World of Warcraft

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  1. XxAlbertoBuzzxX
    Jul 14, 2020
    7
    World of warcraft
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  2. FekiNup
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    Es probablemente el MMO RPG mas importante y sin dudas el mas masivo de la historia. Un juegazo, con un lore impresionante, un mundo inmenso, y que con el pasar de los años y a pesar de no tener graficos de vanguardia, se mantiene vigente y activo.
  3. Zthy
    Jun 22, 2020
    7
    A clasic game, outdated but fun
    Un clasico, desactualizado, pero divertido
  4. SlanderPander
    Jun 11, 2020
    0
    Dog SH!!!!!t Ass Game. .
  5. Sztalke
    Jun 5, 2020
    0
    Blizzard left GeForce NOW, well i cant play ;)
    I have nothing more to say, I only collect additional characters
  6. KrisJWB
    May 27, 2020
    4
    WoW is dead. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
  7. PanMrkvicka
    May 23, 2020
    7
    wow is a classic now its worse and worse but I played it when it was the best and all the raids were great and fun and with somw private servers its better beause it doessnt take ages to level up also pvp is a lot of fun.
  8. marte007
    May 20, 2020
    0
    I see why people liked it back in 2004. From today's perspective, it's like a free-to-play title with an unpolished UI. The starting story (until level 60) consists out of boring text boxes that nobody seems to read. Dungeons are pretty random and linear as dragon age origin campaign maps. Most Quests consist out of killing a number of enemies and collecting their remains. If it would beI see why people liked it back in 2004. From today's perspective, it's like a free-to-play title with an unpolished UI. The starting story (until level 60) consists out of boring text boxes that nobody seems to read. Dungeons are pretty random and linear as dragon age origin campaign maps. Most Quests consist out of killing a number of enemies and collecting their remains. If it would be free-to-play I would rate it around 7/10 but for a monthly fee, it is 0/10 for new players like me. Even with 4 friends, the story was too boring to continue.… Expand
  9. Chubac
    May 13, 2020
    6
    Decent MMO RPG but the graphics is horrible to say the least. Also the subscription system is just stupid.
  10. gloodgy
    May 8, 2020
    0
    Blizzard is not a company you should support. If you know everything goi g on that they do and still willingly support them, you should re evaluate yourself
  11. iKen
    Apr 12, 2020
    10
    Played on PC.
    Gameplay: AWESOME.
    Story: GREAT.
    Graphic: AWESOME.
    Music/Sound: AWESOME.
    Dialogue: GOOD.
  12. Munkik
    Apr 12, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Best game ever and i van still play it.
    New wow sucks hard ball they are bad developers making games for kids    … Expand
  13. KingOfStormwind
    Mar 18, 2020
    10
    MMOs certainly aren't for everyone, hence the relatively low user score. For me though, WoW is a simply phenomenal game. The scale of this game's world, not only in regards to size but also lore is like nothing else. Indeed, the game's lore is so detailed that I got sucked into learning everything about it through playing Warcraft III and hours of scrolling on Wowpedia. Furthermore, theMMOs certainly aren't for everyone, hence the relatively low user score. For me though, WoW is a simply phenomenal game. The scale of this game's world, not only in regards to size but also lore is like nothing else. Indeed, the game's lore is so detailed that I got sucked into learning everything about it through playing Warcraft III and hours of scrolling on Wowpedia. Furthermore, the art-style and music are amazing. The game-play is so varied with 12 classes; if you get bored with one then simply switch it up, which is now easier than ever with the free level-cap boosts that Blizzard give away every expansion. While the quest system can be rather repetitive and grindy in a lot of the earlier content, since Warlords of Draenor, Blizzard have made massive progress in this area. Meanwhile, Dungeons and Raids, as well as PvP have always been exciting and varied. Overall, a truly revolutionary game which brought MMOs into the mainstream. Not everybody's cup of tea, but when it is, it REALLY is.… Expand
  14. DeathKillerNOR
    Mar 5, 2020
    6
    First of all, this game still is one of the games that still is using a subscription service. 30 days of game time is around 15$, and for me, it isn’t worth it.
    I refuse to treat WoW as a job or a chore, Farming the rep that takes 1-2 hours a day for 1 month or more to get to the point that you need to be at, isn’t fun. That is a chore.
    It got a good story, but sadly it has been in    First of all, this game still is one of the games that still is using a subscription service. 30 days of game time is around 15$, and for me, it isn’t worth it.
    I refuse to treat WoW as a job or a chore, Farming the rep that takes 1-2 hours a day for 1 month or more to get to the point that you need to be at, isn’t fun. That is a chore.

    It got a good story, but sadly it has been in decline and less and less engaging during the last 2 Expansions.
    Heavily time-consuming, to the point that i have better enjoyment of playing another game.
    Heavily grind focused, especially since Legion with the introduction with allied races and reputation required ranks.
    Manufacturing professions are even worse. They are more or less pointless at this point. The only professions i have seen worth getting are Herbalist, Alchemy, Fishing, and Cooking as they give items Raiders use very often on raid nights.
    Dreading to log into WoW and having to do a laundry list(chores) of stuff eventually burns anyone out.

    "6/10 – Average, only held back by a few issues (or stiff competition).
    Not always the best choice, but it can get the job done. There’s some good idea, but they’re buried under some bad ones and poor execution. We have major complaints, there are enough excellent qualities to cancel most of them out."
    ~DeathKillerNOR~    … Expand
  15. Artimosha
    Mar 1, 2020
    1
    hm... i have paid money and should stay in queue, bacause Blizzard is greedy to provide enough servers? no, thanks. I want my money back.
  16. Wiebe
    Feb 26, 2020
    7
    Best mmo out there, and only one that attracted me for a longer time. But i hate what they have don't to the Warcraft story. Also the gameplay is mainly one long grind.
  17. anacondamobius
    Feb 17, 2020
    1
    trash game that's way past it's prime. People only "like" due to either nostalgia or because they have been playing nothing but this game for over a decade. .
  18. Skyborn
    Feb 16, 2020
    0
    Over hyped game, there is way better mmorpsg than this.... Boring combat, terrible graphics and so on mistakes in this game.
    It couldn't keep me even couple of hours
  19. mirg
    Feb 14, 2020
    3
    This game peaked in 2011 and hasn't recovered since. Nearly all the original team have moved on. The team remaining is filled with mostly fans of the product that all have their own vision of what the game should be like and it shows in not only the gameplay but storyline as well. Each Expansion of the product feels like it's another revamp of the same game with each new iteration beingThis game peaked in 2011 and hasn't recovered since. Nearly all the original team have moved on. The team remaining is filled with mostly fans of the product that all have their own vision of what the game should be like and it shows in not only the gameplay but storyline as well. Each Expansion of the product feels like it's another revamp of the same game with each new iteration being worse than the last for the most part.

    There is also the issue of the focus of the product which drives this harmful mentality of treating the game more of a job rather than a game as the product constantly comes out with "limited time" earnable items that are designed to keep users focused on certain areas of the game, like raiding for example. Meanwhile if you look at the games other systems they are either neglected or just downright unappealing when compared to other games out on the market.

    This brings me to the graphics which if you only look at the latest expansion’s region will look moderately okay but that would be selective criticism of a massive game in this market. No, the reality is that the graphics in this product is all over the place for in this product you can find a wide array of graphics from something you'd see straight from the PlayStation 1 era to even the PlayStation 2 era as well and more. What would make it worse is that these regions would be side by side one another as well. Not only breaking immersion but also breaking the looks of your character as well since the same goes for the items and even mounts in the product as well.

    The sound is alright though outside of some regions clearly having a lower sound quality then others, which if your leveling through the game as a fresh toon and fresh player can be quite immersion breaking as well when you do finally notice it.

