World of Warcraft: Shadowlands

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  1. slipciok
    Nov 28, 2020
    10
    Best expansion! Rares are now little adventures. Side quest have one long story and mechanics. Graphic is beautiful. Dungeons are super interesting.
    Whole vibe of SL is Destiny meeting Planescape Torment.
    Great job Blizzard!
  2. Detu
    Nov 28, 2020
    10
    Слишком хорошо, чтобы быть правдой.
    После бфа конечно ожидался хороший аддон, но не было ожиданий, что аддон будет настолько хорош. Удивительная сюжетка, удивительные инсты, интересная система ковенантов(конечно жажда дпса немного портит её, но тут уже отдельный разговор). Множество секретов по всему миру, удивительные пейзажи и бесячая, как и задумывалось утроба. По бете рейда попытался    Слишком хорошо, чтобы быть правдой.
    После бфа конечно ожидался хороший аддон, но не было ожиданий, что аддон будет настолько хорош. Удивительная сюжетка, удивительные инсты, интересная система ковенантов(конечно жажда дпса немного портит её, но тут уже отдельный разговор). Множество секретов по всему миру, удивительные пейзажи и бесячая, как и задумывалось утроба. По бете рейда попытался оценить рейд, механики интересные и визуал отличный. Офк филлер боссы будут всегда, но чёрт побери как же хороша половина.    … Expand
  3. elstupido69
    Nov 29, 2020
    10
    Shadowlands is showing some of the best work Blizzard has put out in years and the raid and season content hasn't even begun yet. Aside from balancing(as per usual), this expansion is absolutely unbelievable. The storyline is interesting and adds a whole new array of characters and possibilities for future patches. For the first time in years, it seems like Blizzard actually cares aboutShadowlands is showing some of the best work Blizzard has put out in years and the raid and season content hasn't even begun yet. Aside from balancing(as per usual), this expansion is absolutely unbelievable. The storyline is interesting and adds a whole new array of characters and possibilities for future patches. For the first time in years, it seems like Blizzard actually cares about the community's feedback and it shows. All of the people giving negative reviews are most likely Classic Andies raging behind their boomer devices or people who are too dumb to learn about the systems. I have completely neglected everything in my life these past few days playing Shadowlands and it was definitely worth it as I had some of the most fun with my friends on WoW in years.… Expand
  4. gt_destroyer
    Nov 29, 2020
    10
    Ставлю 10 не потому что аддон божественный ( он хорош) , а потому что есть много неадекватов, который ставят незаслуженную 0.
  5. dnlstn
    Nov 29, 2020
    9
    Can't understand the many 0-scores witout any reviews.
    This expansion does many things right that expansions before did wrong.
    The bread and butter of the game works just fine and is fun (again). Dungeons are fun, character leveling is fun, the game looks gorgeous. Pvp is fine, the features are rewarding. Thorgast and the Maw are fresh, new concepts. Yes, there are some things that need    Can't understand the many 0-scores witout any reviews.
    This expansion does many things right that expansions before did wrong.
    The bread and butter of the game works just fine and is fun (again). Dungeons are fun, character leveling is fun, the game looks gorgeous. Pvp is fine, the features are rewarding. Thorgast and the Maw are fresh, new concepts.
    Yes, there are some things that need to be improved on. But this expansion is one of the best I could experience so far in WOW.    … Expand
  6. LoDISamael
    Nov 30, 2020
    10
    Der Content ist echt angenehm egal ob solo oder mit gruppen Shadowlands macht sehr vieles richtig klar gibt es dinge die stören aber diese sind sehr gering im gegensatz zum vorherigen update Shadowlands bringt mal wieder den Spaß am Spiel zurück die Instanzen und Bossmechaniken sind sehr interessant Designed und bringen einen Gewissen Schwierigkeitsgrad mit die Story ist sehr schönDer Content ist echt angenehm egal ob solo oder mit gruppen Shadowlands macht sehr vieles richtig klar gibt es dinge die stören aber diese sind sehr gering im gegensatz zum vorherigen update Shadowlands bringt mal wieder den Spaß am Spiel zurück die Instanzen und Bossmechaniken sind sehr interessant Designed und bringen einen Gewissen Schwierigkeitsgrad mit die Story ist sehr schön geschrieben und die Gebiete gut gestaltet.

    Das Paktsystem ist gut ausgearbeitet und man kann sich schnell einfinden noch dazu der Torghast Content dieser ist so designed das er auch solo machbar ist.    … Expand
  7. eiondeaundre
    Dec 1, 2020
    10
    Great story and awesome graphics style. Very immersive, real masterpiece of RPG game design!
  8. lolum
    Dec 1, 2020
    9
    В сюжете представлен интересный взгляд на загробный мир. Хорошо проработанны тексты квестов. Имеются забавные и эмоциональные сюжетные ходы. Очень интересна прокачка первого персонажа, принуждение игрока пройти основную сюжету было хорошим решением. Не многочисленные второстепенные квесты имеют высокую долю хорошо оформленных и приятных в выполнении.
    Могу снизить бал лишь за мультибоксинг.    В сюжете представлен интересный взгляд на загробный мир. Хорошо проработанны тексты квестов. Имеются забавные и эмоциональные сюжетные ходы. Очень интересна прокачка первого персонажа, принуждение игрока пройти основную сюжету было хорошим решением. Не многочисленные второстепенные квесты имеют высокую долю хорошо оформленных и приятных в выполнении.
    Могу снизить бал лишь за мультибоксинг.
  9. Errfvjo
    Dec 1, 2020
    10
    Goood game ! Super duper fly this game I like go go war horde alliance Gucci game hord win new races please
  10. Frightfactory
    Nov 29, 2020
    8
    Shadowlands offers players nothing completely new or totally unique other than it's keystone feature Torghast, but the fresh take and perfecting on numerous game systems is great. It seems after the giant miss that was Battle for Azeroth where they tried to do a number of different new forms of content that didn't work out, they decided the better strategy was to double down and perfectShadowlands offers players nothing completely new or totally unique other than it's keystone feature Torghast, but the fresh take and perfecting on numerous game systems is great. It seems after the giant miss that was Battle for Azeroth where they tried to do a number of different new forms of content that didn't work out, they decided the better strategy was to double down and perfect what worked well. For that I think Blizzard should be commended.

    At the end of the day, World of Warcraft is the only super successful MMORPG. Other games have had moderate success, flashes of brilliance, most of them have faded into subtle irrelevance where WOW continues to offer players the best day to day gameplay experience in the genre. They get rewarded with monthly subscriptions for this, so one would expect that they have to substantially add to what's already there to justify the sticker price of the paid expansion content. With that said, they tried that multiple times now with Battle for Azeroth and Warlords of Draenor having multiple new features those expansions we're built around that we're mostly not fun grinds that people resented doing. This I think lays out the needle Blizzard needed to thread this time around, and I think they have in fact threaded it quite masterfully with Shadowlands.

    We will get to the one new feature Torghast in a minute, but let's talk about what's substantially new in terms of building what already worked well. Blizzard has updated the interface with some quality of life changes, better directed gameplay for story elements (done through a special notation of campaign quests), improved the "order hall" system to be more dynamic and interesting (now called covenant sanctums), and designed some fresh and fun dungeons and raids that look like they will present every level of player with new and interesting challenges. Additionally they have stripped out many of the the player power grinds that felt like "must do" content in Battle for Azeroth. Most of this stuff is kind of a "choose your adventure" book, where most of it rewards players with cosmetics, currency for upgrading systems in your sanctum, or in some cases the reward is just for the fun of it. This has left some endgame minded players in my inner circle bored with the content because there isn't anything to "push" to get more player power, but I think for the majority of players they will feel refreshed by not always having the feeling that they have to grind something.

