World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth

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  1. Gorveth
    Sep 10, 2018
    0
    Bug-ridden and with a lack of end-game content. Beta for Azeroth took all of our feedback and binned it in favour or rushing the expansion out in time. Island expeditions and Warfronts are dead on arrival. Classes are gutted. Uldir is one of the most boring raids they’ve ever done. Mythic+ is frustrating. PvP suffers thanks to the gutted classes and the story is one of the worst they’veBug-ridden and with a lack of end-game content. Beta for Azeroth took all of our feedback and binned it in favour or rushing the expansion out in time. Island expeditions and Warfronts are dead on arrival. Classes are gutted. Uldir is one of the most boring raids they’ve ever done. Mythic+ is frustrating. PvP suffers thanks to the gutted classes and the story is one of the worst they’ve ever written (And that’s saying something!). Avoid at all costs.… Expand
  2. restyle
    Sep 10, 2018
    2
    When you thought WoD was the worst expansion ever made, Blizzard pulls BFA out of their sleeves and laughs in your face.
  3. MeroMero
    Sep 10, 2018
    3
    As a priest main, this expansions seems to me like the quintessence of all bad changes could every happened to my beloved class. Besides, every new gameplay aspect introduced is heavily timegated and just a reinvention of past mechanics that seem quite simplified
  4. Hendrikus3
    Sep 10, 2018
    2
    For someone who has played every expansion for at least a few months since mid 2005, I didn't even make it for a month in BfA. It's just... it's gorgeous, but that's all it is.

    Don't get me wrong, the story is good, the themes fit the factions well, but it's just... empty. Unless you like repetitiveness without reward, then bfa is most definitely your thing. Blizz made a gorgeous    For someone who has played every expansion for at least a few months since mid 2005, I didn't even make it for a month in BfA. It's just... it's gorgeous, but that's all it is.

    Don't get me wrong, the story is good, the themes fit the factions well, but it's just... empty.
    Unless you like repetitiveness without reward, then bfa is most definitely your thing.
    Blizz made a gorgeous world, but they forgot to add gameplay. Currently nothing works as they had intended. Warfronts? Nope. Expeditions? Nope. Warmode? HAHAHA no! You could even ask yourself why the hell we grow ten levels, because it's just numbers in scaling content. If you take a level 110 from legion in the best Legion gear and lock the xp gain, you'd be better, faster and even more competitive in pvp. it's that poorly designed, it's mind-boggling.

    WoW has come to a point where where it's just no longer an rpg, and one can question why it's still an MMO, since player interaction is hardly a thing, even in instances. It's a story rich hack and slash with some sidefluff that really doesn't serve a purpose: professions, pvp, more grinding. Secondary professions are either pointless and they even removed one: first aid.
    I understand that, because every class now has a self heal. They also all have a temp damage reduction and a temp damage burst. They are mostly the same. They've balanced/pruned everything to such a degree that it hardly matters what you play. You just don't feel it.

    Talent trees are well, not what you'd expect after 120 levels. If you'd join the game now, you'd have no idea what's going on. You just crash through irrelevant content with little progress to come to a point where all you do is grind - and for what? New races that are a slight variation of what we already know, so you can do it all over again in a different skin? The ability to fly which is by no means a necessity in these zones? Gear that doesn't do much for you because you haven't grinded enough Azerite? Where's the entertainment, the FUN?

    Man, I really feel that Blizz finally went where most of the big names the whole gaming industry went: shiny, hyped-up, forcefully marketed and completely underwhelming once you play it. It might well have been an EA game. it feels like a cash-grab. With all the preparation I did to start BfA, I've even spent money on services to create the perfect toons for me to level through BfA... and I don't know what to do with them, I don't want to grind through all the time-gated stuff on all my alts.

    And the bugs and problems are being silenced.
    The full servers could to with free migration. Nope. You pay 25 euro per character for that, or you face a queue of an hour until you can log in. As an adult with a job, my spare time is limited and waiting is not something I like doing. Blizz just isn't listening to it's player base atm... I understand why, because almost everyone, from casual to raider to pvp-er to RP-er is complaining about how much of a turd this expansion is.

    It looks great, the atmosphere and music are brilliant. The story is decent and fitting... but they just forgot to add the game elements. It's not a game to me, it feels like a visual novel that you get to grind through. it's work without pay. No character development, no character management. it's login, mount-up, grind until there's nothing to grind, and logout or burnout.

    And then I unsubbed and went to a Vanilla private server, just to look how that was again. Just to feel what it was again that drew me to the game to begin with.
    I could cry when I see the difference between the rich world of WoW versus the empty husk it has become. I'd choose imperfection and gameplay over visuals anytime.

    Maybe I'm just no longer the target audience, but if this is what a modern MMORPG must look like, I really pity the current generations for not being able to experience what we did. It's a damn, damn shame.    … Expand
  5. borris0
    Sep 10, 2018
    0
    Expansions are an exciting time for WoW. It goes without saying, all that delicious new content to devour, the feeling of growth and attainment that comes with leveling, gearing up and steadily growing more powerful. Only this time, that feeling is absent for me. I've been thinking about why, and I've come to the conclusion that there is simply no sense of progression at all in BfA.Expansions are an exciting time for WoW. It goes without saying, all that delicious new content to devour, the feeling of growth and attainment that comes with leveling, gearing up and steadily growing more powerful. Only this time, that feeling is absent for me. I've been thinking about why, and I've come to the conclusion that there is simply no sense of progression at all in BfA.

    MMOs have always been a treadmill, and WoW is no exception. But the machinery has been disguised by a steady drip feed of rewards wrapped up in a visually appealing and accessible world to play in. It's easy to see the machinery of it all if you look closely, but the experience is more than the sum of it's parts. Except in BfA, where I feel that the skinner-box mechanics of modern WoW are so painfully apparent it makes me question what I am doing with my time. Go to quest hub, get three quests (one kill quota, one interact/gather quota, one boss kill), get second round of quests, complete final mission, move on. On the way, run into a side area with similar structure. Every. Single. Time. I know that the game has always been structured this way, but previous iterations did not feel as robotic as in BfA; I never felt that I saw the gears behind the graphics, if you follow.

    My second problem is the scaling system. On paper, a great way to prolong the lifespan of the game and keep it challenging. In reality, it hobbled any sense of progress I might have felt. It doesn't matter if you gain a level or if you upgrade your gear, fighting the same enemies will take the same amount of time. Tell me, what is the point of striving to upgrade your stuff if it doesn't make a difference? It doesn't help that there was no new talent tier. In fact, we lost talents when legendaries were removed, further compounding the problem.

    Content gating. Allied races were a major draw for this expansion, and yet they are hiiden behind an obscene rep grind, and in the case of the Kul Tirans and Zandalari, not even in the game at all yet. Can you imagine the sh!t storm that would have erupted if they locked blood elves or worgen in the same way? "Yeah, we know they're one of the selling points, we know you paid for them, but we are so desperate to stretch the content that we're hiding them away from you for weeks." This isn't the same as the mage tower quests in Legion, I don't feel like I am earning anything per se, just having my patience tested.

    Spectacle drop. Players have really fallen down the totem pole in BfA. We go from slayers of Gods, wielding legendary weapons of unfathomable power, to goons running around picking fruit and killing pirates. Quite the come down, no? It doesn't help that the story line was badly handled in the pre-expansion and half of our abilities were pruned away. Upgrading your legendary weapon was a no-brainer; you level it up, your damage/healing goes up, you become stronger. Plus you had new talents to earn that powered you up and gave you new abilities. Now we have the heart of azeroth, a lump of stats that absorbs currency and does absolutely nothing. Can you earn new looks for it? No. Does it provide any sort of feedback what so ever? No. Its just there because it had to be there, an illusion of content, like those bloody mission tables ( and who the hell wanted them back?). I am used to losing items and power come each new expansion, but BfA feels like my character has been eviscerated, and combined with the scaling, makes everything seem like an uphill slog. Unfortunately, I still remember when expansions used to ADD things, not take them away.

    There are other things, like war mode being a wash out, and like most of the new zones being uninspired (Nazmir in particular, where there are about 2 different mob types), but those are the core problems I have, and why I have unsubbed. I stress that if you are enjoying BfA, then good for you. Seriously, enjoy yourself, just because I'm not having fun, doesn't mean that you shouldn't. But if you've read this far, thanks for listening to me ramble on and vent my spleen.

    0/10    … Expand
  6. Falcone
    Sep 10, 2018
    0
    Expansion called BFA is the worst DLC that we had for all the time. Blizzard has made a really strong advertising and now we have a peace of dirty cake. Actually BFA doesn't cost money that Blizzard want for this.
  7. snimrod
    Sep 10, 2018
    0
    I'm so sad to say that BFA is not only the worst expansion for wow but it has completely ruined all classes, specs etc.
    Its so boring 0/10 seems generous, feel like blizzard have stolen £50 from me (40 for game 10 for a month sub, which got cancelled after 3 days)
  8. Zarm
    Sep 10, 2018
    0
    Very upset with this expansion, because, it isn't a expansion, is a patch, a bad patch. Why, Blizzard?
  9. kain007
    Sep 9, 2018
    0
    They just lost their fear once they give us this ****
    it's just a brazen spit in the faces of the players
  10. Aldarion1
    Sep 9, 2018
    0
    Really **** up expac, lots of bugs, s hitty mechanics and horde biasing. Huge grindfests and timegates for selling points of expac. Unsubbed.
  11. SneakyPossum
    Sep 9, 2018
    0
    This expansion has been thus far incredibly disappointing. The only positive things I really can say is that the new zones and visuals are really cool. But other than that, I have so many grievances with this expansion that I already canceled my sub, but I still feel like I go suckered into buying the expansion.

