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  1. Tata
    Mar 23, 2011
    10
    The time when World of Warcraft was THE MMO. It wasn't the down-booted bantha crap that is now. This was the time when the game made you actually think about tactics, professions and others. Hell, if you compare the mounts' level and prices, you should know what I mean: Vanilla: Lvl40: around 100g,normal mount. Cataclysm/WOTLK: Lvl40: less than 100g and EPIC mount. Getting Items was another thing. When I got my first epic item, I was incredibly happy (I still remember which item it was). In newer expansions: Completely unexperienced kids running around in Full Epic because they did a heroic with some other kid who MIGHT had some XP in the game. I even had a full-epic off set from the stupid Triumph badges that dropped from heroics. To sum up, If you feel yourself as a beginner in MMOs, you might wanna try the newer Expansions first, but when you're tired of the no-challanges, you'll defineatly wanna try one of the Vanilla Private servers.… Expand
  2. Daematune
    Jul 30, 2011
    4
    It was as good as it gets back in the day. However, that time is gone. Most of the content in the World of Warcraft set the standards for every major mmo to come. Speaking from today.. the content is extremely stale, and very unbalanced due to badly designed expansion packs. If you end up playing or are playing this game keep in mind that the content is focused on PvE and waste your life away raiding schedules. As for PvP, the game has no real PvP focus, it never has, they just offer it. Regarding the future of this game, it's already undergoing a slow painful death. If your willing to purchase 100+ dollars in expansions and a subscription on top of that by all means go ahead. Just keep in mind it's not as good as it was.… Expand
  3. SuperRater
    Jan 21, 2010
    10
    This game is by far my favorite computer game of all time. With amazing graphics and even better gameplay this game has it all. With a multitude of quests and PVP arenas this game is by far one of the best online games to date, and I know what im talking about. As for the people that say that you will get addicted to it, well I have two words for you. Will Power!!!!!! You don't have to play it all the time and if your worried your playing it to much, then get off. It is that simple. Go do stuff outside or with your friends for a while, the game will always be there when you get back. As for the people who say the game is just full of morons who want to know if your good at the game or not, well of course it is. But it is not completely full of them. Just ignore the stupid people and add people as your friends who actually know what their doing and you should be fine. Besides the game isn't completely based on playing with other people. In fact majority of the quests you can do by yourself. This is truely a great game and I recommend it to anyone who is looking for a good computer game. Go WOW!!!!!… Expand
    • 10 of 17 users said yes
  4. Herpedus
    Dec 19, 2011
    6
    I'll do a short-ish review: At start it was good, after Vanilla it started to go down. Especially after Mists of Pandaria. Blizzard has truly ran out of ideas. If it becomes F2P or they remove monthly fee, I might continue playing it. (Yes I have played it!)
  5. PalliN.
    Apr 2, 2005
    0
    This game is overhyped and overrated. It was fun for a week, but then it got pretty boring and repetitive and it barely deserves the mmorpg tag. PvP is useless since there's no reward for doing it. You can gank as much as you like, but in the end you get nothing from it. Hunting for crappy +1 items gets boring really fast too, so that leaves nothing to do. After a few weeks I found googling random crap more entertaining that this game. I come from DAoC and it had excellent PvP / RvR system apart from awful unbalanceness in the end, but still Blizzard should've taken a lesson from DAoC how to do awesome PvP system and keep it interesting. Kids only go for this game because it has "Warcraft" in the name, or they remember Blizzard from such a point'n'clickers as Diablo and it's easy to play. End gamers from older, real mmorpg games find it not challenging and too arcade in the end. Stay away from this, so countdown for cancellation can begin. Zero pointer.… Expand
    • 4 of 8 users said yes
  6. JoshC.
    Jun 29, 2005
    2
    Ok admins time to wake up and smell the roses this game is not worth it. The admins have to be the most inconsiderate, impolite people I have ever met. They ignore almost all user import. I wanted to write a letter to Blizzard telling them how impolite they are. Ive been told twice to f--k off and to shut the f--k up. Oh and uberness, whats the point of playing when the rogues and shamans were unbeatable?!? Lag is terrible..... no fixes. And just to inform you I DONT CARE ABOUT BATTLEGROUNDS!!!! Id rather enjoy a lag free game. I tried to return it but they wouldnt take it so i did what i thought was best, I snapped the cd in half and threw it out, cancelled my subscription and vowed never to play it again. I gave it a two because it had some good features that i will not get into.… Expand
    • 4 of 9 users said yes
  7. deusexmakina
    Nov 5, 2010
    10
    The best MMO i have ever played, the only one that kept me playing, and playing, and playing... I would put 6 because no one should ever play such good MMO, you end up in no life! i had to stop play has i was caring much the game than my own business. But Seriously, the atmosphere is wonderful, i could just spend hours fishing in some oasis at night, under a full moon and shiny stars, in the desolated barrens... until some sneaky skinny elf hunter unleash his tiger on my back... what are you going to do now little elf? your tiger looks like an ice cube and... you're a sheep! hum where did i set my pyroblast? ha! here we go... KEBAB!!! you have messed with the wrong undead... ho you come again? you think i got lucky? look, i do exactly the same, boum... silence of the lamb... ... ... what was that? i... ho... hum... greyish screen, blurry avatar... hum, i am dead... look like at least... yes yes... now i remember... that guy behind me that just appeared from nowhere, 2 daggers, huge dps... a rouge. i don t like rouge, i am more into the green... and you what's your game?… Expand
  8. Derpette
    Dec 20, 2011
    0
    Terrible game. Repetitive content, easymode, unbalanced classes, clueless devs, and a community filled with whiners. This game is a plague that must be stopped.
  9. JacquesL.
    Dec 10, 2004
    10
    The game has its flaws but its so addictive to play that I can ignore those flaws.
    • 3 of 4 users said yes
  10. Pomornik
    Nov 3, 2011
    10
    This rating (10/10), goes to the classic WoW, as it was, and still is, best game i've ever played. Its nowhere as good today as it used to, but its still the best MMO currently on the market.