    The leveling experience in this product is frankly not a smooth experience. There are several issues with how the product treats leveling from scratch, but I’ll focus on the main issues to lessen time. First is how the game doesn't want you to level from scratch, instead they'll try and push you straight to the end game, so you can go and play their latest content. If someone is a new player you never want them to start in the endgame, you want them to earn their way there, so they can experience the whole product and not just a small portion of it. Second is how many quests it'll toss at you, it'll be fine if it wasn't just outright tossed in my face, but it is, quite literally Infact as there is even a quest board which you must go use to get into certain regions as a new player. Third is the narrative which is just all over the place. After leveling from scratch from level 1 to max and doing all the quests in the best order I could, I was utterly confused on where I stood in the storyline as I was literally forced to constantly jump to and from the present to the past. All regions in the game follow a pattern of having a few heavily populated areas and the rest being barren land that's never used, not even for quests and even when they are supposed to be used for a quest you can sometimes find that the thing needed there is no longer something that'll spawn or was frankly somewhere else. This leads to you mostly googling on where to go and finding user comments rather than going by what the game is telling you.

    There is also the issue of the User Interface which is just straight up not good. For example the game has a feature that if you attack a mob you'll see a healthbar that would float above that mobs head and this interface is straight up not functionally plausible to use on some mobs as there either just too big to fit nicely on the screen while other times the healthbar gets overlapped with the other mobs near them causing you to see a huge vertical line of healthbars and not only that but the appeal of this floating healthbar is way too out of place with the rest of the visual designs of the UI, which all have their own set of issues which I won’t be getting into. But suffice to say, the User interface needs a complete overhaul. Many players for this product infact don't even use the default user interface which brings me to my last point, The community.

    In this product the community is frankly one of the worst communities this genre has to offer. They're rarely helpful towards one another as they're mostly barking at each other throats even within their own factions and they're just downright unhelpful towards new players for the most part. There is a very small minority of players that play this product that are very helpful, but those people are few and far between. Most of your experiences in game will be littered with League of Legends level of interactions. Your honestly better off just avoiding people in this game if you favor being entertained rather the opposite.

    This is my take on it and I must say I was bored every second that I played it. Your Honestly better off playin FFXIV.    … Expand
  20. SteelBallRun
    Feb 3, 2020
    10
    This game is a masterpiece. I adore it. The best MMORPG in the world for a HORDER
  21. Tr1stans
    Feb 1, 2020
    10
    I didn't play vanilla however with the release of Classic I can see why so many people liked the game as it has a notorious reputation and the only MMORPG that can even compare to this is Star Wars Galaxies. I started playing during TBC however this game was made in a simpler time when you weren't the hero of the universe and you were just an adventurer helping some old guy get rid of someI didn't play vanilla however with the release of Classic I can see why so many people liked the game as it has a notorious reputation and the only MMORPG that can even compare to this is Star Wars Galaxies. I started playing during TBC however this game was made in a simpler time when you weren't the hero of the universe and you were just an adventurer helping some old guy get rid of some kobold that keep eating his crops. I can see why some may not agree or even like the game however I believe the game deserves to go down as one of the top 10 best games in existence.… Expand
  22. Zack2236
    Feb 1, 2020
    10
    El mejor juego de la historia, lleva años creando un universo hermoso y lleno de historia, espero nunca termine.
  23. Alacritee
    Jan 31, 2020
    10
    Best game ever made. Not for everyone. So much of games today wish for a fraction of this game's... anything
  24. Bloodnes
    Jan 7, 2020
    10
    Лучшая игра в своем жанре, мировой шедевр игровой индустрии. Игра, повторить которую никому не удалось. Играл с 2009 года и зайдя в игру в 2020 понимаешь, что игра хуже не стала, а обрела новые краски, окунуться в этот мир нужно всем любителям онлайн баталий!Лучшая игра в своем жанре, мировой шедевр игровой индустрии. Игра, повторить которую никому не удалось. Играл с 2009 года и зайдя в игру в 2020 понимаешь, что игра хуже не стала, а обрела новые краски, окунуться в этот мир нужно всем любителям онлайн баталий!
  25. Crashloxx
    Jan 6, 2020
    0
    Juego ql gei jajajaja soy muy troll owo si es pregúntele a luuuu es la misma wea que lol pero 3d
  26. AnonymousX86
    Jan 4, 2020
    10
    This game is super satisfying. It's not based on killing hundreds and hundreds monsters, or riding from one NPC to another. WoW has... Something special.
    Also playing with a friend, sibling, partner... Makes game just better.
  27. Rickywashere
    Oct 11, 2019
    0
    Freedom for Hong Kong! Freedom of Speech is a fundamental Human Right. Blizzard as an American Company should stand for Democracy and Freedom. Revolution of our time.
  28. Gxemgn
    Sep 29, 2019
    5
    Шикарная игра, это то что я так давно ждал, всем стоит в неё поиграть
  29. NightElves
    Mar 14, 2019
    9
    Great game...eh okay I have to admit that I wasn't there in the beginning. I came after Cataclysm, but hey at least I was part of the very first game Warcraft: Orcs & Humans and so on, so I have been part of this way before World of Warcraft-series began.

    According to others review a lot were changed during the Cataclysm.
  30. Sasin_Erofey
    Mar 13, 2019
    0
    Поиграл в эту игру несколько часов, с моим другом - дурачком. Говно полное не советую, лучше играйте в апекс леджент.
  31. Daggerrim
    Feb 27, 2019
    7
    It's pretty good just there needs to be more to do. After a few weeks of playing it gets kinda boring unless your a hardcore fan.
  32. VendonJura
    Dec 7, 2018
    0
    Well I really don't know why this game is getting so much fame. 1. Totally bad quest log. In a game which is one of the biggest MMOS with such a bad quest log is rlly something not what I was enjoying. There is no Lvl information of every quest. As a player who loves to do all quests, is this missing information a pain in the .... also not even 1 mod is working to fix this issue. 2. YouWell I really don't know why this game is getting so much fame. 1. Totally bad quest log. In a game which is one of the biggest MMOS with such a bad quest log is rlly something not what I was enjoying. There is no Lvl information of every quest. As a player who loves to do all quests, is this missing information a pain in the .... also not even 1 mod is working to fix this issue. 2. You have to pay a monthly fee to be able to play this game. I mean many years you will paying thousands of $ just for 1 game only which also does have microtransactions? I rlly never will understand gamer who love to do such a thing… Expand
  33. Leviax
    Nov 22, 2018
    10
    Прекрасний лор, игра интересная, мир очень живой. Игре уже 14 лет, а она досих пор на плаву.
  34. 4125MakeItSo
    Nov 3, 2018
    8
    Vanilla was pretty good, but too much grind, and hard to find party to dungeon. But it was the best time of WoW, and all classes was uncial, not like now - every class have the same abilities with other class.
  35. Foxstorepro
    Oct 25, 2018
    10
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    Playing everyday. https://foxstore.pro/eu/
  36. Pexxastar
    Oct 14, 2018
    8
    This game is so good and i love the story behind it and how big it is !
    It always have something new
    i got so obsessed with this game literally this is the best MMO game i saw
    what i dont like is how much you must spend on game time :/
  37. 4_giant_games
    Oct 6, 2018
    10
    Best of The Best MMo ever.. 10/10 giant game,giant world, a world in which you forget about real 10/10
  38. JavaSquirt
    Oct 1, 2018
    10
    World of Warcraft i love you. World of Warcraft i love you. World of Warcraft i love you.
  39. ruvinisimus
    May 20, 2018
    4
    great atmospheric world, but ancient boring gameplay for 2018 year, too bad:(
  40. jorgos4567
    May 10, 2018
    9
    Beautiful world that you can play in with your friends. If you dont get addicted it is a great game to play casually! With all the updates, there is tons of content for you to enjoy!
  41. Necrotic_Poison
    May 8, 2018
    10
    Amazing, there is little else it say. It is the most expansive game. Ever. Literally, look it up. It has a land mass larger than all other games (except of course for self generating games such as Minecraft or No Mans Sky), and it's full of detail, a lot of detail.
  42. fossilitate
    Apr 25, 2018
    10
    Infinite replay value. A game which formed communities within itself. Cannot wait for Classic relaunch.
  43. Elt
    Jan 16, 2018
    10
    Great and addictiveGreat and addictive game..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................… Expand
  44. TomCat86
    Dec 4, 2017
    0
    Extremely casual, Disney style artwork and clunky animations and target mechanisms which take no skill at all. The game lacks in character customization and pigeon toes you into forced builds, You can target enemies you are not even looking at and fire completely off from your side with the lame auto target mechanics, you can turn your guy around and still hit the enemy. Its quite hard toExtremely casual, Disney style artwork and clunky animations and target mechanisms which take no skill at all. The game lacks in character customization and pigeon toes you into forced builds, You can target enemies you are not even looking at and fire completely off from your side with the lame auto target mechanics, you can turn your guy around and still hit the enemy. Its quite hard to explain but the game is ridiculously cheesy and easy. They even charge you a subscription fee..... Can you believe that? Path of exile is FREE and a much better game than this is.… Expand
  45. houjo2000
    Jul 30, 2017
    6
    Once a good game, it has been ruined by FotM, gamebreaking bugs for the classes Blizz doesn't like (ie- pets for hunters spawning with 500 hp and promptly being one shot by an aoe, a bug that's been in almost two years without a fix), as well as a complete change from challenging raids and fun pvp to gear grinding. If you enjoy korean grindfests, this game is right for you. Don't be fooledOnce a good game, it has been ruined by FotM, gamebreaking bugs for the classes Blizz doesn't like (ie- pets for hunters spawning with 500 hp and promptly being one shot by an aoe, a bug that's been in almost two years without a fix), as well as a complete change from challenging raids and fun pvp to gear grinding. If you enjoy korean grindfests, this game is right for you. Don't be fooled by the 10 million subs, 80% of those don't pay monthly for the game.