    - Segmented Narrative: Want to understand the story by playing the game?    This expansion has been thus far incredibly disappointing. The only positive things I really can say is that the new zones and visuals are really cool. But other than that, I have so many grievances with this expansion that I already canceled my sub, but I still feel like I go suckered into buying the expansion.

    - Segmented Narrative:

    Want to understand the story by playing the game? Too bad! You better buy the book to get crucial story details you won't get in game.

    And even if you do read the external media, you'll find several contrivances seemingly just for the sake of having a "faction war" that really shouldn't have happened after the entire world united to defeat the Burning Legion last expansion.

    - Beta for Azeroth:

    The expansion was clearly rushed to release with countless errors and bugs that were reported months ago by beta testers who talked about the same bugs on youtube and twitch.

    More so than the bugs, gameplay changes have been made seemingly just for the sake of changing things, and a lot of it has been for the worse. Azerite armor doesn't feel nearly as rewarding as the Artifacts from Legion did. Classes are unfinished, some even by Blizzard's own admission, and won't get fixed for a couple months at least.

    Many grievances with the new gamplay changes have been completely ignored by Blizzard since beta. They're sticking to their guns despite a vast majority of the playerbase expressing how the gameplay doesn't feel half as satisfying as last expansion's. And Blizzard keeps telling us that we'll just "get used to it", instead of taking the criticism to heart and actually change things back to how there were before.

    It truly feels like we're paying for a product that is in beta, and a bad one at that since the developers have a hard time "admiring defeat" and removing things that just don't work.    … Expand
  12. homelesspete01
    Sep 9, 2018
    0
    Really disappointing, 0/10. Adds nothing and has ruined the game i've loved for years.
    Only expansion that I really, really wish didn't come out and that I can just go back to Legion
  13. calcal2019
    Sep 9, 2018
    0
    Been playing since the beginning (With breaks of course) I loved Legion and thought it brought alot of new features however I am very sad to say that BFA is the worst expansion I have ever played.
    There are no new talents or changes between 110 and 120, the only difference is that you lose your legendary items which dumbs down your rotation.
    The removal of tier gear means that your    Been playing since the beginning (With breaks of course) I loved Legion and thought it brought alot of new features however I am very sad to say that BFA is the worst expansion I have ever played.
    There are no new talents or changes between 110 and 120, the only difference is that you lose your legendary items which dumbs down your rotation.
    The removal of tier gear means that your rotations will stay exactly the same so basically class design is non-existent and classes are all; very boring, repetitive and similar.
    Then they have added scaling to the game which means that 110's with legendaries can destroy level 120s even if they have spent 30 hours farming mythic dungeons. So you get the feeling that you become weaker as you level.
    The art looks really good and the music is some of the best in the game but you may aswell put spotify on and walk round an art gallery if you wanted 'Music and art'

    The worst games i have played in order in the past few years are BFA, Sea of Thieves, No mans sky

    Vanilla - 10/10
    TBC - 9/10
    Wotlk - 10/10
    Cata - 5/10
    MOP - Didnt play
    WOD - 4/10
    Legion - 10/10
    BFA - 0/10    … Expand
  14. lavapimp
    Sep 9, 2018
    4
    Feels rushed and half-arsed. So much gated content, so many rep grinds, actual content feels lacking. Many classes woefully underpowered and in need of proper balancing. Removal of artifact weapon was a big mistake, as the replacement system (azerite armor) feels boring and unrewarding. Mob scaling is also an issue, it's like they set out to suck the fun out of the game
  15. nah444
    Sep 8, 2018
    3
    The 2 words I would use to bescribe Battle For Azeroth (BFA) would be rushed and disappointing.

    BFA had a lot of hype around it coming off how good legion was. This is reflected in the all time high sales of an expansion. BFA unfortunately does not live up to the hype and falls way short of the standards that were set in legion. Lets start with the good: The art: The zones look    The 2 words I would use to bescribe Battle For Azeroth (BFA) would be rushed and disappointing.

    BFA had a lot of hype around it coming off how good legion was. This is reflected in the all time high sales of an expansion. BFA unfortunately does not live up to the hype and falls way short of the standards that were set in legion.

    Lets start with the good:

    The art:
    The zones look amazing and they are all probably the best yet seen in wow. The art team knocked the ball out of the park with this. Each zone is unique and very atmospheric. 10/10 here.

    The sounds:
    The music and sound effects are much improved. The music is actually good for the first time ever. Waycrest manors music really sticks out, adding to the atmosphere and really tieing in with the theme of the zone. The guys in charge of this did a great job.

    Unforntuantely this is about where the good stuff ends.

    Time gating + rep grind:
    Everything is behind a time gated rep grind. Dungeons - yup, new races, yup, the storyline yup. It is horrible and boring. The only way to increase rep is through grinding hundreds of world quests which are all pretty much just copied and pasted over and over. Nothing new, nothing unique. Basically everything that has been a feature in previous expansions (such as new races, dungeons, quests) are locked behind a rep grind. People hated this in legion and for some reason blizz though it was a good idea to make it the main feature of BFA. I think it is because of my next point.

    Story line:
    Going on from the time gating, the stroy line locked behind a rep grind. This stroy is very short once you take out the rep grind needed to unlock it. You don't get the sense you're at war the with the alliance or horde.. you're just running around doing the same old kill this, pick up that we have done expansion after expansion. I think blizz really missed the mark with this. They could of really done something great but instead they took the lazy option of not adding anything really new or exciting.

    Dungeons:
    Insane amount of trash is in each dungeon. Legion had amazing dungeons - I loved pushing mythic + keys up into the late teens early 20's in legion but these dungeons are just disgusting in terms of layout, bugs and the sheer amount of trash found in them. In legion you really felt like the bosses were the main attraction, the main challenge. Now it is dancing around trash in tiny corridors and overloaded dungeons. Pulling more than 1 pack is now a no no unless you're running in a super co-ordinated group. It doesn't feel fun. The bosses feel like the easy part.

    Also there is horrible clipping issues in each dungeon. Time and time again trash packs are pulled from behind solid walls. In Tol dagor we even managed to pull the final boss from the 2nd floor by the clippling issues. It's seriously not fun to wipe when you can randomly pull mobs above or below you on different levels of the dungeon.

    The classes + Azerite gear
    The worst thing about legion is the state of the classes. In legion we had artifacts, legendaries and tier sets that changed up our playstyle, gave us powerful effects and another psuedo talent tree to dig into. This has all been strippped out and been replaced with a stat stick and few passive effects, which comes at the cost of massively reduced secondary stats

    For the first time in wow you lose power from leveling (loosing legendaries at 116 and loosing a massive amount of secondary stats with each level), The azerite armor does not fill the gaps left in your class. Not even close. If you played legion you are left with a shell of what you used to be. Your class has been stripped of so much and gained next to nothing in return. Almost ever class plays poorly and is a complete bore compared to its legion counterpart.

    Blizzard were told by beta testers to make artifcats traits and legendary effects base line. They ignored the feedback of course. Generally classes are boring.

    Deadspot on leveling:
    101-120 seems pointless, almost like another time gate. You gain next to nothing. No new talents, no new skills, just a few extra primary stat. With the leggo's and artifacts being gutted and nothing new being added there is a 20 level deadspot.

    The should remove these 20 levels if they do not plan to add anything to them.

    Conclusion:

    BFA is very rushed. It is a downgrade from legion and feels like it has been slapped together just to give shareholders an extra bump to the size of their wallet.

    Very little love and care has been put into it. I feel bad for the art and sound team as they have obviously put a hell of oa lot of work into the game. Shame about everyone else.

    Anyone looking to buy this game I would say hold off for 18 months until the last raid tier (probably 8.3 is the patch you're looking for). By then maybe the other areas of the game will be brought up to scratch. Atm it is terrible and a massive let down.    … Expand
  16. TaiRestfullNote
    Sep 8, 2018
    0
    Cant use the Azuirite gear that I get, dont have the right AP levels.. need to do around 15 quests a day, maybe 30.
  17. BrandonFrz
    Sep 8, 2018
    0
    They split the servers! if you are on the better side you warmode, if not you warmode off. it becomes one sided! Bad design.
  18. slimshuck27
    Sep 8, 2018
    0
    The Good:
    Story
    The Bounty Hunter Rewards/Not the fostering of Zergs Lack of flying (standard at start) The Bad: Azurite power gear Constant Farm requirements / repetitive daily quests Island expeditions Inability to reroll (without impossible penalization) War fronts Unfinished classes Conquest gearing system Warmode system Balance ineptitude Just like leggo issues from    The Good:
    Story
    The Bounty Hunter Rewards/Not the fostering of Zergs
    Lack of flying (standard at start)

    The Bad:
    Azurite power gear
    Constant Farm requirements / repetitive daily quests
    Island expeditions
    Inability to reroll (without impossible penalization)
    War fronts
    Unfinished classes
    Conquest gearing system
    Warmode system
    Balance ineptitude

    Just like leggo issues from Legion, they will learn.. but it will be the next expansion that benefits.    … Expand
  19. Anfraxx_
    Sep 8, 2018
    7
    I have been playing WoW since TBC, I've seen all the good and bad to come from each expansion and can honestly say, this is one the better expansions to come in recent years.

    Yes there is a grind to unlock the new races, and yes before you didn't have to do this the races just unlocked (goblins/worgens/pandas/blood elf/dranei) and the new races are just re-skins of current races, but if    I have been playing WoW since TBC, I've seen all the good and bad to come from each expansion and can honestly say, this is one the better expansions to come in recent years.

    Yes there is a grind to unlock the new races, and yes before you didn't have to do this the races just unlocked (goblins/worgens/pandas/blood elf/dranei) and the new races are just re-skins of current races, but if they just gave us these races from the start, everyone would complain they had nothing to do at all, you cannot please everyone.

