World of Warcraft: Shadowlands

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2.6

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 2560 Ratings

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  1. Calcify
    Nov 29, 2020
    2
    Once the allure of the covenant and TG tower fade, there is not much luster for this xpac.. Don't understand the 9/10s.
  2. 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
  3. Neardark
    Nov 29, 2020
    0
    Same old engine. Boring, server disconection. Greedy Company that Lost their passion for games. They only want our money for the most poor experience
  4. Kath90
    Nov 29, 2020
    7
    With all the 0/10 and 10/10 I felt this review section could use some nuance.

    Zones are beautifully made and I am a big fan of the travel between zones without a load screen. Apart from Ardenweald I found the storyline engaging and enjoyable and I like how the convenant system means you have a slightly different gaming experience from leven 60 onwards. Curious to see how it continues,    With all the 0/10 and 10/10 I felt this review section could use some nuance.

    Zones are beautifully made and I am a big fan of the travel between zones without a load screen. Apart from Ardenweald I found the storyline engaging and enjoyable and I like how the convenant system means you have a slightly different gaming experience from leven 60 onwards. Curious to see how it continues, definitely enjoyed myself the last few days.

    Disclaimer i play on a relatively low populated server and hhave had zero issues logging in etc surrounding the launch.    … Expand
  5. 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.
  6. JackKnowles
    Nov 29, 2020
    0
    Yet more vapid, cookie cutter garbage from Actiblizz. if you thought BFA was bad, this is even worse. Save your money for something else, the people giving this 9's and 10's are obsessed fanboys that would even eat **** with a smile if their favorite company asked them to.
  7. Firetodusk
    Nov 29, 2020
    10
    Just got to 60 and done a lot of verry fun Quests with a good Story behind all. Cant wait to see whats at Content Coming more now. It all looks better than i can read at much Reviews here so i think a lot here wrote Bad before even reach the end content? How can you after playing a few Hours give those Critics=? Maybe you should forst give it a real try. For me its a verry good StartJust got to 60 and done a lot of verry fun Quests with a good Story behind all. Cant wait to see whats at Content Coming more now. It all looks better than i can read at much Reviews here so i think a lot here wrote Bad before even reach the end content? How can you after playing a few Hours give those Critics=? Maybe you should forst give it a real try. For me its a verry good Start with Great Grafics and cool Cut Scenes. Much new Things at Job System and lots other new things i full enjoy :)… Expand
  8. Kuraiko
    Nov 29, 2020
    10
    Beautiful storytelling, awesome new zones, perfect sound and music! Best expension after wotlk ❤️
  9. Memeator
    Nov 29, 2020
    0
    Not many features in this expansion unfortunately. A rating of 10 is clearly inflated. Should be a 3-5.

    DO NOT LISTEN TO SCORES DOWN THERE! THEY GIVE IT 10 CUZ THEY R FANBOIS. True rate is 3-5!
  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. ScallSnow
    Nov 29, 2020
    8
    Много неоднозначный моментов, которые, я надеюсь, не будут мешать игровому процессу. Пока что, начальная прокачка, атмосфера и комфортность игры - радует.
    Что будет дальше, ну поглядим.
  12. LukeSR
    Nov 29, 2020
    3
    Disappointing, buggy.

    First you have to complete the linear questline/campaign to get level 60 and to unlock the covenants. The questline contains many cinematics and a lot of talking and following NPCs. When you hit level 60 and you like to level up a twink you can choose to do the same again or skip it (Threads of fate), the campaign will be marked as completed and you can already    Disappointing, buggy.

    First you have to complete the linear questline/campaign to get level 60 and to unlock the covenants. The questline contains many cinematics and a lot of talking and following NPCs.
    When you hit level 60 and you like to level up a twink you can choose to do the same again or skip it (Threads of fate), the campaign will be marked as completed and you can already choose your covenant at the start.
    Well now you can choose your first destiny for yourself. They are some Quests in every area, you can already do world quests by leveling and few bonus objectives.