    If that would have been the only thing they did, this would have been a 5/10 and not worth the price of admission, but we have one giant Tower to deal with first. Torghast is a rouge-lite dungeon generator nested within an endgame zone called the Maw. The maw is cold, dark, and brutal, and borrows a concept from the 5 star wanted system of GTA games to make galivanting about the place a bit thrilling and scary. The systems of Torghast, the Tower of the Damned are tied into activities in the maw in a way that's not opressive and leaves you with the option of only doing one or the other. When you enter the tower, you get a series of choices that feel fun and interesting each time you walk through the portal: which power to take? explore or take the faster route? Fight the big bad elite on this floor or find a way around? All of these things make the tower interesting enough to work through. Along the way you will also get a shop that gives you more interesting choices, and can be upgraded through activities in the maw. If anything is lackluster so far, it's the bosses but in the live game we haven't seen very much of the tower yet, and I expect these will become more interesting the more we climb.

    Torghast is also the driving force behind crafting your own legendary equipment which can be customized with the stats you want, on a slot of a choice, with a fun selection of unique powers some old some new. Shadowlands weaves all of these elements together and takes you into the endgame with options, choice, and the freedom to actually play more than one character. While torghast is the only thing that is new, it's a big hit, and combined with the other elements that we're improved creates fun gameplay that so far looks like it will continue to deliver long term as more is unlocked. Shadowlands is a solid 8/10 and is only held back not having very much brand new game elements for the price tag. They took a game that already had great things, built on them and removed the things that made just playing the game more cumbersome and prevented you from playing multiple characters for fun, and for that I think it's worth the price tag.    … Expand
  11. DaKatarn
    Nov 28, 2020
    10
    A true RPG MMO with an amazing lore and an amazing leveling phase, the end-game is complete and we have more choices to do! Perfect job Blizzard, we need more deep mechanics like this and not more races and classes.
  12. Rigel29
    Nov 27, 2020
    10
    Very good gameplay and lore, wonderful locations! I've got many pleasure from this addon. Recommended for buy.
  13. Zhimzin
    Nov 27, 2020
    10
    By Far the best XPAC since WOTLK. Super proud of the Blizz development team. This may be what will restore my passion for the Warcraft Universe.
  14. Vougam
    Nov 28, 2020
    9
    It's a good expansion, until now we can see they put an effort when we talk about the lore and leveling play sistem, a lot of RPG elements are back, the scenario are good made, it's exciting and emotional history, lets see the next patchs...
  15. Rhonino
    Nov 30, 2020
    10
    Genialny soudtruck, całkiem dobry storyline i przedewszystkim niesamowite dungeiny :)
  16. Nyanos
    Dec 2, 2020
    10
    I find the game quite interesting. Too many spoiled children complaining because nothing is ever good for them.
  17. xExelx
    Nov 29, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Love Design. Less WQ than before. Story was decent. Really friendly to alts. Torghast > Visions… Expand
  18. Brumo
    Nov 28, 2020
    10
    It's pretty good and since people give it 0 for minor inconveniences I have to counter that.
  19. gabe5587
    Nov 28, 2020
    10
    These reviews are wack this is the best expansion to date. The wow community is so whiny and toxic.
    Wonderful leveling system! The covenant system actually made me sit and think about what I wanted, all of the options are varied and worth choosing. ALL of the areas are beautiful and well made, the story and lore of the xpac are all well done and coherent. The classes all feel great with    These reviews are wack this is the best expansion to date. The wow community is so whiny and toxic.
    Wonderful leveling system! The covenant system actually made me sit and think about what I wanted, all of the options are varied and worth choosing. ALL of the areas are beautiful and well made, the story and lore of the xpac are all well done and coherent. The classes all feel great with the new abilities. This xpac is so wonderful and I for one am thankful for all the blizz employees working from home to give us this masterpiece. Torghast is the best end game I've ever seen in ANY game. WoW Community always cry for stupid reason... there cannot be always NEW RACE you have allready TOO MUCH! you cant have always new CLASS .... the expansion looks GREAT enjoy it the way it is!!!!    … Expand
  20. okljhsfdekljfh
    Nov 27, 2020
    10
    Fantastic expansion as well, don't know what people are complaining about.
  21. Outlock
    Nov 29, 2020
    10
    I saw many 0 , from haters, if dont like wow, plz leave, To me is the best expansion since BC and WOTLK, the Art and gameplay on all zones are priceless, I am playing Blizzard games since Starcraft launch, and Hope Blizz stay with us for a long time.
  22. rickrolling
    Dec 3, 2020
    10
    Servers had issues like all MMO launchs. I am still faced up with maintences occasionally.
    Game itself is excellent for MMO standarts, descent story, descent gear progression for both pvp and pve, weekly and not dailies quests and lots of optional and side things to do. I can see shadowlands as the next big wow expansion, completely worth your time and money.
  23. Uldrey
    Nov 28, 2020
    10
    I have been playing evry day now and im just loving the game. Leveling feels great and the story is really good, dung are top notch...
  24. Bamselbi
    Dec 1, 2020
    10
    It´s good. Good story and other content. The timeline of the story is well thought out. I have fun...
  25. the_daniel
    Dec 3, 2020
    10
    Shadowlands is a return to form for Blizzard’s Team 2.

    Top-notch writing and story, excellent zone pacing and transitions, perfect balance of main story quests and side tasks, and an endgame chock-full of deep systems to enjoy. The most fun new system WoW has ever introduced is Shadowlands marquis feature called Torghast, Tower of the Damned—a procedurally-generated “rogue-like” dungeon    Shadowlands is a return to form for Blizzard’s Team 2.

    Top-notch writing and story, excellent zone pacing and transitions, perfect balance of main story quests and side tasks, and an endgame chock-full of deep systems to enjoy.

    The most fun new system WoW has ever introduced is Shadowlands marquis feature called Torghast, Tower of the Damned—a procedurally-generated “rogue-like” dungeon where you gain insane new powers and abilities as you climb consecutive levels of ever-increasing difficulty.

    Even if Shadowlands had NO new features, almost every class (and every specialization within those classes) has been tweaked and given back fun abilities and skills that had been removed in previous expansions in the name of simplification. Some abilities are purely utility or damage-focused, while others simply bring consistency from a lore/RPG standpoint (such as all Mage specializations gaining Frostbolt, Arcane Blast, and Fireball; “Yes, I went to Mage School, but I *specialized* in Fire. Of course I know what a Frostbolt is!”).

    So the base game is just fun to play. When the classes are enjoyable and unique, it elevates all the content within the game.

    Crafting & Gathering Professions are finally a true market force yet again. I got that old-school RPG feeling when I realized just how many gear enchantments, potions, and usable items were available to “min/max” difficult content. Better than that, however, is the fact that many key progression systems rely on various professions, and high-end crafted products require multiple disparate professions’ output, meaning that the market must contend with itself from almost every aspect of the game. No single character can “do it all.” Players must rely on others (it is an MMO, afterall), OR have multiple alts with all of their professions maxed out (not ideal for one’s sanity, but some mad-lads do it anyway).

    The graphics are gorgeous, the music is epic and inspiring, the lore is engaging and fascinating, the voice acting is charming, and the new zones are unique and thematically-perfect.

    And once you get to max level, the fun has only just begun.

    Luckily, unlike the previous two expansions (Legion in 2016 and Battle for Azeroth in 2018), the endgame content is tailor-fit to each player’s goals:

    Players who only like PVP can just PVP, and they can finally (once again) target specific earned gear upgrades while remaining competitive with PVE gearing.

