World of Warcraft: Shadowlands

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2.6

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 2560 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 98 out of 2560
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  1. 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
  2. curzon_dax
    Dec 4, 2020
    7
    I mean it's another expansion: as predictable as that can be: a new iteration that doesn't revolutionize anything but offers small iterative improvements and new content. You will get used to it within days and the main reason to keep going on it would be to work for a guild. You should quit fast though if your goal is to have a full life because to play this optimally with any notion ofI mean it's another expansion: as predictable as that can be: a new iteration that doesn't revolutionize anything but offers small iterative improvements and new content. You will get used to it within days and the main reason to keep going on it would be to work for a guild. You should quit fast though if your goal is to have a full life because to play this optimally with any notion of challenge you have to delve into extreme grinds that require extreme time investment so it doesn't seem smart to keep playing this long term.… Expand
  3. 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
  4. Destoxin
    Dec 4, 2020
    0
    Huge disappointment. Upon reaching level cap, which didnt take much time at all, I realized that all the new endgame content was super bland. The one cool thing, tower of torghast, is hardly worth doing at all. The new covenant systems sucks so bad. Temporary abilities that will be gone at the end of the expac, and more endless grinding. I cant recommend the game how it is now, maybe whenHuge disappointment. Upon reaching level cap, which didnt take much time at all, I realized that all the new endgame content was super bland. The one cool thing, tower of torghast, is hardly worth doing at all. The new covenant systems sucks so bad. Temporary abilities that will be gone at the end of the expac, and more endless grinding. I cant recommend the game how it is now, maybe when some of the patches come out, but super boring. I unsubbed this expac, first time in years. Definitely save your money here.… Expand
  5. metacriticuse33
    Dec 4, 2020
    0
    No doubt Shadowlands is beautiful, however, the game feels like I am riding on the boat from the pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disneyland. You are just set onto these rails from start to finish and it just makes it unbearable boring.

    The game up until maybe 2012ish had so much more freedom of gameplay and it just made the world more fun to explore. This new game is just... different,    No doubt Shadowlands is beautiful, however, the game feels like I am riding on the boat from the pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disneyland. You are just set onto these rails from start to finish and it just makes it unbearable boring.

    The game up until maybe 2012ish had so much more freedom of gameplay and it just made the world more fun to explore. This new game is just... different, it does not play like a MMORPG.    … Expand
  6. Dulera
    Dec 4, 2020
    4
    Same recycled content. Lack luster story. Game is full of nothing but busy content. The only saving grace is that PvP might actually be fun and worth doing this time.
  7. Chillie
    Dec 3, 2020
    8
    Not since The Wrath of the Lich King have I been so excited for an expansion post-launch. The storylines are exceptional. The zones are beautiful and immersive. PvP vendors are coming back! The professions feel more balanced (although they're not perfectly balanced) and the added benefit on crafting legendries.

    Is Shadowlands perfect? No, but it does seem like Blizzard is listening and    Not since The Wrath of the Lich King have I been so excited for an expansion post-launch. The storylines are exceptional. The zones are beautiful and immersive. PvP vendors are coming back! The professions feel more balanced (although they're not perfectly balanced) and the added benefit on crafting legendries.

    Is Shadowlands perfect? No, but it does seem like Blizzard is listening and now giving us what we want. Thank you, Blizzard for a good game.    … Expand
  8. Rudzter
    Dec 3, 2020
    4
    There are several main features of this expansion: covenants, maw, torghast.
    Covenants' balance is bad now. Why should my undead warlock stand for Night Fae? Answer is simple, this covenant is useful for that class while Necrolords and Revendreth useless if we are taking into account PvE content of SL. So, u cant select a covenant, which you like, if you have plans on mythic+ high keys or    There are several main features of this expansion: covenants, maw, torghast.
    Covenants' balance is bad now. Why should my undead warlock stand for Night Fae? Answer is simple, this covenant is useful for that class while Necrolords and Revendreth useless if we are taking into account PvE content of SL. So, u cant select a covenant, which you like, if you have plans on mythic+ high keys or myth raid. You should do what you must. Cannot say anything on account of PvP covenant decision, likely it won't coincide with best PvE covenant for class.
    Covenant change hurts and throws your progress away.
    The Maw is a piece of rock, rares and daily/weekly quests. No one can mount here for now. It s boring and hurts to be there. However, game designers intentionally wanted to make this location comfortless. But they made it unpleasant in a bad way: boring, unmountable, obligatory every day (if you aims progress). This place should be scary, thrilling, forcing players to move. But we have a slow walk on rocks to daily quests and rares.
    I cant believe my own words, but visions of Orgrimmar or Stormwind were better.
    Thorgast is pretty fun. It gives you opportunity to change your class and feel something new. However, some classes or specs may find it still hard to complete. For instance, shadow priests (if anima talents proced were bad). On the other hand DH in any spec, any anima talents feels good. Generally, Thorgast is ok or even good.
    Levelling is good, quests are okay.
    Plot is more surf than turf. Feels like a Disney tale.
    Poor changes to classes, though 2 classes reworked, no new classes
    Huge home town (Oribos), ONLY ONE mail box. Sorry Blizzard, little things make life better.
    Easier to have multiple twinks than previous expansion.
    Covenant zones and travelling between them looks fantastic.
    Players face many bugs for now.
    I have some huge plans an myth content. It requires to play covenant u must, visit maw every day, farm locals for anima (almost same as in every expansion, no imagination).
    All in all it s 4/10 for me( maybe +1 bonus point for easier twink management). If my plans are not the same as yours, you wish only heroic raiding and 15-key as a highest closed myth+, you would likely rate this expansion as 6-8/10. If you have plans only for PvP content my review is useless for you.    … Expand
  9. 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.
  10. NoXHealeR
    Dec 3, 2020
    1
    Worst WoW addon for sure.
    All that casuals hate from Blizzard side, over the edge timegating everything, completely uninteresting plot so far and no unique features at all (Torghast is not a new feature, it's just the worst from mage tower + the worst from island expeditions)
    1/10 just for awesome artwork and beautiful locations, as for the other things this expansion is trash
  11. dandan_carlos
    Dec 3, 2020
    0
    An MMO"RPG" that completely killed the purpose of leveling. Player level is no longer a measure of power: when everything levels up together, NOTHING DOES - after all, power is relative. They reduced the number of levels to make each level feel more important, but they failed miserably: all your level really does is gate new skills.
    A proper RPG *SHOULD* have areas and monsters that are    An MMO"RPG" that completely killed the purpose of leveling. Player level is no longer a measure of power: when everything levels up together, NOTHING DOES - after all, power is relative. They reduced the number of levels to make each level feel more important, but they failed miserably: all your level really does is gate new skills.
    A proper RPG *SHOULD* have areas and monsters that are higher level - and stronger - than you, because later on you will be strong enough to face them, signifying your growth in power. Also, a proper RPG *SHOULD* have areas and monsters that fall behind you as you grow stronger. This game managed to balance that for years after classic, there's no reason it shouldn't be possible now.