    I like the idea, but not the implementation. The bonus objectives are very boring, you have to kill mobs and click on items, you will get 1-3 % for each on your progress bar, it can take up to 20 minutes to complete one and you will get ~18k EXP, thats ~5% on you progress bar.
    I tried to combine it with normal Quests, but only in a few cases the area of the bonus objectives and normal quests matches,

    The other problem that disturbs me is, that all areas in Shadowlands are full of enemys. If you want to go from A to B, there is almost no safe way, you nearly find a horde of enemys on every place and you can't avoid them. They unmount you, you kill them, you mount and after few meters you possibly get unmounted again.

    There are not many normal quests, you can see the start point of every possible questline on the map. Some of the quests are very bad designed, for example. I saw a quest on a hill, I tried to get there and had to run through a place full of enemys.
    I was unmounted few times and always had to fight against 4-8 enemys (not super easy for a non healing class) and as I get there I get a quest and had to kill 12 more of them and use a spell on the dead bodies that could go wrong and you had to kill them again. Of course you had to kill other enemys by doing this quest that were not relevant for this quest, as I finally completed the quest, I got 8k EXP (~2,5% for level progress bar) and no other quest...

    And sorry for my bad english, I had to deal with some buggy quests and decided to write the review to
    free from my anger.    … Expand
  13. Rburkotjr
    Nov 29, 2020
    8
    Cenários muito bem elaborados, o sistema de pactos permite uma boa variação de jogabilidade. Reencontrar velhos amigos no caminho é muito gratificante.
  14. 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.
  15. 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
  16. rohand0r
    Nov 29, 2020
    9
    Хорошее начало. Посмотрим что будет дальше.
  17. Rizaun
    Nov 29, 2020
    4
    Another big disappointment.

    One of the worst parts of this expansion is that Blizzard intentionally made players weaker with the pre-patch, making old content more difficult to complete or downright impossible, expecting players to clear the new raids so that they could finally do the content that they were doing at Lv120. The leveling is pointless since you get nothing out of it, no    Another big disappointment.

    One of the worst parts of this expansion is that Blizzard intentionally made players weaker with the pre-patch, making old content more difficult to complete or downright impossible, expecting players to clear the new raids so that they could finally do the content that they were doing at Lv120. The leveling is pointless since you get nothing out of it, no new abilities or talents, it exists only to take your time and when you hit Lv60, you will be just as weak as you were at Lv50, it's the illusion of progression.

    No new class and no new race, instead they focused on improving the character creation feature and yet the new additions are barebones. Races that had a lot of options got a few more and the ones that had a few got almost nothing new that they didn't copy and paste from another race and all the new changes only bring WoW's character creation to the standards of the year 2010.

    Mediocre story but that is nothing new, Blizzard hasn't written anything good after Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne. All male characters are stupid and incompetent, all women are queens and Mary Sues and Sylvanas is probably playing 10-D Chess and will be the true hero and save everyone... just like Kerrigan did in Starcraft. Blizzard's writers should take a look at how FFXIV writers create their world and characters and learn from them, they are actually good.

    World Quests take longer for no other reason than to take more of your time, just like everything else now, with the Maw not allowing you to use mounts for reasons so you have to walk everywhere, no Flight Whistle for Shadowlands areas, can't ride in many parts of Oribos, flying from one SL area into another always has to go through Oribos, etc. Everything about this expansion is designed to take as much time as possible.

    The new number of transmog appearances is laughable, there's about 8 new transmog appearances per armor type (Recolors don't count, they don't take any effort to make), with a few pieces here and there that don't belong to a particular set, but you have to choose 1 of the 4 covenant sets, leaving you with 5 choices. It's no wonder people get mad when Blizzard adds paid transmog to their store.