    The game was good once, now it's not. But, at least we have pokemon and pandas to look forward to.    … Expand
  46. auditbadger
    Jul 30, 2017
    10
    I think that this is truly a unique game and I would recommend that if you are a fan of this type of genre then I think you should give this game a try.
  47. stormosus
    Jun 25, 2017
    10
    Its most beautiful game on world!!! Maybe it was perfect in Vanilla, but, its still beautiful!!! Dont look only at game, look at that tiny details...that wave when friend comes online, that tauren's combing his ass etc... Look at PVP, its not to much skill, but, its complicated..every ability is important, every buff etc. In PVP, you have BGs(10v10, 15v15, 40v40), Arenas (2v2, 3v3, 5v5),Its most beautiful game on world!!! Maybe it was perfect in Vanilla, but, its still beautiful!!! Dont look only at game, look at that tiny details...that wave when friend comes online, that tauren's combing his ass etc... Look at PVP, its not to much skill, but, its complicated..every ability is important, every buff etc. In PVP, you have BGs(10v10, 15v15, 40v40), Arenas (2v2, 3v3, 5v5), now in Legion you have Brawl BGs... Now, here is PVE, ther are Dungeons and Raids.. Its only 2 ways for PVE, but u have a lot, lot of dungeons and raids... OK, now one of my favorite, ROLE-PLAY! Ther are tooo big world to explore and he hav sooo beautiful places, mobs, interesting things etc... Mounts, awesome thing..Transmog, perfect thing.... I can talk about wow to much, cuz its sooo powerful :D… Expand
  48. Logiman2513
    Jun 24, 2017
    10
    Not only is this my favorite game it is the best game i have ever played. I have been playing for 5 years now and i will never give up on this game it has a special place in my heart. Blizzard is my favorite game company I enjoy all there games very much. I play this game hard on weekends and summers great game.
  49. Daisyplague
    Jun 4, 2017
    6
    I stopped playing WoW after seven pretty good years. Chief among the reasons I pulled the plug was Blizzard's seemingly blase attitude about keeping a game presumably meant for late preteen young to Depends-aged codgers out of the NSFW category that its public chat, regrettably, does. It's getting worse. Blocking is simple, but tolerance on the game's end of daily unending discussionsI stopped playing WoW after seven pretty good years. Chief among the reasons I pulled the plug was Blizzard's seemingly blase attitude about keeping a game presumably meant for late preteen young to Depends-aged codgers out of the NSFW category that its public chat, regrettably, does. It's getting worse. Blocking is simple, but tolerance on the game's end of daily unending discussions about scat, incest, and even child abuse by some really lowbrow, nasty folk cause me to urge a very VERY strong Caveat Emptor. Blizz could fix this simply by employing random active monitors and the imposition of suitable sanctions (or something, ANYTHING, else). It's a shame, but I do not see this ever being fixed beyond "Don't like what ya see? Then block 'em." facile mentality. The guttersnipes win.… Expand
  50. Ratonu
    May 21, 2017
    9
    I remember playing this back in the days... Good gold days with the friends. Nowadays, the game kinda lowered the fun a little bit by adding lfr and dungeon finder, there isn't much more social activity. Still best MMO RPG ever created , they really put a lot of work in Legion.
  51. sikfuk
    Apr 8, 2017
    0
    i used to like the game back in the day but i feel like every expansion after tbc made it worse and the game keeps going further and further downhill.
  52. BigJ69
    Dec 30, 2016
    10
    Great game. Had some technical flaws, glitches, boring grindiness but much more casual than Everquest. The best MMORPG in history. The best thing about this game was the social experience you had playing it 12-10 years ago. The first time was great.
  53. shadowofforms
    Dec 17, 2016
    0
    What a terrible game. This coming from someone who played FFXIV first. Everything about this game is done better in FFXIV, including character design, environment graphics, spell design, game design... pretty much everything.