  11. Kyahstar
    Nov 25, 2011
    6
    I’m going to attempt the virtual impossibility that is a review of World of Warcraft. Firstly let me give you an idea of what this game is. WoW is a MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer online Role playing game) based after the events of it RTS (Real time Strategy) predecessors. You claim the role of the hero of Azeroth fighting for either the Horde or the Alliance. (good and Evil) you create a character based from a number of fantasy style character including orcs, trolls, humans and Dwarves, and also choosing a class to which that character will form his or her part of the story. The impossible task I was referring to is that WoW is more like a lifestyle than a game. Those who play it generally forfeit food, sleep, work and social time (please bear in mind I am a player of this game so I am not digging at people in that comment) This game has been hailed as the biggest and most successful MMORPG of all time and rightly so as none of it competitors have reached the same level of active players! Right enough of that onto the game; GAMEPLAY I’ll start here with Gameplay. Once you have created a character, which usually only take about 10 minutes to do and less if you aren’t too fussy about what your character looks like, The game then gives you a small narrative as why you have been plonked onto the world. Controlwise the game Is pretty simple, you can use the cursor keys or the mouse to navigate the world looking for NPC’s (Non player character) with big yellow ! marks above theirs heads. These are known as Quest givers and point you to do a task or to go somewhere, when a quest is complete you gain experience and gold which allow your character to progress. I like the simplicity of this game. To kill something you click on it and the Character hits it with a stick :D lovely! Then click the corpse to loot it. That is pretty much all there is to the general movey killy stuff! Next is the interaction part. The game is full of other people sitting at home with their energy drinks and chicken nuggets that you can interact with, via chat and emotes that give the game a little bit of an organic feel, Horde and Alliance have two separate languages so you are unable to communicate with the opposing faction, so instead you hit them with sticks in much the same manner. There are little dungeons called instances which allow a group of 6 people to kill monsters without the interruption of other players! The monsters are generally harder than in the normal game world and require team work to play (Bloody hell might get to an opinion soon soooooo much to explain!) My opinion! I have spent on and off 4 years playing this game and have levelled up many characters in this time, I’m a member of a very friendly guild and have grown a nice bond with them. To gameplay to me is fantastic! HOWEVER I get very bored of the “go over there, kill 25 rabbits, come back so I can send you to kill 25 more rabbit†YAWN, the game lacks a variety in quest styles, Kill this, kill that, go here, go there, collect this and collect that… if it wasn’t for the interaction with other players this game would be fundamentally flawed so cannot give it a 10 GAMEPLAY = 6/10 – great fun if you are with people playing. But on your own it is very dull! GRAPHICS Ok this is a huge game with huge amounts of people playing! Soo graphics are not going to be like the recent release of Skyrim. Although it is very colourful and bright and feels “fantasy†which is how it should (Well done Blizzard!) I have spoken to people who have played other MMORPG’s who find this colour and bit childish and cartooney! I say “Screw you!†I like the cartoony colourful and slightly dated graphics it adds character and allows for the developers to include humour without looking like an idiot! (Twice well done blizzard!) If I wanted a serious game I would look elsewhere! (I’m looking at you Final fantasy MMO lovers out there) The game in recent updates has brought forward the graphics and made the game smoother and more realistic without losing the colour and the “fantasy†feel! The graphics makes the game appeal to many age ranges and I think this has helped in making the game the success it is. GRAPHICS – 9/10 – I may be biased but I love the pretty colours :D OVERALL The game is big, I mean REALLY big! Endless things to do and lots of fun when playing with friends (real ones or pretend ones you make in the game) anyone who buys this game and likes it should be prepared to lose a lot of time playing it! There is no middle ground you love it or hate it! It is an addiction and should be monitored if your children are playing it as it will consume a lot of their time. OVERALL – 6/10 – really great game if you get hooked, but should be played with friends and other people. Remember though kids you will NOT get a Girlfriend/Boyfriend while playing this game ;)… Expand
  12. gertpacu
    Jan 3, 2012
    0
    It's just a terrible terrible game now, and the addition of the Pokemon Kung Fu Panda just makes this game that much more comical. There was a time when the game was a decent game, 40 man raids, a community of people working towards the same goals. Now you get at the most a 10 man raid, and everyone in the raid always pissed off because you can't kill a boss. It got to be a chore to raid rather than a time to have some fun with 24 or 39 other players. There was no reason to do 25 mans when the idiot devs for this game made 10 and 25 loot the same. For shame WOW! You ruined a good game, and now it gets the lowest rating ever. a ZERO!… Expand
  13. houjo2000
    Jan 6, 2012
    0
    Once a good game, it has been ruined by FotM, gamebreaking bugs for the classes Blizz doesn't like (ie- pets for hunters spawning with 500 hp and promptly being one shot by an aoe, a bug that's been in almost two years without a fix), as well as a complete change from challenging raids and fun pvp to gear grinding. If you enjoy korean grindfests, this game is right for you. Don't be fooled by the 10 million subs, 80% of those are Chinese that don't pay monthly for the game. The game was good once, now it's not. But, at least we have pokemon and pandas to look forward to.… Expand
  14. dandude1
    Jan 17, 2012
    1
    WoW is a beautiful game love dungeons, raids and pvp a superb in general. My only problem with WoW is how over priced it is for what you get, as a male gamer i of course use XbL and i get the same amount of fun for half the price of WoW (give or take a few £) over a wide variety of games. i recently played wow after receiving a month free and one of the first things i heard was "WoW is on the chopping block and about to be executed by one time payment MMO 's such as rift and guild wars (i think it was these games :S)" and to be honest i agree, if Blizzard doesn't lower those prices or make it a one time payment game (i mean the expansion packs alone are over £30 each) then it is the chopping block for WoW :(… Expand
  15. StephenM.
    Nov 29, 2004
    10
    Despite a few problems with the launch, this is the best game I have ever played. I enjoyed many hours already, and I have only seen a very small part of this massive world. The graphics are beautiful, and the attention to detail is exceptional. One has to experience the game firsthand to realize the sheer magnitude of what has been accomplished here. Bravo Blizzard...keep up the good work - and keep adding excellent content! … Expand
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  16. rathowreck
    Feb 9, 2011
    0
    Warps the concept of video gaming and rpgs into a dull, lifeless, never ending mess. The game is designed to help the player forego the traditional concepts of quality video game storytelling and progression in rpgs in exchange for the illusion of community and the shameless cycle of quests, grindin more »g, and treasure simply for the sake of itself. Additionally eschews the healthy concept of moderation by tapping into that horrible little part of our minds that far too many give in to; an endless and easy alternative to an otherwise boring life. World of Warcraft and it's numerous counterparts terrify me because I've seen the behavior of those addicted to it, leading me to conclude that WoW is the ultimate example of exactly how video game(r)s can sometimes go too far. And these are clear implications on where the human race is undoubtedly headed: To a delusional fantasy facade covering a pit of isolation, depression, neglect, and fear. I don't care how good of a game it is, World of Warcraft is stands higher on its achievements as a detriment to video games and the human race as a whole.… Expand
  17. hornm67
    Aug 24, 2011
    9
    This world of warcraft was one of the best blizzard made, with TBC on second place and WOTLK on 3rd, cataclysm was okay till blizzard (and ghostcrawler specificly) deceided to remove items and staring the chain that eventually will lead to the dethroning of a mastergame.
