World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor

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3.9

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 2139 Ratings

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  1. Sitallik
    Jun 10, 2015
    1
    I loved to play wow for many years. I enjoy the technical quality, I enjoy that it is a subscription and not a pay to win game, I enjoyed the world itself, the whimsical, the graphics.
    But the game changed. It has become more and more a super Mario on steroids, where it is more important to push buttons fast then to have a brain to understand what is going on. It has become a hunt to    I loved to play wow for many years. I enjoy the technical quality, I enjoy that it is a subscription and not a pay to win game, I enjoyed the world itself, the whimsical, the graphics.
    But the game changed. It has become more and more a super Mario on steroids, where it is more important to push buttons fast then to have a brain to understand what is going on. It has become a hunt to clear content in the first few weeks or to be one of masses that run through lfr's to pick up loot that's at that point worthless. The immersion is gone - and instead of fixing the problem they take out flying, claiming to fix the lack immersion that way.
    Also the community in the game has gone to completely disgusting. The amount of stupid and just disgusting profanity has risen to an almost permanent condition. People who complain are being belittled and accused of being the problem instead of those who display the inappropriate behavior.
    It seems that the majority of the player base consists of barely literate, rude and low class teenagers (or those who got stuck in a high-school mentality even though they progressed in years).

    I loved the game. Sometimes I feel almost homesick. But I stopped playing about a year ago and haven't gone back. I don't feel like wanting to go back.

    I guess if you don't care for profanity littering your chat window and if you think true gaming is to push buttons fast it's your game. If you look for intelligent and fun ways to immerse yourself in a different world it isn't anymore.    … Expand
  2. Spysheep
    Jun 12, 2015
    2
    The nostalgia keeps me coming back. The art is very appealing as always, but the state of pvp is absolutely rubbish. If your idea of a good time is being stunned and losing control of your character, this game MIGHT be for you. The only game I spend more time incapacitated than actually playing. Sad times.
  3. hedwig
    Nov 29, 2014
    1
    Since the announcement of WoD i was so eager to play it as soon as possible since it looked like Blizzard have decided to bring back the original lore. Blizzard invested so much in getting more new players and bringing back old players and told everyone to be there when WoD expansion starts. Well, i was one of those people waiting online for the moment WoD gets activated but guess what,Since the announcement of WoD i was so eager to play it as soon as possible since it looked like Blizzard have decided to bring back the original lore. Blizzard invested so much in getting more new players and bringing back old players and told everyone to be there when WoD expansion starts. Well, i was one of those people waiting online for the moment WoD gets activated but guess what, the moment WoD got activated Blizzard servers weren't there for people to play, they just went down!

    Now to move on to the expansion itself. The game play experience has been made more linear and easier. There is no more originality to the game. For example dwarf used to dwell in the mountains, night elves in the forst and so on but no more. For example every alliance race get the same garrison that looks like human structures. To be brief here is what i think about WoD so far:

    Pros:
    - The lore has come back, no more Pandas
    - Nice environmental visuals and details

    Cons:
    - Very bad launch experience, WoD being unplayable for at least 5 days and high waiting queues and random dropouts after that
    - Racial traits and in game visuals related to each race are gone making it pointless which race you have chosen, for example every alliance race gets the same "Human Base Looking" garrison
    - Character game-play has been dumbed so much there is hardly any complexity to it. All different character types feel the same having 2-4 key rotations.
    - Quests are linear and no fun, plus having the new quest guide system you hardly need to read what the quest is about.
    - Professions are completely destroyed, nothing like they used to be. They are now all the same, using single materials and high daily cooldowns. They are even more pointless during leveling your char.
    - No central towns in Draenor like Stormwind, Orgrimmar, Shattrath and etc... You just get a garrison which only you and some mindless NPCs are walking around.
    - Everything is so tied to garrisons making the game experience much like browser-based or cellphone games. I can't shake the feeling that I'm playing "Clash of Clans" instead of World of Warcraft.
    - Guild leveling is gone as well as many guild perks. Another hit to the social aspect of the game.

    Conclusion:
    Imho fun comes from learning new stuff (which comes with complexity), socializing and having freedom of action. WoW used to have them but Blizzard decided to take them away beginning from Cataclysm. TBC was the best expansion and will remain to do so. WoD is nothing compared to TBC with its awful game experience. It looks like Blizzard is deliberately destroying WoW's game experience or their game design team is very incompetent and lacking when it comes to creativity but Blizzard doesn't care. Either way the current expansion, Warlords of Draenor, is the worst ever. With Blizzard announcing that they are going to release an expansion each year, i doubt that WoW will get any better soon if ever.    … Expand
  4. Gikori
    Jan 11, 2015
    0
    Game is terrible has been for awhile, Blizzard is and has been overrated. Game seems to be written by people who think their audience is mentally handicapped. MOST of the quests are very simple in nature go here kill this or go here collect this,extremely cringe worthy non intuitive questing. Questing seems like it was an afterthought, like the content. BUYER BEWARE.
  5. danielvonluchau
    Nov 19, 2014
    0
    The quests and storytelling are absolutely amazingly well done, even better than WotLK. Garrisons are very fun. Bonus objectives are a great way to take out a chunk of the boring part and make it optional. Overall this is an absolutely amazing expansion so far, and raids haven't even been released yet. Good job, Blizzard. WoW is back!
  6. tommy3
    Nov 16, 2014
    0
    This is what you call an AAA game? BC and WOTLK were AAA in their days, today they are maybe only AA..WOD is nowhere near BC and WOTLK, therefore it's one of the biggest disappointments of 2014, in my opinion the biggest.
  7. lawren
    Nov 16, 2014
    0
    Call me a hater if you wanna, but this game is a disgrace to modern gaming. It's not that bad by all means, but then again it's not that great either compared to other mmorpgs. The thing that I find absolutely disgusting is how they treat us, their costumers. I can't name one company that does a worse job in this department. The game is flooding with 10yrs old and immature adults, sureCall me a hater if you wanna, but this game is a disgrace to modern gaming. It's not that bad by all means, but then again it's not that great either compared to other mmorpgs. The thing that I find absolutely disgusting is how they treat us, their costumers. I can't name one company that does a worse job in this department. The game is flooding with 10yrs old and immature adults, sure it's a game, but this game is heading with each expansion deeper into the abyss.… Expand
  8. iseeall
    Apr 19, 2015
    0
    Being a WoW player for a long time till Cataclysm, I can only give the 5th expansion (Draenor) a 0/10. First, now they sell stuff in the game for real money. This alone is the reason to give a 0. In-app purchases are insulting. For a paid, subcription-based game? You gotta be **** me. You are clearly on your way to make your game a big bazaar like some Korean f2p mobile game for Android.Being a WoW player for a long time till Cataclysm, I can only give the 5th expansion (Draenor) a 0/10. First, now they sell stuff in the game for real money. This alone is the reason to give a 0. In-app purchases are insulting. For a paid, subcription-based game? You gotta be **** me. You are clearly on your way to make your game a big bazaar like some Korean f2p mobile game for Android. Second, the promised character boost to lvl 90. The boost was the only reason I downloaded the trial, because I hated Pandaria and didn't want to play all those crappy Chinese-themed levels EVER again, so I hoped that I could skip that nasty expansion altogether and see if the new stuff is worth a purchase. It turns out, the boost is only free for 1 character. Which means, with the rest of my characters I will need to play thru the Chinese crap, or pay 50 euro for each. In the trial they don't even give the boost, so I'm kind of forced to start with the Pandaria **** again. Now, what's with the new graphics? I had a pretty female gnome mage, and now her face is totally ugly after the graphics update, so ugly that I don't want to play this character anymore. Of all the dozen female gnome faces only 1 (the first one in the list) looks nice, the rest are ugly. So, I'm forced to drop that character which has craploads of achievements on it, or pay to change the face. Anyway, Pandaria with its Chinese crap ruined this game. And as long as that crap stays in the game and I can't skip it I'm not coming back.… Expand
  9. stormrager
    Nov 16, 2014
    0
    Warlords of Draenor is unfinished game. Yes it's an mmorpg, but in its state it's just not even an average product. In 2014 no other mmo launched worse, it's even more terrible when you realize this is an expansion pack. Also mmos like elder scrolls online that launched this year, is doing so many things better than draenor already. (only 7 months past launch)
  10. kickass9
    Nov 16, 2014
    0
    Why I am PISSED OFF?

