World of Warcraft

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  1. 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
  2. BobB.
    May 29, 2007
    5
    This game lacks any in-depthness at all...if you enjoy easy mode, then Play WoW.
  3. 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
  4. JakeC.
    Jun 28, 2007
    1
    Far inferior to DDO, boring and repetitive, uninspired and uncustomizable character design, lots of annoying children playing alongside.
  5. 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
  6. AlexS
    Aug 17, 2007
    0
    This game fails it in every way possible. From it's Nintendo 64 graphics to it's simplistic and dull GUI interface, World of Warcraft deals a critical hit to the series. You are required to pay for each month you waste away your life, the gamepla is flat out repeditive, and there is just no fun factor in it. The people who play it scare me the most. I saw someone who does to my This game fails it in every way possible. From it's Nintendo 64 graphics to it's simplistic and dull GUI interface, World of Warcraft deals a critical hit to the series. You are required to pay for each month you waste away your life, the gamepla is flat out repeditive, and there is just no fun factor in it. The people who play it scare me the most. I saw someone who does to my school constantly talking about the game. This is what happens when you get hooked to it like the game is your girlfriend. Speaking of girlfriends, this is a real statistic: 75 percent of all people who play WoW non stop lose their girlfriends. No joke. The other 25% I don't even want to think about. Plain and simple, the game is terrible, don't waste your money, life, and lucky lady.… Expand
  7. AnonymousMC
    Sep 12, 2007
    6
    As much as it is thrilling and fun at starting levels (where majority of reviewers will stay) it's so boring and repetitive at top level, where it tries to keep players busy (and paying) with the same content again and again and again... Even in expansion a lot of ideas, monsters and items is reused.
    The PvP element cant really stand on its own, because the classes are not balanced    As much as it is thrilling and fun at starting levels (where majority of reviewers will stay) it's so boring and repetitive at top level, where it tries to keep players busy (and paying) with the same content again and again and again... Even in expansion a lot of ideas, monsters and items is reused.
    The PvP element cant really stand on its own, because the classes are not balanced well and raiding players will get advantages with PvE gear.    … Expand
  8. PaulG.
    Sep 7, 2007
    2
    This game will destroy your life. 15 dollars a month to click on monsters? The combat is about as deep as a puddle. Avoid.
  9. jaeq
    Nov 1, 2008
    9
    Ricardo has it perfectly right... this game is the best game so far in the world, do I play it right now? no. But I've playe dit on and off since release and no game has ever had that real joy feeling that last for several months at a time.. the fact of the matter is, its an mmorpg (genre with most potential), it has a great backstory and storyline due to its predecessors and its Ricardo has it perfectly right... this game is the best game so far in the world, do I play it right now? no. But I've playe dit on and off since release and no game has ever had that real joy feeling that last for several months at a time.. the fact of the matter is, its an mmorpg (genre with most potential), it has a great backstory and storyline due to its predecessors and its combat, though as an fps gamer i look down on it, is much more engaging than any rpg that came out the same time. The story immersion and reward system is absolute crack for the brain, getting new spells every other level, getting items and gold for every quest.. the story immerison is so great due to the whole warcraft storyline and also the variety of environments.. it also takes a lot of literary aspects from famous stories into it making t even more interesting.. for example the Kurzen Mystery questline, is clearly based off the Heart of Darkness and its inspired movie Apocalypse Now.. Just a great game and I wouldn't be surprised if I started playing again for my 4th or so time when the next expansion is released.… Expand
  10. AnonymousMC
    Jan 12, 2008
    2
    I will give this game a 2 because when I first played it I was in awe of the vastness of the game. But as I leveled up I began to realize how repetitive it was. I began to grow bored of it and eventually canceled my account. Wow was fun but the monthly fee takes my vote from a 7 to a 1. I now play guild wars which is a much more satisfying game. because of the no monthly fee you canI will give this game a 2 because when I first played it I was in awe of the vastness of the game. But as I leveled up I began to realize how repetitive it was. I began to grow bored of it and eventually canceled my account. Wow was fun but the monthly fee takes my vote from a 7 to a 1. I now play guild wars which is a much more satisfying game. because of the no monthly fee you can play it whenever you want with ought feeling like your wasting your money when you're not. I hope many wow players will switch to guild wars and support it for guild wars 2 which should be amazing.… Expand