    Players who love raiding can focus exclusively on raiding (once this first tier begins next week).

    Players who just love dungeons can gear up exclusively with Legion’s most impactful new system, Mythic +, where you earn infinitely-harder versions of dungeons and enemy affixes based on your group’s performance in each run, and you get commiserate rewards. The dungeon design is fantastic as usual (there have been the occasional “duds” over the years, but high-quality dungeons and raids are typically a given for the Warcraft team at this point).

    Players who love all 3 main endgame gearing paths are rewarded with MUCH faster and specified gear upgrade acquisition than those who only do one form of content.

    Players who couldn’t care less about those 3 pillars of competitive endgame progression have LOADS of fun tertiary gameplay to enjoy: Gorgeous new mounts and transmogs (armor and weapon appearances), titles, pets, gold, extreme achievements, and a dearth of open-world systemic upgrades via the new Covenant system, whereby each player chooses one of four themed factions to fight for, represent, and build up their base of operations.

    Blizzard ensured that you can enjoy endgame content endlessly without feeling pressure to constantly grind if you don’t want to or don’t have time to. Each player power progression system is inherently limited/capped to specific benchmarks each week, so once you do what you feel like doing, you’re done for the week. Don’t care about a specific kind of content? No need to do it. And if you change your mind, you can catch up on almost everything later when you DO have time or if you suddenly gain an interest in other endgame content. For players who want to stay competitive in endgame combat content (player power for raids, dungeons, and PVP), there’s very little *mandatory* tasks to complete periodically:

    1) Earn as much from Torghast as possible each week, up to a very reasonable limit (for materials to build your own personal Legendary item).

    2) Do each week’s Covenant quests to earn new buffs to your abilities and open world hub.

    And that’s pretty much it. The rest is up to you. This has been one of the best launches of an expansion pack that WoW has ever had, and I can’t wait to earn each week’s new story content and upgrades. And I’m insanely excited to jump into the new raid with my guild next week!

    See you in Oribos!    … Expand
  26. Peaceul
    Dec 2, 2020
    10
    Im really loving this expansion so far. PVP players finally can gear up only by doing PVP, and that's something i was waiting for years. The story is good, i didnt feel bored with it. Gearing up alts is also easier now, however i thought we will be able to skip more of the storyline what we have already had seen.
  27. dafunkk
    Feb 28, 2021
    8
    I don't understand the level of negativity in many of these reviews. Honestly I think some folks might just need a break from WoW. This is easily my favorite expansion since Wrath (I skipped a couple here and there) and there are many reasons why I feel the game has improved. Leveling is no longer a slog, nor does it include the pain of something like "I just hit 80... only 40 levels toI don't understand the level of negativity in many of these reviews. Honestly I think some folks might just need a break from WoW. This is easily my favorite expansion since Wrath (I skipped a couple here and there) and there are many reasons why I feel the game has improved. Leveling is no longer a slog, nor does it include the pain of something like "I just hit 80... only 40 levels to go." You get something new most every time you ding, it's actually a lot of fun leveling up in the BFA content, at least in my opinion, and when I level an alt, I can choose from any expansion out there to level in.

    My wife and I have been having a blast running heroic and mythic dungeons and just stepping into raid content this week. This is no longer a game that demands all of your free time, the classes still feel iconic and the worldbuilding in Shadowlands is a cut above anything I've seen in the decade+ this game has been out.

    Is it perfect? No. Is it a solid game? Definitely. Is it the greatest MMO out there? That's up to you. 8/10, would recommend.    … Expand
  28. scyre
    Dec 1, 2020
    10
    A really good storyline and world design coming along with fixing old problems like "campaign" tracking or useless grinding of player item power. The pacts are an innovative idea and it's really fun to play. Torghast with its randomly created dungeon logic (a little greeting of diablo mechanics) is a fresh welcome to the dungeon system of world of warcraft. Fun to play!
  29. notsarke
    Feb 14, 2021
    8
    I was very unkind to BfA (although it kind of deserved it) and so coming into shadowlands my expectations weren't overly high. I have to say though, Shadowlands - so far - feels like an excellent expansion. The systems are great, the zones are amazing, the classes (generally) feel like they're in a good place, the storyline and all that jazz seems decent enough. The raid is fun. This isI was very unkind to BfA (although it kind of deserved it) and so coming into shadowlands my expectations weren't overly high. I have to say though, Shadowlands - so far - feels like an excellent expansion. The systems are great, the zones are amazing, the classes (generally) feel like they're in a good place, the storyline and all that jazz seems decent enough. The raid is fun. This is some of the most fun I've had in wow in... ever
    Like with anything, I'll list a few downsides:-
    Gearing so far has been heavily on the PVP side of things, with a majority of top players opting to gear up via the vendors than to gear up via other means, which has meant that the m+ community may have seen a major drop off in participants, given that the loot situation in m+ is a bit dire at the moment. So if PVP isn't your thing, prepare to dive into the grim m+ scene...
    The M+ dungeon community seems to be as big of a filth swamp as ever. So if you plan to play the game in a casual setting, the M+ wall will hit you pretty hard without your own clique of mates to play with.
    Some classes (mine in particular RIP rogues) are in a bit of a grim state compared to most of the other classes in the game, however it does feel like blizz is looking after the bin classes early days.
    The alt situation, while much better than BfA is a bit of a grind - although SL gearing alts feels more like a 'fun' grind if that makes sense?
    Some people say that the Vault is unrewarding... but for the most part it's been some of the most rewarding content in the game - currently i'm 9/10 heroic progress, and if i had to guess i'd say about 30-40% of my gear has come from the vault. I can see how players would get their hopes up too high, and then blame that on the vault 'being bad' but if you temper your expectations a bit the vault it fine.
    otherwise yeah - solid expansion - would highly recommend you give it a shot.    … Expand
  30. Roleplayer21312
    Nov 25, 2020
    10
    Really solid title and so many things that went wrong in BFA have been fixed. Most importantly classes feel so much better now! Shadowpriest is amazing!
  31. Skyie
    Mar 3, 2021
    10
    They really did a good job this expansion. They eliminated some of the systems from the past 2 expansions that were destroying the game, such as titanforging. The amount of unfun weekly chores that only served as mans to artificially bump up engagement has been drastically reduced. The classes play much better than Legion and BfA, and the unpruning brought back some fan favorite abilitiesThey really did a good job this expansion. They eliminated some of the systems from the past 2 expansions that were destroying the game, such as titanforging. The amount of unfun weekly chores that only served as mans to artificially bump up engagement has been drastically reduced. The classes play much better than Legion and BfA, and the unpruning brought back some fan favorite abilities that were dearly missed. There are, of course, the typical early expansion balance problems, but they are applying balancing fixes once every 2 weeks or so, which is a good thing. Overall, I haven't had as much fun in WoW for years. I only hope SL gets better and better as more content patches are released, and I hope they won't make the mistake of going back on the good decisions they made.… Expand
  32. bozboz123
    Nov 30, 2020
    8
    8.0 only because of the constant lag currently on my server. Otherwise it'd be an easy 9.
    Dungeons are all fantastic. Classes feel good to play. The 4 new zones are some of the most in-depth / detailed wow zones I've seen in a long time. The covenant system is pretty good (not amazing) but I'm really liking how they each get their own quirks for situational gains (example night fae can    8.0 only because of the constant lag currently on my server. Otherwise it'd be an easy 9.
    Dungeons are all fantastic. Classes feel good to play. The 4 new zones are some of the most in-depth / detailed wow zones I've seen in a long time. The covenant system is pretty good (not amazing) but I'm really liking how they each get their own quirks for situational gains (example night fae can open shortcuts in zone dungeons- pretty neat). The maw is kinda meh but has potential for some cool stuff torghast is shaping up to be a killer piece of content. Overall I've been very happy with my time in the game so far. Recommended for anyone on the fence about whether to return.    … Expand
  33. ScottyTB
    Nov 28, 2020
    10
    Just keeping the game fresh enough to entertain us all for another 2 years.
  34. Kel_Sceptic
    Dec 20, 2020
    10
    ne of the best expansions I've played in a LOOOONG time. Dunno why tf people are saying this is grindy, since it is the first time in the last 4 years when I can finish my weekly stuff on reset day or Thursday, and for the rest of the week I can actually do what I love. In my case being PvP.
    I am fully epic equipped from PvP, from doing BGs and upgrading the blue gear with Honor till    ne of the best expansions I've played in a LOOOONG time. Dunno why tf people are saying this is grindy, since it is the first time in the last 4 years when I can finish my weekly stuff on reset day or Thursday, and for the rest of the week I can actually do what I love. In my case being PvP.
    I am fully epic equipped from PvP, from doing BGs and upgrading the blue gear with Honor till epic. Then I've started doing Arenas 2s, and altough PvE playes still have a good advantage cause they get higher ilvl gear from Mythics, I can still enjoy doing 2s.

