World of Warcraft

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  1. PeterB.
    Jul 17, 2007
    9
    This is THE MMORPG. It's got everything you could want, including a player base now numbering about 7 million. So the haters are welcome to play something else, you won't be missed.
  2. JesusC.
    Jul 8, 2007
    2
    I played it. From launch. It was fun. Then I actually got past the first 30 or so levels. Have fun on one of the worst grinds ever. When you finally get to cap, have fun having to raid and farm from about 10x longer and more frequently to stay on top, you still don't have any good gear by the time you get to 60. PvP is uninspired, only the people who do it often know how to play. I played it. From launch. It was fun. Then I actually got past the first 30 or so levels. Have fun on one of the worst grinds ever. When you finally get to cap, have fun having to raid and farm from about 10x longer and more frequently to stay on top, you still don't have any good gear by the time you get to 60. PvP is uninspired, only the people who do it often know how to play. Ultimately it is a addictive MMO on easy mode, the main selling point being the addicting aspect, please do us all a favour and do what you will do months down the road out of frusturation anyway. Quit. Quit and delete your account so you arn't tempted to go back, you will be astounded how much of your time you get back.… Expand
  3. RichardH.
    Jul 3, 2007
    10
    Eow, I'm really surprised by all these negative views, I've not been playing WoW for a long time, but I really really enjoy it, there's sh.t tons of stuff to do, the sheer size of the world and the seamless way it is presented are incredibly impressive, the challenge in any game like this is always going to be dependent on your level and the way you setup you character. Eow, I'm really surprised by all these negative views, I've not been playing WoW for a long time, but I really really enjoy it, there's sh.t tons of stuff to do, the sheer size of the world and the seamless way it is presented are incredibly impressive, the challenge in any game like this is always going to be dependent on your level and the way you setup you character. I'm really really enjoying it so far. Much better than any old school MMORPG I've played in the past, where the ideas are the same, but not touching on this kind of fun presentation and what not. The negative reviews speak for themselves really in the awful spelling and grammar used in them.… Expand
  4. Raanraals
    Jun 28, 2007
    10
    8.5 million people are playing this game because it's not fun at all. Obviously.
  5. JakeC.
    Jun 28, 2007
    1
    Far inferior to DDO, boring and repetitive, uninspired and uncustomizable character design, lots of annoying children playing alongside.
  6. JakeM.
    Jun 20, 2007
    9
    Yeah...all you people may be hating on WoW..but thats just because half your player base left and came over to WoW...WoW broke MMO records and is the #1 MMO to date...EVER. Now that its popular(8,500,000 players and growing) its now considered "not cool" and "childish" to play WoW...well ill tell you..i dont care that u think grinding for 10 hours just to level from 10-11 is hardcore or Yeah...all you people may be hating on WoW..but thats just because half your player base left and came over to WoW...WoW broke MMO records and is the #1 MMO to date...EVER. Now that its popular(8,500,000 players and growing) its now considered "not cool" and "childish" to play WoW...well ill tell you..i dont care that u think grinding for 10 hours just to level from 10-11 is hardcore or "what a real MMO is"...but i prefer to play fun games..and thats what WoW is. And just fyi...everyone steals ideas from everyone in this industry...its just Blizzard does it the best.… Expand
  7. StevenM.
    Jun 16, 2007
    0
    Terrible, waste of time, money, and your life. Seriously the worst game ever made. Nothing original and nothing a rational minded gamer would like
  8. Grant
    Jun 7, 2007
    1
    Warcraft, hmm.. There is an easy way to put this game, if you like to see numbers scroll up, i guess this is for you.
  9. BobB.
    May 29, 2007
    5
    This game lacks any in-depthness at all...if you enjoy easy mode, then Play WoW.
  10. NicholasG.
    May 26, 2007
    0
    It must be embarrassing for me to cast a zero on this game but this is the way my heart hurts when I think of what Blizzard want to turn into. Easy money. No hard work. Single-player games take too much efforts and the result is not so predictable as for MMORPG. These are like online poker games. No real story, no characters, no real plot. Just play and do it for an eternity (while It must be embarrassing for me to cast a zero on this game but this is the way my heart hurts when I think of what Blizzard want to turn into. Easy money. No hard work. Single-player games take too much efforts and the result is not so predictable as for MMORPG. These are like online poker games. No real story, no characters, no real plot. Just play and do it for an eternity (while we're preparing yet the another great addition). There must be the end for this. Blizzard must understand why we love it (still).… Expand
  11. AnonymousMC
    May 24, 2007
    0
    it was shizzit and it made me want to murder my family and golfish coz i hizzatecd soooo much
    world of dorkraft sux. and lotza dorks play it and there souls are forever the property o blizzard. the evil empire that makes the nazis look like saints. and ur all a bunch o shite kents!
  12. Dox
    May 14, 2007
    1
    95% of WoW players are playing their first MMORPG. Thats why they don't know WoW is a complete ripoff of Asheron's Call 2 and Everquest 1. Just with simplified gameplay and possibility to solo all the way up to max level. From the interface layout, dressing rooms, raiding system, itemization to the reputation grind ... we all saw that already in EQ/AC. What new brings WoW is the 95% of WoW players are playing their first MMORPG. Thats why they don't know WoW is a complete ripoff of Asheron's Call 2 and Everquest 1. Just with simplified gameplay and possibility to solo all the way up to max level. From the interface layout, dressing rooms, raiding system, itemization to the reputation grind ... we all saw that already in EQ/AC. What new brings WoW is the amazing amount of kids that make PUGS look like the worst thing to do (you know, doing PUGS in regular mmo's IS possible). End-Game after BC looks like farming reputation for 15 different factions, that each give one item. The challenge in the game is just an illusion. Illusion made by kids that didn't know there should be a tank and a healer in a group. Old-school MMORPG players had never problems with all the raid content in WoW. And you bet there isnt many of them around. Mostly because they realized that there is so many other beter MMORPG out there.… Expand
  13. AlexM.
    May 6, 2007
    5
    A game, that does not end. Hangon, that's not a game. So what is it you ask. Well, I dunno. It steals your money and your life. I have seen friends play it for up to and beyond 16 hours a day. Unless you have absolutly no life, then don't get this game. instead go out and buy C+C3 or HL2. Much more fun.
  14. AnonymousMC
    Apr 30, 2007
    0
    I'm a huge fan of the Warcraft series and all of Blizzard's other work, but this killed part of my soul. I mean, what is the appeal? Wheeee, we run out, do the same quest with a different name over and over, and then Blizzard releases an expansion, and we do it all over again!
  15. MaxD.
    Apr 9, 2007
    9
    This is a great MMO that's worth every penny of the monthly fee. Everything about it is great, except for one thing, it has the same old Xp. System of every other MMO, kiil for xp
  16. ChrisZ.
    Mar 31, 2007
    10
    The best MMORPG game right now and probably for the next decade. To the people who say it sucks - stop whining about hard quests that you're too wimp to do at level 10. Do them and it will be fun.
  17. JettT.
    Mar 18, 2007
    9
    I thoroughly enjoy this great game, it was still possible to run on a measly 256MB RAM, it'll be much better with more RAM though.
  18. SaticX.
    Feb 13, 2007
    10
    Look, this game isn't for everyone. If something constantly needs to be happening for you then you might find yourself frustrated at times with the pace. But folk, it is a roleplaying game. It is not supposed to be non-stop action. It's supposed to make you work and think, and the rewards you earn (levels, equipment, reputation) are hard earned. If you're a gamer that needs Look, this game isn't for everyone. If something constantly needs to be happening for you then you might find yourself frustrated at times with the pace. But folk, it is a roleplaying game. It is not supposed to be non-stop action. It's supposed to make you work and think, and the rewards you earn (levels, equipment, reputation) are hard earned. If you're a gamer that needs instant gratification from the secon you log on until you shut down then go elsewhere. I've only had the game for a month, so I can't speak as to how buggy it was when it was first released. But I have had nearly 0 technical problems. I haven't had a need to contact customer support or the GM's so I can't tell you how good their service is. But if I don't need to talk to them the why should I care? Last word. If you like RPG's this game is definitely for you. Period.… Expand
  19. CarlC.
    Feb 10, 2007
    8
    Awesome game. The PvP was outstanding, the quests were fun to play, you can always find a group, and the dungeons are some of the best. The reason I gave it an 8 was because it lacked player classes & the raiding/end game content isn't as good as other MMOs.