    60 dollars for 6 new dungeons, and content that you can complete in a **** day. If this is not a new bottom than I don't know what is.
  11. uchipa
    Nov 16, 2014
    0
    Worst mmo launch in history of gaming. These incompetent fools are getting more than 1bil $ per year, yet they can't provide basic mmo? Who are they fooling, people will stop buying blizzard products.
  12. mwogo
    Nov 16, 2014
    0
    I am absolutely disgusted by this "Expansion". Not only is WoD more expensive than previous expansions, it's also coming with way less content, heck even less than MoP. I got my refund today, and will rather spend it on better mmoRPG.
  13. negolas
    Nov 16, 2014
    0
    incase anyone is wondering what are you paying 60$ for:

    - terrible costumer support

    - terrible servers

    - 6 dungeons

    - 7 new small zones (small, because other mmos have bigger, and they release so much in approx 6 months instead of 2 years)

    Yep that would be it, 60$ please? GTFO
  14. wodamoda
    Nov 16, 2014
    0
    Terrible game. Not only is the launch worst in the last 10 years, it's also still the same childish concept througout the sam fcken disgrace game.

    0 for art, graphics, 0 for gameplay and horrible mess of an ui, 0 for another crap of leveling and questing design, 0 for pvp..What the **** is there even good about this game? Even the community is worst.
  15. bantakla
    Nov 16, 2014
    0
    Worst expansion ever. Not that other expansions were something special. I nominee Warlords of Draenor for worst expansion of the year. You can have all the millions of players, but the fact remains, quality of WoW was outstanding only 5+ years ago, in 2014 there is no excuse anymore for same rehashed garbage content.
  16. korpikla
    Nov 16, 2014
    0
    I expected better. I didn't expect a masterpiece or whatever, I just expected a goddamn decent game..WoD doesn't met my standard of a decent game, actually it doesn't even met my standard of an average game.
  17. umogla
    Nov 16, 2014
    0
    Yes latency, bugs etc and all that **** is horrible. However Warlords of Draenors is actually suffering from lack of content, dumb direction and dumbing down of content. There isn't really much to review as it doesn't feel like an expansion at all.
  18. Saza
    Nov 20, 2014
    0
    I've played WoW for nearly my entire adult life. Longer than most people posting here, and I loved it more too. Blizzard isn't going anywhere good with this game. The company is misled and cheap. They underpay their employees and they continue to cater to an extremely casual market despite only achieving lower and lower sub numbers as a result. Why did I unsub? Here's my take:I've played WoW for nearly my entire adult life. Longer than most people posting here, and I loved it more too. Blizzard isn't going anywhere good with this game. The company is misled and cheap. They underpay their employees and they continue to cater to an extremely casual market despite only achieving lower and lower sub numbers as a result. Why did I unsub? Here's my take:

    -Garrisons are a **** minigame that no one asked for as a mandatory addition; it's like they saw them in SWTOR or something and were like "yea, let's do it."
    -Randomization of gear/rppm trinkets has ruined pve parse competition
    -AoE class balance is terrible, and yet most raid bosses are AoE
    -20 man change will force guilds to cut their melee, and pretty much only their melee

    I don't play an mmo as large and immersive as WoW to be a casual, and that's what this game has become. WoW will become a slippery slope into cash-grabs as the graphics and gameplay become more and more outdated. I can't say that many MMOs are being well-managed (cough Trion), but there are definitely superior alternatives to Draenor if you're interested in something more substantial than kiddie games, ****ty pvp, and limited content.    … Expand
  19. imartolo
    Nov 16, 2014
    0
    MMORPGs in recent years got plenty of hate for every thing they did wrong. So why should Warlords of Draenor be an exception, so because it's Blizzard we should not take into consideration everything they did wrong?

    Warlords of Draenor did more things wrong just in this first 4 days, than all other MMORPGs combined that launched in recent years (in their whole lifespan). I think that    MMORPGs in recent years got plenty of hate for every thing they did wrong. So why should Warlords of Draenor be an exception, so because it's Blizzard we should not take into consideration everything they did wrong?

    Warlords of Draenor did more things wrong just in this first 4 days, than all other MMORPGs combined that launched in recent years (in their whole lifespan). I think that describes it perfectly. Blizzard you failed big time.    … Expand
  20. TimTeamTebow
    Dec 4, 2014
    0
    There is no way i can defend paying $15 a month + base game cost + expansion cost on a single game.
    All that, and they still have micro-transactions.
    Really, before you pay for this **** browse through steam's store and think of all the **** you could buy for $15 a month.
  21. mahgo
    Nov 15, 2014
    0
    It's pretty hard to give a game a score higher than 0 when it is almost impossible to play it. Apparently after after 4 previous expansions, they still haven't quite worked out how supply and demand works.
  22. yamanr
    Nov 16, 2014
    0
    What did you expect from blizzard anyway? When they can't even push out "normal" amount of content, "average" quality of content, why would you expect them to release expansion, yes small expansion with nearly zero bugs and zero lag?

    Yes you're right, you shouldn't expect that from them. Support other mmos, pretty much anything is better nowadays.
  23. cromode
    Nov 16, 2014
    0
    Blizzard you have really outdone yourself right now. Game is a complete garbage. Well it is really that bad when you compare it with all other mmos right now.
  24. nanito
    Nov 16, 2014
    0
    I'm also sad it came out with the said development changes. Game is nowhere near the standard of about 5 years ago, and even the standard that was 5 years ago wouldn't be enough!! Newer mmos have achieved the quality wow could never even dream of!
  25. motiwor
    Nov 16, 2014
    0
    WoD can be perfect and all, but for such a pityful amount of content I wouldn't give them a 5. Sadly content is far from being perfect, I'd call it average at best. But with the all horrible decisions and implentations they deserve much less than just 0.
  26. yahamo
    Nov 16, 2014
    0
    After 2 years of nothing, no content, nothing at all - just at times pretty bad lag.
    We get in 2 years, pittyful amount of content + unplayable.
    Big step backwards.
  27. imorata
    Nov 16, 2014
    0
    15 hours playtime

    - completed all quests - completed all normal dungeons - completed all heroic dungeons what else is there to be said? I've nearly done everything in this "expansion". Oh I should play with my garrison then? Guess what this is **** **** garrison alone is not worth 1$, it's the worst type of housing I've ever seen in gaming. Hell even the dull travian is better    15 hours playtime

