World of Warcraft: Shadowlands

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2.6

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 2560 Ratings

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  1. 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
  2. skilly225
    Nov 25, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Leveling actually has stories, which is strange for wow. But leveling doesn't make an expansion good, it's just a piece of the puzzle. While I think the story in Ardenweald might be the best in the history of the game in terms of a leveling zone story, (SPOILER: Finding out Ysera was the seed and the payoff cinematic at the end might literally be my favorite WoW moment ever, seriously, I have goosebumps right now thinking about it.) I don't think that alone is what makes this good.

    Firstly lets talk alts. Google the catchup mechanics and also threads of fate. It's one of the best systems they've ever put in the game and it's a game changer.

    I also want to talk about end-game. Dungeons are fun and not too tedious like most in BfA were, the M+ portion is going to be a blast. There seems to be interesting mechanics in each that will hopefully prevent things from getting stale.

    Importantly we need to discuss gear. There is no more incentive to just grind the same repetitive content over and over again once you get your item as was the case with titanforging. If you get lucky on your first dungeon run with all of your BiS pieces? You don't ever have to go there again. You're done. From then on you only have to worry about doing M+. This also applies to the world quests and the other methods of acquiring gear. For the first time in the history of the game they are removing RNG time-gates. You can target and craft your legendary items, no RNG. No titanforging. Less RNG and more rewards from the weekly chest. It's all amazing, it's what these things should have been from the start.

    This expansion is WoW's renaissance. It's got it's flaws, but on the scale of previous WoW expansions, something drastic would have to happen to make this not a 10.    … Expand
  3. Sourions
    Nov 25, 2020
    10
    Absoluetly amazing expansion. Better than legion which was very good.
    It's an apotheosis from every point of view : Universe, graphics, history, music, group activity...
    If you don't like Shadowland, go back to classic. Retail isn't for you.
  4. NoneName
    Nov 25, 2020
    10
    Близы, спасибо. Очень ждал это дополнение и не зря. Прохождение компаний как в первый в вове. Интересный сюжет, прикольные кат-сцены. Норм арена. Рейды думаю тоже будут на высоте. В общем спасибо за работу.
  5. Hu33ard
    Nov 27, 2020
    10
    Absolutely amazing so far.. it’s fun, engaging, runs so smooth and looks beautiful
  6. Machettie
    Nov 27, 2020
    10
    Played through the Story, capped all the stuff i have to cap in ~15-20 hours played on Max level so far.
    Perfect for casual players and for the type of player who sink in to a game.
    The Dungeons are beautiful, the Boss fights are awesome, can´t wait for the Raid to open.
    Even the pvp is fun again with no gear scaling.
  7. Kuraiko
    Nov 29, 2020
    10
    Beautiful storytelling, awesome new zones, perfect sound and music! Best expension after wotlk ❤️
  8. GidGud
    Nov 25, 2020
    10
    Just a great expansion. I lost many hours on story and IT felt like few minutes.
  9. Bartalam
    Nov 25, 2020
    9
    Not a bad start. The visuals are incredible and the mechanics have improved. But it was the same with Draenor, so it's too early to judge definitively.
  10. WOWisthebest
    Nov 25, 2020
    10
    Beautiful zones, soundtracks, story, graphics, dungeons, gameplay.
    Nice launch start. 10/10
    Still the best game and MMO what ever made.
  11. sosihuisuka
    Nov 26, 2020
    10
    Feels like a decent solo game, a lot of really improved cutscenes and good combat. Skills and talents are meaningful gear system and once again they've revived PVP. This game still has everything to live up to its name. The world feels really filled with people, waiting for queues to login.
  12. LiquidSoul
    Nov 30, 2020
    0
    Paying WOW since Burning Crusade. For me personally - this is the best addon since that time. A lot of activities and interesting stuff, combat feels challenging and satisfying. The loot worth hunting. The story is amazing. The new features look and feel pretty well. I don't understand people crying and placing irrelevant scores. This game deserves no less than 8, since a lot of peoplePaying WOW since Burning Crusade. For me personally - this is the best addon since that time. A lot of activities and interesting stuff, combat feels challenging and satisfying. The loot worth hunting. The story is amazing. The new features look and feel pretty well. I don't understand people crying and placing irrelevant scores. This game deserves no less than 8, since a lot of people don't understand the game submitting 0 marks. Good job, Blizzard. With so many people still crying "worst addon ever" with every addon the game is still alive since 2004 and is the best in class nowadays. Think about it ;)… Expand
  13. Eddison
    Nov 25, 2020
    10
    It’s really awesome! Nice design location and dungeon, lore and new graphics! World of Warcraft return!
  14. Sherlol
    Nov 28, 2020
    10
    Отличное дополнение, приятные локации, удобная система прокачки для альтернативных персонажей. Очень гладкий старт дополнения.
  15. XRaidenX
    Nov 29, 2020
    10
    Best expansion ever. Best quests, leveling and PVP. Just buy it. They bring back everything that was good before.
  16. takos4
    Nov 25, 2020
    8
    Прекрасный старт дополнения : ни лагов, ни багов, ни очередей.
    Интересный сюжет и сеттинг, приятные глазу локации, адекватное возвращение старых героев и злодеев. Пока что выглядит очень круто.
  17. JoeOD
    Nov 27, 2020
    10
    Fantastic expansion, loads of great new story, improvements in PvP, and some really fun new systems and abilities. Huge improvement over BFA.
  18. Klintiswood
    Nov 27, 2020
    8
    10 is stupid, 0 is stupid. People are stupid. With no M+, no raid so far, leveling was above average, zone was above average, i'd say its an above average xpac so far.
  19. Davydov2207
    Nov 30, 2020
    10
    Потрясающе, 10/10. Увлекательно- затягивающая магия Blizzard. Приобрёл H edition
  20. Violett
    Jan 27, 2021
    6
    First of all I must say that I play WoW for more then 16 years. I play probably because I got used to play WoW and all my friends are here, still for many years this game leaves only bitterness in my mouth.