  20. AnonymousMC
    Jan 19, 2007
    1
    Horrible, absolutely horrible customer service/game master department. Many people's accounts are getting hacked lately and Blizz isn't helping people at all. They are making everyone wait 4-5 weeks to investigate and many aren't getting any accomodation at all. Some are getting their accounts banned even with the blame being thrown on them (as if people are asking to beHorrible, absolutely horrible customer service/game master department. Many people's accounts are getting hacked lately and Blizz isn't helping people at all. They are making everyone wait 4-5 weeks to investigate and many aren't getting any accomodation at all. Some are getting their accounts banned even with the blame being thrown on them (as if people are asking to be hacked and lose everything). Post anything at all on forums making them look bad and it will be deleted then forum access revoked. GG blizz. Recommend going elsewhere for your gaming dollar. Blizz does not care about the player.… Expand
  21. AnonymousMC
    Jan 10, 2007
    0
    This game is THE worst MMO. Ever. There's massive patches being released every few months, which means people playing on low-bandwidth can't play. Theres a 60-level cap, and the game pretty much is the same run and cast spells, kill this, go here, kill that, go all the way back here, get a reward and go about your business. Also, WoW addicts have pretty much no life and haveThis game is THE worst MMO. Ever. There's massive patches being released every few months, which means people playing on low-bandwidth can't play. Theres a 60-level cap, and the game pretty much is the same run and cast spells, kill this, go here, kill that, go all the way back here, get a reward and go about your business. Also, WoW addicts have pretty much no life and have nothing better to do than twiddle around on Azeroth talking to pedophiles. Also, what scares me is that one guy had his account deleted, and that drove him to suicide. SUICIDE. As in he took his own life. Another case is that this guy was a father, who didnt feed his kid because he was busy staring at his level 60 night elf priest, and his kid succumbed to starvation. If repetition, horrible graphics, and suicidal people make a good game, also, a $15-per month subscription fee, then Blizzard just dropped the biggest turd on the gaming market Pass this, and run far, far away from it.… Expand
  22. OlegZ.
    Dec 22, 2006
    10
    The best on-line RPG ever! Bravo Blizzard! even on 60 level you have 100 things to do! those who tell us that Wow sucks - know nothing about on-line games.
  23. ThisSucks
    Dec 14, 2006
    1
    Fun at first, but it soon becomes a grind that is about much fun as being kicked in the head. Plus, the people I know who play this game all the time don't have real friends.
  24. NickS.
    Dec 5, 2006
    10
    This is my first MMO. I am only level 35 dwarf hunter, and right now this is the best game i have ever played. Given i have only played 1 rpg (Diablo II expansion), so my views are limmited. I like how detailed this game is, with the profesions and all that fun stuff. The only con i have found so far is the ganking. It really gets in the way of me leveling. I may not like it now but when This is my first MMO. I am only level 35 dwarf hunter, and right now this is the best game i have ever played. Given i have only played 1 rpg (Diablo II expansion), so my views are limmited. I like how detailed this game is, with the profesions and all that fun stuff. The only con i have found so far is the ganking. It really gets in the way of me leveling. I may not like it now but when i am 60, or 70 whichever is the highest level when i reach it, i will be the master ganker. So I really can't complain now. This is definitely the best game I have ever played.… Expand
  25. PatrickB.
    Nov 30, 2006
    7
    Quite a god game, but way toooo less support (ingame and forum). The bugs also disappoint very much, cause the game is now almost 2 years old, and there are bugs from the beginning without being fixed.
  26. AnonymousMC
    Nov 23, 2006
    10
    2 years after the release, I finally bought WoW. Sure, u MUST pay 29.95
  27. AnonymousMC
    Nov 20, 2006
    1
    I hete the f*cking game... I can't stand even that some frends are speeking about it... "Oh u troll suck me up yeste'd... " give me greeps... I hope that every f*cking WoW servers crash and explode!!! O and game... bad graph... f*cking booring to wait to get point to another... cost too f*cking much... No story at all... Nothing special to do in game... pvp suck because uI hete the f*cking game... I can't stand even that some frends are speeking about it... "Oh u troll suck me up yeste'd... " give me greeps... I hope that every f*cking WoW servers crash and explode!!! O and game... bad graph... f*cking booring to wait to get point to another... cost too f*cking much... No story at all... Nothing special to do in game... pvp suck because u can't even get that guys stuff who u did kill... That 1point comes from nice looking start demo... but the game was disapointment to me because I did love Warcraft3...???? yeah!… Expand
  28. ChrisP.
    Nov 12, 2006
    6
    Initially very fun, but the need for nonstop grinding and a willingness to sacrifice real life enjoyment to make in-game progress after level 60 ruins it.
  29. AlexP.
    Oct 25, 2006
    9
    Those of you who are complaining because Blizzard won't respond- suck it up. Do you know how many people e-mail Blizzard everyday because of their problems? Stop whining! Stop crying! You try answering 5000 e-mails a day! A great game. You will be addicted. The only con is that you must pay fifteen dollars a month.
  30. LeventeS.
    Oct 15, 2006
    9
    Great game awsome gameplay good graphics sweet envrironment super PvP cool spells...the only thng is that it has "some" grind. I feel sorta guilty while playing this game(and killing boars for hours) I just started the game, downloaded trial its seems sorta grindy sometime but I think that by lvl 10 it will be more fun. So i decided that I will buy the game and pay the stupid $15 a month Great game awsome gameplay good graphics sweet envrironment super PvP cool spells...the only thng is that it has "some" grind. I feel sorta guilty while playing this game(and killing boars for hours) I just started the game, downloaded trial its seems sorta grindy sometime but I think that by lvl 10 it will be more fun. So i decided that I will buy the game and pay the stupid $15 a month for around a year then I will quit (its irresisteble).… Expand
  31. ewjfcxhjzfsgda.wjsdadashjda
    Oct 6, 2006
    9
    This game has only 1 bad thing about it, you sometimes feel like you have nothing to do after completing a goal, like a big quest, but very fun and great online, also interesting.
  32. RetiredG.
    Sep 11, 2006
    1
    Ignore all the hype. Don't let all the Burning Crusade nonsense lure you into World of Warcraft. What's billed as an MMORPG is a dull, repetitive, unrewarding and downright irritating pile of bugs and other nasty things which I don't have the right words for yet. Here's a rundown of what's bad about it. 1. Horrible online community To those mature, respectable Ignore all the hype. Don't let all the Burning Crusade nonsense lure you into World of Warcraft. What's billed as an MMORPG is a dull, repetitive, unrewarding and downright irritating pile of bugs and other nasty things which I don't have the right words for yet. Here's a rundown of what's bad about it. 1. Horrible online community To those mature, respectable players out there I apologise, this doesn't concern you. But the 90% or so others are pre-pubescent nerds whose idea of a good time is to jump up and down in front of your face, request duels every 10 seconds and yell and spam chat channels ad-infinitum. 2. Pathetic Gameplay What was that quest again? Oh yeah, same as the last one, go to so-and-so, kill so-and-so creatures, come back to so-and-so and then deliver a letter to so-and-so telling so-and-so of the so-and-so's you've killed. So-and-so then tells you to go and talk to so-and-so who asks you to kill so-and-sos. Really, World of Postman or World of Milkman would be a much better title for this game. For 60 levels you're basically an errand boy/girl. Totally repetitive, infinitely irritating and not in the least bit enjoyable. 3. End-game OK, now you're level 60. What now? Oh yeah, more hours and hours and hours at a single sitting doing raids. How fun. Beats going outside and doing something normal doesn't it? 4. Techincal problems Lag. Lag. Disconnections. Lag. Servers down. Lag. Servers down. Disconnections. Disconnections. Lag. A bit more lag. Some more servers down. And some more lag. Then there's the multitude of bugs that range from weird FPS problems to BSOD on logging in. If you've ever expereinced any problems you'll know the standard reply to your queries will be either "check your firewall" or "check for viruses and make sure your drivers are up-to-date". Yeah, like I never tried that. Very helpful replies from a company that's made billions in profit so far. 5. Exploits Bots. Chinese gold farmers. Some more bots. Oh hang on, I've reached Tyr's Hand. AKA the Farming Region of Asia. Then there'll be some bots. Oh, not to mention the random whispers, says and yells advertising gold-selling sites. The only redeeimng fature of this game is the environment. They range from the cheesy Elwynn, to the deserts of Tanaris, to the frostbitten Winterspring and numeroous other interesting locales. it's such a pity it's contained in a game as frustrating as WoW. I'd love to see this game world in an offline single-player RPG or action adventure. So to anyone who hasn't played it yet - please don't.… Expand
  33. LuisS.
    Aug 18, 2006
    9
    Would have been a perfect 10 if not for too many down times. For $50.00 + $15.00 a month, there should be little to none. I have free Massively played online games which I purchased for much less and experience very little if any down times.