    I have done ONLY 4 normal dungeons since I hit 60, and that is only cause they had zone ending dungeon quests, else I would have not set foot in any dungeon at all.

    The PvP system implemented is one of the best that ever existed in WoW, and you can earn gear FROM actually playing PVP, and upgrade it on an ilvl direct proportional with your PvP rating.    … Expand
  35. Ela_0406
    Nov 29, 2020
    10
    Bin einfach super zufrieden
  36. FaZeZawx
    Dec 1, 2020
    10
    Very refreshing as a new expansion. Aside from the extremely beautiful new zones, interesting story, and great levelling experience, systematic changes make the endgame feel great. No infinite grinds, which feels great after the artifact weapons and azerite or Legion and BFA. The gearing changes (removal of titanforging/warforging) also feel great, every piece of gear feels like itVery refreshing as a new expansion. Aside from the extremely beautiful new zones, interesting story, and great levelling experience, systematic changes make the endgame feel great. No infinite grinds, which feels great after the artifact weapons and azerite or Legion and BFA. The gearing changes (removal of titanforging/warforging) also feel great, every piece of gear feels like it matters. Torghast is a lot fun and quite challenging on the higher layers. The legendary acquisition system is a perfect mix of accessibility and challenge, revitalizing professions and really making it feel like you are forging your own legendary. The dungeons are generally pretty good. Overall, the expansion is shaping up to be one of the best ones if its able to maintain this quality in patch content!… Expand
  37. BRAGamesReview
    Nov 27, 2020
    10
    Português Br.

    História - 10
    Som - 10
    Gameplay - 10
    Gráficos - 10
    Diversão - 10

    Esse jogo é incrível uma verdadeira obra de arte muito imersivo você pode fazer o que quiser no game serio mesmo o problema é parar de jogar! Di
  38. Seksi
    Nov 29, 2020
    10
    The leveling was smooth, with a ton of story and dialogue to take in. Queues were problematic but it shows the popularity of the game right now and I could log in early so they did not affect me too much. Once in the end game, alts can level through an alternate experience which instantly unlocks end-game abilities and skips the main storyline, avoiding forced repetition.

    The end-game    The leveling was smooth, with a ton of story and dialogue to take in. Queues were problematic but it shows the popularity of the game right now and I could log in early so they did not affect me too much. Once in the end game, alts can level through an alternate experience which instantly unlocks end-game abilities and skips the main storyline, avoiding forced repetition.

    The end-game is still mostly locked (raids, m+, rated PvP, most of Torghast including Legendaries) but what I've seen so far feels good, the early levels of Torghast were fun to go through, the Maw end-game zone feels dangerous, especially when solo, dungeons had lots of interesting mechanics and PvP vendors are back, and actually sell the best PvP gear due to the new PvP trinket set bonus. Professions are very simple and take little time to set up and start crafting good items, although there is a lot of investment in order to be able to craft the best Legendaries, as it should be.

    Not to speak of all the treasure / secret / rare / sidequest hunting. World quests are cool to do the first time but quickly get boring, but luckily like the rest of the expansion so far, BARELY ANYTHING FEELS MANDATORY and RNG is at the lowest level in years. There is no war/titan forging anymore, PvP vendors returned and epic BoEs / top-end crafted gear is plentiful and tradeable.

    Hopefully the next weeks are even more fun than the first one, with all the extra content that is incoming, looking forward to it!    … Expand
  39. Malgarios
    Nov 28, 2020
    10
    Excelente historia os pactos foram um grata adição, quests empolgantes a tempos não me divertia tanto parabéns Blizzard
  40. padlachka
    Dec 7, 2020
    10
    Очень понравился старт дополнения , насыщенный , много активностей , не утомительных , как это было в BFA , так что пока 10 баллов
  41. Jemvie
    Dec 22, 2020
    8
    Fantastic expansion. Giving it a 7.5 for now instead of 9 because there aren't any good world pvp activities like assaults, recurrent skirmishes like in Nazjatar or loot crates like in BFA.
  42. hexmeister777
    Nov 28, 2020
    9
    Compelling story, beautiful zones, lots of customization options. Still some bugs to squish and some balancing issues, but that is to be expected.
  43. Thwompthing
    Dec 4, 2020
    10
    I love all the idiots who give this game a 0 expansion after expansion for NO reason whatsoever. Their hatred for the most popular and successful MMORPG in history is quite laughable. If that isn't jealousy and envy I don't know what is. Another new set of GORGEOUS zones, music, dungeons, and story arc.

    The game is as gorgeous as ever for a 16 year old juggernaut. Blizzard's team is    I love all the idiots who give this game a 0 expansion after expansion for NO reason whatsoever. Their hatred for the most popular and successful MMORPG in history is quite laughable. If that isn't jealousy and envy I don't know what is. Another new set of GORGEOUS zones, music, dungeons, and story arc.

    The game is as gorgeous as ever for a 16 year old juggernaut. Blizzard's team is just so damn good. Let the haters keep coming back time and time again. They're so salty it's pathetic. There's an incredible amount of content here to keep anyone busy for hours on end.    … Expand
  44. DerumSD
    Nov 28, 2020
    9
    In the beginning, I would like to note that I have been playing WoW since the end of the Lich King. A lot of addons have passed - both good and terrible (yes, Draenor, I'm talking about you). But if we talk about the new addition - everything went smoothly and without problems - the start also without lags, the plot is interesting and brings a lot of emotions. At the same time, the load onIn the beginning, I would like to note that I have been playing WoW since the end of the Lich King. A lot of addons have passed - both good and terrible (yes, Draenor, I'm talking about you). But if we talk about the new addition - everything went smoothly and without problems - the start also without lags, the plot is interesting and brings a lot of emotions. At the same time, the load on the player has become less, correspondingly more free time (which players will spend on creating alts, lol). The only thing that confused is the division of quests into the main company and just tasks - an interesting idea, although in some situations a problem may arise that your level is not high enough and you have to return to other quests. All in all - a decent start, I hope, a great addition.… Expand
  45. moonlane
    Nov 27, 2020
    9
    The new zones are simply amazing, visual, music 10 out of 10.
    Good class changes, finally heard pvp players.
    Let's see what happens next for the addon.
  46. Kkakak
    Nov 27, 2020
    10
    Wotlk=legion=shadowlands best expansion. Thanks Blizzard entertainment! For the Horde !
  47. Mercyow
    Mar 6, 2022
    10
    Perfect expansion .I was not expecting wow to give good expansion after worst bfa .but here we are .love it
  48. AntonWorld
    Nov 28, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Good, good, good, good, good, good, good, good, good, good, good, good, good, good… Expand
  49. MistaSweeD
    Nov 30, 2020
    10
    The delay was super worth it.
    Most of the classes are balanced, so are the covenants.
    I.e. I personally have never seen an addon whit better balancing of tanks. Also, the start was super smooth. No big bugs, not endless queue times (even on "full" realms) and I really enjoy the addon a lot so far. This might get my favorite addon next to WotLK. :) Don't see understand the    The delay was super worth it.
    Most of the classes are balanced, so are the covenants.
    I.e. I personally have never seen an addon whit better balancing of tanks.

