World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth

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  1. Pavane
    Jun 25, 2020
    10
    Une manière de narrer l'histoire de plus en plus intéressante et profonde pour les joueurs malgré des difficultés techniques du à l'architecture vieillissante - rappelons que WoW à 15 ans. Malgré ça ils arrivent tout de même à améliorer les graphismes - big GG aux Designer et Développeurs !

    On notera quand même que le jeu à sa sortie était assez pauvre en nouvelles features et que les    Une manière de narrer l'histoire de plus en plus intéressante et profonde pour les joueurs malgré des difficultés techniques du à l'architecture vieillissante - rappelons que WoW à 15 ans. Malgré ça ils arrivent tout de même à améliorer les graphismes - big GG aux Designer et Développeurs !

    On notera quand même que le jeu à sa sortie était assez pauvre en nouvelles features et que les patch étaient maigres en nouveautés jusqu'à la 8.3 (si je me rappelle bien). Bref, une belle extension sortie trop tôt et donc mal équilibrée en terme de sortie de contenu mais tout de même superbe (ou meilleure) en terme de narration et graphisme - façon carton pate    … Expand
  2. AskeNacht
    Jan 21, 2023
    10
    It still is my the most favorite expansion in the history of the WoW. It was very great. There were real advantures and real atmosphere of global conflict. There was a lot of dramatism in the plot which was making you totally involved into the game. You even could choose the side of an evel "nazi" regime and to feel how it is to be on this side. As opposed, now in the game you only canIt still is my the most favorite expansion in the history of the WoW. It was very great. There were real advantures and real atmosphere of global conflict. There was a lot of dramatism in the plot which was making you totally involved into the game. You even could choose the side of an evel "nazi" regime and to feel how it is to be on this side. As opposed, now in the game you only can watch stories of the life of LBGT centaurs and stories about worthless losers. It is so sad :(… Expand
  3. Crazygame
    Jan 16, 2023
    10
    It is my least favorite wow expansion. Nevertheless i loved atmosphere and dungeons..
  4. letsregisteraga
    Jun 24, 2022
    8
    8.1 and 8.2 was really fun, it had its issues but still I had fun playing it.

    8.0 content wise was also S tier, but the new borrowed power systems were pretty poorly done so yeah, progressing was not pleasant, this was fixed in 8.1. Unfortunately 8.0 class design was outright ridiculous because the removal of the artifact weapons meant a lot of classes lose about 40-60% of their    8.1 and 8.2 was really fun, it had its issues but still I had fun playing it.

    8.0 content wise was also S tier, but the new borrowed power systems were pretty poorly done so yeah, progressing was not pleasant, this was fixed in 8.1. Unfortunately 8.0 class design was outright ridiculous because the removal of the artifact weapons meant a lot of classes lose about 40-60% of their spells/mechanics and ofc these were somewhat replaced by azerite system and class changes but still it was pitiful compared to legion's class design. 8.2 and 8.3 used bandaid generic effects (essences, corruption) to help the issue and performance wise they did succeed but class design remained lackluster for the whole duration of the expansion.

    8.3 content wise was again nice, but the loot changes like the removal of titanforge or the idea that really only raids drop viable gear for all content is idiotic and made this patch largely raid or die so I just cba playing it after a while. Also while corruption was fun for the first few weeks it was just stupid how much dmg some of them did. (mind you corruptions were random effects with no way to work towards a specific one, vendor was added later when it was already anyway).
    Overall however if we summarize all patches, BfA was a nice expansion and the base content(maps, story, art/music) were fun if to play through.    … Expand
  5. Estro
    May 29, 2021
    10
    as a roleplayer having more races is a blessing, and this expansion is where I actually tried doing mythics, maybe because I only did them for a while got this expansion a 10, because I have a lot of good memories with it, mostly because I met a guild that is sooo f-ing amazing
  6. Kettil
    Jan 3, 2021
    9
    Lots to do and generally interesting content. Story not loved by everyone and the visuals are below average for WoW but still some of WoW's best ever original content though - horrific visions were amazing, and the mythic+ seasons/affixes were great.
  7. LukeSR
    Dec 1, 2020
    10
    I have my own way to play WoW, I'm collecting Mounts, often in old content areas and leveling many alts. I really loved the world and setting of BfAand therefore I rated the game with a 10.