  18. Lexicaholic
    Sep 21, 2011
    6
    Finally got around to playing this game when Blizzard began the free level 20 trial. I am frankly amazed that this is the game that supplanted Everquest. I can accept that an older game will not be as clean and polished as a newer game. However, this game seems like it must have been outdated almost as soon as it was released. This game is neither as immersive as contemporaries Everquest and Ultima Online nor is it as ground-breaking. It offers few real character customization options, redundant gameplay, poor music, sugary cartoony graphics and extremely unimaginative quests. PvP is not a clever interplay of positioning, skills and counter-skills but rather a foregone conclusion based on build and gear. The one thing WoW seems to get right is that it is very giving with experience and loot, allowing you to play relatively hassle free in those regards. I assume it also started the now well established trend of marking quest NPCs. Otherwise I really can not imagine what it is about this game, other than the title, that made it so popular. I am giving it a 6. It is certainly better than nothing at all, but better games are out there now, and they are sometimes even free to play.… Expand
  19. Srsbsns
    Dec 22, 2011
    0
    Dangerously old. Good back in the day but at this point it, it's washed up endless recycled content. A washed up old has been of an MMO that ripped off every MMO before it.
  20. TheSHow29
    Jan 23, 2012
    0
    Used to be fun. Now its just dumbed down and boring. Where it stands now i feel as though you could name 5 or 6 other mmo's better. The thing they did was made a game so easy any moron could play it, and they do. You run into people who rarely speak, but also typically don't even respond when you ask them a question. I often imagine them not even having a keyboard. The dungeon que system seemed great at the beginning, but then you realize now you get linked with more people you don't know and they can be from any server, so why bother making friends. You can level up just by spamming dungeons if you wanted. The biggest problem i had with this game will always be the lack of real skill required, i understand it's a video game and all, but when your job endgame as a DD is the spam the number 1 2 3 4 on your keyboard over and over cuz that produces the best DPS, thats just lame. If you didn't follow that guideline, people got angry with you, cuz the difference between 3000dps and 3050dps is apparently the end of the world. People were so obsessed with max everything, swapping new gear cuz it gave you 2 more str, when the old one was giving 250 and the new was giving 252. At one point wow had it, and then they just let it slip away with patch after patch nerfing the last best class, and then nerfing the new best one, and with expansion after expansion, adding more crap and diminishing the actual good things about the game.… Expand
  21. Falrinth
    Feb 1, 2012
    4
    It was a good game for its time in past. Now it just turned into reward/hour with daily/weekly caps grindfest, where developer makes a plan of the week for all players and expect players to blindly grind according to his plan of the week or just stay behind the rat race. Add to this old, old graphics and the last cataclysm expansion with ARROGANT voice acting wannabe, made by one ninja dev who thinks he is multitalented (ok 2 people - one male and one female). It ended up the way that puts each player in the place of grandson listening to grandpa's fairy tale with grandpa modulating voice for each character in his tale. Its just insulting for monthly subscription and expansion's price. Some says: it doesnt matter how you start - it matters how you finish. WoW's finish is disgusting.… Expand
  22. whitespider999
    Feb 21, 2012
    0
    There is a long story that reflects why i score this game so low. However you don't want to hear some guy ranting about how he 'hates wow and all that it stands for'. So let me shorten my reasons to a general feeling. Wow feels, to me - like it was tweaked to perfection. The problem is that it's blizzard's perfection, not ours. What is the one thing that binds you into not leaving a room for 3 hours? Not wanting to be disowned by players who will have their game affected by you leaving. Wow is designed to let the players dictate their own entrapment. Everything, from the farm-like quests to the way people are tied to things - reflects blizzard planning how they can commit you to the game. The thing is, people often don't see these cogs turning. And they believe the feeling of 'place' and 'community' is everything. And it is. In the real world. Don't get me wrong, I am not against games or mmo's. I am against this very specific mmo. Because It's kind of evil.… Expand
  23. LordLardAss
    Mar 6, 2012
    5
    Has anyone said "dumbed down" yet? Those two words are really all that needs to be said about the current state of the queen of all MMO's, and as it stands, she deserves perhaps a 4, no more. But I give her a bonus point, solely out of respect for what used to be. WoW used to be a very good game, and a game where the many annoyances somehow made the game addictive rather than turned you off. That's the magic sauce for an MMO, the essential ingredient no other game has managed to clone! WoW addicted people to the point of destroying lives, but it gave some good times in return. But the ride is over, and the aging queen is best left to die in peace and dignity. Turn away your eyes as her beauty fades and she whores herself out ever more cheaply. Remember her as she was.… Expand
  24. Kyle
    Jul 24, 2009
    0
    This game will ruin your life. It will addict you until all you do is play it. It takes your money, and makes you think its worth it. Seriously, if you play this game, you are probably in denial. I'm not trying to be rude, but if you play this more than an hour a day you should get a life. Honestly, its for your own benefit.
    • 1 of 4 users said yes
  25. KyleL
    Sep 19, 2009
    9
    This is 1 of the best games that I have ever played. This mmo is a fun and engaging experience and the only MMO that I could get hooked on EVER! Sure it is addicting, it is hard to level and there is a limit of two proffessions, it is still a good game.
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  26. ChristianS
    Sep 28, 2009
    9
    A game that has sparked board games, trading cards, books, and graphic novels. This game has been praised and mocked, but all in all nobody can say this is a bad game, even if it ruined your life. Be warned, don't live your life in the game, it's gonna kill you in real life.