    The current team in charge of WoW have no idea what made this game great back in the good ol' days. All they have going for them is WoW's legacy - they couldn't make a decent MMORPG from scratch if their lives depended on it.    … Expand
  12. Guildford
    Dec 3, 2020
    0
    The new content is not bad and there are some cool features, but there are a lot of Bugs and no one cares. Tickets are not processed and players are left alone with problems. For a game for which you pay monthly fees, I expect active support.
  13. 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
  14. Turoine
    Dec 2, 2020
    5
    Legion was 7/10, BFA 3/10 and this seems to be 6/10ish. As many people have said, music and some area designs are pretty solid. Leveling is too linear. I would like to quit areas and move forward whenever I want. Now I'm forced to make quests. Probably I will get punished if I skip some quests. This has been problem for 2 last expansions - hopefully not on this one. Legendary system soundsLegion was 7/10, BFA 3/10 and this seems to be 6/10ish. As many people have said, music and some area designs are pretty solid. Leveling is too linear. I would like to quit areas and move forward whenever I want. Now I'm forced to make quests. Probably I will get punished if I skip some quests. This has been problem for 2 last expansions - hopefully not on this one. Legendary system sounds boring for me and probably I will not build any legendary item. I actually didn't hate RNG so much, because it was very exciting.

    Raiding is most important part of game for me, so my rating may change after i've tested the raids.    … Expand
  15. 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!
  16. 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.
  17. nah444
    Dec 2, 2020
    8
    Shaping up to be a massive improvement over BFA. Less borrowed power than the previous expac. Removed titanforging, removed forced ap grinds.

    We have some nice sandboxy and moderately difficult content in the maw (as in you won't steam roll 10 mobs in just blues like pervious expacs). Covenants are shaping up to be similar to class halls from legion. The classes I play have been    Shaping up to be a massive improvement over BFA. Less borrowed power than the previous expac. Removed titanforging, removed forced ap grinds.

    We have some nice sandboxy and moderately difficult content in the maw (as in you won't steam roll 10 mobs in just blues like pervious expacs). Covenants are shaping up to be similar to class halls from legion. The classes I play have been improved on from their bfa iterations (warrior, monk, priest, warlock).

    Torghast, for me is a fantastic piece of content. I love roguelikes and this has been done really well.

    A real effort has been put in by the devs to stop handholding and forcing players and allowing them to pick and choose what they want to do. It's too early to make definite conclusion but if you like MMOs this is shaping up to be a good expac so far.    … Expand
  18. Callandir
    Dec 2, 2020
    5
    In my opinion it should be called: World od Warcraft Boringlands. The same boredom as a Drenaor.
  19. Beeep
    Dec 2, 2020
    10
    It's very nice! Отличное дополнение! Считаю его лучшим из всех последних дополнений!
  20. Nyanos
    Dec 2, 2020
    10
    I find the game quite interesting. Too many spoiled children complaining because nothing is ever good for them.
  21. Reif
    Dec 1, 2020
    10
    Пока моя личная оценка 7 з минусом, но ставлю 10. Люди же ставят 0 хотя этот аддон явно такого бала не заслужил то почему бы мне не поставить 10. Много чего понравилось, но не без проблем, игровые механики на которых базируется сама игра, такие как абилки ковенантов или проводники не сбалансированы, некоторые спеки были переработаны сильно, а некоторые вообще не трогали. Так же естьПока моя личная оценка 7 з минусом, но ставлю 10. Люди же ставят 0 хотя этот аддон явно такого бала не заслужил то почему бы мне не поставить 10. Много чего понравилось, но не без проблем, игровые механики на которых базируется сама игра, такие как абилки ковенантов или проводники не сбалансированы, некоторые спеки были переработаны сильно, а некоторые вообще не трогали. Так же есть проблема с багами, хотя их не так много если вспомнить предыдущие аддоны. В общем старт не плохой но надо будет смотреть как все пойдет дальше, ведь дренор изначально тоже все хвалили. P.S люди что пишут про то что нету новой расы или класса, в бфа было аж 8 новых рас, эти расы помогли аддону? спойлер нет. Стоит ли брать решать уже вам, мое мнение субективно как и у всех критиков и ютуберов, не слушайте ни меня что поставил 10 ни тех кто поставил 0. Просто решите для себя эта игра по кайфу или нет :D… Expand
  22. Maylor
    Dec 1, 2020
    10
    Graphics - kreygasm
    Gameplay - kreygasm
    Audio - kreygasm
    PC Requirements - kreygasm
    Difficulity - Easy to learn (alliance) / Hard to master (Horde)
    Grind - grind, grind, grind and grind (this is MMORPG guys)
    Story - this is not draenor, so kreygams + pogchamp
    Price - need more gold sMORC
    Bugs - Minor bugs
    Game Time - To infinity and beyond