    - completed all quests
    - completed all normal dungeons
    - completed all heroic dungeons

    what else is there to be said? I've nearly done everything in this "expansion". Oh I should play with my garrison then? Guess what this is **** **** garrison alone is not worth 1$, it's the worst type of housing I've ever seen in gaming. Hell even the dull travian is better optimized. This garbage is not worth 60$. Blizzard you screwed me up for the 4th straight time (Cata, MoP, Diablo 3 and now WoD). Absolutely disgusting company.    … Expand
  28. iljakov
    Nov 16, 2014
    0
    I am not happy with Warlords of Draenor. I am very disappointed. Very very disappointed. Because of lag? No not only because of that. Because they lied to us, they advertised such lies, game is terrible.
  29. RamirezNL
    Nov 15, 2014
    0
    What to say, what a failure after 10 years such a bad launch. Full with long waiting queues, massive lag and many many bugs. Such a disappointment from a company with a long history and many loyal players.
  30. junicks
    Nov 17, 2014
    0
    I dont get it, are you all paid so you can give this game a positive review? This game is not even on par with cata, let long with bc or wotlk. What a bunch of sheeps.
  31. Ogog
    Nov 24, 2014
    0
    Better than Cataclysm, but far far worse than Pandaria. Plays like pandaria but with the fun sucked out - Ive personally played the game since vanilla and cannot express sufficiently how badly executed the whole expansion seems. Broken terrain Blocked line of sight in paces that you can so easily fall toy your death and waste ten minutes trying to find where you were. I truly wanted toBetter than Cataclysm, but far far worse than Pandaria. Plays like pandaria but with the fun sucked out - Ive personally played the game since vanilla and cannot express sufficiently how badly executed the whole expansion seems. Broken terrain Blocked line of sight in paces that you can so easily fall toy your death and waste ten minutes trying to find where you were. I truly wanted to like this expansion... but cannot. And lets not go into how dumbed down and choice-less the classes have become. Even finally catching up with Garrosh proved... a railroaded happy ending with the green jesus. Waste of money.… Expand
  32. Tarmogoyf
    Nov 15, 2014
    0
    Game is BROKEN, do not allow Blizzard to reap your money with a product that does not work as advised. In any other industry Blizzard would face dire consequences but they get away with it because gamers don't care enough. MAKE IT RIGHT this time, Blizzard hasn't learned a thing since Diablo 3.
  33. modiby
    Nov 15, 2014
    0
    The Iron Horde, the epic adventure, the fantastic cinematic. All of it, presently, is a gigantic lie. Server queue times are 3-8 hours, lag is abundant and complaints fall on deaf ears. Save your money.
  34. Willbear
    Feb 26, 2015
    0
    Most stupid expac I have ever seen. All you do is stay in your garrison and send your followers to do fun stuff while you never actually have to do anything anywhere else. All in your garrison.
  35. rpg4life
    Dec 3, 2014
    0
    Alright lets start off by saying i hated the last 2 expansions. They were terrible and the drop in subscriptions proves it. Now then! I tried to hate this one. I REALLY DID! But this is the much needed expansion wow and its players needed since LK... I love the garrison! There is so much customization wether you want to do a pvp character focus or pve character focus. I dont so much likeAlright lets start off by saying i hated the last 2 expansions. They were terrible and the drop in subscriptions proves it. Now then! I tried to hate this one. I REALLY DID! But this is the much needed expansion wow and its players needed since LK... I love the garrison! There is so much customization wether you want to do a pvp character focus or pve character focus. I dont so much like the professions thats really the only down fall to this expansion. Leveling them is even more tedious than before which is why i gave it a 9 out 10. I also wanna say the 10 levels that you grind out from 90 to 100 are truely enjoyable and never gets boring they story and cut scenes makes it actually go pretty fast. im already on my 3rd character im grinding to 100 and im still enjoying it unlike pandarea which was grueling for the first character and i gave up after my second. So everyone that is reading this that hated the last 2 expansions and are not fanboy coolaid drinkers and want to know if they should try it out take it from me that it well worth the time and money and wow has been revived from this fresh new expansion and all its new elements it brings to the table. =) Hope this review helps!… Expand
  36. Manzanetti
    Aug 10, 2020
    4
    The worst shape WoW has ever been. Lore is a **** and only the art is on point.
  37. HBlack
    Feb 10, 2020
    0
    The game publisher had a problem with their "recruit a friend" service. But because I didn't report it until 9 days after the friend started (instead of 7) they refused to fix it. Horrible customer service. :(
  38. khalilasbro
    Nov 15, 2014
    0
    Paying for a game I cannot play is unacceptable. There needs to a petition and coalition to get a class action law suit going if they don't give us time back for not being able to get on. 2 days I haven't been able to play...
  39. CruzCreative
    Nov 14, 2014
    0
    By the looks of all these bad reviews, it seems that the only good thing happening at Blizzard right now is their Marketing team- Job well done on selling us another piss poor XPAC once again.
  40. Drakyr
    Nov 15, 2014
    0
    BUYER BEWARE.

    If you purchase this you will not be able to play, 2 failed maintenance. When you log in you will be placed in a 5000 + player queue and forced to wait 5-8 hours before you can even log in. DO not buy this you will not get the service they are advertising.
  41. luminator
    Nov 16, 2014
    0
    Lets take a look at what blizzard is bringing to the table after 2 years.

    - 2 new raids (not even released yet LOL)
    - 6 new dungeons (who are you kidding?)
    - garrison? fine for 12 yrs old.

    Thats it im out.
  42. Sodapoppin
    Nov 17, 2014
    0
    Not even talking about the lag and DC here. This xpac is 100% lackluster and garisson are a waste of ressources. I dont want to play farmville with orcs.
  43. boilermaker76
    Nov 15, 2014
    0
    Blizzard's been making this game for over ten years and they still can't get their stuff together. They're getting worse instead of better. People used to complain about sitting in a major city and queueing for everything, now everyone will sit solo in their Garrisons and queue for everything.

    Blizzard didn't prepare servers so they lowered population cap on all of them, so you could    Blizzard's been making this game for over ten years and they still can't get their stuff together. They're getting worse instead of better. People used to complain about sitting in a major city and queueing for everything, now everyone will sit solo in their Garrisons and queue for everything.

    Blizzard didn't prepare servers so they lowered population cap on all of them, so you could see anywhere from 1 hour to over 12 hour queue times just to login. Very poor and shoddy thing for a company to do to a game they charge you to play monthly. I would expect that kind of server crapness from free to play, but a game they are making millions a month on, shouldn't be like that. However, Blizzard's fanboys will always defend anything they do, regardless of what it is.    … Expand
  44. gm66
    Nov 21, 2014
    1
    In what other game do you pay four months subscription to skip content and get to the current game (as the path to level cap is so long and un-populated)? Not since Diablo's pay-to-use-AH has there been such a shameless grab for cash. With each expansion the game contracts, both in game mechanics and in the amount of content that is played. 1/10 for the memories.
  45. Liseve
    Nov 14, 2014
    0
    Save your money.

    I eagerly awaited the release of this game when it was first announced. Was a huge fan of Burning Crusade so when I heard the game was returning, waves of nostalgia overwhelmed me. Blizzard was not prepared for launch and is saying nothing to appease the customers who are asking for answers. This is a trend that will only continue with this company and their failure    Save your money.

    I eagerly awaited the release of this game when it was first announced. Was a huge fan of Burning Crusade so when I heard the game was returning, waves of nostalgia overwhelmed me. Blizzard was not prepared for launch and is saying nothing to appease the customers who are asking for answers. This is a trend that will only continue with this company and their failure to address it's fanbase is indicative of how they handle their business. It would be beneficial for them to remember who put their MMO #1.    … Expand
  46. fulocks
    Nov 17, 2014
    0
    What a bunch of ignorant fools. You are the only reason why this crap is being released.

