Zero Punctuation: World of Warcraft: Cataclysm

[KalosCast]

Those things aren't important at all. The endgame is. And that was pretty much the best it has ever been. Not perfect mind you, but WotLK pretty much ruined any chance of that.

That's like saying the only important part of a game is the last level. That is, it's horrendously incorrect.

 

[C117]

He he, "it's all about numbers". Oh so true...

 

[EHKOS]

I am thoughrly disappointed. Next week he'll be reviewing the Mechanic. Really, where are Fable 3, and all the other NEW games out. For goodness sake it's an expansion pack. I would really like to see him review older games or at least something of interest. Morrowind mayhaps?

 

[Not G. Ivingname]

Between the new and interesting kinds of quests, it is best to enter the game now I suppose is the best time ever to get into the game, but I am still not going into it because I don't think I would have the ability to get out if I ever started.

 

[Nimcha]

Those things aren't important at all. The endgame is. And that was pretty much the best it has ever been. Not perfect mind you, but WotLK pretty much ruined any chance of that.

That's like saying the only important part of a game is the last level. That is, it's horrendously incorrect.

In this case, it isn't. An expansion lasts about 2 years, during that time an average players spends about 80% of his time on the max level. Levelling is just building up to that.

 

[Ranorak]

Thank you for addressing the problem with raiding and instances. You're only gathering gear to gather more gear.

I played World of Warcraft for a very brief period of time(because I try things before I bash them) and I never understood the point. Once you've gathered the best gear you possibly can, there's nothing left to do but PvP, and the PvP system is so shit that it's not even worth doing.

That, or wait for the new content to release, level a new alt, train your professions, try a different spec ( that might require other, better gear.)

The game is hardly evil, the people that do get stuck in it are just pathetic.
And I'm totally allowed to make that judgement, for I've been a casual player for the last 6 years.

Yes, you heard me.
I have been playing this game for six years, it never bothered with my school, it never bothered with my social life, it might have kept me up a few nights for 'one more level' but hey, so did Civ V, and we're not calling that evil.

Well, we would if it was just as popular. But it isn't, so Civ V is just fun and awesome.

 

[Anaklusmos]

That's a lot of responses from people who clearly haven't watch it.

Since I actually did however I've got a question... how does the expansion impact those who don't have it? I haven't played in a few months and am now wondering when I do I'll be on top of a mountain or beneath a whole new town.

Also, Dwarves are the only Alliance race worth playing as haha!

You are teleported to the nearest graveyard for your own convenience so you don't mess up the pathing/changed terrain and fall through the world for all eternity...

 

[FlamingForce]

How in god's name he ended up in a guild actually WAS the 1st thing that popped into my mind upon hearing "Guild Mates"

 

[Muggizz]

Hahahah this one was clearly the funniest one in a while. Had me fucking crakced up. Agree on most of the things he said, some i can argue with. Still love to hear some critical toughts that acually makes sense.

You can't go to youtube for reviews anymore. Yazhee is the only person with true honest opinions acccording to me. Keep it up!

 

[KalosCast]

Never did know what was going on in WoW. I was vaguely aware that we (the Horde) were fighting them (the Alliance), but I never really found out why. There's probably a good reason the Night Elves want to kill the nature loving Taurens, but no one ever bothered to explain it to me.

Honestly, it's never explained all that well why everything broke up at the end of WC3. But generally speaking, almost all the disputes involve the Night Elves, Humans, Orcs and Forsaken (undead). Everyone else is drawn into it because they're allies of these people. Kinda WWI-ish.

 

[vxicepickxv]

I played WoW before, and I thought it was boring; It doesn't sound like that much has changed.

 

[lordswift]

Think il stick to eveonline thanks soo much better and free expansions. *awaits the wowtards fanboy comments

 

[Alphakirby]

The irony? I called Blizzard yesterday and they gave me 5 days to see if the game got any less boring (I have 0 expansions because up to this point I really didn't care) So at 5:00 My timer starts once more

 

[Fifty-One]

I've been hooked on these games since WarCraft 2: Tides of Darkness. I love the lore behind the games even if it is getting a little convoluted. I've had a lot of fun playing all of Blizzard's games. That being said, I don't think I'll be buying Cataclysm, at least right away. I'm not great at doing anything in moderation, and I don't want to be glued to a computer chair for 3-4 hours a night.

 

[k-ossuburb]

What I'm puzzled by is how he managed to do get around to making this review, wasn't Brisbane evacuated? I swear I heard him mention he lived near there. My sympathies to everyone affected.

That aside, brilliant review as always even if I didn't get half the references since I've never been within a mile of WoW since I left university. My briefest encounters with it was occasionally glancing over my housemate's shoulder out of curiosity. That was ages ago, though. To give you a rough scale; it was around the time of Halo 2's release.

 

[k-ossuburb]

How in god's name he ended up in a guild actually WAS the 1st thing that popped into my mind upon hearing "Guild Mates"

How he ended up with all three expansions and a subscription long enough to get to 60 after he blatantly said he wouldn't pay money for it is a bigger question.

He probably didn't pay for it, The Escapist did.

 

[Captain Pancake]

"NUMBERS!!!!!!!!"

(no love for the Worgen why is that??)

If they were just a novelty, how the hell did I get one to 58 without getting bored?

Answer: It's not a novelty. Wolf-men are fucking awesome. Next question!

How in god's name he ended up in a guild actually WAS the 1st thing that popped into my mind upon hearing "Guild Mates"

How he ended up with all three expansions and a subscription long enough to get to 60 after he blatantly said he wouldn't pay money for it is a bigger question.

If you play it right you can get a level 60 character in a week, the subscription cost wouldn't be an issue. Seeing as he's already had experience and had the time to play it, that wouldn't surprise me. Plus he said he'd only play it over the christmas period, which is just a week or two.

 

[KalosCast]

How he ended up with all three expansions and a subscription long enough to get to 60 after he blatantly said he wouldn't pay money for it is a bigger question.

You only need the vanilla game and the free month that it gives you in order to see everything he did (except the flying mount) and even then it was likely it was the Escapist's money.

 

[PinkiePyro]

Numbers!
glad to see Yahtzee has a similar view of MMOs as I do though I never played wow i have played others and find the whole raiding system a giant black hole of a time sink

 

[Matt Sivyer]

Amazin' video, once again

Funniest line is the baby part xD *HELP*