    The main reason for the game to become worse in my point of view is the merge of Blizzard with Activision. Once Blizzard was making games for gamers - for computer nerds like me.    First of all I must say that I play WoW for more then 16 years. I play probably because I got used to play WoW and all my friends are here, still for many years this game leaves only bitterness in my mouth.

    The main reason for the game to become worse in my point of view is the merge of Blizzard with Activision. Once Blizzard was making games for gamers - for computer nerds like me. Such masterpieces like Warcraft 2-3, Starcraft, Diablo 1-2 - games with innovative ideas and genius story were released in that time. Unfortunately its long past. Now they make games for shareholders, not gamers - and we get such "wonderful" projects like Diablo Immortal and Warcraft Reforged.

    But back to the game review itself. First and foremost - the main problem is Blizzard has found some niche they can use now. Why make new raids when we can make several difficulties with the same bosses? Why make new dungeons when we can force people to run it many times over and over? These arrays of difficulties are always bad for any game. At least they dont force us to level again in some Shadowlands Plus Two.

    There is also another problem arising from the first one. Why make new content if people play this one? Why make new raids, dungeons, events, mechanics when people eat this? Why waste precious resources when we can show more profits to shareholders? The game is not for gamers, forget it. There was time when every new expansion added ton of new features.

    TBC: Major raid overhaul, new races, new classes for factions (pallyshammy), major item overhaul, many new mechanics, flying mounts, arenas, story around major characters like Vashj, KaelThas and of course Illidan. So many things!
    WotLK: Ulduar - probably the best raid ever made, new class, Arthas (!), and the most epoic fight with him, new profession, big additions both to pve and pvp. From this point, especially with introducing several difficulties the popularity of WoW start to decline.

    Now compare this to shadowlands: new mechanics? None. Keys? Seen already. Mission table? Seen already for 4 (!!!) addons. Professions are even more useless than ever. Torghast? Blizzard, when you try to steal from other games (in this case particulary - Hades) try better to copy things - not just to make some castrated copy, taking into account you are unable to make new ideas yourself anymore. Mage tower in Legion was fun - mostly because there was only a few events to complete and be done with that. Maw where you cant mount? This only provokes hate.

    Still, I cant say the game is bad. Its just from a masterpiece became ... generic? Ye, this is the best word. The game brings nothing really new for the last several addons. Like I said - why bother when people still play it? The next addon probably will be the same - shallow story, some Void-themed zones, one raid with only a few bosses, keys, useless professions, same talents, same BGs. Eh ...

    And once again - Shadowlands is not bad. I play Mythic keys myself and quite enjoy it. Graphically-wise the game is good - every zone has its own charm. The story obviously far from Blizzard used to make still follows general line - I liked to see some old characters returned. Cant wait to see Arthas once more, but, Im afraid, Blizzard will fail even here. New and the only one raid is average - nothing really new, still quite enjoyable.    … Expand
  21. Cultra
    Dec 8, 2020
    10
    Def. the best Expansion since Wrath of the Lich King. I'd recommend it to everyone who loved WOTLK. And since the level squish its also a good time for new players to join.
  22. DOMAKOS1
    Nov 28, 2020
    8
    TL & DR?
    So far, the best expansion they have ever released. They have focused on listening to community, while implementing long term payment mode (That's, why only 8/10).

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

    I could write a lot mure, but folks... i wanna play even more!
  23. Vaestris
    Dec 8, 2021
    1
    In addition, there are no new interesting mechanics. The only thing that might be of interest is the story, but this is not a story, but a mockery on the lore
  24. nexus4p
    Nov 28, 2020
    0
    an interesting story, better graphic, leveling system. this is better than BFA
  25. Frolate
    Nov 28, 2020
    10
    Nice Game :D great story. Torghast fills refreshing for a new Game mode. I can't wait more yo play de raids and dungeon no mythic.
  26. uDown
    Nov 25, 2020
    10
    The people voting 0 are definately working for the Jailer. Come on! You guys are really twisted.
    The game is better! Maybe you got worse.
  27. Daijobu
    Nov 28, 2020
    10
    I feel like any reviews at this point after the expansion's release are premature, positive or not, but the amount of negative reviews already surfacing have forced my hand.

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Edit: I gave this a 10 review to counter balance the insane and ridiculous 0 reviews I read. In all honesty, my actual rating would be an 8/10 or a 9/10.    … Expand
  28. Sychgeet
    Dec 11, 2020
    6
    Written after 30 days of play time.