    Many people rate the content, bugs. It wasn't really relevant to me, I've done like 3 or 4 island expeditions in the entire BfA time and few warfronts to get my mounts. I'm not a mythic raider.
  8. FAMOS
    Nov 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's got trolls, it's got Mesoamerican art and architecture and its got dinosaurs. What more do you need? 13/10 Would recommend. I'm sure there's some good Alliance stuff too, but whatever. For the Horde!… Expand
  9. ixenroh
    Aug 4, 2020
    9
    I don't understand what the negativity towards BFA is but personally, I have to applaud Blizzard for this expansion.

    Ever since Warlords of Draenor, the quests are involved, immersive and very fun to do, which makes the fetch-questy aspects of them very tolerable. The story was very involved and well written. The only part I didn't enjoy was the Azshara update. The environments are    I don't understand what the negativity towards BFA is but personally, I have to applaud Blizzard for this expansion.

    Ever since Warlords of Draenor, the quests are involved, immersive and very fun to do, which makes the fetch-questy aspects of them very tolerable. The story was very involved and well written. The only part I didn't enjoy was the Azshara update.

    The environments are beautiful, the raids and dungeons are very fun. Any annoyances I experienced in older patches were fixed, and Azerite was improved.

    Warfronts and Island Expeditions in my eyes are fun and well done, I have no qualms against them.

    I'm looking forward to Shadowlands as to the continuation of the story. I've only played DH for the whole time, so I can't speak as to balance and class-play but when it comes to demon hunters, the class is very fun, and feels well balanced to the PvE content of the newer patches.    … Expand
  10. Andrushok
    Jul 8, 2020
    10
    Я играю WOW с ВОТЛК , и могу сказать , что БФА хороший , а в некоторых местах отличный аддон , прикольные квесты , хорошие рейды , сюжет местами конечно хромает (он давно хромает , а не с БФА) , но в основном приятно погружает в историю новых островов и взаимодействие персонажей .
    К сожалению сейчас такой поколение игроков , которое на ставит оценки за игру , оно ставить баллы игре за    Я играю WOW с ВОТЛК , и могу сказать , что БФА хороший , а в некоторых местах отличный аддон , прикольные квесты , хорошие рейды , сюжет местами конечно хромает (он давно хромает , а не с БФА) , но в основном приятно погружает в историю новых островов и взаимодействие персонажей .
    К сожалению сейчас такой поколение игроков , которое на ставит оценки за игру , оно ставить баллы игре за вообще не касающийся к игре фактарм или не своего мнение т.к. кто - то сказал так.    … Expand
  11. Gavinair
    Jun 3, 2020
    8
    Even though some systems in the game are terrible, the expansion isn't horrible. The art like every expansion is amazing. The idea of the expansion is really good but is screwed by the storytelling
  12. JaapStam
    Apr 9, 2020
    8
    Le pongo un 8 para levantarle la nota a esta expansión que ni de lejos se merece la que tiene actualmente (3,8). La gente no sabe lo que es un juego de un 3 de media en valoración, y mucho menos de un 0, como le han puesto muchos resentidos a los que no les gusta que Blizzard no haga las cosas exactamente como ellos quieren que las hagan.

    He visto lloros en el foro de WoW con sentido,    Le pongo un 8 para levantarle la nota a esta expansión que ni de lejos se merece la que tiene actualmente (3,8). La gente no sabe lo que es un juego de un 3 de media en valoración, y mucho menos de un 0, como le han puesto muchos resentidos a los que no les gusta que Blizzard no haga las cosas exactamente como ellos quieren que las hagan.

