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
  31. AnonymousMC
    Jun 21, 2009
    2
    WoW is a game lacking in innovation. The only real reason it has survived is because it originates from a great RTS series, whose story line it killed. It's graphics are also a tragedy of modern gaming. The only value of the game is if you are playing on a private server, at least then you don't have to pay the subscription fees. Not to mention the fact that the only way toWoW is a game lacking in innovation. The only real reason it has survived is because it originates from a great RTS series, whose story line it killed. It's graphics are also a tragedy of modern gaming. The only value of the game is if you are playing on a private server, at least then you don't have to pay the subscription fees. Not to mention the fact that the only way to really get far is to become over absorbed, make it your life, and grind like crazy. If your looking for a good entry level RPG look at Guild Wars. Its cheaper, skill based, and there are no subscription fees. The least they could have done was at least preserve the good story line that made the real Warcraft games such classics.… Expand
  32. AnonymousMC
    Aug 22, 2009
    1
    Blizzard makes good games...
    by which i meant Blizzard North.
    I've Played WoW for a few months and it isnt very enjoable. 1. Grinding to lvl 60-70-80 is TORTURE!! I can't bear by Warlock and his pet (Even the succubus wont distract me any more) Killing more freakin undead in Plaguelands... 2. YOU ARE SHIT UNLESS YOU SPEND YOUR ENTIRE LIFE IN INSTANCES THAT TAKE HOURS A RUN.    Blizzard makes good games...
    by which i meant Blizzard North.
    I've Played WoW for a few months and it isnt very enjoable.
    1. Grinding to lvl 60-70-80 is TORTURE!! I can't bear by Warlock and his pet (Even the succubus wont distract me any more) Killing more freakin undead in Plaguelands...
    2. YOU ARE SHIT UNLESS YOU SPEND YOUR ENTIRE LIFE IN INSTANCES THAT TAKE HOURS A RUN. GOOD ITEMS ARE NOT TRADEBAL SO YOU CAN SAY GOODBYE TO YOUR REAL LIFE - ITS A TRADE OFF, LITTLE GLOWING SWORDS FOR YOUR CHARACTER IN EXCHANGE FOR YOUR SOCIAL LIFE
    3. Bad design - In the Stranglethorn challenge thingy - i somehow was climbing cliffs and fell into the end... and got raped by the boss.
    4. 20 bucks is too much
    5. 1 point for the stripper blood elves dancing in the Auction houses    … Expand
  33. HåkonH
    Sep 26, 2009
    1
    Badest MMO ever made, it was good from 2004-2007 , now the graps are outdated and the game is no longer the "ultimate" quest game, only grinding.
  34. MelvinK.
    Dec 6, 2004
    6
    Hmmm.. rather quite disappointed. I feel the game is being released too early, hence i have no doubt huge patches are going to be released real soon. I feel the lighting could use a lot more dynamics, and the game should offer higher graphical settings for higher end systems, because currently even with everything set towards best graphics, i gotta say blizzard is really underperformingHmmm.. rather quite disappointed. I feel the game is being released too early, hence i have no doubt huge patches are going to be released real soon. I feel the lighting could use a lot more dynamics, and the game should offer higher graphical settings for higher end systems, because currently even with everything set towards best graphics, i gotta say blizzard is really underperforming here. the world designs are good though, but it could be improved a lot without pasting textures flat onto 3d forms. also, for the first time in blizzard history, the game play is nothing unique or special, but very typical mmorpg, and this is something that really made me feel remorseful for buying the collector's edition. hmmm.. ambience sounds are quite average in quality, the in-game voices and sound effects sounds like compressed sounds for some reason on my audigy2 and klipsh 6.1 system. but i think this is something wc fans would like, to be on a unit level than be a hand pointer cursor. lol... have fun guys, i don't think i'll be paying for another month though. =p oh and yes, there are lots of big trees everywhere!… Expand
  35. 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
  36. 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!
  37. 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
  38. 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.
  39. 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
  40. 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
  41. 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
  42. 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.
  43. DylanP.
    Nov 8, 2007
    0
    Totally overrated. Blizzard is one of my favourite companies, however this monstrosity of an MMO will leave you disappointed dispite all the hype. At first glance, you will be in awe of the vast and creative world set before you. The huge world that requires very little loading between zones presents to you a huge task of WALKING everywhere until you hit level 40. At first you will hit Totally overrated. Blizzard is one of my favourite companies, however this monstrosity of an MMO will leave you disappointed dispite all the hype. At first glance, you will be in awe of the vast and creative world set before you. The huge world that requires very little loading between zones presents to you a huge task of WALKING everywhere until you hit level 40. At first you will hit level 5 and go this is great, and then you will hit level 10 and will soon realize that you are running in circles. This repetitive gameplay will annoy and frustrate you and you will soon discover that its like this the whole game all the way up until you hit level 60. And the expansion, they follow the same format, AWE and then disgust/boredom up until level 70. Anyone who says this game deserves a 10 has absolutely no idea what they are talking about, or has chosen this game to be their first MMORPG.… Expand
