World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth

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2.3

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 2487 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 1,938 out of 2487
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  1. eeeeeeeeeee33de
    Aug 15, 2023
    0
    after comparing the first one with this one, I should give it negative scores.
  2. res0nancer
    Jul 26, 2023
    3
    Удержался пару часов и дропнул. К большому сожалению пока ВОВу не удается заинтересовать на долго со времен WOTLK.
  3. JackFrostyG
    Jul 25, 2023
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Pros
    - Battle for Dazar'alor was a great raid
    - Mechagon, Underrot and Freehold were good dungeons
    - The questing experience FOR ALLIANCE was fantastic, FOR HORDE it was much worse.
    - Gave Azshara's character more structure and was one of the only positive character arcs which came from this.
    - Some of the cinematics were great. 'Old Soldier' was a fantastic example of a good cinematic.

    Cons

    - The heart of Azeroth, and the associated Azerite gear had the initial depth of a toddler's swimming pool with 3 'options' to choose from on each piece gear. Atleast 1 ring being utility based and having no useful meaning. This was slightly improved by adding 1 more option, then 2 more options.
    - Island expeditions were the most viable way of farming Azerite, and were a huge conceptual disappointment to the expansion, what was advertised as 'Being able to visit anywhere on Azeroth and exploring new lands' became a grind fest of 'pull the island and nuke it as quickly as possible'
    - Warfronts were another example of this, being advertised as a similar mode to that of the Warcraft franchise, to being a trivial zerg of players with no meaningful rewards.
    - The lore gave me little to no interest following on from legion's ending. This was the perfect place to end the story.
    - N'Zoth's end was the most anti-climactic ending possible, and for a character that has been as old as classic, this was hugely disappointing.
    - Uldir, barring MOTHER, Zul and Fetid Devourer, was a bad raid.
    - The Devs would literally lie to us by saying that Sylvanas is a 'morally grey' character after burning Teldrassil. She would then go on to betray the horde completely. This is not 'morally grey'
    - By the end of the expansion, boosters and gold sellers were running rampant and pay to win became as prevalent as it had been since WoD and the introduction of the token.
    - Bugs would plague this expansion from the beginning to the end of it. E.G. Tol Dagor, a dungeon, would often have mobs which would aggro THROUGH THE FLOOR, this was not fixed until towards the end of the expansion.
    - As with each WoW expansion, the class tuning was horrendous, and little to no effort was put in to fix this.
    - The entire premise of the expansion was a premise that the community didn't care for. by 2018, nobody actually wants or cares for Horde and Alliance as a separate faction this has been done to death, let alone basing the story around it.    … Expand
  4. jayjjj
    Jul 21, 2023
    0
    Garbage. I hated it so much. Lore was bad. Game design went backwards. How did Undercity fall so easily? It was a bad storytelling.
  5. jcyphmr
    Jun 14, 2023
    5
    Early bfa was amazing for me. I play for pvp and pvp was fun , my class was fun. (rogue) I thought the story was Epic and the zones were really cool to level in. However later in the life cycle of this expansion Ion or blizzard made a very bad move. They did corrupted pve gear that became mandatory for Arenas. You had to get a legendary cloak that would offset some of the corruptedEarly bfa was amazing for me. I play for pvp and pvp was fun , my class was fun. (rogue) I thought the story was Epic and the zones were really cool to level in. However later in the life cycle of this expansion Ion or blizzard made a very bad move. They did corrupted pve gear that became mandatory for Arenas. You had to get a legendary cloak that would offset some of the corrupted negative effects. Pvp and gearing became a nightmare and I had to avoid end game at all costs. I stayed subscribed no idea why just for low level pvp and leveling on alt low level characters.… Expand
  6. jdd96
    Jun 10, 2023
    0
    This game sucks, you die 50 times before ever reaching level 20, its too difficult, pvp is unbalanced, terrible combat, mechanics, everything is so bad about World of Warcraft it should stop existing from earth. Honestly the first time i played it i was 12 years old, i cried in front of the boar, it made me have breakdowns, i had a terrible childhood, this game didn't make it better, todayThis game sucks, you die 50 times before ever reaching level 20, its too difficult, pvp is unbalanced, terrible combat, mechanics, everything is so bad about World of Warcraft it should stop existing from earth. Honestly the first time i played it i was 12 years old, i cried in front of the boar, it made me have breakdowns, i had a terrible childhood, this game didn't make it better, today im 27 i still cry while playing it, its so bad, it makes you want to end your life.… Expand
  7. fl3shr0t
    Apr 22, 2023
    0
    $95 for a load of steaming crap. I had to level a race I DID NOT want to play, so I could unlock the races I DID want to play. Chock full of sound, video, and questing bugs. "Fast" traveling is a time consuming, google consulting joke - unless you have all the worlds, portals, zeppelins and flight paths memorized. Weekly server down status. Wait que despite being on a low pop server.$95 for a load of steaming crap. I had to level a race I DID NOT want to play, so I could unlock the races I DID want to play. Chock full of sound, video, and questing bugs. "Fast" traveling is a time consuming, google consulting joke - unless you have all the worlds, portals, zeppelins and flight paths memorized. Weekly server down status. Wait que despite being on a low pop server. DDOS attacks. Tech support sends you help links to sites that blow up with ads and have outdated info. Too many failures to list. This is definitely not for a new WoW player.… Expand
  8. Pavane
    Jun 25, 2020
    10
    Une manière de narrer l'histoire de plus en plus intéressante et profonde pour les joueurs malgré des difficultés techniques du à l'architecture vieillissante - rappelons que WoW à 15 ans. Malgré ça ils arrivent tout de même à améliorer les graphismes - big GG aux Designer et Développeurs !