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  27. SusanL
    Oct 9, 2009
    2
    I've played it for almost 2 years now, and just quit. I've done it all: PVP, Arena, raiding, grinding, achievements, topping DPS charts... and I'm quitting because I just can't stand the community anymore. If you're a normal, balanced adult, you'll find that, no matter how hard you try to shield yourself from it, the sheer amount of HORRIBLE PEOPLE who play this game will drive you away. I like WoW. But it's just not feasible to play a game made for dishonest sociopaths. You can't truly enjoy PVP battlegrounds because almost everyone on your side is busy AFK'ing and complaining about people wanting to actually win the damn thing. Can't enjoy Arena either, because you either lose to drooling sociopaths, or team up with them and have to do as you're told. Can't enjoy raiding either, because, in a PuG, you're either going to be cheated out of loot, or are going to spend 6 hours racking up repair bills, and never finish the damn thing. In a guild run, you're going to face the same thing, plus being harassed by the RL's pals, GF or family members, who think they deserve more than anyone for half the effort, and who usually get away with it. If you decide to make your own guild, everyone in it will fight amongst themselves, making your life miserable. All that nastiness is fed by Blizzard with a silver spoon: Blizzard knows that the best addicts are the mean ones, the ones who'll kill people for drug money, so they'll bend what little "story" the game has to feed into that mentality (Trial of the Crusader is a fine example), along with jerk-rewarding loot rules that make ninja'ing not only accepted, but expected. Blizzard has already announced Cataclysm to invest even MORE in that hate factor, with heightened competitiveness inside guilds. Now you won't just have to grind for repair gold, buff foods, reputation, mounts, flasks, gear, get all the addons you can and scan Elitist Jerks every week for the latest changes to DPS rotations in your class to get a raiding spot, you'll ALSO have to grind guild rep by doing quests and PVP so your Guild Leader can grab some nice stuff and give it to his brown nosing pals. No thanks.… Expand
    • 1 of 3 users said yes
  28. SaschaP.
    Nov 16, 2004
    8
    A very well designed game with high fun factor.
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  29. ColbyA.
    Nov 12, 2004
    10
    It's Awesome Baby!!!
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  30. DavidL.
    Nov 22, 2004
    9
    An addictive game in an addictive world of magic and myth. World of Warcraft is one of the few games that bridges the gap between the power and casual gamer with it's unique 'rested experience'. All in all, I am going to be losing a lot of sleep on this one.
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  31. TandibarIc
    Nov 23, 2004
    10
    Best game for PC.
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  32. NightElf
    Nov 23, 2004
    10
    Best PC game what I have ever played.
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  33. GregA.
    Nov 23, 2004
    10
    Too busy playing the game to write a good review...its just awesome!
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  34. lemonator
    Nov 24, 2004
    10
    The best game ever.
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  35. BlakeT.
    Dec 2, 2004
    9
    A near-perfect game with mass appeal and amazing potential for growth. First, let me say I played EQ2 for a full month. Although it is also a fun game, it won't run smoothy on most modern machines and sticks to heavily to the MMO status quo. I choose WoW over EQ2 and I've never looked back. One of the best things about WoW is the philosophy behind the design of the game. The game believes more in rewards than punishment - something 99% of MMOs haven't learned yet. When you die, you don't lose experience in WoW. When you go on quests (and there are tons for every character level), you usually get a large experience reward and something extra like special armor, rings, potions, etc. I'm much less frustrated playing this MMO than I was in SWG, EQ2, or even CoH. Because it is so rewarding, it is incredibly fun. And, it doesn't take a year to get your character to its highest level. But, don't be misled, just because it is run, has few punishments, and is easy to level doesn't mean it isn't challenging and difficult in all the right areas. Give it a try and you won't be disappointed.… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  36. SeniorCoconut
    Dec 12, 2004
    9
    This is a shining beacon in the history of video game design. A phenomenal experience right out of the box.
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  37. RobertB.
    Dec 1, 2004
    8
    This is an excellent game. The graphics, though not the most technically impressive you'll see, are very well styled and just look great. Finding and forming groups is less necessary, but also more casually and easily done in tihs game than other MMOs I've played (EQ1 and FF11). Quests are well designed and worthwhile. Though the race/class choices are somewhat more limited than many other MMOs, meaningful differences between races (including abilities that are specific to certain race/class combos) and the talent system means that you can customize and differentiate your character in interesting ways. Death is handled well, also ... instead of wiping out potentially hours worth of progress, it usually works out to be an inconvenience and minor setback. What keeps me from giving this game a higher score is the fact that, in its CURRENT state, it is a little rough around the edges. Server downtime is relatively high, lag (on their end) occasionally rears its ugly head. The in game mail system, for myself and many others, is broken in such a way that you can't write messages to other players. Overall, it seems like a great game that can be casually enjoyed, but also enjoyed in great depth by a more intense "powergamer" as well.… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  38. JustinE.
    Nov 18, 2007
    6
    I had an account for about 4 months altogether, and at first I liked it. After playing for a while using multiple characters, I got more familiar with the game. Then I realized to do anything worthwhile in the game, you have to be high level, wasting many hours of your life. This game got boring, and quick. If I could choose to have it again for half of the subscription fee for life, I still would probably refuse. The game's overrated, and either too complicated or not complicated enough. It feels in-depth, but lacking. That may not make sense, but it feels like that. My friends made fun of me for playing it, it got boring, and I had to pay money. Not worth it!… Expand
    • 1 of 3 users said yes
  39. anonymous
    Nov 30, 2009
    0
    it's all about kill 30 pigs and collect 100 livers which will take you about 2 hours to do it, and then you'll find yourself doin the same thing over and over again and pay for it, while dealing with the 10 year olds, and it'll be all about who's got better gear in the end, waste of time and money!!
    • 1 of 8 users said yes
  40. GradC.
    Dec 22, 2009
    6
    What started off as an excellent game has in recent months gone down-hill. End goals are easily obtained through soloable means, and less emphasis is placed on group effort. New end game boss fights have abilities and set-up that seem recycled. I have enjoyed the game and hope it will be worth giving a 9 in the future.
    • 1 of 5 users said yes
  41. LeahR
    Dec 28, 2009
    2
    WoW has been many things over the years. Its highest measure of success--its popularity--is ultimately its downfall. The community, which was barely tolerable to begin with, is absolute garbage now, 5 years post-launch. Once the crown jewel of the MMO world, a brilliant synthesis of the best ideas of previous MMOs, WoW is now the red-headed stepchild that everyone loves to bash, even while they admit to being addicted to it. To reiterate: worst community ever.… Expand
    • 1 of 2 users said yes
  42. BlogDog123
    May 25, 2011
    3
    This game is SEVERELY overrated. The same premise (kill this, obtain this, etc.) gets very old. I have no idea why this game sells so much. Even as an MMO, Minecraft TROUNCES this game.
  43. PukPuk
    Jun 27, 2011
    6
    WoW has had a great run these past few years. Although the game is getting stale now, along with games such as Guild Wars 2 and The Old Republic on the horizon, it is still an addicting and fun game, though it is still tedious. It's hard not to acknowledge how it has perfected the MMORPG genre, it's now just another MMORPG that is only fun after spending hours on end getting to level 85 to experience the end-game content.… Expand
  44. wazzy
    Aug 18, 2011
    10
    I loved this so much, it's definitely the best game in the universe. It offers MONTHS upon MONTHS of content you will end up with wanting to do nothing but play this game for your entire life. Blizzard are truly geniuses.