    He visto lloros en el foro de WoW con sentido, pero otros diciendo que el warmode esta mal, no tiene sentido y un largo etcétera. El warmode le viene al WoW como anillo al dedo (Gente diciendo que estaba clarísimo el desbalance que iba a haber entre alianza y horda, como queriendo que haya un número exacto de jugadores de cada facción en cada servidor del WoW. Si no te gusta el warmode se puede desactivar, y ese 10% no es excusa porque prácticamente no se nota).

    Otra gente diciendo de denunciar a Blizzard por dar contenido fracmentado (cosa que lleva haciendo 14 años, de hecho, en eso consiste WoW), por tener varios bugs (no veo gente denunciando masivamente a Ubisoft por ser famosa por sus bugs) y un largo etcétera de lloros poco justificados.

    Lo de farmear AP también lo hicieron en Legion y mucha gente la cataloga de la mejor expansión de WoW, pero ahora todo el mundo se queja como si fuese nuevo.

    En fin, podría seguir dictando lloros sin sentido pero lo que quiero conseguir con esta crítica es abrir los ojos a alguna gente, si es posible, y enseñarles que esta expansión no tiene nada de malo respecto a como la pintan (de hecho a mi me gusta más que Legion, llamadme loco).

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    I put a 10 to raise the note to this expansion that even remotely deserves the one currently (3.8). People do not know what a 3-in-a-half game is in valuation, let alone a 0, as many resentful people have not liked that Blizzard does not do things exactly as they want them to do.

    I have seen tears in the WoW forum with sense, but others saying that the warmode is wrong, does not make sense and a long etcetera. The warmode comes to WoW as a ring to the finger (People saying that it was very clear the imbalance that was going to be between alliance and horde, as if it wanted to have an exact number of players of each faction in each WoW server. warmode can be disabled, and that 10% is not an excuse because it practically does not show).

    Other people saying to denounce Blizzard for giving fractional content (which has been doing 14 years, in fact, that is WoW), for having several bugs (I do not see people denouncing Ubisoft massively for being famous for their bugs) and a long etc. of little justified crying.

    Farming AP also did it in Legion and many people call it the best expansion of WoW, but now everyone complains as if it were new.

    Anyway, I could continue crying without meaning but what I want to achieve with this criticism is to open the eyes of some people, if possible, and show them that this expansion has nothing wrong with how they paint it (in fact, I like more than Legion, call me crazy).

    (Translated by google translator xd)    … Expand
  13. Montgomeri
    Mar 21, 2020
    10
    Very interesting content with an intrigue that developed throughout the add-on. I like everything.
  14. joppo
    Feb 8, 2020
    9
    Annoyed by dailies (and similar repetitive activities) . All else is pretty much solid.
  15. DartAnok
    Feb 4, 2020
    10
    I’m playing WoW since Classic and this game still gives to me a lot a fan and unique game experience. I like this game and, probably, I will always play it. My favorite game and game of my life. Best regards for Blizzard from Russia!
  16. ButcherN
    Feb 3, 2020
    10
    В общем, оценку несколько завысил, так как тройка, мягко говоря, не объективная. В самом начале этот аддон казался достаточно плохим, за что и словил оценки такие, но сейчас, если судить "объективно", то вышло все вполне себе, сюжета много, сам качаю ордынского дк, дабы просмотреть, а шо там у красных, локации достаточно приятные, всякого рода макеты есть, если вы из этих, чтоб набить шмотВ общем, оценку несколько завысил, так как тройка, мягко говоря, не объективная. В самом начале этот аддон казался достаточно плохим, за что и словил оценки такие, но сейчас, если судить "объективно", то вышло все вполне себе, сюжета много, сам качаю ордынского дк, дабы просмотреть, а шо там у красных, локации достаточно приятные, всякого рода макеты есть, если вы из этих, чтоб набить шмот нынче долго портить себе нервы не надо… Expand
  17. Merggy
    Feb 2, 2020
    9
    Definitely an extremely fun game to play. Seemingly always updated to keep it fun - Battle For Azeroth has to be my favorite game right now. Wouldn't hurt to make the loading times a bit faster, but not everything can be perfect. 9/10.
  18. Shaha1995
    Feb 1, 2020
    9
    Finally we are back to Azeroth to our great lands of Kul Tiras and Zandalar. The new game mechanics like azerite talents and essences allow us to experience more flexible gameplay. My initial rate is 7/10, but I have to give 9 because...