  11. AnonymousMC
    Jan 1, 2008
    0
    this game... well...i hate it everything about it...its taking over real peoples lives and replacing them with online lives.....come on this game is actually going to kill someone one day......like you can actually get married on it??? get real.. to be fair, i dont care what anyone says.... praticaly the worst game ever. you have to pay to play online??? im sorry its just really utterthis game... well...i hate it everything about it...its taking over real peoples lives and replacing them with online lives.....come on this game is actually going to kill someone one day......like you can actually get married on it??? get real.. to be fair, i dont care what anyone says.... praticaly the worst game ever. you have to pay to play online??? im sorry its just really utter garbage. support me people hate this game with me. that is all… Expand
  12. SainL
    Nov 28, 2008
    2
    Interesting how people who love the game really can't say why the love the game, only that lots of people do in fact love it. It's redundant, repetitive (hehe), and nothing that isn't every other MMORPG except for anyone can play it. It's simplistic lacking strategy or skill, those who play will find themselves mistaking their characters effectiveness at "pwning" as Interesting how people who love the game really can't say why the love the game, only that lots of people do in fact love it. It's redundant, repetitive (hehe), and nothing that isn't every other MMORPG except for anyone can play it. It's simplistic lacking strategy or skill, those who play will find themselves mistaking their characters effectiveness at "pwning" as reaffirmation of their own abilities, unfortunately this is a fallacy. I agree with G W in that people who are addicted are forced into saying they love it because otherwise dissonance would settle due to the conflicting ideas of "this is a bad game" and "I play this game". On the other hand we all have our terrible guilty pleasure of a game (mine is Samurai Warriors) that we love accepting that the game is severely lacking in challenge. Plus, some people need to be validated as human beings and the reaffirmation that they can succeed merely by investing an amount of time sufficient to level up is needed for maintaining their self esteem (no offense to said people). In summary, the game fills or creates a compulsive niche in many peoples psychology such that the true quality of the game becomes obscured and insignificant in comparison to attaining one more fix... one more level. I consider this less a game and more a money grab that abusing a dependence.… Expand
  13. WillS.
    Jan 13, 2008
    3
    I couldnt get addicted. Wasnt too inspiring, the contols are wierded out, the graphics arent great and by all means if you are playing Final Fantasy XI just stick to it, because this game offers nothing jaw dropping. Im nice enough to give it a 3. Sorry Blizzard but this is your worst game yet.
  14. AlexS.
    Jan 14, 2008
    2
    Graphics: 2 (lame graphics, seriously) Gameplay: 2 (very boring and repetitive, no skill) Installation: 1 (download updates? 800mb?) Storyline: 1 (there basically isnt one) Variation: 2 (a few types of missions, for 70 levels) Detail: 10 (so many weapons,armour,vendors,places to go etc.) Overall: 4 (Worth seeing, but its a game for those with little talent who like to play mindlessly with Graphics: 2 (lame graphics, seriously) Gameplay: 2 (very boring and repetitive, no skill) Installation: 1 (download updates? 800mb?) Storyline: 1 (there basically isnt one) Variation: 2 (a few types of missions, for 70 levels) Detail: 10 (so many weapons,armour,vendors,places to go etc.) Overall: 4 (Worth seeing, but its a game for those with little talent who like to play mindlessly with the ability to look really good. Good depth but little gameplay value)… Expand
  15. AnonymousMC
    Feb 19, 2008
    9
    I can't believe how dumb people here are. It's a bloody MMORPG, and I'm sure none of you can find an MMORPG with so intense combat system and with such a huge world. Sure the graphics are mediocre, but do consider this: There are 10 million people playing it, most of them with not-so-good computers. How can they possible make it better quality? It'd lag out 90% ofI can't believe how dumb people here are. It's a bloody MMORPG, and I'm sure none of you can find an MMORPG with so intense combat system and with such a huge world. Sure the graphics are mediocre, but do consider this: There are 10 million people playing it, most of them with not-so-good computers. How can they possible make it better quality? It'd lag out 90% of players.