    My main issue with the re-skins is they look miles better than the originals, new customisation like hair styles, that they didn't bother adding to the previous races. Not the worst thing but I was planning a race change from the standard Orc to the new one, but found that they cannot be my class, so I won't be getting to have a nicer appearance.

    The zones are fantastic, with war mode I happily run about getting in to fights for some boredom busting.

    New dungeons are solid and mostly, well thought out, the first raid is a little disappointing unfortunately, with fights having little mechanics.

    All in all this isn't the worst expansion released, but it isn't as deep as Legion.    … Expand
  20. nazdagorpls
    Sep 7, 2018
    0
    Honestly, I find no redeeming qualities in this expansion. It's like many others have said; a watered-down Legion with just the bad parts (AP grind, time-gated rep grind via WQs, dungeon spam, etc). Don't get me wrong, M+ is a great system, but the changes to the way loot works in WoW (personal loot) do NOT do playing with your friends justice. Master loot was done away with as a whole,Honestly, I find no redeeming qualities in this expansion. It's like many others have said; a watered-down Legion with just the bad parts (AP grind, time-gated rep grind via WQs, dungeon spam, etc). Don't get me wrong, M+ is a great system, but the changes to the way loot works in WoW (personal loot) do NOT do playing with your friends justice. Master loot was done away with as a whole, taking choice away from tight-knit guilds with the flimsy excuse of "but the loot council is corrupt!" to which any sane player would reply: why do you not just leave the guild? It's baffling, and almost seems as if they want more RNG gear to get you to play longer, but it may just be to quiet the casual players (who don't raid high-end in the first place, so it makes less sense).

    Azerite gear is also horribly dull. This one seemed interesting, but it's balanced very poorly to where some traits needed to be buffed by 200%, and others nerfed similarly. When the difference in damage is from 13 up to 2-3k (yes, 13), there's an issue. It's abundantly clear that this expansion was rushed between the number balancing issues (scaling as well, you hardly feel any power gains despite gaining 40+ item levels at max, which is huge!) and the sheer number of bugs. There were world quests that were straight up broken to the point of being unable to complete them (yes, multiple!). Not to mention how broken the Mag'har and Dark Iron Dwarf scenarios were early on (this is after a LAUNCH and people reporting these bugs during beta! Go on any site like wowhead, there are people reporting them being bugged with BETA dates!) -- it's just entirely unacceptable.

    Pair the obvious rush shipment with the complete and utter lack of any meaty content, and you have what is BfA. Legion and MoP provided much more out of the gate than this expansion did, and in a much more meaningful way. Island expeditions and Warfronts are horribly dull and unrewarding, even after the droprates of the "rare" items being buffed for the former. The latter is timegated via AQ40-style turn-ins (turning in crafting materials) for minimal rep gains (of which many people are already exalted with their respective turn-in faction, so it feels like a total resource sink with no reward other than to move a bar so everyone can progress). The rare spawns are on a loot-lockout per faction control swap, which in itself is just more of the same "beat up X, hope for Y to drop" with no meaningful gameplay in between. It seems largely like Argus while you control the map, just run around and beat up the shiny dragon portraits and pray to RNGesus once again.

    The mass amount of RNG is something the playerbase has been largely asking to be removed, and they only seem to be getting more of it, with titanforging staying in the mix (a largely reviled system, if forums and discussion boards are to be believed). But hey, at least Azerite gear can't get bonus item levels? Anything to keep the difficulty that is mythic on life support, far too many guilds are feeling the pressure with forced personal to stay afloat.

    All-in-all, if you care to play more than a few hours a week, skip this expansion. Heck, even if you only play a few hours a week, you may feel like skipping it as well, as there's quite a number of ruthless grinds already if you want to stay even remotely relevant.

    There's only one real saving grace for this expansion: The music and world. As per the standard for Blizzard, they're both great. But looks and soundscapes alone cannot warrant any real score-- everyone cares about the gameplay and how the developers understand and address the issues their playerbase has... which they haven't really done much of. The developers seem to be in the boat of "we know how you should play our game, take it or leave it." Don't even get me started on the grievances of the PvP crowd with changes rolling over from Legion. It's bad. In fact, PvP as a whole is bad for a laundry list of reasons I can't fit in this review.    … Expand
  21. aviot
    Sep 4, 2018
    0
    Worst ever ,little change from 7.0 , i even not level up to 120 and delete the game
  22. cyph42
    Sep 4, 2018
    0
    Unfortunately this game misses the mark. The visual and audio experiences are truly this expansions only carry. The questing is the same as it has always been, artifacts and world quests aren't new, more skills taken away from the last expansion (nothing new added to replace them). Island Expeditions, the heralded new feature, is a complete letdown; it's just a scenario with a timer on it.Unfortunately this game misses the mark. The visual and audio experiences are truly this expansions only carry. The questing is the same as it has always been, artifacts and world quests aren't new, more skills taken away from the last expansion (nothing new added to replace them). Island Expeditions, the heralded new feature, is a complete letdown; it's just a scenario with a timer on it. The story is jarring and feels out of place somehow. For a full priced game (that's just an expansion) I can't help but feel a bit ripped off.… Expand
  23. Miloratello
    Sep 4, 2018
    3
    I have to agree with a majority of the user comments in this review. Although the areas are beautiful, most of the changes to the game make it extremely boring. I'm not a PVP'er so I could care less about battling other players, which means I have nothing but World Quests to do.

    It's been 3 weeks since launch and I'm already bored to tears. I have 16 characters on my account and I can't    I have to agree with a majority of the user comments in this review. Although the areas are beautiful, most of the changes to the game make it extremely boring. I'm not a PVP'er so I could care less about battling other players, which means I have nothing but World Quests to do.

    It's been 3 weeks since launch and I'm already bored to tears. I have 16 characters on my account and I can't imagine taking the time to do all of this mundane grind on each of them. I expected Legion to be a disappointment, but it was surprisingly robust. It offered class missions for each spec, custom armor, class mounts and the introduction of appearance collections. I also liked the PVP tokens you could earn doing world quests to collect the classic PVP sets. All of that is gone with this expansion.

    I'm feeling that World of Warcraft should be renamed 'War of World Quests' since both factions have different, but unique sets to do. I haven't noticed them involving any Alliance vs. Horde missions, most are still against a common foe in each faction.

    With any launch, you expect bugs to come up from time to time. I'm finding that a lot of the changes that were made to the game were not properly thought out or handled correctly. In Beta, people commented that the stat squish made older raids and dungeons unsoloable. It's something many did to collect the armor sets for the appearance collection. And many of the changes to the classes made them clunky and awkward, taking away from the game. None of this was fixed so now we all get to experience this frustration. They also added pets to a lot of the classic dungeons and raids, and cut back on the amount of armor dropping from mobs and bosses, so it takes even longer to collect the desired set piece. More grinding ahead for those that still care.

    I've had a lot of friends already put their account on hold hoping that they can come back in 6 months or so to see improvements based on player feedback. I'm not there yet, but with each repeat World Quest, I'm getting really close.    … Expand
  24. Kikkenmursel
    Sep 4, 2018
    0
    New and returning players beware!! Everything is time gated, you have to grind boring and dull world quests for weeks just to unlock your new main character, even in outdated Legion content. And then if you don't want to give more money to Blizzard for a race change, you have to level it again to level 120, so more boring outdated stuff. Everything seems time gated, even quest items haveNew and returning players beware!! Everything is time gated, you have to grind boring and dull world quests for weeks just to unlock your new main character, even in outdated Legion content. And then if you don't want to give more money to Blizzard for a race change, you have to level it again to level 120, so more boring outdated stuff. Everything seems time gated, even quest items have an absurd cooldown of 20 seconds, just to make sure that you are slowed down as much as possible. What a joke. WoW used to be great fun, but this is too much. Sorry.… Expand
  25. kalina
    Sep 4, 2018
    3
    There are a lot of zero ratings against this expansion and this is another instance of current culture abusing scoring systems to "try and make a point". Extremist behaviour...

    The expansion is not perfect but it's a pleasant departure from the demons we've had for the last few expansions. The two new islands are very nice to explore and the overall world and level design is an    There are a lot of zero ratings against this expansion and this is another instance of current culture abusing scoring systems to "try and make a point". Extremist behaviour...

    The expansion is not perfect but it's a pleasant departure from the demons we've had for the last few expansions. The two new islands are very nice to explore and the overall world and level design is an improvement over most of Legion in my opinion. The change from an artifact weapon to an artifact neck is as boring as you'd expect but the transferring of the crucible mechanic into your azerite pieces opens up several fun opportunities for additional passive abilities - yes as usual there is a "perfect set of traits" and the impact is meaningful but overall i like this system.

    Class balance feels quite good for this early in an expansion, sure there are a few oddities here and there and I'm sure once raids open there will be more numbers to look at to see which specs are coming out on top but it's quite fun to play at the moment.

    There has been a lot of complaining about the in world enemy level scaling but this is capped upto a point and most of the people who are complaining haven't passed that cap yet, so yes the enemies are still scaling to your level. It's not linear scaling though so it's not like you're not becoming more powerful over time which is the main complaint.