    ...This game doesn’t worth 0/10. The haters are dumb and over exaggerating things
  19. Bloodnes
    Jan 7, 2020
    10
    Одно из последних дополнений, куда расти игре уже не знаю, контента тьма, времени отнимает нереально много, игра сделана для домохозяек и безработных. Но она по прежнему величественна и не имеет конкурентов, лучшее игра в своем классе 10/10Одно из последних дополнений, куда расти игре уже не знаю, контента тьма, времени отнимает нереально много, игра сделана для домохозяек и безработных. Но она по прежнему величественна и не имеет конкурентов, лучшее игра в своем классе 10/10
  20. Mordikwise
    Dec 8, 2019
    9
    Игра получилась достойная, единнственное что было смазано - это начало игры - Тельдрассил, и, к сожалению, была не особо удачна система азеритовой брони. Но если игру рассматривать сейчас на патче 8.2.5 - то игра интересна и увлекательна.
    В игре есть всё, чтобы занять игроков на любое время - 5,10,30,60+ минут.
    Прокачка интересна, а так же очень много контента на 120 уровне: - Локальные    Игра получилась достойная, единнственное что было смазано - это начало игры - Тельдрассил, и, к сожалению, была не особо удачна система азеритовой брони. Но если игру рассматривать сейчас на патче 8.2.5 - то игра интересна и увлекательна.
    В игре есть всё, чтобы занять игроков на любое время - 5,10,30,60+ минут.
    Прокачка интересна, а так же очень много контента на 120 уровне:
    - Локальные задания;
    - Рейды;
    - Подземелья эпохальной сложности;
    - Фронты;
    - Острова;
    - Мехагон и Назжатар
    - Соратники
    и многое другое.
    Нужно помнить что это ММОРПГ и разработчики её стали развивать не в сторону РПГ, а в сторону сессионной игры, т.е. у игрока есть время, зашел в игру победил, получил позитивные эмоции и вышел. Моя оценка на текущий момент 9/10.
    А если сравнивать игру с Классик, то всё таки Классик ВоВ - это больше РПГ с элементами ММО...
    English (google translate):
    The game turned out to be decent, the only thing that was smeared was the beginning of the game - Teldrassil, and, unfortunately, the system of Azerite armor was not very successful. But if we consider the game now on patch 8.2.5, then the game is interesting and exciting.
    The game has everything to keep players busy at any time - 5.10.30.60+ minutes.
    Leveling is interesting, as well as a lot of content at level 120:
    - Local tasks;
    - Raids;
    - Dungeons of epochal complexity;
    - Fronts;
    - Islands;
    - Mehagon and Nazjatar
    - Companions
    and much more.
    It must be remembered that this is an MMORPG, and its developers began to develop it not towards RPGs, but towards session games, i.e. the player has time, went into the game, won, received positive emotions and left. My current rating is 9/10.
    And if you compare the game with the Classic, then all the same the Classic VoB is more of an RPG with MMO elements    … Expand
  21. JellyGamer
    Nov 18, 2019
    8
    I found the BFA expansion a lot of fun for a few weeks, although after a while I did feel like something was missing and I switched to WoW Classic as soon as it was fully released. That said, I did get a lot of enjoyment out of BFA for a few weeks so I feel I cannot give it a bad rating.
    Other expansions have been better, but this was fun enough.
    Pros: Beautiful new areas to explore    I found the BFA expansion a lot of fun for a few weeks, although after a while I did feel like something was missing and I switched to WoW Classic as soon as it was fully released. That said, I did get a lot of enjoyment out of BFA for a few weeks so I feel I cannot give it a bad rating.
    Other expansions have been better, but this was fun enough.