    Oh no not everyone has the PC to run high end graphics, man wow on ultra isn't even mid range graphic..
    Apart from that this is the worst expansion to date, so many bugged quests, so many missing npcs. And a poor excuse of an story.

    Stay away from this greedy company.
  47. woahbrah
    Nov 20, 2014
    4
    I'm really not happy with a lot of this expansion. Garrisons feel really bland and not at all suited to the MMO genre. Click a button --> start work order/follower quest --> come back hours later. Very little combat, or interactive/active gameplay. It is probably less engaging than Farmvillle. As somebody who just loves playing a caster/ranged class, the balance here has been quiteI'm really not happy with a lot of this expansion. Garrisons feel really bland and not at all suited to the MMO genre. Click a button --> start work order/follower quest --> come back hours later. Very little combat, or interactive/active gameplay. It is probably less engaging than Farmvillle. As somebody who just loves playing a caster/ranged class, the balance here has been quite poor. Especially in PvP. Part of the goal of class changes to casters in WoD was to reduce caster mobility so that they were not always better than melee. The issue is that casters/ranged classes currently do not out-damage melee on fights that are movement-free.

    Since melee mobility/gap closers are something that has been planned into the game and not tampered with, melee damage is fairly consistent between low and high movement fights. In fact, melee often has to do the least movement in many fights to begin with. Often they are given a pass on mechanics for most fights and required only to try to position themselves somewhere other than in front of the boss and then can stay there or move with it while still attacking.

    Because of this, it is very important that ranged/caster classes output a higher damage in a motionless fight, because realistically, none of the fights or content that Blizzard designs anymore is movement free for a caster. They continue to increase movement requirements each expansion. Not allowing casters to move without suffering a DPS loss means that they will always suffer a DPS loss from their maximum DPS in a game with mechanics designed primarily around making ranged players move properly and in a well-timed fashion. If you want to penalize casters for moving, then they really need to have a "hard-hitting, but limited by their immobility" sort of playstyle (even though this is a turret-style of gameplay that some people, like myself, who enjoy playing casters find dull). You cannot have them be "hit about as hard as everyone else, and are also limited by movement more than others" style of gameplay without balance suffering.

    Currently it looks like spellcasters will be necessary in raids/PvP for their specific buffs/utilities, and a few specific mechanisms (like a boss in highmaul requiring magic damage to be taken to break a shield). This is gimicky and not satisfying. Nobody says "Wow, it's such crazy good fun to give everyone that +stamina buff!! that I click once and never think about again until somebody says 'stam plz.'"

    WoD also seems to be shifting towards are more "hardcore" playstyle. This is cool, and I enjoy it, but I think it is a mistake. Expanding hardcore gameplay is great, but this should come at absolutely 0 expense to casual gameplay. Most people in the world can be considered casual gamers and will never have the time to devote to hardcore gameplay. My boyfriend for instance, wakes up at 6 to eat, get ready for work, shower, commute to work, etc by 9, gets back at 7, has dinner, and has a few hours each night (~3) before needing to go to bed again. He could never play a game like WoW hardcore without really unhealthy concessions in his personal life, and WoW'S rampant "omg this game has so many baddies and casuals and caters to casuals and baddies omg" fanboys that speak loud that this is an approach the development team keeps trying to take. It did not work well in Cataclysm, and it will not work here. I expect a few million of the ~3 million people who joined again this month to be gone before the final raid boss of the expac goes down.    … Expand
  48. Ansatsu83
    Nov 15, 2014
    4
    Release was worse than diablo 3. How they did not learn from past releases, is beyond me. Queues and all of that, plus very large server instability... It was clearly not ready for launch... That having been said, they did some good things to the game, and some really bad things. They really screwed a lot of classes over, making them virtually unplayable. Honestly, I think its a bit moreRelease was worse than diablo 3. How they did not learn from past releases, is beyond me. Queues and all of that, plus very large server instability... It was clearly not ready for launch... That having been said, they did some good things to the game, and some really bad things. They really screwed a lot of classes over, making them virtually unplayable. Honestly, I think its a bit more worse than it is good. I like that they are trying to go back to the vanilla roots, I also like that they are making it challenging, again. They still have a lot of issues and many of the class changes... just dont work! If you play wow, currently, you essentially have no choice to buy it, if you want to continue to enjoy the game... so... Yeah... off to swtor and ffxiv I go!… Expand
  49. EV1LMADEFL3SH
    Nov 21, 2014
    0
    My WoW days are definitely behind me, I gave this expansion a shot, but imo, for starters, the lag/ log in issues at the start where completely unacceptable for a company that has this much money, and has been around the business this long. The character model upgrades (I know, not Technically part of this expansion), where waaaaay over hyped, I run a dual 660ti, i7, etc... etc... (I haveMy WoW days are definitely behind me, I gave this expansion a shot, but imo, for starters, the lag/ log in issues at the start where completely unacceptable for a company that has this much money, and has been around the business this long. The character model upgrades (I know, not Technically part of this expansion), where waaaaay over hyped, I run a dual 660ti, i7, etc... etc... (I have a good rig), the zones just feel more of the same, the dungeons, way to easy, the game itself way to easy. The garrisons are the best part of this expansion, but even still, they just feel like a beefed up farm from MoP, if I want to build my own "garrison", I'll go play something like Banished. To be fair the gameplay is fluid, just what you would expect from WoW, but still that is not enough to keep me as a subscriber.… Expand
  50. Cluefulgamer
    Nov 30, 2014
    0
    Purchased it through digital download through Battle.net. Played from Vanilla-Cata. It was on a downhill slope after Wrath of the Lich King. Broken, uninteresting and repetitive mechanics. Glad I skipped Mists of Pandaria. Warlords of Draenor looked exciting, but Blizzard has gotten better at packaging as their ability to craft good content has declined. Terrible game hidden behind aPurchased it through digital download through Battle.net. Played from Vanilla-Cata. It was on a downhill slope after Wrath of the Lich King. Broken, uninteresting and repetitive mechanics. Glad I skipped Mists of Pandaria. Warlords of Draenor looked exciting, but Blizzard has gotten better at packaging as their ability to craft good content has declined. Terrible game hidden behind a promise of improvement. The population is in decline for a reason. I spent 5 days trying to find one redeemable quality. There is literally not one interesting item I can remark on. Failures are poor crafting system, uninteresting dungeon encounters(you literally just want to get through it to get the xp or loot might as well get a second job), afk bots galore in PvP, unbalanced PvP, unimaginative garrison addition, ugly icons and quests for lackluster pet battles, bloated unmanageable economy, supposedly "streamlined" classes making them all depressing to play. There is more, god is there more bad. I wonder where all the talented people went that use to work for this company? Probably to other companies that are run better than this one is now.… Expand
  51. jadmax
    Nov 14, 2014
    0
    Это просто невозможно! Я хочу свои деньги назад. Я надеялся что поиграю в игру которую давно жду, которая мне нравится историей и стилистикой. Я не играл в ВоВ с души дракона. Я принимал участие во всех стартах аддонов начиная с лича, и ТАКОГО УЖАСА и близко не было. Это просто невозможно! И никакой перенос персонажа на другой сервер и ни чего ВАС не спасет. Вы будете тупо висеть в лагахЭто просто невозможно! Я хочу свои деньги назад. Я надеялся что поиграю в игру которую давно жду, которая мне нравится историей и стилистикой. Я не играл в ВоВ с души дракона. Я принимал участие во всех стартах аддонов начиная с лича, и ТАКОГО УЖАСА и близко не было. Это просто невозможно! И никакой перенос персонажа на другой сервер и ни чего ВАС не спасет. Вы будете тупо висеть в лагах все время за исключением короткого промежутка времени в который люди спят.… Expand
  52. chokebabiesnow
    Nov 15, 2014
    1
    I'm going to give this game a point for every hour I've been able to play since it came out. If I were being less charitable, I'd subtract points for the number of hours I've had the login queue sitting in the background while I wait to get on, but, charity is important when you're talking about a game I already paid $50 + $15 for the month.