  34. AnonymousMC
    Aug 2, 2006
    6
    yes i've read the article and understood what it's about but this is probably the best place for this....

    WOW= MORE PLAYERS SLUGGISH PVP SYSTEM BUT ENJOYABLE LONGER WAIT TIMES MONTHLY FEE SERVERS DOWN ALOT MUST HAVE ALL GAME DISC TO INSTALL ON COMPUTER IF ON THE GO LEVEL GRINDING FOR 200+HOURS GUARUNTEED LARGER WORLD THAN GUILD WARS CARTOON BASED GRAPHICS = not    yes i've read the article and understood what it's about but this is probably the best place for this....

    WOW=
    MORE PLAYERS
    SLUGGISH PVP SYSTEM BUT ENJOYABLE
    LONGER WAIT TIMES
    MONTHLY FEE
    SERVERS DOWN ALOT
    MUST HAVE ALL GAME DISC TO INSTALL ON COMPUTER IF ON THE GO
    LEVEL GRINDING FOR 200+HOURS GUARUNTEED
    LARGER WORLD THAN GUILD WARS
    CARTOON BASED GRAPHICS = not amazing graphics

    GUILDWARS =
    LESS PEOPLE
    VERY SKILLFUL PVP SYSTEM VERY ENJOYABLE
    NO OVERPOWERED PROFESSIONS unless opinionated by 5% or less of gw population compared to 60-70% of a Shaman or other overpowered character in WOW
    NO MONTHLY FEE
    MAX LVL IS ATTAINABLE IN A WEEK OR LESS.
    GAME CLIENT ID DOWNLOADABLE OFF MAIN SITE SO YOU CAN LOG ON EVEN AT A FRIENDS HOUSE OR ANYONE'S HOUSE WITH A COMPUTER.
    GRAPHICS ARE TRUELY AMAZING AS THEY ARE VERY LIFELIKE
    vs
    WOW'S GRAPHICS WHICH PEOPLE WITH OUTDATED GRAPHICS CARDS THINK IS NICE

    IF YOU THINK WOW'S GRAPHICS ARE NICE YOU MIGHTAS WELL GO WATCH JUNGLEBOOK OR LITTLE MERMAID THEN CONTINUE TO SHOVE BOTH THOSE DVDS UP YOUR ASS FOR THE LONG HAUL GRINDING LVLS ON WOW.

    SIMPLY PUT GW>WOW
    NO MONTHLY FEE
    NO FED EX MISSIONS
    NO SECOND LIFE REQUIRED (OR REPLACING OF YOUR LIFE)
    NO REACHING LVL 60 = FTL(FOR THE LOSS)
    NO REPETITIVENESS
    OH BTW WOW = 50 BUCKS INITIALLY + 15 X 12 COMING TO A GRAND TOTAL OF $230.00 A YEAR + 180.00 EACH YEAR AFTER vs GUILD WARS 50.00 AND IF COUNTING EXPANSIONS AN ADDITIONAL 50.00 PER YEAR.
    GUILD WARS: $50.00(100 if you choose to buy factions) VS WOW: $230.00
    AND FINALLY GUILD WARS HAS AN ACTUAL FUCKING STORY LINE WHICH IS SEMI-TRUE ABOUT WOW, IF THAT EVEN.

    with all that said there is no argument for how WOW could be as good.
    SERIOUSLY OWNED.    … Expand
  35. JesseW.
    Jul 29, 2006
    10
    Just an amazing game, incredible draw distance breathtaking scenery at times, and incredible game play.
  36. btk
    Jul 26, 2006
    5
    no I'm not playing the game anymore becuase of 1. poor customer service nice but ineffectual game masters - who's replies seem to be(4 out of 5 replies) either "not our problem" or "it's your own fault you must have modified the game" 2. time killing watses of time heavily padded game play - lot's of time spent waiting for respawns/ppl to arrive/transport - basically no I'm not playing the game anymore becuase of 1. poor customer service nice but ineffectual game masters - who's replies seem to be(4 out of 5 replies) either "not our problem" or "it's your own fault you must have modified the game" 2. time killing watses of time heavily padded game play - lot's of time spent waiting for respawns/ppl to arrive/transport - basically just seems to keep you on-line rather than in action 3. lack of an equal and "fair" design focus too much focus on carebear PvE - as many people have pointed out PvE is the most boring and repetitive aspect of the game but there's no way to just play PvP all the time - while you can level up and get nice rewards either through reputation or rank from PvP yopu CAN'T skill up - you have to grind in PvE to gain more skill 4. confused and poor new ideas Lack of clear direction - yes they have an expansion pack coming out but they come up with lame ideas like PvP in remote zones for short term rewards(buffs to your character rather than loot or skill) - basically NO-ONE wants to play sand castles 5. lack of direction for new player character creation Unless you check the third party websites you'll very likely end up as an alliance human character - which means double the wait time for PvP becuase of the the 2:1 or more ratio of Alliance to Horde characters There's no character limits so there are a lot of one type of character(warriors) and very few of others(priests/shamans) which means trying to set traditional groups up (tank, dps, dps, hunter, healer) is difficult when everyone is trying for the same healers in that bracket 6. weak/ineffectual grifing policies Small server size so you can end up with the same griefers every time you play - yes, there is an ignore feature and you can report them (see the first part) but you only have a limited number of ignore slots while griefers can effectively just create a different character to get around the ignores 7. no focus on casual players No diminishing returns policy as promised - basically if you want to you could play the game indefinitely (as many people do by botting with a macro) - this is a disadvantage for casuals but does mean that there's an incentive to stay on as long as possible - social life? friends? recreation time? 8. small population size The small server size does mean that they can fill up rapidly resulting in queue times and also a single person can dominate the auction house easiyl(i know i've done it - grinding is over-rated) 9. Lag can be very high servers lagging badly (especially at peak times on older servers) and one time events (AQ gates) crashing the server every time it happens - i suppose it's easier to pay someone to reboot than to fix/upgrade the server anyway that's pretty much it - thx for listening… Expand
  37. AdamM.
    Jul 19, 2006
    10
    very good game of course there are bugs and glitches but blizzard constantly works on it and improves it every patch.
  38. Alan
    Jul 18, 2006
    1
    7/10 gameplay 9/10 for graphics 0/10 for originality 0/10 for customer service 0/10 for online community 1/10 for "massive" multiplayerbility.