  45. JettoGaming
    Sep 18, 2011
    9
    WoW Vanilla, during it's inception was the best of the best. It was fun, challenging and it really opened up a lot of the story from the originally Warcraft games for PC. It was something truly inspiring to behold and for all intensive purposes still is. For how long may be another story. While I cannot particularly recommend it anymore, you can always try the free-to-play until level 20 version. This will give you a good idea of what you'd be doing until level 85, if you choose to go that far. Now you can get this and the Burning Crusade expansion for $20. So, if you want a 70 twink, it's wonderful. Otherwise you'll have to purchase the other two expansions (around $40.00 each or $80 and 10% off with a current special from the Blizzard Online Store) to get the newer content. It really depends on your person if you should do that. I would recommend trying before you buy. This is not the World of Warcraft we knew years ago. Hopefully they will drop the insane prices on subscriptions and expansions, that might make this more desirable. I think they need to stop treating this as their money horse or they are going to end up losing a lot of business in the future. Just my two cents.… Expand
  46. JnD
    Oct 2, 2011
    8
    Coming from an old-school through Cata WoW player, I'd say this game is hard to give a flat rating because it's gone through so many changes. If you're new to WoW on the lvl 20 cap, you must understand leveling and the content you see while in trial is not what the games about. The game, for you will change drastically once you hit level cap. Once at level cap the game is about achievements, gear, mounts, PvE, PvP, and just getting skilled at what you like to do. What can help is doing some 5 man dungeons, and battlegrounds. However your character is still lacking most skills and doesn't feel like it will at cap. Level 40-70 will give you a much better idea on what things are about. Having said that, some of the complaints here are true which is why I gave it an 8 instead of a 10. If we could only relive The Burning Crusade forever...… Expand
  47. labrook
    Dec 9, 2011
    4

    If you haven't played Wow before, you should definitely try it. Since Cataclysm's release, Wow has become the friendliest it has ever been to new players, and at first, it will be a lot of fun. The developers have a knack for taking the best aspects of other prominent MMOs and incorporating them into Wow.

    Starting in Wrath (possibly in TBC too, though I didn't play for most of it), the game's target audience has gotten younger, leading to streamlined gameplay and dumbed down, repetitive mechanics. Too difficult to talk to other players and find a group? Add an automatic tool that does it for you! Too hard to pick talents? Lets reduce and simplify!

    The main issue with this is when you reach the maximum level (85) and discover that not only have you met no one in game to play with (after all, who needs to befriend that exceptional tank/healer/DPS when you can just queue up and be antisocial?), but your choices are between sitting in the auction house waiting for your queue to pop and doing repetitive daily quests for reputation and gold, Wow gets old pretty quickly.

    To be fair, the devs are aware of the issues. In an effort to balance out the reduced human contact in finding dungeon groups and repetitive game play, Cataclysm implemented guild levels to encourage players to join massive, active guilds. Though I haven't tried any of the smaller, tight-knit raiding guilds, I have tried huge, high-level ones and tiny, brand new ones, and it seems like you must choose between a guild that is as impersonal as Wow itself or a guild that can't get the XP to level up because no one wants to join a guild that is level 1.

    Finally, regarding the player base: there are friendly players who are willing to help you and take the time to explain game and fight mechanics if you ask them, and then there are elitists who will spew venom at you because they see you as an easier target than the tank. It is a mixed bag, and unfortunately you take the good with the bad.

    tl;dr Starting out is fun, but endgame is a grind. Don't stick around.

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  48. Kirase
    Jan 1, 2012
    10
    Like mentioned by a lot of other reviews todays WoW has pretty much nothing in common with the wow released back in Nov 2004. Ill give 10/10 for the game experience that was released back in 2004 and completely agree to the other reviews that mention that wow got worse with pretty much every content patch or addon, but ill judge these addons seperately. What blizzard managed to release in 2004 was just brilliant. A gigantic world to be explored, full of adventure and challenges and all this in flawless condition pretty much free of any major bugs. It was a completely new gameplay experience, outstandingly good in every single aspect. I still remember the very first time ive met an enemy with a dragon ornament somehow displaying it beeing "special" and how i had to find a group for the very first time in this game to be able to take it down together. It was very satisfying. Leveling a champ to lvl 60 was time consuming, same like getting an epic mount was a serious decision since they were really really expensive. Or epic items... Sure there were few people just beeing lucky to get a krol blade as world drop but that one krol blade was already worth an epic mount and someone actually having 4 or 5 epic items alltogether really meant something. Getting such amount of epic items required to solve serious difficulties. Even beating certain 5 man instances took up to 2-3 hours of concentrated gamplay and taking part at raids for epics was not for everyone. It not only required 40 people but also to do certain preparations. Today theres pretty much nothing left of this anymore. There are close to no real difficulties left. items or mounts completely lost their meaning as award. The complete game is only about investing a lot of time and repeatedly doing the same things over and over again every single day until you finally collected enough of whatever you thought you "need" without having real satisfaction about anything at any point in gameplay anymore.… Expand
  49. namDa65
    Jan 6, 2012
    10
    Spent countless hours in PVP, one of the most addicting and unbalanced mmos out there. Still fun though. If you want to have fun, be sure to have friends on the same server as well.
  50. Jotto999
    Feb 25, 2012
    7
    This review considers the fact that WoW was very different in it's early days, relative to itself today, and especially relative to games in general. In it's early days it was outstanding, a very significant game for the industry. But of course nowadays the same cannot be said, from the point of view of other games today, WoW has become so mediocre, so banal and yesterday, and that can only get worse over time. It did deserve Metacritic's 93 when it came out. But if it came out right now, with all expansions and everything, there is no way it would earn a 93, it would score far lower, and that has nothing to do with graphics although the graphics are quite outdated at this point (and they were cartoony to begin with). I played for a couple years, and it did have some great moments. But I can't rate this game very high for one reason: it's lasting impression on me. Games that I truly enjoy, that are truly interesting, they stick with me for a long time after I have stopped playing. The gameplay becomes a memory that I treasure to some degree, that's what a good game does for me. WoW does the opposite; it leaves a nasty taste in your mouth, and for many people, unpleasant withdrawal symptoms. The game is designed to be as addictive as possible, as opposed to intriguing or profound, which is why for so many their relationship with WoW just gets worse and worse over time, like all addictions. The gameplay is quite boring, but the game does everything it can to get you to play through that. But for me gameplay that isn't even interesting will ruin the experience quite thoroughly. I don't care if the maps are nice and there are some fun guilds you can hang with, if the gameplay itself sucks, so does the game, and no amount of lovely landscapes and achievements can obscure this fact from me. An evening of playing WoW becomes a disassociated blur, peaks of fleeting highs scattered among oceans of boredom and a trance-like time-wasting stupor. The game was once great, now I don't think it can die soon enough. My rating of a 7 is a compromise between what I would have rated it in it's early days (9) and what it deserves today (5).… Expand
  51. AnonymousMC
    Aug 18, 2004
    10
    Blizzard never fail to deliver thus this WILL set new standards for MMORPG. After reading reviews from users partisipating in the BETA test stage of the game in America and Europoe I will be very surprised if anyone is dissapointed! I will write a further review when I get hold of this gaming gem!