    The story: It's 'good' but I greatly missed the ability to play more of the zones I did like and less of the ones I didn't. No, it does not touch WotLK. The play style: I remember when all of the nuance was in those long talent trees, now you have about 5 systems to keep track off and they are all over the place, they exist to make you run places    Written after 30 days of play time.

    The story: It's 'good' but I greatly missed the ability to play more of the zones I did like and less of the ones I didn't. No, it does not touch WotLK.
    The play style: I remember when all of the nuance was in those long talent trees, now you have about 5 systems to keep track off and they are all over the place, they exist to make you run places over and over and do not feel satisfying.
    The quest zones: The art style and music adds a lot in some zones but for the price of the game, and what we've seen before, I expected more places to explore. You don't feel like a happy wanderer either, people keep calling me Champion, like a celebrity.
    Surely there must be some place in the Shadowlands where the place isn't in constant need of my help?
    PVP: Are there new battlegrounds, new races (still no Ogre race)? No? Is PVP time-gated like PVE, yes.
    Is it worth it?
    Honestly, my favourite part of my 30 days was replaying WotLK content with the new, great Chromie system. Does that bode well for Shadowlands? ...And why is this game still P2P?    … Expand
  29. Waahhdooheck
    Nov 27, 2020
    10
    Everything from the endgame to the quality of life improvements are the best that WoW has seen. For the first time in WoW history, Blizzard figured out how to make decent looking in-engine cutscenes and it made the story much more memorable even if it wasn't exactly my cup of tea.