    Still far too early in the expansion to fully rate it, but so far it seems to be going well.    … Expand
  26. Gugap
    Sep 4, 2018
    0
    World of Warcraft is past its prime and the developers slowly turned an amazing social and challenging MMORPG into a casual theme park singleplayer game with coop.
    All content is scaled to match your level, regardless of the other players, which really breaks the immersion and makes the world feel really inconsistent. Everything is one click away and you dont need to work for anything.    World of Warcraft is past its prime and the developers slowly turned an amazing social and challenging MMORPG into a casual theme park singleplayer game with coop.
    All content is scaled to match your level, regardless of the other players, which really breaks the immersion and makes the world feel really inconsistent. Everything is one click away and you dont need to work for anything. Same goes for classes - the amount of "skill" and knowledge one needs to have to master his class is fraction of what it used to be in WOTLK for example. I honestly find this game being a disgrace and I feel like it's closer to lobby games like League of Legends than the kind of MMO it used to be - you barely make any friends nowadays, everything is anonymous and minimum social interaction is required. The game might as well be singleplayer and i dont think it would make much difference at this point.    … Expand
  27. phoenixfire82
    Sep 4, 2018
    2
    This is Blizzard's worst xpac to date, and here's why:

    The good: Leveling process is decent, it's what you would expect from WoW, but it's not insufferable like the rest of the xpac The bad: Crafting completely gutted and worthless Lazy design, nothing new or notable in the entire xpac No new skills gained or anything of note gained during the leveling process--it's straight    This is Blizzard's worst xpac to date, and here's why:

    The good:
    Leveling process is decent, it's what you would expect from WoW, but it's not insufferable like the rest of the xpac

    The bad:
    Crafting completely gutted and worthless
    Lazy design, nothing new or notable in the entire xpac
    No new skills gained or anything of note gained during the leveling process--it's straight fluff
    Heavy class pruning and GCD changes
    World of Warcraft? More like World of World Quest. You will spend 90% of your time doing world quests after you hit 120.
    Rep grind to exalted required for everything, including artifact progression and flight
    Allied races locked behind exalted rep grind from THE LAST EXPANSION. Fire whomever came up with such asininity.
    Did I mention all that you will be doing is grinding world quests and reputation once you hit 120?

    The entire experience feels like a chore, not a game. I'm not excited to log in and play, I'm ticking off checkboxes on a to-do list for rep grinds. There's nothing else to do. It's a boring slog of a job.

    I used to respect Blizzard a lot as a company. I now have no respect at all for Blizzard. The allied race debacle alone is enough to put me off of Blizzard products indefinitely.

    I feel ashamed that I purchased BFA and have extreme buyer's remorse.    … Expand
  28. activateawesome
    Sep 3, 2018
    0
    Let me start by saying I use to really like wow. I have put countless hours into the game. This expansion feels like Blizzard is spitting in our face. I feel like no effort has been put in to improving the game and they are continuing with the same recipe.

    In addition to my disappointment, I ended up deleting my account due to Blizzards lack of support. I tried to escalate an issue but    Let me start by saying I use to really like wow. I have put countless hours into the game. This expansion feels like Blizzard is spitting in our face. I feel like no effort has been put in to improving the game and they are continuing with the same recipe.

    In addition to my disappointment, I ended up deleting my account due to Blizzards lack of support. I tried to escalate an issue but there is no where to escalate, you just have to accept whatever the game master tells you. This was a deal breaker for me as any company I have dealt with has somewhere to escalate an issue if you don't feel it is dealt with correctly. I feel sorry for you if you ever have to deal with their support.

    I would steer clear of this one and steer clear of Blizzard support. Blizzard support sucks! But I'm sure you already know.    … Expand
  29. Aelfscyne
    Sep 3, 2018
    5
    The game deserves two ratings. The initial leveling up experience through your faction's zones to 120 and your initial foray into the opposing faction's zones is a 8-9 score experience. The craftmanship and artistry of the zones is unparalleled and absolutely stunning. However, once you get past this initial 50-75 hours of gameplay you will enter the "WOW grind" where you are forced byThe game deserves two ratings. The initial leveling up experience through your faction's zones to 120 and your initial foray into the opposing faction's zones is a 8-9 score experience. The craftmanship and artistry of the zones is unparalleled and absolutely stunning. However, once you get past this initial 50-75 hours of gameplay you will enter the "WOW grind" where you are forced by the game to run through the same content over and over again for microscopic progressions toward incrementally powerful gear and various collectible items. And that experience deserves a 2-3 score. If you like WOW I'd recommend it just for that initial experience but after that I'd recommend finding something else to play until the next expansion in a couple of years.… Expand
  30. gX-kiD
    Sep 3, 2018
    3
    Corporate greed killed the video game star. Let's not kid ourselves, every video game these days is about making money, games in general just became too mainstream to be about the art first, and money second.

    However, there is an amount of monetization that is acceptable, that doesn't kill the immersion into a game. Blizzard always walked rather carefully on this fine line, but now    Corporate greed killed the video game star. Let's not kid ourselves, every video game these days is about making money, games in general just became too mainstream to be about the art first, and money second.

    However, there is an amount of monetization that is acceptable, that doesn't kill the immersion into a game. Blizzard always walked rather carefully on this fine line, but now they've clearly stepped over it, at least in my perception. This is a pay2play game, with a monthly sub fee, full price expansions, ridiculously overpriced character services, a cash shop for cosmetics, and with the manufacturer even (indirectly) selling gold for real moneyz via the wow token.

    We all accepted that for years, because the game still felt immersive and all the monetization around it didn't impact the game itself too much. But those days are over. Blizzard introduced Allied Races in Legion, and they made sure to gate them behind a reputation grind at the end of Legion. Now the next set of Allied Races made it to the game, and yet again they're locked behind a tedious rep grind. And if you actually managed to grind the reputation required, you will need to level your Allied Race character. And how convenient that Blizzard massively slowed down the overall leveling process in all zones of the game, turning it into a mindnumbingly boring grind. And how convenient again that the infamous character boost is now even 10 bucks more expensive, if you want to bypass all the grind.

    Grind and timegates are the key words in this expansion, as Blizzard controls the player progression at every single step. The most ridiculous aspect of this is probably the item level scaling. No matter which level you are, no matter how powerful your gear becomes, every random pig in the open world will take you the exact same time to kill as it did 10 levels or 100 item levels earlier. And scaling now even applies to PVP, turning Warmode, which is pretty much the same thing as PVP servers before BfA, into a total travesty. Level 110 players farming level 120 players with ease, because the scaling is horrendously broken.

    This whole expansion is about nothing but slowing the player down, and removing all RPG aspects from the game. You get to level 10 additional levels for absolutely no reason, as you won't even get a single skill or passive, and you don't become any more powerful.

    Island expeditions, one of the new selling points of this expansion, are the most dull and uninspired PVE content this game has ever offered. And the only reason to do them is to boost your Heart of Azeroth via Ass-erite, the new Artifact power. It works pretty much the same way, just in a way more boring and meaningless fashion.

    I do give them 1 point for the graphics of the new zones, 1 point for the music, and 1 point for ....well, I don't even know, guess I feel sorry for them - and all the players keeping up with this crap.

    This expansion will tank harder than WoD, and if Blizzard doesn't correct course on a massive scale, this might turn into the worst expansion so far, or even be the final nail in the coffin of a once great game.

    It sure is the end of the line for me, as I'm a player, and not a cow to be milked dry while being kept in a closed and controlled stall.    … Expand
  31. jogdonia
    Sep 3, 2018
    9
    Brilliant expansion. Great new zones - great music. Looking forward to diving into the new raid, and Mythic + with all the fantastic dungeons on offer.
  32. JasPlun1971
    Sep 2, 2018
    1
    I have played WoW ever since Vanilla without too many breaks. It has always been fun to me until now. With the addition of item scaling the "fun factor" has pretty much left the game for me as a player. I like to feel like I am getting more and more powerful as I level. BFA it got even worse and you pretty much feel like you are getting weaker and weaker instead of the opposite. TimeI have played WoW ever since Vanilla without too many breaks. It has always been fun to me until now. With the addition of item scaling the "fun factor" has pretty much left the game for me as a player. I like to feel like I am getting more and more powerful as I level. BFA it got even worse and you pretty much feel like you are getting weaker and weaker instead of the opposite. Time gating is everywhere, the quests are tedious and a pain to get too. Most terrain is rough and it is simply designed to be that way to slow your leveling progress down. This is a PVP expansion the perks come from being flagged for pvp and Warfronts. I got to 115 and finally said screw this POS expansion. I do not give a crap about how the end game is because I can't even make myself play through this pissy poor design. This is not worth $49 as it is pretty much just a game patch. Save your money and pass on this POS. I predict in about a month when people hit 120 there will be a mass exodus and a lot of backlash. I see Ion Hazzakotos getting the Boot soon after.… Expand
  33. G412M
    Sep 1, 2018
    0
    It´s hard to believe what happened to most played and best selling MMO of all times. Developers are completely out of touch with their playerbase. Terrible unexciting leveling, dull gameplay, boring new quests, not really feel of any kind of progression, it´s all there. Final product feel like a BETA at best. Some classes are barely playable. Shame on you blizzard. This is GARBAGE!
  34. OldSkoolGamerz
    Aug 31, 2018
    3
    Easily the worst addition to the series. Considering the value of your time and the amount of better gaming entertainment out there - cancelling your subscription has never been easier.
  35. MadViking
    Aug 30, 2018
    4
    There is very little in the game players who've played Legion (the previous expansion). Only warfronts (which per writing isn't out yet) and Island expeditions are the new features of this expansion. The rest are just lifted from Legion, like the azerite system (which is a watered down version of Legion's Artifact system) and World Quests - which is the mandatory end-game content requiredThere is very little in the game players who've played Legion (the previous expansion). Only warfronts (which per writing isn't out yet) and Island expeditions are the new features of this expansion. The rest are just lifted from Legion, like the azerite system (which is a watered down version of Legion's Artifact system) and World Quests - which is the mandatory end-game content required to get reputation which is needed to advance the story.