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

    On notera quand même que le jeu à sa sortie était assez pauvre en nouvelles features et que les patch étaient maigres en nouveautés jusqu'à la 8.3 (si je me rappelle bien). Bref, une belle extension sortie trop tôt et donc mal équilibrée en terme de sortie de contenu mais tout de même superbe (ou meilleure) en terme de narration et graphisme - façon carton pate    … Expand
  9. AskeNacht
    Jan 21, 2023
    10
    It still is my the most favorite expansion in the history of the WoW. It was very great. There were real advantures and real atmosphere of global conflict. There was a lot of dramatism in the plot which was making you totally involved into the game. You even could choose the side of an evel "nazi" regime and to feel how it is to be on this side. As opposed, now in the game you only canIt still is my the most favorite expansion in the history of the WoW. It was very great. There were real advantures and real atmosphere of global conflict. There was a lot of dramatism in the plot which was making you totally involved into the game. You even could choose the side of an evel "nazi" regime and to feel how it is to be on this side. As opposed, now in the game you only can watch stories of the life of LBGT centaurs and stories about worthless losers. It is so sad :(… Expand
  10. Crazygame
    Jan 16, 2023
    10
    It is my least favorite wow expansion. Nevertheless i loved atmosphere and dungeons..
  11. Alvelian
    Dec 16, 2022
    6
    Все новинки предоставленные близами не нашли отклика у комьюнити. Фронты и экспедиции полностью провалились. Локалки уже начали поднадоедать, а система азерита опять вставляла палки в колеса любителям поальтоводить.
    В аддоне крайне приятные локации, и две сюжетные ветки отдельные для орды и альянса, что наконец-то заставило меня прокачать себе альта за алых. И в целом это единственный    Все новинки предоставленные близами не нашли отклика у комьюнити. Фронты и экспедиции полностью провалились. Локалки уже начали поднадоедать, а система азерита опять вставляла палки в колеса любителям поальтоводить.
    В аддоне крайне приятные локации, и две сюжетные ветки отдельные для орды и альянса, что наконец-то заставило меня прокачать себе альта за алых. И в целом это единственный глобальный плюс аддона.
    Аддон явно не заслужывает 0 , но после легиона он выглядет крайне слабо.    … Expand
  12. Okara
    Sep 25, 2022
    0
    This is pretty much the worst expansion of wow and that is saying something considering how bad Draenor and Shadowlands are...

    It's also the expansion where the devs finally completely destroyed the Alliance as a playable faction. It started with blood elves in bc of course, continued with various acts like the destruction of several Alliance zones, racials and other disadvantages in    This is pretty much the worst expansion of wow and that is saying something considering how bad Draenor and Shadowlands are...