  44. NickG.
    Dec 1, 2007
    1
    Give me the hate mail, i played this game a few times but i did play eq2 first, thats probably what murdered it. The game is great till you hit level 10 where your practically running in circles killing things till level 60....it takes forever to get places because you have to wait till 40 for a mount, and the visuals are cartoony and childish. The game is overhyped because WC3 was the Give me the hate mail, i played this game a few times but i did play eq2 first, thats probably what murdered it. The game is great till you hit level 10 where your practically running in circles killing things till level 60....it takes forever to get places because you have to wait till 40 for a mount, and the visuals are cartoony and childish. The game is overhyped because WC3 was the bomb an RPG based upon the story sounded great, i was totally let down. Not enough detail in character creation, to little races and class's, sooo many people look the same. This game is a waste of money and time...if you've hit level cap, i'm sure you dont have much of an outside life. It looks as if all the people who rated 8-10 probably played runescape or WoW as their first mmorpg.… Expand
  45. PhilipBS
    Dec 15, 2007
    4
    Overrated. The graphics are not very good, it fells a bit unserious and way to cartoonish. The sounds and music is decent, but there is nothing really special or cool about it, medicore. But the worst about this game is the gameplay. The quests are extremely repeative and dull, it fells like they just putted them into some random generator and then something popped out. Most of them are Overrated. The graphics are not very good, it fells a bit unserious and way to cartoonish. The sounds and music is decent, but there is nothing really special or cool about it, medicore. But the worst about this game is the gameplay. The quests are extremely repeative and dull, it fells like they just putted them into some random generator and then something popped out. Most of them are pretty much : Go kill X of that and get Y of that. Get the treasure in the cave Explore the X place Escort the X person And it's just on and on and on, it's so incredibly repeative and boring, i cannot belive that alot of people are addicted to this, there is absolutely nothing in it, at all. A very medicore game, nothing really stunishing about it, just flat medicore. Fine for new people for a little while, but not good enough in the length.… Expand
  46. Zenjamin
    Dec 26, 2007
    3
    "This isnt a game, Its a drug" i half agree with this statment, this is either a drug or a social medium. the excuses you tell yourself are either. "just one more run and I can get that epic purple" or "what would my online friends do without me to tank" but eventually you realize you are just wasting time and money for a 15$ a month excuse.
  47. 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.
  48. BradB.
    Jul 23, 2007
    0
    Blizzard should stick to what it knows best, RTSs and Pointless Hack and Slash games. This has to be one of the biggest jokes of an MMORPG on the market. There is no learning curve at all to keep hords of idiotic players from joining and using up server bandwidth. The interface is equivalant to one of a FPS, point and click GUI that is so simplistic a 3yr old can play this game with its Blizzard should stick to what it knows best, RTSs and Pointless Hack and Slash games. This has to be one of the biggest jokes of an MMORPG on the market. There is no learning curve at all to keep hords of idiotic players from joining and using up server bandwidth. The interface is equivalant to one of a FPS, point and click GUI that is so simplistic a 3yr old can play this game with its adult violence and situations. Only source of community is blinding number of raids to get items to compete for the title of PENULTIMATE DORK. Graphics are interesting but the color scheme is far too bright. Its a terrible title.… Expand
  49. NickB.
    Jul 24, 2007
    8
    I've been playing since February 2005, and only recently have quit for the good and final time....the fact that the game mysteriously started bugging out on my system and then failed to reinstall after following Blizzard's tech support didn't help, but I decided that was a sign I needed to move on to other things. Needless to say, this is a fine game, well worth getting a I've been playing since February 2005, and only recently have quit for the good and final time....the fact that the game mysteriously started bugging out on my system and then failed to reinstall after following Blizzard's tech support didn't help, but I decided that was a sign I needed to move on to other things. Needless to say, this is a fine game, well worth getting a character to level 70 if you like MMOs, but the end game is only for the hardcore, people who choose playing WoW over bathing, feeding the kids, and taking out the trash...you know what I mean, the OCD/addicts out there. But if you are NOT one of those and you are content with the satisfaction of hitting level 70 and calling it good, then this game is great.… Expand
  50. ChrisS.
    Aug 21, 2007
    9
    Yes the graphics could be better, but after reading some of the reviews i wonder if they are true gamers? The ammount of skill involved in playing this game on RAIDs is insane. you have to get 25 to 40 people to listen and work together. Most of the lag issues are because of low end graphics and computers systems. If you machine says HP, Compaq, Dell, Gateway, or Sony please throw it Yes the graphics could be better, but after reading some of the reviews i wonder if they are true gamers? The ammount of skill involved in playing this game on RAIDs is insane. you have to get 25 to 40 people to listen and work together. Most of the lag issues are because of low end graphics and computers systems. If you machine says HP, Compaq, Dell, Gateway, or Sony please throw it away. A true gamer builds his machine with the best not the OEM Junk those companies use. I have had no problems with the game no dc's in 2 1/2 years and i read all sorts of issues. My friend had Issues also until he built a custom machine and no issues from the that point forward. Please make sure your not trying to play a game on max settings when you machine cant do it then you will see the true power of the game.… Expand
  51. Chester
    Sep 12, 2007
    4
    This game gets about a 9 right up until you hit max level. At that point, everything becomes repeated runs of dungeons you've already been to, helping lowbies, showing up for raids like it's a second job, and guild drama. Even in the ultimate dungeon, the Black Temple, you fight monsters that are just slightly different colored versions of the same things you were fighting at This game gets about a 9 right up until you hit max level. At that point, everything becomes repeated runs of dungeons you've already been to, helping lowbies, showing up for raids like it's a second job, and guild drama. Even in the ultimate dungeon, the Black Temple, you fight monsters that are just slightly different colored versions of the same things you were fighting at level 5 (NOT exaggerating; see for yourself).… Expand
  52. SR
    Nov 17, 2008
    3
    This game is terrible. 3 is the highest score I am even going to give it, and i'm being nice. I played is for about 3 weeks, it was a waste of money and time. I mean $20 a month just to play a game? If you wan't to play a game with millions of people playing at the same time, play Guild Wars or Age of Conan, at least you don't have to pay monthly. The only reason people This game is terrible. 3 is the highest score I am even going to give it, and i'm being nice. I played is for about 3 weeks, it was a waste of money and time. I mean $20 a month just to play a game? If you wan't to play a game with millions of people playing at the same time, play Guild Wars or Age of Conan, at least you don't have to pay monthly. The only reason people give it a high score is because they are addicted to it, take Half Lif:2 or Bioshock, they don't even have a multiplayer, yet they still get the highest Metascore rating ever. To all the people that play WoW. Take a walk outside.… Expand
  53. AnonymousMC
    Jan 16, 2008
    8
    great for just anyvalue, bad if ur a graphic guy. But just killin' stuff w/ friends & PvP is just-great. It's not a perfect game -- but its a must try.