    Do not even try this game. It is really bad.
  54. hmazuji
    Dec 14, 2016
    0
    some say that it's unfair to rate a game if you haven't played it. and there's there other camp that begs to differ. the problem many people have with this game (it's not just me, read a few posts) is that there's no support. if you can't log in, there's no support. if you call tech support (800-592-5499), you'll get a message to open a support ticket, then they hang up. they don'tsome say that it's unfair to rate a game if you haven't played it. and there's there other camp that begs to differ. the problem many people have with this game (it's not just me, read a few posts) is that there's no support. if you can't log in, there's no support. if you call tech support (800-592-5499), you'll get a message to open a support ticket, then they hang up. they don't need your business. they don't care if you can't log in. they could care less. if you can't log in, you can't open a ticket. sometimes, even if you have a valid account, the ticketing system doesn't work. you can't log in, no support = 0 rating. game ratings go beyond gameplay. it includes some form of support, and you will get none with blizzard. in the old days, blizzard was an awesome company with excellent support. i guess they made enough money to be able to say f~@# off. we don't care if you can't play; that's your problem
    see also:
    http://us.battle.net/en/forum/topic/12878498052    … Expand
  55. lexblow
    Dec 11, 2016
    8
    I used to like this game, in its beginnings, but as soon as i found it was a necessity to make part of a guild that more than not rejects you and gives you no loot, making you stall into the game, begging for a raid, i totally broke for me.
  56. Levira
    Sep 1, 2016
    0
    It's funny but i don't know for how long:it's the same soup always the same soup.
    My personal review is 6,5/10, i gave 0 to balance all that noob fanboys that everytime see Blizzard gave 10
  57. RateGame
    Aug 11, 2016
    0
    The game has undead and blood, so it's not part of what I would expect from an MMO.
    I want an game that has no blood and undead.
    That is all I need to write for my personal review.
  58. MrDebunker
    Jul 2, 2016
    10
    This game is amazing! It's nearly 11 years old and even comparing it to games in the year 2016 it holds it's own. This is the MMO that all others are compared. No game has even come close to it despite all the hype over the years. I read a ridiculous comment below that this game has no real PVP?!?!?! I have been a hard core pvper for 10 years! I play on 2 pvp servers and I've tried pvp onThis game is amazing! It's nearly 11 years old and even comparing it to games in the year 2016 it holds it's own. This is the MMO that all others are compared. No game has even come close to it despite all the hype over the years. I read a ridiculous comment below that this game has no real PVP?!?!?! I have been a hard core pvper for 10 years! I play on 2 pvp servers and I've tried pvp on so many other games I can't count them all and I always come back to Warcraft. There is so much to do and so much content. If you don't like pvp that's ok, there is a decades worth of pve, over 16,000 quests, mount farming, professions, raiding, realm jumping. You can play with anyone who plays this game no matter where they are in the world or what server they are on. Even better, if you are a new player not only have all the bugs been fixed when you start playing the world is exponentially bigger than when I started. If you love story the story lines are amazing and so in depth and detailed. There are also books based on the game and discuss the story and lore. I personally have always found the expansions appealing. I know that goes against the internet trash talkers who unrealistically think that a company can please millions of people all at once. Maybe I'm just old and keep reality in perspective. I love this game and I will keep playing until I don't. Ten years and the love is still alive. I was upset when I saw that one of the most influential, most successful, longest lasting games ever made had a 93/100 score I was dumbfounded. Then I noticed Skyrim which I played has a 96 so scores are obviously out the window. World of Warcraft is easily 100/100 for me. For The Alliance!!!… Expand
  59. Munitch
    Jul 2, 2016
    8
    This game has been a personal favorite since Orcs & Humans entered the field of vision. My uncle offered me the game and it was fairly brilliant. My favorite level was the third in human campaign. When Warcraft 2: Tides of Darkness had been released a friend of mine spent hours building each other levels to defeat. Needless to say, I've been a fan of Blizzard for a long time. The thirdThis game has been a personal favorite since Orcs & Humans entered the field of vision. My uncle offered me the game and it was fairly brilliant. My favorite level was the third in human campaign. When Warcraft 2: Tides of Darkness had been released a friend of mine spent hours building each other levels to defeat. Needless to say, I've been a fan of Blizzard for a long time. The third although originally I found less interesting as it pieced itself together I became enamored with the lore, which lead me to buy the game.
    I started off tanking, which was simple in vanilla but rocked the house as it went on, after removing myself from tanking I played fury and did badass dps. In Wotlk I was listed in the top 13 of my server, where I had tons of fun and unfortunately for degrading social "economics" I have few friends left that I still talk to every day from this game, but the friends I made in this game have twice as much value as the people I have met in real life. Many people would call this a lack of life, but where they have supported me my own family has failed. Even if I have never met any of them the people I met during the Wotlk arc are some of the most valuable people I will ever meet. I am proud to have met them. Furthermore my subsequent involvements with this game and its functioning through my life are genuinely more faithful than some other people I have met in my life. Trolling aside, the connections I made and lost are invaluable, there is no other game I would rather spend playing during my time online. Especially since many are jokingly far worse, or at least until recently had a poorer social interaction. I guess that is my only complaint, the trolls took over gaming and the classic friendly player is no longer available because of being shut down and shying away from the public. Thanks for being a great game.    … Expand
  60. kamhagh
    Jun 17, 2016
    10
    Well this is one of the greatest games of all time, not as fun as the old days, but still great! Maybe not worth playing now if you weren't a long time player but that 10 goes to the old days! A complete different games, oh and no you don't need to spend your life, unless 2H a day is all you've got or have no self control :P

    Low graphics but in my mind all those beautiful environments    Well this is one of the greatest games of all time, not as fun as the old days, but still great! Maybe not worth playing now if you weren't a long time player but that 10 goes to the old days! A complete different games, oh and no you don't need to spend your life, unless 2H a day is all you've got or have no self control :P

    Low graphics but in my mind all those beautiful environments will appear like the drawings!
    It's like a second world, I like it :) and story is good too! (not many people even know this game has a story :P)

    and it's sad that there's no more pvp, they say it will be fixed with legion and I hope so pvp was amazing! so was pve.

    and I don't like how they've made it over violence, the wotlk was fine, and even mop was fine! I don't get why people all rage about it!

    And I don't like the fact that every women in the game is in bikini :| but otherwise! amazing game xD    … Expand
  61. gerbster
    Jun 13, 2016
    6
    This game is or was very fun with the right people (it is an MMoRPG) so you will need to play with others in order to enjoy it fully. The game allows for individuals who enjoy gaming to immerse themselves in an imaginary world in which they can be whatever they want in some cases as some have stated, you can become the douche bag elitist who spent more time on developing a character, thisThis game is or was very fun with the right people (it is an MMoRPG) so you will need to play with others in order to enjoy it fully. The game allows for individuals who enjoy gaming to immerse themselves in an imaginary world in which they can be whatever they want in some cases as some have stated, you can become the douche bag elitist who spent more time on developing a character, this is indeed sad. We all have our faults! Can't get over the annoying ones in chat Blizzard has always allowed the option for you to /ignore or simply block channels in chat. The game allows for a lot of time yes it is addictive to some, this is good if you do not enjoy outdoor activities the SUN or simply loathe actual human interaction. It is a huge TIME SINK, you will grow out of it and wonder what the hell happened to the last X amount of years. The game has indeed been "dumbed" down. Is it for a new generation of player, or profits? who knows fact is if your shaking your head yes you have grown out of it and are probably going to work or to change the babies diaper, get over it ! The game is not for us anymore. With all of that said I made many friendships that I still have years after I quit the game, why am i reading reviews ?…Think of it as that jerk from High school you hated …probably looked them up on Facebook didn't you? The biggest con i can say about WoW is they took a lot of the human interaction out of the game…you no longer need to stand for hours in your capital city and ask for groups…you simply click a button and go along your merry way until a loud noise scares the crap out of you to tell you your group is ready and your whisped away to fight moderately annoying monsters …cause everyone is like Uber leetsauce now and like can solo hogger , the game has been around for 12 years or so. Take it with a grain of salt you can play for free up to level 20 nothing lost well you will have to install and uninstall (which takes anywhere from 8 hours to a week depending your internet speed) …once again ITS ALL ABOUT TIME how much are you willing to waste?… Expand
  62. vybornov
    Apr 25, 2016
    8
    So interesting game. You have a lot of activities in it. Only one minus - bad textures resolution when you turn ultra textures resolution ON. And quest are boring (nat all quests)
  63. berkay1122
    Apr 10, 2016
    10
    i liked how the guy below me claming that wow doesn't have a "strong story". i was wondering why people giving this game low scores. Haha, it's even funny that he said quests are so "generic". This game relased in 2004 and that quest system is what all mmo games have today. It may be "kill those", "bring these" quests but they have a lore in it. 12 years later, this is what so many gamesi liked how the guy below me claming that wow doesn't have a "strong story". i was wondering why people giving this game low scores. Haha, it's even funny that he said quests are so "generic". This game relased in 2004 and that quest system is what all mmo games have today. It may be "kill those", "bring these" quests but they have a lore in it. 12 years later, this is what so many games still doesn't have today.… Expand
  64. DeusXCom
    Apr 8, 2016
    4
    Even though I'm a huge Blizzard fan and I love basically all their games, the only one that always flew under my radar was WoW, I never liked MMO genre, so I just ignored it back when it was released and never even tried it. Recently however, there was a cross-game event to get a new hero for Hearthstone by leveling up a character in Wow to level 20 and to level 20 there is a StarterEven though I'm a huge Blizzard fan and I love basically all their games, the only one that always flew under my radar was WoW, I never liked MMO genre, so I just ignored it back when it was released and never even tried it. Recently however, there was a cross-game event to get a new hero for Hearthstone by leveling up a character in Wow to level 20 and to level 20 there is a Starter edition to try out for free, so I just said to myself - why not, let's do it, it should be fun. But it really wasn't. I spent 3 days in this and I don't ever remember playing such a boring rpg with such generic quests. Maybe it was just my starting zone (Chose the beloved night elves), but the story never got interesting, all quests are either fetch quests like go there get the 5 of this and bring it back, or go there kill 6 of these and come back to me and it's going like this over and over. Combat is really bad, there is no challenge, no fluid combat mechanics, if you are used to complex responsive combat systems such as Souls series, this is a joke compared, basically click on thing and wait until it's dead. The online element of other players running around the same world doing the same thing as you seemed more annoying than anything, conflicting with my quests and so on. Yes, the world is huge, there are many different starting zones and I'm sure that back in the day this was a big thing that you could lost yourself for countless days, but from today's point of view it really doesn't have much to offer. That said I definitely see the influence this game had, the only other mmorpg i played was Guild Wars 2 and even though I think that was much better and fun game, you can really see how much it drew from WoW, the interface, all the systems etc. and I'm sure this will be true for many others from this genre. But once again I realized that this genre is probably not for me and I'm gonna stick with good old RPGs with strong stories and interesting quests. 4/10… Expand
  65. ThecriticGoD
    Mar 15, 2016
    10
    Can't believe people is rating WoW (vanilla) so low, by the time it came out it was the best game ever made. Great graphics, the biggest world ever seen, there was no game that was even close to what wow brought. Most of you are rating this thinking of current world of warcraft. But this is the original wow (2004-2007) and I can safely say that there has been no other game to make such anCan't believe people is rating WoW (vanilla) so low, by the time it came out it was the best game ever made. Great graphics, the biggest world ever seen, there was no game that was even close to what wow brought. Most of you are rating this thinking of current world of warcraft. But this is the original wow (2004-2007) and I can safely say that there has been no other game to make such an impact in the history of videogame (not just number-wise, but quality-wise in relation to the year it came out) and there'll probably never be another one again.