    Also, the start was super smooth.
    No big bugs, not endless queue times (even on "full" realms) and I really enjoy the addon a lot so far.
    This might get my favorite addon next to WotLK. :)

    Don't see understand the negative points of my predecessors, to be honest.
    I also don't see why you would give a bad score, because you think the price is too high?!

    Kudos to the teams at Blizzard, you did great work don't let you bring down by those stupid reviews.    … Expand
  50. Velz
    Dec 8, 2020
    10
    New expansion is the most epic and friendly for new gamers.
    Now the best time to "taste" WoW experience
  51. geronchik
    Dec 1, 2020
    9
    9 of 10 great Plot. Interesting to read quests. Beautiful locations. Nice mechanics. Torghast, Covenants all is great.
    Some bugs at start was not good, but typical
    cut progress - slightly hampered
  52. Ostatni
    Nov 27, 2020
    10
    Great expansion, story line is beautiful classes are fine zones are awesome i'm glad we got that expansion and i can't wait to see what it has to offer
  53. hobo131
    Nov 30, 2020
    8
    Shadowlands is a solid step in the right direction after the tragedy of BFA.

    The story is pretty good so far after the first week. The new zones are beautiful and a welcome change from the boring landscapes of azeroth that we have grown accustomed to. For once, I can finally say that I love the soundtrack of the game. The level squish was a welcome change. Although it did make for a bland    Shadowlands is a solid step in the right direction after the tragedy of BFA.

    The story is pretty good so far after the first week. The new zones are beautiful and a welcome change from the boring landscapes of azeroth that we have grown accustomed to. For once, I can finally say that I love the soundtrack of the game. The level squish was a welcome change. Although it did make for a bland prepatch state of weakness for my main. It felt good to have something to look forward to in my spellbook as I was leveling.

    Unfortunately, this expansion carries on the theme of borrowed power that many players have come to detest. Borrowed power is basically an ability or mechanic that will only exist in any one given expansion. Though, they are good! Each class has their own special ability that they can choose from one of four covenants and another signature ability that every player gets when they accept the hospitality of one covenant. You will be introduced to all of these covenants and abilities as you go through the leveling campaign. This system has its negatives for people who really want to explore their class and get the most out of it. But, I won't get into that. Realistically, only ~10% of the population will feel that sting in any significant way. Launch issues were present. Which happens to every major online release. But thats a strike against the company not the game. At least this isn't a single player game that requires an internet connection. Thankfully, I'm on a small server group so I didn't have much trouble logging in. Though the war mode sharding could have been better. I felt as though my group was outnumbered 5 to 1 by alliance so pvp wasn't really going favorably. We ended up turning off war mode. End game content is pretty solid. I enjoy the dungeons for the most part. They seem like a healthy middle ground between that of Legion and BFA. Im excited for when the keystone season begins to figure out which ones I truly love and hate. The Maw is a good idea for an end game zone. I just wish I could mount there! Druids and Worgen have an advantage in this zone since they can naturally move at mounted speed minus 10%. It looks like eventually, we can get a mount that is usable within the Maw. That aside, its pretty fun to go in there and rough up the jailers army and build a relationship with our new friend out there. They also borrowed the Miyazaki mechanic of returning to where you died to recover the zones currency that was lost when you died. Thankfully, you dont lose all of it. I think I lost about 15% of what I had on me when I died. Finally, Torghast, Tower of the Damned. Its a really fun roguelike addition to WoW that is both repetitive and challenging. I fear that it will quickly become a chore, as the only purpose it serves is to gather soul ash, which is used to craft our legendary gear. For the time being, it is incredibly fun. Im hoping they start to add some cosmetic rewards to it.

    Typically, every second expansion introduces a new class for players to try. Unfortunately this is the first time we did not get that. Maybe one is in the works, but covid complications prevented it from being ready in time. At least that's what I'm hoping. Thanks to the shadowlands, they could do anything without being world breaking for the game!

    I havent found the time to do structured PVP yet, but im sure its the same as always. Major balancing changes need to happen at some point before the season starts. The worst part is how blatantly the mechanics are designed to keep you subscribed for a long time. There exist weekly caps on many things. Take for example, the campaign. This week, we were only able to finish 2/9 chapters of the level 60 campaign. And I need to wait until next week to hit renown 5, capped at 3 this week, to continue my campaign. This is a little lame, as it almost rewards players for joining the game a little bit later since they won't have to wait so long to get everything unlocked. That being said, it does seem like some major features of the game will be locked behind campaign progression. Meaning that catching up an alt may be a bit of a chore. Or, new players may be at a disadvantage to their peers if they join a month or two down the line. My last point. This expansion seems to be extremely alt friendly. Once you finish the introduction, you can choose to skip the leveling campaign, and go straight to joining a covenant and completing world quests and doing dungeons. This is awesome. It seemed like a lot of my friends were able to max a second character in just a few hours. All in all its a solid experience here in the first week. A few critical bugs preventing side quest progression here and there but nothing besides server-side lag has impeded on the main story. Which is good. In my mind, it certainly does not deserve the amount of review bombing its receiving. Be critical when reading some of the worst user reviews :)    … Expand
  54. Sponglee
    Dec 2, 2020
    10
    Wow has finally gotten some meaning to it. All that carrot-on-a-stick systems are gone, and the game actually feels like good old wow again. Enjoing every single second of it!
  55. Forvaidasl
    Nov 27, 2020
    9
    В целом неплохо, но вот менять ковенанты проблематично.
  56. thorwion
    Nov 26, 2020
    10
    I can't believe that haters... This expansion is very very good. I am not a fanboy and I give 4 score to BFA but giving 0 to this masterpiece is just disrespectful.

    Art team again did amazing job. New class systems are detailed and good. They improved PVP. Storytelling is not at its best, but still good so far. (Especially after Nzoth disaster) I cant believe people still blaming    I can't believe that haters... This expansion is very very good. I am not a fanboy and I give 4 score to BFA but giving 0 to this masterpiece is just disrespectful.

    Art team again did amazing job.
    New class systems are detailed and good.
    They improved PVP.
    Storytelling is not at its best, but still good so far. (Especially after Nzoth disaster)
    I cant believe people still blaming about servers... They have probably the best servers in MMORPG world.

