World of Warcraft: Shadowlands

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Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 2560 Ratings

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  1. ezpz23z
    Dec 27, 2020
    0
    I've only been playing WoW for a few months now and in my time playing the new release of shadowlands. holy heck this game is not for the casual players. its for the 1% elitist that have elite guilds. On top of this no mounts in the maw, one of the most anti-convenience expansions they have made in awhile. The hatred of Ion Hazzikotas towards casuals and people that like to fly in the gameI've only been playing WoW for a few months now and in my time playing the new release of shadowlands. holy heck this game is not for the casual players. its for the 1% elitist that have elite guilds. On top of this no mounts in the maw, one of the most anti-convenience expansions they have made in awhile. The hatred of Ion Hazzikotas towards casuals and people that like to fly in the game is really showing.… Expand
  2. 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.
  3. MangTown
    Nov 28, 2020
    0
    Where are the features??!?!?!? We alway get new zonse but this thime just little things. Dissapoint!
  4. Pinkiesbrain
    Nov 27, 2020
    3
    Shadowlands does little things good and a lot really bad. I will concentrate on the bad here which made me do a negative review:

    Assets: Almost the whole expansion is recycled. Old mobs in new colours- very little new mobs, very little new animations, walk cycles and so on. Just recolors. Maps: While the first map is basic but functional, second and third are recycled, fourth is what    Shadowlands does little things good and a lot really bad. I will concentrate on the bad here which made me do a negative review:

    Assets: Almost the whole expansion is recycled. Old mobs in new colours- very little new mobs, very little new animations, walk cycles and so on. Just recolors.

    Maps: While the first map is basic but functional, second and third are recycled, fourth is what all maps shouldve been like. Oribous is the most lazy attempt of a city hub in the history of WOW

    Thorgast: A complete mess. While there was so much potential it was awfully screwed up with buggy, uncreative and unrewarding mechanics. If it was somewhat balanced, and would ve gotten love it couldve easily been the greatest thing in a wow expansion in over 10 years. Imagine it just beeing a little like diablo- wouldnt that be great? Instead it plays like a early alpha of a inexperienced dev team.

    Gameloop: Is 85% the same of Bfa - get azerite through worldquests (now anima) buff your stuff and go m+ or raiding. Thorgast is mostly (atm) no use and little fun at all. So no innovation on that point...

    Leveling: It is pretty stupid but a normal geared bfalvl50 char with Ilvl120 will be stronger/as strong than a lvl 60 char full myth0 equipped . If you start the expansion you will start change items at around 58- until then you will become weaker and weaker. Until you do less dmg than you did (after squish) in Bfa.
    Apart from that leveling is same as ever. but shorter (which is good) It just feels completely stupid to lvl down (instead of up) to 60

    Depth: the content delivered with release is shallow at best. you lvl to 60 in about 10 hours without hustle (which is ok for me since i dislike leveling but its still lazy).
    We cleared all current content on day 2 of the expansion (all myth clear) without even trying hard.
    Ive never seen a normal instance from inside.
    You get 60, buy 151 gear set for small money, go heroic instances and thats it. content done.
    There will be more- we know that - but 2 days is a little stupid.

    Gear: There is about 1 gearset for every class at the moment- everybody looks same. random, green gear you get looks same as mythic gear.. its completely ridiculous.

    Overall: Activision delivered (so far) as catastrophic as expected. The result goes hand in hand with the rumors about the companies Ex Blizzard department. They delivered exactly enough to not be lynched but everybody who hoped for a game that might last a year or two - you will be disappointed.    … Expand
  5. Dashkin
    Nov 27, 2020
    0
    So bland.. boring... had high hopes for this game more so when they delayed it but they have still managed to pump out this garbage... they have a track record of making one good xpac to one bad. So now this confirms that BFA was the good xpac and this one is garbage... shame really especially with the AUD price hike... unsubbed
  6. 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?
  7. Jenkinns
    Nov 27, 2020
    0
    Definitely looking better than legion,already enjoying tourghast and dungeons looks way better than bfa
  8. unholyhoit
    Nov 27, 2020
    0
    Draenor EU sends their regards.
    Fix. your. damn. servers.
    Abysmal support.
  9. QuietDuck
    Nov 27, 2020
    0
    Having difficulty playing. Some zones are not great, but i dont like the cov system.
  10. HollidayMan
    Nov 27, 2020
    3
    Graphics and textures are amazing in this expansion so far, I've been very impressed with how things are look visually in this expansion.

    Leveling is a very linear and almost boring experience, nothing new here just same old mmo quests. You just go from zone to zone doing the main quests while only doing side quests when you are level gated, quests rewards are just gold and gear. When i    Graphics and textures are amazing in this expansion so far, I've been very impressed with how things are look visually in this expansion.

    Leveling is a very linear and almost boring experience, nothing new here just same old mmo quests. You just go from zone to zone doing the main quests while only doing side quests when you are level gated, quests rewards are just gold and gear. When i look back at the leveling experience and ask myself if I had fun, it is a resounding no.

    The story is a little confusing and it is very easy to miss certain details that are important to the story. The story is hard to connect with, and honestly I'm tired of being called champion/mortal/maw walker every 2 minutes. There are some cool cutscenes but personally I found most of the story to be pretty boring, with no actual fun parts to it. Compared to Legion or even WOD's campaign I'm pretty disappointed.

    Torghast is pretty fun due to some of the cool choices you can make and the fact you can play with your friends. Some specs will have a really tough time solo while others breeze through relatively easily. You basically have to keep grinding it to unlock your legendary gear and the higher tiers are currently time gated. Overall, pretty cool but very grindy.

    PVP so far is very fast paced, focusing on huge burst damage and killing in one stun. I would avoid for now unless you are playing as one of the burstier specs or as a healer.

    Covenants are interesting but you can not change covenants without being punished severely. This will be one of your many end game grinds that revolve around doing world quests/collecting anima for upgrades. Right now I think spamming the same world quests where you kill 5 mobs then click 5 things or do buggy mini games really isn't that fun and it feels very tedious to do.