  39. Kolchak
    Jul 12, 2006
    5
    With millions of subscribes, there is no doubt that World of Warcraft is an amazing commercial success. That said, if you're thinking about getting in on the action, remember this. While World of Warcraft has dominated the MMORPG market, it is still an MMORPG. Blizzard is no doubt one of the great kings of video game making, right up there with the likes of Valve and Bioware. Its for With millions of subscribes, there is no doubt that World of Warcraft is an amazing commercial success. That said, if you're thinking about getting in on the action, remember this. While World of Warcraft has dominated the MMORPG market, it is still an MMORPG. Blizzard is no doubt one of the great kings of video game making, right up there with the likes of Valve and Bioware. Its for good reason - Blizzard makes games that are both entertaining and accessible. Their games run on surpisingly old systems and usually are ported to the mac, as well. They're all about making sure anyone can play. They are also all about making improvements rather than innovations. Starcraft did nothing new - it simply did it better - and the same can be said for all their titles except, perhaps, Diablo. World of Warcraft has done nothing to break that trend. In some ways this has worked brilliantly. World of Warcraft only had 9 classes, which isn't many compared to the likes of Everquest 2, which boasts something over twenty. But Blizzard also knows the more classes you add, the less defined each one gets - and so the classes in World of Warcraft are very well defined in their roles, and also in the artistic style of their magic and gear. When you play a Paladin you really feel like a bringer of justice, and as a high-level Paladin you'll have the nifty do-gooder horse and the shiny clean plate-mail to prove it. World of Warcraft tries to make sure players occupied and is loaded with quests to complete. PvP is easy to access yet also easy to stay away from. Yet World of Warcraft does stumble in some areas. Blizzard has never been good at interfaces, and this isn't any different in World of Warcraft. Why doesn't the map lable almost anything, or have a built in coordinate system? Why does the default set-up only show damage done to me in the very upper left corner of the screen? Why arn't the timers that show me when a spell or ability is useable again clearer? Why, why, why, indeed. The group interface is similarly annoying. It's clunky, the colors arn't bright enough, and its very easy to have someone die on you before you even notice they're under attack unless you constantly stare at the group section of the screen. In addition, there is no good way to create groups. Finding a meeting stone doesn't give you a pop-up menu showing everyone currently looking for a group for that instance - instead it simply throws you into a group with whoever else is currently wanting to go. Which is, of course, a horrible way to create a well balanced group. The looking-for-group channel is no better, since is global and is getting spammed constantly. Luckily, many of these interface short-comings can be fixed with a few user modifications. But the biggest problem with World of Warcraft is it's most subjective - its still a MMORPG, and its really just Everquest with the biggest frustrations taken out of it. Note I said biggest. Leveling to sixty only takes a few months for casual player. But thats still a pretty long time to play one video game. There are many travel routes, but there are still times when you have to spend twenty minutes walking somewhere, doing nothing. Quests are there, but most are still uninteresting. And there is still a sense of grinding - that is to say, suffering through bordom of killing the same monsters over and over in order to achieve a goal. To some, that goal is very well worth it. But to me, it isn't. If you like MMORPGs, there really isn't anything that can compete. But if you're like me and wish the genre would tone down the grinding and add in more challenging and academic quests, World of Warcraft isn't going to offer anything new. If you've played Everquest, Asheron's Call, Anarchy Online, or any similar game, just detract a few problems you don't like, and you've got World of Warcraft.… Expand
  40. RandyM.
    Jul 4, 2006
    10
    I have never played a Warcraft game before. My friend told me to get a copy of this game and I did. I do not regret spending the money on this game. This is the most polished, user friendly, and just plain fun MMO. Every day is a new adventure in the World of Warcraft, and once you step into the gorgeous world of Azeroth, you will never want to leave.
  41. amac
    Jun 10, 2006
    0
    worst. grind. ever. anyone who gives this a high rating has not played endgame long enough. nuff said.
  42. ThomasG.
    Jun 9, 2006
    10
    I've tried most of the other top games and they all are sad compared to this masterpiece. 7 million people play this mofo!
  43. RobertL.
    Jun 8, 2006
    10
    warcraft is very nice game. hundreds of quests and good craphics.a game what needs much time. i had to play it half year.
  44. TrevorT.
    Jun 4, 2006
    10
    World of warcraft is literally what it says it is, its a world. Based on the popular video game Warcraft! The gameplay mechanics are very easy and very user freindly. The quests are really great, and the social interaction is some of the best i have seen in my 20 years of gaming! This game is a must have for any fan of RP.. Truly incredible.
  45. DaveE.
    Jun 1, 2006
    8
    Having played a number of MMOs over the years, i'd say WoW deserves the praise it gets. Whilst leveling to 60 (currently the highest level), it's a fun, silly, enjoyable process. as you start to head into your late 50s though, if your not in a big guild, you start to hit a problem... lack of content. Many of the 55+ content requires decent groups to achive anything meaningful, Having played a number of MMOs over the years, i'd say WoW deserves the praise it gets. Whilst leveling to 60 (currently the highest level), it's a fun, silly, enjoyable process. as you start to head into your late 50s though, if your not in a big guild, you start to hit a problem... lack of content. Many of the 55+ content requires decent groups to achive anything meaningful, which can be a big problem for the more casual gamer. However, i'd still say it's the best MMO on the market at the moment (Jun 06), and if you can get a decent bunch of people to play with, worth the money.… Expand
  46. Zellgadess
    May 22, 2006
    1
    After playing WOW for a short while, i descovered the whole game was based around wating, Wait to log in... Wait in Que... Wait while riding a hippogriff, Wait for a boat... wait while on the boat, wait on another griffen.. wait while walking to your intended destination.. 2 hours later u play.. in what is a very.. waiting style of game play. =_= Bizzard has masted the genre of adiction, After playing WOW for a short while, i descovered the whole game was based around wating, Wait to log in... Wait in Que... Wait while riding a hippogriff, Wait for a boat... wait while on the boat, wait on another griffen.. wait while walking to your intended destination.. 2 hours later u play.. in what is a very.. waiting style of game play. =_= Bizzard has masted the genre of adiction, giving very small pleasure for large amounts of pain, with all players adicted to leveling and getting that hot new gear.… Expand
  47. AranW.
    May 20, 2006
    10
    Best Game ever, the game seriously never ends, there is also something new to do, and there is always something you missed.
  48. Thor.L.
    May 9, 2006
    10
    This game is probably one of the best I have ever played, I quit playing all of my other games, it's that addicting.
  49. DillonN.
    May 5, 2006
    10
    this game is the greatst game the world has to offer simply the greatest and most fun anyone will have to me its kind of like an alt world its that fun its certainly the most fun game anyone i know has played and i highly recomend anyone to at least try it once but know that once you start you will not ever want to stop.
  50. [Anonymous]
    Apr 15, 2006
    0
    No one should play this game! It is a waste of time and once you hit it is unberable to play and just takes way to much time! And everyone hates hunters even though hunters are by far the hardest class to win with in PvP!
  51. DaveR.
    Mar 29, 2006
    10
    WOW is without a doubt the best game I have ever experienced. Yes, experienced. It's a game that transcends your wildest expectations while maintaining those expectations throughout. In a sense, it's the perfect world. A world that you simply want to make your own.
  52. EriS
    Mar 28, 2006
    8
    I partially agree with William L. Yes it is true that they short cahnge people who don't play 24/7. However, I have been consistantly putting in about the same hours with times being upmore or less depending on the day (college life at Ivy leagues are great) but I do love the time when I can squeeze that hour in and just take an energy drink to make up for it. It is overall an I partially agree with William L. Yes it is true that they short cahnge people who don't play 24/7. However, I have been consistantly putting in about the same hours with times being upmore or less depending on the day (college life at Ivy leagues are great) but I do love the time when I can squeeze that hour in and just take an energy drink to make up for it. It is overall an intriguing and enjoyable game no matter who you are or how much time you have on your hands.… Expand
  53. Thor.L.
    Mar 28, 2006
    10
    This game is probably one of the best I have ever played, I quit playing all of my other games, it's that addicting.
  54. Leon
    Mar 25, 2006
    10
    This game is awesome, can last you for ever, well worth the £9 a month, planty of stuff to do and its not all over at level 60, the game only just begins at 60.
  55. BrendanO.
    Mar 25, 2006
    10
    Best mmorpg out there. It's worth the monthly payment although the payment should still be half what it is..
  56. SomeGuy
    Mar 24, 2006
    0
    This game turns you into a mindless drone intent on leveling up for hours upon hours a day (read: literally all day). It steals your friends from you. If you plan on not having a life, this is the game for you!
  57. WilliamL.
    Mar 23, 2006
    2
    This is is great , adventerous fun game ,.....when u can play.i would rate this game at a much higher level, if i could actually get on the game and play for any period of time without the world sever going down. i work no less than 10 hours and up to 15 hours a day. i pay a fee to play this game . there are many other sources of entertainment that i could spend money on . i would love toThis is is great , adventerous fun game ,.....when u can play.i would rate this game at a much higher level, if i could actually get on the game and play for any period of time without the world sever going down. i work no less than 10 hours and up to 15 hours a day. i pay a fee to play this game . there are many other sources of entertainment that i could spend money on . i would love to spend my free time on this game ,....as i enjoy it . however ,i will not pay my hard earned money on gametime that i have to sit through half of my login time to wait for a world server to open . as this continues ,it reminds me , my time is money my entertainment is your money . my superiors in my career field inform my associates and i ,on a daily basis , that our lack of preperation, is not their problem .they can withdraw their payroll at anytime by releasing the individual or individuals ,who cannot correct the problem. As a customer i feel that i have the same right . I also feel that restitution for the pactience that i have endured up this point is in order.… Expand
  58. lemonator
    Mar 16, 2006
    10
    The best game ever.