    And the gameplay; people who say "it's nothing but running in circles and clicking on monsters". Wrong. This is basically what you CHOOSE to do, but I tell you, quests are anough to level you up easily, plus they're entertaining (Atleast more entertaining than grinding. Ironically though, Runescape, probably the most hated MMORPG out there, has the best quests out of all MMO's i've ever played, but they're not as rewarding. Way more entertaining, however.). And if we really do choose the grinding option, it DEFINITELY is not "click a monster and wait it for to die". WoW has so much special abilities to use, and if you even try to kill some monster the same level as you without using abilities, you'd fall down dead before you even notice. And at higher levels, when raids come in, it really does become interesting.

    I'm not too much into MMORPG, but out of all MMO's this is the best one yet. I give it a 9/10.    … Expand
  16. ErikG.
    Feb 9, 2008
    9
    I have to give this game a nine, even though I quit, and don't really wish to go back. (Though, sometimes I think about it). The game is absolutely addicting. If you have any sort of interest in this sort of game, or even if you don't, it's likely that it'll wrench you into it's world and make you a regular. I know it's the cool thing to hate on WoW, and I I have to give this game a nine, even though I quit, and don't really wish to go back. (Though, sometimes I think about it). The game is absolutely addicting. If you have any sort of interest in this sort of game, or even if you don't, it's likely that it'll wrench you into it's world and make you a regular. I know it's the cool thing to hate on WoW, and I know I've done it before, but it's a groundbreaking game. It is the best MMO to date, without a doubt, is clearly the most successful, and offers the most substance. The game feels solid, and it feels like you're in it. I rarely get addicted to MMOs on a large scale, because I feel too detached from the game itself, and they all feel a bit shallow. However, WoW managed to pull me in, and keep me playing for a little over two and a half years. The graphics, while very dated now, are still colorful, and full of personality. There's just something about Blizzard's art and atmosphere that manages to draw me, and make me disappointed with every other game of its type, a lot because of this. I won't say it does everything right, but it offers so much that it's really hard to be disappointed. There's something for everyone, and it's a very good game in its respect. I suppose I'm disappointed with Blizzard for some of the choices they've made, and how they seem to have become more focused on money, rather than their player-base, but I will continue to support Blizzard, and WoW, despite.… Expand
  17. CoreyU.
    May 21, 2008
    0
    Utter boredom. Kill x monsters for no reason. Yay i get exp for a grindfest to 70 where i get equipment for no reason. Oh and i forgot, what happened to world pvp?
  18. JoeS.
    May 22, 2008
    8
    A fun game, but not a great game. Its horribly repetitive, but for some reason horribly addictive. Whether you love this game or hate it, you will end up spending a week's worth of time exploring it. The world is massive, the spell effects are somewhat pleasing, but the interaction with real players at any moment is what makes this game shine.
  19. ZechH.
    May 29, 2008
    2
    Probably one of the worst MMO's I have ever played. The whole boring journey to get to 70 is the same thing over and over with overused models and skinned items (usually just a difference in color). The quests are dull even at 70 with going out and killing a certain amount of monsters then coming back. Although some of the last quests are quite fun but there are only 2-3 of them that Probably one of the worst MMO's I have ever played. The whole boring journey to get to 70 is the same thing over and over with overused models and skinned items (usually just a difference in color). The quests are dull even at 70 with going out and killing a certain amount of monsters then coming back. Although some of the last quests are quite fun but there are only 2-3 of them that actually are. The only time I had excitement was when I hit 70, which only lasted about 5 minutes. To level you must grind, do horrible quests that will want to make you kill yourself, or instances with either 10 year olds (Alliance) or people that need to get jobs and move out of their parent's houses (Horde). Upon getting to 70 you waste your life doing either raiding or PvP. Raiding first of all is fun the first time but then gets repetitive by the 10th time you do it. PvP requires you to wait 10 minutes to get in a battle ground and just end up losing or Arena which is fun but can be very frustrating and annoying. Getting one piece of gear usually takes a whole 1-2 days of sitting in front of a computer. The point of doing these is to get better gear to do better in PvP or raiding. But the only point to PvP or Raid is to get better gear... Didn't make much sense to me. This gear is fun at first but then you realize you wasted your time when you find out the next expansion is coming out and it will be worthless. If that isn't bad enough you must get 10 more levels with the same quests and poorly skinned models as before. People say omg it's the best game ever!11! but that's just because they don't want to admit they wasted their life and lost everything they had before. Don't waste your time or money, which you must give up a lot of for this game.… Expand