    Dungeons are well done and feel fun to do. Each covenant brings a unique power to each dungeon which changes up the experience. For mythic+ as a dps it is very hard to get into groups unless you are playing meta specs, so same old stuff here.

    Overall, it's hard to justify paying 60+ dollars for this game unless you really like more of the same old WoW. There is a lot of cool art and animations but there are a lot of time gates/currency gates which make the game seem too tedious and honestly the story for me was a huge let down.    … Expand
  11. oldwhpsian
    Nov 26, 2020
    0
    The game is broken. Absolute useless launch by Blizzard. I paid £60 for this and I can't even play it. Their customer service is terrible, they don't care for the hundreds of thousands of players that can't even access their game. Meanwhile, on their "official forums", the only communication is to threads that praise how amazing their new game is. This is truly pathetic.
  12. lepr0sy
    Nov 25, 2020
    1
    it's simply more of the same, the only thing that changes are the mobs, but the missions are the same **** the scenarios are combinations of past expansions, the blizzard thing is very weak
  13. ebickham
    Nov 27, 2020
    2
    It is a BFA but heavily influenced by diablo 3. I will ignore all of the launch issues because that is to be expected at this point. They are certainly something to consider but i'll focus on just the game:

    Some classes are smooth and some are not. PVP is not at all balanced (I can one-shot pretty much anyone as a sub rogue). The story is awful (my friends who don't read and don't read    It is a BFA but heavily influenced by diablo 3. I will ignore all of the launch issues because that is to be expected at this point. They are certainly something to consider but i'll focus on just the game:

    Some classes are smooth and some are not. PVP is not at all balanced (I can one-shot pretty much anyone as a sub rogue). The story is awful (my friends who don't read and don't read quests said leveling was fun - while my friends who do read said the leveling experience was awful).

    Pros: If you have a steady clique you can experience a 6-12 year old friendly amusement park that is shadowlands and just chat/hang out together without having to try to immerse in the game. Can be very fun and social.
    If you are on the right class, pvp is a blast as you totally obliterate people who were unfortunate to be another class.
    The visuals and audio are very well done if incongruent.
    You only have to be railroaded through the story once because alts can skip the story (at the cost of leveling speed)

    Cons: Borrowed power systems similar to legion/bfa
    horrible story that you are forced into
    you most likely will not find anyone new to play with so go in with a solid group already
    so little new things that it doesn't feel like an expansion

    TLDR bottomline:
    If you have money to waste then try the game out for 40 bucks. Some of my friends are enjoying it and I really want to as well. So you may get lucky? If you are on a budget or don't like burning cash, then save it for cyberpunk.    … Expand
  14. RealTalkReview
    Nov 27, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. In short, the storyline of World of Warcraft: Shadowlands is absolute garbage. However, I am not surprised because the storytelling of their previous expansions (starting at Warlords of Draenor) have not been impressive either.

    I strongly advise to not listen to the super positive reviews if one of their supporting points is that the storytelling is great. There are so many logical flaws and headscratchers within the storyline.

    For example, when the player is on top of Icecrown Citadel about to traverse into the "The Maw". Bolvar Fordragon makes it clear that he will not be joining you on your journey into "The Maw" because he fears that the jailer may enslave him. After the player escapes the "inescapable maw" through a dormant waystone that transports them to Oribos. The NPCs are shocked because the player is "touched by the maw". Shortly after, Bolvar Fordragon enters Oribos through a death gate and the NPCs state that they are touched by the maw as well. Therefore, Bolvar Fordragon went into the maw even though he said he wouldn't go to the maw. The player has no supporting information as to why Bolvar decided to do this. Unfortunately, you just need to accept the fact that he is there now for the set up of a forced dramatic scene between Taelia and Bolvar Fordragon. This is an entirely new level of cringe and bad writing. Then there is the storyline about the "emo" angels also known as the "Forsworn Kyrian" which are a monstrosity in itself.

    I can only compare the storytelling of World of Wacraft: Shadowlands to that of a child sitting in their room playing with their toys. Specifically, imagining random things that do not make any sense or progress the plot in any shape of form.

    The cutscenes and voice acting are not any better than the story either. Both are extremely underwhelming when you experience them. In fact, most players skip through them because they are so underwhelming.

    The gameplay and mechanics of the game are what keeps this review from being a straight 0. World of Warcraft: Shadowlands has decent and engaging gameplay for all classes. I believe most WoW players understand this now because most of them skip through the storyline quests and cutscenes so that they can get to the end game content and do the only enjoyable thing in the game.

    If you do not care about any RPG aspects of an MMORPG and simply enjoy mindless raiding, dungeons, and PvP. This game is a good buy. However, if you are looking for a game with an engaging storyline and RPG elements - you are way better off playing Final Fantasy: Shadowbringers.    … Expand
  15. SoXLoricon
    Nov 27, 2020
    0
    WoW Shadow BF, Same broken game as before, same lack of commitment and investment in history and game as a whole, end of an era.
  16. 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.
  17. WhatDoIdo
    Nov 27, 2020
    0
    The Warmode system is still in play. This has caused my server (Horde Heavy) to become PvE. This was introduced in BFA to encourage PvP, but has had the opposite effect. People can opt out of PvP on PvP servers now (couldnt before BFA).

    At least islands are gone.
  18. 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.
  19. 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.
  20. 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).
  21. 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.
  22. 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.
  23. Nick111
    Nov 29, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Я играю фрост магом в пвп но в пве хотел бы играть арканом/фаером, для фроста необходимо выбрать ковенант вампиров, но для аркана он не подходит, вопрос как быть? Маг - класс который всю жизнь игрался 2 спеками одновременно, но в этом дополнении это запретили. А еще мне не дико не нравится СЕТТИНГ ВАМПИРОВ но меня ПРИНУДИЛИ играть в нем т.к. он дает ЛУЧШИЕ скилы для фрост мага.
    итог: дополнение полный мусор.    … Expand
  24. 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)!
  25. ravenblade
    Jan 12, 2021
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. To be honest I wasn't really sure at first whether it would be fair to review it after a mere two months of playing. However, after 15 years of intermittent playing, being a full-time raider until nearly end of WotLK, I know it's about that time when the initial awe has lapsed a bit, and you could put forward a more sober view — at least from the perspective of someone who hasn't raided since WotLK (NOTE: I don't count LFR as raiding in the classic competitive sense I am referring to). The problem however remains: reviewing an expansion is like giving new reviews for the same game.