    P.S.--people who complain about $15 a month - - BIG retards. If you check out payment options, you can get it for $72 dollas a year, a cool
    $6 bucks a month,
    just $1 more than a runescape
    member account.
  54. B.
    Jan 23, 2008
    9
    Most people just don't get how to rate, you're rating the game not how many minutes or hours people spend on it, or how many lifeless losers play. But, the quality of the game. I have seen better graphics, but the ideas and quest dungeons and items make a great game.
  55. JohnM.
    Feb 11, 2008
    9
    This game is a true classic. How can 10 million people be wrong? I still log on every now and then, but I'm done with WoW for the most part til expansion time, but for a while, I was a serious addict.
  56. NickL.
    Feb 13, 2008
    9
    Best game i ever played, i got addicted but i ran out of money, bad graphics good gameplay, graphics aint all and this game is very well done. Always new updates always everything, Blizzard please, make world of starcraft!
  57. Jeff
    Feb 17, 2008
    7
    looks this is the type of game you're either going to: A: Love to the point of addiction B: Like it then get bored C: Hate It I'm a B. It's pretty fun, but the grind gets to be annoying. The Community on the Alliance side really is shit, so unless you have some buds to hook up with you're going to be soloing a lot. End game becomes repetitive. Like I said you'll looks this is the type of game you're either going to: A: Love to the point of addiction B: Like it then get bored C: Hate It I'm a B. It's pretty fun, but the grind gets to be annoying. The Community on the Alliance side really is shit, so unless you have some buds to hook up with you're going to be soloing a lot. End game becomes repetitive. Like I said you'll fall into a variation of the above categories.… Expand
  58. LasseA.
    Jun 18, 2008
    0
    I ask you: Where lies the fun in a game where the only objectives are: Kill X number of monster Z for random asshole Y? Also, the graphics are pathetic, the story is out of the window and it costs you money and time. A better way to waste your money and life would be to withdraw all of your money and then jump off a highway bridge. This game is utterly pathetic.
  59. KyleM.
    Jun 23, 2008
    3
    Little to almost no support from the Game masters "im sorry we cant do that" is most often their response and the constant under cutting of players who are good at the game. There are to many ways to get welfair gear. As well the world pvp since the games launch has been cut dramatically with the addition of guards who you are helpless to do little more then 1% of damage to. All in all Little to almost no support from the Game masters "im sorry we cant do that" is most often their response and the constant under cutting of players who are good at the game. There are to many ways to get welfair gear. As well the world pvp since the games launch has been cut dramatically with the addition of guards who you are helpless to do little more then 1% of damage to. All in all its not worth it the Epic grind fest to 70 soon to be 80 if you want to give it a try buy a level 70 account for 100 dollars. the 10 day(play time) grind fest will drive u mad. as well the addition of resilience has allowed players with no skill to make their way up the ranks clearly where they shouldn't be.… Expand
  60. JonathanL.
    Jul 12, 2008
    8
    Decided you are tired of real life? Want to spend hours upon hours in front of your computer and slowly become socially inept? This is the game for you. World of Warcraft is a shallow albeit addicting game set place in the Warcraft universe. The problem is, while lots of content is added to the game regularly, the game lacks purpose. Everything you do in the game is about getting gear and Decided you are tired of real life? Want to spend hours upon hours in front of your computer and slowly become socially inept? This is the game for you. World of Warcraft is a shallow albeit addicting game set place in the Warcraft universe. The problem is, while lots of content is added to the game regularly, the game lacks purpose. Everything you do in the game is about getting gear and weapons. World of Warcraft is a game to stray away from unless you are really unsatisfied with real life.… Expand
  61. CM
    Jul 24, 2008
    0
    This game sucks in every possible way. It's doing the same thing over and over, go out and kill something, go back claim pointless reward. It's like this for every single aspect of the game, PvP, Raiding, Leveling, Questing, all of it! It is also not based on any skill but time spent. E.g. if i was a very good player at this game but didn't play much, i wouldn't be This game sucks in every possible way. It's doing the same thing over and over, go out and kill something, go back claim pointless reward. It's like this for every single aspect of the game, PvP, Raiding, Leveling, Questing, all of it! It is also not based on any skill but time spent. E.g. if i was a very good player at this game but didn't play much, i wouldn't be able to beat someone the same level but was wearing better armor than me, purely because they spend their life on the game, no matter what their skill level. The graphics are very old and are the worst in this category of game. The whole MMORPG idea is just addictive yet boring, but if you feel you must play them, then at least play a half decent one! Guild Wars is much better than WoW, as it requires skill and you don't have to bore yourself grinding to level 70 to get into any of the good stuff. The graphics rape WoW's as well.… Expand
  62. JeffD
    Nov 22, 2009
    0
    Believe the red posts here: WoW is a drug, not a game. Like all drugs, some people get some enjoyment out of it, some don't. Some get addicted easily, some don't. But it is a drug, and every bit as dangerous as other drugs that have substantial addictive potential. If you are in any way compulsive or have addictive tendencies, please please do yourself a favor and stay away from Believe the red posts here: WoW is a drug, not a game. Like all drugs, some people get some enjoyment out of it, some don't. Some get addicted easily, some don't. But it is a drug, and every bit as dangerous as other drugs that have substantial addictive potential. If you are in any way compulsive or have addictive tendencies, please please do yourself a favor and stay away from this game: you may get lucky and escape getting addicted, but it's not worth the risk, and for my money it's not that much fun anyway.… Expand
  63. SeanQvens
    Nov 6, 2009
    2
    Although it does have some replay value, this game just sucks. MMORPGS aren't at all that great in my opinion, and WoW is quite an overated game situated in this category. If the harsh graphics, ear piercing sound, and mindless gameplay don't turn you off of this game, the community should. My advise, don't waste your time.