    Pros:

    Beautiful new areas to explore (I'd say moreso for Horde than Alliance). The entire Zandalari area has to be one of my favourites of all time, it reminds me very strongly of the Dinotopia book I had as a child. The art team have obviously put a great amount of care into the world.

    Exciting new content. There's a lot of fun new content. I'd say enough to warrant the price tag. I sunk hours into the game, following the various storylines, new dungeons and raids.

    Cons:

    Somehow I felt more railroaded than usual during BFA. That sense of playing out my own adventure that some expansions have had was sort of missing here? In part because everybody was playing the part of 'the chosen one' with the azurite amulet. In places I felt like I wanted to take a different path storywise, but the story carried on and I had no choice but to go along with it.

    My character felt more like a plot device to further the NPC's story arcs than a character free to go where and do what I wanted to do. This is why I hopped back to Classic WoW.

    Everything is easy. With enemy scaling, I never felt like anything was a challenge. This was something else WoW Classic excels in. In Classic, everything feels more challenging and as a result, progressing in the game feels more rewarding.

    Conclusion

    Overall I enjoyed this expansion, but it does seem like Blizzard is becoming more EA Activision and less Blizzard by the day. I want to see more charm and challenge from a WoW expansion.    … Expand
  22. RaukoLord
    Nov 12, 2019
    8
    in fact this expantion is not so bad as some ppl want to show it.

    yes, it has problems, but it is not only BfA issue. BfA showed us a lot of things that were rather new to players but probably not for ppl that read books and stories. It brought us some new storylines of characters that we know for a long time and we met again some more old friends it is not really bad, it is    in fact this expantion is not so bad as some ppl want to show it.

    yes, it has problems, but it is not only BfA issue.

    BfA showed us a lot of things that were rather new to players but probably not for ppl that read books and stories. It brought us some new storylines of characters that we know for a long time and we met again some more old friends

    it is not really bad, it is between ok and good but mutch closer to good. not legion, not wotlk, but still better than many other chapters of WoW story    … Expand
  23. Disawe
    Sep 5, 2019
    10
    The graphics are getting better and better. new textures and animations. But I look forward to processing the mechanics of the game. It would be better done harder.
  24. judgemagister
    Aug 2, 2019
    8
    After playing Patch 8.2 for more than a month now, I feel like the state of the game has definitely improved. There has been a real attempt by the developers to make this aging game more interesting. This was accomplished by adding two zones, Nazjatar and Mechagon, which represent two different varieties of world content.
    Nazjatar is the more classic type of end-game zone, where you    After playing Patch 8.2 for more than a month now, I feel like the state of the game has definitely improved. There has been a real attempt by the developers to make this aging game more interesting. This was accomplished by adding two zones, Nazjatar and Mechagon, which represent two different varieties of world content.
    Nazjatar is the more classic type of end-game zone, where you venture with a bodyguard and do world quests and kill rare spawns to upgrade your gear and get unique toys, mounts, and pets. In Mechagon, the world content involves more unpredictable and quirky gameplay where you work with other players to build random construction projects (such as a drill that opens a cave to a rare spawn with unique rewards), "tinkering" which lets you build wacky engineering gadgets with a variety of effects, et cetera.
    The Eternal Palace (raid) and Operation: Mechagon (dungeon) are also welcome additions for anyone interested in end-game PvE content, with the raid having three difficulties (Normal, Heroic, and Mythic) and the dungeon having a Hard Mode with enhanced rewards and difficulty.
    The music, artwork, and "soul" put into the game are all top notch. People who complain about the state of the game don't have realistic suggestions as to how this 15 year old game could be improved. The developers have done a good job working with what they have, and I look forward to future expansions. If I could improve anything, I would do something about the War Mode and server sharding system, which was implemented to counteract the effect of lower server populations in an ever-expanding world, but can also cause lag and faction imbalance issues. 8/10    … Expand
  25. Thwompthing
    Jul 28, 2019
    9
    Another fun expansion, just like the rest. Those who give it a poor review just don't care for MMO RPG's anymore, because this is by far still the most popular MMO RPG on the planet. BEAUTIFUL music once again, accompanied by gorgeous environments. Graphics are always getting a little boost. Is it Unreal 4 engine? God no, but what it is is gorgeous cartoon style graphics.