    First things first, no, Shadowlands doesn't reinvent World of Warcraft, and it's only a very soft reboot of a game with the level squish in place and currently rather wonky balancing of older and newer content altogether that firmly stands in opposition to it. It also doesn't introduce something that your class would keep in the long term. Blizzard definitely has become rather conservative about power creep so much that they prefer to clothe formerly known systems such as enchants and glyphs into borrowed power that will only stick for as long as the expansion will last.

    With that in mind it is rather confounding that Blizzard hasn't learned to creative cohesive engaging world yet, instead they stick to their hub-based formula with content on a timer, in both directions, temporary enhancements with only a few new mounts, transmogrifications and perhaps, a new unlocked sub-race to keep in the future while leaving their old content in a tangled mess of phased states. Neither does the world get truly expanded nor does your long-term gameplay of your own class. In fact even the off-systems that kept were attempting to keep you busy outside that, the professions, feel more and more hamstrung and jettisoned of creative ideas by every expansion. A lot of potential has been wasted here. If you compare it with competitors on the market then it is appalling that professions feel rather tacked on this expansion, especially Engineering which seems to have no other purpose than existing for the sake of it.

    With the addition of The Maw there is finally a system in place which at least in the beginning forces you to think where you are going and not become complacent. However once you learned to play the system for a bit even then you can allow yourself a bit more audacious. The dread loses its initial power. In my opinion the Maw would be a perfect place for open-world risk vs. reward gameplay instead both aspects seem to go down over time.

    Without doubt, they really went all out when designing the zones and sound pieces are wonderfully crafted, if nothing short of monumental. Every zone has its nuanced flair, whether it be the ethereal angelic realm of Bastion, the serene realm of Ardenweald, the brutal and harsh lands of Maldraxxus, the decadent transylvanic nation of Revendreth, the dreading and unforgiving nature of the Maw, there is always a notable love for artistic detail, some details you still could get lost while hunting treasures or solving mini-puzzles.
    Suffice to say here the issues start to ramp up again, it is not a game for players who are no longer buying in the old traditional treadmill concept. Where other competitors on the market have learned to understand that not everyone plays MMORPGs for competition or competitive self-advancement, WoW still sticks to this formula with an iron hand and wastes a lot of good opportunities in the progress which eventually leads to people either being forced to run the PVP treadmill or quit after they had seen it all since there is not much else for them that could match them in scale since it still isn't regarded as the core experience of the game.    … Expand
  26. Tesarian
    Nov 2, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. WoW fell under the onslaught of an army of tolerant schizophrenics ... R.I.P is my favorite game...… Expand
  27. GoldfingerXL
    Dec 9, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I was hyped before shadowlands' release, but after spending a good amount of time in-game my euphoria has taken quite a big hit.

    For starters, the leveling process a total bore since the player's character does not become more powerful on the road to lvl 60. You will not feel stronger and apart from some buffs of existing spells and some unimpactful abilities nothing exciting or new is learned. The leveling only serves the expansions narrative. I personally thought it was not that bad, but nothing special either. You have heard it all before a thousand times. What disturbed me however, was the depiction of all male characters as evil, whereas all the female characters are depicted as good. I don't understand why american society is so fixated on presenting this narrative. it damages gender relations and it is about time this ends. I can safely say, that I do not want to go through the leveling process again. Fortunately, there is an option to skip it entirely.

    Which brings me to the endgame content. I am now at ilvl 180 with my druid tank. I have finished all dungeons on heroic and mythic and the mechanics are interesting. I noticed that some fights drastically change on mythic difficulty, whereas others do not notably change at all. I don't recall if that has always been the case in previous expansions.

    The Maw is ok. I like that you can only spend a certain amount of time there. However in the beginning getting around is a real pain since you cannot mount (yet). It gets better when you get more reputation with Ve'nari (you can buy items) and you can get a mount from Thorgast later on in the expansion.

    Thorgast itself is quite a let down. The first 10 runs are interesting. After that you are just doing it to get your soul ash to craft legendaries. All the runs look and feel the same, despite what the developers have claimed. But to be honest, I think that all roguelikes have this problem, so I wasn't that surprised. Crafting legendaries is cool and the effects feel like a notable difference in play style.

    The covenant system and campaign are bad. I got lucky and "needed" to pick the covenant that I also found most interesting. Here lies the problem with this system. In order to optimize your character you need to pick a certain covenant. For the different talent trees of a class other covenants are the best pick. Since changing covenants is possible but a pain, you are more or less stuck with playing just one talent tree of your class. Then there are also optimal covenants for pve and pvp. On top of that, covenant campaign progress is locked behind a 16 week timegate... I don't know what they were thinking when they implemented this stuff. In my opinion, this is bad game design.