    Thank god we can buy the expansion, pay a sub and everything else in the Blizzard store with gold, Call of Duty operator bundles have more worth than this trash expansion. I'm only giving it a 4 because the Art and Sound teams did a good job, it's always everyone else who fails, specially the director.    … Expand
  18. 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
  19. Sylvesterooo
    Nov 29, 2020
    10
    This review will be from long time semi casual Player since tbc.
    First time in my case i was feel that end game is what is supposed to be, people always said that end game is just the beginning well i never felt that, for me games always missing end game activities simply Mythic + and Raid wasn't enough for me.
    Now due to the fact we got Stunningly beautiful zones varied type of quests    This review will be from long time semi casual Player since tbc.
    First time in my case i was feel that end game is what is supposed to be, people always said that end game is just the beginning well i never felt that, for me games always missing end game activities simply Mythic + and Raid wasn't enough for me.
    Now due to the fact we got Stunningly beautiful zones varied type of quests end game activities just makes you wanna play the game, not because you have to You just want to play this game, easly better game for me than legion.
    guys don't even read reviews beneath 6 those guys are cry babies but i understand them very well Bfa also makes me wanna stop play wow entirely i was sceptical but when i hit end game i was Rly positive suprised :) just consider 5 to 0 ratings as low IQ baby rage i will give this game 10 just to balance overall score but honestly for me is 8.5/9.0 im not a Fan boy i was flaming bfa and didn't bought WoD i just wanna play good game that's all :Dl thanks for reading    … Expand
  20. 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
  21. arbitrator
    Nov 28, 2020
    4
    The game had so much potential, I was excited to play it, and honestly it has some very good features that are implemented well. However, its flaws shine through any positives. For starters, some quests don't work well, you have to abandon and restart them because it'll randomly just not work. (can't pick up items, cant use items on target). The other big problem is class bugs, all sortsThe game had so much potential, I was excited to play it, and honestly it has some very good features that are implemented well. However, its flaws shine through any positives. For starters, some quests don't work well, you have to abandon and restart them because it'll randomly just not work. (can't pick up items, cant use items on target). The other big problem is class bugs, all sorts of spells don't work how intended, as a pally my friends and I noticed that ashes and divine storm just did 0 damage about 1/3 of the time.
    A more minor bug but equally annoying. sometimes when you die, it will just put you in a random other zone at a spirit healer. Got put in bastion twice when I died to horde ganks in Maldraxxus. On that note, the other big issue is people can use npcs in zones to assist in pvp, and for some completely unknown reason they made it so pvp can happen in cities, no guards or anything. Many times while checking out the new cities, groups of horde/alliance will just roll through and murder people hanging out. It makes very little sense.

    My least favorite actual feature, is the simple fact that side quests are actually a hinderance to you. I did many of them checking out the stories on the way to level 60. Only to find out when I get to 60. You cannot do ANY max level content until you do the entire chain for the campaign quests. So after hitting max level, I am currently stuck questing for about 5-7 more hours just to be able to see what max level it.

    If you take anything away from this, don't do side quests...    … Expand
  22. 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
  23. 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
  24. YoungTad
    Nov 28, 2020
    0
    I created an account just to rate this game and warn others. It is around a 3-4, there are no new features that make this an expansion. Merits the title of "Patch". Launch was dicey depending on server. For whatever reason, people are giving it a 10.. Are these paid reviews, fanbois, or something else? When I see a 10 it makes me very curious..
  25. 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
  26. 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!
  27. Chakyolo
    Nov 28, 2020
    10
    Отличные локации, очень интересный сюжет, НЕВЕРОЯТНО красивые данжи и локации,
  28. 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
  29. 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...
  30. ThatRickGuy
    Nov 28, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I like that the leveling and intro quest chain through all zones are largely aligned. No more max level at 2 zones and missing all the content.

    Also, I can't speak for all the covenants, but the night fae induction is friggin hilarious! Kudos to the writers on that one, the who sequence is awesome.

    The covenant progression so far feels good. Honor bound, anima, renown, a few ways to grind.

    The new solo/group instance seems pretty legit. If you ever wanted to play Diablo with your wow character, this is your chance.

    The zones are huge and all have very distinctive feels, and the interesting moral dilemma each presents is interesting. The launch was incredibly smooth. Only issue I saw in the first few days was a world server being down for a couple of hours.
    Also, with the newest gear specs, it's been super easy to bounce between tanking and dps, so getting quick queues is easier than ever.    … Expand
  31. TwoPunch
    Nov 28, 2020
    0
    Don't know if this expansion deserves a 10. Thinking closer to a 3, its very light on features. Aside from zones, covenant, tower there's nothing. Balance for classes doesnt exist yet. Seeing these 10 rankings is crazy.
  32. 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...
  33. Daijobu
    Nov 28, 2020
    10
    I feel like any reviews at this point after the expansion's release are premature, positive or not, but the amount of negative reviews already surfacing have forced my hand.