    The game is heavily time gated and constricted and doesn't really offer anything. The story isn't that driving and well put together, and has loopholes the size of the sun all over the place. It's easy to feel burned out rather quickly, since the game has very few things to do, and fewer still that are rewarding. I would recommend sitting this one out, it's not really worth the money in its current stage.    … Expand
  36. wouldnt_even
    Aug 30, 2018
    1
    I was very excited about new expension to WoW since i started playing from vanilla back in 2005. first of all in first two days on my server (EU Draenor) we have 6000+ queues so it was almost impossible to log in. When i finally started playing i got to 120 lvl by 18.08. Then i started doing dungeons and island expeditions and i was greatly disappointed when i realized that with higherI was very excited about new expension to WoW since i started playing from vanilla back in 2005. first of all in first two days on my server (EU Draenor) we have 6000+ queues so it was almost impossible to log in. When i finally started playing i got to 120 lvl by 18.08. Then i started doing dungeons and island expeditions and i was greatly disappointed when i realized that with higher item level i get killing mobs was becoming harder and harder... at ilvl 315 i wasnt able to pull more that one mob doing WQs. That killed feel of progression completely. I just cant understand this particular design decision so unsub and uninstall on the 7th day after launch. The game now is just boring and i cant find better word to describe BFA.… Expand
  37. PresCthulhu
    Aug 28, 2018
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. To be fair this expansion is nothing short, but a zero.

    Blizzard is one of the greatest game developers with vast resources. Obviously the expectations are high, but even taking this into consideration this "expansion" is an insult to every fan. This is not what you can call an "expansion" and sell it for AAA price. This is horse ****

    What does it offer:
    1. They restructure how world pvp works and call it a feature. No, it's like a patch.
    2. They add "new" races that are essentially recolors of existing models and literally not interesting in any possible way (I understand it is subjective, but even the **** pandas everyone hate were more interesting). They add nothing to the game and overall feel extremely lazy
    3. I absolutely love Blizzard's stories, the animations they release, the cinematic, how come the game itself has a script that feels like it's written by a 8 year old. Its horrible.
    4. Level scaling in zones is a good idea in general, but they done it in a way that your character feels weaker as they progress.
    5. Beside the new zones (that look good, but otherwise I would not call it grand), the **** island expedition and the war zones it adds nothing new...
    6. No new classes/abilities
    7. They removed the artifacts (lazy) that we worked for years then add a **** trinket with the same mechanics AND **** abilities.

    +1 This game is so old no matter how they tweak the engine it will never look as good how it could look if Blizzard would actually grew some **** balls and release a new game already. This is perhaps Blizzards greatest crime. They keep pushing this **** down on the masses' throats instead of moving on. I swear the best word to describe this is LAZY. And don't give me this "wow has a cartoon style" excuse as even cartoon styled games can potentially look at least ten times better. Not to mention the animations. I watch one in-game cinematic that supposed to be serious and cry that this is something that comes out in 2018. There is no excuse. Just look at battle of Lordearon cinematic when the lithe Sylvanas jumps off a rock after her monologue. I could cry, it's like a satire.

    All in all: "just wow"    … Expand
  38. Smilomaniac
    Aug 28, 2018
    1
    If you like losing everything from 110 to 120 without gaining anything new, then BfA is for you!
    Experience re-introduced content like inscription glyphs in the form of "Azerite Armor", mission tables, scaling content, not being able to fly for the first year and much, much more, all for a premium price expansion pack that doesn't even give you a months game time. If you were on the fence    If you like losing everything from 110 to 120 without gaining anything new, then BfA is for you!
    Experience re-introduced content like inscription glyphs in the form of "Azerite Armor", mission tables, scaling content, not being able to fly for the first year and much, much more, all for a premium price expansion pack that doesn't even give you a months game time. If you were on the fence before, don't bother, save your money and do something with your life instead.    … Expand
  39. Naama
    Aug 27, 2018
    10
    Good expansion imo. I love the music and scenery. Dungeons are also much better than previous ones.
  40. Chrysler
    Aug 27, 2018
    0
    Why they try so hard to change the game every single day,honestly I enjoyed vanilla wow,why tf they changed the game so much is beyond me...
  41. freakbot
    Aug 27, 2018
    0
    Simply the worst expansion of the WOW, storytelling is boring and quests are scattered so distractedly that it's hard to focus on the main story. Contents after level 120 are very similar to the Legion, but the rewards are very small so it is not motivating at all. Even no talents and skills are added after legion , and this means your play will be almost same through the whole expansion.
  42. Coach_mc
    Aug 26, 2018
    1
    I'll be honest, I bought the expansion without doing DD. I have the expectation that in any new expansion I would see some new abilities for my toon to try out. After playing a little bit I realized no new abilities after a few levels. I do some homework. Come to find out they added NO abilities to this expansion to any of the classes. Instead they shuffled old abilities while pruningI'll be honest, I bought the expansion without doing DD. I have the expectation that in any new expansion I would see some new abilities for my toon to try out. After playing a little bit I realized no new abilities after a few levels. I do some homework. Come to find out they added NO abilities to this expansion to any of the classes. Instead they shuffled old abilities while pruning others. I was slightly disappointing that you could only choose three pvp abilities, but was even more disappointing that the list of abilities to choose from was very small (10 aprox).

    I feel like the devs got lazy with adding abilities so they just reworked on existing ones calling that a new feature. WTF blizzard. New Map (boring btw), new races (o boy), revamped pvp system, new warfront mode. 60 bucks. Not worth it IMO. I quit after 2 weeks of playing.

    BTW: love these critic fluff reviews. Con: Drop rates in dungeons leave a lot to be desired. Yea, not a paid review....    … Expand
  43. Malgarios
    Aug 25, 2018
    10
    good content and graphics recommend expansion want like rpg, and more games for this style.
  44. Gits12
    Aug 25, 2018
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. :( Don't Like Game That Has It Bad Cus U Can't Play It Good Like Spiderman, Spiderman will be good
    0/10    … Expand
  45. Namloc
    Aug 25, 2018
    5
    If you don't already play WoW this is most likely not going to suddenly make you love it.
    Found myself bored in less than a month.
  46. progamerr
    Aug 25, 2018
    1
    here are the facts about this game

    People still playing it. Never understood that. This game builds upon one thing, Farm! Farm! Farm! And that never changes. Maybe because of genre. Yes it's MMORPG. new dungeon's new raids new areas (like every new expansion) Same linear quest line. take mission go kill go back... Buy or not buy. It's up to you Also, I was    here are the facts about this game

    People still playing it. Never understood that.

    This game builds upon one thing, Farm! Farm! Farm!

    And that never changes.

    Maybe because of genre. Yes it's MMORPG.

    new dungeon's new raids new areas (like every new expansion)

    Same linear quest line.

    take mission go kill go back...

    Buy or not buy. It's up to you

    Also, I was remember wrote the something like that in my legion review. two years ago

    "1,5 or 2 years after, blizzard announces new expansion,4 years after another expansion,6 years after another one with new class and they always continue like this."

    And I realized that statement completely true (again)"    … Expand
  47. Anatar90
    Aug 25, 2018
    0
    I am a casual player. I like interesting story lines, moderate difficulty with proper rewards, new challanges that makes you overcome yourself and get better rewards. WoW offers you none of it in the way it has to be. Grinding is the core mechanic of this game. And it would be alright for mmo but the only progress you get - small numbers in description of you gear. All of your equipmetnI am a casual player. I like interesting story lines, moderate difficulty with proper rewards, new challanges that makes you overcome yourself and get better rewards. WoW offers you none of it in the way it has to be. Grinding is the core mechanic of this game. And it would be alright for mmo but the only progress you get - small numbers in description of you gear. All of your equipmetn are going to be epic (purple) and look the same for item level 300 or 350. Storyline is made for teenagers and kids.

    It is worht to play only if you haven't try WoW before. And I highly reccomend not to buy BfA. If you are a new player just get the sub and play until Legion.    … Expand
  48. michaelrediger
    Aug 25, 2018
    10
    very fun !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  49. Danomolis
    Aug 24, 2018
    5
    There is absolutely nothing really new or revolutionary here. It's a very short expansion (Took 10 hours to reach 120). I'm not even sure I get the point of leveling anymore. Can't they come up with a way to release new content that doesn't rely on the crutches of grind, grind,, grin, and more grind? There's no fun here unless you're a major fan of monotony. I've been around sinceThere is absolutely nothing really new or revolutionary here. It's a very short expansion (Took 10 hours to reach 120). I'm not even sure I get the point of leveling anymore. Can't they come up with a way to release new content that doesn't rely on the crutches of grind, grind,, grin, and more grind? There's no fun here unless you're a major fan of monotony. I've been around since Vanilla Beta but it looks like I'm just about done with this series as it crawls along.… Expand
  50. monsterman45
    Aug 24, 2018
    1
    Scaling makes it so that your character gets weaker and weaker as you level up making the game more and more of a "battle" to want to log in. Once you hit max level this trend just continues as mobs scale in health to your characters equipment so there is zero progression no matter how long you play.

    The only thing that getting equipment is worthwhile for is for instances (dungeons,    Scaling makes it so that your character gets weaker and weaker as you level up making the game more and more of a "battle" to want to log in. Once you hit max level this trend just continues as mobs scale in health to your characters equipment so there is zero progression no matter how long you play.

    The only thing that getting equipment is worthwhile for is for instances (dungeons, raids, etc) and for PvP, but the class imbalances are the worst they have been since 2004/2005 with certain classes being unkillable and others capable of one-shotting players.

    Overall not a lot of thought was put into the core work of the game and it's just made to look pretty so they can sell a lot of copies.    … Expand
  51. Napieracz
    Aug 23, 2018
    4
    tldr: If you have friends to play with, it's the same old WoW that you know. You're going to have a good time. I just expected something more.

    This is coming for a WoW veteran. Perhaps i'm just done with the game altogether but lack of originality is really something that comes to my mind in every area when it comes to BFA. I find BFA lacking in content. Compared to legion, the    tldr: If you have friends to play with, it's the same old WoW that you know. You're going to have a good time. I just expected something more.