  59. EbbeJ.
    Mar 14, 2006
    7
    World of warcraft have recieved ALOT of good reviews, but the thing is, its not really that good. It have wierd and unreal looking graphics, wich mostly small children like, because of the strong colors. The community must be the worst thing about the game, most of the time you hear som stupid noob shouting something about "OMG LOLZ I WANTZ MONNEY!!!!!".. And that is kind of irritating. I World of warcraft have recieved ALOT of good reviews, but the thing is, its not really that good. It have wierd and unreal looking graphics, wich mostly small children like, because of the strong colors. The community must be the worst thing about the game, most of the time you hear som stupid noob shouting something about "OMG LOLZ I WANTZ MONNEY!!!!!".. And that is kind of irritating. I have played this game for a couple of months, and tried about everything, i got to level 40 at the best char ( yes, i know many people say the fun begins at higher levels, but i couldnt stand it anymore). To say the good things about this game is of course the really nice skill/battle system. And that you dont have to spend 9028309821093 hours playing just to become a good character.… Expand
  60. WorldofWarcraft
    Feb 21, 2006
    6
    Great game for the first month or two, but after awhile you realise this is a MMO on easymode, you can reach end game without much effort and once you get there you're expected, almost, to devote 4 hours+ of your time for a single item, otherwise your character is uselss in every aspect of the game, which is annoying if you picked up the game for an easy-going ride. The game has a Great game for the first month or two, but after awhile you realise this is a MMO on easymode, you can reach end game without much effort and once you get there you're expected, almost, to devote 4 hours+ of your time for a single item, otherwise your character is uselss in every aspect of the game, which is annoying if you picked up the game for an easy-going ride. The game has a huge fanbase of ex-counter-strike players who are completey new to the genre, which explains why its so successful and getting such rave reviews. This game has to be one of the best games I've played on the PC however and the artwork in it is great.… Expand
  61. SamuelM.
    Feb 6, 2006
    10
    This game is utterly remarkable, a truely extraordinary feat pulled off by Blizzard in the smoothest of fashions. Blizzard really is the BEST game developer yet, their games have so much depth and following. Look at the way Starcraft is still one of the most popular games ever. This really is the best thing out of the hat. Amazing!
  62. Stephen
    Feb 3, 2006
    10
    5.5 million players and counting. Pulled me away from BF2 and any other FPS game I was playing. It's hooked me, my spouse, her father, my coworkers, and my friends. The only consistent complaint I hear about the game is that you find yourself playing more than you would like to.
  63. BenH.
    Jan 24, 2006
    9
    This is a well made game. Can get a little reptitive but hell thats MMORPG's for you. Only drawback that i see is the modelling. I find the models quite basic and quite childish. This game needs a bit of blood and a storylines that freak you out. It needs to grow up a little. Other then that its a really well made game.
  64. ChezH.
    Jan 17, 2006
    6
    WoW may have been a 10 at release, although most beta testers would tell you differently; however, now it's hard to argue that this game is anything beyond mediocre to tepid. Many of it's alluring features have fallen through, just like the guild houses that EQ promised and never delivered for 5+ years. What's most harrowing is that WoW was billed as the EQ-killer because WoW may have been a 10 at release, although most beta testers would tell you differently; however, now it's hard to argue that this game is anything beyond mediocre to tepid. Many of it's alluring features have fallen through, just like the guild houses that EQ promised and never delivered for 5+ years. What's most harrowing is that WoW was billed as the EQ-killer because it had methods that prevented powergaming from completely overshadowing the casual gamer who can invest 1-2 hours per night after they come home from work. What we have seen, though, is that the playing field between powergamers and casual gamers (who, coincidentally, pay the same price to play) is still very uneven. While anyone would agree that time should, somehow, correlate to "success," most people would also agree that one of EQ's biggest failures was the fact that you had to invest so much time to get things done. WoW is headed down the very same path, instead of veering on a course which is less focused on time investment, and more focused on gameplay. For example, try getting exalted faction with Thorium Brotherhood, Timbermaw Furbolgs, Argent Dawn, Zanzalar Tribe, etc. and you will find that, with precious few exceptions, there is no way that someone who plays 4 hours per day will ever come close to half the "success" that someone who plays 8 hours per day will. With the release of Guild Wars, WoW may be the fad, but it's quite obvious that someone, somewhere, sat down and thought long and hard about how to make a game where thought and strategy account for more success than time played, and where the exp curve is more linear than exponential - meaning that going from level 19-20 takes approximately the same time as going from level 4-5, unlike WoW where levels 1-20 can be done in 1 in-game day, and 21-60 take an additional 7-8 in-game days for a powergamer, 15-20 for a casual gamer.… Expand
  65. BenG.
    Dec 31, 2005
    10
    Honestly, I have never given a 10 to a game before. This deserves it, though. It is unbelievably huge, easy to play, and of course insanely fun to play. There are many, many paths to chose and everyone is so friendly on it. This game has a replay value as good as your first character. I love this game!
  66. AnonymousMC
    Dec 27, 2005
    5
    This is Something I have posted elsewhere. I'm not going to tailor it to every forum etc I post in so here you go.
    Everyone here and beyond has thier opinions, I know, but I believe GW is the best MMORPG on the market. I have had a little experience with Ever Quest, and a WHOLE lot of experience with World of Warcraft. Guild Wars should continue to be better with updates, fixes,    This is Something I have posted elsewhere. I'm not going to tailor it to every forum etc I post in so here you go.
    Everyone here and beyond has thier opinions, I know, but I believe GW is the best MMORPG on the market. I have had a little experience with Ever Quest, and a WHOLE lot of experience with World of Warcraft. Guild Wars should continue to be better with updates, fixes, balances, and expansions, just like every other persitent online game. Guild Wars sets itself apart in a few good respects:
    -The updating is painless. No need to download huge patches. It patches small parts of the game as you load different areas. Very nice. Nothing worse than jumping on to play a little of your game to realize that you have to spend the next 30 - 60 mins downloading and patching before you can jump on and play like in WOW.
    -The gameplay is fun and tailored more toward skill. You do have to spend some time leveling up your character if you want the best of the best, but it is the same in ANY MMO out there, it's the whole point of giving you something to keep doing and goals to achieve. One of my favorite things is the rewards for completing quests. You actually get skills for completing quests. This to me helps get rid of the desire to "grind" for levels. As in WOW, it is actually quicker to just "farm" or "grind" in a specific area for experience to level than to do the quests. All you get from the quests in WOW is weapons , armor, or items that are most likely (%90 of the time) worse than what you already have. Also with GW it is nice not knowing when or where you will actually be getting your next skill from. I know that sounds wierd, but in WOW you get "new" skills ("new" is usualy just upgrades for the skills you already have, you will have %60 of all the skills you will ever learn by lvl 20, %80 by lvl 30, and %95 by lvl 40) every "even" level. And it could take a good 3 hrs to get to the next level, if all you do is grind. So you play for about 6 hrs killing the same thing over and over again to get small upgrades. And you keep doing it cause you know you have to to get that new item, armor, skill, etc. With GW since you don't have that whole level crunching to get what you want thing, you are enticed to explore the world.
    -And the world is nicely detailed. It could use a little more fleshing out, but over all it is nice. It really is no different than any other MMORPG. The land is vast with small pockets of towns, and is sparsely populated with NPCs. The same with WOW. But what is nice with GW is that once you get to a main town/outpost, you can teleport thier instantly. In WOW you might spend 20 mins just flying/running to get to where you need to be, and that is only once you hit lvl 40 and buy a mount (wich is no small feat or small amount of cash). With WOW before you are lvl 40 you could easily spend 30 - 60 mins. Depending on whether or not you have gotten the right "Flight Paths" to get to where you need to be.
    -The Quest sytem is nice in GW. It's easy to understand, and you get a friggin green arrow that tells you where you should be going next, what instance to go into, and where on the map you need to be. In WOW, good luck, you will probably be looking it up in an Online Database, or asking around. Wich is not such a big deal, but you will be amazed at how much more time is spent actually playing instead of runing around looking for stuff, and how more efficient you can plan your questing adventures. A few mins spent in GW you can see how many quests are in a certain area and plan to do those so that you can kill more birds with one stone. Thank you for that Anet.
