World of Warcraft

So after X amount of years im finally debateing whether to play wow or not.  I have friends who have played it or are returning to play it but myself i have never even tryed the trial.

Im a old skool online gamer , played all the MMO's back in the day,   mainly pvp ones IE: Neocron1+2//SWG//DAOC//EvE(which im playing now still) i did try a couple of PvE ones mainly EQ2 which was fun at 1st then became abit tedius.

Now i am//was a big fan of Warcraft 3 (<3 the TD's) but if im honest the stupid childish kids who played that kinda put me off WoW.

But what i would like to know is a few things....

1# PvP -  Whats it like ?  Like daoc ? Bg's? Fun ?

2# Items - Easy to get good kit or is it gonna be like DAOC Trials of Atlantis  raids etc ?

3#  Stealther classes?

4#  Is it gonna cost me much ? alot of xpansions out = lots of ££££££ for me ?

Thats all i can think of atm so will come back later with some more Q's

Thanks in advance \o/.

Hello Bamm, i played WoW for like 4 years now so i think i could help you (i've quitted it 2 weeks ago tbh, mainly because due to real life (girlfriend, friends and summer etc)

WoW is a very easy Game to learn, i found it a really good game. i liked the Pre-Burning Crusade content, the raiding is awesome and challanging. it has become a very Casual friendly game

1# 

Well i have not played DAoC myself, but what i like about the PvP of WoW is the free movement. it feels like you really have to play it, you can make advantages of it.  the class inbalancement is pretty bad but okay. BG's are fun especially AV, although fast you know that you are on a grindfest for gear, doing the same and same all over again.

2# 

Getting gear is very very easy to get, especially through Heroic Instances and PvP. Raiding has been buffed trough the Pieces, like Gloves are no more class specific but instead it's a token, the glove token drops and it is for 3 classes, such as Warrior,Shaman,Hunter   which previously was 1 or 2 drop glove for Shaman only  while 2-3 tokens drops now each boss.

3#

Yes there are 2 Stealth classes,  Rogue's and Druid's    Rogue's are the sneaky assassination types who sneaks to people or explore Instance content.

Druids have a cat form which can turn stealth at lvl 20.  Druid's can be Healers/Dps(Melee, Spell)/Tank 

4#

There is a standard monthly fee of 11,99 euro, (15-17 US Dollars) and an expansion each 1,5 - 2 years. 

I'm suspecting that if you found EQ2 tedious, you might not like WoW as much either. If EQ2 was tedious because of being PvE instead of PvP, EQ2 does have PvP servers.

To answer your specific questions (even though I'm not on WoW anymore for over a year):

#1: I've mostly played on PvE servers. The little I played on PvP is that I found myself to be ganked a lot as a lowlevel player by someone a few levels higher than me. It was kind of frustrating to say the least. Some areas in WoW are known as ganking paradises on PvP servers.

#2: I've never participated in raids. But from what I've understood from raiding buddies is that you have to raid a lot to get the epic gear you wanted, and then hope you rolled high enough to get it because with you are like 10 others in the team who also want it.

#3: You have stealth classes. Namely the Rogue. Night Elves are capable of some stealthing as well.

#4: Well, you can stick to the basic game if you want, you're not required to buy the expansions. But if you want to stay uptodate and be able to raid with others in new endgame content (if raiding is your thing at least), then you're probably required to buy the expansions. So far there's only one, with a second coming very soon (if it's not released already). The real costs are in the subscription fees.

Originally posted by Bamm

So after X amount of years im finally debateing whether to play wow or not.  I have friends who have played it or are returning to play it but myself i have never even tryed the trial.

Note that once you purchase the game you must get the full install to keep playing, it only works for the free trial.

If you haven't played WoW yet and you enjoyed WC3, you will enjoy it.   For how long is the question.  Some people get bored after a month, some have been playing non-stop for years.

Just make sure you attempt the following before giving up:

1) Get to level 29ish and do the Warsong Gulch and Arathi Basin BGs. 

2) Do the Deadmines with a pickup group, or better yet, join a guild that accepts low level players and do it with them.

3) Pick gathering professions, at least one, to make sure you can afford to buy stuff with your first character.

4) Read the quests, read the optional lore (ie the letters and stuff you have to deliver - most people don't and assume there is none)  Read the books and stuff.

5) Don't be disheartened if a high level player kills you, it's not the end of the world.  Most of your fights will be vs the opposing faction that are levelling up in the same areas you are.  It makes for some interesting battles.

6) For many, the game begins at 70.  Here you have access to all 5 battlegrounds, the arenas, the start of raid progression, heroics, dailies and all of that.  Get in an ACTIVE guild with an age restriction, and teamspeak, and watch all the 'kiddie MMO' stereotypes you heard about the game melt away into nothing.

7) Enjoy all the new friendships you make, and just ignore the occasional idiot.

Nice few replys thanks.

So crafting in this game...does it exist  ?

is it worth doing from start ?

Do ppl make a living off of it ? (so i dont need to go farm gold)

Is it like daoc where u needed plat after plat to become a legandary  crafter?

 I think you would like wow ok , but the end game comes down to raiding or boring repetitive pvp. I would give crafting a 4 out of 10 from games i used to play. Im personally playing right now so it cant be all that bad. More than likely Ill be getting AOC though ... hope it has a good release. If you arent waiting on AOC or WAR ...you may as well give the trial a go , its on the main site.

Hey there, to echo some of the above statements. WoW has PvP, but be warned. WoW is NOT a PvP game, its a PVE game that also happens to have PvP. It doesnt have PvP pathways where a player can progress as mainly a PvP player...but I argue that they are still missing out on most of the game.

There are stealther classes, they are fun to play.

WoW will cost a bit, youll need to buy the main game and its expansion..with a new expansion due out this year. It has the standard subscription fee.

May I also suggest you look into Guild Wars, which is a game you have not listed. That is a game that is staring to rival WoW in population and is a PvP game.

Good Luck

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