  20. TJW.
    Jun 22, 2008
    9
    Ok after reading every single bad review about this game I figured I might as well post my thoughts on all of them. I see where your complaints are, yes, but most of them are just simply because you guys don't know how to play the game correctly. WoW is the most impressive, polished MMO out there. I have been an MMO addict for a while, but never found an MMO that really got my Ok after reading every single bad review about this game I figured I might as well post my thoughts on all of them. I see where your complaints are, yes, but most of them are just simply because you guys don't know how to play the game correctly. WoW is the most impressive, polished MMO out there. I have been an MMO addict for a while, but never found an MMO that really got my interest. Graphics wise the game actually has the best graphics of virtually any MMO. Why? The textures are crisp and the best thing is that this MMO runs on every system! My friend that has a 5 year old cheap budget laptop can run this game fine. That's one of the major reasons WoW has sold so much. Many other MMOs that I have tried to play run like sh*t even with my powerful desktops. On my current computer, I get a solid 60 FPS all the time. The gameplay is really not that repetitive. It is repetitive if you grind to 60/70. If you wrote a review here and gave it a bad score and said that the game was repetitive, then you were grinding. Grinding is not how they intended you to play the game. The game is meant to be played with doing the many quests that they put into the game. Yes the quests make you grind, but you get rewarded for them in the end. If you level correctly (solo), then you should be questing 97% of the time, the other 3% is in an instance or something. Or you also have the option to level with friends. Blizzard has given us tons of instances to 70. After you quest to about 20, you can instance all the way to 70. Just get a bunch of your friends to play with you. If you play this game right, you should be able to hit 70 within a month of making your character. Now people complaining about the cost of WoW... I don't see how you can claim this expensive, WoW is the same cost of every other MMO except for free MMOs, which don't have the "polish" as a paid one, and the rare MMOs like Guild Wars which don't require a monthly subscription. I have played Guild Wars (before I started playing WoW) and had fun leveling to 20, but it didn't have the same fun that WoW has always had for me. Once you finally level to 70 the world opens up for you. You can finally start the end game content and there is A LOT of end game things to do. First thing to do is to find an end game raiding guild. There are tons of them out there recruiting members so just ask politely on trade if you can join one. Once you get into a guild you can start raiding Karazhan, which is a massive instance and can be challenging for some guilds and people and will keep you coming back to see if you can clear it faster and more efficiently. Once your guild has become big enough you can start doing the 25 man content, which is fun too. Another thing you can start doing at 70 is PvPing. World PvP is lacking, yes, but you can get a lot of good things from Battlegrounds. The Battlegrounds are all fun and each one is different in what the goal of it is. It ranges from capture the flag, to control the bases, to capture the flag and control the bases. If big end game PvP isn't your style, you can do smaller 2v2, 3v3, 5v5 matches in the Arena System. The Arena requires you to play much more skillfully and find a good partner and actually really work out tactics. You need a plan and you need to know you class. All these things support to an end game that almost never gets boring. For all of you that say that WoW will make you lose all your friends, I don't know what you mean by that. One of my real life friends got me into WoW and I got another real life friend into WoW so I've got a wealth of friends that play with me. All of my friends are addicted to this game so clearly it didn't steal my friends from me! And just because you are addicted to this game doesn't mean you can't play another game. If you are getting a little bored, then go play some TF2. Play TF2 for a week or so then go back to WoW. That's what I do if I find myself not able to get into the end game content that week. This game requires skill to play, most people think that you can just glide by using auto-attack, but that it just not true. In PvP, as I said, you are fighting a real living human and you really need to work out tactics. Every class can beat every one else, it just depends on if you are good at your class. In PvE, the bosses require you to coordinate your attacks together and can get really challenging until you master it and get the routine down. So in the end, WoW is the best MMO out on the market currently. Yes, there are other good MMOs out there worth playing but none have the polish that Blizzard has put into this fine game. I'm not the type of person to say that a game is "perfect", no game really deserves a perfect score because no game is perfect. WoW comes really close to being perfect though, I've never experienced a bug that made my want to quit the game right then and there, as I have in every other MMO. Anyway this game gets a 9/10, anyone giving this game a 0 has not leveled to 70, and grinded to 35 without doing an instance or finding any friends to quest with.… Expand