  64. MR
    Oct 24, 2009
    1
    I can only feel pity for anyone who has actually played world of warcraft. Game is designed to be an endless grind of your time, and not actually have substance or interest. Add that blizzard is a sellout since activision and you have a game designed to sink in way more money than you intend.
  65. BizmalBizmal
    May 11, 2009
    5
    World Of Warcraft does it's PvE like no other and in that area it's a great game. However it's PvP is some of the worst I've seen. The game-play makes sense but it's very casual, an every body wins kinda thing. They award you with nothing physical for the kill and since your enemies cannot talk to you they seem more like NPC's then players. They do award you World Of Warcraft does it's PvE like no other and in that area it's a great game. However it's PvP is some of the worst I've seen. The game-play makes sense but it's very casual, an every body wins kinda thing. They award you with nothing physical for the kill and since your enemies cannot talk to you they seem more like NPC's then players. They do award you with points for killing some players. But the PVP system includes to much PvE for my taste. Mosting mindless combat. You could be ranked 100 and still be better then the person ranked number one. Yet it will never show that. It's also based on items and not so much a skill game.… Expand
  66. AnonymousMC
    May 15, 2009
    5
    Decent entry level MMORPG. Very easy to control and get into. Unfortunately this game also comes with a lot of flaws.

    - Poor class balancing for PvP encounters and in many cases for PvE (though recently corrected with WotLK) - Lacking originality in design, concept, and game environment (most design, game mechanics and ideas were originated in other games and made successful in the    Decent entry level MMORPG. Very easy to control and get into. Unfortunately this game also comes with a lot of flaws.

    - Poor class balancing for PvP encounters and in many cases for PvE (though recently corrected with WotLK)
    - Lacking originality in design, concept, and game environment (most design, game mechanics and ideas were originated in other games and made successful in the implementation in WoW)
    - Adolescent community (while this isn't indigenous to the game itself, it DOES affect the player tremendously)
    - Too easy and full of cheap thrills to keep you in game and paying for development of more cheap thrills
    Repetative questing interaction (kill tasks, gathering tasks, escorts)    … Expand
  67. AnonymousMC
    Jun 16, 2009
    5
    After playing for a year with several friends, I find WoW so-so as far as MMOs go. The more casual players seemed too desperate to fit in while some of the more extreme players seemed elitist. After a while, quests start to meld together, pvp became tedious and biased towards the player that can play 9 hours a day to get the best equipment, and towards the end I found my self justAfter playing for a year with several friends, I find WoW so-so as far as MMOs go. The more casual players seemed too desperate to fit in while some of the more extreme players seemed elitist. After a while, quests start to meld together, pvp became tedious and biased towards the player that can play 9 hours a day to get the best equipment, and towards the end I found my self just wandering around the map looking for stuff that gave the game meaning. Plus, when I left, the player felt disconnected from the world. No matter what happened, Horde land was Horde land, Alliance land was Alliance land. Then when you get to the end, highest level with good gear, then what? When playing I asked my guild the three most popular responses were either raiding, PvP, or start a new character. So after a years work, I was supposed to do what I've been doing, only this time with no end. Some of the few upsides to the game are the back stories to the races and the benefits and downsides to the races go hand and hand nicely. Ping time was alright, and lag wasn't noticeable even after moving to Europe and keeping my character on a US server. Graphics seem cartoonish, but it adds to the games atmosphere. Auction houses are a nice way to form a player economy. Fairly easy to find and form parties for quests/raids. I give this game a 5, mainly because if you do find a group of friends to quest with, it can be tolerable, but if you quest alone it gets repetitive and if you join a random group there is a good chance it won't stick together until the end of the quest.… Expand
  68. JohnP.
    Nov 25, 2004
    9
    Very addictive. The quest system is great - always lots to do. However, the lag issues are EXTREMELY bad. I would say that about half the time I have spent on this game has been wasted due to lag - dying to monsters that don't lag, etc,etc....but still a lot of potential for this game. I think the character classes aren't quite interesting enough as well...still, good game if Very addictive. The quest system is great - always lots to do. However, the lag issues are EXTREMELY bad. I would say that about half the time I have spent on this game has been wasted due to lag - dying to monsters that don't lag, etc,etc....but still a lot of potential for this game. I think the character classes aren't quite interesting enough as well...still, good game if lag issues are fixed. I'd recommend waiting to buy it. I regret spending money on it at launch, wish I'd waited 3 months.… Expand
  69. 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.