    Shadowlands = kreygasm
  23. 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
  24. 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.
  25. Knatzel
    Dec 1, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Okay so after a few days of playing shadowlands I have to tell it's definetly not my addon. I enjoyed to choose my first quest area on my own in BfA and here its choosen for you. That was dissappointing a bit but I thought "ok, let's just get 60 and see whats next." But then I got quests to go torghast and thats simply diablo 3 portals like if you play season. I'm a person who dont go dungeons or raids (i'm going there later to gather my curve mount IF I like it) because it's not fun for me.. I rather go questing, gathering, doing achievs, exploring, petbattles or collecting mounts tmog from old raids thats why I loved island expeditions what most ppl didnt. ^^ But now I have to go things like Torghast to keep my story going. I also tried the different levelexperience on an alt already and its okay. It's getting fast and you can choose your area but I enjoyed to play story quests again and again but in shadowlands this feels so slow and you cant choose where to begin so I think i will use this method if I level any more alts. I'm not angry about the addon - many people like it, my friends do too but I'm sad because it feels like there's nothing to do for people like me after 60.. at least I got one thing about the addon I like. I love Ardenweald. all quest area's are well designed in generall with their own theme. Shadowlands is worth to give it a try but dont expect to much if you are like me.… Expand
  26. Kotobes
    Dec 1, 2020
    9
    High quality product. One problem is timegating, but i understand why they did it
  27. notings
    Dec 1, 2020
    0
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  28. Konamybr
    Dec 1, 2020
    0
    Comprei a versão EPIC Edition na pré-venda achando que a Blizzard aprenderia com seus erros, mas quem errou fui eu de ter dado uma segunda chance para essa empresa que hoje é só uma sombra do que foi, a expansão tem vários bugs, está muito mal desenvolvida, com certeza eles não tiveram tempo de terminar a expansão, pois as quests são vazia e mais repetitivas a história está muito malComprei a versão EPIC Edition na pré-venda achando que a Blizzard aprenderia com seus erros, mas quem errou fui eu de ter dado uma segunda chance para essa empresa que hoje é só uma sombra do que foi, a expansão tem vários bugs, está muito mal desenvolvida, com certeza eles não tiveram tempo de terminar a expansão, pois as quests são vazia e mais repetitivas a história está muito mal contada e porca, toda a mecânica dessa expansão é voltada para manter o jogador preso pela maior quantidade de tempo possível dentro do jogo sem diversão alguma, joguei 270 reais no lixo, nunca mais compra algum jogo da blizzard na pré-venda e sinceramente espero que a comunidade se junte para boicotar essa falta de respeito com o consumidor. R.I.P BLIZZARD!… Expand
  29. sina-yeganeh
    Dec 1, 2020
    10
    This game is very advanced compared to its previous version. The person who played this game noticed that Blizzard did a lot of work to improve the game to bring its players back to the game. Very beautiful songs, beautiful maps, dark and beautiful stories
  30. 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
  31. 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!
  32. Wasabis
    Dec 1, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The loot system is **** and they not able to fix it. Some guys get 3-4 items in one dungeon other get 0. That is just frustrating and **** coded. FU… Expand
  33. Apo1980
    Dec 1, 2020
    3
    in short (just like the Addon) not worth the money
    dont get me wrong i love World of Warcraft played all Expansions & liked most of them but this is a Joke
    boring Quests no Story but thats not the main Problem, its just to short.. after a Day of playing you have nothing to do exept daily Quests or do Dugeons over and over agein with little reward. they did everything to make you use    in short (just like the Addon) not worth the money
    dont get me wrong i love World of Warcraft played all Expansions & liked most of them but this is a Joke
    boring Quests no Story but thats not the main Problem, its just to short..
    after a Day of playing you have nothing to do exept daily Quests or do Dugeons over and over agein with little reward.
    they did everything to make you use more time for simple tasks like no mount in the maw, long flight routes ...
    the main story is behind weekly progression..
    if you dont start twinking on day 2 you get bored out instatly    … Expand
  34. Tsyuko
    Dec 1, 2020
    0
    For PVP only player below 1800 rating or no rating at all game will be once again completly unplayable with zero fun factor(unles you are masochist). From TBC to this time I was always buying, paying and playing WoW only for random BGs and nothing else - like it was fantasy Battlefield with spells instead of bullets and game was perfectly playable like that from TBC where I started to endFor PVP only player below 1800 rating or no rating at all game will be once again completly unplayable with zero fun factor(unles you are masochist). From TBC to this time I was always buying, paying and playing WoW only for random BGs and nothing else - like it was fantasy Battlefield with spells instead of bullets and game was perfectly playable like that from TBC where I started to end of Legion. I never cared about any form of PVE, achievements, mounts, ratings etc., just random BGs. Honor gear used to be always decent in PVP and ranked gear was never locked behind 1,8k+ ratings, maybe except few items like sholders and helmet on TBC and Wotlk. Right now if you are not 2k+ rated player and you don't play any PVE content at all you will be stomped on by both mythic PVE players and high rated PVP players. And keep stupid arguments like it's RPG and gear is the most important thing for yourself, I played this game long enough to know it was not like that for 10+ years. Power gap used to be like maximum 10-20% from honor to conquest gear, not like 50-70%...

    Right now power gap in BGs between for example 160 ilvl and 180 ilvl character of same class with high combat participation in DMG done is already astronomical, like 300k dmg done vs 600k dmg done and it's 20 ilvl difference with no raid, m+ and ranked season released yet. There is absolutely zero chance for 200 ilvl player to beat 220 ilvl raider or 2k+ rat PvP player even if they make more mistakes than low ranked/unranked player. While in the past this game was always like 30% gear and 70% skill in instanced PvP even if you had only honor gear, now it's like 30% skill and 70% gear unless you play against same geared person. If you like this game only for casual PvP like me and you think it will be good experience you are terribly mistaken. Don't get tricked by PVP vendors and satisfied tryhard pro PVP players. PVP in this game is satisfying only for top 10-15% elite players with the best PVE gear or highest ratings in rated BGs and arenas and everyne else is screwed once again. Great days for average players from expansions like TBC, Wotlk, MoP and WoD are long gone and SL will not bring them back. If time proves me wrong and random BGs will be fun for unranked player with honor gear only I will change this rating to something more objective like 7/10. Right now it does not look good for casuals in PVP...    … Expand
  35. eiondeaundre
    Dec 1, 2020
    10
    Great story and awesome graphics style. Very immersive, real masterpiece of RPG game design!
  36. 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
  37. Lopov
    Dec 1, 2020
    9
    Um all diesen negativen Reviews mit 0 Punkten und ohne bzw mit wenig Text entgegenzuwirken, registriere ich mich nun auch Mal und gebe meinen Senf ab

    *Leveln ist flott und nicht so langweilig wie zuletzt *Story sannenf *Grafik ist für WoW gut *Neue Inhalte sind interessant *Neue Systeme sind nicht so langweilig wie in BFA Ein großer Teil der negativen Revuews wurde gepostet, as noch    Um all diesen negativen Reviews mit 0 Punkten und ohne bzw mit wenig Text entgegenzuwirken, registriere ich mich nun auch Mal und gebe meinen Senf ab

    *Leveln ist flott und nicht so langweilig wie zuletzt
    *Story sannenf
    *Grafik ist für WoW gut
    *Neue Inhalte sind interessant
    *Neue Systeme sind nicht so langweilig wie in BFA

    Ein großer Teil der negativen Revuews wurde gepostet, as noch garniemand irgendwas richtig anspielen konnte. Einfach unfair.    … Expand
  38. Mikeuk81
    Dec 1, 2020
    2
    Wow, what a disappointing experiencing, BFA with a repaint - if you want to spend hours collecting silly limited time-gated resources to progress at any element of the game then this is for you.