    It's also the expansion where the devs finally completely destroyed the Alliance as a playable faction. It started with blood elves in bc of course, continued with various acts like the destruction of several Alliance zones, racials and other disadvantages in favor of the Horde and well, the final nail on the coffin are better looking night elves/nightborne with a huge zone and city and more customisation options for the Horde, better looking troll based on the night elf model, aswell as the only cute race in this game in form of Vulpera/fox race.
    In return the Alliance became... no new race like Vulpera but instead disabled gnomes, blue discount elves with tentacle hair and almost no customisation options and awful hair styles and overweight humans. Just wow... plus the only elves city of the Alliance completely destroyed, 2 other zones/warfronts destroyed while the Horde... lost literally nothing.

    So yeah, the Alliance is unplayable thanks to the devs.

    The faction systems was always toxic, racist and unbalanced af, but the devs managed to make it even worse.

    Horrible game in general though.    … Expand
  13. Vitalick
    Sep 2, 2022
    3
    Aquí empezo ya a decaer fuerte la cosa. Pocas novedades y lore muy pobre . Mucha gente dejanfo el juego ... Creo que de las peores que recuerdo
  14. huijiewei
    Aug 21, 2022
    0
    Should rename to World of Horde. PIA PIA PIA PIA PIA PIA PIA PIA PIA PIA PIA PIA
  15. shenkenhigh
    Aug 3, 2022
    0
    Worst exp so far, but we haven't seen d-flight with tons of disgusting agendas...so...
  16. letsregisteraga
    Jun 24, 2022
    8
    8.1 and 8.2 was really fun, it had its issues but still I had fun playing it.

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

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

    8.3 content wise was again nice, but the loot changes like the removal of titanforge or the idea that really only raids drop viable gear for all content is idiotic and made this patch largely raid or die so I just cba playing it after a while. Also while corruption was fun for the first few weeks it was just stupid how much dmg some of them did. (mind you corruptions were random effects with no way to work towards a specific one, vendor was added later when it was already anyway).
    Overall however if we summarize all patches, BfA was a nice expansion and the base content(maps, story, art/music) were fun if to play through.    … Expand
  17. TergeroN
    Jun 11, 2022
    1
    WoW is dying? Yes, he's dying. And a long time ago. Blizzard just has enough resources to support his agony on artificial life support for many years. Games outside politics
  18. Drangleic
    Apr 28, 2022
    0
    absolute garbage! Just as bad as the rest of the expansions starting with Cataclysm
  19. IgorekSagath
    Mar 28, 2022
    0
    Самый убогий аддон. Испортили троллей занадалара, превратив их в кал. Вульперы без лора дерьмище тупое, жирные, противные культирасцы, говно зандалары и отвратительные, блевотные мехагномы. Близард, вы че курите там?
  20. Nepen1he
    Mar 10, 2022
    0
    games out of politics, juegos fuera de la politica, jogos fora da política
  21. Afros
    Mar 6, 2022
    0
    Nazi block half of europe . I pay money for your games. Where is myoney, blizzard ? U ban me because i am from Ru? Okay , so give my money back
  22. Zhek87
    Mar 5, 2022
    0
    Невозможно оплатить подписку в России, гг Близзард
  23. MoofiaBossVal
    Dec 26, 2021
    3
    Same problems as Legion. Lack of content and most of the content is abysmal. Terrible systems and grinds. Needless reworking of classes that makes them less fun to play. Music is still bad. Only good thing I have to say is that it looks aesthetically okay, and the boss fights are decent.
  24. Katzena
    Dec 12, 2021
    0
    God awful game. I don't get how people like this game. The raids and gameplay are so dull. The graphics look like its still from 1999-2001ish. It should've gotten at least a small upgrade by now.
    I've tried it probably 4 times for a month on and off since 2018. Final Fantasy XIV is superior in everyday.. And unlike blizzard. Square enix isn't known to s3xually harassing their employees.    God awful game. I don't get how people like this game. The raids and gameplay are so dull. The graphics look like its still from 1999-2001ish. It should've gotten at least a small upgrade by now.
    I've tried it probably 4 times for a month on and off since 2018. Final Fantasy XIV is superior in everyday.. And unlike blizzard. Square enix isn't known to s3xually harassing their employees.
    Did you know that the critically acclaimed MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV has a free trial, and includes the entirety of A Realm Reborn AND the award-winning Heavensward expansion up to level 60 with no restrictions on playtime?    … Expand
  25. Bruterake
    Dec 10, 2021
    3
    Nessa expansão n deu nem pra jogar um mês inteiro sem ficar chato, bizarro como lançaram muita coisa chata e repetitiva, sendo que tb n atualizava e ia ficando cada vez mais chato muito ruim slc.
  26. yon19794
    Dec 7, 2021
    0
    Every time you see ANY game (Not clownzzard specific) that has very high "Critic" rating, and very, very low user rating it usually means the "Critics" were paid to do that, the user score represents the people that actually play the game and the "Critics" score represent the people that were paid to play the game for few hours.
  27. Ruouri
    Dec 6, 2021
    0
    Garbage Garbage Garbage Garbage Garbage Garbage Garbage Garbage Garbage Garbage
  28. DoppelGang3r
    Nov 30, 2021
    1
    Extremelly uninspired expansion, everything feels like a meta roulette to get trinket/mount/gear. *Everything* is instanced and the illusion of open world is really gone. Everywhere you go is an instance and the train rails are so obvious, it really makes you think why even bother.