  21. JordanI.
    Jul 20, 2008
    9
    I absolutely love this game. for the people who complain about "bad graphics" or lag problems, get better hardware. Your computer needs to be GOOD to run this at an enjoyable rate. Now, the reason I give this a 9, even though i love it, is because giving it a 10 would basically say "This game is perfect, has no flaws, graphics are perfect, and this game could not be better if it was I absolutely love this game. for the people who complain about "bad graphics" or lag problems, get better hardware. Your computer needs to be GOOD to run this at an enjoyable rate. Now, the reason I give this a 9, even though i love it, is because giving it a 10 would basically say "This game is perfect, has no flaws, graphics are perfect, and this game could not be better if it was motion sensitive.". Because, people, NOBODY makes perfect games. ABSOLUTELY no game company is flawless. This game does have it's flaws, but The gameplay makes up for those MINOR flaws. P.S.: For people who say this game is the worst ever, try playing E.T. the Game, for the original NES.… Expand
  22. AaronP.
    Aug 6, 2008
    2
    Ya the game looks good but really you pay about 50.00$ for the game then get all exited and find out you still have to pay 15.00$ a month what crap.
  23. DomP.
    Sep 24, 2008
    5
    I can't explain this game. I'm not having fun , running around aimlessly, killing a certain numerical amount of foes to receive a dumb reward, but yet I keep doing it. This game is cocaine.
  24. GW
    Sep 6, 2008
    0
    This game is the definition of fail. People like it for the addiction they have for it. Say there is an awful game like this one; you play it all day and play no other games. If you were that person you would say it is amazing but honestly if they ever picked up another game they would play 50% less or more. I am a big fan of Blizzard and have loved all their games, but this game in This game is the definition of fail. People like it for the addiction they have for it. Say there is an awful game like this one; you play it all day and play no other games. If you were that person you would say it is amazing but honestly if they ever picked up another game they would play 50% less or more. I am a big fan of Blizzard and have loved all their games, but this game in particular is awful.… Expand
  25. PeterF
    Nov 28, 2009
    0
    This game IS addictive, because you'll want to look good (epic gear), and the only way to obtain it is to play several hours a day every day of the week, as simple as that. The quests and raids are repetitive, and the PvP is unbalanced, the only A+ thing is the environment. I played this game for a year and a half and quit playing 4 months ago and my social life's still hurting. This game IS addictive, because you'll want to look good (epic gear), and the only way to obtain it is to play several hours a day every day of the week, as simple as that. The quests and raids are repetitive, and the PvP is unbalanced, the only A+ thing is the environment. I played this game for a year and a half and quit playing 4 months ago and my social life's still hurting. Do yourself a favor, don't play this game.… Expand