    Besides, vanilla was definetely much better than current wow, it was more complex and you had to work your ass off if you wanted decent gear and the possibility of raiding in high level guilds.    … Expand
  66. WHITEREEX
    Jan 18, 2016
    10
    Well i avoided this game for a long long time ...i tried almost every free MMORPG non of them holds for more than a week or two playing and after years and years i managed to try WOW...the game is absolute top in MMORPG genre...just go and try it its free until lvl20...for every MMORPG lovers is a must...
  67. Lepstrung
    Jan 10, 2016
    10
    World of Warcraft is only game in world that I would pay for every month. Very big open area and lot of things to do and see. They should make some improvements on raids because only the greatest and nerdiest get there and other got kicked.
  68. ron9119
    Jan 8, 2016
    0
    The truth is that Blizzard have been bleeding this game for years. Every year we get less for our money. Less content, non-existant customer support and no new players as people come to realise this is simply a giant cash cow for the company behind it. The developers care infinitely more about the bottom line than the community. There will, as always, be endless promises that everythingThe truth is that Blizzard have been bleeding this game for years. Every year we get less for our money. Less content, non-existant customer support and no new players as people come to realise this is simply a giant cash cow for the company behind it. The developers care infinitely more about the bottom line than the community. There will, as always, be endless promises that everything will be better in the new expansion and as usual this will turn out to be lies. Save your money and spend it with a company that at least pretends to care if you are having a good time.… Expand
  69. Rias15
    Jan 4, 2016
    10
    It's truly my favorite game of all times. I started playing it in the Wrath of the Lich King with my best friend when we were in middle school. A lot of people dislike Blizzard for their imperfect balance and reiteration, but I still think they're doing their job the best they can, giving all the love for the game they have. Working at Blizzard is still my dream job.

    I see a lot of    It's truly my favorite game of all times. I started playing it in the Wrath of the Lich King with my best friend when we were in middle school. A lot of people dislike Blizzard for their imperfect balance and reiteration, but I still think they're doing their job the best they can, giving all the love for the game they have. Working at Blizzard is still my dream job.

    I see a lot of hatred on this game coming with every new expansion. For me personally it's one of the best times of the year, when I can dive into new stories. Even though, they can be a little more childish and naive, I still love all of them.

