiber will vanish from my avatar.

 

[Charli]

Okay ignoring the first posts. Try it, I too migrated from maple story and though it took a few days of adjustment I had a blast. It's really fun. And if you can control the addictive part of it responsibly, just a really well constructed game.

Good luck in your adventure.


People saying it's boring are fed up with the END game, like me. The process to that endgame is lengthy but enjoyable. So please don't rule it off, and clicking can be totally optional with some proper key binding
Look online for some guides on how to do that well so you can make full use of your keyboard instead, the only thing the mouse should be used for is extra buttons/Camera position.

WoW is the least grindy MMO you can find without getting bored within a week. That is a fact, and I play/have played ALOT of MMO's to compare to. It has it's faults but they're only glaring once you've spent a few months at the end game.

I say again, try it, if only to put to rest that you gave it a shot, it's worth the money.

 

[mavkiel]

I'd avoid it. Its really kind of bland and boring.

 

[Dizeazedkiller]

Personally, i find it went to the dogs after Burning Crusade.

But if i want to take a neutral standpoint yeah, give it a try. If you've played warcraft 3 then you might be won over by some nostalgia moments. Also, since the last expansion, leveling is easier than walking so if you are new to MMORPGs it might be a nice introduction. Although it is quite repetitive and boring you might find yourself staying because of other people that play.

Which isn't to say there are AMAZINGLY BETTER MMORPGS. Or maybe its just that i dislike the problems WoW has. Every MMORPG has certain problems but WoWs big ones are shitty, long, unskippable cutscenes, balance issues and the fact that its too fucking easy, and i rate these problems worse than some that other games have. Like Allods. It does have a fair few glitches but last i checked it was beta, it was challenging, and there weren't any goddam cutscenes.

 

[Tax_Document]

Don't bother asking the Escapist.

Most of them will say it's "Addicting" and go then go play FF7 for 17 hours before drinking 43 cans of Mountain Dew.

My opinion? It's fun and NOT addicting, anyone who says so is a weak minded twat.

 

[Baneat]

dont do it! try crack, its safer and less addictive than wow.

Don't do it... Just don't. You'll just lose your social life and gain weight. Do heroin or something, just not Wow

It's like smoking... It's dangerous for your health. Don't start if you can avoid it. Amirite?

First of all dont listen to anything these guys have said. Yes you will get addicted but it is ridiculous to even compare a video game to drugs or drug addiction.

Also if you aren't an idiot about your time you won't become fat and it will not effect your social life.

If you want to try it then try it. But remember it is expensive and after awhile it'll stop being fun and start being effort.

Whatever you do ignore the over dramatization of it's "side effects".

I have had lots of minor addictions, tobacco, caffeine, things like this, WoW, CoD4, runescape bleh bleh.

And I'll group the mental aspect of the physical drugs with addictive games. They won't cause you to fall asleep at 3PM during withdrawal, nor will it drag you over to the PC, but that mental feeling, it's totally there and it feels like it's coming from the same place.

 

[mrhateful]

played it since it came out 6 or 7 seven years ago, however I only have about 340 days played +/-60 on other chars. Its not addictive but it can become really fun when you are raiding with people you enjoy talking to. However be prepared that wow is not a game(maybe the levelling part is) but the raiding and guild part is a hobby. The reason I say this is because wow operates the exact same way, you meet people on specific times of the week that you don't talk to in your normal day and then you go raid bosses with them gaining new items so you can advance.

Now the game itself have improved a lot, so it should be easy for nub like you to play it. Now if I were to say anything bad about and this might just be the elitist talking but the game is has been extremely dumbed down, where welfare epics are being handed out constantly making all your real efforts invalid since in one month everyone will get the item for free that you worked really hard getting(which is the reason I quit the game).

 

[Lt. Vinciti]

Don't do it... Just don't. You'll just lose your social life and gain weight. Do heroin or something, just not Wow

I have a fiance' and a child. I have no more life.

You should cherish that one....go play DDO...its F2P/Freemium...

 

[Slash12]

Honestly man, just give it a shot. I always wanted to try it and eventually I did and got bored once I hit 85. As long as you keep in control of your life you have nothing to lose and you'll never have to wonder again.

 

[EbonBehelit]

I'm on the way out it seems. Nevertheless, WoW is by far the most polished MMO I've played, and Blizzard is still doing an exceptional job with it.

Still, if you decide to give it a go, look at how you play the game objectively. Would you enjoy the game if there was NO gear involved at all? Make sure you're playing a game and not a Skinner Box.

 

[Wintermoot]

it,s a FREE trial period try it, play if you like don,t if you don,t!