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  52. AnonymousMC
    Dec 4, 2004
    10
    hey everybody! I actually havnt played WoW yet and the reason i gave it a ten is because blizzard just doesnt dissapoint anybody with there games.I am going to get the game real soon and want to since the other 3 Warcrafts were so great,especially reign of chaos and frozen throne.Alot of these reviews on this site for WoW are good and little are bad so iam pretty sure that i wont regret getting it.But with all the trailers,reviews,screenshots,ratings,and things ive heard about WoW just makes me more convinced that it is the best RPG/online multiplayer game out there.Well when i actually get the game ill do another review to tell you what its really like!… Expand
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  53. 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, 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
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  54. AnonymousMC
    Aug 2, 2006
    6
    yes i've read the article and understood what it's about but this is probably the best place for this.... WOW= MORE PLAYERS SLUGGISH PVP SYSTEM BUT ENJOYABLE LONGER WAIT TIMES MONTHLY FEE SERVERS DOWN ALOT MUST HAVE ALL GAME DISC TO INSTALL ON COMPUTER IF ON THE GO LEVEL GRINDING FOR 200+HOURS GUARUNTEED LARGER WORLD THAN GUILD WARS CARTOON BASED GRAPHICS = not amazing graphics GUILDWARS = LESS PEOPLE VERY SKILLFUL PVP SYSTEM VERY ENJOYABLE NO OVERPOWERED PROFESSIONS unless opinionated by 5% or less of gw population compared to 60-70% of a Shaman or other overpowered character in WOW NO MONTHLY FEE MAX LVL IS ATTAINABLE IN A WEEK OR LESS. GAME CLIENT ID DOWNLOADABLE OFF MAIN SITE SO YOU CAN LOG ON EVEN AT A FRIENDS HOUSE OR ANYONE'S HOUSE WITH A COMPUTER. GRAPHICS ARE TRUELY AMAZING AS THEY ARE VERY LIFELIKE vs WOW'S GRAPHICS WHICH PEOPLE WITH OUTDATED GRAPHICS CARDS THINK IS NICE IF YOU THINK WOW'S GRAPHICS ARE NICE YOU MIGHTAS WELL GO WATCH JUNGLEBOOK OR LITTLE MERMAID THEN CONTINUE TO SHOVE BOTH THOSE DVDS UP YOUR ASS FOR THE LONG HAUL GRINDING LVLS ON WOW. SIMPLY PUT GW>WOW NO MONTHLY FEE NO FED EX MISSIONS NO SECOND LIFE REQUIRED (OR REPLACING OF YOUR LIFE) NO REACHING LVL 60 = FTL(FOR THE LOSS) NO REPETITIVENESS OH BTW WOW = 50 BUCKS INITIALLY + 15 X 12 COMING TO A GRAND TOTAL OF $230.00 A YEAR + 180.00 EACH YEAR AFTER vs GUILD WARS 50.00 AND IF COUNTING EXPANSIONS AN ADDITIONAL 50.00 PER YEAR. GUILD WARS: $50.00(100 if you choose to buy factions) VS WOW: $230.00 AND FINALLY GUILD WARS HAS AN ACTUAL FUCKING STORY LINE WHICH IS SEMI-TRUE ABOUT WOW, IF THAT EVEN. with all that said there is no argument for how WOW could be as good. SERIOUSLY OWNED.… Expand
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  55. 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 u can9;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
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  56. AnonymousMC
    Nov 23, 2006
    10
    2 years after the release, I finally bought WoW. Sure, u MUST pay 29.95 € for 2 months with the pre-paid and there are better games like e.g. Guild Wars... Ignorance, PURE IGNORANCE!!! When I saw a friend of me play WoW, I said: "Okay, quite a good game..." But later I realised something, the fact that I wanted to play WoW. So I went to the store and got WoW! Since then, I hardly play other games... If you don't play WoW, you're in some kind of way handicapped.… Expand
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  57. AnonymousMC
    Jan 10, 2007
    0
    This game is THE worst MMO. Ever. There's massive patches being released every few months, which means people playing on low-bandwidth can't play. Theres a 60-level cap, and the game pretty much is the same run and cast spells, kill this, go here, kill that, go all the way back here, get a reward and go about your business. Also, WoW addicts have pretty much no life and have nothing better to do than twiddle around on Azeroth talking to pedophiles. Also, what scares me is that one guy had his account deleted, and that drove him to suicide. SUICIDE. As in he took his own life. Another case is that this guy was a father, who didnt feed his kid because he was busy staring at his level 60 night elf priest, and his kid succumbed to starvation. If repetition, horrible graphics, and suicidal people make a good game, also, a $15-per month subscription fee, then Blizzard just dropped the biggest turd on the gaming market Pass this, and run far, far away from it.… Expand
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  58. AnonymousMC
    Jan 19, 2007
    1
    Horrible, absolutely horrible customer service/game master department. Many people's accounts are getting hacked lately and Blizz isn't helping people at all. They are making everyone wait 4-5 weeks to investigate and many aren't getting any accomodation at all. Some are getting their accounts banned even with the blame being thrown on them (as if people are asking to be hacked and lose everything). Post anything at all on forums making them look bad and it will be deleted then forum access revoked. GG blizz. Recommend going elsewhere for your gaming dollar. Blizz does not care about the player.… Expand
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  59. AnonymousMC
    Apr 30, 2007
    0
    I'm a huge fan of the Warcraft series and all of Blizzard's other work, but this killed part of my soul. I mean, what is the appeal? Wheeee, we run out, do the same quest with a different name over and over, and then Blizzard releases an expansion, and we do it all over again!
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  60. AnonymousMC
    May 24, 2007
    0
    it was shizzit and it made me want to murder my family and golfish coz i hizzatecd soooo much world of dorkraft sux. and lotza dorks play it and there souls are forever the property o blizzard. the evil empire that makes the nazis look like saints. and ur all a bunch o shite kents!