    I've played WoW since Classic and this is easily the most fun I've had at the start of an expansion since Wrath of the Lich King. I think that the longer the game goes on, the harder it becomes to make any viable    I feel like any reviews at this point after the expansion's release are premature, positive or not, but the amount of negative reviews already surfacing have forced my hand.

    I've played WoW since Classic and this is easily the most fun I've had at the start of an expansion since Wrath of the Lich King. I think that the longer the game goes on, the harder it becomes to make any viable plot and pathways for decent story, as you have to veer away from the previous events and create new history to tie off any loopholes. Blizzard once again manages to handle this pretty efficiently and I think that the only people that could complain about that aspect of the expansion are obviously well-versed in the art of writing and have written multiple award-winning, international best selling fantasy novels... or maybe they're just incredibly negative and look for anything to complain about.

    Out of any expansion I've played, this is easily the expansion where Blizzard's work is most tangible. It's clear that they wanted to make changes and improvements and you can feel that at every point throughout expansion. Each zone is incredibly well done, both audibly and visually and I honestly still can't choose a favorite. Covenants, soulbinds, and conduits are a very interesting way to progress through the end game and bolster your character. If anybody is concerned about balance or CLEAR CUT BIS choices, they'd have to swallow the painful and objective truth that is 'meta.' There will always be a meta. You can never completely eliminate a meta. As far as end-game character progression goes, this is pretty good. There's a nice spectrum of balance for things that may work better for your playstyle, even if it's not what's best for the class.

    I won't even get started on Torghast. I'll just say this, I don't know how anybody could be upset with Torghast as it stands, it's the first week, we've only seen two floors... and the ceiling for potential content is so high with how they've designed it.

    If your goal is to preorder a game, start complaining four days after it was released, and post a negative review, I have some advice: Refund the game and stop playing. The atmosphere would be better without people that can't be pleased and refuse to acknowledge that negativity breeds more negativity.

    Thanks Blizzard for more than a decade's worth of hard work.

    Edit: I gave this a 10 review to counter balance the insane and ridiculous 0 reviews I read. In all honesty, my actual rating would be an 8/10 or a 9/10.    … Expand
  34. 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
  35. nexus4p
    Nov 28, 2020
    0
    an interesting story, better graphic, leveling system. this is better than BFA
  36. Bussomack
    Nov 28, 2020
    0
    No new features, just new zones. Garrosh 2.0 BFA 1.5 . Hoping they address the class balance issues soon (SUB ROGUE DISC PRIEST)!
  37. HizoMek
    Nov 28, 2020
    0
    If you want a decent review, check out Elendil11. I have a similar opinion. There's not much added with this expansion.
  38. Maxwell2200
    Nov 28, 2020
    0
    Its an ok expansion with major issues and no features.. Since people give it a 10 for no justification, i have to counter that i suppose.
  39. Brumo
    Nov 28, 2020
    10
    It's pretty good and since people give it 0 for minor inconveniences I have to counter that.
  40. MoreHuman1
    Nov 28, 2020
    0
    I was all set to type up a large review, then saw Elendil11s. I am in complete agreement, couldnt have said it better. Bravo sir.
  41. 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
  42. Elendil11
    Nov 28, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Me: Played since just after launch and almost all the time since

    Review: As I was running through the Zones (I have seen all of them now) I was thinking "Man the sky boxes and some of the terrain is nice" but I found nothing else to remark about that was new or amazing. I cleared Torghast to layer 3 right away and while it was interesting, I do not thing there is any way it will hold my attention for a whole expac.

    Pros:
    It has wonderful artwork. Can' t find much else :/

    Cons:
    I see nothing new other than some peripherals that shouldn't have an expac based around them (i.e. Torghast and Covenants).

    There was a major revamp to the lore that has essentially wiped out a good chunk of what made the better expacs and games function. That's not a good idea.

    Bland world quests and a slightly upgraded command table are underwhelming and don't make me want to do them.

    More borrowed power systems that will be entirely useless in 2 years. This stuff doesn't feel good even when it is current, please don't do it anymore after this.

    Class redesign (I am a prot paladin) made healing myself and protecting myself an extra chore above the GCD. Now I have to spend either on SoR or WoG. That was a poor idea for blizz to institute, however i understand that is a personal issue.

