World of Warcraft

Well after all the bad posts I have made about WoW over the years, it is now time for me to take them back.

I played WoW about 2-3 yrs ago to ~lvl 14 and quit it due to the hand holding quest system.

That was right after I got done with anarchy Online and right before I went to Lineage 2.  I was 5+ yrs into my mmo "career", and I was not into the "easy button" mmo style WoW has pioneered.

Now, after being burnt out by games like Perfect World and Rohan (and about 30-40 other p2p and f2p mmos), I have decided to try WoW again.  And, I have to say, I'm loving it.  

People say WoW is for people who are young or have never played MMO's before.  For me and my wife, it is more of a game for people who are burnt out from the grind and headaches cause by all the "hard core mmos".  I am now at an age where I want to have fun playing a game after a 10hr work day.  I want to log on and just play around, but still get somewhere.

I progressed from Ragnarok Online beta, to Anarchy Online, to EQ2, to Lineage 2.  Then went the f2p route just cause I got burnt out on all the p2p ones I've played.  Now after the hard core grinding and the complicated attribute buff systems and spending 10-15 hours twinking on implants just to get on a gun, then 10-15 more hours putting my normal implants back in just to find my new gun is only running at 75% due to stats lacking, I find I am just ready to log into a game to have fun.  I really don't give a shit about being "the best", that is not going to pay my rent or my car payment.  And for this current mood WoW seems to be the game for me.

So after all that babbling, I have to say I take back all my negative comments about WoW over the years.

Granted you might not want to read my whole post, and that is fine.  Just thought I'd share an experience.

WoW is not just for kids or for people new to mmos, it is for people looking to have a good time.

Well ..

You are right. WoW is easy/hard/fun in the same think. Hope you enjoy it till Aion comes online ;))

Yeah I think I will enjoy it atleast till then, but even if I love the hell out of it I'll still try Aion.  I never pass up finding a "better" game.

Till then, though, I think me and my wife have found our new virtual home :)

You're right. To boot, they have a mix of options for the "easy mode" / casual people and the hardcore alike. For example, at level 70, you can opt to run level 62 instances just for fun or you can challenge yourself with the Heroic versions of the instances. If that's not challenging enough, then try to join one of the more hardcore raiding guilds and try on some of the 25-man instances. If you like to have fun with PvP but don't want to be stressed out, play some battlegrounds. Want a bigger challenge in PvP, then try your luck at the Arenas. Or, you can just spend your time crafting and grinding for materials to become a wanted resource and make money, work the autionhouse, etc. Or, you can just chat and play around. Something for everyone and very stable.

Also, now that they have really deep pockets ($$$) any MMO that comes out with something really cool and is technically feasible, WoW can afford to patch in the functionality and poof, their right back on top. They can afford the talent and resouces to change anything they want just about anytime they want if the need arises.

Love it or hate it, the monster that is WoW will continue to dominate for quite a while.

That was one of the points I forgot to mention.

I love to actually be playing a game that has this much development/resources behind it.  It is sad to see a good game that is understaffed/underfunded.

And games like Anarchy Online, which were once great games, have had their teams stripped to help AoC instead, so it leaves the old game on a half broken life-support.

WoW is one of the most polished/unbuggy games I have seen in years.

Originally posted by xephonics

People say WoW is for people who are young or have never played MMO's before.  For me and my wife, it is more of a game for people who are burnt out from the grind and headaches cause by all the "hard core mmos".  I am now at an age where I want to have fun playing a game after a 10hr work day.  I want to log on and just play around, but still get somewhere.


WoW is not just for kids or for people new to mmos, it is for people looking to have a good time.

Exactly. It is for people with little time, families, husbands and wives, friends who work, have busy lives but live far apart and meet up in game.

I don't know of any "gamers" who spend time in WoW (though I'm sure they are there) but I do know regular non gaming people who have discovered something in WoW and are really enjoying it.

More power to them I say.

Most mmo players think hard = fun, I'm glad things are changing, videogames arent supposed to feel like work, it should be fun. wow feel like work at 70 if you want to progress far, but you can still do others stuff and have fun.

Don't forget to level to 70.

The new Wow (since Nov 2007) only begins at level 70 really.

Tell us when you enter the first Karazahn fights. :))

maybe... maybe it's just me... but WoW does feel like work... for me. this is the first real mmo that ive played... but if anyone could give me some tips... i'd appreaciate it... my main is a lvl 23 night elf rogue on arthas

Originally posted by PunisherX

maybe... maybe it's just me... but WoW does feel like work... for me. this is the first real mmo that ive played... but if anyone could give me some tips... i'd appreaciate it... my main is a lvl 23 night elf rogue on arthas

 

How are you calling it work If you've put  200+ hours into it and only have a lvl 23?   Anyway, if it  feels like work then you're probably not playing a class thats suited to you.  Happens to me when I try to play a rogue.