    Maybe this game is not perfect 10 for all those fancy critics out there, but it's all 10 from my the bottom of my heart.    … Expand
  70. sagebeaver1996
    Dec 14, 2015
    0
    This game has honestly ruined my life, I started playing this game when i was 11 i'm now 19, yes i had a choice, to ether live my life without this game or play the game, but the game is so addicting, and i could never stop playing it, i never spent time with my family, i never got any friends and i never got good education because the only thing i could think about is trying to be theThis game has honestly ruined my life, I started playing this game when i was 11 i'm now 19, yes i had a choice, to ether live my life without this game or play the game, but the game is so addicting, and i could never stop playing it, i never spent time with my family, i never got any friends and i never got good education because the only thing i could think about is trying to be the very best i could on this game, in my opinion i wish it was never invented, or even came about or i wish i never knew about it, because it has really made me a total loser, who sits at home and doesn't do anything, i know i could have made some better choices, but i didn't want to, with this game because it always made me escape, which is good for a short amount of time, ii spent every last dime i got for the holidays on this game, every last cent, and now i look back and thing what the hell was i thinking, because i absolutely hate this game, and i have been saying that for several mounths, but continued to play due to the fact i have no friends, no job, and i'm a total loser, back than the game really was fun, and entertaining, it made a lot more since than it does now, i can honestly say that i have been suspended so many times i have lost count, 99% of the time it's the players on the game, they are absolutely malicous, and mean, which leads me to the game masters who could give a rats ass about anybody else but themselves and think that they are all gods gift and i'm always the one who is out of line, when 99% of the time, the interaction with the players is bad. The game masters, always make me feel like i'm the bad guy when to be honest i was just defending my own rights, just defending myself, using bad language yes, the game masters just plane didn't care about me, or how long i had been playing i'v spent over40.000$ on the products and the subscription alone, they don't care about me, or what i have to say, i have been suspended for things other accounts did as well, and the game masters never fix it, never apologize, i'm to this day truly dissapointed at the way the game has changed who i am as a person, and the way i'm treated on it, and by it's game masters, if you have kids, don't let them play this game because (warning) you won't ever see them again, and i can promise you that, no shopping, no eating dinner with them, no going out with them, unless you can minimize that down to 1-2 times a week or if you wan't to keep them busy, sure spent the $14.99 for a subscription, OH and if your childs account gets hacked don't worry about it because the game masters will just tell them they can't do anything about it, it's always the same bs, and take it from someone who has played for 9 years, 9! that's just reddiculous, i wish i could do something, i wish i could turn back time to when i first saw this game, i never had gotten it if i knew this would be the outcome writing a review, because the game masters, don't care about me, or what i have to say, and i don't have the money to sue them, so it's really just up to me to try and tell people the truth about the game, i don't hate it i'm mostly just disapointed, iv wasted my time, my life, and my family's money on it because i don't have any, granted this game was an outlit but, an outlit should not last 9 years. PLEASE if you are reading this don't let your child play this game, it will ruin them, and i'm not just ranting about that, i mean it take it from someone who has nothing because of this game.… Expand
  71. iceman994
    Dec 11, 2015
    10
    Vanilla was one of the best expansion in World of Warcraft series. They need to work harder to beat the best expansion (I mean Vanilla, BC, WOTLK). I hope Legion will beat them and will raise the subscription again to 10+ Millions.
  72. MisterMansfield
    Nov 1, 2015
    4
    I absolutely love the World size, environments, and characters in this game. However, gameplay can NOT be overlooked. Since day one I felt the combat to be a joke. Though, players insisted it gets better as you level is sadly didn't... I was always disappointed by this and returning to the game many years later you really see how poorly it aged. The questing is pretty monotonous,I absolutely love the World size, environments, and characters in this game. However, gameplay can NOT be overlooked. Since day one I felt the combat to be a joke. Though, players insisted it gets better as you level is sadly didn't... I was always disappointed by this and returning to the game many years later you really see how poorly it aged. The questing is pretty monotonous, dungeons and raids are OK. But really what this game did was ruin MMOs in the sense that so many tried to emulate its structure. Not an awful game a I would say a safe choice in for someone new to MMOs. This or runescape… Expand
  73. theNILE
    Oct 16, 2015
    0
    Buggy as **** Even after several patches, still broken. You can glitch through terrain very easily. Each expansion means just more pointless grind where you don't get more powerful. All gear which isn't high level is worthless but you need it to get the end-game gear - fail. Traveling in this game is pathetic. An easy aggro system which is unchallenging. The crafting? So terrible. TimeBuggy as **** Even after several patches, still broken. You can glitch through terrain very easily. Each expansion means just more pointless grind where you don't get more powerful. All gear which isn't high level is worthless but you need it to get the end-game gear - fail. Traveling in this game is pathetic. An easy aggro system which is unchallenging. The crafting? So terrible. Time limits on some things, collecting mats is either flying around for days or farming to buy them, some crafting actually relies on high level dungeon drops, so you cannot even make decent gear without joining a group and being a liability. Pots are entirely useless... Oh and people make chars on alliance and horde to pk you... world pk is useless and an obstruction to levelling, if you are low or have no gear it is just annoying and you cannot do anything, pk servers always die first. pkers are **** idiots who are angsty and flame you... pvp is only fun on equal grounds, because it actually indicates skill. The only notable thing is the quest tracking system, which still doesn't work properly and still has broken quests.… Expand
  74. Mavil64
    Sep 22, 2015
    10
    So.. This game is the best MMORPG there is and will probably be for years to come. Many of you can say that the game has turned to **** after Wotlk and I totally get your point! You think that the game has become way to easy but it's still the best there is! I played since cata so I can't really tell. Even though I tried a Wotlk private server and it was pretty cool, but anyways. All ISo.. This game is the best MMORPG there is and will probably be for years to come. Many of you can say that the game has turned to **** after Wotlk and I totally get your point! You think that the game has become way to easy but it's still the best there is! I played since cata so I can't really tell. Even though I tried a Wotlk private server and it was pretty cool, but anyways. All I gotta say to the people trying to get back into the game or just start playing for the first time is that is is very addictive but the thing is that you will make friends, you'll have fun, you'll have a huge sense of achievement (especially when you start lvl cap content) I personally managed to keep in touch with people who live hundreds of miles away from me! It wasn't like we were just talking to a phone, it's really like you have a person next to you. It's a second, more exciting and adventurous world!! I recommend it to everyone that likes rpgs and that kind of fantasy games. There is one problem though. You won't really have time to get into other games because World of Warcraft will take a lot of your free time. I hope you found this review helpful and if you are still not convinced about the game just get a free starter account and try leveling up a couple of characters to level 20! I promise you will not be disappointed!… Expand
  75. gilgamesh123
    Aug 14, 2015
    10
    this game is very good it is worth it spending money on i play in a pvp server and i and i spend 50 euros on it to level up my chracter and it was worth it
  76. tamazetram
    Aug 14, 2015
    7
    i think people are missing the point with the cartoony graphics, making the game playable to people with low spec laptops just means more players, something that all other mmos suffer from, a lack of players. im getting bored of the game now after playing for a few years but the fact its kept me active for a few years says a lot, no other games done that before. i think its a shame how tsi think people are missing the point with the cartoony graphics, making the game playable to people with low spec laptops just means more players, something that all other mmos suffer from, a lack of players. im getting bored of the game now after playing for a few years but the fact its kept me active for a few years says a lot, no other games done that before. i think its a shame how ts so dummied down now though, 1-100 in 2 weeks is a poor show in this kind of game (with heirlooms of course). it is a shame how its all been simplified now due to blizz trying to get more custom aimed at the people who need instant gratification with no effort but i guess thats business, for a 10 year old game it has to die someday i guess :)… Expand
  77. Nuker
    Jul 1, 2015
    10
    Good: Gameplay, Community/Guilds/People, Locations, Raids, Atmosphere, Setting
    Mixed: Story, Leveling, Sounds
    Bad: ---

    Very addictive game. Many fantastic memories. Easily the best MMORPG on the market, at least when i played ;) .
  78. Mudgee
    May 18, 2015
    5
    I've tried so many times over the years to get myself into the MMO scene. It's been a costly and dreaded ambition of mine since I was young. I think I've tried to get into the pinnacle of MMO's (WoW) three times. Each time I just can't get into it and leave after thirty minutes from boredom and whati believe to be outdated graphical design. There are many who love this series, I'm just notI've tried so many times over the years to get myself into the MMO scene. It's been a costly and dreaded ambition of mine since I was young. I think I've tried to get into the pinnacle of MMO's (WoW) three times. Each time I just can't get into it and leave after thirty minutes from boredom and whati believe to be outdated graphical design. There are many who love this series, I'm just not one oftnem.… Expand
  79. helladara777
    May 15, 2015
    10
    I'll do a short-ish review: At start it was good, after Vanilla it started to go down. Especially after Mists of Pandaria. Blizzard has truly ran out of ideas. If it becomes F2P or they remove monthly fee, I might continue playing it. (Yes I have played it!)
  80. TheNinjaGuy914
    May 13, 2015
    10
    When i played it i was not hooked. BUT that is probably because i adapt to controls really easily and don't really care for story. This game was really good for the short time i could play it. i stopped playing as charterers really fast so i would not get bored of 1 type and waste my time even have downloading the game. I give this a 9001/10. lol
  81. Nosepicker9000
    Apr 11, 2015
    1
    how to win at wow:
    step 1: wait 5 minutes for something to spawn
    step 2: right click on the enemy 2000 times.
    step 3: repeat

    not joking, the game is boring, graphics look like **** dont play this game.
  82. blie4
    Apr 3, 2015
    0
    World of Warcraft is a grindy mess of an almost idle game with bad graphics that could easily be played on an N64. The game has literal hundreds of micro-transactions that you need in order to thrive in the game, and if you don't get the overpriced level 90 character boost, then you better be prepared to sacrifice hundreds of hours of your life, probably thousands. The game itself causedWorld of Warcraft is a grindy mess of an almost idle game with bad graphics that could easily be played on an N64. The game has literal hundreds of micro-transactions that you need in order to thrive in the game, and if you don't get the overpriced level 90 character boost, then you better be prepared to sacrifice hundreds of hours of your life, probably thousands. The game itself caused me to moan much too often, at the "go across the entire country to talk to this dude" and "kill 83 of these things for a belt" quests that you need to complete in order to progress.… Expand
  83. stopsigns
    Mar 26, 2015
    10
    Playing wow for 11 years.I quit this season. Being 30 now, with real life having to work out of town, it's just not possible to keep my conquest cap up. I'll come back when wow realizes that rated pvp(Arena/RBGs) should not have a gearing phase. At the start of any arena season, everyone should have full pvp gear for rated PvP.