    Here's the thing: There's nothing new to do    I'm going to give this game a point for every hour I've been able to play since it came out. If I were being less charitable, I'd subtract points for the number of hours I've had the login queue sitting in the background while I wait to get on, but, charity is important when you're talking about a game I already paid $50 + $15 for the month.

    Here's the thing: There's nothing new to do in this expansion if you're below level 90. Everyone who buys this expansion gets a free level 90. And while you or I may think "1 + 1 = time 2 work on server stability in starter zones," we are definitely not Blizzard employees. There's a lot TO do past level 90, but between server restarts, massive queues if you aren't lucky enough to be on a low-pop server, and phasing issues / constant lag when you're able to play / competing with people for quest spawns to a degree I haven't seen since Vanilla, good luck getting to all that sweet content you paid for.

    This isn't a game. This is Progress Quest: Queue Edition.    … Expand
  53. CraigVT01
    Nov 15, 2014
    0
    On some realms you can't even play the game. there is a 7 to 9 hour queue time. This is NOT an exaggeration.

    The hard cores log in and never log off. This makes our que line 8,000+ long so nobody can get in. Blizzard has no desire to allow people who can't play the game to move off the realms to lower pop free of charge. So, it's a game that we pay to play, but can't play UNLESS    On some realms you can't even play the game. there is a 7 to 9 hour queue time. This is NOT an exaggeration.

    The hard cores log in and never log off. This makes our que line 8,000+ long so nobody can get in.

    Blizzard has no desire to allow people who can't play the game to move off the realms to lower pop free of charge. So, it's a game that we pay to play, but can't play UNLESS you are on a lower pop server OR have enough time to wait 9 hours for queue, then play to never log off. For a working man with a wife and kids, this is not possible.

    **Source: Been playing Wow since Nov. 2004 (release)    … Expand
  54. jamalhectic
    Nov 15, 2014
    0
    Waited 10 hours to play today. Logged in at 9AM and didnt get past the queues until 9.30PM. Played for a good half an hour before the servers shut down for maintenance. Why am i paying for this ****
  55. plwmar
    Nov 15, 2014
    0
    This must be the worst expansion by far.Coming from a player playing since game launched on EU.Zero customer support. Utter and complete failure of a launch which even manages to obscure Diablo 3 when it first launched. At its current state I DO NOT recommend it to anyone unless the company itself changes its tactics against the members of the community and start fixing the problems withThis must be the worst expansion by far.Coming from a player playing since game launched on EU.Zero customer support. Utter and complete failure of a launch which even manages to obscure Diablo 3 when it first launched. At its current state I DO NOT recommend it to anyone unless the company itself changes its tactics against the members of the community and start fixing the problems with their hardware.At its current state the game is the literal meaning of the word unplayable.… Expand
  56. jadelith
    Nov 16, 2014
    0
    I can't give spoilers because I can't play the game. It's been an hour, and I still have another 2 hours to go before I can log in. I'm sure the game is great, but since it's unplayable, the only score I can give is 0. I paid money, and there's nothing to play.
  57. mkull7r4
    Nov 17, 2014
    0
    Forget WoW, forget Heroes of the Storm, forget Starcraft, forget Hearthstone, forget your new FPS game. Blizzard has slipped so much in these past few years.

    Just give me Warcraft IV.
  58. ogreman
    Nov 14, 2014
    0
    This is something you call expansion these days? What a disgrace. Another big letdown by Blizzard. This needs to stop seriously, your greed has no limits.
  59. sekzlol
    Nov 14, 2014
    0
    This launch is by far the worst of all Blizzard launches (who btw, also ended up with crashes/errors/massive queues etc.) "You won't have to logout at launch" (we will do it for you, repeatedly. We will also put you in a ~3h queue and DC you again when you finally get in.)

    Actually the hate Blizzard gets for this "launch" is all legit and to be honest they deserve a lot more. It's not    This launch is by far the worst of all Blizzard launches (who btw, also ended up with crashes/errors/massive queues etc.) "You won't have to logout at launch" (we will do it for you, repeatedly. We will also put you in a ~3h queue and DC you again when you finally get in.)

    Actually the hate Blizzard gets for this "launch" is all legit and to be honest they deserve a lot more. It's not like it comes like a surprise everytime. They KNOW the servers can't handle it. They KNOW it will cause DCs/crashes/errors. They KNOW they can fix it BUT it costs them money to do so and they KNOW people have already paid for the game and probably a month playtime aswell. They've already earned enough to go + on the launch itself, that's why the don't give a single fu*k about what happens during it.

    I also saw they've put the blame on DDoS attacks. Don't buy that sh*t. All that has happened is that they f*cked up and now they're trying to dodge a bullet by putting the blame on a DDoS attack. The evidence is easily faked. Like It's actually ridicoulus and they know that their, yet again, fail launch will give them bad reputation so they will come up with a public excuse like "we did nothing wrong, everything would've gone smooth if this DDoS attack never happened."

    **** Don't believe their lies. Only way to get to them is if they're losing millions of subscribers maybe then we would get a decent launch. Until then, RIP.    … Expand
  60. jomomu71
    Nov 14, 2014
    0
    The worst game ever¡¡¡¡¡ broken launch,down of difficulty and content,glitches ,dungeons are easy, quests have non-existent difficulty,blizzard your kidding me? worst worst game ever
  61. CarniX
    Nov 14, 2014
    0
    Worst blizzard launch to date. How they managed to screw this up so bad I will never understand. It seems that each launch they do just keeps getting worse.
  62. M4X
    Nov 15, 2014
    0
    Quality is down to zero. Hands down the worst launch in the companies history. The motto 'Release when its done' has been thrown out the window and replaced with a date on a calender, pushing 14 months of no new content for a subscription MMO, based around the latest possible release without major financial losses. However Blizzard is about to learn an expensive lesson about releasing aQuality is down to zero. Hands down the worst launch in the companies history. The motto 'Release when its done' has been thrown out the window and replaced with a date on a calender, pushing 14 months of no new content for a subscription MMO, based around the latest possible release without major financial losses. However Blizzard is about to learn an expensive lesson about releasing a rushed, unfinished and untested game.… Expand
  63. Skramp
    Nov 14, 2014
    0
    What a piss poor excuse for an expansion. Barring the godawful launch, there's a TON of glaring issues with the game. - Garrisons are inherently tied to questing, you cannot quest without the garrisons. - A lot of abilities aren't even functional right now, pets don't summon or revive, snares and slows fall off immediately, etc. - TONS of incomplete content, unfinished zones, and evenWhat a piss poor excuse for an expansion. Barring the godawful launch, there's a TON of glaring issues with the game. - Garrisons are inherently tied to questing, you cannot quest without the garrisons. - A lot of abilities aren't even functional right now, pets don't summon or revive, snares and slows fall off immediately, etc. - TONS of incomplete content, unfinished zones, and even unfinished models. - Garrisons are about as buggy as it gets, cannot place buildings, buildings are empty, lag is severe. - SEVERAL ADVERTISED FEATURES ARE NOT INCLUDED: New Battlegrounds - New Scenarios - and Flying. - Interface bugs that we've never had, bars reset, disappear, or even shift without you doing anything. Health and Mana disappears randomly.

    DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY - THE GAME IS LARGELY UNPLAYABLE AS IS.    … Expand
  64. Bulomow
    Nov 17, 2014
    0
    So this is the so called best mmo on the market? What a rubbish.

    Even BC and WOTLK aren't good enough with the mmos that released in the recent years. Wod is better only than MoP, that pretty much says everything.
  65. tysonwritesel
    Dec 2, 2014
    3
    Maybe this gets kind of cool... but I didn't realize I was going to run into ESO quality anytime soon again. Apparently I did... no it's not necessarily that quality of the game but the servers. I simply can't login to play the game. I get stuck before I can pick up where I left off. Poor service, not recommended if you just want to jump into the game. Again, enjoy your $65 Blizzard,Maybe this gets kind of cool... but I didn't realize I was going to run into ESO quality anytime soon again. Apparently I did... no it's not necessarily that quality of the game but the servers. I simply can't login to play the game. I get stuck before I can pick up where I left off. Poor service, not recommended if you just want to jump into the game. Again, enjoy your $65 Blizzard, I only got to play for a couple hours. Not going to bother with this again.… Expand
  66. Vasot
    Nov 22, 2014
    1
    Awful expansion with a lot of glitche and /bugs for a very dated game from the monopolists of Blizzard they are using this as a cash cow for the 6 year old kids because only little kids find this garbage as an amazing title. The graphics are horrendous (everything looks so cartoony and so old and it is ugly as f*ck) and there is nothing really new at the end is just about mashing buttonsAwful expansion with a lot of glitche and /bugs for a very dated game from the monopolists of Blizzard they are using this as a cash cow for the 6 year old kids because only little kids find this garbage as an amazing title. The graphics are horrendous (everything looks so cartoony and so old and it is ugly as f*ck) and there is nothing really new at the end is just about mashing buttons with very little importance about using tactics and strategy.. This game is NOT and RPG… Expand
  67. NDiggy
    Nov 14, 2014
    0
    2 days now and I'm still unable to actually get into the game and play. Yesterday I sat in queue for 6 hours and never got online. Tonight I'm in queue once again and it looks like I'll be doing something else again tonight. I'm not upset, but I also can't give a rating to a game that I've paid for and can't play. I've been around for every launch in the history of WoW, and while none2 days now and I'm still unable to actually get into the game and play. Yesterday I sat in queue for 6 hours and never got online. Tonight I'm in queue once again and it looks like I'll be doing something else again tonight. I'm not upset, but I also can't give a rating to a game that I've paid for and can't play. I've been around for every launch in the history of WoW, and while none were totally smooth, this is without a doubt the worst, and there really is no excuse.… Expand
  68. Duanedibly
    Nov 15, 2014
    2
    This game gets a 2. Yesterday I spend (I am not joking) 12.5 hours in a queue and did not get into the server before maintenance. So I Paid 60 bucks plus my 15 bucks a month for a game that is literally unplayable. For the time that I have spent in game, it is perhaps an 8, but of my gaming time I have had available to me, I have spent about 1/10 of it in game and the rest in a queue.This game gets a 2. Yesterday I spend (I am not joking) 12.5 hours in a queue and did not get into the server before maintenance. So I Paid 60 bucks plus my 15 bucks a month for a game that is literally unplayable. For the time that I have spent in game, it is perhaps an 8, but of my gaming time I have had available to me, I have spent about 1/10 of it in game and the rest in a queue.

    To add insult to injury if i were to take a free character transfer I need to actually in game to clear my mailbox which is taking half a day in a queue.

    For those thinking of coming back..dont. Wait a month and re-assess. total waste of money at the moment    … Expand
  69. Naetheras
    Nov 14, 2014
    0
    Well.. 3 days in and its still not **** working. thats alot of money to steal from the european community.

    If you're a staff member of blizzard entertainment you're a **** disgrace to the worlds gaming community and should be ashamed of yourself.