    This is coming for a WoW veteran. Perhaps i'm just done with the game altogether but lack of originality is really something that comes to my mind in every area when it comes to BFA.

    I find BFA lacking in content. Compared to legion, the story is very weak and hardy even believable (I know it's a fantasy world but still). Blizzard over-promises and delivers very little content. At the moment, there is not much to do and features like island expeditions which were heavily advertise, disappoint.

    One can do dungeons but the time-gating on blizzard's side is really visible here. Warfronts, raids and mythic+ dungeons are coming, allied races as well. It is clear for me that this expansion focused on player retention and moneymaking mechanics rather than something original. Something created not out of heart but in a corporate conference room.

    I really have problems with game mechanics at 120. Players can do world quests or farm azerite power. Thing I've done in excess during the last expansion. They are straight up revolting for me and are nothing more than time-wasters put in place just to engage players in meaningless activities. I feel restricted like I'm getting some fun, just to stay and play but not enough to be really satisfied.

    Writing in WoW has never been great but I feel like it is stagnating. C'mon blizzard, your players age. The game is almost 15 years old but the story is written for teenagers and very young at best. Characters are one-dimensional and their actions illogical. Maybe I'm just looking for a more mature story after we've all seen fantasy world created in eg. GoT.

    The good thing are the visuals. It's astounding what can be done with such an old engine. I've only done the horde part but voldun is one of the best looking zones in the game, especially at the night. This is probably what designers envisioned for Tanaris or Uldum.

    It's really hard for me to say 'don't buy it'. I personally feel like bfa does not changes enough. Yet, it is still good ol' WoW. Dungeons are fine, the raids will probably be as well. Classes play mostly like they have in Legion. I expected a different direction.    … Expand
  52. Sethland
    Aug 22, 2018
    5
    Alliance specific leveling and overall 'feel' review.

    Started so well with the awesome zone of Drustvar. A zone that takes you back to the feel of old-school Duskwood with its eerie, supra-natural ambiance and creepy NPCs. The sound score was also excellent for this zone. Coming out of that and hitting Tiragarde Sound I thought the expansion was still going fairly strong, albeit not    Alliance specific leveling and overall 'feel' review.

    Started so well with the awesome zone of Drustvar. A zone that takes you back to the feel of old-school Duskwood with its eerie, supra-natural ambiance and creepy NPCs. The sound score was also excellent for this zone.
    Coming out of that and hitting Tiragarde Sound I thought the expansion was still going fairly strong, albeit not to the standard of Drustvar. However once I got to Stormsong Valley my experience took a nosedive; That Quillboar den, Briarback Kraul - I'd rather try to solve a rubix cube with my feet than trying to navigate that mess. Expect to slay like 200 quillboars while running around in circles trying to find your objective. Probably the worst game design of any map I've ever seen. I've even had to log out in frustration because I couldn't take it anymore.
    My main issue though was hitting 120 while leveling through Stormsong valley. Let me tell you how hitting 120 feels like with quest gear in this expansion; You'll breeze through 110-119 feeling powerful, mobs dying quickly and you rarely taking a dent. Hit 120 and this changes remarkably. From one moment to the next you're suddenly taking twice as long to kill mobs and you'll take tons more damage - even to the point that I as a retri Paladin died to a pair of bees because my cooldowns were recharging. C'mon, bees hitting for 6k a hit! Really? Say welcome to Blizzards new scaling system, where mobs scale to your ilvl - or so someone mentioned.
    My final pet peeve at this stage of the expansion is that pretty much everything is gated behind group content. Wanna finish a zone? Need to group. Wanna unlock your new class research tree? Need to group. Not a deal-breaker for me, but annoying nonetheless.
    Not stopping my sub just yet, but (very) early indications are that this is nowhere near a great expansion in my opinion.    … Expand
  53. destta
    Aug 22, 2018
    1
    Nothing new, boring questing, stupid stories. Same local quests, same artifact power grind.
  54. Bruuz
    Aug 22, 2018
    6
    Every expansion introduced something new, except for this last one:

    TBC: 2 new races (Bloodelf eand Dranei), flying mounts, new spells (Bloodlust) and talent trees, new profession (Jewelcrafting) WotLK: new hero class (DK), new profession (Inscription), new talents, dual talent spec, heirloom items, heroic dungeons CATA: 2 new races (Worgen and Goblins), changes to existing world,    Every expansion introduced something new, except for this last one:

    TBC: 2 new races (Bloodelf eand Dranei), flying mounts, new spells (Bloodlust) and talent trees, new profession (Jewelcrafting)

    WotLK: new hero class (DK), new profession (Inscription), new talents, dual talent spec, heirloom items, heroic dungeons

    CATA: 2 new races (Worgen and Goblins), changes to existing world, new profession (Archaeology), guild advancement system, reforging

    MoP: new race (Pandaren), new class (Monk), new talent system, scenarios, dungeon challenge mode, pet battles, proving grounds, brawlers guild

    WoD: Garrisson (central to the whole expansion), toy box, adventure guide, new player models

    Legion: new hero class (DH), artifact weapons, order halls

    BfA: The 6 re-skins of existing races? Artifact necklace with passive upgrade and passive skills? Gear with passive skills?

    There's nothing new to this expansion. It feels barebones. Almost as if they needed a filler expansion.    … Expand
  55. awarmdelight
    Aug 21, 2018
    10
    It's a shame how people keep throwing this game down the drain. I have played countless MMO's, ALL of which have the same formula so why does WoW have to be slammed? It's pretty much exactly the way things were since the beginning. The zones are beautiful, the two faction zones are interesting, it's the same. It's like complaining about call of duty because all you do is use guns. It'sIt's a shame how people keep throwing this game down the drain. I have played countless MMO's, ALL of which have the same formula so why does WoW have to be slammed? It's pretty much exactly the way things were since the beginning. The zones are beautiful, the two faction zones are interesting, it's the same. It's like complaining about call of duty because all you do is use guns. It's silly.

    Is the game perfect, no, but not worth an 10, but again i'm going to give it a 10 because I guess if I find it good, it must be 10 or if it's bad its a 0. No in-between. It's good, so 10.

    I do agree that quests get really bland, and some story elements and character archs don't make sense, but there is a lot of fun and content to be had if you like Warcraft. If you like Legion, you'll love BfA. If you hate WOTLK then you'll despise BfA.    … Expand
  56. Exterium
    Aug 21, 2018
    0
    So far is the most boring expansion I've experienced, and I've experienced them all.

    This expansion (It hurts to even call it that) takes away more than it brings. All classes are slow, boring and uninteresting. Half the new zones feel like old zones with a facelift. Also, they introduced a marvelous scaling system, once you are lvl 120, mobs scale to your item level, making gear    So far is the most boring expansion I've experienced, and I've experienced them all.

    This expansion (It hurts to even call it that) takes away more than it brings. All classes are slow, boring and uninteresting. Half the new zones feel like old zones with a facelift.

    Also, they introduced a marvelous scaling system, once you are lvl 120, mobs scale to your item level, making gear next to useless, great idea for an RPG.    … Expand
  57. flashtone
    Aug 20, 2018
    3
    Lack luster attempt at an expansion. Let me preface by saying i've played hundreds and hundreds of days on wow and every expansion going back to the start. This review only speaks on behalf of the leveling from 110 to 120. Its garbage, cookie cutter quests that replicate themselves in different skins over and over the whole way though. It becomes so tiresome you feel you accomplishedLack luster attempt at an expansion. Let me preface by saying i've played hundreds and hundreds of days on wow and every expansion going back to the start. This review only speaks on behalf of the leveling from 110 to 120. Its garbage, cookie cutter quests that replicate themselves in different skins over and over the whole way though. It becomes so tiresome you feel you accomplished nothing but wasted time. The story line leaves nothing to be desired. landscapes are the same over used hard to navigate mountainous terrains. Huge step back from legion and even legion i thought was going down the wrong leveling path. We want something new out of an expansion not kill 10 mobs pick up 10 things, click this item on this mob x 1000. Im not even kidding thats all you do over and over in BFA. its the same quests but different NPCs. I expected something more out of the front runners of the MMO industry. Should you buy it? YES because you have no life and its all they gonna give us.… Expand
  58. farside79
    Aug 20, 2018
    0
    Came back for this expac and leaving again. Nothing new - they actually took away more than they offered. Definitely not worth the money unless you get it in battle chest down the road.

    The global cool down is atrocious. Azerite armor is atrocious. Blizzard has become very anti-player and supporter - this is evident when they respond to questions/concerns on the forums as well as    Came back for this expac and leaving again. Nothing new - they actually took away more than they offered. Definitely not worth the money unless you get it in battle chest down the road.