    I don't understand how they say world is empty. For 3 days I had to wait for 5 minutes in queue to log in. Don't listen that haters. They just want to vomid their toxicity against Blizzard. This expansion is solid 7 at its worst.    … Expand
  57. Oktere
    Nov 26, 2020
    9
    That expansion is like a breath of the fresh air after BfA. I want to dive into this world again and again. There are beautiful /shadow/ lands, beautiful music, beautiful story, beautiful dangeons etc. Now, I'm awaiting reid's
  58. DeXoN0607
    Nov 26, 2020
    9
    Красивые локации. Интересный сюжет, старые герои. Не особо большое количество багов (есть, но это норма, избыточное тестирование недостижимо). Уменьшено время на прокачку. Стартовая зона для новичков (посадил девушку вчера первый раз играть в ВОВ, в целом стало проще и понятнее начинать). Выбор дополнения, где качаться, а не скакать, как ишакуКрасивые локации. Интересный сюжет, старые герои. Не особо большое количество багов (есть, но это норма, избыточное тестирование недостижимо). Уменьшено время на прокачку. Стартовая зона для новичков (посадил девушку вчера первый раз играть в ВОВ, в целом стало проще и понятнее начинать). Выбор дополнения, где качаться, а не скакать, как ишаку
  59. ShadoShow
    Nov 27, 2020
    10
    Great locations, interesting quests, great start, amazing addon. GJ Blizzard!
  60. Cinski
    Nov 27, 2020
    10
    You know why tere are so many "negative" reviews? Yeah, it's because milions of players are busy enjoying the game right now.

    As for now after doing full 8/8 m0 dungeon cycle i can tell that i will already love(and hate myself) while playing m+ because dungeons will be really hard, blizzard promised to exclude raiding as something mandatory and they did, now everyone is free to do what    You know why tere are so many "negative" reviews? Yeah, it's because milions of players are busy enjoying the game right now.

    As for now after doing full 8/8 m0 dungeon cycle i can tell that i will already love(and hate myself) while playing m+ because dungeons will be really hard, blizzard promised to exclude raiding as something mandatory and they did, now everyone is free to do what they want to do, you're not being forced to do anything and can enjoy which aspect of the game you want without being behind because you skipped other parts of the game.

    There need to be some tuning made before next content update, but overall all of 3 classes and 4 specs i played seemed good on their own.

    It is too early to tell anything more, since first raid is going to be released december 8th and i assume way more content will be announced during blizzcon.

    Haters gonna hate.    … Expand
  61. Noraz_Shaman
    Nov 27, 2020
    10
    It shines like diamond on the summer sun! Tonns of new contntent and mechanics only at first patch, enemies gotted stronger and more dangerous, perfect working system of covenants, pretty good plot, new graphics and a lot of little things that made it game much better!
  62. DolFinn
    Nov 27, 2020
    10
    Having a blast so far! The sweaty people aren't happy, but I haven't run into any issues at all as I'm just enjoying the levelling experience and dungeons.
  63. fadedtimes
    Nov 27, 2020
    10
    Best expansion since legion, No infinite grinds, better story, easy leveling, beautiful art, wonderful songs, fun tower levels with crazy powers. I can't wait for raiding to begin!
  64. artem204
    Nov 27, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. И так дополнение Тёмные земли.
    На мой взгляд, это просто один из самых лучший аддонов или самый лучший аддон.
    Не хуже легиона уж точно, и скорее всего даже лучше выйдет.
    С первых минут игры чувствуется эпичность и необычность происходящего.
    Квесты понятные и доступные (они озвучены голосом), прокачка цепляет и это первый раз за всё время моей игры в WoW (с 2009) когда на прокачке мне было абсолютно плевать на мой уровень, и я просто проходил все задания и совсем не спешил взять максимальный уровень потому, что было прям интересно.
    Красивые локации, крутые подземелья (одни только "туманы скитта" и "та сторона" чего стоят, торгаст который можно проходить даже одному, всё это даёт огромный кредит доверия дополнению с первых дней.

    10/10 Я в восторге!    … Expand
  65. Jaxxom76
    Nov 27, 2020
    10
    One of the best expansions they have done. Made new and returning players welcome with easy to catch up tutorials and experiences. Beautiful new zones, npcs and a compelling story.
  66. Psilent
    Nov 27, 2020
    9
    Launch was great; very smooth play experience. Stories in each zone are interesting and engaging; the cinematics are very good. New abilities in each zone are fun; loving the covenant choice, gives me a new play experience on each alt character. Threads of fate leveling is fantastic, so I don't have to go thru the zones again if I don't want too. The new leveling experience is also veryLaunch was great; very smooth play experience. Stories in each zone are interesting and engaging; the cinematics are very good. New abilities in each zone are fun; loving the covenant choice, gives me a new play experience on each alt character. Threads of fate leveling is fantastic, so I don't have to go thru the zones again if I don't want too. The new leveling experience is also very good, new characters can reach max level in a good amount of time. Overall a very good expansion!… Expand
  67. DiscardedSlinky
    Nov 27, 2020
    9
    It's really really fun. So much better than bfa. They clearly put so much work into all the areas to make then unique and beautiful. Professions are finally useful too!
  68. HackRabbyt
    Nov 27, 2020
    10
    Great story as Blizzard takes things to the afterlife of the World of Warcraft! I'm intrigued to see how things develop!
  69. cdub01
    Nov 27, 2020
    8
    So far the game is excellent , the story line and quests feel much more solid and thorougher then BFA, whilst we are all entitled to our opinion i feel as though some people haven't given the expansion enough time , i feel and i have been in the same boat before burnt out. if a game or this expansion is lame , then seriously don't play it, i find this expansion wonderful so far and whilstSo far the game is excellent , the story line and quests feel much more solid and thorougher then BFA, whilst we are all entitled to our opinion i feel as though some people haven't given the expansion enough time , i feel and i have been in the same boat before burnt out. if a game or this expansion is lame , then seriously don't play it, i find this expansion wonderful so far and whilst many will not agree i feel that Cata was the worst expansion from blizzard, again raiding full time from BC , then Wrath into Cata i was bored and burnt out , have a break , take months if needed even longer. the other issue is people belted through 10 lvls in a few hours then complained ... really take the time to explore do the story side quests, the game isn't a week old yet. The most positive things about SL so fart has been the story , not just the main story , but stories of old enemies that i have killed in previous xpacs, the zones look amazing , yes it is an old engine but they really nailed it, the instances are fun and different with some strat needed. New sets look really good. My biggest grips with the game so far and has been for a while i hate been forced into a spec as certain specs are just not cutting it , IE warlocks, even DK's , perhaps most classes, also choosing a covenant, some of the spell binds who get are just useless for certain class specs , and my last gripe far too many escort quests ... geez. no game is perfect and neither is shadowlands , but is no where near as bad as some have said. so now if you will excuse me i have some more story to catch up on :), have fun… Expand
  70. morrgrath
    Nov 27, 2020
    10
    No titan forging
    PVP scaling removed
    Doesnt take 30+ hours to level a toon
    Dungeons are good
    Gear matters more
    Zones are interesting