    The new zones feel smaller than what has come before, world quests now take a stupid amount of time, Torghast is a buggy mess, covenants are at present a pointless distraction, the level squish    Wow, what a disappointing experiencing, BFA with a repaint - if you want to spend hours collecting silly limited time-gated resources to progress at any element of the game then this is for you.

    The new zones feel smaller than what has come before, world quests now take a stupid amount of time, Torghast is a buggy mess, covenants are at present a pointless distraction, the level squish has left character feeling powerless. A week in and half my the guild is already talking about quitting due to pointless cliche resource collection.

    Had a horrible dungeon experience with a group who insisted on skipping the majority of mobs and kicked me when I didn't know a particular skip, apparently I'm supposed to spend hours watching youtube videos rather than learning as I go.

    This game has fallen so far from grace.    … Expand
  39. 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...
  40. Dosaaf
    Dec 1, 2020
    10
    Blizzard, nice job, I like this expansion, beautiful locations, interesting dungeons, a lot of activities.
  41. moholdt
    Dec 1, 2020
    0
    The story is continuing to be annoyingly ambiguous and off the rails.

    The covenant system is borrowed power once again pushed on the player. Four very different factions that are aesthetically very different and a real hit or miss on many players. Me personally I don't really want to be a part of any of them. The player is once again the hero of this story and all other stories,    The story is continuing to be annoyingly ambiguous and off the rails.

    The covenant system is borrowed power once again pushed on the player. Four very different factions that are aesthetically very different and a real hit or miss on many players. Me personally I don't really want to be a part of any of them.

    The player is once again the hero of this story and all other stories, which continues to feel like a single player game in an open world. It feels so forced and handheld, when you are travelling with Thrall and you see other players travelling with an orc as well, "but that's not Thrall, YOU are with Thrall, they are with a leser orc".. yeah right...

    The zones, while looking beautiful, are small and very disconnected. In this expansion you will be travelling a lot more by flight paths that takes forever.

    Torghast, which was the one feature I looked forward to feels very repetative despite being sold as a rogue like experience that is different each run. It doesn't feel different at all. You cross your fingers for your class' best power boost and fight through horde of same enemies only to be rewarded with a few drops of legendary crafting materials. Time gated and not rewarding.

    I've leveled up. I've run all the dungeons mythic, I've gotten my legendary resources capped, and done everything there is to do in the Maw, and got 4 days left on my subscription. This is the the earliest I've ever quit in an expansion, I don't think there's much that can be done to peak my interest again.    … Expand
  42. grandia01
    Nov 30, 2020
    0
    the main gameplay formula: just keep on questing until you get more (useless) gear didn't change in 16 years...no new life or depth is breathed into this expansion. kill this many enemies, get a cut scene, rinse and repeat. group play mechanics don't encourage friendliness (in guild wars 2 ANY player can resurrect another dead player for example) and players are rude. you don't make anythe main gameplay formula: just keep on questing until you get more (useless) gear didn't change in 16 years...no new life or depth is breathed into this expansion. kill this many enemies, get a cut scene, rinse and repeat. group play mechanics don't encourage friendliness (in guild wars 2 ANY player can resurrect another dead player for example) and players are rude. you don't make any meaningful storyline decisions and whatever you do has no impact/effect in the world: in elder scrolls online if you finish the storyline and launch the coup de tat successfully against the oppressive leader the area will be cleared of hostile npc's and will be a friendly zone for example. my comparions could go on and on, but you get the idea. here nothing changed, no storyline or gameplay depth exists (just a suggestion - how about finishing a storyline to get new abilities or skills for a change?)
    to keep a long story short, just ignore this and spend your money elsewhere. there are much better RPG's (not just kill and progress games such as this) out there that have more engaging story lines and gameplay with a nicer community...    … Expand
  43. 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
  44. Kanyak
    Nov 30, 2020
    0
    Low Game toooo Casual like Solo play.......................................
  45. Rhonino
    Nov 30, 2020
    10
    Genialny soudtruck, całkiem dobry storyline i przedewszystkim niesamowite dungeiny :)
  46. Zoolybebe
    Nov 30, 2020
    1
    The game hasn't really progressed in anyway shape or form from bfa. Aesthetics are good however the MSQ are so monotonous and bland for a newly developed game from one of the biggest studios in the world is a kick in the gut. Why am I paying top dollar for less content? Leveling experience has effectively been removed servers are bloated with alts that have zero personalities. Grinding forThe game hasn't really progressed in anyway shape or form from bfa. Aesthetics are good however the MSQ are so monotonous and bland for a newly developed game from one of the biggest studios in the world is a kick in the gut. Why am I paying top dollar for less content? Leveling experience has effectively been removed servers are bloated with alts that have zero personalities. Grinding for gear then grinding for more gear and again and again at increasing difficulty levels is prettyq much diablo not wow. There's no sense of achievement acquiring loot.