    This is a perfect time to jump in for the first time or to return after a long hiatus.
  30. TheWolf1
    Nov 27, 2020
    5
    Was really hopeful but kind of let down by this Xpac. It is a huge step up from BFA but I feel like they are still on their constant power trip they have with this game and when they have an idea, even when hundreds of beta testers say its terrible, they plow straight ahead with it. I'm over course referring to the covenant systems. They have basically forced many players into choosing aWas really hopeful but kind of let down by this Xpac. It is a huge step up from BFA but I feel like they are still on their constant power trip they have with this game and when they have an idea, even when hundreds of beta testers say its terrible, they plow straight ahead with it. I'm over course referring to the covenant systems. They have basically forced many players into choosing a covenant they may not want to play by tying player power in to them. No one will choose to play with a common SMG when they have a RARE or better SMG offered to them and this is basically the point. I have played a healer since i've started playing this game and i love it, what i dont love is being in the Night Fae because i honestly hate fairies and wanted to be a Necrolord. Sure i could take the Necro and take a hit to player power but why should i have to play with the common SMG when it comes to the content that i really enjoy. I loved the maldraxxus zone but that comes third to raiding being second and my first and most favorite wow activity mythix+. If i could be any covenant i wanted to be this game would be a solid 8-9 (8 because the devs have horse sh*t communication like how right now my character is stuck in an infinite loop loading screen because i walked into torgast and its down, no word from the devs even acknowledging this issue other then CM on the forums but no eta or cause.) i have hopes they will fix this and i will come back and change the rating but as it stands now im not very happy and this will cause me to unsub probably fairly quickly due to having to be around the stupid night fae everyday.… Expand
  31. Thiagoram
    Nov 29, 2020
    10
    O game vem se esforçando a melhorar em cada patch desde sempre. Isso é muito válido. A lore otima, os mapas estão lindos e a gameplay vem sendo melhorada sempre. Os sistemas de Shadowlands serão um divisor de águas. Bastante coisa interessante e diferente e que mostra que a blizzard jamais permitirá que o WoW fique datado. Resumindo, uma expansão que respeita os fãs e é perfeita paraO game vem se esforçando a melhorar em cada patch desde sempre. Isso é muito válido. A lore otima, os mapas estão lindos e a gameplay vem sendo melhorada sempre. Os sistemas de Shadowlands serão um divisor de águas. Bastante coisa interessante e diferente e que mostra que a blizzard jamais permitirá que o WoW fique datado. Resumindo, uma expansão que respeita os fãs e é perfeita para jogadores novos… Expand
  32. Paper_Kay
    Nov 26, 2020
    9
    There's a reason some of us have been playing this game for over 15 years - Azeroth feels like home, these characters feel like old friends and problems seem personal. If you are invested, if you know the names and histories, if you care, it gives you such a rush to try and help. Of course, if you just want fast kills, fancy loot and constant ... i dunno, cheap thrills, **** andThere's a reason some of us have been playing this game for over 15 years - Azeroth feels like home, these characters feel like old friends and problems seem personal. If you are invested, if you know the names and histories, if you care, it gives you such a rush to try and help. Of course, if you just want fast kills, fancy loot and constant ... i dunno, cheap thrills, **** and explosions, then this game is not for you. It's not for people who want to get something done fast, without ever bothering to look into the details. I do miss archaeology, tho. Am aware I was probably the only one who played that :D… Expand
  33. Nexxy
    Nov 29, 2020
    10
    + Best Addon start since Warth of the Lichking!
    + Nice and New Dungeons
    + better World quests
    + Legendary system witch is affordable
    + Torghast
    + So much to do. Took me over 80h just du finish everything
    + Lore on its best !
    + Old chars can be revisited :D
  34. DiabEU
    Nov 27, 2020
    10
    I see score bombing, I act. Game is brilliant. Don't worry about sad boomers posting 0 points reviews, sad life forcing them to complain or they getting paid to do so.
  35. Firetodusk
    Nov 29, 2020
    10
    Just got to 60 and done a lot of verry fun Quests with a good Story behind all. Cant wait to see whats at Content Coming more now. It all looks better than i can read at much Reviews here so i think a lot here wrote Bad before even reach the end content? How can you after playing a few Hours give those Critics=? Maybe you should forst give it a real try. For me its a verry good StartJust got to 60 and done a lot of verry fun Quests with a good Story behind all. Cant wait to see whats at Content Coming more now. It all looks better than i can read at much Reviews here so i think a lot here wrote Bad before even reach the end content? How can you after playing a few Hours give those Critics=? Maybe you should forst give it a real try. For me its a verry good Start with Great Grafics and cool Cut Scenes. Much new Things at Job System and lots other new things i full enjoy :)… Expand
  36. Sumea
    Dec 12, 2020
    10
    I am playing WOW since Vanilla and this is the best addon so far. It has an excellent story and every spec is different but well designed. I don't understand that these guys are giving such a bad rating to such a great game. Since 16 years WOW was and still is some of the best games ever.
  37. Zs2566
    Dec 8, 2020
    7
    The expansion is not deserving of a 0 and if you feel that way it’s just pure ignorance. This is an improvement and a step in the right direction. The level squish and new starting zone makes leveling feel like less of a grind. The zones are beautiful and filled with unique mounts and bosses. 8 dungeons might not be as much but I’m thinking they will be adding more as the expansionThe expansion is not deserving of a 0 and if you feel that way it’s just pure ignorance. This is an improvement and a step in the right direction. The level squish and new starting zone makes leveling feel like less of a grind. The zones are beautiful and filled with unique mounts and bosses. 8 dungeons might not be as much but I’m thinking they will be adding more as the expansion progresses. PvP is now relevant with its gearing and gear upgrading which makes it more appealing since you can grind out ilvl another way besides dungeons/raids. Torghast is fun but I recommend playing in a group for faster clears. The transmog sets look amazing and the aesthetic is way better than BFA. Covenants are a great addition but from what I have seen some are clearly better than others so you will have to decide whether you want performance or aesthetics. Of course it has its flaws such as broken PvP class/specs that require some rebalancing and the fact that the maw is not as appealing or engaging as I had hoped for.… Expand