    How to fix it: Not sure about the borrowed power, but they need to find a way to get players back interested in the fabric of WoW again. MANY players came to WoW because they loved Warcraft and the story telling of especially the Warcraft 3's. As WoW has moved past these stories the lore has gone outside that firm story telling. The proof of this is in Legion when we moved back into it with a great story and a tying up of a story-line akin to Wraths. It was well done and people liked that aspect far more than in the last 2-3 expacs. Place yourselves back into the un-redesigned lore that exists or come out with Warcraft 4-5 and make more good lore to work with.    … Expand
  43. MangTown
    Nov 28, 2020
    0
    Where are the features??!?!?!? We alway get new zonse but this thime just little things. Dissapoint!
  44. vx09
    Nov 28, 2020
    0
    I have to give the game a negative due to it's unplayable state. The lag makes the game impossible to play, constant DC and queues of up to 3 hours.
  45. BaeoWulf
    Nov 28, 2020
    0
    Storytelling has some plot holes. Character rewrites, and breaks previous canon frequently. Cutscenes are nice, some zones are nice. Quality of life improvements, but otherwise no features as many have commented.

    Tower + Covenant = Expansion?
  46. Downfall9
    Nov 28, 2020
    0
    Not much new except for the zone and music. Lots of cutscenes if your into that. Class imbalance and not many new features.
  47. FRESHNESS
    Nov 28, 2020
    5
    I guess with WoW expansions in 2020 I'm looking for what new ground can possibly be broken, and it appears the answer, with the innovative concepts WoW first introduced now ageing and no longer special or unique in gaming terms, is there is nothing particularly new or exciting here.

    The zones and art direction is, as ever, first class, but the lack of innovation in general gameplay is    I guess with WoW expansions in 2020 I'm looking for what new ground can possibly be broken, and it appears the answer, with the innovative concepts WoW first introduced now ageing and no longer special or unique in gaming terms, is there is nothing particularly new or exciting here.

    The zones and art direction is, as ever, first class, but the lack of innovation in general gameplay is bitterly disappointing. They haven't even tried to disguise the fetch quests this time around, or attempted to experiment with new kinds of missions.

    It's a shame to see such a tired effort, lacking in meaningful new features, when the game was in desperate need of a shot in the arm. The afterlife setting is apt, as this expansion finds the developers seeming somewhat dead behind the eyes as they continue to struggle for justification to offer a new addon every 18 months.    … Expand
  48. 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.
  49. Codegreen
    Nov 28, 2020
    5
    O jogo é sem dúvidas o melhor mmo já criado e continua sendo até hoje. Mas a comunidade que a blizzard tenta manter é complicada, são uns chorões. Chorões mimados define em 98% a comunidade do wow.
  50. Sherlol
    Nov 28, 2020
    10
    Отличное дополнение, приятные локации, удобная система прокачки для альтернативных персонажей. Очень гладкий старт дополнения.
  51. Tapeok
    Nov 28, 2020
    1
    No major new features. New zones are ok. Launch wasnt hyper terrible.
    Not sure why people are either rating 10 (its not a 10..) or a 0 (its not a 0).
  52. 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.
  53. Katlin
    Nov 28, 2020
    0
    The people giving this game 10/10 are on servers that must not have any issues. I couldnt play on launch day and my ticket for support has an 8 day queue. There is much to like and dislike about this launch.
  54. 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
  55. 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
  56. koubiak13
    Nov 28, 2020
    0
    le jeu n'est pas fini encore un jeu vendu plein tarif pour une béta les suites de quêtes ne sont pas terminés , quêtes complètement inutiles et stupide pour occupé le joueur , serveur a la ramasse ca lag comme c est pas permis vraiment pitoyable blizzard n est plus que l ombre de ce que c été.
  57. ScottyTB
    Nov 28, 2020
    10
    Just keeping the game fresh enough to entertain us all for another 2 years.
  58. 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!
  59. lastiosa
    Nov 28, 2020
    9
    Went into this with very low expectations after the disaster that was Battle For Azeroth, and to my surprise Shadowlands has been a blast so far. The leveling experience, cinematics, voice acting, etc. have been massively improved from previous versions of the game. The first zone (Bastion) starts out kind of rough but things pick up quickly once you leave that first zone and the storyWent into this with very low expectations after the disaster that was Battle For Azeroth, and to my surprise Shadowlands has been a blast so far. The leveling experience, cinematics, voice acting, etc. have been massively improved from previous versions of the game. The first zone (Bastion) starts out kind of rough but things pick up quickly once you leave that first zone and the story really starts to shine. Most importantly, the level 60 experience so far has been great. There's a lot of stuff to do at endgame but unlike BFA, none of it feels like chores that you have to do. The new covenant system is very well done and it quickly got me hooked into the progression.