  26. KostasI.
    Dec 20, 2009
    3
    A game such as this is made or broken by its community and in this respect WoW suffers greatly. Mind you its not the players fault since they are "welcomed" in the games habitat. Such players in the old (and good) days of WoW were cast out, never really being able to fit in for a multitude of reasons. Today the game is designed to be played by 8 year olds and this is what you will mostly A game such as this is made or broken by its community and in this respect WoW suffers greatly. Mind you its not the players fault since they are "welcomed" in the games habitat. Such players in the old (and good) days of WoW were cast out, never really being able to fit in for a multitude of reasons. Today the game is designed to be played by 8 year olds and this is what you will mostly find in your "adventures" in the game. Unfortunately the days of vanilla WoW and mid-TBC are over and things show that its not coming back. Have fun now spending half your "gaming" hours displaying achievements to morons and idiots who want some proof that you are a "good" player... Just steer well clear if you are a serious and thoughtful player.… Expand
  27. BryanM
    Oct 29, 2009
    9
    World of Warcraft has quite a few highpoints, but it also has a few lows. So i give this game a 9-10 it follows the games storylin quite well aswell as going back to its roots such as Thrall's capture right to the Culling and the Battle for Mount Hyjal
  28. VireD
    Jan 4, 2009
    0
    As a longtime MMO gamer, I approached this game expecting something unique, given it's popularity. I will admit that at first, it was interesting. I played it for 2 months or so. By that time I had realized however, that WoW really doesn't offer anything new. It is basically... just another MMO. The question is, why is it so popular? The answer comes in two parts; firstly, there As a longtime MMO gamer, I approached this game expecting something unique, given it's popularity. I will admit that at first, it was interesting. I played it for 2 months or so. By that time I had realized however, that WoW really doesn't offer anything new. It is basically... just another MMO. The question is, why is it so popular? The answer comes in two parts; firstly, there is advertising. Lots and lots of it. We've all seen the adds, and so it's pretty well known. This part is encouraged (via word of mouth) by the second part - Addiction - Blizzard are experts at making addictive games. Look at Diablo 2 and Starcraft. They are both old, outdated games and yet both still have huge amounts of players. You could say this is because they are good games, and that is true to an extent. But it's mostly in the way they are designed. They give you a false sense of achievement that keeps you coming back for more. WoW is FULL of this. To an extent, every mmorpg is, but WoW especially. Ultimately, the PVP is poor, the world and characters look like a cartoon and frankly, the quests are downright boring and disjointed most of the time. This game is crap, crap laced with the most addictive drug in the world. If i was being honest, I would give this game a 5. However I'm going to give it a 0 just so my vote counts more - this game doesn't deserve to be on, or anywhere near, the top games list.… Expand
  29. joshT
    Apr 27, 2009
    0
    I played this game for three years and started when burning crusade came out and about 3 months after wrath of the lich king came out. This game would have destroyed my life if i didn't quit it. This Game Is Not For Casuals. period. If you are the person that wants to play 1 or 2 hours a day, this game is NOT for you. If you don't play 8 hours a day, you are termed a "noob" or a I played this game for three years and started when burning crusade came out and about 3 months after wrath of the lich king came out. This game would have destroyed my life if i didn't quit it. This Game Is Not For Casuals. period. If you are the person that wants to play 1 or 2 hours a day, this game is NOT for you. If you don't play 8 hours a day, you are termed a "noob" or a "scrub" or others will think that you are some underaged kid that is playing off of his/her parant's permission. If you don't play enough, you will run about with horrible gear and people will 2 shot and laugh at you in pvp. I did everything there was to do in the game for burning crusade. It takes Too much time to get anywhere in the game. Don't be another victim of blizzard!… Expand
  30. PlayerIam
    Apr 5, 2009
    3
    Great game. However, I have been playing this game for a few years and when Blizzard adds more levels and more quests, and more things to do and places to go, and on and on, it is getting to be too much and for me the game was getting to be too much new stuff but not enough fixing up the bugs, or touching up the old quests, or areas, or tweaking up what was already in the game. Why add Great game. However, I have been playing this game for a few years and when Blizzard adds more levels and more quests, and more things to do and places to go, and on and on, it is getting to be too much and for me the game was getting to be too much new stuff but not enough fixing up the bugs, or touching up the old quests, or areas, or tweaking up what was already in the game. Why add more stuff when they could have fixed up some old things? So many things they could have done to just make the game better with 'touchups' instead of adding more stuff! Got to be too much, and not worth it!… 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

Critic Reviews

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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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