    Gearing pvp gear with conquest cap should be for world pvp    Playing wow for 11 years.I quit this season. Being 30 now, with real life having to work out of town, it's just not possible to keep my conquest cap up. I'll come back when wow realizes that rated pvp(Arena/RBGs) should not have a gearing phase. At the start of any arena season, everyone should have full pvp gear for rated PvP.

    Gearing pvp gear with conquest cap should be for world pvp and normal bg's. Its that simple.    … Expand
  84. Dway
    Mar 24, 2015
    10
    After all those years Blizzard still got it. WoW might not be super innovative, but it's still best MMO there is. Any other MMO isn't even close to the number of the possibilities, there is in WoW. Graphics design might not be the best on the market, but devs are constantly improving game visuals. For me it is, and it will be for a long time the King of MMOs.
  85. sagecarney1996
    Feb 26, 2015
    0
    They,suck they don't do there job, they let there report systems run on other players, so that means if 2 people or more report you, you're most likely going to get suspended even if it's false accession, after playing this game for 9 years i realized i have no life... because of it and that it has destroyed relationships, i wish i have never been introduced to this game, for 1 the playersThey,suck they don't do there job, they let there report systems run on other players, so that means if 2 people or more report you, you're most likely going to get suspended even if it's false accession, after playing this game for 9 years i realized i have no life... because of it and that it has destroyed relationships, i wish i have never been introduced to this game, for 1 the players are all **** and you get harassed all the time, constantly having to open tickets and report people, for harassing me and it ending with me getting banned/suspended which is **** i'm currently suspended do to, 2 players harassing me, and i have just about had it with all of the **** period. i'm most likely going to cancel my member ship which i have done off and on throughout my 9 years of no respect from the game masters, or the players. i highly do not recommend this game for kids, parents, please! don't let you're kids play this, they will become addicted and they will never want to see you again, my daughter plays it, i can never get her to come out of her room anymore, my daughter is constantly getting sexual messages from guys/girls on there, several messages have been death threats, from players... the game masters don't give a **** about your kid, just your money.

    BAD, BAD, BAD, BAD, BAD, GAME!!!    … Expand
  86. mulv81
    Feb 3, 2015
    3
    The most destructive video game of all time. Recommending this game? That's like inviting your friends and family to smoke crack. It is not addictive in a fun and happy way, it's the beginning of the end of your pathetic wasted life.
  87. alaNBrait
    Jan 10, 2015
    10
    It was, it is and it will be the best MMO ever... though is not as great as it was at its beginning.
    Some may say it's overrated but you have to accept, there's not other game like this in the market and I don't think there will be.
  88. Lashab
    Jan 5, 2015
    10
    Simply 10 out of 10. The best game of all time in its genre. This game was a real MMORPG and not an Arcade game like the last few expansions. Shame on Blizzard for changing the genre of its game.
  89. marc5477
    Dec 31, 2014
    6
    This game is historic due to its popularity. It is by far, the most succesful video game in history accounting for more than $1B a year in profit at its peak. It is a monster of a game that has been around for more than a decade and still has millions of users.

    The good news is that WoW is a good game. There was a lot to do and plenty of classes and quests to keep you busy for months on    This game is historic due to its popularity. It is by far, the most succesful video game in history accounting for more than $1B a year in profit at its peak. It is a monster of a game that has been around for more than a decade and still has millions of users.

    The good news is that WoW is a good game. There was a lot to do and plenty of classes and quests to keep you busy for months on end. The bad news is that this was a very "casual" game and due to its success, it garnered in a decade of watered down games across all genres in order to capitalize on the less skilled gamers especially from the big companies. The funny part is that young gamers look at games like Demon Souls and think that they are a new concept but they are just pale shadows of great games that came before that required the use of mind and not just memorization. Back to WoW, for the most part, it did everything well but made many things easier. Combat was standard but enemies were very forgiving and exploration was trivial. Crafting was made easier. Class build variety was good allowing for various builds. Exploration was mundane but that is true for all casual style games until Guild Wars 2 added puzzles and random events which made things more tolerable. Quests were similar to other MMO's and raiding was straight forward and much easier than older MMO's. Regardless of ease however, it was still a fun game albeit not my favorite MMO of all time. That honor remains with Everquest with Guild Wars 2 playing runner up.    … Expand
  90. Sintjago
    Dec 29, 2014
    9
    Got it on Black Friday in 2004. It was my favorite game that year. The subscription can get a bit pricey overtime and I like playing a ton of games of different genres so I only subscribed the first year. Picked it back up on 2014, 10 years later. Had two max level characters (Got to 90, not 100 yet) and enjoyed the whole journey. It sucked you in. Sometimes the grinding seemed like aGot it on Black Friday in 2004. It was my favorite game that year. The subscription can get a bit pricey overtime and I like playing a ton of games of different genres so I only subscribed the first year. Picked it back up on 2014, 10 years later. Had two max level characters (Got to 90, not 100 yet) and enjoyed the whole journey. It sucked you in. Sometimes the grinding seemed like a massive waste of time but I had fun with my friends. I do wish there was a server for non-competitive players. Some players are a bit too competitive.… Expand
  91. AlexFTW
    Dec 29, 2014
    2
    While the game is the MMO with the largest player base, does it really deserve it? I mean seriously Blizzard, we already bought the game, why would we have to pay every month to play it. You can't put a price on entertainment. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying this game is entertaining, let's be honest, it isn't. I mean it's fun for a while, then it gets super repetitive. Boring fetchWhile the game is the MMO with the largest player base, does it really deserve it? I mean seriously Blizzard, we already bought the game, why would we have to pay every month to play it. You can't put a price on entertainment. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying this game is entertaining, let's be honest, it isn't. I mean it's fun for a while, then it gets super repetitive. Boring fetch quests, mindless grinding, repetitive quests (talk to that person, bring me the letter he will give you, go back to him and give him this, then come back to me...). It all gets super boring in the end at least for me. Let's not even talk about the subscription. I've already talked about it a bit in the beginning of this review, but I feel like it's not enough.
    Let me bring up that the subscription you have to pay per month, is pretty big. I mean 15 euros for a month of grinding and repetitive quests? Doesn't seem like that good of a deal to me.
    Seriously Blizzard, why don't you actually work on making the game fun, rather than inventing new methods to squeeze the most money out of your players. World of Warcraft should look up to
    Guild Wars 2.    … Expand
  92. cptamericajd
    Dec 25, 2014
    3
    World of Warcraft was one of the greatest games of it time, but the problem with MMORPGs is they are much like bars. You can go to a brand new bar and the opening is great, the interior is great, the music(content) is great, you can have a good time, but after some time it loses it glamor. If you don't continue to have friends go to the joint, then there is less and less reason to return.World of Warcraft was one of the greatest games of it time, but the problem with MMORPGs is they are much like bars. You can go to a brand new bar and the opening is great, the interior is great, the music(content) is great, you can have a good time, but after some time it loses it glamor. If you don't continue to have friends go to the joint, then there is less and less reason to return. New expansions are like grand re-openings drawing players back, but every time you hit that cycle where you wonder why you are playing. Then you have to start wondering what is missing and why you or your friends don't stay.

    The biggest problem is repetitiveness and occurs with all games of the genre. Re-playability is reduced with theme-park style games. At some point grinding and hack-n-slash combat become boring and causes players to lose interest. Another problem is immersion. If the player doesn't begin to feel the character is important to the world and those around, the player never becomes hooked. Immersion is successful when the character makes an impact on the world and those around. As a comparison Star wars galaxies an often hot debated topic of the past had great immersion in the days of sandbox gaming where the character was yours, the land could be cultivated and thus yours, the economy was mostly player driven, and equipment constructed could be yours often having unique masterpieces. World of Warcraft misses in this and its themepark progression and cartoony characters and combat.