    I nearly finished the racendrath area and called it quits. Nothing could keep me there longer to.    … Expand
  47. basicspice
    Nov 30, 2020
    10
    I absolutely love this expansion. I love the streamlined questing, the removal of titanforging, the gorgeous zones that don't rely on green glowing atmosphere (looking at you, Legion) or a swamp (looking at you, BfA). The covenant abilities are fun and add utility you can choose based on which zone you like most. I'm a m+ player and an AOTC into mythic raider, and I can't wait to get intoI absolutely love this expansion. I love the streamlined questing, the removal of titanforging, the gorgeous zones that don't rely on green glowing atmosphere (looking at you, Legion) or a swamp (looking at you, BfA). The covenant abilities are fun and add utility you can choose based on which zone you like most. I'm a m+ player and an AOTC into mythic raider, and I can't wait to get into the raids they have planned, and start pushing m+ keys. The bad reviews here are from people with nostalgia issues, period. This is the best expansion in every aspect since Wrath of the Lich King… Expand
  48. sincubus
    Nov 30, 2020
    0
    Its like the writers don't even understand their own lore so they tossed it all out the window then threw up on a piece of paper and called it a day. The state of WoW has reached such a point that became its own franchise's worst enemy. Activision and their own writing team killed WoW no matter how it still twitches like a cockroach.
  49. Jeezuzierski
    Nov 30, 2020
    10
    I'm having so much fun with this. Zones are beautiful and the lore is amazing. I haven't done all dungeons yet but as far as went i really liked it. I love this expansion.
  50. lychius
    Nov 30, 2020
    1
    First thing: i personally did not like the story at all (no spoilers) since it was way to superficial and totally lost the special something that kept me immersed with the world of warcraft.
    I didnt felt any growth of my character while leveling from 50 to 60, cuz there were no new spells only passive stuff (e.g. increases my cd ability by 3 secs). Reaching max level and choosing the    First thing: i personally did not like the story at all (no spoilers) since it was way to superficial and totally lost the special something that kept me immersed with the world of warcraft.
    I didnt felt any growth of my character while leveling from 50 to 60, cuz there were no new spells only passive stuff (e.g. increases my cd ability by 3 secs). Reaching max level and choosing the covenant gave me an ability that did not fit into my rotation nor felt good/strong while playing my class (mage/nightfae covenant).
    The visual design of the new maps is pretty nice and i like it, but travelling around is a pain (no clear ways, multi levels, walking around a lot of stuff to get somewhere, no portals to somewhere and no whistle to get to the flightmaster from previous expansion, no direct flying route to other maps but always flying to the main city with the stupid animation).
    That made the only content besides playing dungeons/pvp awefully time consuming and frustrating(world quests...).
    Next point is torgast, which felt quite fun to play the first two runs when exploring the new perks and feeling the rogue like "op-ness" when getting lucky, but it started to get boring pretty fast and for the last two runs i had to force myself to do it, to collect the legendary essence.
    Last point is the maw and i dont know what to say about it. U cannot use mounts, u will do boring daily quests and the time u spent doing this stuff in the maw is limited, since it will give annoying mechanics the longer u stay in it until u get just instantly killed (at level 5).

    i did love wow and i played it for so many years, but the path blizz went was continously making things less fun and shadowlands did not do that much right so far.    … Expand
  51. GrimReaper71
    Nov 30, 2020
    1
    It started out quite well and the graphics are really nice and the voices and and the german translations are of high quality.
    Leveling up to 60 is quite easy and the storyline stays visible all the time so one gets not distracted by sidequests.
    --- Thats it now for the good things. After reaching level 60 the game gets confusing and cannot be handled any more by a single player and a    It started out quite well and the graphics are really nice and the voices and and the german translations are of high quality.
    Leveling up to 60 is quite easy and the storyline stays visible all the time so one gets not distracted by sidequests.
    ---
    Thats it now for the good things.
    After reaching level 60 the game gets confusing and cannot be handled any more by a single player and a short time after that the storyline lost as well and one stumbles arround with grinding and stupid, simple kill and collection quests.
    Besides all of that it is, that the main story is quite foreseeable and of course it is even more sad that the story cannot be played through without having to ask other players for help.
    Cancelled my membership after 2 weeks so only wasted one moth fee.    … Expand
  52. jon6114
    Nov 30, 2020
    0
    A dark dismal Gothic chase round for XPs - kill this - collect that game. Wish I hadn't bought it.
  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. burstmeman
    Nov 30, 2020
    10
    Над игрой проделана потрясающая работа. Первые 10 часов не мог оторваться от игры. Интересные квесты, красивая музыка, в 10 раз лучше чем бфа
  55. BenResto
    Nov 30, 2020
    10
    This expansion fixed all the problem of the last Expansion: Battle for Azeroth. No more mindless grinding for player power. No more required activity. You can play how you like. A lot of content for years to play for hardcore and casual players.
  56. Taronn93
    Nov 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 10/10 expansion, everything is great, everything feels like Blizzard listened to 4 years of feedback and made this expansion accordingly.… Expand
  57. GambleGold
    Nov 30, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The zones are individually between okay and beautiful, but after what's in the game they really don't create the otherworldly feeling Shadowlands is going for. They are what's already in the game, cranked up by not all that much.
    It's highly subjective, of course, but to me Shadowlands comes with the least inspired zones of every expansion. And they are not even linked by a common theme other than being loosely based on a pastiche of real-world afterlife concepts.

    The leveling part of the main story is bland, the plot feels rushed and reductive. It does not fit the grand nature of a cosmic story line, and on a more personal level, has not fit the WoW lore. Much of the covenant story line is time-gated, which to me is not only a let-down, but absurd. Let me explore what story you have at my pace. I'd understand limited time-gating as a way to show progress of time (such as during the War of Thorns campaign), but not to get to the main part of the story. What's there, so far, simply isn't much.

    I will not complain much about the repetitive quests. I believe that's part of an MMORPG's nature, even though taking inspirations from other games might go a long way.
    I won't complain about anima power, either. It was obvious from the get-go that it was going to become another "AP" grind, no matter what Blizzard claimed. I can hit Kotick with a spade and claim it's not assult, but that doesn't change the reality of things.

    Thorgast looks fun enough for now, and I expect it to stay that way with regular updates, and perhaps even without. I hope it will become a concept to grow with each expansion, rather than being a one-time deal (such as garrisons, order halls, warfronts or island expeditions - which were not discontinued because they were a ton of fun)

    The Threads of Fate are fine. For a player with many alts it works, but that's all. Ultimately, Blizzard has mostly given up on a core component of their game. The process of leveling is just that, regardless of many players who'd rather just have endgame. If leveling up feels like a chore rather than a challenging and interesting journey, if doing a dungeon during the leveling process feels less rewarding than running one at max level, there's a problem with game design. Blizzards way of adressing that issue in Shadowlands is further reducing leveling time, rather than actually making it worth a player's time. This is particularly sad, as Threads of Fate offer a couple of ideas how leveling a character can include relevant elements for endgame.