  38. Kpackom
    Dec 9, 2020
    10
    A great expansion to a game that is still going strong. Fantastic storyline, questing through it is fun and immersive. Great new features that cater to both new players and veterans alike. Revamped levelling fixes the entry barrier finally making this game accessible to new players. Slight time-gating of content allows you to stay competitive even if you can't afford to spend 10h a dayA great expansion to a game that is still going strong. Fantastic storyline, questing through it is fun and immersive. Great new features that cater to both new players and veterans alike. Revamped levelling fixes the entry barrier finally making this game accessible to new players. Slight time-gating of content allows you to stay competitive even if you can't afford to spend 10h a day every day, which upsets no-lifers sure, but for most players - now they can finally not feel behind whole expansion. Core pve balancing problems addressed and for the most part this game is pure joy in its current state. Spent over a hundred hours in the first 2 weeks alone and still waking up excited to dive in for some more!… Expand
  39. Georguz
    Apr 8, 2021
    9
    This expansion revives the feeling of the players to commit to a cause since, you can choose what you want to belong to and you choose the content you want to do.
  40. Dosaaf
    Dec 1, 2020
    10
    Blizzard, nice job, I like this expansion, beautiful locations, interesting dungeons, a lot of activities.
  41. xiamara
    Nov 30, 2020
    10
    One of the best expansion.good story telling, interesting dungeon, beautiful design
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  42. Beeep
    Dec 2, 2020
    10
    It's very nice! Отличное дополнение! Считаю его лучшим из всех последних дополнений!
  43. Wunderhauer
    Nov 29, 2020
    10
    Bis jetzt, für mich, eines der besten Addons was Blizzard produziert hat. Eine sehr interessante und gut erzählte Story, sehr schöne und gut inszenierte Gebiete!! Diese 0 Bewertungen müssen von Personen kommen die WoW einfach Tot sehen wollen. Es würde sonst keinen Grund geben das spiel am tag seinens releases schon so schlecht zu bewerten. Ich sage danke Blizzard für dieses Addon undBis jetzt, für mich, eines der besten Addons was Blizzard produziert hat. Eine sehr interessante und gut erzählte Story, sehr schöne und gut inszenierte Gebiete!! Diese 0 Bewertungen müssen von Personen kommen die WoW einfach Tot sehen wollen. Es würde sonst keinen Grund geben das spiel am tag seinens releases schon so schlecht zu bewerten. Ich sage danke Blizzard für dieses Addon und macht weiter so!!! … Expand
  44. Msinovez
    Nov 30, 2020
    10
    Отличная игра, беру отпуск и вам советую. Намного лучше бфа. Близзард действительно постарались над этим аддоном
  45. Dandreasik
    Nov 30, 2020
    10
    World of Warcraft is an very important game for me for my whole life.
    I saw everything about it, when the game came out, then the hype in 2007 and several other things.
    Especially because of that I was shocked when I saw the rating of Shadowlands here. I mean okay it's not a game for everyone but 90% of the negative reviews were like: ,,Yeah, I don't like the quests.'' or ,,They    World of Warcraft is an very important game for me for my whole life.
    I saw everything about it, when the game came out, then the hype in 2007 and several other things.
    Especially because of that I was shocked when I saw the rating of Shadowlands here.
    I mean okay it's not a game for everyone but 90% of the negative reviews were like:
    ,,Yeah, I don't like the quests.'' or ,,They shouldn't have put old characters in it.''
    For me Shadowlands is a beautiful sign that Blizzard still has the ability to make a game which I could get addicted to. The graphics are amazing, I really love them and the story is so good. I love seeing all my favourite characters from older addons now in the new quest area. On the one side its nostalgia which takes me back into the year 2008 when I was sitting there and played WoW only to get to the lich king (just one example)
    The quests are an mix of good fun quests and serious story quests. I didn't skip one cut-scene which I did a lot of times in BfA, because the plot wasn't that good.
    And I'm really looking forward to the raids which will come.
    All in all I want to say:
    THANK YOU BLIZZARD FOR MAKING MY LIFE GREAT AGAIN.
    WoW was and is my favourite game of all time and this masterpiece showed me how beautiful it is again.    … Expand
  46. Kotobes
    Dec 1, 2020
    9
    High quality product. One problem is timegating, but i understand why they did it
  47. 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
  48. patx89
    Dec 8, 2020
    10
    The best addon since Wrath of the Lich King with three beautiful zones (i’m looking at you, Maldraxxus!). Also Thorgast - the never ending dungeon - puts a lot of fun into the game. Looking forward to the raid.
  49. Bobbycar80
    Dec 10, 2020
    9
    Can‘t understand the negative reviews. Release day went super smooth for me, I really like the story/lore, the new zones are great (especially from an artistic standpoint ) and the pact features keep growing on me. Best WOW expansion in a long time.
  50. Junkdroid-AD
    Dec 13, 2020
    10
    As famed slayer raider, this expansion brings challenge when it comes to gearing up. Good loot is hard to find and mythic plus dungeons are decently hard and fun. No more titanforging/warforging, you only have chance to get gem socket on the item which gives more value to mythic raids and key pushing in m+. Also "weekly chest" big upgrade item can be obtained from completing pvp, m+ orAs famed slayer raider, this expansion brings challenge when it comes to gearing up. Good loot is hard to find and mythic plus dungeons are decently hard and fun. No more titanforging/warforging, you only have chance to get gem socket on the item which gives more value to mythic raids and key pushing in m+. Also "weekly chest" big upgrade item can be obtained from completing pvp, m+ or raiding, so if you do all of three you have 9 items to pick from ( you pick only one) therefore destroying rng.