    Shadowlands is a great effort from the WoW team after their embarrassing last expansion.    … Expand
  60. Frolate
    Nov 28, 2020
    10
    Nice Game :D great story. Torghast fills refreshing for a new Game mode. I can't wait more yo play de raids and dungeon no mythic.
  61. Antrathrax
    Nov 28, 2020
    10
    Nice change after bfa. I dont understand how people could rate this expansion with 0.
  62. 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.
  63. Lawc
    Nov 28, 2020
    0
    trash expansion wow will never be as good as it was in vanilla/BC/WOTLK. Classes are way too unbalanced and the overall content is just too boring
  64. Jan_Jansen
    Nov 28, 2020
    3
    The game increasingly loses its seriousness and turns into Disneyland. The plot is terrible, progress is boring, classes are broken, covenants are unbalanced and uninteresting! Not the worst addition, but below average!
  65. BreeBreeFRB
    Nov 28, 2020
    0
    PVP баланса не завезли
    1.Доминация мили классов на бг ( и в дальнейшем на арене )
    2.Ограниченный дневной гринд 3.Огромная террария разбитая на секции вытягивает время из игроков 4.2фракции из-за этого сломанная система поиска БГ, Данжей, Рейдов 5. 13 лед гринда а все ради чего? ради того что бы поломать лица болванчиков на бг?    PVP баланса не завезли
    1.Доминация мили классов на бг ( и в дальнейшем на арене )
    2.Ограниченный дневной гринд
    3.Огромная террария разбитая на секции вытягивает время из игроков
    4.2фракции из-за этого сломанная система поиска БГ, Данжей, Рейдов
    5. 13 лед гринда а все ради чего? ради того что бы поломать лица болванчиков на бг?
  66. Braininbottle
    Nov 28, 2020
    3
    No miracle happened. The addon is incomplete. Locations are not convenient for moving. Monsters and classes are not balanced. There is a feeling of secondary and boredom. The game has degraded to 2004.
  67. 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.
  68. Spaceshl
    Nov 28, 2020
    10
    Está expansión tiene todo lo que no han tenido las anteriores expansiones.
  69. 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
  70. Nezzard
    Nov 28, 2020
    10
    They did, what they didn’t in bfa. Design of locations is awesome, main history is enthralling and interesting.
  71. anoligarh
    Nov 28, 2020
    0
    I can't believe they did it again. This game is dying, I have no idea how it's still not dead since they've been shoveling **** on a plate, but people keep buying it. God damn I can't believe I wasted my money yet again, I'm part of the problem I guess. At least I won't pay for the sub anymore, garbage.

    And so many morons are praising the "zones and story" when that's just 1% of the    I can't believe they did it again. This game is dying, I have no idea how it's still not dead since they've been shoveling **** on a plate, but people keep buying it. God damn I can't believe I wasted my money yet again, I'm part of the problem I guess. At least I won't pay for the sub anymore, garbage.

    And so many morons are praising the "zones and story" when that's just 1% of the game. See you at endgame with the chores and the timegates and the dailies and weeklies and the pointless systems that suck the soul out of you. This game is designed to be as tedious as possible.    … Expand
  72. Malgarios
    Nov 28, 2020
    10
    Excelente historia os pactos foram um grata adição, quests empolgantes a tempos não me divertia tanto parabéns Blizzard
  73. ashley16
    Nov 28, 2020
    0
    blizzard's latest attempt of pampering the cadaver of World of Warcraft seems to be about as successful as the last. abysmal
  74. DOMAKOS1
    Nov 28, 2020
    8
    TL & DR?
    So far, the best expansion they have ever released. They have focused on listening to community, while implementing long term payment mode (That's, why only 8/10).