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  61. 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 well and raiding players will get advantages with PvE gear.… Expand
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  62. 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 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
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  63. AnonymousMC
    Jan 1, 2008
    10
    ahh, i hate people who give this game a one. they are all just Halo fanboys who dont believe in paying 15 dollars a month to play WoW. But, it is worth it. Blizzard puts so much content in to this game all the time, and this game never gets old. Sure, you grind, but have you ever heard of quests or grouping? Oh, and stop complaining about the graphics. They are simple, have a great art style, and can be played on even the lowest of computers. Exellent game, good work Blizzard. Highly recommended to anyone who likes video games.… Expand
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  64. 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 utter garbage. support me people hate this game with me. that is all… Expand
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  65. AnonymousMC
    Jan 4, 2008
    9
    Best MMORPG ever...which isnt saying much, as basically all of those games are bad, bt still, to make one game ithat is enjoyable for more than phat lewts and that lvl up ding is an accomplishment worthy of being reconized. now can i have back thos 5 months i spent on you?
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  66. 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 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
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  67. 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.
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  68. 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% 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
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  69. AnonymousMC
    Mar 3, 2008
    4
    At first it is fun. But then it gets repetitive (kill this,kill this to get these kill these so you can get this). In the end the only enjoyable part was pvp. In my humble opinnion if they put in a system thats lets you go strait to pvp (like guildwars has). I think it would be much more enjoyable
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  70. AnonymousMC
    Mar 9, 2008
    3
    10 million subscribers can't be wrong, can they? Well, what's better, McDonalds or that neat restaurant in your neighborhood? Of course, the restaurant is better, yet McDonalds net is spread all over the world. Now, ask yourself another question - what's better, the mediocre, gray, boring and outdated grindfest like WoW with main concept that got old by the time Ultima Online came out - or a real, innovative MMORPG like Guild Wars or EVE-Online, neither of which dream of stripping you of another 50 bucks for an "expansion"? It's up to you, but my personal rating for this joke of a game is FAIL. 7 pre-TBC, 3 after.… Expand
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  71. AnonymousMC
    Jun 8, 2008
    0
    Awful game. This is a game best suited to labotomised chimps; possessing an intelligence above this you will find yourself bashing your head on the keyboard in boredom. Not to mention the fact that the game is populated by the uniquitous sexually frustrated 12 year old whose 'mom' won't their subscription for another month cos they've been a bad boy. As a result everybody has to act like a spoilt rich kid to stop everybody ninjaing everything. 'OMGZ hUntERZ wEPPONZ.'… Expand
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  72. 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 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
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  73. 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 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
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  74. AnonymousMC
    Jun 20, 2009
    2
    A highly overrated, super expensive game. Also sadly addicting. I have seen people get divorced over this game. Luckily, I have not fallen victim of this game. I have quit playing and regret every second spent playing. If you want to be a normal gamer who is not an addict to some stupid online fad, by all means do NOT break the piggy bank and buy this game!
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  75. 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 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
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  76. willO
    Jul 9, 2009
    10
    I've been playing wow from a month after it released, and i have never left it. this game is posable one of the best MMOs of all time. Id like to first address people who say its buggy, yes it has bugs, but blizzard does a really good job of fixing them. so drop it. People who don't like the PVP, You just got owned by people who have played longer, worked harder, know more about the system and have better gear than you, QQ more nubs. Originality people, the originality is that the game is brilliant. yes every game has its standard classes, the archer, the mage, the fighter, the monk, the shapeshifter, witch doctor, rogue, thats all part of the fantasy mmo deal. People who don't like the combat, name a rpg that has better combat, final fantasy sure as hell doesn't, guild wars, no its pretty much the same. Point being, its the best MMORPG combat system. Time people. Yes WoW does take A LOT of time, and it goes by a lot faster with friends, its a multi player rpg, find other players and play with them.… Expand
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  77. Daniel
    Aug 12, 2009
    6
    GUYS WATCH OUT, this game will totally ruin your life!! No matter what you do you will be unable to stop playing! Don't have a life? IT WILL RUIN THE ONE YOU DON'T HAVE, this game is like some sort of black hole that just sucks up lives and I definately don't know what I'm talking about! Seriously if you let this game take away whatever you do else with your free time then you have serious issues, and it's not just the game's fault. Also, gameplay is pretty shallow. Not a lot of variety in what you do, even after the level cap. Get a bunch of buds together and you can do raids, but most of the fights follow the same cookie-cutter style. PvP is more like an RTS than anything else, stack your team in your favor and hope the other guys don't have better items.… Expand
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  78. PhilipD.
    Aug 21, 2009
    7
    This is a very good MMORPG, but i'm afraid the gameplay has stopped being "new". I myself have enjoyed many hours on this, but i just can't stand playing more then a few hours straight. I don't really get what people are getting addicted tot - it's a fun game, but in the end it is just as much as an MMORPG as others. WOW has nothing too special, except the big userbase, but all-in it's a fun game.… Expand
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  79. 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. 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
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  80. StevenH
    Sep 7, 2009
    0
    The game will not ruin your life unless your life is already susceptible to being ruined. I bought and subscribed to this game about a month after it came out. I only played it for about 2 days before I realized it was basically the worst MMORPG I've ever played. The graphics are abysmal. The sound has a low sample rate. The gameplay rips off basic elements of Korean MMORPGs (such as Lineage, for example). The setting is like a parody of Warhammer, but takes itself seriously. Overall the game is another cookie cutter product pushed out by Blizzard with clever marketing and timing, resulting in its tasteless fanbase of hundreds of millions of people eating it up instantly. This means that if you work with other players in game (and you don't necessarily have to, but would be a fool not to if you're subscribing for a paltry single player experience) then you will be playing with 11 year olds that don't know the difference between "your" and "you're" and think everything is "gay". If you become addicted to this game then there is truly something wrong with your life.… Expand
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  81. ViroonY
    Sep 9, 2009
    0
    WARNING! This game is sort of like, "what's the buzz?" when you first hear about it, and then there's the DEMO. So, after playing for 10 minutes, you get hooked, then you play for hours, then days, months, years, and finally, you devote your life to this game. I'm telling you, DON'T PLAY THIS GAME! IT WILL RUIN YOUR LIFE! But overall, the game play is awful repetitive, and you will find yourself doing the same quests again and again, but with new monsters. Raids into dungeons aren't anything much, just another RPG dungeon. But, that's not all. Blizzard makes you buy the game AND the game CARDS, and it's $30[?] for 2 months. At first, that doesn't seem like much, but it adds up. For a great RPG with lots of playability, I recommend The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion.… Expand
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  82. SH
    Sep 27, 2009
    1
    The people who play this game are absolutely horrible to new players. I tend to blame the software, since there's so little to do late game that high level players feel they have nothing to do but gank low levels, and treat their customer base poorly. Do not buy this game if you're a new player.