    Spec/class wise some talents are utterly useless and should be reworked, but at least more talent choices than in BFA (former expansion).

    Covenant and conduits are also boring when it comes to some specs/classes forcing you to pick covenant depending on spec, most conduits (items that enhance some of your abilities) are just raw % dmg increase while others are overnerfed and useless(Speaking from beast mastery view of conduits, simply boring). But to sum it up covenants are weak anyway and don't change gameplay that much.

    Professions are fun and gold is easily earned, also it's worth farming gold with gathering professions. Item level changing material is good concept.

    Story is sloppy, some aspects of shadowlands were badly described, perhaps they are described somewhere but surely not in main quests for leveling, quests are mainly focused on problems within shadowlands instead of explaining how are races made and such, what happens if they die in shadowlands, what exactly is anima. For "shadowlands are infinite" they sure feel small. Also I was expecting more casual back cosmetics, normal looking backpacks, quivers, etc.    … Expand
  51. Lakamilla
    Dec 14, 2020
    9
    This addon was a real shock for me. New locations, unforgettable atmosphere, amazing music. For the first time in 8 years of playing, I like absolutely everything. Playing for two weeks now, I find only minor technical problems. After the absolute failure of the Battle for Azeroth, it's like a breath of fresh air. Thank you to the developers! We look forward to further development of theThis addon was a real shock for me. New locations, unforgettable atmosphere, amazing music. For the first time in 8 years of playing, I like absolutely everything. Playing for two weeks now, I find only minor technical problems. After the absolute failure of the Battle for Azeroth, it's like a breath of fresh air. Thank you to the developers! We look forward to further development of the beautiful game.… Expand
  52. Drivedown
    Nov 26, 2020
    10
    expecting another bfa. but turns out to be a TBC quality. well done blizzard !
  53. 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
  54. shenkenhigh
    Aug 27, 2022
    8
    Why i'm giving this 8, -2 for removing the possibility of achieving Champion of Naaaru and HoAD. Just in time when i came back to this game, and found out original quest lines in my old character log. Fair review out here. Guys let's face it, compared to BFA this isn't that bad. 8/10 from and old WoW Player ( since april 2007 ). It has great zones (except bastion), nice raids, finally someWhy i'm giving this 8, -2 for removing the possibility of achieving Champion of Naaaru and HoAD. Just in time when i came back to this game, and found out original quest lines in my old character log. Fair review out here. Guys let's face it, compared to BFA this isn't that bad. 8/10 from and old WoW Player ( since april 2007 ). It has great zones (except bastion), nice raids, finally some level squishing but it didn't turned out greatly. Solid PvP.. Yeah it has a lot of farming problems which i hope will be solved in the future, but overall, Shadowlands > BFA. Bfa was a total failure, let's admit it.… Expand
  55. Sylvesterooo
    Nov 29, 2020
    10
    This review will be from long time semi casual Player since tbc.
    First time in my case i was feel that end game is what is supposed to be, people always said that end game is just the beginning well i never felt that, for me games always missing end game activities simply Mythic + and Raid wasn't enough for me.
    Now due to the fact we got Stunningly beautiful zones varied type of quests    This review will be from long time semi casual Player since tbc.
    First time in my case i was feel that end game is what is supposed to be, people always said that end game is just the beginning well i never felt that, for me games always missing end game activities simply Mythic + and Raid wasn't enough for me.
    Now due to the fact we got Stunningly beautiful zones varied type of quests end game activities just makes you wanna play the game, not because you have to You just want to play this game, easly better game for me than legion.
    guys don't even read reviews beneath 6 those guys are cry babies but i understand them very well Bfa also makes me wanna stop play wow entirely i was sceptical but when i hit end game i was Rly positive suprised :) just consider 5 to 0 ratings as low IQ baby rage i will give this game 10 just to balance overall score but honestly for me is 8.5/9.0 im not a Fan boy i was flaming bfa and didn't bought WoD i just wanna play good game that's all :Dl thanks for reading    … Expand
  56. Rburkotjr
    Nov 29, 2020
    8
    Cenários muito bem elaborados, o sistema de pactos permite uma boa variação de jogabilidade. Reencontrar velhos amigos no caminho é muito gratificante.
  57. ScallSnow
    Nov 29, 2020
    8
    Много неоднозначный моментов, которые, я надеюсь, не будут мешать игровому процессу. Пока что, начальная прокачка, атмосфера и комфортность игры - радует.
    Что будет дальше, ну поглядим.
  58. lilinetkor
    Nov 29, 2020
    10
    I have already fallen in love with this new world

    I like everything from the idea of ​​the script to the first impressions
  59. deHenn
    Nov 29, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Very wonderful Landscapes with very good content. No problems at the start, great features. Love it.… Expand
  60. Garguhl
    Nov 29, 2020
    9
    Heyho. I heard here are many people's who don't know what this game is. Because the raitings are bull$*#%*.

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

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

    So if you realy mean you are right with your raiting? No they whant just kill the game more than that isn't it. To my Rating: For me its one of the best MMoRPG's worldwide. Since releas i had many fun over the jears i game it. It hade over the Jears many bug's but they all repaired or reported. In other Games i know it haven't intelligent bug report systems. Its in wow also not the best but it works better then other. To the addon i whant to say its for me better like Legion and i see in real no addon who whas realy sad. the only problem what i see is some guys who dosn't like the game and whant push it from the internet. Grafic: Since 16 jears is the graficmodel existence of the world. I think i need not more to say that blizzard make the best work to became whith this old system such powerful textures and models. Its a beautiful work and i love to see in shadowlands a perfect new setting to show us that. Gameplay: i feal like i have the best from all my best addons in one. The pakt system give me a fealing like granision in WoD with legion impacts. My classes ar work like my best times on wotlk and cata but it still not the same as there. I have fun and it is not to easy to play. And the hole quest system have all i whanted from all addons before i dont see why people think it haven't enough content. So i need to go to bus i have more but no more time tanks for reading and god bye. wo    … Expand
  61. Reikasis
    Nov 29, 2020
    9
    All in one, a very nice game. A few bugs here and there but the add-on is still young;). The graphic is great, the story is very interesting and, in my opinion, there is also enough to do. 9/10
  62. Dargend
    Nov 29, 2020
    10
    Top Spiel sieht gut aus spielt sich sehr gut keine nerviges lvl bis 60 Story bisher Top Lore ist Bombe und das nur in der ersten Woche.
    Und nach einer Woche intensivem spielen kann man an über das Spiel einfach nicht meckern.
    Die Trolle die 0 Punkte geben sind halt kleine Kinder die zu früh von der Brust genommen wurden. Naja Jeder darf meckern oder Loben aber 0 Punkte ist lachhaft. Nach    Top Spiel sieht gut aus spielt sich sehr gut keine nerviges lvl bis 60 Story bisher Top Lore ist Bombe und das nur in der ersten Woche.
    Und nach einer Woche intensivem spielen kann man an über das Spiel einfach nicht meckern.
    Die Trolle die 0 Punkte geben sind halt kleine Kinder die zu früh von der Brust genommen wurden. Naja Jeder darf meckern oder Loben aber 0 Punkte ist lachhaft.
    Nach 16 Jahre wow kann ich nur sagen endlich lohnt es sich wieder ein zu loggen.
    Weiter so Blizzard.    … Expand
  63. Wallacce
    Nov 29, 2020
    10
    I dont know what all these **** Ratings mean, but this World of Warcraft is fun and it really looks great....
  64. Elunax
    Nov 30, 2020
    9
    Allright, let me See. As every body knows, WoW is a game with progress and expansion over time. So i cannot understand the bad reviews so far, cause the main content is not complete playable yet