  70. AnonymousMC
    Dec 21, 2007
    1
    Posting reviews for this game are pointless - you're going to buy this based on what you're friends say, not what I say. But I'm reviewing this briefly none the less. WoW is the biggest MMO out there today, but in my opinion it is a very poor game. I played up to level 54 and 56 on a rogue and paladin respectively, tried out a Warlock to 43 - so I'm more than wellPosting reviews for this game are pointless - you're going to buy this based on what you're friends say, not what I say. But I'm reviewing this briefly none the less. WoW is the biggest MMO out there today, but in my opinion it is a very poor game. I played up to level 54 and 56 on a rogue and paladin respectively, tried out a Warlock to 43 - so I'm more than well versed in the gameplay. But the fact remains, this game is entirely grinding until you hit the max level. There is no real storyline and almost no real interaction between players unless you play with friends or actually roleplay on one of the roleplaying servers (although nobody roleplays there, really). If you want to spend countless hours killing 10 Thistlebark Geomancers, 10 Thistlebark Hunters, and 10 Thistlebark Waterweavers, and countless hours collecting 60 Boar Tusks, turning it in for a quarter of your XP bar, and then doing it all again over and over, go ahead. If you want to go spend countless hours doing the same Capture-the-Flag or King of the Hill PvP battlegrounds just to fight against players that have better gear but are less skilled than you (But kill you anyway), be my guest. This game is a waste of money, and a waste of life. Go out and find a boyfriend or girlfriend instead.… Expand
  71. BrettH
    Dec 23, 2008
    0
    Why Blizzard, WHY!?! I've played WoW and i can't stand the game. I don't understand how so many people like it. THIS IS THE WORST MMO I HAVE EVER PLAYED. I've played some bad ones. Also, another reason I dislike the game so much it doesn't even deserve hell, Blizzard killed one of their best franchises. I loved WarCraft, AS AN RTS. It's just not good as an MMO.
  72. MatthewS
    Dec 28, 2008
    9
    I give this a 9 because of the fun that I have playing it. In my opinion, the people who gave it such low scores, have either barely played the game or are not very good at playing it.
  73. JakeA
    Nov 28, 2009
    10
    Best game ever with amazing graphics.You get addicted to it since its so good.I recommend this game to anyone.
  74. WilliamR
    Nov 29, 2009
    10
    Over the years this game has beat all the rest, everquest, guild wars, hell gate, you name it and WoW beats it. Its going a little downhill latly by making the game a little to easy but thats what the majority of new players want now days and they are paying blizzard the most so thats what we will get. Yes everyone there is the 15$ a month fee and you all can say if it wasent there then Over the years this game has beat all the rest, everquest, guild wars, hell gate, you name it and WoW beats it. Its going a little downhill latly by making the game a little to easy but thats what the majority of new players want now days and they are paying blizzard the most so thats what we will get. Yes everyone there is the 15$ a month fee and you all can say if it wasent there then you would play but honestly if you cant afford 15$ a month then you probably don't have a decent enough computer to play it on anyways. or if the 15$ a month charge is just one thing that will bug you then i guess your SOL and to picky. This game is really good is every aspect, every graphics are going up now. For everyone saying that it will ruin your life... WoW didn't ruin your life, you just need to work on self control and find other things to do. I personally have a few 80s well geared, a job, a girlfriend, a car(+ payment/insurance), i have all A's in AP classes and im even playing tennis, while have a great social life, don't say this game ruins your life. You not having self control and balance ruins your life. I can honestly say that there either won't ever be a better MMORPG or there isn't going to be one that will be WoW for a very very very very long time, with the main reason being its online community of course. In my person opinion the game has a few things that i get annoyed by but im not paying blizzard 10 million a month+ so i don't decide what they have to do. My final opinion is that this game is great for anyone who only has around an hour or so every few days or weekends to play or someone that can play for 12+ hours a day, either solo or with a group, it won't cost you a great computer and i still feel you'll enjoy more aspects of the game then you will dislike them. 10… Expand
  75. Bill
    Dec 14, 2009
    10
    This game is very near and dear to me. I haven't played it in a long time but my experiences with it have always been enjoyable ones, wether I was running naked through enemy cities or killing raid bosses with the help of 14 other friends, I was always having fun on this game. It is truely the most involving, unique, and astonishingly well made game I have ever played. (However, the This game is very near and dear to me. I haven't played it in a long time but my experiences with it have always been enjoyable ones, wether I was running naked through enemy cities or killing raid bosses with the help of 14 other friends, I was always having fun on this game. It is truely the most involving, unique, and astonishingly well made game I have ever played. (However, the armor and weapons added during The Burning Crusade expansion looked like drag queen clothes, I'm glad Wrath of the Lich King brought in some heavy metal undead viking armor and gear to overwhelm the purple robes and bright orange armor)… Expand
  76. Zeph
    Nov 25, 2010
    8
    Ok, face it, World of Warcraft as a whole is a TON of grinding, boss battles, or PvP. The entire game focuses around Combat, and combat only. There are no diversions from it unless you want to level your professions. Blizzard makes this work. Back in 2004, this style of game was amazing, however, with our advances in game design, World of Warcraft is not the same perfect game it usedOk, face it, World of Warcraft as a whole is a TON of grinding, boss battles, or PvP. The entire game focuses around Combat, and combat only. There are no diversions from it unless you want to level your professions. Blizzard makes this work. Back in 2004, this style of game was amazing, however, with our advances in game design, World of Warcraft is not the same perfect game it used to be. Complete newbies to this game will experience a bit of a difficulty getting on their feet, but after that first hurdle, its the same gameplay throughout the entire game. At the time of this writing, Cataclysm is only a couple weeks away, which should effectively rid the game of overwhelming monotony.… Expand
  77. SchroederRock
    Feb 11, 2014
    10