    -Once you get to the lvl Cap and have gotten all your skills (there are "elite" skills which you can only get by learning them from enemies) you can do the PvP portions of the game, wich are fast paced and action packed. I've read a lot of things about how hard it is to compete in PvP because you can't find a good group of people to play with. Well it's the same in ANY online game RPG or FPS or RTS. It takes some time to find good people to play with, but once you do it can be a lot of fun. At least in GW you have the options to join a PvP game by yourself, or with a group you're with, or do guild vs guild. And the system matches you up with like experienced/leveled/Rank people. You can kind of do the same thing in WOW, with the battle grounds addition (wich was just added about mid year 2005), but the long que waits (about 20 - 45mins depending on server population) might be kind of tedious for you. Especially if your lvl 60 with not a whole lot to do otherwise. And with GW if you don't want to do the questing part of the game you don't have to. You can imediatley create a PvP only character. Your PvP only character will not have all the perks of a character that got to lvl 20 by questing, but you can still have a lot of fun, you just won't be the best of the best. At least you have the option.
    -As far as GW not being considered a MMO: GW in my opinion is more MMO than any other MMORPG. With WOW you pick a specific server to build your characters on. You can have many characters on several different servers, but if they are on different servers you can't play with people on other servers. Wich might not be a big deal, but if you find you like the people better on a certain server or want to play on the RPG servers or PvP servers, you have to be lucky enough for them to offer transfers from your server to those servers. Wich they don't seem to do until a specific server is being over populated. Where as with GW you are automatically logged on to a specific "district" and at your whim you can change districts. Even internationally. This way ANYONE that plays GW can hook up with ANYONE else that is on at the time. That to me is closer to "Massively Multiplayer" than the server specific variety of MMO's.
    -In relation to the whole MMO thing. Everything outside the main towns/outposts is instanced for every specific group. I love this. As in all MMORPG's there is a lot of quests that require you to spend time traveling in the unknown wilderness to get something, kill something, etc. Few things are more bothersome than going to do such a quest and finding several like powered individuals doing the exact same thing. I thought I was supposed to be unique, I thought my quest was uniqe. WOW fails misrabley here. You will always be on the same quest as someone else, if not many people. You might even have to wait around while the enemy critter(s) respawn, or even fight with someone else over who gets to kill what, or just get ganked. This is not an epic experience to me. So what if I'm a powerfull "Hero" there are going to be thousands of the exact same type of hero out there with you. The "World" of Warcraft is populated more by "heroes" than normal peole. In GW it may be the case as well, but at least you don't have to see them all the time.
    -There is not a lot of emphisis on item collection for other than profit/sales. This I know a lot of people dislike, but in my opinion it adds to the gameplay. Instead an endless struggle to get a new axe with a +2 to strength instead of a +1, it doesn't really matter in GW. You will be just as effective, and they are there for the item needy person, but the game doesn't revolve around it. It's all WOW is about really, getting a better version of what you had before.
    -The skill system is really nice in GW. You only get to take 8 skills into battle. Wich can be frustrating at times, where you wish you would have taken another skill instead, but over all it forces you to be specific on what type of character you are playing. Wich is also nice because there are more than one use/roll for your character now. The duel class system is cool, you get to choose from two sets of skills, but only the first class you choose lets you alter thier main attribute, wich does make a difference in you character. And the abillity to change you attributes at will is very nice. Now you can only change skills/spells and attributes in main towns/outposts, but the frustation is minimal for the freedom to tailor your character so many ways.
    -The rank system for new items is nice to me. It gives the long term player something to shoot for. And it is no better or worse than WOW in my opinion, both are a pain for the casual gamer and a pain for the consitent gamer. It rewards time spent gaming. Same with WOW.
    -I really like the story of GW. It could be a little deeper, but it's nice. I also like you the land changes with the story. Right now there is only the two settings, or time periods, but at least I felt that I went a long with a change in time for the game. I also like how the main characters of the story are also interactive with most of the main quests. When you are called to help the prince with pushing back the enemy, he is there with you fighting along side. Also seen in many of the "side" quests with the everyday folk. Or when you complete a quest that called you to kill a Leader or find a group and lead them back, if you go back to the same spots later the people or leader are gone. Giving you a sense of actual accomplishment. Good luck in WOW to see any of this in WOW. Very few NPC characters actually physically come along with you, and if they do then that means someone else can't interact with them, and vise versa for you. Not one time in my whole WOW career did I ever see any piece of land change or NPC character good or bad change, wether or not I completed a specific quest 10 times. How epic is that. The biggest reason for this is because there isn't a whole lot to do than the same thing over and over again in WOW, that's why so many people have logged in so many hours in WOW. They took half a game, spread it out over twice as many levels as they should have, and charged people for it. Wich leads into my biggest rant.
    -GW is free to play online. They update it regularly, with new content as well as fixes. WOW charges you $13 - $15 per month to play (depending on whether you pay monthy or in 6 month blocks, both reacuring automatically), wether you play at all or all day everyday. And that's not the worst part. WOW was released before it was complete. So you payed $50 for half a game, I already said that I know, but one of the biggest reasons Blizzard said the cost was so high per month was because they would be updating it constantly for free. Well guess what, a year later they are finally to the point the game should have been when it was released. This is not an opinion. You can't honestly tell me that such big things like the PvP ranking/honor sytem was something they just came up with, or the battle grounds addition. These where things they had planned that just didn't get in to the release. And there is more updates comming. Now for some numbers. 5 million people have active accounts on WOW, most are paying accounts, some are trial accounts. Lets go back a bit and cut the number in have just to be conservative. Lets say 2 million people have been playing and only half of those were paying customers, and lets say they all payed in 6 month blocks at $13 a month. 1 million times $13 a month = 13 million dollars a MONTH, with equals 156 million dollars a year. If that isn't absurd to you then you have a bigger problem than what video game to play. There is no way that it cost that much to keep WOW servers running or fix bugs. And that number is not including the original profit from the sales of the game, (remember each paying active account also bought the game) or the profit from the merchandise they sell, and there is a whole lot of merchandise to buy and or being bought. So with all that cash they are just finishing a game and guess what, they are going to charge you another $20 - $50 to buy the expansion 1st quarter 2006. This is the main reason I quit WOW, I can not support such a greedy company for a product that is lower in quality than one that is of higher quality from a company that does just as much if not more for thier game.
    -On some less positive notes for GW: Jumping would be nice. I know it doesn't really do anything for you and would mess up the PvP arenas (they could disable it there) it is just nice to jump, small con in my opinion. A little more content on the RPG side of the game would be nice. More scripted quests with NPC's would be nice. Over all just small cons that could be or will be changed/fixed with updates and expansions.

    All in all this is a very good game and has shown it is impoving. It is the best MMORPG out there in my opinion, but that doesn't mean it will satisfy everyone out there. And another game is sure to come alone to take your time elsewhere. At least with GW when the time comes for that other game you will still have some cash in your pocket :)    … Expand
  67. AJ
    Dec 4, 2005
    9
    It's accessable, it's addicting, it's beautiful without being a resource hog, and it's most of all just a lot of fun. A couple bugs I've run into keep it from being perfect, but with this kind of game, perfection may still be achievable with the right patches. Simply awesome.
  68. DiabloP.
    Nov 8, 2005
    10
    I'm a die hard console gamer. Screw keyboards, mouse, ram, system configurations and all the rest of the crap that goes along with being a computer gamer. That was my thought process up until May '05 and I played WoW. All I am going to say is ...If your a hardcore gamer...Love RPG's...then get this game and kiss your life goodbye.
  69. GarrettS.
    Sep 21, 2005
    10
    This game will consume your soul. Be warned.
  70. Jet
    Sep 20, 2005
    1
    Boring once you reach 60. It's Everquest all over again but not as well developed.
  71. CodyT.
    Sep 13, 2005
    10
    This game is the best online mutil player game so far that I have played. I have gotten to lvl 40 and then thats when things REALLY GET FUN! The game is always fun heck yeah but lvl 40 is fun getting a steed and all :D
  72. MadG
    Aug 28, 2005
    5
    Well if i havent played Guild Wars too i would have given WoW a 9 cause this is the second best massive right now. But as you can guess it's lightyears behind the first truly best massive game,and that is Guild Wars. Blizzard you are so unlucky!