    **** you.
  70. Carda1972
    Nov 15, 2014
    0
    If you enjoy beeing in a queue for 6 hours before playing, WoW and WoD is the game for you. After the long queue you'll get broken stuff, lag and a garrison that disconnects you so you can queue all over again.
  71. Dunge
    Dec 3, 2014
    0
    Another cash grab milking a 10years old game. The only reason play this (or Heartstone) is just the name Blizzard, not the quality product. Blizzard made their fanbase with Starctaft1/Diablo1-2 and Warcraft 2-3. Then the team and vision changed completely for the worst and people are still like "omg Blizzard I love them".
  72. BlackSwan2
    Nov 14, 2014
    0
    Second day since the expansion launch an ALL EUROPEAN REALMS ARE LOCKED! Wait time is 300+ mins. What kind of launch is that? I will never ever buy any crap from Blizzard.
  73. jojn
    Nov 15, 2014
    0
    Do not buy this product, people giving it a 10 have their nose so far up Blizzards **** they can't see the **** they are served they lap it up like good **** sheep's, they capped servers FROM PAYING PLAYERS and then MADE FUN OF IT on their own forums, they knew that the influx of returning players was going to be high AND DID NOTHING to accommodate it if you are still subbed to this gameDo not buy this product, people giving it a 10 have their nose so far up Blizzards **** they can't see the **** they are served they lap it up like good **** sheep's, they capped servers FROM PAYING PLAYERS and then MADE FUN OF IT on their own forums, they knew that the influx of returning players was going to be high AND DID NOTHING to accommodate it if you are still subbed to this game UNSUB and DO NOT buy anything from Blizzard untill they spend some of the billions they've made from the people who made them who they are on servers that aren't goddamn potato's.… Expand
  74. XIMoonfangIX
    Nov 15, 2014
    0
    I have still yet to be able to play since WoD released on EU, i've got home from work and each night spent all of my free time sat in a queue for hours on end. It's horrible. Worst release ever in gaming history!
  75. Akkrya
    Nov 14, 2014
    1
    I spent 58,00€ only to witness not one but THE worst game start in modern gaming history. What is starting really good with interesting quests and a dark atmosphere quickly turns into a disaster. Virtually everything is broken right after the player finished the prologue. The game suffers by phasing-bugs, the gigantically announced garrison is nothing more than a bottleneck every player isI spent 58,00€ only to witness not one but THE worst game start in modern gaming history. What is starting really good with interesting quests and a dark atmosphere quickly turns into a disaster. Virtually everything is broken right after the player finished the prologue. The game suffers by phasing-bugs, the gigantically announced garrison is nothing more than a bottleneck every player is forced to finish. This in particular results in hundreds of players waiting to finish one specific quest. Some of them for more than 24 hours. There's tons more to list, like unusable quest items, de-spawning quest mobs and extreme lag issues. But let's finish this with a simple bottom line: Invest your money into something useful and stay away from WOD.… Expand
  76. vuloci
    Nov 17, 2014
    0
    Ignorant kids and immature adults. Pretty much any mmo these days is better and it doesn't cost that **** much. The only good mmo that is costing subscription and I can think of is Elder Scrolls Online..and well that mmo is so much better than world of warcraft it's not even funny anymore..
  77. Broxigar
    Nov 15, 2014
    0
    This game is literally unplayable. Cataclysm launched 4 years ago to a population of 12 million players with zero problems. Warlords of Draenor launches to a population of 7 million completely and totally unplayable. This fault is no one but Blizzard. They know what it takes to make a launch successful and this is the first time in nearly a decade they have screwed it up. The failure is soThis game is literally unplayable. Cataclysm launched 4 years ago to a population of 12 million players with zero problems. Warlords of Draenor launches to a population of 7 million completely and totally unplayable. This fault is no one but Blizzard. They know what it takes to make a launch successful and this is the first time in nearly a decade they have screwed it up. The failure is so high one could reasonably suspect it to be intentional.… Expand
  78. AaronZweiberg
    Nov 14, 2014
    0
    The game is literally broken and unplayable right now. I mean literally. Don't even bother to buy and try it, all you'll have is frustration, frustration and frustration again. Just stay away from this xpac for some time and don't hurt yourself.
  79. usYshaoi35ouh
    Dec 2, 2014
    0
    I again, cannot log in, a few week after launch. When the game was first launched, there was a wait of...700 users if i remember? I sent multiple messages to blizzard saying they should compensate me for not being able to log in, since I am paying them 15$ a month! They said NO to me numerous times, which is not fair. I now am again..unable to log in, and am paying 15$ a month forI again, cannot log in, a few week after launch. When the game was first launched, there was a wait of...700 users if i remember? I sent multiple messages to blizzard saying they should compensate me for not being able to log in, since I am paying them 15$ a month! They said NO to me numerous times, which is not fair. I now am again..unable to log in, and am paying 15$ a month for this. This low rating is the least i can do.
    An added note. If you played WoW say...5 years back like me? This game has been de-epic'd to the max. The 1.5 hour instances are now 20 minutes. This change makes the game more playable for the casual, but very very low epic feel to it. you jump in an instance, kill a few pulls, and BAM blue drop from half-way easy boss.
    Drama is as terrible as ever in the game, like almost all vid games.    … Expand
  80. JrPgFaN83
    Nov 14, 2014
    4
    I spent $60 on this game 4 months ago. I am still not able to play it. I am forced to write my review based on the broken promises of Blizzard. Again, I have not gotten into the game. My Level 90 Paladin has been on a decent server for a while. I have never had trouble getting into a game. Now(like Diablo 3) its gotten so bad the game crashes to desktop if I actually do get in. 5 Hours inI spent $60 on this game 4 months ago. I am still not able to play it. I am forced to write my review based on the broken promises of Blizzard. Again, I have not gotten into the game. My Level 90 Paladin has been on a decent server for a while. I have never had trouble getting into a game. Now(like Diablo 3) its gotten so bad the game crashes to desktop if I actually do get in. 5 Hours in a queue only to get in and have it crash to desktop. Nice. Anyway this review is on the state of the servers, not the game itself. As of 11/14/14 this game earns a 4 out of 10. I wont give it a zero because I know theres an awesome game in there somewhere. I am so angry with the companies ignorance I have to rate it low. I didn't do it to Diablo 3 because I gave it a week to get it together. This time, I'm not so patient. Thew KNOW WoW has MILLIONS and MILLIONS of us. This should not be happening AGAIN....
    4/10    … Expand
  81. vndragonslayer1
    Nov 15, 2014
    0
    This has got to be one of the worst game/expansion ever. constant disconnect, login issues, loading screen issues. then when you get a chance to log in, massive lag. can't complete a quest and thus you are brickwalled/gated from progressing further. for a subscription based game, they sure are not supported with hardware/customer support for the fees they charge.
  82. Therastamango
    Dec 6, 2014
    0
    My girlfriend already got her 15$ refund for the 1/30 days game time we used...this game SUCKS.... what the hell blizzard? I am going to be calling in 15 minutes and getting my 15 $ refund too using the same expaination as her...wish I could get the refund for the expansion itself but I have the lvl 90 character already u guys SCROOOGED ME...just stop making expansions for wow..just stopMy girlfriend already got her 15$ refund for the 1/30 days game time we used...this game SUCKS.... what the hell blizzard? I am going to be calling in 15 minutes and getting my 15 $ refund too using the same expaination as her...wish I could get the refund for the expansion itself but I have the lvl 90 character already u guys SCROOOGED ME...just stop making expansions for wow..just stop making wow you guys are HORRIBLE and butchering the memory of a great great game. they didn't ad any new zones? all SAME zones from outland..just slight reskin ugh redigested lore... I can just go on… Expand
  83. Antonislak
    Nov 15, 2014
    0
    Even if its the most interesting exp since tbc, i play 10 years str8 and this launch has been rediculous.
    They deserve the lowest score because they knew the copies they had sold and still the failed.
    We are talking about a multi billion company do not forget.
  84. Dufflad
    Nov 25, 2014
    1
    I have a hard time thinking of things to complain about when it comes to Warlords of Draenor that aren't traffic/server issues.
    I have been removed from the game in an instance server crash during the 10th Anniversary MC 40 man raid where all of us were removed just before getting to Ragnaros for our Helms and mounts but I can hardly blame Blizz for that much less the expansion. I could    I have a hard time thinking of things to complain about when it comes to Warlords of Draenor that aren't traffic/server issues.
    I have been removed from the game in an instance server crash during the 10th Anniversary MC 40 man raid where all of us were removed just before getting to Ragnaros for our Helms and mounts but I can hardly blame Blizz for that much less the expansion. I could also note the wait times some servers had in the opening week but I wasn't affected much and got 4 free days of time out of the deal when Blizzard openly apologized as the great customer service company they are.