    Cant wait for raid
  71. ThiccRTreat
    Nov 27, 2020
    10
    This expansion was definitely a breathe of fresh air. It made me moist really. Truly the developers have created a basement flooding experience worthy of the gods! The zones are well done and the story line is an enticing little morsel that makes you crave resolution but leaves you wanting more. UUUUUUUGH Its got me just dripping with excitement! The classes have been improved in a wayThis expansion was definitely a breathe of fresh air. It made me moist really. Truly the developers have created a basement flooding experience worthy of the gods! The zones are well done and the story line is an enticing little morsel that makes you crave resolution but leaves you wanting more. UUUUUUUGH Its got me just dripping with excitement! The classes have been improved in a way that allows for the creative and versatile type of play that makes me scream with satisfaction! 10/10 BRAVO BLIZZARD! BRAVO!!!!! and for those reading this... You're Welcome. P.S. This is not sarcastic.... No really its not. (Its actually not)… Expand
  72. Tehbest
    Nov 27, 2020
    10
    Really solid and nice looking expac. The class feel is much better and the zones are well made. Story is solid too
  73. LordAmmanas
    Nov 27, 2020
    9
    Engaging storyline and great visuals. Easter eggs for longtime players are a nice touch.
    Launch was problematic, but they always are.
    Very interested to see where the story goes, and how it changes what we have accomplished in previous expansions.
  74. JonesBurger
    Nov 27, 2020
    10
    I have played every expansion launch since Wrath of the Lich King, and this must be the best expansion launch ever, for a few reasons.
    No1: The first launch ever in which I haven't faced any Lag or Bug issues, everything was smooth and the way it was intended.
    No2: Blizzard learned their mistakes with non-alt friendly systems, such as essences, corruptions, artifact/azerite powers, etc.    I have played every expansion launch since Wrath of the Lich King, and this must be the best expansion launch ever, for a few reasons.
    No1: The first launch ever in which I haven't faced any Lag or Bug issues, everything was smooth and the way it was intended.
    No2: Blizzard learned their mistakes with non-alt friendly systems, such as essences, corruptions, artifact/azerite powers, etc. Even questing, now you must go through campaign quests in only one character, after that, you may level up the way you most desire, free of penalties or other consequences.
    No3: the expansion theme is fresh, authentic with new lore stuff that continue stories that we thought were over.
    No4: we have less RNG in gearing systems, for both pvp and pve. Players can once again do all their gearing through pvp. Farming legendaries isn't an issue, as it was in Legion expansion, or other inconvenient systems we had before, such as war/titanforging and corruptions.

    Everyone telling this expansion launch is not good, don't really know what they're looking for. They're just criticising a good job from Blizzard after the overall opinion that BfA was bad. They have fixed what players said "made BfA bad", and still players criticise the game.    … Expand
  75. Nezzard
    Nov 28, 2020
    10
    They did, what they didn’t in bfa. Design of locations is awesome, main history is enthralling and interesting.
  76. Eirereb
    Nov 28, 2020
    10
    Honestly don't understand the negative reviews. This is at least as good as Legion. I'm gonna address some of the negative reviews here.

    I was a cynical **** going into this. BFA was the lowest point in WoW for me. I didn't quit in WoD because classes were actually fun, BFA though, ye that was a mess. No new class is disappointing, I'll concede that. No new race is laughable    Honestly don't understand the negative reviews. This is at least as good as Legion. I'm gonna address some of the negative reviews here.

    I was a cynical **** going into this. BFA was the lowest point in WoW for me. I didn't quit in WoD because classes were actually fun, BFA though, ye that was a mess.

    No new class is disappointing, I'll concede that. No new race is laughable considering the amount of new customisation we got. Borrowed power I get, they've been at that since Legion and it does feel bad at the end of the xpac. UI is a non-issue when the game supports addons. I won't comment on server problems, I play on a low pop server and haven't been dc'd once or had to queue. Levelling feels fantastic this time around imo. Then given the levelling revamp, not really sure what the issue is for people here.

    Not many features? That's just a straight up lie. Covenants, Torghast, Soulbinds/conduits, legendary crafting, Classic has raid logging, that's about it. Launch did have issues for some, for me it's been smooth as butter. A crap load of content was added, again see features above.

    As to Covenants, choice and balance. I was a cynical POS going into this, I picked my Covenant based on power. I'm part of a pretty regular group. We have members that went BIS Covenant and members who went worst because it was one they liked. We have yet to notice any real difference in terms of player power. I'm sure it's there, but it's negligible. This'll probably change a bit once the raid comes out and people start logging. At the very least that'll change community perception towards the "worst" choices. But honestly, I'm fine with it having played it now, it's not nearly the big issue we thought it would be. Currently my biggest concerns are aimed towards soulbinds and changing between them with different specs.

    So ye, I'll leave it there as a lot of the other reasons listed are either incomprehensible due to spelling and grammar errors, or just repeating ones already addressed.

    TLDR: I honestly think this is at least Legion levels of good. I had zero expectations going into this because of Blizzard over the last number of years but I'm pleasantly surprised. If they can address some of the problems that exist, this could be a very, very good expansion. I look forward to what we have to come. And I have one piece of advice. If you're enjoying yourself and think it's good, stay off forums for a few weeks (including Reddit). People will taint your own opinion with their **** and reading half of these reviews, they're left by people I can only conclude haven't actually bothered playing the game to end game.    … Expand
  77. KacperKyle
    Nov 28, 2020
    8
    The game is good. Just casuals (Legion Babies) cry, because you have to play the game like it is supposed to be instead of farming mounts, one-shoting raid bosses with Twilight Devastiation, having unequal chances in PvP due to scaling, and crying about Sylvanas beeing a b***h in Trade Chat.
  78. Anthonye
    Nov 28, 2020
    10
    New expansion ads a lot of fun new content and the covenants are great! Don't listen to the haters that are mad about not getting a new class or race, this expansion is awesome!
  79. Questlonmark
    Nov 28, 2020
    8
    Overall a good expansion, better than WoD, Legion and especially BfA. They listened to a lot of feedback (PvP vendors, less grind, alt-friendliness, professions are useful). Likewise the zones look great and there's a lot of side things you can do to get cosmetics and otherwise, so it isn't all catered to raiders, m+ players and arena players. There's few daily/weekly chores to do that oneOverall a good expansion, better than WoD, Legion and especially BfA. They listened to a lot of feedback (PvP vendors, less grind, alt-friendliness, professions are useful). Likewise the zones look great and there's a lot of side things you can do to get cosmetics and otherwise, so it isn't all catered to raiders, m+ players and arena players. There's few daily/weekly chores to do that one has to complete to stay competitive, though the timegating has its own downsides. Covenant abilities aren't as impactful, which can be good or bad. I expected more balance issues.

    My only issue with this expansion is the non-WoW feel to its story. The dialogues, writing and so on aren't particularly well-made. Additionally, a lot of old lore feels simply ignored or retconned (Emerald Dream and Ardenweald, wisps as night elf souls, likely Elune and druid lore). Additionally, too much focus is on Sylvanas when that was already the case in BfA and most characters only exist to further -her- story.