    I still have 5 days of subscription left and I have mixed feelings if I should resubscribe or not. The content that they offered at launch was mediocre at best, but it is entirely possible that it gets better in a few weeks time. I do believe that the foundation for a great expansion has been layed out.    … Expand
  28. Miroslavich
    Mar 12, 2022
    0
    This addition wasn't so bad until the Blizzard started to promote the things modern society is trying to get rid of. Things like racism, xenophobia, dislike of groups of people and other things. With your policy, you are not only killing the game, but also provoking hatred between groups of people in your community. You, like many other companies, must keep the peace, because in the gameThis addition wasn't so bad until the Blizzard started to promote the things modern society is trying to get rid of. Things like racism, xenophobia, dislike of groups of people and other things. With your policy, you are not only killing the game, but also provoking hatred between groups of people in your community. You, like many other companies, must keep the peace, because in the game worlds we don’t care who you are, what race you are, what gender and religion you are, I play with people because they fulfill their roles well and I enjoy communicating with them. You have to unite people, but you do the opposite: you divide and play off.… Expand
  29. Alarc
    Nov 26, 2020
    2
    Doesn´t feel like warcraft anymore. It feels now like a generic open world game, character development has gone from best to worst. So disappointed with shadowlands
  30. MakeShine
    Nov 25, 2020
    1
    No new race, class, or major features. Soundtrack, most zone design, and art good. Lots of cut scenes. Balance and launch issues.
  31. JimRustle
    Nov 26, 2020
    4
    I would like to preface this review by stating I am a causal player and never review World of Warcraft expansions. There are more experienced players whose opinions are worth more on this subject than my own, but I feel compelled to rely my experience thus far. I’m not going to speak to class balance, end game progression or even the new covenant system (its boring), I’m going to talkI would like to preface this review by stating I am a causal player and never review World of Warcraft expansions. There are more experienced players whose opinions are worth more on this subject than my own, but I feel compelled to rely my experience thus far. I’m not going to speak to class balance, end game progression or even the new covenant system (its boring), I’m going to talk about the zone design and how much of what we are seeing in this expansion was literally copied and pasted from older zones. Bastion is brilliant, it’s the first zone you see and is the most original. It has elements from older zones, most of the creatures are blatant re-skins but it’s atmosphere feels unique. Maldraxxus is an undead Silithus, very bland, so bland in fact that is all I really have to say. Ardenweald is an expansion of the Druid order hall from Legion, it’s very beautiful but not original at all. Revendreth is Druskvar with modified BFA/Legion architecture, it looks impressive but again feels lacklustre when you look at its concept art and what was trying to be conveyed. The levelling experience through these zones felt very quick, I felt a rush to the end game. It might have been because I was skipping all of the cinematic’s, but I just didn’t connect with any of the zones. They felt soulless, which is tragic because I think that’s a plot line in all the dialogue I skipped. I recognize COVID impacted Shadowlands development, but from the ground up this is a poor attempt on Blizzards part. At the very least I wanted a memorable leveling experience; the only highlight I can recall was the fae trolls stabbing the butterfly men. GG Activision, you got my money.… Expand
  32. sXerra
    Nov 27, 2020
    2
    Alright, here's what is wrong with this ****

    - story is not my cup of tea, I liked the geopolitical struggle between two factions, this is some pixar stuff Im playing right now - everything is a slog, everything takes forever except for leveling - but leveling is crap, you get 3 passive effects and some skills for your covenant, really lackluster in terms of your own character    Alright, here's what is wrong with this ****

    - story is not my cup of tea, I liked the geopolitical struggle between two factions, this is some pixar stuff Im playing right now
    - everything is a slog, everything takes forever except for leveling
    - but leveling is crap, you get 3 passive effects and some skills for your covenant, really lackluster in terms of your own character customization
    - constant lag    … Expand
  33. varren
    Nov 27, 2020
    3
    Waste of time, time sink, lots of pointless time gated content, i just feel how this game intended to drain your life. There is nothing new or exiting except for zones design and soundtrack. 3/10 just for soundtrack and art team.

    If you don't have already established group this feels just like any other solo game, but like old outdated and slow paste 10-years old game.
  34. Nebbakenezzer
    Nov 27, 2020
    0
    Bored powers, balance issues, forced choices, server issues, and a launch during a major holiday. Activision needs to clean house and get someone designing the game that isnt a math nerd...
  35. vkukov
    Nov 27, 2020
    2
    This is a clear example of a junk game. Aggressive marketing, may look appealing, but there is nothing interesting or useful inside. Questing is medium, classes are not entertaining to play, progression is useless and feels not needed. I think paying 40 eur to see this garbage does not worth it. If it would be only subscription, I would say it is ok to level through new zones, see each newThis is a clear example of a junk game. Aggressive marketing, may look appealing, but there is nothing interesting or useful inside. Questing is medium, classes are not entertaining to play, progression is useless and feels not needed. I think paying 40 eur to see this garbage does not worth it. If it would be only subscription, I would say it is ok to level through new zones, see each new dungeon and raid once, and then just cancel the subscription.… Expand
  36. MrKazool
    Nov 26, 2020
    2
    So I've pre-purchased the game as every previous expansion, but for the time being every evening I come back from work the login takes up to 4h. so money not well spent. this is getting ridiculous. Can not recommend to anyone who actually wants to play the game.
  37. okamimiyazaki
    Nov 25, 2020
    0
    Most of the high reviews are people who don't realize how bad endgame is. Sure the art, music, and leveling are awesome, as is the story. Blizzard has done a great job there, but they usually do. Where Blizzard has failed (and keeps failing, repeatedly) is in the design of classes and systems. Covenants are AWFUL. What a terrible idea on so many levels. Class design STILL sucks. No matterMost of the high reviews are people who don't realize how bad endgame is. Sure the art, music, and leveling are awesome, as is the story. Blizzard has done a great job there, but they usually do. Where Blizzard has failed (and keeps failing, repeatedly) is in the design of classes and systems. Covenants are AWFUL. What a terrible idea on so many levels. Class design STILL sucks. No matter how great the art and story are, it's an MMO and gameplay is the #1 most important thing. Just wait til endgame...… Expand
  38. Lobomau
    Nov 26, 2020
    2
    Recently a game designer, Chris Kaleiki, left WoW after working there for 13 years. He made an interesting video explaining his discontent with the direction of the game, look it up. After playing shadowlands and leveling a character to 60, i have to agree with him.
    I made the meaningful choice of never playing retail again. Thanks Ion.
  39. Asset
    Nov 25, 2020
    1
    Been playing since BC. Seems hollow, some zones are bad..
    First expansion rotation to not provide any new class. Usually its every other expansion has a new class. Maybe no more new classes ever? If they dont make a new class, should be twice as much content.. doesnt appear so yet.