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  83. ArenM.
    Nov 3, 2004
    10
    I'm part of the final stress test beta right now, and this game is badass. The world is ENORMOUS! This is the first MMO game I have played, and I can tell you I'm definitely a fan of this genre now. I would highly recommend to anyone!
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  84. J.Lewis
    Nov 16, 2004
    9
    Really really fun in Beta, can't wait to see it take off...
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  85. BradleyW.
    Nov 23, 2004
    10
    Massive world. Some games out there might have a larger world, but not while retaining the fun-factor and feel that this one does. Best game I've played in a long while. PVP (player versus player)is awsome, and is supposedly in store for huge improvemnets down the line. Looking forward to the many things Blizzard has in store for this one. But even without them this one rocks!
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  86. C.S.
    Nov 27, 2004
    6
    I played the beta for awhile... The game is a serious level treadmill. You attack a creature by clicking on it, and you just let your character auto-attack, occasionally using a special attack or spell by pressing a number. This boring form of gameplay may have cut it when EQ and DAoC came out, but its starting to really decrease the quality of MMORPGs. The lag, and lack of PVP is also disappointing. The PVP is there, but there are no real rewards for it, and the system is really quite stupid. When you're in enemy territory, you have to wait for them to attack you, and vice versa. This takes out any chance of ambush or surprise in battle. Not to mention there is no reward for actually defeating an enemy in PVP. It would be nice if you could maybe take their items, ALA Ultima Online. … Expand
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  87. ChristienL.
    Nov 29, 2004
    10
    Very Addictive, too fun.
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  88. KyleA.
    Nov 28, 2004
    7
    The Game would rock if the LAG didnt suck so much. Former Everquest player and current Final Fantasy 11 player and the graphics arent as good as ffxi but it is a lot more colorful FFXI lag oh wait what lag it doesnt have any. I am a huge fan of blizzard and hope they come up with a solution or else i am wont be playing the game but other then that the game ROCKS!!!
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  89. RilusZ.
    Nov 9, 2004
    10
    After years of playing EverQuest and having played Anarchy Online, Asheron's Call, City of Heroes, Guild Wars, and Everquest 2, I can say without a doubt that World of Warcraft has been the most fun and addictive MMOG I've ever played.
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  90. Stevel
    Nov 19, 2004
    9
    I played in beta for about 3 weeks and fell in love with the game. Just so much fun.
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  91. 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 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
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  92. J.D.
    Nov 24, 2004
    9
    Extremely bumpy launch -- the only reason I have time to write this quick review is because of the extreme and unplayable server lag due to an unanticipatedly (Really, Blizzard? You really had no idea?) large following who desperately want to play. As usual there are promises that they will work these issues out and I have every confidence in a company like Blizzard to hold true to these promises. Wonderfully immersive world and storyline + solid gameplay mechanics and enlightening quest system = best current MMORPG on the market.… Expand
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  93. Ultralick
    Dec 5, 2004
    10
    I have no Idea where posts like the one below this come from. I am a sound designer and I must say the sound design in WOW is absolutely Phenomenal ! Beautiful ambiences to go with Beautiful Environments. Psychoacustics (that most people would'nt even notice) are embedded in the ambiences... Just top quality work ! The game design is far above EQ. So many elements make the game fun, not tedious. THis is one of the best games to come out in the past 5 years!!!… Expand
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  94. 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 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
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  95. AndrewS.
    Dec 6, 2004
    10
    In a year that has seen Far Cry, Doom 3, Half Life 2, Halo 2, Metal Gear Solid 3, and more, I'm surprised to find myself saying that this is the game of the year. It has an addictive quality that I have found in no other game. I can't remember when I was so anxious to get to my computer each night to jump into a game. The world is immense and the entire system of gameplay incredibly deep. I have not yet begun to scratch the surface. It's simply mind-boggling to consider everything that Blizzard had to incorporate to make this game play like it does. Some reviewers have complained about lag, but I started playing on day one and have not experienced a single technical problem. Despite the game's complexity it is so easy to just jump in and play with little or no preparation. The interface is very intuitive and the depth reveals itself to you througout the course of play. Of course, for those who really want to delve into it, there are plenty of resources available online and off. The sound is average at best and the graphics are slightly above average when including the quality of Blizzard's artwork and considering the breadth of the environment that must be displayed all at once. This game was my introduction to MMORPGs and now I'm hooked. If you try it, I'm willing to bet you will be too.… Expand
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  96. ColI.
    Nov 20, 2004
    10
    When playing beta, one can see that this game is a real winner...its legendary.
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  97. RySti
    Dec 6, 2004
    10
    Ok... i never played any other mmorps before.. with the exception of Earth and Beyonds 5 day free pass. look this game is just enthralling.. (translation GOD OF GAMES THAT SAP YOUR LIFE AWAY) i have never been so entertained and just sucked into a game so much.. yeah i almost lost my job over this one lol anyways the game is deep i think this is a perfect blend of Diablo 2 exp and the story and (no pun intended) world of warcraft which I also in love with. the graphic are as some say "lacking luster" but they are not terrible i dont care if the rabbits hair moves as it hops... come on really. they are not an eye sore as eq (even with all its exp) well to make it short just an amzing game i dont care about paying every month.… Expand
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  98. SpongebobSquarepants
    Dec 7, 2004
    10
    So damned addictive!
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  99. Qkumba
    Dec 4, 2004
    3
    As a MMORPG, it is definitely top of its line, with comparatively better graphics against others of its kind. Honestly, as a software game, WoW is repetitive and slow paced. the combat system, not matter how powerful you are, is inflexible, and unexciting. the graphic despite receving compliments everywhere, is not really impressive to say the least, in fact it looks like some thing 4 years ago. all the sounds including music, are all very low quality. the sounds in-game from npcs and such are really not what Blizzard games are known for. I'm not really sure how to convince you about the quality of this game in the presence of so many good reviews (i'm not sure if i'm gonna trust reviews as much now). If you honestly find it a over 90 score game without being affected by other's opinions and the hype about it, then you truly deserve to be cheated by this game. Very simply explained, the game is MMORPG, where producers aim to accomodate as many customers as they can to get as much cash as possible. to do that, they must lower the quality for lousier computers. And the design of the game would be to be played for a long time, but not necessary good, they could just put in many tedious quests. in saying so, you're actually paying for a sub quality game. =]… Expand
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  100. Nuubahbuubah
    Nov 23, 2004
    10
    Mmm...candy...I played the beta version and it was so yammy.
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93 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 57 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 56 out of 57
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 57
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  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! Games
    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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