    Finally, its about community. If the game appeals to young teens who recently just got done playing Wizard 101 or Club Penguin and have moved to something bigger, it will have a huge community. Problem is many of the teens on these games have lost all etiquette and it shows with the constant duel requests, nature of chat, and other losses of social behavior. Thus WoW is now the game for early post-pubescent children. Older adults I know that still play WoW do so out of the same action as drinking the same old beer and not moving on to fine wine or champagne.    … Expand
  93. Beermonger7
    Nov 20, 2014
    4
    I played the F out of this game for like a year. And what do I have to show for it? Nothing. The game is a complete waste of time. It does everything in its power to convince you that its NOT a waste of time, but it is. This game is like the matrix. Your real life is somewhat boring and you know your plugging into a fake world but you do it anyway. Im glad I grew out of it. It becomes aI played the F out of this game for like a year. And what do I have to show for it? Nothing. The game is a complete waste of time. It does everything in its power to convince you that its NOT a waste of time, but it is. This game is like the matrix. Your real life is somewhat boring and you know your plugging into a fake world but you do it anyway. Im glad I grew out of it. It becomes a full time job after a while. You do "jobs" in the game over and over again to improve your character. Ill go ahead and give the game a 4 because I did enjoy my fake life while it lasted. And when I broke my foot and couldn't put weight on it for 2 months this game was a godsend. In real life I was a cripple but in this game I was powerful warlock or rogue.… Expand
  94. WarcraftAwesome
    Nov 20, 2014
    10
    It is no wonder this game is a bestseller around the world, its world is immense, along with the lore and storyline continuing from probably the best game I've ever played, Warcraft 3 The Frozen Throne.
  95. Big_Bear
    Nov 19, 2014
    4
    An elitist filled, douche bag fest of a game, loved only by those sad, sad individuals who have spent so much time in the game they refuse to let go ro accept any form of criticism of their beloved WoW no matter how bad it gets.

    Good - A huge and often vibrant and diverse world with lots of different options. Leveling can be quite fun for a while. Bad - Pretty much every server is    An elitist filled, douche bag fest of a game, loved only by those sad, sad individuals who have spent so much time in the game they refuse to let go ro accept any form of criticism of their beloved WoW no matter how bad it gets.

    Good - A huge and often vibrant and diverse world with lots of different options. Leveling can be quite fun for a while.

    Bad - Pretty much every server is filled with the type of douche bags I described above. An example; somebody in the general chat is looking for a player to join a party, but then specifies exactly what stats they must have and that they must have great gear. No seriously, this actually happens, there are actually people as sad as this. Its like, where the hell is the fun in that?

    The graphics are far too cartoony, most armor looks crap as you will most likely be wearing pieces from different sets which seldom look good together. The gameplay is now terribly dated and boring.

    Verdict - WoW IS NOT and never has been a great game. If you can deal with or ignore most of the other players it is just ok, average at best but not really worth the cash. Also got to laugh at the review that stated 'by far one of the best PC games of all time' lol, I assume the person was joking, or smoking crack at the time. Not only is not even in the top 100 best pc games of all time, its not even the best MMO.    … Expand
  96. Jthecrazed
    Nov 5, 2014
    10
    This is still an undenyable fenomenon that still gets support to this day and on 7,6m subscribers (and growing again) and if you compare that to most other MMORPGs out there that's... Monstorous. Purely these facts should cause you to give this game at least 9/10, but let's not forget we're talking about vanilla. Although it is argueable what was the best expansion was, vanlilla gaveThis is still an undenyable fenomenon that still gets support to this day and on 7,6m subscribers (and growing again) and if you compare that to most other MMORPGs out there that's... Monstorous. Purely these facts should cause you to give this game at least 9/10, but let's not forget we're talking about vanilla. Although it is argueable what was the best expansion was, vanlilla gave people the world of azeroth to explore, wich was the most epic one for years to come. I say f*ck half life THIS was my youth, this is where I could find my friends, make new ones or although most people hate on it (because most of the time they overplayed the game or just because it is popular) there are at least 10 milion who will disagree.

    10/10, by far one of the 5 best pc games of all time.    … Expand
  97. Carpe_Diem
    Nov 5, 2014
    5
    If you're looking for a MMORPG today you have four choices:

    Guild Wars 2 (B2P), WoW (P2P Theme Park), ArcheAge (F2P Sand Park), and EVE Online (P2P Sand Box) The above are perhaps the most established at this point, though AA is still questionable due to being a recent release. If you're not interested in any of the above, keep an eye out on Black Desert Online, Everquest Next,    If you're looking for a MMORPG today you have four choices:

    Guild Wars 2 (B2P), WoW (P2P Theme Park), ArcheAge (F2P Sand Park), and EVE Online (P2P Sand Box)

    The above are perhaps the most established at this point, though AA is still questionable due to being a recent release.

    If you're not interested in any of the above, keep an eye out on Black Desert Online, Everquest Next, Star Citizen, and Elite Dangerous.    … Expand
  98. rAMZA
    Sep 29, 2014
    9
    best mmo i have played, and i have played alot of them. but this game even if it is old still is the best one and looks great, when every expansion has upgraded its graphics.
  99. MikesGamingExp
    Sep 26, 2014
    10
    If you can't afford $15 US a month on gaming. Then you really shouldn't be gaming to begin with.

    Lets be honest, you're spending 15 x12 = $180 US a year for 24/7 unlimited access of entertainment. I'm not earning above average wage, in fact I'm earning below average, however I've decided to stick with WoW as my entertainment and I did not need a TV subscription. WoW is not just a    If you can't afford $15 US a month on gaming. Then you really shouldn't be gaming to begin with.

    Lets be honest, you're spending 15 x12 = $180 US a year for 24/7 unlimited access of entertainment. I'm not earning above average wage, in fact I'm earning below average, however I've decided to stick with WoW as my entertainment and I did not need a TV subscription. WoW is not just a regular game, it is an entire new world with such a grown mature community. Yes there are a few trolls here and there in WoW but it is handled so well, just a simple "mute this person" and move on with your life. I've been playing since launch and only had to encounter a few losers that I simply just muted+reported and never heard of again. Not to mention with all the money being sent to WoW, they use it wisely ! They create expansion after expansion, idea after idea, yes a lot of people weren't happy with the MoP expansion, so the they took in count of all the ideas people had and based it in the newest expansion. WoW is just a magnificant game, its too much to write about...    … Expand
  100. Fortypayload
    Sep 17, 2014
    5
    Look at the critics review and the only yellow review by AltGaming basically describes the game. Blizzard doesn't care about keeping the players that like to play, Blizzard likes keeping the players that like to pay. Which is why they have had 12 million players in 2010 and now have 6.8 million in 2014. But are now making 4.76 billion in 2014 opposed to the 1.1 billion in 2011.
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#3 Best PC Game of 2004
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#3 Most Discussed PC Game of 2004
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#2 Most Shared PC Game of 2004

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93

Universal acclaim - based on 57 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 56 out of 57
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 57
  3. Negative: 0 out of 57
  1. GamerFeed
    90
    Combines not only technical prowess and fine-tuned gameplay, but pleasure as well, making this the new standard for the competition. Word to the other companies: this is the reason your registered users are dwindling.
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  2. GamePro
    90
    The game isn't flawless, nor is it technically finished - a good many quests fall into a "kill 20 of enemy X and collect 9 of item Y" pattern, a lot of promised end-game content still isn't in, and there are still bugs being squashed - but it's easily the closest MMORPGs have yet come to perfection. If this one doesn't hook you, nothing will.
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  3. Yahoo!
    90
    Although it's not as technologically proficient as "EverQuest II," World of Warcraft has a more pronounced sense of style...If you're looking for a new MMORPG, then the World of Warcraft is the very first place you should visit.
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