    BC
    WoTLK+ DK
    Cata
    MoP+ Monk
    WoD
    Legion+ DH
    BFA
    Shadowlands = Cycle Break
  40. dozeyo
    Nov 26, 2020
    2
    Imagine paying $40 for a game, then $15 to play it, every month. But you just can't login for days, and there are endless game breaking server related issues.

    This company worths $60B, yet can't offer the only thing that it can. You just can't play even with paying so much money to them. Artwise, it's awesome. I'm amazed by views. Story? The same for 16 years. There has been a    Imagine paying $40 for a game, then $15 to play it, every month. But you just can't login for days, and there are endless game breaking server related issues.

    This company worths $60B, yet can't offer the only thing that it can. You just can't play even with paying so much money to them.

    Artwise, it's awesome. I'm amazed by views.

    Story? The same for 16 years. There has been a HUGE thing going on for a looong time, yet you've never heard of it. Then a 100% bad guy tries to destroy everything. You kill him and then oops, something happens again. And there is zero logic and connection behind all this lore, check videos on YT that explains this.

    The best thing Blizzard does is exploiting Nostalgia. Nothing else.    … Expand
  41. Yodadrunk
    Nov 27, 2020
    0
    The worst expansion ever.. imagine paying for the game and staying in 3-5 hour ques. It's been 4 days while other people are already ahead and some of us are still trying to hit max level. Unfair advantage, when I'm paid the same amount as everyone, I'm still at an unfair advantage by Blizzard putting me in ridiculous ques If there would be a - ve rating I would have given it. The worstThe worst expansion ever.. imagine paying for the game and staying in 3-5 hour ques. It's been 4 days while other people are already ahead and some of us are still trying to hit max level. Unfair advantage, when I'm paid the same amount as everyone, I'm still at an unfair advantage by Blizzard putting me in ridiculous ques If there would be a - ve rating I would have given it. The worst part is Blizzard doesn't care about our plight on their official forums… Expand
  42. alfredoEdo
    Nov 26, 2020
    0
    Popoo game popooo ahaaahh funny poop this game is poop really pooopy! Watch out for Poop!
  43. 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.
  44. Spaky
    Nov 27, 2020
    2
    The new leveling system is a damn joke. It is poorly implemented. If you have already done the first area of the expansion they bridge the gap. So that you can fill in the holes. You pick up the quest from Chromie and go off to the area, turn in the quest and wonder. Now what because there isn't anything to do.

    If instead you want to do the BFA storyline and skip the Battle For    The new leveling system is a damn joke. It is poorly implemented. If you have already done the first area of the expansion they bridge the gap. So that you can fill in the holes. You pick up the quest from Chromie and go off to the area, turn in the quest and wonder. Now what because there isn't anything to do.

    If instead you want to do the BFA storyline and skip the Battle For Lordaeron. They have removed the quest to have you go talk to Anduin. So you have to heroes call board and there is a guard standing there with the quest to talk to Anduin. So you head off to Stormwind Keep, and no one is sitting on the throne. You have to go to the area by the library and find the blue bubble. Then go back in the first room of the left of the main hallway (that wasn't used in BFA) to meet the war council. Very Clunky and not well thought out.

    They should have waited another two to three weeks before releasing this sh*t show.    … Expand
  45. Zefyrus
    Nov 26, 2020
    2
    My score is low but I'm not mad at the game, because my expectations where already very low to begin with. And let me defend the score.
    Low expectations meant that from beta testing, videos and content reviews, I estimated the expansion to be a 5/10 before I play it. Unfortunately, it's worse than that.
    For me, the biggest thorn is (was) the story, which is one of the main reasons I play    My score is low but I'm not mad at the game, because my expectations where already very low to begin with. And let me defend the score.
    Low expectations meant that from beta testing, videos and content reviews, I estimated the expansion to be a 5/10 before I play it. Unfortunately, it's worse than that.
    For me, the biggest thorn is (was) the story, which is one of the main reasons I play the game. I was already dissapointed from the N'Zoth ending and I was hoping for restitution, which did not arrive.

    Without spoiling anything, I'll just say that:
    1 - Quests are completely uninspired and very mundane. E.g., one of the first quests after you arrive in Bastion, stronghold of the Angels, is to gather pelts from Underworld goats, because an NPC needs to repair an underworld robot.

    2 - The campaign has no cohesion and is very stretched. You have to go to the Underworld to save some NPCs. It would be cool, if the story stuck to that, but pretty soon the game forgets that, and puts the player in a path to prove their worth to half a dozen factions across the Shadowlands.

    3 - The story is just not interesting (subjective) and there are logical fallacies everywhere. Even the story doesn't take itself seriously, so how will the player? E.g. you join the Underworld starting from an area called "The Maw". All the enemies including the big bad guy are yelling to you that "Nothing escapes The Maw". Yet only a few minutes later, the player escapes the Maw!

    4 - The story is not clear. The game tries to create depth to the story by insinuating that the villains have their own very important agenda, but it tries so very, VERY hard to tease, that makes the story boring.

    Once the story breaks down, there's very little in the expansion to keep you in.

    That's my 2 cents.

    Cheers    … Expand
  46. CelineReview
    Nov 25, 2020
    0
    Have not been impressed so far. Absent standard features we come to expect in new expansion packs.
  47. Neverwinter1
    Nov 25, 2020
    0
    Still feels like BFA with new zones. They delayed launch but didn't finish the product. Please balance classes and add more features.
  48. sammosov
    Nov 26, 2020
    0
    Server: Defias Brotherhood. Horde. Waiting in queue for the dungeon almost 1 hour and 50 minutes. Bought the game after announcement at Blizzcon. This is unacceptable.
  49. Tiltmaster
    Nov 26, 2020
    0
    absolutely horrible at best, for 4 days thousands of players on EU and US servers unable to play, with huge numerous disconnection issues that are yet to be solved, the support is unprofessional and are not offering any compensations to the affected players, this might be planned for specific high pop servers to let players transfer to dead servers, to pay bills because of COVID and otherabsolutely horrible at best, for 4 days thousands of players on EU and US servers unable to play, with huge numerous disconnection issues that are yet to be solved, the support is unprofessional and are not offering any compensations to the affected players, this might be planned for specific high pop servers to let players transfer to dead servers, to pay bills because of COVID and other company bs scams.