    I'm not mad, I'm disappointed. Or better yet, underwhelmed. There are good things to be said about Shadowlands, but it's uninspired, hackneyed style and story, it's time-gating and the meaninglessness of covenants, beyond getting your BIS Souldbinds and skill, in my opinion, far outweigh every bit of progress the xpac has made from BfA.    … Expand
  58. Leokatze
    Nov 30, 2020
    10
    Yeah, a 10 is a bit over the top, but with all these 0’s... I just love this Addon, the different zones are beautiful, the Story is nice and the things you can do, after you reached Level 60 are fun. If you liked Legion, you will also like Shadowlands! :)
  59. MarkusT
    Nov 30, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Hey Guys,
    not sure why there are so many bad critics. I think it is one of the best wow addons since wotlk!
    grafics and world / story design are really awesome. Thorgast is awesome. The only thing I really want to have back are T-sets for classes... They give some class fantasy which I am missing...
    A warrior should not have the same look like a pala or a death knight :-(    … Expand
  60. I3arcode
    Nov 30, 2020
    2
    I had really high hopes... this game is still full of bugs, the balance is a pretty big issue... I know it’s hard to balance everything between pvp and pve... but you can’t just ruin a class for only pvp or only pve... the weekly thing will make you pvp to have more gear choices. As much as it’s optional, in order to stay well in the game and not get left behind where you can’t find aI had really high hopes... this game is still full of bugs, the balance is a pretty big issue... I know it’s hard to balance everything between pvp and pve... but you can’t just ruin a class for only pvp or only pve... the weekly thing will make you pvp to have more gear choices. As much as it’s optional, in order to stay well in the game and not get left behind where you can’t find a group. You’re forced to play things you may not want to. I’ll give it 2 just cause the cinematics are still amazing. I guess the only real thing I can say about. Really regret buying this game...… Expand
  61. Dandreasik
    Nov 30, 2020
    10
    World of Warcraft is an very important game for me for my whole life.
    I saw everything about it, when the game came out, then the hype in 2007 and several other things.
    Especially because of that I was shocked when I saw the rating of Shadowlands here. I mean okay it's not a game for everyone but 90% of the negative reviews were like: ,,Yeah, I don't like the quests.'' or ,,They    World of Warcraft is an very important game for me for my whole life.
    I saw everything about it, when the game came out, then the hype in 2007 and several other things.
    Especially because of that I was shocked when I saw the rating of Shadowlands here.
    I mean okay it's not a game for everyone but 90% of the negative reviews were like:
    ,,Yeah, I don't like the quests.'' or ,,They shouldn't have put old characters in it.''
    For me Shadowlands is a beautiful sign that Blizzard still has the ability to make a game which I could get addicted to. The graphics are amazing, I really love them and the story is so good. I love seeing all my favourite characters from older addons now in the new quest area. On the one side its nostalgia which takes me back into the year 2008 when I was sitting there and played WoW only to get to the lich king (just one example)
    The quests are an mix of good fun quests and serious story quests. I didn't skip one cut-scene which I did a lot of times in BfA, because the plot wasn't that good.
    And I'm really looking forward to the raids which will come.
    All in all I want to say:
    THANK YOU BLIZZARD FOR MAKING MY LIFE GREAT AGAIN.
    WoW was and is my favourite game of all time and this masterpiece showed me how beautiful it is again.    … Expand
  62. Striege
    Nov 30, 2020
    0
    Just a ****

    nothing new in this game. just old stuff in a new setting (And i dont mean some "old" guys we meet)
    I loved the bugs in the night of the release. waiting up to 30 minutes for a mob that instant despawned. Balancing is **** in this game. Last 2 day just lags the whole day in this game. better deinstall and refund!
  63. Msinovez
    Nov 30, 2020
    10
    Отличная игра, беру отпуск и вам советую. Намного лучше бфа. Близзард действительно постарались над этим аддоном
  64. Bat2020
    Nov 30, 2020
    9
    Интересная и захватывающая игра. Пока я еще на 53 уровне, но уже могу сказать, что визуал, преподношение сюжета, музыка на высшем уровне.
  65. LiquidSoul
    Nov 30, 2020
    0
    Paying WOW since Burning Crusade. For me personally - this is the best addon since that time. A lot of activities and interesting stuff, combat feels challenging and satisfying. The loot worth hunting. The story is amazing. The new features look and feel pretty well. I don't understand people crying and placing irrelevant scores. This game deserves no less than 8, since a lot of peoplePaying WOW since Burning Crusade. For me personally - this is the best addon since that time. A lot of activities and interesting stuff, combat feels challenging and satisfying. The loot worth hunting. The story is amazing. The new features look and feel pretty well. I don't understand people crying and placing irrelevant scores. This game deserves no less than 8, since a lot of people don't understand the game submitting 0 marks. Good job, Blizzard. With so many people still crying "worst addon ever" with every addon the game is still alive since 2004 and is the best in class nowadays. Think about it ;)… Expand
  66. kenobi92
    Nov 30, 2020
    0
    -No new classes
    -No new races
    -Only temporary new abilities/traits to be wiped at the end of the expansion
    -Still nothing done to fix UI/server/faction problems
    -Buggy af
    -Timegating ****
  67. Davydov2207
    Nov 30, 2020
    10
    Потрясающе, 10/10. Увлекательно- затягивающая магия Blizzard. Приобрёл H edition
  68. Neljhi
    Nov 30, 2020
    9
    Such a beautiful start into a new expansion. Nice worlds, amazing new content with the Naw and Torghast. So much content you can do either solo or with friends. Evening leveling alts became much more rewarding. My favorite expansion start so far.

    For all the haters: We just got plenty of new races in BfA, and obviously, it does not make sense to introduce every content piece at day one.    Such a beautiful start into a new expansion. Nice worlds, amazing new content with the Naw and Torghast. So much content you can do either solo or with friends. Evening leveling alts became much more rewarding. My favorite expansion start so far.

    For all the haters: We just got plenty of new races in BfA, and obviously, it does not make sense to introduce every content piece at day one. It's the first time I feel like I can get everything done in a week to keep my player power decent, and if I have some extra time on my hands, I can still grind more/ level alts. It's the first time you can only play / enjoy the content you like, and still be somewhat competitive.    … Expand
  69. HjalmarHammar
    Nov 30, 2020
    4
    The grind is back! More currencies to gather, more time gated content than before.