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

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

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

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

    So at this point, 6 days after Release the game is Great!
    I had very Little Problems and Im excited to see what comes next.    … Expand
  65. MichaelDavid
    Nov 26, 2020
    10
    Players have fought against the Burning Legion for 14 yrs and now need new villain. BFA was not much good for the start, but Shadowlands is good for the climax.
  66. Skidd
    Nov 25, 2020
    10
    Been playing since vanilla, zones are amazing, way better than bfa, haven't enjoyed an expansion this much since WOTLK
  67. basicspice
    Nov 30, 2020
    10
    I absolutely love this expansion. I love the streamlined questing, the removal of titanforging, the gorgeous zones that don't rely on green glowing atmosphere (looking at you, Legion) or a swamp (looking at you, BfA). The covenant abilities are fun and add utility you can choose based on which zone you like most. I'm a m+ player and an AOTC into mythic raider, and I can't wait to get intoI absolutely love this expansion. I love the streamlined questing, the removal of titanforging, the gorgeous zones that don't rely on green glowing atmosphere (looking at you, Legion) or a swamp (looking at you, BfA). The covenant abilities are fun and add utility you can choose based on which zone you like most. I'm a m+ player and an AOTC into mythic raider, and I can't wait to get into the raids they have planned, and start pushing m+ keys. The bad reviews here are from people with nostalgia issues, period. This is the best expansion in every aspect since Wrath of the Lich King… Expand
  68. burstmeman
    Nov 30, 2020
    10
    Над игрой проделана потрясающая работа. Первые 10 часов не мог оторваться от игры. Интересные квесты, красивая музыка, в 10 раз лучше чем бфа
  69. taw5022
    Feb 4, 2021
    7
    It's better than BFA. I came back to WOW when Legion was launched. That was by far my favorite Xpac and the last one I played the whole way through. I've played everyone since and usually I hang around until the 2-3rd raid drops and by then I've lost interest. I didn't make it midway through BFA's first raid cycle.

    Pros: Art design is great and so is the music. I've enjoyed the story    It's better than BFA. I came back to WOW when Legion was launched. That was by far my favorite Xpac and the last one I played the whole way through. I've played everyone since and usually I hang around until the 2-3rd raid drops and by then I've lost interest. I didn't make it midway through BFA's first raid cycle.

    Pros:
    Art design is great and so is the music. I've enjoyed the story so far. Being able to upgrade equipment via anima is a nice change and allows a filthy casual like me to actual obtain some decent gear without having to raid constantly and pray to the RNG gods. There is a lot to do. You can craft legendaries which makes them a bit more meaningful than some previous iterations and there are no artifacts this time around thankfully.

    Cons:
    There is a lot to do, which is good and bad. This xpac feels extremely grindy. The world quests are lack luster and only gathering anima to upgrade gear or further your story seems worth it but barely. The Maw zone is ok but the amount of stuff you'd want to do there is limited by the rising difficulty of you actually being there. There is a mechanic that causes you to be targeted by mobs the more you do in the Maw. It doesn't take much to set that off and it's rather annoying. Torgast in theory sounds like a cool idea but in execution is colorless and bland. It's the same mobs, the same rooms, the same color pallet, and it gets boring rather fast. I still don't have a reason to care about followers or the command table. Covenants directly tie into your game play and your choice in one affects either your possible DPS or healing. I would rather the covenant offer gear and other rewards vs having buffs and skills associated with this Xpac only that will become worthless in the next one. There are a few dungeons and they are ok but there is no need to do them outside of trying to get mythic + gear. I've done 2 and through questing my gear is better than what I could get from them unless I did a mythic +. The first raid I found enjoyable though. I'm running LFR, again because I'm a filthy casual but there seems to be a decent amount of mechanics that make each fight different and interesting.

    Overall, minus the really grindy feel, this Xpac isn't bad. It's not a Legion, WOTLK, or BC but it's not bad. It's certainly better than its predecessor, MOP, and WOD. Hopefully, it will continue to improve.    … Expand
  70. Antrathrax
    Nov 28, 2020
    10
    Nice change after bfa. I dont understand how people could rate this expansion with 0.
  71. ThatRickGuy
    Nov 28, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I like that the leveling and intro quest chain through all zones are largely aligned. No more max level at 2 zones and missing all the content.

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

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

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

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

    Das Paktsystem ist gut ausgearbeitet und man kann sich schnell einfinden noch dazu der Torghast Content dieser ist so designed das er auch solo machbar ist.    … Expand
  78. eiondeaundre
    Dec 1, 2020
    10
    Great story and awesome graphics style. Very immersive, real masterpiece of RPG game design!
  79. 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.
  80. 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
  81. Frightfactory
    Nov 29, 2020
    8
    Shadowlands offers players nothing completely new or totally unique other than it's keystone feature Torghast, but the fresh take and perfecting on numerous game systems is great. It seems after the giant miss that was Battle for Azeroth where they tried to do a number of different new forms of content that didn't work out, they decided the better strategy was to double down and perfectShadowlands offers players nothing completely new or totally unique other than it's keystone feature Torghast, but the fresh take and perfecting on numerous game systems is great. It seems after the giant miss that was Battle for Azeroth where they tried to do a number of different new forms of content that didn't work out, they decided the better strategy was to double down and perfect what worked well. For that I think Blizzard should be commended.