    From a lore standpoint, WoD is fantastic. You get to see the world in a whole new light, and the story is told seamlessly. Leveling up from 90 to 100 was exciting while reading quest text and watching cut scenes because it makes you feel a part of something. The voice acting is very alive here too like in Pandaria which was the only thing good about MoP.
    The PvP is cool and I like what they're doing with both Ashran and the Garrison.
    Garrisons are awesome and I enjoy upgrading my plots and sending followers to farm for me. I like just how unique mine feels compared to a friends, yet they are similar enough to not get lost. The only thing that'd make it better is cosmetic changes to allow for more varying designs. Garrisons were a key feature of the expansion and you can tell Blizz worked hard on them.
    The PvE is great so far. Not only with world bosses, rares, and treasure hunting; the dungeons are also very fun and moderately challenging. Some heroics need to be fixed such as the damage from the orbs on the first boss in UBRS (which was very well redone) or the adds on the third boss that come out of nowhere to wipe your party. Other than the bugs, the dungeons are engaging with their own storylines better in every way from Mists of Pandaria.
    The only raid we had was a 100 scaled Molton Core true to the original 40 man roots. It was cool but hard to give much credit for them as it's not even an official Draenor raid as those aren't out until December.
    The only thing I absolutely hated was the proving grounds as it's a prerequisite to heroics yet they are glitchy as hell. At times one of my interrupts wouldn't work, causing a healer to full heal and set me back precious seconds. At other times, globs would go through a mob to hit me an freeze me in place for precious seconds. I literally pulled my hair out at one point in a blind rage but I pulled through as always.
    The stat squish in the patch leading up to WoD was a very positive thing, but I will also say that the removal of many skills was negative as many classes lost some very unique skills.
    WoD is the best expansion since Lich King and I hope to see you in the World of Warcraft. If you're on Laughing Skull, look up Shamtoshammy (dumb name I know)    … Expand
  85. xarles35
    Nov 16, 2014
    0
    Puff, malo es el juego, me esperaba algo mas, pero sigue siendo monotono y aburrido lleno de niños rata. Ya no vuelvo a comprar mas WOW, se acabó. Y por cierto, ya pueden ir mejorando los gráficos al menos para que yo vuelva. Ya que lo hicieron hace unos años, que vuelvan a mejorarlo, y las texturas.
  86. oso
    May 24, 2016
    0
    Over the last expansions Blizzard managed to take out every aspect of the game that made it once great. WoD is the pinnacle of that process and while in MoP and Cataclysm I had at least some fun while leveling, with WoD that was also taken from me. They lured us by promising a retro like experience and more challanging content. What we got was the most dumbed down content ever. Every majorOver the last expansions Blizzard managed to take out every aspect of the game that made it once great. WoD is the pinnacle of that process and while in MoP and Cataclysm I had at least some fun while leveling, with WoD that was also taken from me. They lured us by promising a retro like experience and more challanging content. What we got was the most dumbed down content ever. Every major quest line instanced, easy to kill raremobs everywhere, no social interaction needed for anything, mandatory garrison farming all day every day. Again I believed their lies at Blizzcon and tolerated their arrogant behavior towards the fanbase. As I stated in my D3 review i feel betrayed by a company that delivered the greatest video game of my era and by that i mean the original World of Warcraft. The insolence of selling WoD for almost 200% of BCs selling price back in the day, and then haveing the least content of all expansions, indicates that Activision-Blizzards priority is to milk the rest of the customers as far as possible before there are none left. I cannot understand why anyone would consider buying Legion while they continue to ignore the player bases outcry.
    Sadly it seems that Blizzard itself is the "WoW-Killer" and not any competitive product.    … Expand
  87. Mduke
    Aug 8, 2016
    0
    The first thing is there is no technical support at all. Tickets is the only way to contact them if you have an actual problem. They will acknowledge the problem and do nothing about it. They have built a system to shield themselves from the customer while they provide no support. The game areas now are very small and to fix this they do things like take away flying to "make it moreThe first thing is there is no technical support at all. Tickets is the only way to contact them if you have an actual problem. They will acknowledge the problem and do nothing about it. They have built a system to shield themselves from the customer while they provide no support. The game areas now are very small and to fix this they do things like take away flying to "make it more immersive" meaning we built a small area being lazy and this is how we are trying to combat it. You can unlock flying but its a long achievement to do so once you do this you realize how small the new areas really are. Since prepatch for legion the servers are plagued with crashes and resets almost everyday. During this the raids. dungeons, and quests reset randomly sometimes. Which Blizzards reply is "well keep trying it". This game could still be good but apparently they have gone the route of provide little content and get as much out of the consumer as they can. They now also sell mounts and pets you cannot get in the game for a bigger cash grab.… Expand
  88. rodericrinehart
    Jul 10, 2016
    4
    I played WoW hardcore for its first six years and loved it. It began to really slip for me after Lich King and now is just a shell of itself. They have really mailed-in everything about it - not improving the graphics, the talents and progression are actually worse, and the quests are so bland and copy pasta it is ridiculous.
  89. Dkashola
    Nov 11, 2016
    3
    *edited* change score to reflect the quality of the expansion as a whole.

    Good things - Leveling/dungeons(when they were relevant) raids and new character models.

    Bad things - nearly everything else. tl;dr You were stuck in the garrison all the time w/ nothing to do other than to play a facebook game.
  90. donanja
    Oct 10, 2021
    1
    Anyone who claims that Battle for Azeroth or Shadowlands are worse than Warlords of Draenor is either being a contrarian or looking through rose-tinted glasses. Warlords of Draenor was an abysmal expansion that added only two worthwhile features: new character models and the convenience of having an additional Hearthstone.

    There is no excuse for the disaster that is Warlords of Draenor.    Anyone who claims that Battle for Azeroth or Shadowlands are worse than Warlords of Draenor is either being a contrarian or looking through rose-tinted glasses. Warlords of Draenor was an abysmal expansion that added only two worthwhile features: new character models and the convenience of having an additional Hearthstone.

    There is no excuse for the disaster that is Warlords of Draenor. The only good thing that can be said about it is that because the developers decided to seemingly halt development a few months into the expansion's life cycle, they were able to pour more resources into the next expansion and give us Legion, which was a great expansion.

    But unfortunately, the damage had already been done, and to this day there are many who left the game and never returned. All because of Warlords of Draenor.    … Expand
  91. shadowboy813
    Jul 18, 2016
    2
    This abyssmal abomination of an expansion has sapped my desire to log in. My only reason for playing the game anymore is to spend time with my friends who still do. I log in to raid with them and between raid nights, I play just about any other game I know. This expansion has sapped my enjoyment from the game so much that I haven't even been keeping up on the next expansion because I justThis abyssmal abomination of an expansion has sapped my desire to log in. My only reason for playing the game anymore is to spend time with my friends who still do. I log in to raid with them and between raid nights, I play just about any other game I know. This expansion has sapped my enjoyment from the game so much that I haven't even been keeping up on the next expansion because I just don't care enough, anymore. I also have very low expectations of Blizzard at this point.… Expand
  92. Sinnuhe
    Dec 7, 2016
    4
    Is me negative vote more strong for me... I never thing said this in any product from Blizzard with your franchise World Of Warcraft... but Warlords of Draenor... break this limit, and yes, this expansion is so bad... only save leveling, cinematic and of course new land and new visual line.... but content, news mods.... 4/10... :(
  93. xavierengelin
    Jul 25, 2017
    0
    this was so so bad really garrison during that point i wondered if this was a singe player game thats all that has to be said expect raiding that was kinda okay
  94. Drangleic
    Apr 28, 2022
    0
    absolute garbage! Just as bad as the rest of the expansions starting with Cataclysm
  95. res0nancer
    Jul 26, 2023
    3
    Эндгейм не увидел, дроп на 100 уровне. Игра не удержала.
  96. Zhek87
    Mar 5, 2022
    0
    Невозможно оплатить подписку в России, гг Близзард
  97. Nepen1he
    Mar 10, 2022
    0
    games out of politics, juegos fuera de la politica, jogos fora da política
  98. jdd96
    Jun 10, 2023
    0
    This game sucks, you die 50 times before ever reaching level 20, its too difficult, pvp is unbalanced, terrible combat, mechanics, everything is so bad about World of Warcraft it should stop existing from earth. Honestly the first time i played it i was 12 years old, i cried in front of the boar, it made me have breakdowns, i had a terrible childhood, this game didn't make it better, todayThis game sucks, you die 50 times before ever reaching level 20, its too difficult, pvp is unbalanced, terrible combat, mechanics, everything is so bad about World of Warcraft it should stop existing from earth. Honestly the first time i played it i was 12 years old, i cried in front of the boar, it made me have breakdowns, i had a terrible childhood, this game didn't make it better, today im 27 i still cry while playing it, its so bad, it makes you want to end your life.… Expand
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#10 Best PC Game of 2014
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 49 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 47 out of 49
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 49
  3. Negative: 0 out of 49
  1. Gamestyle
    Feb 16, 2015
    70
    Now is a great time to jump in for new players, but established players will quickly tire of grinding the same content.
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  2. CD-Action
    Feb 7, 2015
    75
    My quarrel with Warlords of Draenor is that it does not define the direction for the whole game – it just refreshes it and sets it in order, which is what patches do. There’s not enough novelties and the changes (e.g. randomized loot) are hit and miss. [01/2015, p.52]
  3. Games Master UK
    Jan 31, 2015
    83
    A great excuse to leap back in, or take your first steps into the biggest MMO going. [Feb 2015, p.62]
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