    The global cool down is atrocious. Azerite armor is atrocious. Blizzard has become very anti-player and supporter - this is evident when they respond to questions/concerns on the forums as well as when Lon (the lead developed) does any sort of interview. Shame really, used to have mad respect for Blizzard as a developer but they have shattered that but fully cementing themselves in bad decision after bad decision. I wanted to like it, came back expecting to like it. It failed to deliver on all counts for me.    … Expand
  59. Vincealot
    Aug 20, 2018
    10
    At the announcement I was not a big fan of the ideas the had going forward with World of Warcraft, but now that its here and you can play it, they really did a great job. The story is amazing and engaging. Every quest is full of love and well crafted. Sure, we have to wait and see, if they are able to keep the high quality standards of Legion, but we are off at an amazing start. Well done Blizzard
  60. mmosun
    Aug 20, 2018
    0
    there used to be good times on playing wow from TBC to CTM, after that,its getting more and more* boring:(6
  61. bassfu
    Aug 19, 2018
    4
    I haven't hit level cap yet but seeing how end game has been the same in every expansion I doubt it'll be any different now. Leveling is an absolute bore in BFA, I never enjoyed leveling since I started playing over a decade ago but I could at least put on music or something and get through it. Up until now you could always look forward to a new ability or talent point, BFA removes allI haven't hit level cap yet but seeing how end game has been the same in every expansion I doubt it'll be any different now. Leveling is an absolute bore in BFA, I never enjoyed leveling since I started playing over a decade ago but I could at least put on music or something and get through it. Up until now you could always look forward to a new ability or talent point, BFA removes all that. Once you hit 100 that's it, that's as far as you're rewarded for hitting a new level. Your character will play exactly the same at 120 as they did at level 100, albeit worse because you've lost so many stats due to leveling. Gone are the skill tree you had with your artifact weapons, now it's replaced by the "Heart of Azeroth" a necklace that does nothing but collect points to unlock boring passives for Azerite armor, pieces of gear that have no secondary stats attached to them. Azerite armor was Blizzard's way of not taking the time to create new abilities, instead they offer passives that prior two-piece set bonuses would laugh at. Thanks to Ion's crazed obsession with removing things from classes, most characters now have a piddly four button rotation, and even fewer have any procs to make things interesting. Hope you didn't spend a lot of money on a shiny new Naga or Scimitar because all you need these day is a mouse wheel. Too much has been removed from gameplay to make it fun or engaging anymore, I've never felt more bored playing the classes I've loved over the last decade, my sub runs out in October and once it's gone I think it'll be time to walk away from WoW or look at private servers.… Expand
  62. Axlyss
    Aug 19, 2018
    10
    The expansion is great.. It has good structure but it has no endgame content released yet (like all wow expansions you got to wait for endgame content to come out... But the zones the music the atmosphere is just well done. Ability pruning is not as bad as other posters make it out to seem how many abilities that do the same thing do you need? It was a balancing change one i support. Did IThe expansion is great.. It has good structure but it has no endgame content released yet (like all wow expansions you got to wait for endgame content to come out... But the zones the music the atmosphere is just well done. Ability pruning is not as bad as other posters make it out to seem how many abilities that do the same thing do you need? It was a balancing change one i support. Did I mention world pvp is back?… Expand
  63. 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 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    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.    … Expand
  64. torethepore
    Aug 17, 2018
    1
    Sometimes I just wonder why I should even try with these expansions anymore jeez
  65. broccoligold
    Aug 17, 2018
    4
    The graphics are incredible but the gameplay coming from Legion is extremely subpar. Classes are clunky and awkward, the quests are all thinly veiled pick up quests (and there are a looottt of them this time around), lack of any new content. Island Expeditions are just MoP scenarios. The actual War Campaign missions you go on feel like your a minion in a MOBA, grind up relatively easy mobsThe graphics are incredible but the gameplay coming from Legion is extremely subpar. Classes are clunky and awkward, the quests are all thinly veiled pick up quests (and there are a looottt of them this time around), lack of any new content. Island Expeditions are just MoP scenarios. The actual War Campaign missions you go on feel like your a minion in a MOBA, grind up relatively easy mobs until you breach a wall and so on but it is so easy it becomes a grindfest. Order hall (esque) missions are back to also offer you a daily dose of Facebook game and time gates.… Expand
  66. Abraxas79
    Aug 17, 2018
    0
    Minimal effort. No new abilities, no new talents, pruned spells and abilities and GCD that no one asked for. I don't care how pretty the smells and bells are, if the core character class design is lacking, it is not worth playing.
  67. xDarkOne
    Aug 17, 2018
    0
    Bad quest design. Kill 15 mobs. Perfect.
    Bad story.
    A lot of bugs.
    Good azerite armor.
  68. spirothedragon
    Aug 17, 2018
    0
    I use to enjoy World of Warcraft but I think they have stopped caring about what the players want. Which shows in the release of this expansion. It's more focused towards the hardcore players.
    I've also had to deal with their support and it is absolute rubbish. On top of that the forum is filled with keyboard warriors who troll the forums looking for people to criticize on behalf of    I use to enjoy World of Warcraft but I think they have stopped caring about what the players want. Which shows in the release of this expansion. It's more focused towards the hardcore players.
    I've also had to deal with their support and it is absolute rubbish. On top of that the forum is filled with keyboard warriors who troll the forums looking for people to criticize on behalf of Blizzard in the aim to become moderators. It appears that Blizzard has purposely provided incentive for these Blizzard minions to scour through each and every post to express their arrogant and condescending opinions. Just have a look at any complaint posted and you'll see them.
    Like with all things this game has come to an end.    … Expand
  69. chickat14
    Aug 16, 2018
    9
    The zones are gorgeous and Huge.
    Each continent has 3 zones and as many quests as Legions leveling (4 zones). Twice as many quests as most expansions.
    Dungeons are excellent. War Mode is awesome. Music is possibly the best yet. Islands are fun, though I think they will get old. Warfronts arent out, but I tried them on beta. They are just okay. 2 big gripes with the expansion.    The zones are gorgeous and Huge.
    Each continent has 3 zones and as many quests as Legions leveling (4 zones). Twice as many quests as most expansions.
    Dungeons are excellent.
    War Mode is awesome.
    Music is possibly the best yet.
    Islands are fun, though I think they will get old.
    Warfronts arent out, but I tried them on beta. They are just okay.

    2 big gripes with the expansion.
    Crafting is useless. The best armor you can sell is worse than normal dungeon gear.
    The necklace artifact is a big step down from Legion's Weapons. Very underwhelming.

    Overall I would rate it about 86/87 out of 100, but I will round up and score it a 9 on metacritic.    … Expand
  70. RAVIU
    Aug 16, 2018
    10
    Great!I am not against that this game is old and had lost lot of players but this expansion is really good .I am a WOW player for 7 years and this the best expansion since i started playing.The story is good and they have given tons of emotes in the game .The graphics is good and overall the game is one of the best game of 2018
  71. Monerial
    Aug 16, 2018
    10
    Здравствуйте. Вот и вышло долгожданное обновление Battle for Azeroth. Я не стал писать отзыв сразу после выхода игры, так как понимал что нахожусь под впечатлением и объективно написать что-то будет трудно. Прошло время, и я готов! Во-первых старт дополнения прошел идеально, у меня не было очередей, в прочем в Легионе тоже все прошло гладко, во-вторых не было лагов. Синиматики чтоЗдравствуйте. Вот и вышло долгожданное обновление Battle for Azeroth. Я не стал писать отзыв сразу после выхода игры, так как понимал что нахожусь под впечатлением и объективно написать что-то будет трудно. Прошло время, и я готов! Во-первых старт дополнения прошел идеально, у меня не было очередей, в прочем в Легионе тоже все прошло гладко, во-вторых не было лагов. Синиматики что сопровождали нас в Кул'Тирас просто восхитительны, сюжетная линия, о да, она восхитительна, и я даже сейчас не про основную говорю, а про обычные квесты, я обычно их не читаю, но здесь провел не мало времени за ними..… Expand
  72. Lobomau
    Aug 16, 2018
    3
    Compared to Legion, this expansion has less nonsense RNG and less grind but it also comes with less content and even more bland class design. Gap between good and bad players has been even further reduced, as intended by developers according to interviews.
    Still the best MMORPG for dungeons and raids but not by much and i no longer consider worth it given the grind it takes to do those    Compared to Legion, this expansion has less nonsense RNG and less grind but it also comes with less content and even more bland class design. Gap between good and bad players has been even further reduced, as intended by developers according to interviews.
    Still the best MMORPG for dungeons and raids but not by much and i no longer consider worth it given the grind it takes to do those contents properly, unsubbed and deleted the game after about 10 hours at lvl 120.    … Expand
  73. nolifeke
    Aug 16, 2018
    8
    For the beginning of the expansion, it's been pretty good. I like the story a lot especially the alliance side. The questing zones have been great and filled with great music, the only bad thing is the overload of unnecessary side quests that takes even more time. The dungeons have some personality to them and are fun to do. I can't wait to get more content as the expansion goes along.
  74. Edsfelps
    Aug 16, 2018
    10
    good content and graphics recommend expansion want like rpg, and more games for this style.
  75. Akanitrixx
    Aug 15, 2018
    10
    I'm not that far yet into this expansion, but playing as Horde, man what a great zone design. Quest lines are fun to play (especially when taking time appreciating the lore and inside jokes) and I can't wait getting into dungeons and Island expeditions. Great work Blizz (final review pending) !!
  76. NoticeMe
    Aug 15, 2018
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Unending quests like kill 15 this dudes and after this kill 20 this dudes. Nothing new in gameplay comparing to Legion. Completely garbage storytelling. I just don't see any reason to play this game anymore.… Expand
  77. lawgcul
    Aug 15, 2018
    0
    Boring for Azeroth.
    Blizzard really put forth minimal effort on this expansion.
  78. Vendaron
    Aug 15, 2018
    2
    Battle for Azeroth does not really offer anything new over the previous expansion (Legion). Launch was a disaster. For over 5 hours I wasn't able log into their servers to be able to play. I just gave up on being able to play that day, and had to wait 'til the next day to start leveling. Blizzard really should have compensated affected players with a complimentary day of game play.

    The    Battle for Azeroth does not really offer anything new over the previous expansion (Legion). Launch was a disaster. For over 5 hours I wasn't able log into their servers to be able to play. I just gave up on being able to play that day, and had to wait 'til the next day to start leveling. Blizzard really should have compensated affected players with a complimentary day of game play.

    The world of BFA is expansive. The questing and leveling though isn't really improved over recent Warcraft expansions. The legendary neck item increases in level as you collect more azerite. It does seem poorly implemented in comparison to the legendary weapons in Legion. For one thing, you can't see how close you are to attaining the next level.