    This is the gold standard of MMORPGs and is the foundation to which all other MMORPG games will be built upon in the years to follow. World of Warcraft is a vast yet tight game experience that only gets better with friends and perfect strangers playing together. The amount of content to play through and all of the things you can do, competitively and cooperatively, is unparalleled. AddThis is the gold standard of MMORPGs and is the foundation to which all other MMORPG games will be built upon in the years to follow. World of Warcraft is a vast yet tight game experience that only gets better with friends and perfect strangers playing together. The amount of content to play through and all of the things you can do, competitively and cooperatively, is unparalleled. Add in the fact that you can play this game through several times as different classes and get a very unique experience every time and you have a game that can steal all of your free hours without remorse or regret. Though it has now been a while since the game launched, there's still a slight allure to World of Warcraft. Should Blizzard ever follow up on it with a new iteration of it, say a World of StarCraft entry, there's sure to be a repeat of history.… Expand
  78. Tubie
    Oct 2, 2010
    9
    When the original WoW came out it revolutionized the genre and brought it to mainstream gaming. Like it or not modern MMOs owe it to Blizzard for many of the innovations and improvements on the genre. The one downside to this is for the people still clinging to the old ways of MMOing where players are punished, this kind of player is really left behind with no new options duo to 95% newWhen the original WoW came out it revolutionized the genre and brought it to mainstream gaming. Like it or not modern MMOs owe it to Blizzard for many of the innovations and improvements on the genre. The one downside to this is for the people still clinging to the old ways of MMOing where players are punished, this kind of player is really left behind with no new options duo to 95% new MMOs coming out follow the WoW model.… Expand
  79. Repton138
    Jan 12, 2011
    10
    Everything in the trailer of this game you can do and more! This game is so addictive and fun. If your a mmorpg fan then play it! If your a newbie at mmorpg's i'd suggest taking this out for a spin first. It has a few bugs but it doesn't get in the way of how fun it is!
  80. mtpatterson
    Apr 20, 2011
    7
    I've been playing World of Warcraft on and off since it was released. Initially, I found it incredibly boring after getting to level 20. It's slowly grown on me through the years, and I suspect it has to do with my patience and the Blizzard developers getting better at making MMOs more accessible. Normally, I'm against "accessibilty" for a larger audience, but this is one of the few timesI've been playing World of Warcraft on and off since it was released. Initially, I found it incredibly boring after getting to level 20. It's slowly grown on me through the years, and I suspect it has to do with my patience and the Blizzard developers getting better at making MMOs more accessible. Normally, I'm against "accessibilty" for a larger audience, but this is one of the few times I think accessibility actually makes the game better.

    Quests, especially those released with Cataclysm are less focused on gathering this or killing ten of that, but doing actual interesting things. Another aspect that has made the game better by far is friends. When I first started I didn't talk to anyone or try to join any guilds, but when I started again a year ago I did with my girlfriend who has friend that play WoW. I have to say playing with other people increases the entertainment value by a lot. All in all I can say that World of Warcraft is a very solid game and while not my favorite, I will eventually pick it up again when I have the time and I will enjoy it.    … Expand
  81. Xata
    Apr 27, 2011
    7
    World of Warcraft is indeed an awesome title, but there are some things that make this game not worth the time. Let me start with the pros: This is a great continuation of the Warcraft universe, the areas are awesome and there are a few recognizable characters. The game is very easy to learn with some really simple controls. The graphics are nice adds a little of the cartoony feel you gotWorld of Warcraft is indeed an awesome title, but there are some things that make this game not worth the time. Let me start with the pros: This is a great continuation of the Warcraft universe, the areas are awesome and there are a few recognizable characters. The game is very easy to learn with some really simple controls. The graphics are nice adds a little of the cartoony feel you got in the original strategy games. Now the cons: Game play is a little repetitive until you start hitting the higher levels (50+) which would take about a month or so to get to. The community is really rude sometimes, only caring about themselves and shunning upon the lower levels. Sometimes it feels like there is no mature people online ever. Usually the two factions are highly unbalanced and theres always different kinds of people that play on them on each server. All in all this is a good game that has some minor set backs. But if you are looking for a mature game then this isn't for you.… Expand
  82. Braccheus
    May 24, 2011
    8
    World of Warcraft gives most of what can be asked for in a Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG). It's customizable, provides game play that can be taken to different levels, a quick learning curve, stunning graphics, various types of gameplay, and a dynamic community. It is also one of the very few MMORPG's I've played that is able to preserve the feeling of being a vastWorld of Warcraft gives most of what can be asked for in a Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG). It's customizable, provides game play that can be taken to different levels, a quick learning curve, stunning graphics, various types of gameplay, and a dynamic community. It is also one of the very few MMORPG's I've played that is able to preserve the feeling of being a vast world without going too far. Leveling in the game is also quite quick and quite fun which is also appreciable. The game does sport a few problems. The quest system in the game does not have much of a plot line unlike other games. Quite a few of the quests are repetitive kill x number of y's. While the quests are quite easy and completable, this repetitiveness is quite a drawback. At the moment, there is also an annoying glitch still to be resolved at the moment which causes the game to crash when entering highly populated areas. While Blizzard has promised to fix this glitch quite soon, it is still a shame to pay such a high subscription fee to still have to deal with this problem. In my opinion, the game is worth the subscription rate if you have the time to play it and are willing to pay.… Expand
  83. doodlerman
    Jun 11, 2011
    5