    By far the worst experience in my entire 14 years of gaming.    … Expand
  50. whatever234
    Nov 29, 2020
    0
    Just wasted a week of my life to grind out the last 10 levels for this, when I now can't do activities that I could previously as well as finding out that if you ignore most of the quests you can get done in 1/10th the time I just sunk into this crap.
  51. SoapIsBacc
    Nov 26, 2020
    0
    Loved this game, been playing for years. Legion was the last good expac.

    The Shadowlands story is trash, just cancelled by 6 month sub and it ends in March. More garrison mission **** Needing to return to a HUB to be in your party member's shard. I don't care if it's pretty, if I wanted a beautiful MMO I'd go play Black Desert or Final Fantasy. Always loved WoW for the combat, the    Loved this game, been playing for years. Legion was the last good expac.

    The Shadowlands story is trash, just cancelled by 6 month sub and it ends in March. More garrison mission **** Needing to return to a HUB to be in your party member's shard. I don't care if it's pretty, if I wanted a beautiful MMO I'd go play Black Desert or Final Fantasy. Always loved WoW for the combat, the community, and the characters.

    All three have been circling the drain for ages. Shadowlands sealed the deal.    … Expand
  52. mrjeckel
    Nov 27, 2020
    0
    Decent content, but that doesn't matter if you can't even play the game, which is the case here. Most of the issues that made it unplayable were resolved within the first 1-2 days, and now many of us are stuck in 3 hour queues whenever we go to login. This is ridiculous for a company as large as Blizzard. Compensation is due.
  53. blindserpent
    Nov 26, 2020
    0
    Looks amazing, can not give any review on the gameplay other then the exciting content of pressing the login button and waiting for 4 hours and not being able to play.

    Can not recommend to anyone who has a job that ends in the late afternoon or evening as you simply will not be able to play on any server that is not devoid of other players. Given this game has it's own pricetag + s    Looks amazing, can not give any review on the gameplay other then the exciting content of pressing the login button and waiting for 4 hours and not being able to play.

    Can not recommend to anyone who has a job that ends in the late afternoon or evening as you simply will not be able to play on any server that is not devoid of other players. Given this game has it's own pricetag + s subscription fee this is emberassing and borderline insulting.    … Expand
  54. shikari1122
    Nov 25, 2020
    2
    Game is doing down the drain. They have x amount of expansions ready to go, and ready to milk you idiots dry on a game that does not a give a **** anymore. Dungeons suck, the content is boring, the world is alright looking but the characters blow, and the story as per usual is a suckfest. Move onto a new MMO, Blizzard. This is getting old.
  55. DogeCoin7
    Nov 25, 2020
    0
    Class balance still an issue in all regards. I guess makes sense, classes not finished. I thought there would be more than just new zones.
  56. Furious600
    Nov 26, 2020
    10
    I think this is really better than legion. The graphics, zones, covenats, solbinds, transmog looks really incredible. I thinks this will be an awesome expansion if this continue like this.
  57. OpCritic
    Nov 24, 2020
    0
    Думали, что хуже, чем BFA быть не может? Зря. Близзард ухитрились в очередной раз всех удивить.
  58. 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
  59. Megatron997
    Nov 26, 2020
    0
    Просто World of Warcraft, Battle for Azeroth season 2. Невероятно скучно и плохо
  60. LoneVaultDwellr
    Nov 26, 2020
    0
    If you think BFA was the lowest WoW could sink to, you are in for a surprise, as Shadowlands goes below that. Don't waste your money on this. It is trash.
  61. Oloc
    Nov 27, 2020
    8
    The new expansion brings in a nice breath of fresh air coming from BFA. Getting introduced to Covenants and their abilities though questing has been a fun process for me personally.
    Leveling: Getting from 50 to 60 has not been rather... Fine. While you level for the first time you get to go trough all of the new zones and test the covenant abilities within them, while some zones may be hit    The new expansion brings in a nice breath of fresh air coming from BFA. Getting introduced to Covenants and their abilities though questing has been a fun process for me personally.
    Leveling: Getting from 50 to 60 has not been rather... Fine. While you level for the first time you get to go trough all of the new zones and test the covenant abilities within them, while some zones may be hit or miss depending on your preferences, most of them are generally fine. 4/5
    Story: Without getting into any spoilers, the story takes an odd turn into the new and unknown. We are headed to the realm of death and getting to see what afterlife looks like. While getting to see some familiar faces in the afterlife is nice, the whole experience feels a little not "warcrafty", for those not familiar with the lore it can be very fun, but for the others that got used to a bit more of a traditional style of warcraft lore it may feel a bit odd, this is probably the weakest part of Shadowlands. 2/5
    New Systems: Shadowlands brings with itself a couple of new systems, I'll be mainly talking about the Covenants, conduits and legendaires.
    Covenants are something like Harry Potter houses of Shadowlands, each has it's own theme, abilities and addition perks. Without getting into each covenant, they feel a bit better than I expected. They all feel fairly balanced, I was more encouraged to take the covenant with the ability that I liked the most instead of "The best one for my class". With that being said, your favorite covenant thematically might have a boring ability, which could be a problem for your average PvE or PvP player, they could be forced into a covenant they not prefer just cause of the ability. 4/5
    Conduits bring a new, fun way of making talents. They are usually smaller power ups but could contribute a lot to your character. You will be collecting different conduits while doing verious content. You will have to choose from 3 different types of skill trees and mix and match your conduits within them, making a little, personal and more fun skill system. 5/5
    The new legendary items are gonna be the major power up to your character, these are made by picking the legendary power you want and combining it with a profession crafted piece of gear and some more stuff. All in all, it will be a very customizable piece of gear with a nice buff to your class. Obtaining these legendary powers can be somewhat tough and will sometimes require you to go out of your comfort zone of doing the content you don't enjoy. You might really want a power that comes only from PvP, but you are a PvE player with little to no interest in PvP. Most of these legendary powers are hit or miss with the most effective in most types of content already being figured out. 3/5
    Dungeons: The new 8 dungeons are in, and I've tested them all on the mythic difficulty. I have to say that I'm satisfied. The dungeons provide some challange with room for being creative for the trash packs and boss fights. The bosses have some new and fun mechanics, for example one of them being throwing two players into a pit fight and the winner gets a damage buff, and a bunch of all mechanics mixed and matched into new fun encounters. With that beings said some encounters can get pretty boring and simple once you break them down, so the challange goes down by a lot in those fights. 4/5    … Expand
  62. GhostFaceX
    Nov 25, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. great addon, beautiful location, interesting storyline, less grindy gameplay… Expand
  63. Khatmar
    Nov 27, 2020
    3
    This is a below average release.

