World of Warcraft

I hear that word used to describe WoW more than any other.  What makes it so popular?  It's a polished game with very few bugs.

But I guy I was talking to who is a veteran of MMOs said it has more bugs than people think.  He just believes that since WoW is the first MMO for so many people, they just think it's more polished than it really is.

As an example, he said that a character can disrupt a spellcaster's spell just by stepping into him as he's about to cast.  You don't have to hit him with a weapon, simply touch him.  He said that's a bug that players just seem to live with.

Originally posted by Zindaihas

I hear that word used to describe WoW more than any other.  What makes it so popular?  It's a polished game with very few bugs.

But I guy I was talking to who is a veteran of MMOs said it has more bugs than people think.  He just believes that since WoW is the first MMO for so many people, they just think it's more polished than it really is.

As an example, he said that a character can disrupt a spellcaster's spell just by stepping into him as he's about to cast.  You don't have to hit him with a weapon, simply touch him.  He said that's a bug that players just seem to live with.

Eh, WoW is about as good as any MMO that has released in the past 10 years. Bugs happen in a persistent world where people push the envelope of what the game is intended to do, and WoW is no different.

Originally posted by Zindaihas

As an example, he said that a character can disrupt a spellcaster's spell just by stepping into him as he's about to cast.  You don't have to hit him with a weapon, simply touch him.  He said that's a bug that players just seem to live with.

After playing SWG as my first mmorpg I was astonished by how polished WoW was when I started playing it. It really does deserve the accolades it gets.

No it's not the most polished game but I agree that because for many it was there first mmo so they believe it is. People forget that WOW's inital release was far from perfect and they gave people free play time because of the amount of problems they had at release. From this very day WOW still patches many problems with the game.

from 10 years of MMO playing and while im not the biggest wow fan i have to say WoW is pretty polished. Not the most polished MMO but certainly up there.

The game is very polished.  Play vanguard and you will know just how polished WoW is.  However, its been around for over three years (i think) so thats three years of tweaks, balances, and patches.  Some of the bugs in the game (like the ability to duel by the ironforge bank) add a fun twist and should not be fixed.

Originally posted by Enigma

from 10 years of MMO playing and while im not the biggest wow fan i have to say WoW is pretty polished. Not the most polished MMO but certainly up there.

 

just curious, what would you say is the most polished?

Originally posted by TheHavok

Originally posted by Enigma

from 10 years of MMO playing and while im not the biggest wow fan i have to say WoW is pretty polished. Not the most polished MMO but certainly up there.

 

just curious, what would you say is the most polished?

yeah, i was sort of wondering that as well.  Not many games more polished than WOW and I'd love to hear of some of them.

Originally posted by Zindaihas

I hear that word used to describe WoW more than any other.  What makes it so popular?  It's a polished game with very few bugs.

But I guy I was talking to who is a veteran of MMOs said it has more bugs than people think.  He just believes that since WoW is the first MMO for so many people, they just think it's more polished than it really is.

As an example, he said that a character can disrupt a spellcaster's spell just by stepping into him as he's about to cast.  You don't have to hit him with a weapon, simply touch him.  He said that's a bug that players just seem to live with.

I may be wrong here, but what i think you friend is talking bout is if anoter player walks through you disrupting your line of sight and canceling your spell.  they dont have to walk very far, and since there is no colision detection it may just apear as if all they have to do is touch you.  I played a warrior for about 2 years and trust me, i am touching them but i still die by mages :p

I haven't played WoW but I am considering giving it a shot to see why it is said to be the most polished MMORPG.

i've been playing mmo's since ultima online beta and I can safely say that there has never been a launch as smooth as wow's (minus the overwhelming demand they did not expect)  gameplay wise, wow takes the cake in smoothness at launch.  lotro is a quick number 2.