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

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

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

    Torghast is also the driving force behind crafting your own legendary equipment which can be customized with the stats you want, on a slot of a choice, with a fun selection of unique powers some old some new. Shadowlands weaves all of these elements together and takes you into the endgame with options, choice, and the freedom to actually play more than one character. While torghast is the only thing that is new, it's a big hit, and combined with the other elements that we're improved creates fun gameplay that so far looks like it will continue to deliver long term as more is unlocked. Shadowlands is a solid 8/10 and is only held back not having very much brand new game elements for the price tag. They took a game that already had great things, built on them and removed the things that made just playing the game more cumbersome and prevented you from playing multiple characters for fun, and for that I think it's worth the price tag.    … Expand
  82. DaKatarn
    Nov 28, 2020
    10
    A true RPG MMO with an amazing lore and an amazing leveling phase, the end-game is complete and we have more choices to do! Perfect job Blizzard, we need more deep mechanics like this and not more races and classes.
  83. Rigel29
    Nov 27, 2020
    10
    Very good gameplay and lore, wonderful locations! I've got many pleasure from this addon. Recommended for buy.
  84. Zhimzin
    Nov 27, 2020
    10
    By Far the best XPAC since WOTLK. Super proud of the Blizz development team. This may be what will restore my passion for the Warcraft Universe.
  85. Vougam
    Nov 28, 2020
    9
    It's a good expansion, until now we can see they put an effort when we talk about the lore and leveling play sistem, a lot of RPG elements are back, the scenario are good made, it's exciting and emotional history, lets see the next patchs...
  86. Rhonino
    Nov 30, 2020
    10
    Genialny soudtruck, całkiem dobry storyline i przedewszystkim niesamowite dungeiny :)
  87. Nyanos
    Dec 2, 2020
    10
    I find the game quite interesting. Too many spoiled children complaining because nothing is ever good for them.
  88. Nepen1he
    Mar 10, 2022
    0
    games out of politics, juegos fuera de la politica, jogos fora da política
  89. xExelx
    Nov 29, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Love Design. Less WQ than before. Story was decent. Really friendly to alts. Torghast > Visions… Expand
  90. Brumo
    Nov 28, 2020
    10
    It's pretty good and since people give it 0 for minor inconveniences I have to counter that.
  91. gabe5587
    Nov 28, 2020
    10
    These reviews are wack this is the best expansion to date. The wow community is so whiny and toxic.
    Wonderful leveling system! The covenant system actually made me sit and think about what I wanted, all of the options are varied and worth choosing. ALL of the areas are beautiful and well made, the story and lore of the xpac are all well done and coherent. The classes all feel great with    These reviews are wack this is the best expansion to date. The wow community is so whiny and toxic.
    Wonderful leveling system! The covenant system actually made me sit and think about what I wanted, all of the options are varied and worth choosing. ALL of the areas are beautiful and well made, the story and lore of the xpac are all well done and coherent. The classes all feel great with the new abilities. This xpac is so wonderful and I for one am thankful for all the blizz employees working from home to give us this masterpiece. Torghast is the best end game I've ever seen in ANY game. WoW Community always cry for stupid reason... there cannot be always NEW RACE you have allready TOO MUCH! you cant have always new CLASS .... the expansion looks GREAT enjoy it the way it is!!!!    … Expand
  92. okljhsfdekljfh
    Nov 27, 2020
    10
    Fantastic expansion as well, don't know what people are complaining about.
  93. Outlock
    Nov 29, 2020
    10
    I saw many 0 , from haters, if dont like wow, plz leave, To me is the best expansion since BC and WOTLK, the Art and gameplay on all zones are priceless, I am playing Blizzard games since Starcraft launch, and Hope Blizz stay with us for a long time.
  94. 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.
  95. Zhek87
    Mar 5, 2022
    0
    Невозможно оплатить подписку в России, гг Близзард
  96. Uldrey
    Nov 28, 2020
    10
    I have been playing evry day now and im just loving the game. Leveling feels great and the story is really good, dung are top notch...
  97. Bamselbi
    Dec 1, 2020
    10
    It´s good. Good story and other content. The timeline of the story is well thought out. I have fun...
  98. 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
  99. Xtinsion
    Mar 5, 2022
    0
    Blizzard just banned all countries who were using RUB in THEIR payment system, so we are not able to buy even a subscription. I can understand why Russia is banned, but the whole Middle Asia is using RUB currency too, due to Blizzard's payment method settings. Should explain none further i guess
  100. snegovikoff
    Mar 5, 2022
    0
    НЕТ ПОЛИТИКИ В ИГРАХ! Я в вов с ванилы. считал близард лучшей компанией с лучшими играми. А они повели себя как подстилка для политика!
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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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