    - No new systems, no new features (I still remember the "features" trailer where it said "new zones!" "new levelling system!" "covenants!". And even then, last year, my reaction was: "well, wheres the features?") - There are new abilities, which are boring. I mean, if at least they were all exciting, amazing new abilities and every player would have to    This is a below average release.

    - No new systems, no new features (I still remember the "features" trailer where it said "new zones!" "new levelling system!" "covenants!". And even then, last year, my reaction was: "well, wheres the features?")
    - There are new abilities, which are boring. I mean, if at least they were all exciting, amazing new abilities and every player would have to face a difficult decision which one to choose, but really it is like this: "oh yeah, these 3 are garbage, and this 1 is obviously the one I should choose"
    - Restricting/locking transmog; that is right, essentially you have to choose between being good at the game or choosing the transmog set you like. You cannot choose both. Example: Covenant X has badass armor, but crap ability. Covenant Y has the ability you need in order to perform well in m+ or in a raid, but ugly transmog. Which one should you choose?

    - Ugh, right the story. The story which makes no sense. It is essentially a continuation of BFA. Which was crap. People say that Draenor was the worst expansion, but for me it was BFA and now Cameolands. At least with Draenor, they scrapped it and built something new. The game director refuses to acknowledge that BFA failed and while being stubborn they insist on continuing the Sylvanas arc. Apart from all this, any story that is in any way connected to the "main plot" is contrived. It is created or arranged in a way that seems artificial and unrealistic, instead of creating the illusion that is natural.

    TLDR: If you did not like BFA, you are not going to like this. Skip 9.0. Maybe they will patch it in 9.1? Just wait for Cyberpunk. Play some Witcher 3 in the mean time. Or torrent classic Warcraft III and play that. If you really need to play an MMO and do not mind paying for a 16 year old game, theres Classic.    … Expand
  64. peilla1
    Nov 26, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Amazig new world,characters,story graphics, zones and more. Well done blizzard,thank you!!!… Expand
  65. NateHiggers2008
    Nov 26, 2020
    0
    one of the best expansion ever, beautiful locations, getting rid of extra grind, solo content

    0/10
  66. Pill
    Nov 26, 2020
    10
    -excellent, less confusing story telling
    -no more unbalanced corruption systems but back to the roots simple item system
    -excellent visuals
    -excellent sound/voiceovers
    -story-driven sidequests
    -new catchup mechanic for twinks is awesome and less boring
  67. 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
  68. RiaskoFF
    Jun 28, 2021
    4
    I was wrong, content draught for 8-9 months, terrible systems coming in 9.1, you got to recraft legendaries, swap covenants over and over to perform better. I feel a hostage with my 5 months sub left.

    However I had fun for 3-4 months at the beginning of the expansion and did over a hundred m+ runs, thats why i give it 4 out of 10, and not 1. _______________________________________    I was wrong, content draught for 8-9 months, terrible systems coming in 9.1, you got to recraft legendaries, swap covenants over and over to perform better. I feel a hostage with my 5 months sub left.

    However I had fun for 3-4 months at the beginning of the expansion and did over a hundred m+ runs, thats why i give it 4 out of 10, and not 1.
    _______________________________________
    below my first review
    _______________________________________

    At first feelings - it's gonna be as good as legion. I like the systems so far - covenants, conduits and legendary are going to be fun.

    P.S. don't really understand the hate, because the xpansion just came out and we can only predict how it is going to be, but for now - week 1 - it looks very promising.    … Expand
  69. cladimus
    Aug 28, 2021
    4
    Its pretty bad unfortunately.
    Enough has been said by many others at this point.
  70. Wilze
    Nov 24, 2020
    9
    I like it, has a fresh new content and the endgame will keep you occupied for a while. Launch could have been better on some realms but other than that pretty fun.
  71. Zillakkamii
    Nov 27, 2020
    10
    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 employeesWonderful 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.… Expand
  72. Wasabis
    Dec 1, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The loot system is **** and they not able to fix it. Some guys get 3-4 items in one dungeon other get 0. That is just frustrating and **** coded. FU… Expand
  73. Spaceshl
    Nov 28, 2020
    10
    Está expansión tiene todo lo que no han tenido las anteriores expansiones.
  74. NickVobelg
    Nov 24, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Why people are giving low rates for this game without any explanations? I will try to be as down to earth as possible and will give you advantages and disadvantages that I found after 12 hours of playing. Pros:
    - Our lovely cinematics are on the next level now. Lips sync, true emotions, moves - it looks so fresh so after I saw it in the game I ran to YouTube to rewatch it a couple times. Very hard work was done. (This is what you will notice firstly)

    - Story. Despite the fact it is only the beginning of 1.5 year journey, the whole storyline feels like good first season of a series with general conclusion at the end but with the tease of something greater upcoming. I cannot imagine what blizz has prepared for us... especially last cinematic in the maw... it destroyed my mind.
    I have so many questions now and I understand that answers will be soon. Like, IN THIS EXPANSION! Not in 3 years, it will happen soon.