    -Beautiful and varied lands. Most of us will find at least one satisfying
    -Exciting and engaging dungeons
    -Better that usally class balance
    -Stunning raid

    I could write a lot mure, but folks... i wanna play even more!
  75. 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
  76. Cobadi
    Nov 28, 2020
    0
    I had hope about this expansion. I though this would be a chance of improving all the things haven't been going bad since BfA and even Legion. This is just BfA again, somethings are better, somethings are worst... at the end of the day blizzard won't fix anything. There is no reason for keep playing this game anymore.
  77. Fland89
    Nov 27, 2020
    0
    Made the wrong choice with the covenant system on a misclick, got to wait 10 days for a blizzard ticket to help. Maybe just get a refund instead.
  78. LawbringerX
    Nov 27, 2020
    0
    Not alot to like in this expansion. Reminds me of a BFA reskin like others have mentioned. Will change score if more content is added (aside from new zones).
  79. 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.
  80. Wilcox5
    Nov 27, 2020
    0
    No new classes, no new races, temp abilities, unbalanced classes. Ticket times are crazy. Covenant is not fun.
  81. Kiberzera
    Nov 27, 2020
    9
    Очень уверенный старт аддона и не смотря даже на некоторые возможные у некоторых лаги, пуск считаю успешным. Надеюсь дальше будет развиваться не хуже, чем Легион в свое время.
  82. Franklin2
    Nov 27, 2020
    0
    Interesting people rating this 10/10. Must be on a server that functions. Can we balance Sub rogues?
  83. 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
  84. Caramorn
    Nov 27, 2020
    0
    Borrowed power yet again. They claim to have "unpruned" classes to make them feel more unique, yet I feel like there's less to do on the classes. I've played since launch and it's depressing to see how blizzard tries to copy and paste their successes ( torghast is basically just diablo) and not put any soul into their game. This is the last expansion I'll buy.
  85. 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.
  86. 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
  87. 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
  88. Waahhdooheck
    Nov 27, 2020
    10
    Everything from the endgame to the quality of life improvements are the best that WoW has seen. For the first time in WoW history, Blizzard figured out how to make decent looking in-engine cutscenes and it made the story much more memorable even if it wasn't exactly my cup of tea.

    This is a perfect time to jump in for the first time or to return after a long hiatus.
  89. Idiot_Slayer
    Nov 27, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ultimately the worst thing about this game as a whole, is the elitist, toxic, childish, and unappreciative vocal minority who put their opinions on their channels or turn it into memes so that their opinion is echoed by the wanderers of the internet who join in on something "for the meme". The player base is the absolute worst thing about the game. League of legends (Which is notoriously toxic) is like a glass of fresh water compared to the venom that is spewed in WoW these days.

    The people giving 0 reviews a few days into the expansion are buffoons. It is literally impossible to have played, experienced, or even unlocked all of the content that was added with this expansion. It is the first week and people are judging the first part of the story (yes the leveling experience is only the first part of the story in ANY given expansion).

    To address some of the "Issues" people have:

    - There doesn't need to be a new class every other expansion. Let them work on balancing the classes they have first. I'm sure the people crying about not getting a new class, are also the people crying that they aren't balanced or "complete". Constantly adding new classes makes balancing more difficult, and causes class homogenization.

    - Saying "Classes unfinished" literally means nothing. Unfinished means incomplete, not "if only we had x ability that I just thought up spot then we'd top the meters! But since that ability doesn't exist the class is unfinished!" By that logic no MMO ever has a "complete class"... Just because your class underperforms from what you want doesn't mean its "unfinished" it just means either you go the short end of the stick and didn't get to be the top of the ranking tier this expansion, and/or you just suck at playing your class. Not every single class can be top tier at the same time. There will always be a best and worst.

    - They don't need to add new races this expansion they literally spent the last expansion adding races to the game.

    - The dungeons have all been great, there is a nice range of difficulties amongst them and I look forward to running keys in them.

    - There are tons of recognizable characters as well as the new ones, if you don't recognize the old ones you obviously didn't play back in the day. They have to introduce new lore, story, and characters in order to keep things interesting. The people who complain about them adding new story and characters basically just want classic.