    Most of the complaints I see in the 0 score reviews just seem like issues to do with laziness or simply outgrowing the MMORPG genre as a whole.    … Expand
  80. kOPCHENI
    Nov 28, 2020
    9
    Отличная работа, Blizzard!
    9 баллов чисто за то, что в русской локализации есть серьёзные недочеты в некоторых ВАЖНЫХ квестах.
    В остальном отличный игровой опыт как для новичков, так и для закаленных героев.
  81. Ronniejamesdio
    Nov 28, 2020
    10
    Amazing job Blizzard. I have had many times where I lost faith in the capabilities of the Studio. But I hope this is a sign of things to come later in the expansion. Classic revived my passion for the game and I hoped that one day I would play retail again. Coming from Classic to this has been fantastic so far. I do miss the weird and and crazy interactions in the more sandbox ClassicAmazing job Blizzard. I have had many times where I lost faith in the capabilities of the Studio. But I hope this is a sign of things to come later in the expansion. Classic revived my passion for the game and I hoped that one day I would play retail again. Coming from Classic to this has been fantastic so far. I do miss the weird and and crazy interactions in the more sandbox Classic version of the game. But I somehow feel that I can appreciate the quality of life improvements a lot more. It’s just a different game.… Expand
  82. Nekit922
    Dec 5, 2020
    10
    I have played all wow expansions and I’m sure this can be the best one, I will give it 10/10 because 6.1 is to low for this
  83. niyatimk
    Nov 28, 2020
    10
    I created a MetaCritic account solely to review this game after I saw the abysmal (and childish) reviews it was getting. I just hit level 60 and am nearly finished with the Ardenweald story, and I had to stop to write this. I've been playing WoW off and on since 2004, and I felt neutral? about BFA, and went into Shadowlands with low expectations. I am blown away. The graphics areI created a MetaCritic account solely to review this game after I saw the abysmal (and childish) reviews it was getting. I just hit level 60 and am nearly finished with the Ardenweald story, and I had to stop to write this. I've been playing WoW off and on since 2004, and I felt neutral? about BFA, and went into Shadowlands with low expectations. I am blown away. The graphics are incredible, the worlds are immersive, the little treasure hunts are fun (vs previous xpacs where it'd be some amount of "war resources" etc and junk to sell, this is mostly fun pets and unique surprises). The quests alternate between "just pure fun" with a sense of humor and serious story. The cutscenes can be downright "MY EMOTIONS" at times, which I didn't expect at all. I actually stopped playing only a few hours in on release day because I knew this was a game I wanted to savor (and oops I'm max level already, I've been bingeing it since). This might be my favorite expansion of all, which I realize is a big claim. I'm thoroughly enjoying it so far and I hope it's not over too soon. (Will that be my fault for rushing, or will that be evidence of not enough content? Who knows!) I just wanted to give an honest, thoughtful review because I'm really delighted with it and offended by all of these...frankly garbage, immature comments here. MORE LIKE THIS PLEASE, Blizz! :)… Expand
  84. Chakyolo
    Nov 28, 2020
    10
    Отличные локации, очень интересный сюжет, НЕВЕРОЯТНО красивые данжи и локации,
  85. Trashcanwizard
    Nov 28, 2020
    9
    Loving the changes so far. Story is fun just hoping end game is as good. better than BFA and alt friendly
  86. Nek147
    Nov 28, 2020
    10
    Gorgeous addition !!! People who are unhappy with something, sorry, but you got drunk! the first week of the supplement, and you are already drawing conclusions. The Covenant is awesome, score 10/10
  87. Subiculum
    Nov 29, 2020
    8
    I should have waited for pvp season opening. I just would like to increase the rating though, because I like the game so far
  88. rohand0r
    Nov 29, 2020
    9
    Хорошее начало. Посмотрим что будет дальше.
  89. T7DS-Deemo
    Nov 29, 2020
    10
    Best Release. No lags no offline servers. No griefing. No ddos. Amazing. The story is sooooo lore intence.
    The game is as goodas its ever been from the perfect mmo to even more.
  90. CoolZeero
    Nov 29, 2020
    10
    Bin zur Zeit dieses Scheibens soweit durch und warte auf den Weekly Reset. Daher schreibe ich hier mal ein bis 2 Zeilen wie ich es finde. Nach beginn meiner reise in die Schattenlande, war ich wieder voll drin. Das gesamte Setting hat mich überzeugt und die Inhalte sehr angenehm zu spielen. Einige würden jetzt sagen: "Du bist nach wenigen Tagen durch und findest es toll?" Ja, finde ich.Bin zur Zeit dieses Scheibens soweit durch und warte auf den Weekly Reset. Daher schreibe ich hier mal ein bis 2 Zeilen wie ich es finde. Nach beginn meiner reise in die Schattenlande, war ich wieder voll drin. Das gesamte Setting hat mich überzeugt und die Inhalte sehr angenehm zu spielen. Einige würden jetzt sagen: "Du bist nach wenigen Tagen durch und findest es toll?" Ja, finde ich. Ich hab auch Urlaub und Lust drauf!! Wenn es weiter geht wie es angefangen hat mir der neuen Erweiterung, wird es ein großer Spaß, den Kerkermeister zu verärgern ;)… Expand
  91. FirePked
    Nov 29, 2020
    10
    Der Release ist gelungen. Probs an Blizzard.

    Die Welt sieht fabelhaft aus, es wurde wieder versucht die Messlatte in Sachen Abwechslung bei Quests hochzulegen. Es gibt so wunderbare versteckte Treasures die in die Welt reingeschnitten wurden. Zum Beispiel auf einem riesigen Baum im Ardenwald ein Loot oben im Ast verwachsen. Erreichbar durch ein Sprungpilz. Natürlich hat eigentlich jedes    Der Release ist gelungen. Probs an Blizzard.

    Die Welt sieht fabelhaft aus, es wurde wieder versucht die Messlatte in Sachen Abwechslung bei Quests hochzulegen. Es gibt so wunderbare versteckte Treasures die in die Welt reingeschnitten wurden. Zum Beispiel auf einem riesigen Baum im Ardenwald ein Loot oben im Ast verwachsen. Erreichbar durch ein Sprungpilz.

    Natürlich hat eigentlich jedes Addon beim Release Spaß gemacht, es ist Blizz. Doch sieht und fühlt es sich richtih gut an.
    Bis jetzt Lob an Blizzard, ein fettes Danke. Ruhhig mehr Zeit lassen. Ihr macht rockt das!    … Expand
  92. Flashy92
    Nov 29, 2020
    10
    Ich habe den Account nur gemacht, weil ich die schlechte Bewertung nicht nachvollziehen kann.. Es sind super schöne bGebiete und es gibt überall etwas zu entdecken. Selbst die Musik ist der Hammer.. Immer diese Kinder die nur am Hatten sind und Ingame nen Hunter zocken und Flamen...
  93. Nexas
    Nov 29, 2020
    10
    Solid expansion with a lot of things to do. The linear story guidance makes it really easy to understand whats going on which has been a problem for me the past expansions. Torghast is a really awesome and innovative idea for the game and very challenging!
  94. Check834
    Nov 29, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Good storyline connected to old expansions and explains what affects they did. Not much randomness in getting better items and much better balanced system… Expand
  95. Suulchen
    Nov 29, 2020
    10
    Looks really good, the new start region for all races is very kind and smooth to play.
    You can choose many different optical character features on every race.
    The developers made the add-on with much love to details. I like it!
  96. Maxmuerta
    Nov 29, 2020
    10
    Kann die die negativen Bewertungen nicht verstehen. Ist bis jetzt gut gelungen freu mich schon aufs endgame. Wer 24/7 nix anderes macht langweilt sich bei allen andern gsmes erst recht :D Bis jetzt mein top mmorpg des Jahres (ist such etwas Konkurrenz los) aber auch gut so.
  97. TheRealFate
    Nov 29, 2020
    10
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  98. Scalper23
    Nov 29, 2020
    10
    Mir gefällt das Addon richtig gut, SL macht jetzt schon so vieles besser als BFA.
  99. Shadowrom
    Nov 29, 2020
    9
    I don't really understand the bad reviews on metacritic. Compared to BfA this expansion is a 10+. Great performance at launch, graphics have improved (though the game is still an old one). I love the new mechanics and the story is promising. I hope blizzard Kris up the good work.
  100. Hanawara
    Nov 29, 2020
    9
    So much better than bfa. I really Like the Dungeons and the new daily system.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 32 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 32
  3. Negative: 0 out of 32
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Apr 12, 2021
    80
    Blizzard finally comes with an alt-friendly expansion that brings back the best features of the previous ones. The patch that WoW desperately needed. [Issue#309]
  2. Shacknews
    Jan 29, 2021
    90
    World of Warcraft: Shadowlands certainly manages to capture the same feelings we’ve had since first started playing the game. The leveling experience overhaul, constant sense of progress with rewards, and new campaign stories make Shadowlands a must-have for any avid player.
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  3. GamingTrend
    Jan 27, 2021
    90
    World of Warcraft: Shadowlands is a return to greatness for the franchise. The content is both accessible and fun for all types of players, and the story actually makes you feel like everything you’re doing is helping to save the Shadowlands. Torghast is one of the best features ever added and makes each experience unique and fun. While there are some issues which can slow down the time it takes to get everything you want, the journey there is still enjoyable.
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