    In Legion, classes were disastrously balanced for mythic+ dungeons. If you watched any of the MDI matches, only specific classes were represented like BDK, holy pallies, resto droods, and affliction warlocks. It will be interesting to see if other classes will be represented this season in MDI. Time will tell but I don't have much faith in Blizzard's ability to balance classes.    … Expand
  79. cloudwebber
    Aug 15, 2018
    0
    Totally bad. Same system, same contents. infinite rotation of "kill 12", "kill what", and "collect 6 things". No new talent, no new skills. It is just a big patch of Legion expansion.
  80. Justmygaming
    Aug 15, 2018
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The pre launch expansion event totally destroyed my desire to play WoW, and I’ve been playing on and off since burning crusade. The story is contrived, predictable, and I have no desire to go through it. Maybe an unsubscription is in order. Once again, the Azerite system is here, but this time it’s a necklace. Kul Tiras is visually impressive and is a good looking environment, but the only good I can see in Battle for Azeroth is its detailed environments and art style for bosses. The rest is where it pales in comparison to its former days. Here’s why:

    Story- the Horde and Alliance are at their throats again. But why? How many times have we worked together when the sky is falling down? We’ve fought Arthas, Deathwing, and the Legion. The Horde vs Alliance plot may have worked back in TBC or Vanilla but it’s no longer relevant. I mean, they’ve written themselves in a corner because they’ve exhausted the same tired old Saturday morning cartoon villain plot all they can do is try to make a contrived plot about war when it doesn’t even make a lick of sense. The trailers were a little misleading, the burning of Teldrassil was so unsafisfying, depressing, and filled with bad writing that it genuinely has made me move on from the game. Just that alone, but the siege of Lordaeron was incredibly underwhelming. Nothing like it was advertised in the trailer. And let’s not kid ourselves, this entire story is going to end with an old god being a baddie, or the heroes save the day once again, just for another baddie to appear. Wohoo, i’m totally digging the old god and garrosh 2.0 cliche. Jaina is neither a compelling or interesting enough character to get through the story with, she’s just a deus ex machina character. Saurfang is a one sided character who just drills “honor honor honor” watch him save the day in the end, because Blizzard is terrible at story writing and if you can think of the most predictable ending to the expansion, it’ll probably happen.

    Gameplay: I don’t mind the longer GCD, as I play FFXIV, but no new spells? No new talents? Where’s the class fantasy Blizzard? Haha who are we kidding, you took that out in WOTLK.

    Some of the allied races are ok, and their lore is fleshed out, but others are just lazy reskins (void elf and high mountain anyone?) Kul Tirans don’t look like they belong in WoW. Anyways, that’s just my opinion. I don’t have any desire to play WoW in its non immersive world, with its boring and predicable story, deus ex machina plot, and streamlined game.    … Expand
  81. Roleplayer21312
    Aug 14, 2018
    10
    Easily the best WoW expansion with its Warmode feature that has completely revitalised world pvp.
  82. Drakion23
    Aug 14, 2018
    9
    This game is way more better then just 1 come on.

    music 9 controls 9 Gameplay 9 Story 9.8 Overall 9.9 Thanks blizzard you have done it again of course this game is going have problems on day one. There's millions of players playing around the world.... So the Story starts off fighting in a raid group battle the dark elf Sylvana's Windrunner, is the leader Horde and you    This game is way more better then just 1 come on.

    music 9
    controls 9
    Gameplay 9
    Story 9.8
    Overall 9.9

    Thanks blizzard you have done it again of course this game is going have problems on day one.

    There's millions of players playing around the world....

    So the Story starts off fighting in a raid group battle the dark elf Sylvana's Windrunner, is the leader Horde and you fight off her army and once you are finish with that you return to Storm wind and is greeted by Iron Dwarf travel to his realm use Amulet to absorb all the light that is left in the temple to save his kingdom from dying from Sylvana's Windrunner army but ok otherwise people be upset the severs not working the first day I got disconnected a lot 40 or more that because there millions of Wow users playing the game I just got back on it im enjoying a lot from the story I'm giving blizzard credit were it is due this summary sort review im not finish with this game Im am an enjoying like anyone else that way my friend on psn can look at this winter play with me.

    Im getting all my blacksmithing and everything else so no likes then dont play or buy it.

    plain and simple see you later    … Expand
  83. feardarkness88
    Aug 14, 2018
    0
    Blizzard's model: Remove abilities and don't add any new ones. (among other things) There's no new 120 talent tree spells. No new abilities for any class. instead, they removed abilities like they did in WoD, or hid them behind the pvp talent tree. (Like in legion)

    They also added a GCD on all classes for all spells, which means you have to wait before casting a spell, making the    Blizzard's model: Remove abilities and don't add any new ones. (among other things) There's no new 120 talent tree spells. No new abilities for any class. instead, they removed abilities like they did in WoD, or hid them behind the pvp talent tree. (Like in legion)

    They also added a GCD on all classes for all spells, which means you have to wait before casting a spell, making the gameplay even slower than it was. (and more tedious)

    The game is trying to go back to it's roots with Alliance vs Horde, Orc, vs Human. But it doesn't make any sense, since PVP has been completely cut from the knees as well. Blizzard had the bright idea of removing PVP servers and replacing it with "Warmode". If you have this mode turned on you get increased experience and it flags you for PVP. Basically every server now is a Normal server and you flag yourself for PVP if you want to. The irony is palpable. It's ironic since the game is advertising itself as a PVP oriented expansion even though It's not. The New "Warfront" game mode was advertised as a PVP mode, but it's not. It's not even PVP. It's PVE. It's basically a 20 man dungeon that is incredibly boring and gets old after the first time.

    "Island expeditions" are also incredibly boring and repetitive and serve no real purpose other than filler.

    Nu-WoW is all about the aesthetics like most games today. It's completely empty and devoid of any real challenge or atmosphere. It's all about how long can we keep the player subscribed. Once you get past looking at the dungeons and raids, you'll soon see the game is a hallow shell. There's almost nothing to do outside of dungeons and raiding.

    And since they've pruned so many abilities and added no new ones, added a GCD that the community did not want and was very vocal about it, dungeon gameplay and raid gameplay is even slower than it was. Your basically looking at a 4 button rotation for most classes and with the added GCD, I feel like I'm watching a golf tournament.

    I was recently refunded after thinking the game would change after playing Beta. I honestly did not thing they would still have the GCD change after the community even signed petitions to get it removed. Blizzard-Activision does not care about you. They only care about your money. Which is ironic since if they listened to the community that has supported the game for a better part of almost 15 years, they would probably make more money if they didn't add changes that nobody wanted in the first place.

    Blizzard is currently in panic mode. They're trying to get back the old players that have unsubbed a long time ago (look at their TV ads) by bringing back the Horde vs Alliance nostalgia that hasn't been a thing since Vanilla. They are also releasing "Classic WoW" which they are trying to get the thousands of players that are playing Vanilla on private servers. They are losing subscribers fast. it seems though that the Nu-Blizzard design team has no clue what they're doing. The old design team is long and gone, the magic is gone. It's a corporate business model now like most "Triple A" games today.

    And if your wondering if change is good, yes it is. WoW needs change every expansion. The problem is when you make the gameplay more and more tedious and boring to play it makes the game a chore to play. And incredibly boring. Google "Warrior GCD GIF".

    But people will continue to buy every wow expansion. Either out of habit, being a "loyal" blizzard customer or maybe thinking the beta changes would be reversed at launch.

    You want Blizzard to improve it's game? Stop giving them money. Vote with your wallet. That's the only way these companies listen to customers.

    Money talks and **** walks.    … Expand
  84. cadem
    Aug 14, 2018
    0
    Quests in WOW are terrable they always have been leveling is as bad as ever no flying makes it hard to find objectives and no challance makes a time consuming frustracting process with no sence of achievement the thought of leveling a alt through thease quests again im 10 hour in after a 2 year break and im burnt out. The game now looks like the toy line Dino Riders.
    Im done i cant be    Quests in WOW are terrable they always have been leveling is as bad as ever no flying makes it hard to find objectives and no challance makes a time consuming frustracting process with no sence of achievement the thought of leveling a alt through thease quests again im 10 hour in after a 2 year break and im burnt out. The game now looks like the toy line Dino Riders.
    Im done i cant be assed to level anymore its mind numbing    … Expand
  85. Vicious23
    Aug 14, 2018
    10
    Miglioramento grafico, social ben strutturato grazie ai nuovi canali dei gruppi multiserver, storia decisamente migliore rispetto un legion. La copertina ripresa da orcs and humans sembra un ritorno alle origini, consiglio a tutti sopratutto dopo un lancio xosi perfetto al dayone.
  86. nexus4p
    Aug 14, 2018
    10
    balance. Internet crowds go overboard. so, I'll give 10 score. (Actually my thought is 8)
  87. CaptSlowpoke
    Aug 14, 2018
    10
    I don't think it is fair to judge the game based on the client/server issues it has experienced. It is a shame that Blizzard did not foresee this nonetheless I think this is a great expansion. Once you start playing it you feel like you're 16 again playing Burning Crusade of Wrath of the Lich King. The mechanics and visual aspects just look amazing. Personally I think they did a great jobI don't think it is fair to judge the game based on the client/server issues it has experienced. It is a shame that Blizzard did not foresee this nonetheless I think this is a great expansion. Once you start playing it you feel like you're 16 again playing Burning Crusade of Wrath of the Lich King. The mechanics and visual aspects just look amazing. Personally I think they did a great job with this expansion and I can't wait for the end game content. Furthermore I hope the negative reviewers will see past the technical issues and just start enjoying the content!… Expand
  88. JakeNoLastName
    Aug 13, 2018
    10
    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!
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#72 Best PC Game of 2018
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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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