    - Leveling. Omg BFA was so goddamn boring, so the only way to get highest lvl for socond char was freehold for gold. This time I’m exited to go through whole adventure again. I’m playing with Russian language, so I can tell only for Russian version, but acting was the best of all. I felt so into it, every meter of covenants was a pleasure to explore and to help npc’s :D
    Leveling is fast, not boring (almost), and main thing here is - main story now is separated by side quests - covenant “battle pass”
    I haven’t dived too deep into this new system but the way how we receive awards feels fresh and fare. Cons.

    - bugs.bugs.bugs. But it will be fixed anyway
    - Ardenweald. This type of zone we have seen in every last expansion. Blue forest with some magic. From the first quest I was thinking that I want to skip this zone faster. But the story turned out very, I mean, VERY INTERESTING. Ending costs it’s waiting.
    - local quests are hard for solo now. You need to do them for covenant, but effort is unequal to reward. - bugs.bugs.bugs.
    - Maw feels annoying now, always-in-combat-zone. But later you will upgrade urself with special tokens so it must be not that bad. - this expansion is expecting from you A LOT OF FARMING if you want this shiny covenant gear, covenant mount etc. Like, A LOT. 2 hours per day will be not enough at all to get everything until 9.1


    Overall, feels fresh, interesting, there is a lot to come, I really hope Shadowlands will be better than legion and now I am sure it will. If I will not update it later - that means I am disappointed and not playing anymore :D

    Cheers. -    … Expand
  75. 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!
  76. 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
  77. 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.
  78. Davyjonesx94
    Nov 25, 2020
    8
    Пока всё нравится, в любом случае выглядит лучше чем BFA
    В общем и целом сюжет и локации сделаны хорошо, персонажи запоминающиеся.
    Старт был довольно гладкий, не без багов конечно. Вот никаких лагов, за это большое спасибо!    Пока всё нравится, в любом случае выглядит лучше чем BFA
    В общем и целом сюжет и локации сделаны хорошо, персонажи запоминающиеся.
    Старт был довольно гладкий, не без багов конечно.
    Вот никаких лагов, за это большое спасибо!
  79. Alexstrauss
    Nov 26, 2020
    10
    This game brings us back the hole experience of what is World Of Warcraft, you can pass hours leveling and it won't be boring, every minute ia a show of magic and immersion. You can feel a good job done on this expansion.
  80. Charljeeeeee
    Nov 27, 2020
    10
    These reviews are wack this is the best expansion to date. The wow community is so whiny and toxic. Best expansion for new players to join.
  81. Kromio
    Nov 24, 2020
    0
    Shadowlands >>> BFA
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  82. 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
  83. Kroan
    Nov 27, 2020
    10
    After BfA a breath of fresh air. As good as no mandatory content. Do what you like to do, rather than developers telling you what to do. Great dungeons, awesome story line to level through and PvP is as good as ever. A++
  84. haydenbsmith
    Nov 26, 2020
    0
    Major server issues mean the game has been unplayable for hours at a time since launch
  85. 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
  86. kittyanya
    Nov 27, 2020
    8
    Story flow, yes. Crying? Yes. Yelling? Yes. The grind? All right. I made it to 60 on a vengeance demon hunter, I chose my covenant. I'm actually happy overall. MUCH better than BFA. They listened on this one.
  87. Greedygolder
    Nov 27, 2020
    8
    Played since BC, the level up experience was nice, story is interesting, covenant are ok. pvp is nice (vendor and all). Cant wait for raid, People giving this a 0 are disingenuous. They did learn a lot from the BFA mistake, they need to continue and make it better.
  88. Kanyak
    Nov 30, 2020
    0
    Low Game toooo Casual like Solo play.......................................
  89. Jacktronics
    Dec 3, 2022
    10
    I enjoyed just about EVERY minute of this expansion! It started well, ended well, the story was excellent, the gear looked gorgeous, and it ran incredibly well on a full range of PCs. What else is needed?
  90. 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
  91. MarkusT
    Nov 30, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Hey Guys,
    not sure why there are so many bad critics. I think it is one of the best wow addons since wotlk!
    grafics and world / story design are really awesome. Thorgast is awesome. The only thing I really want to have back are T-sets for classes... They give some class fantasy which I am missing...
    A warrior should not have the same look like a pala or a death knight :-(    … Expand
  92. Murtaz_Rage
    Nov 24, 2020
    9
    This is the best addon from Cataclysm for me. The addon has some problems, but you don't see them under the benefits. So I hope the addon doesn't get any worse with new patches
  93. chickat14
    Nov 24, 2020
    9
    Fantastic leveling. Maybe second best in WoW history. Plenty to do at endgame so far. Lots of quality of life improvements, and most of the things people hated about the last 2 expansions they fixed or changed for the better. Best expansion in a Decade.
  94. Waraq3
    Nov 24, 2020
    10
    Amazig new world,characters,story graphics, zones and more. Well done blizzard,thank you!!!
  95. Max_shad
    Nov 25, 2020
    9
    Great zones, music, story. Everything is on top. Blizzard did great things. I was really looking forward to this addition and the expectations were met
  96. DKaiser
    Nov 24, 2020
    10
    Beautiful new regions, awesome leveling. Perfect graphics and sounds. Better than BfA in some many ways.
  97. Magbynd
    Nov 25, 2020
    10
    The new zones are great. Art team has done a fantastic job. 0/10s being posted by those who haven't even played
  98. TheDV
    Nov 27, 2020
    10
    Beautiful new zones, interesting lore, promising dungeons and best of all no infinite grind.
  99. donjuanes
    Nov 25, 2020
    8
    so far so good, vizuals are great. launch was also no problem with me. covenants mechanic and torghast too...
  100. Badspector
    Nov 26, 2020
    10
    Blizzard learned from their mistake in bfa and now here is the shadowlands! new features are awesome and new character model customisation and covenent system is nice! ignore negative reviews
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 32 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 32
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  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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