    Dungeons and group play, the hallmarks of MMOs, are even more castrated. The invention (not) of "mythic" dungeon runs is extended, no time for atmosphere - only speed counts. Blizzard has avoided to create actual content for dungeons, and sells this as an "epic" feature, and distorted ("mythic")    The grind is back! More currencies to gather, more time gated content than before.

    Dungeons and group play, the hallmarks of MMOs, are even more castrated.

    The invention (not) of "mythic" dungeon runs is extended, no time for atmosphere - only speed counts.
    Blizzard has avoided to create actual content for dungeons, and sells this as an "epic" feature, and distorted ("mythic") dungeons into repetitive time-driven grinds with no appeal for anyone seeking stories behind them.

    And Thorgast, the new "endgame" instance ... doable solo ... Boring boring boring. Random-generated filler-levels with no appeal, with countless anonymous monsters with no story-connection to kill until one reaches the "interesting parts".

    The real "highlight" is that you can avoid to follow the main story line with alts (!)
    and start with daily quests and endless dungeons runs from day one. Yeah.

    Covenants traits - which block the talents you want to switch (no chance as a tank for a damage dealer ) - making the tank and healer shortage even more present.

    The only well deserved score points are for the music and the design of the new world. If that is enough? We'll see.    … Expand
  70. 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
  71. 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
  72. illuria
    Nov 30, 2020
    0
    Launch was pretty good but... I don't know I had high hopes for SL. I originally left WoW in the end of WoD up until that part I was a High-End Raider but there is so much wrong in WoW Raiding I couldnt really put that all in here - however all you need to know is that I left WoW for another big MMO.

    Ever since then I give WoW a Chance every Addon but they always manage to make an OK    Launch was pretty good but... I don't know I had high hopes for SL. I originally left WoW in the end of WoD up until that part I was a High-End Raider but there is so much wrong in WoW Raiding I couldnt really put that all in here - however all you need to know is that I left WoW for another big MMO.

    Ever since then I give WoW a Chance every Addon but they always manage to make an OK leveling (even their new approach to storytelling is below average in comparrison to story rich MMOs) into tiring daily grind. I don't mind a grind but the WoW grind is boring as hell as it is the same since Ages. Thorgast doesnt really change this as Thorgast is boring on your 3rd run too. I also don't wanna talk about how trash the Maw ist and how boring 3 Button Classes are.

    Overall.. just another typical WoW Expac - the people who like it will get their new copy of a old formular everybody else will go again like me.    … Expand
  73. Elunax
    Nov 30, 2020
    9
    Allright, let me See. As every body knows, WoW is a game with progress and expansion over time. So i cannot understand the bad reviews so far, cause the main content is not complete playable yet

    So i will Review the Start of the addon: + no Server lags + perfect Start, really - me and my friends hat no problems and we startet on point and leveled fast to 60. + cool new Features +    Allright, let me See. As every body knows, WoW is a game with progress and expansion over time. So i cannot understand the bad reviews so far, cause the main content is not complete playable yet

    So i will Review the Start of the addon:
    + no Server lags
    + perfect Start, really - me and my friends hat no problems and we startet on point and leveled fast to 60.
    + cool new Features
    + old storys in New style! Not just recycled, it's all about the Story, so we have to know what happened to understand the whole World of warcraft :3
    + very cool dungeons, good design, Short runways, good and new looking mechanics, like!
    + you have enough time to equip your chars, Level more than one character and explore everything you want to before raiding starts.
    + more of the jobs become interesting again (have to work together more)
    + 4 Alternative Story Lines to play if you want to!
    + gear with pve and pvp
    + 4 absolute different zones which looks awesome!
    + very good explaining of everything! I love to test the new abilties while leveling. And it's still hard to decide in the end :)

    Negative Points:
    -The Alternative leveling phase costs more time and is not very interesting.
    - if you Hit 60 with normal questing again, you have tp complete the Campaign again? Maybe bug!

    Neutral:
    +- torghast. You will Need it, and you can love it or hate it. Maybe to a later time, there will be Other ways to progress your legendarys.

    So at this point, 6 days after Release the game is Great!
    I had very Little Problems and Im excited to see what comes next.    … Expand
  74. Wallacce
    Nov 29, 2020
    10
    I dont know what all these **** Ratings mean, but this World of Warcraft is fun and it really looks great....
  75. Hanawara
    Nov 29, 2020
    9
    So much better than bfa. I really Like the Dungeons and the new daily system.
  76. Ela_0406
    Nov 29, 2020
    10
    Bin einfach super zufrieden
  77. Dargend
    Nov 29, 2020
    10
    Top Spiel sieht gut aus spielt sich sehr gut keine nerviges lvl bis 60 Story bisher Top Lore ist Bombe und das nur in der ersten Woche.
    Und nach einer Woche intensivem spielen kann man an über das Spiel einfach nicht meckern.
    Die Trolle die 0 Punkte geben sind halt kleine Kinder die zu früh von der Brust genommen wurden. Naja Jeder darf meckern oder Loben aber 0 Punkte ist lachhaft. Nach    Top Spiel sieht gut aus spielt sich sehr gut keine nerviges lvl bis 60 Story bisher Top Lore ist Bombe und das nur in der ersten Woche.
    Und nach einer Woche intensivem spielen kann man an über das Spiel einfach nicht meckern.
    Die Trolle die 0 Punkte geben sind halt kleine Kinder die zu früh von der Brust genommen wurden. Naja Jeder darf meckern oder Loben aber 0 Punkte ist lachhaft.
    Nach 16 Jahre wow kann ich nur sagen endlich lohnt es sich wieder ein zu loggen.
    Weiter so Blizzard.    … Expand
  78. 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.
  79. Scalper23
    Nov 29, 2020
    10
    Mir gefällt das Addon richtig gut, SL macht jetzt schon so vieles besser als BFA.
  80. Garguhl
    Nov 29, 2020
    9
    Heyho. I heard here are many people's who don't know what this game is. Because the raitings are bull$*#%*.

    I playes like around 3 day's and can say i have not enough informations to give a real feedback for the game. So if you realy mean you are right with your raiting? No they whant just kill the game more than that isn't it. To my Rating: For me its one of the best MMoRPG's    Heyho. I heard here are many people's who don't know what this game is. Because the raitings are bull$*#%*.

