World of Warcraft: Shadowlands

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2.6

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 2560 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 561 out of 2560
  2. Mixed: 98 out of 2560
  3. Negative: 1,901 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
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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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