    I personally hate online games like this, but I suppose this is better than the rest - though with the monthly price I could probably buy a lot of things more worth while. It's clear that a lot of work went into creating this and making it very accessible, but after a while it becomes repetitious and you'd think they would cheapen up the monthly price now that they're pretty muchI personally hate online games like this, but I suppose this is better than the rest - though with the monthly price I could probably buy a lot of things more worth while. It's clear that a lot of work went into creating this and making it very accessible, but after a while it becomes repetitious and you'd think they would cheapen up the monthly price now that they're pretty much billionaires. Then again, it really depends on who plays it. I tried it out for about a year and got a lot of pretty awesome things that you can do, but traveling is very tedious to get those things, and you have to have a lot of time on your hands (or you'd have to be extremely bored or have no life - as South Park suggests) to even consider doing half of what is available to do in the game. And they keep adding on, which is great for frequent users, but for everyone else it's only so-so. I guess it really depends on what kind of person you are, and what you enjoy - for me it's just okay. Sadly 'okay' isn't worth $15 a month.… Expand
  84. JudgmentJay
    Jun 14, 2011
    8
    It's difficult to review a behemoth of a game like World of Warcraft. The game has something for everyone and your experience will vary greatly depending on what you choose to do in the end-game and the amount of effort you put into it. The developers have gone out of their way over the years to provide a ridiculous amount of polished content to every type of player. PvP is fast-paced,It's difficult to review a behemoth of a game like World of Warcraft. The game has something for everyone and your experience will vary greatly depending on what you choose to do in the end-game and the amount of effort you put into it. The developers have gone out of their way over the years to provide a ridiculous amount of polished content to every type of player. PvP is fast-paced, exciting, and competitive. Raiding can be casual or hardcore depending on how you approach it. The random casual players can hop into a quick dungeon or battleground, level tradeskills, participate in the holiday-based world events, or just level another character. Combat can be simple or complex depending on how deeply you choose to delve into the math behind the numbers. The graphics are dated but have aged well thanks to its cartoon-like aesthetic. The music is top-notch. UI modification is excellent. I don't have many bad things to say about World of Warcraft, but I gave it an 8 because I preferred the game when it was more difficult and catered to a more hardcore audience.… Expand
  85. Infrnlmajsty
    Aug 27, 2012
    10
    This is by far the greatest game of all time, yes it is addicting, and yes there are elitist jerks on it, but as far as MMORPG's go this game is the King to never be dethroned. The only people saying it sucks are baddies, who could not defeat any raid bosses.
  86. Kairo
    Nov 21, 2011
    5
    Not bad game, but it gets boring quickly. Level upping is slow and boring when you are low level there's almost nothing funny to do. I also hate how much money does Blizzard want for being able to play on official server. Wasn't the damned game expensive enough.
  87. scrolfe
    Dec 1, 2011
    7
    Every gamer should try World of Warcraft because it is a major milestone in gaming history. It is a high quality game and provides endless entertainment, thus the high rating. The game can require logic and a strategic mind, skill and creativity, but it will most likely teach you to kill monsters rapidly for virtual gold and experience. In my opinion, most gamers and people will find aEvery gamer should try World of Warcraft because it is a major milestone in gaming history. It is a high quality game and provides endless entertainment, thus the high rating. The game can require logic and a strategic mind, skill and creativity, but it will most likely teach you to kill monsters rapidly for virtual gold and experience. In my opinion, most gamers and people will find a game like this to rapidly occupy more and more of their life, and this can be expected because of its similar dopamine releasing effect of many drugs.… Expand
  88. Awesomegamer7
    Dec 24, 2011
    5
    The game has normal missions (like an other MMORPG),sound track its enjoyable,the controls are normal (like an other normal MMORPG)...Battle mode sucks compared to other games like Metin 2 (MMORPG) etc...
    The Game is just over rated by nerds and people that have no life, i played the to LVL 7 or 8 and its just a normal online game, if you want a real good gameplay on a MMORPG play metin 2.
  89. mctb32
    Feb 1, 2012
    6
    Very nice game, but Blizzard could do better. The game lacks the atmosphere found in Diablo and other games from this company. Also the graphics don't seem as good as they used to when the game launched. The mechanics are also much too repetitive for my taste.
  90. Krepost
    May 7, 2012
    6
    The game was great a few years ago. I remember when I knew what all the items in the game looked like, when it mattered to have rare gear, when the people playing could be relied on to have a bit of skill and some manners. Expansion packs have inflated everything in the game so much and dumbed it down so much that everything has lost meaning. Everything is an endless grind, even grindingThe game was great a few years ago. I remember when I knew what all the items in the game looked like, when it mattered to have rare gear, when the people playing could be relied on to have a bit of skill and some manners. Expansion packs have inflated everything in the game so much and dumbed it down so much that everything has lost meaning. Everything is an endless grind, even grinding raids now. If you've never played it, give it a go, but it's just not the same astonishing experience any more.… Expand
  91. CoreOfDeath
    Mar 14, 2012
    7
    good times,this game was the greatest way to kill time,i used to no life it for hours XD but sadly the game died with cataclysm for me,all those new add ons just messed it up.The pvp was a beast but i couldn´t really give a damn bout the quests,if you have never played wow before definatley try it out although personally i dont play it enymore as i prefer swtor with itsgood times,this game was the greatest way to kill time,i used to no life it for hours XD but sadly the game died with cataclysm for me,all those new add ons just messed it up.The pvp was a beast but i couldn´t really give a damn bout the quests,if you have never played wow before definatley try it out although personally i dont play it enymore as i prefer swtor with its updated graphics and a good storyline.… Expand
  92. hollowfication
    Jun 3, 2012
    9
    this game is so great i mean hours on hours of game play meeting many people online doing a lot of quest


    down low rating why it never got 10 is because this is not free to play and 60gb worth of download update i rather use my gb on something more important
  93. Tubey
    Jun 27, 2012
    9
    The Burning Crusade was good, Wrath of the Lich King was OK, Cataclysm ditto. But the original game was an absolute revelation when it came out and when taken as a whole, and considering what existed before WoW came along (and even to this day it has very few serious competitors almost a decade later) then you can only conclude that the World of Warcraft experience is about as perfect as it gets.