    There's    Another fun expansion, just like the rest. Those who give it a poor review just don't care for MMO RPG's anymore, because this is by far still the most popular MMO RPG on the planet. BEAUTIFUL music once again, accompanied by gorgeous environments. Graphics are always getting a little boost. Is it Unreal 4 engine? God no, but what it is is gorgeous cartoon style graphics.

    There's always something to do in the World of Warcraft. People just love to hate the most popular MMO RPG on Earth.

    I'm so glad that professional critics have more common sense than these hateful users.    … Expand
  26. Slob
    Jul 18, 2019
    8
    World of Warcraft in 2019: Still the best MMO on the market. The best competetive Raiding and dungeons and world design. 8.1 and 8.2 brings excellent raid content. Nazjatar is one of the most gorgeous zones in the game with a top notch soundtrack, and grinding Mythic + dungeons is still addictive. Loot system is kinda broken and World quests and Island expedotions are a chore but otherwiseWorld of Warcraft in 2019: Still the best MMO on the market. The best competetive Raiding and dungeons and world design. 8.1 and 8.2 brings excellent raid content. Nazjatar is one of the most gorgeous zones in the game with a top notch soundtrack, and grinding Mythic + dungeons is still addictive. Loot system is kinda broken and World quests and Island expedotions are a chore but otherwise great expansion.… Expand
  27. Nacael
    Jul 12, 2019
    8
    Mantiene casi la misma dinámica de juego que Legión, buena música y buenas peleas de bandas.
    PvP de mundo es quizá su punto más débil.
  28. AskeArthur
    Jun 10, 2019
    10
    One of the best addons in the history of World of Warcraft! We have received Zandalar and we have received Kul Tiras. Locations are best ever made. Nazmir and Blood Trolls are perfect. The Battle for Dazar'Alor is one of the best raids in WoW. (I hope that Nazjatar with its raid to Azjara will be also great). Finally the plot of BfA is as dramatic and interesting as the plot of old goodOne of the best addons in the history of World of Warcraft! We have received Zandalar and we have received Kul Tiras. Locations are best ever made. Nazmir and Blood Trolls are perfect. The Battle for Dazar'Alor is one of the best raids in WoW. (I hope that Nazjatar with its raid to Azjara will be also great). Finally the plot of BfA is as dramatic and interesting as the plot of old good Warcraft 3.
    P.S. And I also like so much current shamans. Thank Blizzard!    … Expand
  29. BlueofSnow
    May 22, 2019
    8
    World of Warcraft is the best mmo, but this expansion is good, but the gameplay is less interesting compared to légion. The necklace is a joke for it's usefullness compared to weapons is very usefull.
  30. Oblamingo
    Feb 15, 2019
    10
    Cостоянием на сегодня большая часть багов пофикшена, новый рейд (в отличии от Ульдира) весьма интересен и не прост. Игра выравниваеться, это не Легион но все еще лучшая ММОРПГ на рынке.
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#72 Best PC Game of 2018
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#16 Most Shared PC Game of 2018

Critic Reviews

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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
  1. 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]
  2. 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]
  3. Ragequit.gr
    Oct 12, 2018
    82
    Blizzard plays it safe, incorporating few innovations while trying to salvage the lore situation of Warcraft due to its constant escalation. Despite all this, BfA remains an entertaining expansion with a lot to offer in endgame for a casual player.
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