  73. CharlesS.
    Aug 9, 2005
    10
    I'm not an experienced MORG player, I mostly play FPS and RTS, so this review is more for folks new to thisgame type. WoW is a fantastically rich and immersive gaming experience, unlike anything I've ever played. Maybe other MORGs are just as good, but if you've been hesitant about playing an MMORPG, I can't recommend World of Warcraft highly enough. All my other games I'm not an experienced MORG player, I mostly play FPS and RTS, so this review is more for folks new to thisgame type. WoW is a fantastically rich and immersive gaming experience, unlike anything I've ever played. Maybe other MORGs are just as good, but if you've been hesitant about playing an MMORPG, I can't recommend World of Warcraft highly enough. All my other games are going on the shelf for the foreseeable future.… Expand
  74. 10Macsai
    Jul 2, 2005
    9
    Excellent but lag is f...ncrazy at times, most in capital cities. This lag also take battlegrounds down alot,if there where no lag, this game would probably one of the best games ever made.
  75. JoshC.
    Jun 29, 2005
    2
    Ok admins time to wake up and smell the roses this game is not worth it. The admins have to be the most inconsiderate, impolite people I have ever met. They ignore almost all user import. I wanted to write a letter to Blizzard telling them how impolite they are. Ive been told twice to f--k off and to shut the f--k up. Oh and uberness, whats the point of playing when the rogues and shamansOk admins time to wake up and smell the roses this game is not worth it. The admins have to be the most inconsiderate, impolite people I have ever met. They ignore almost all user import. I wanted to write a letter to Blizzard telling them how impolite they are. Ive been told twice to f--k off and to shut the f--k up. Oh and uberness, whats the point of playing when the rogues and shamans were unbeatable?!? Lag is terrible..... no fixes. And just to inform you I DONT CARE ABOUT BATTLEGROUNDS!!!! Id rather enjoy a lag free game. I tried to return it but they wouldnt take it so i did what i thought was best, I snapped the cd in half and threw it out, cancelled my subscription and vowed never to play it again. I gave it a two because it had some good features that i will not get into.… Expand
  76. CISOfficer
    Jun 25, 2005
    10
    Every head must bow, every tongue must confess. This game is the greatest!!!
  77. Al
    Jun 13, 2005
    5
    Frankly, its not the game that's to bad (damn quests are all the same, instances are okay though)... it's Blizzard. They, meaning the people currently working there, have ruined this game for me. Basically, cold responses to complaints, cryptic and almost always unfulfilled promises, and simple stupidity are the bane of this company. More later... now: I rolled a paladin, Frankly, its not the game that's to bad (damn quests are all the same, instances are okay though)... it's Blizzard. They, meaning the people currently working there, have ruined this game for me. Basically, cold responses to complaints, cryptic and almost always unfulfilled promises, and simple stupidity are the bane of this company. More later... now: I rolled a paladin, because I had heard they were a great class, I hit 40 and all hell broke loose. Blizzard ripped out the class' guts and let them rot in the sun! Still, I continued to play until I hit the level cap - 60. I was then redueced to a mobile potion, practically useless in any situation. I rolled a Warrior, and found out that I had drunk the Kool-Aid... this game blew, I found out by level 20 this time. While this happened, I noticed the same thing slowly happening to mages and hunters. Why now? Blizzard simply can't focus. First of, there's still horrible lag and Blizzard doesn't care. They're to concerned about making Shamen and Rogues unbeatable (yea, they all play em, find a Blizzard rep who doesn't) and getting Battlegrounds up and running (it's capture the f--king flag!). Fix this horrible problem, we're tired of dying due to LAG! Secondly, they have they're own agenda it seems, they focus on what they want to do rather than what the people want... BS. Never once have I seen a Blizzard rep actually impliment a fan suggestion in a fan supported game. Thirdly, the game is repetative and boring without any sense of continuity or direction. It boils down to who can hit 60 the quickest and who has that uber armor. THATS IT! It's not about fun, I eventually found myself feeling dissatisfied with my own gaming once I saw every other paladin in Lightforge (you'll find out...). So, basically, this game is flawed horribly because of the lack of concern coming from the higherups. It seems they got so carried away in presenting Battlegrounds and amazing loot that they stopped caring about originality and fun... By the way, why do I have to pay $13 bucks a month? Time to cancel... To think, a month ago I would have given this game a 8 or higher... HA. PS: Guild Wars is probably the best option for people looking for FUN.… Expand
  78. TomD.
    Jun 8, 2005
    10
    Excellent game i would recomend to all my friends it can only get better and the guy who said about bliz fixin bugs well if you wait for a week they fixed all the important bugs very fast ofcourse a new game that has never been online before is going to have bugs i have bugs in making a simple calculater on basic so shut up you noob.
  79. M.Ching
    May 31, 2005
    9
    I totally rulez at this game! My avatar is da bomb, and I pwn you. Fear me, young men!
  80. J
    May 9, 2005
    7
    This was a good game and all, but I eventuall;y returned it to my friend because it just did not spark. The online fees kinda put a dent into my paycheck. Some of the hero skills came right out of Warcraft III and I was hoping for some new and creative ones. Also, I noticed pieces of the Warcraft III story missing. The game is ok and deserves occassional play but I really can't get This was a good game and all, but I eventuall;y returned it to my friend because it just did not spark. The online fees kinda put a dent into my paycheck. Some of the hero skills came right out of Warcraft III and I was hoping for some new and creative ones. Also, I noticed pieces of the Warcraft III story missing. The game is ok and deserves occassional play but I really can't get into it. Maybe Starcraft Ghost will be better, if it ever comes out.… Expand
  81. JohnB.
    Apr 30, 2005
    10
    I find reviews like those from Palli N. to be amusing, acting so condescending, as if anyone would listen to them first because they proclaim to be players of "real" MMORPGs. All I can say is the World of Warcraft is just plain fun. I haven't played much else since I got it in February. Do I have some complaints? Only things that aren't the fault of the progammers, like the lack I find reviews like those from Palli N. to be amusing, acting so condescending, as if anyone would listen to them first because they proclaim to be players of "real" MMORPGs. All I can say is the World of Warcraft is just plain fun. I haven't played much else since I got it in February. Do I have some complaints? Only things that aren't the fault of the progammers, like the lack of balance in the classes (there are far more paladins and hunters than anything else), but then, I could play as a priest or mage and the problem would be solved for me. What can say that hasn't been said? World of Warcraft is a great, incredibly addicting game. I hadn't played the Warcraft strategy games before this, and I got it with a bit of skepticism, what with all the reviews proclaiming it to be theone MMORPG that anyone would love to play. It lives up to the hype.… Expand
  82. StevenS.
    Apr 26, 2005
    10
    It doesn't get any better than this, Blizzard crafts such gernious with each game they release.
  83. Zone
    Apr 26, 2005
    10
    World of Warcraft is simply the best game I`ve ever played, it has best gameplay, specially now when the honor system came out..and the world is so huge and great that i just don´t want to do anything else than play this game =)
  84. PaoloI.
    Apr 17, 2005
    10
    WOW!!
  85. MarioL.
    Apr 8, 2005
    10
    If i can vote this game by infinite, i would. This game is like a drug. My brother has it and once he let me play it i got hooked so bad all my grades in school went down. This is the best game out or ever.
  86. Micron
    Apr 2, 2005
    10
    Crack cocaine for MMORG fans (which I was not before this came out) and another truly superior Blizzard product. I did not like Warcraft III and expected very little from this, but it has truly surpassed my expectations in every imaginable way. Incredibly complex and well-thought out, countless hours of gaming. Will probably end many relationships. Hopefully not mine.