  94. Yashime
    Jun 2, 2012
    6
    Vanilla was great. Simple, without all this **** around. You want to play a dungeon, you have to go to the stone and get in the waiting list. It was all fun, because you had to communicate really. Now it´s a real bull****. The whole Land is empty, you can run and run and you will see nobody. Everyone is in Ironforge or else and go to the Dungeon, Kill the Boss, Farm and getVanilla was great. Simple, without all this **** around. You want to play a dungeon, you have to go to the stone and get in the waiting list. It was all fun, because you had to communicate really. Now it´s a real bull****. The whole Land is empty, you can run and run and you will see nobody. Everyone is in Ironforge or else and go to the Dungeon, Kill the Boss, Farm and get back to the Sell the Items. And they do that the whole **** day. Or better, they buy directly the Armor Set for 20 bucks in real. This all was pathetic and ridicoulous. So i give a 6 because of the beginning.… Expand
  95. Kayrik08
    Jul 3, 2012
    7
    I have played wow for 7 years. And up until cata it was wow or nothing. But in recent content wow has burned and crashed. It had a chance to pull it back in Cata, but chose to ignore feedback and stick to its massive subscribers. Blizzard is rich and gets feed even though its players are leaving, so they took advantage over the fact and left wow to die. Rumor is Blizzard is making a newI have played wow for 7 years. And up until cata it was wow or nothing. But in recent content wow has burned and crashed. It had a chance to pull it back in Cata, but chose to ignore feedback and stick to its massive subscribers. Blizzard is rich and gets feed even though its players are leaving, so they took advantage over the fact and left wow to die. Rumor is Blizzard is making a new mmo, possible a mmofps, as of 2012, the genre started and became a gamers lust. all in all Wow let me down after years and years of passive grind.… Expand
  96. JapJappert
    Jul 8, 2012
    9
    Quite a lot mixed feelings over here. The game is awesome. It brought MMO to a higher level, in my opinion. Have played it not much long before the 'Burning Crusade' expansion. I got in the World of Azeroth, thanks to a couple of my friends. They tought me the basics. Graphics are awesome and your PC doesn't need the specifications of a space shuttle to run it on 'Ultra' settings. TheQuite a lot mixed feelings over here. The game is awesome. It brought MMO to a higher level, in my opinion. Have played it not much long before the 'Burning Crusade' expansion. I got in the World of Azeroth, thanks to a couple of my friends. They tought me the basics. Graphics are awesome and your PC doesn't need the specifications of a space shuttle to run it on 'Ultra' settings. The music is one thing that will always stick with me, and every time I will hear the soundtrack, it will take me back to those good times. If you played this game a bit longer than your average game, you'll notice that this is one hell of a masterpiece. Creating a game this complex, and therefor, needs a huge team with a lot of experts. Not that surprising they have of course.

    Yet on the other hand, the expansions are sweet, but don't they bring the game only to a lower level? Honestly, most people (of which I am one) find this set back since the beginning, because once a Raid where die hard players with skill. Now they have brought all these features that help the beginning player (which is nice for them), yet easily letting them gain entry with these die hard players. which makes it all the more quite a waste of time. But let's not forget this game is fantastic. Stopped playing it for a while, but from time to time... I really wonder getting started, and getting addicted again.    … Expand
  97. Greg_Heavy
    Aug 2, 2012
    9
    Somewhere around patch 1.7, during the vanilla wow period, this game was near perfect. A lot of you don't even remember those times. It's just sad how bad things have gone since then.
  98. wardenwells
    Sep 6, 2012
    8
    The overall best MMO I\'ve ever played, I don\'t play anymore because I thought Cataclysm was pretty lame and MoP does not interest me, but the game is 8 years old and is packed with content. You could do a lot worse.
  99. Obadiah_Jenkins
    Sep 6, 2023
    8
    Was an amazing MMO for it's time, and still is quite good. Wrath of the Lich King and Dragonflight are the two best expansions. There have been some terrible ones. Beware this game is all consuming and will destroy your life if you want to be competitive.
  100. Marmalade
    Sep 29, 2012
    9
    I began playing World of Warcraft in mid-2006, and in its original form, it was a work of brilliance. Never before in my life have I been gripped with addiction so completely by a game's lore, gameplay, social life, crafting and leveling system. I'd played all three games in the original Warcraft series and was well aware how captivating Blizzard games were, but WoW was their crowningI began playing World of Warcraft in mid-2006, and in its original form, it was a work of brilliance. Never before in my life have I been gripped with addiction so completely by a game's lore, gameplay, social life, crafting and leveling system. I'd played all three games in the original Warcraft series and was well aware how captivating Blizzard games were, but WoW was their crowning jewel, in my mind. It had everything - socializing, cooperation, solitary playing, lore, and a difficulty level that made me feel that I'd actually accomplished something when I finally got it right because you had to WORK for what you got - gold, levels, raid progression, rare drops, gear - so when you actually accomplished it, it really felt amazing. "Vanilla WoW," as it's now called, will always remain one of the top games in my mind, and my time spend during the original incarnation of this game will always be remembered fondly.… Expand
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#3 Best PC Game of 2004
3
#3 Most Discussed PC Game of 2004
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#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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