    If not for Warcraft lore and nostalgia, this have been the most 60 to zero expansion in the world, losing    Extremelly uninspired expansion, everything feels like a meta roulette to get trinket/mount/gear. *Everything* is instanced and the illusion of open world is really gone. Everywhere you go is an instance and the train rails are so obvious, it really makes you think why even bother.

    If not for Warcraft lore and nostalgia, this have been the most 60 to zero expansion in the world, losing millions of players in first weeks. (It actually almost went that way)

    I play casually and laid back, and the content was very lean compared to Legion 7.0. The new patches had very little to offer, I completed the new patch content in less than a week and it introduced new problems to the game, like annoying lag in open world and world quest glitches which I encountered few times now and could not complete them.

    A real shame, the whole expansion (4 months later!) still feel extremelly rushed and there is no soul in anything. The devs have lost all the passion and the only thing that is making this game float relevant is love for old Warcraft and art/sound team. ( Good job those guys!)    … Expand
  29. Salador2606
    Oct 10, 2021
    0
    Я не понимаю, как такая некогда солидная компания смогла испортить такую легендарную игру. Графика - отстой. Игра превратилась в донатную помойку, в которую не интересно играть.

    I don’t understand how such a once solid company could ruin such a legendary game. Graphics suck. The game has turned into a donated trash heap, which is not interesting to play.    Я не понимаю, как такая некогда солидная компания смогла испортить такую легендарную игру. Графика - отстой. Игра превратилась в донатную помойку, в которую не интересно играть.

    I don’t understand how such a once solid company could ruin such a legendary game. Graphics suck. The game has turned into a donated trash heap, which is not interesting to play.
  30. donanja
    Oct 9, 2021
    5
    In hindsight, Battle for Azeroth was nowhere near as lackluster as Shadowlands, the expansion that followed it. At the very least, the writing was tolerable and the worldbuilding aspects were on point; zones like Vol'dun and Stormsong Valley are some of the best in the game.

    However, when it comes to gameplay, the expansion was very rough around the edges until it was almost over. The    In hindsight, Battle for Azeroth was nowhere near as lackluster as Shadowlands, the expansion that followed it. At the very least, the writing was tolerable and the worldbuilding aspects were on point; zones like Vol'dun and Stormsong Valley are some of the best in the game.

    However, when it comes to gameplay, the expansion was very rough around the edges until it was almost over. The final season of Mythic Plus introduced one of the most enjoyable seasonal affixes in the form of Awakened, and as much as some people dislike the random procs, it was a great feeling when your Twilight Devastation went off on a particularly rough pack of enemies.

    I think some people were unreasonably harsh on Battle for Azeroth. It was by no means worse than Shadowlands currently is, and it definitely wasn't worse than Warlords of Draenor.    … Expand
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#72 Best PC Game of 2018
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#5 Most Discussed PC Game of 2018
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#16 Most Shared PC Game of 2018

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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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