  87. PalliN.
    Apr 2, 2005
    0
    This game is overhyped and overrated. It was fun for a week, but then it got pretty boring and repetitive and it barely deserves the mmorpg tag. PvP is useless since there's no reward for doing it. You can gank as much as you like, but in the end you get nothing from it. Hunting for crappy +1 items gets boring really fast too, so that leaves nothing to do. After a few weeks I found This game is overhyped and overrated. It was fun for a week, but then it got pretty boring and repetitive and it barely deserves the mmorpg tag. PvP is useless since there's no reward for doing it. You can gank as much as you like, but in the end you get nothing from it. Hunting for crappy +1 items gets boring really fast too, so that leaves nothing to do. After a few weeks I found googling random crap more entertaining that this game. I come from DAoC and it had excellent PvP / RvR system apart from awful unbalanceness in the end, but still Blizzard should've taken a lesson from DAoC how to do awesome PvP system and keep it interesting. Kids only go for this game because it has "Warcraft" in the name, or they remember Blizzard from such a point'n'clickers as Diablo and it's easy to play. End gamers from older, real mmorpg games find it not challenging and too arcade in the end. Stay away from this, so countdown for cancellation can begin. Zero pointer.… Expand
  88. RayF.
    Mar 29, 2005
    10
    I love this game. If I weren't at work now, I would have no time to write this review as I would be home playing! To all those who gave this game a bad review, all I can say is, you get out of this game what you put into it. To all those who gave this game a good review, all I can say is, you get out of this game what you put into it. And of course, playing with others makes a big I love this game. If I weren't at work now, I would have no time to write this review as I would be home playing! To all those who gave this game a bad review, all I can say is, you get out of this game what you put into it. To all those who gave this game a good review, all I can say is, you get out of this game what you put into it. And of course, playing with others makes a big difference. I personally don't get anything out of playing solo in a massively multiplayer game. Take the time to meet people/characters, and develop your friends list so that you always have company while you're playing. Even if you're not adventuring together, chatting is still "company" while you play solo. Lose yourself in the world and play your character. You don't have to be in character all the time, if at all. But it helps to read up on the history of the world, to read the quests you're given, to read what the NPCs have to say. Then, when you explore and find a new area, you will not only be stunned by the amazing graphics and surreality. You will also be able to say, "Wow, this is where the Dark Portal from Warcraft 1 was opened, allowing the orcs access to Azeroth." Or, "I'm standing on the spot where the demon Mannoroth was finally slain by the now shattered alliance of humans, elves, trolls, and orcs." You'll love the game and your character. Make sure you read up on the classes and professions, so you can decide beforehand what you will enjoy playing. Or you can do what I did and create characters with different combinations of classes and professions, and play who you want when you want. :) That's why I love the game. Your results may vary. But probably not.… Expand
  89. TonyG.
    Mar 29, 2005
    10
    Another preposterously addictive Blizzard triumph. GOOD: Just about everything. Honestly. Instance dungeons are my favorite. These become available to you around level 20, and there is a new one roughly every five levels. They require good teamwork and offer some great rewards. Every one I've played is a blast. BAD: Lots of time to hit level cap. I estimate the average player needs Another preposterously addictive Blizzard triumph. GOOD: Just about everything. Honestly. Instance dungeons are my favorite. These become available to you around level 20, and there is a new one roughly every five levels. They require good teamwork and offer some great rewards. Every one I've played is a blast. BAD: Lots of time to hit level cap. I estimate the average player needs to invest about 250-300 hours to hit top level. I know the WOW community is divided on this issue, but it's just too much time for me. Levels can become somewhat repetitive, but this is par for the MMORPG course, and WOW does their best to keep it interesting. When bored, run an instance! OVERALL: Another glorious time sink from Blizzard. Buy it. Live it.… Expand
  90. Reade
    Mar 17, 2005
    10
    Awesome game. The only thing I don't like is having to repair my stuff every time I die.
  91. S.R.
    Mar 15, 2005
    10
    Addictive, too addictive. great world. There are a few problems with possible fixes, but in the end, looking at my current game hours, that really doesn't matter too much. Don't listen to the people saying that it is slow and tedious and boring with using a skill once in awhile and "no chance for ambush." None of those statements are even close to remotely true.
  92. LKChang
    Mar 3, 2005
    10
    The best immersive escapist game I've ever played. I might agree that there can be some repetitiveness, and long stretches where you're just running from place to place, I think it just adds to the realism of the environment. If I was just constantly hacking and slashing without a break, I think it would be tiresome. Sometimes, I just like to look around at all the unique and The best immersive escapist game I've ever played. I might agree that there can be some repetitiveness, and long stretches where you're just running from place to place, I think it just adds to the realism of the environment. If I was just constantly hacking and slashing without a break, I think it would be tiresome. Sometimes, I just like to look around at all the unique and beautiful scenery they have created in this virtual world.… Expand
  93. JeremyC.
    Feb 22, 2005
    7
    This is no doubt a very good game, with lots of lands to explore and secrets to discover. By that same token it does get very repetitive and in the end you just work towards levelling up so you can get a certain ability or attack. The game does lack diversity in character though and it often feels like a lot of people playing through the same game, the quests are very linear 90% of the This is no doubt a very good game, with lots of lands to explore and secrets to discover. By that same token it does get very repetitive and in the end you just work towards levelling up so you can get a certain ability or attack. The game does lack diversity in character though and it often feels like a lot of people playing through the same game, the quests are very linear 90% of the time. Also I can't say much for the players, many like to run up and take a treasure while you're busy fighting the boss. People are also uninteresting, they are rarely willing to stop for the minute or two it might take to duel. The occupations are also very bland. While it is very original in that you can make items of real use, unlike in some other games, they are very limited. Depending on your class your occupation is almost certain. The only one of the 5 major occupations which departs from this is the interesting engineering occupation which made it's debut in this MMORPG. Which has cool creations such as goggles, dynamite, and other interesting items. The biggest problem as stated by some of the other reviewers is that the classes often end up getting very repetitive. The warrior classes run up and simply allow their character to auto attack, while the spell casters go through the same routine every time. The only one of these that does not follow this (and believe me as I have tried characters in every class) is rogue which in a true gamers hands can find himself jumping around and using an arsenal of special attacks on the enemies. Also various stealth missions i have undertaken proved lots of fun and very cool. The designers need to work to make every class that much fun. My friends complain about how boring their characters are. Other problems with this game are that the designers seemed to have gotten rather tired in the games creation. Cave after cave are identical in every way except the monsters and the color textures. Identical towers and castles dot the landscape. Also monsters often don't look any different later on, rather they take a monster that you may have fought at lvl 5 and stick it in the new lvl 25 place, make it bigger, and raise it's hp and damage. Also there are exspanses of open land that seem to have no function except as travelling land and space. Though a lot of these traits are probably common in MMORPGs I think that if they expect players to pay $50 to buy in and $15 a month then the designers need to put more effort into their games.… Expand
  94. EnderW.
    Feb 20, 2005
    6
    I honestly don't get it. This one does not deserve the tag of RPG. Want to powergame, sure go ahead, but it wont last very long. Want to roleplay, go somewhere else. Where is the devirsity? Where is the options? Roleplaying is not only leveling your character, it is living it. Sure the world looks magnificent, but come on, everybody living in it look alike.
  95. JimT.
    Feb 18, 2005
    10
    It's quite good.
  96. KeananM.
    Jan 29, 2005
    10
    This Game not only has magnificent graphics but the game play is insane u have lots of charactor classes to chose from and u can level in solo games just as fast as in online multiplayer gameplay! I think every computer gamer sould have this game in there collection! the only bad part about this game is the anual monthly fee of 30$ per month!
  97. MarkH.
    Jan 26, 2005
    8
    I would have given a ten except that I feel the game magic is too short time length and way to limited. The monsters do the "old" sneak up on you from behind all the time while you are fighting the first. The graveyards are always furthest from the gang up on you die all the time areas where you level up at. I dislike how it looks like the game is going to go all desert, wastelands, and I would have given a ten except that I feel the game magic is too short time length and way to limited. The monsters do the "old" sneak up on you from behind all the time while you are fighting the first. The graveyards are always furthest from the gang up on you die all the time areas where you level up at. I dislike how it looks like the game is going to go all desert, wastelands, and sewers like the "old" everquest. I would like to see a bit more dungeons that are a lot less twisty turny get you lost with twelve different levels on weird slopes. The graphics look good and I like the simple quest structure.… Expand
  98. SteveD.
    Jan 19, 2005
    10
    Stunningly addictive. Savor the last free time you'll have for a while.
  99. Wiktor
    Jan 13, 2005
    10
    This game is the best in history of computer RPG. Blizzard will earn lots of gold:)
  100. JohnnyV.
    Jan 4, 2005
    10
    It's really plain and simple .... for someone who has grown up surrounded by hundreds and hundreds of different games over the years .... I've come to one conclusion. This is the best game of any type that I have ever had the privilege of playing. I won't bore on with why this is so .... just do yourself a favour, and give it a try. WoW is obviously a labour of love that It's really plain and simple .... for someone who has grown up surrounded by hundreds and hundreds of different games over the years .... I've come to one conclusion. This is the best game of any type that I have ever had the privilege of playing. I won't bore on with why this is so .... just do yourself a favour, and give it a try. WoW is obviously a labour of love that has finally come into fruition for Blizzard, and it is well deserving of all of the praise from reviewers .... well done Blizzard!!! ....… Expand
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Awards & Rankings

3
#3 Best PC Game of 2004
3
#3 Most Discussed PC Game of 2004
2
#2 Most Shared PC Game of 2004

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Metascore
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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