    -Lets list the recognizable characters in the expansion so far just off the top of my head: Sylvanas, Jaina, Thrall, Baine, Anduin, Tyrande, Bolvar, Calia, Nazgrim, Whitemane, Morgraine, Lady Vasjh, Draka, Uther, Kael'Thas, Kel'Thuzad, Taelia, Vol'jin, Hakkar, Milhouse Manastorm, Mueh'Zala (check classic stranglethorn), and others that i cant recall currently. not to mention ones such as Garrosh (who might show up as he was in the revendreth cine) or even characters like Arthas, who haven't shown up yet but almost definitely will, on top of all the small cameos from minor characters such as Cookie from Deadmines.

    - The professions are much better than they were in some (but not all) of the other expansions, (namely BFA and WoD were way worse). And the fact that they are used to make Legendary gear is a good sign for them maintaining a little more relevance throughout. Although Engineering seems to be lacking so far.

    - The zones are nice overall, but people seem to say they like the look of one and then **** on the rest for not matching the aesthetic they like. They weren't supposed to be the same as each other, of course some neckbearded edgelord isn't going to like bastion or ardenweald. The game is made for more people than just you.

    - The people saying "no new systems or features" are, first of all, forgetting that Torghast was added and the game hasn't had something like that before. On top of that they seem to fail to realize that the systems and features they don't seem to see is in fact the covenant and sanctums. They have literally reused assets and systems since they started releasing expansions for this game. Literally all the way back to BC. They always taken things from past expansions and try to put a new spin on it or change it in some way. stop acting like the gaming industry standard of reusing and rehashing ideas is a new thing. its not a new thing. Just look at Elder Scrolls, Skyrim has literally just been reformatted for different platforms and graphically updated and rereleased exactly the same for the last DECADE.

    - People seem to fail to realize that you will get more content as you upgrade your covenant? And that it takes time to do so? And that "time gating" is used to prevent the aforementioned neckbeards from tearing through the whole expansion in a week and then crying that there is no new content for the next few months while the rest of us play like sane people who have jobs, lives, and families outside of the game.    … Expand
  90. Machettie
    Nov 27, 2020
    10
    Played through the Story, capped all the stuff i have to cap in ~15-20 hours played on Max level so far.
    Perfect for casual players and for the type of player who sink in to a game.
    The Dungeons are beautiful, the Boss fights are awesome, can´t wait for the Raid to open.
    Even the pvp is fun again with no gear scaling.
  91. Mertisx
    Nov 27, 2020
    10
    Good expansion with decent storyline. Trols will be cry at comments, look at their post 24 and 25.11.2020 srsly they coment about 1 day nc about this;D
  92. Hu33ard
    Nov 27, 2020
    10
    Absolutely amazing so far.. it’s fun, engaging, runs so smooth and looks beautiful
  93. okljhsfdekljfh
    Nov 27, 2020
    10
    Fantastic expansion as well, don't know what people are complaining about.
  94. Goldsworthy
    Nov 27, 2020
    0
    Worst exp after draenor. Blizzard is dead, Actvsion kill the company.
    Why we play this game again? it very horrible
  95. justmail
    Nov 27, 2020
    10
    Great expansion! Bastion zone is beautiful and there are lots of things to do. I always have enjoyed this game and never played it as a competitor to hit the max level under hours or so. If you do that you never loved the game at all. For me it is 10 and above, folks!
  96. QuietDuck
    Nov 27, 2020
    0
    Having difficulty playing. Some zones are not great, but i dont like the cov system.
  97. TheDV
    Nov 27, 2020
    10
    Beautiful new zones, interesting lore, promising dungeons and best of all no infinite grind.
  98. DiabEU
    Nov 27, 2020
    10
    I see score bombing, I act. Game is brilliant. Don't worry about sad boomers posting 0 points reviews, sad life forcing them to complain or they getting paid to do so.
  99. Jenkinns
    Nov 27, 2020
    0
    Definitely looking better than legion,already enjoying tourghast and dungeons looks way better than bfa
  100. JoeOD
    Nov 27, 2020
    10
    Fantastic expansion, loads of great new story, improvements in PvP, and some really fun new systems and abilities. Huge improvement over BFA.
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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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