World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth

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Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 39 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 39
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 39
  3. Negative: 0 out of 39
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  1. CD-Action
    Dec 4, 2018
    70
    Battle for Azeroth offers everything you could expect from a World of Warcraft expansion, but its scale is visibly smaller than Legion’s and there’s no truly new quality here. All that doesn’t change the fact that the charm of this extraordinary MMORPG appeals to me almost as strongly as 13 years ago. [10/2018, p.42]
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  2. GameSpot
    Oct 8, 2018
    70
    It's clear that Battle for Azeroth tries very hard to balance the needs of new players with those of long-time fans, and as was the case in Legion, it demonstrates that the line between refinement and oversimplification can feel very thin. It's an overall good addition to World of Warcraft's current state, but it's a gamble as to whether its upcoming content will make it truly special.
  3. GameSpew
    Sep 20, 2018
    70
    Battle for Azeroth makes some great improvements in the levelling experience, but faults in its class design and the less rewarding Azerite system mean that overall, it takes too many steps back from Legion.
  5. GameOver.gr
    Sep 14, 2018
    70
    World Of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth, while not making something extravagantly wrong, leaves a loose and saggy impression. Especially compared to the typhoon of changes Legion brought, Battle for Azeroth seems to be less ambitious, staying inside its established comfort zone.
  6. Digital Trends
    Aug 28, 2018
    70
    Everyone insists the stakes are high, yet they never feel high, because nothing you care about is at risk.
  7. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Dec 31, 2018
    60
    A quite well-made expansion, but not without flaws. If they get removed by the creators, the rating will improve. However, you won’t regret buying it. [Issue#290]
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  8. Stevivor
    Sep 5, 2018
    50
    Overall, I can’t say I’ve enjoyed my time with Battle for Azeroth. There’s a lot of long term progression here for the hardcore players, but to me everything feels simplified and a little bit strung out. The story is quite weak, and the new zones don’t have anything to really grab me as a player like Legion did. It all just feels a little too familiar, like Blizzard have tried to bring back the nostalgia of the “good old days” but have instead delivered the same old story once more. I’m hopeful, though, that Blizzard have a long term plan in place for this latest instalment in the epic saga that World of Warcraft has become, but I’ll be giving this one a miss.
  9. GameWatcher
    Aug 30, 2018
    50
    Unless Blizzard has some real story shake-ups and a phenomenally tuned raid on the horizon, I’m honestly expecting the sharpest player decrease to set in within the next few months. The expansion itself has some interesting ideas, but sticking to a World Quest grindfest is quickly becoming the norm, and the Island Expeditions aren’t exactly exciting.
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  1. Kotaku
    Sep 5, 2018
    What Battle for Azeroth lacks in new stuff, it makes up for in character.
  2. Polygon
    Aug 23, 2018
    The greatest testament to Blizzard’s design in this expansion is that it’s worth wading through Battle for Azeroth’s seemingly endless and frustrating grind, all in the hopes of helping your group of four friends push their keystone up one more level than you thought was possible — at least, for now.
  3. VG247
    Aug 16, 2018
    Battle for Azeroth is still good. Great, even. One of the best expansions World of Warcraft has seen. Cinematics are driving the storytelling stronger than ever, and a handy apocalypse providing a nice reset for the decades-old plot. There’s a wider range of ways to play, and what missteps are taken feel more like minor nuisances.

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#72 Best PC Game of 2018
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#5 Most Discussed PC Game of 2018
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#16 Most Shared PC Game of 2018

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2.3

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 2487 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 372 out of 2487
  2. Mixed: 177 out of 2487
  3. Negative: 1,938 out of 2487
  1. EdgarPoe
    Sep 16, 2018
    1
    Prepare yourselves...

    From Mythic crate bugs, to Warfront afk 390 gear, this expansion has everything! Ignoring balancing issues, the    Prepare yourselves...

    From Mythic crate bugs, to Warfront afk 390 gear, this expansion has everything!

    Ignoring balancing issues, the team really dropped the ball this time. The AMA was a joke, and was held specifically because things are BAD right now. All the people pretending everything is just fine, remind me of that picture where a dog is in a burning room.

    Just run a comparison of this xpacs features versus Legion or others.. If they added two new classes in BfA it would have made up for some of this nonsense.. but instead, they still don't have the existing classes finished, until 8.1... Good Lord...    … Full Review »
  2. mayor1122
    Sep 16, 2018
    0
    Hi. Alliance sub rogue here. Between the "hotfixes" and faction based warfront rewards, you should avoid this game like the plague. They haveHi. Alliance sub rogue here. Between the "hotfixes" and faction based warfront rewards, you should avoid this game like the plague. They have nerfed rogue pvp into the ground so badly that I've had to reroll. Rerolling in this expac isn't easy due to the grind of rep and azerite power that severely puts you behind other players. I have had to choose to play a healer to have any chance of catching up to the current content.

    As for warfronts, they gave major rewards to the horde while alliance got nothing for two weeks. Horde guilds are now leading the world first raiding purely due to the blunders of Blizzard developers. Decisions like these are riddled throughout this game. Once again, save your money and forget that this game exists.    … Full Review »
  3. Raven78
    Aug 18, 2018
    3
    Really sad to say, but this is the first xpack i dont even feel like i want to login or level at all.
    Its really just Legion Gameplay (as in    Really sad to say, but this is the first xpack i dont even feel like i want to login or level at all.
    Its really just Legion Gameplay (as in WQ, grind for AP,..) but more like a downgrade.
    Further Class "pruning", no new Talents or spells, you actually get weaker from leveling due to their scaling system, new GCD added on every spell so Gameplay is slower and less fluid.
    They keep removing the RPG out of this MMORPG since a while now.
    3 for Art, Sound and Story Teams, rest is more then meh.    … Full Review »
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