    I playes like around 3 day's and can say i have not enough informations to give a real feedback for the game.

    So if you realy mean you are right with your raiting? No they whant just kill the game more than that isn't it. To my Rating: For me its one of the best MMoRPG's worldwide. Since releas i had many fun over the jears i game it. It hade over the Jears many bug's but they all repaired or reported. In other Games i know it haven't intelligent bug report systems. Its in wow also not the best but it works better then other. To the addon i whant to say its for me better like Legion and i see in real no addon who whas realy sad. the only problem what i see is some guys who dosn't like the game and whant push it from the internet. Grafic: Since 16 jears is the graficmodel existence of the world. I think i need not more to say that blizzard make the best work to became whith this old system such powerful textures and models. Its a beautiful work and i love to see in shadowlands a perfect new setting to show us that. Gameplay: i feal like i have the best from all my best addons in one. The pakt system give me a fealing like granision in WoD with legion impacts. My classes ar work like my best times on wotlk and cata but it still not the same as there. I have fun and it is not to easy to play. And the hole quest system have all i whanted from all addons before i dont see why people think it haven't enough content. So i need to go to bus i have more but no more time tanks for reading and god bye. wo    … Expand
  81. Reikasis
    Nov 29, 2020
    9
    All in one, a very nice game. A few bugs here and there but the add-on is still young;). The graphic is great, the story is very interesting and, in my opinion, there is also enough to do. 9/10
  82. TheRealFate
    Nov 29, 2020
    10
    100% 100%. 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
  83. 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.
  84. 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!
  85. 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
  86. Nick111
    Nov 29, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Я играю фрост магом в пвп но в пве хотел бы играть арканом/фаером, для фроста необходимо выбрать ковенант вампиров, но для аркана он не подходит, вопрос как быть? Маг - класс который всю жизнь игрался 2 спеками одновременно, но в этом дополнении это запретили. А еще мне не дико не нравится СЕТТИНГ ВАМПИРОВ но меня ПРИНУДИЛИ играть в нем т.к. он дает ЛУЧШИЕ скилы для фрост мага.
    итог: дополнение полный мусор.    … Expand
  87. 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
  88. XRaidenX
    Nov 29, 2020
    10
    Best expansion ever. Best quests, leveling and PVP. Just buy it. They bring back everything that was good before.
  89. whatever234
    Nov 29, 2020
    0
    Just wasted a week of my life to grind out the last 10 levels for this, when I now can't do activities that I could previously as well as finding out that if you ignore most of the quests you can get done in 1/10th the time I just sunk into this crap.
  90. 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!
  91. Thiagoram
    Nov 29, 2020
    10
    O game vem se esforçando a melhorar em cada patch desde sempre. Isso é muito válido. A lore otima, os mapas estão lindos e a gameplay vem sendo melhorada sempre. Os sistemas de Shadowlands serão um divisor de águas. Bastante coisa interessante e diferente e que mostra que a blizzard jamais permitirá que o WoW fique datado. Resumindo, uma expansão que respeita os fãs e é perfeita paraO game vem se esforçando a melhorar em cada patch desde sempre. Isso é muito válido. A lore otima, os mapas estão lindos e a gameplay vem sendo melhorada sempre. Os sistemas de Shadowlands serão um divisor de águas. Bastante coisa interessante e diferente e que mostra que a blizzard jamais permitirá que o WoW fique datado. Resumindo, uma expansão que respeita os fãs e é perfeita para jogadores novos… Expand
  92. deHenn
    Nov 29, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Very wonderful Landscapes with very good content. No problems at the start, great features. Love it.… Expand
  93. lilinetkor
    Nov 29, 2020
    10
    I have already fallen in love with this new world

    I like everything from the idea of ​​the script to the first impressions
  94. 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
  95. 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
  96. GNOMINGA
    Nov 29, 2020
    5
    Es ist schon traurig wenn man während des quest nicht mehr sterben kann dazu kommt wozu haben die dd mana völlig unnötig wenn des immer voll ist kein oom mehr bei denn Klassen nur noch bei heals und ich spiele seit 13 jahren bis jetzt mir ist der spaß vergangen kein reitz mehr es spielt sich auch wie ein free mmo
  97. 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.
  98. Wunderhauer
    Nov 29, 2020
    10
    Bis jetzt, für mich, eines der besten Addons was Blizzard produziert hat. Eine sehr interessante und gut erzählte Story, sehr schöne und gut inszenierte Gebiete!! Diese 0 Bewertungen müssen von Personen kommen die WoW einfach Tot sehen wollen. Es würde sonst keinen Grund geben das spiel am tag seinens releases schon so schlecht zu bewerten. Ich sage danke Blizzard für dieses Addon undBis jetzt, für mich, eines der besten Addons was Blizzard produziert hat. Eine sehr interessante und gut erzählte Story, sehr schöne und gut inszenierte Gebiete!! Diese 0 Bewertungen müssen von Personen kommen die WoW einfach Tot sehen wollen. Es würde sonst keinen Grund geben das spiel am tag seinens releases schon so schlecht zu bewerten. Ich sage danke Blizzard für dieses Addon und macht weiter so!!! … Expand
  99. soran741
    Nov 29, 2020
    1
    If there was magic in World of Warcraft, it has been lost or migrated to new horizons.
    Repeated mechanics and over systematization, desperate control over everything.
    Another failure in story and narrative, disastrous and incoherent improvisation. Another reduced Legion sub-variation, minimal changes, minor tweaks, relocation of old systems to look new. Nothing surprisingly attractive    If there was magic in World of Warcraft, it has been lost or migrated to new horizons.
    Repeated mechanics and over systematization, desperate control over everything.
    Another failure in story and narrative, disastrous and incoherent improvisation.
    Another reduced Legion sub-variation, minimal changes, minor tweaks, relocation of old systems to look new.
    Nothing surprisingly attractive (characters, armor, mounts, collectibles) world art is fine but nothing remarkable.
    Characters with cliche backgrounds, minimalistic cinematics reusing models within the game.    … Expand
  100. Nexxy
    Nov 29, 2020
    10
    + Best Addon start since Warth of the Lichking!
    + Nice and New Dungeons
    + better World quests
    + Legendary system witch is affordable
    + Torghast
    + So much to do. Took me over 80h just du finish everything
    + Lore on its best !
    + Old chars can be revisited :D
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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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