I haven't played WOW now for around a year or so. I did play it for over three years though. I really liked it. There are other games that excelled on one point or another better than WOW, but WOW got it right by being a jack of all trades.  And yes, I was one of the 3000 hour club members lol :D

That said, like all good things, it came to an end. I got burnt out. I tried a lot of different games this past year, and didn't find the right jack of all trades replacement I had hoped for. I just preordered Aion, and thus pin my hopes that the choice was a good one. I do have a good feeling about it, but who knows.... I am also looking forward to GW2 and TOR. Both those games are looking promising IMHO.

Originally posted by tokenizer

Yup, I tried all releases/betas, all sux.

I am not an WoW funboy, but I start to think that nothing can beat WoW that year...

There is NO MMORPG at the moment to give me same feeling what WoW have given me 5 years ago, NO ONE. I am still waiting... or maybe, I will come back to WoW.

Blah screw what the haters say, I do not play WOW anymore but I must say no game out there comes close to giving me the feeling that WOW did back when it first came out.  And there is a reason for that, simple put WOW with all its cartoony characters and what not was and is the most complete MMO to date.

Its popularity stims directly from that fact.  People hate the fact that WOW dominates, but who cares you cannot deny that its populatrity is a direct result of the fact that the game is just good.

Originally posted by DubaVampe

Originally posted by tokenizer

Yup, I tried all releases/betas, all sux.

I am not an WoW funboy, but I start to think that nothing can beat WoW that year...

There is NO MMORPG at the moment to give me same feeling what WoW have given me 5 years ago, NO ONE. I am still waiting... or maybe, I will come back to WoW.

 

I stopped reading there.

I seconded that.

By any objective opinion, WoW is "the best" MMO on the market at the moment.

Unfortunately, these are the forums .. where objective opinions come to die.

Originally posted by Ilvaldyr

By any objective opinion, WoW is "the best" MMO on the market at the moment.

Unfortunately, these are the forums .. where objective opinions come to die.

objective and opinion should not be used right next to each other.

It's the best  in value of all  MMORPG by far. Won't get more for your money. But, she's starting to show her age a little. Like some of the players.

So, what does Blizzard have you guys grinding for now?

I would refrain from calling WoW the best.  WoW is more the Mcdonalds of MMOs.  They do not have the best hamburgers,  but they are good and have a decent mass market appeal.  Its convenient decent enough and quick.

it puzzles me when people say wow looks dated and the grafixs look rubbish.

for me anyway i think the game looks great i love the look and feel of the game world it feels like one big magical adventure to explore.

ive played most mmorpgs to date and no im not a wow fanboy :) , ive played eq2 since it went live and burned out now and only been playing wow for 2 weeks now.

has for saying wow is still the best i think you do have it wrong, everquest2 is a great game to, same for ao but that looks dated now.

and whats with people obsessed with sub numbers theses days in mmorpgs you see posts all the time on the subject, to me if you are haveing a great time playing a game why give a rats ass.

Originally posted by grandpagamer

You folks are arguing with the guy who will be the last WOW player on the last WOW server telling you all how everything else sucks.  Or perhaps once WOW is no longer the number 1 in subs he will move to whatever is and tell you how everything else sucks....time will tell the tale.

I lol'd at this, so very true.

Windows is the best option for  an O.S.

WOW is the best option for an MMO.

Many people will always hate what is popular. Let them enjoy Linux and EVE

Originally posted by tokenizer

Yup, I tried all releases/betas, all sux.

I am not an WoW funboy, but I start to think that nothing can beat WoW that year...

There is NO MMORPG at the moment to give me same feeling what WoW have given me 5 years ago, NO ONE. I am still waiting... or maybe, I will come back to WoW.

Well of course WOw is the best.

Lets see many think Vanguard was real bad,yet can you chop down a REALISTIC tree in wow and watch a REALISTIC animation of the tree falling in WOW?Hmm so if a game that was unpolished and not so good ,does it better than WOW,where does that  leave WOW for effort and quality?I would say it leaves it below standards.Umm how much money did Blizzard spend for their lack of quality?Oh about 15x what Sigil spent,and oh ya how many employees does Blizzard have?dam about 50x.

The next time you wander around WOW ,enjoy the realistic looking rock on the sides of cliffs or mountains lmao.You know i have no problems with a first effort as WOW was Blizzard's first effort with being so bad and cheap,however !Blizzard has had PLENTY of TIME and MONEY ,to fix that game up,but they have chosen to remain cheap,because that is what the WOW players accept.Why would Blizzard recall that lemon,if there is no public outcry?answer is they won't.

Sigil came out with a couple new ideas and of course realistic graphics and a realistic view scape,WOW came out with what ?oh that's right a complete 100% ripoff of EQ,low end tech and fake wannabe pretending they have no zones lol.

Oh i was just wondering ,how many WOW players are using CUSTOM UI's?dam i thought Blizzard had that game polished?no need for outside programs.

A few final notes before the obvious...How has Blizzard that unpolished wizard, been making out with their Rogue [Vanished spell]?

Has WOW figured out yet that unlimited pots,pretty much copies the cheapest form of Asian F2P games and yet they have fixed those games with timers,unless i missed something WOW is still in ancient times right,using unlimited pots?F2P anyone?

I could go on and on,but the WOW FANBOIS,and the definition does fit in MOST cases,will continue to give Vague statements,like WOW is the best!.At least put up some argument/discussion or some substance to this vague statement.

Well Wow does have one thing POLISHED,it has it's Polished Short Bow ..lmao.worth ..oh about 12 copper.At least you don't have to bind that bow lol,because nothing more realistic than a bound item,again pfft Bind items are for a system that is a fail,Blizzard doesn't know a better way,because they copied that from EQ.Not EVERYTHING is worth copying from other devs,oh ya they copied the death shard as well,lmao,anyone at Blizzard actually have a brain of their own?Well they didn't completely 100% copy AP's ,they just left them unfinished [unpolished lmao].

Originally posted by Wizardry

Originally posted by tokenizer

Yup, I tried all releases/betas, all sux.

I am not an WoW funboy, but I start to think that nothing can beat WoW that year...

There is NO MMORPG at the moment to give me same feeling what WoW have given me 5 years ago, NO ONE. I am still waiting... or maybe, I will come back to WoW.

Well of course WOw is the best.

Lets see many think Vanguard was real bad,yet can you chop down a REALISTIC tree in wow and watch a REALISTIC animation of the tree falling in WOW?Hmm so if a game that was unpolished and not so good ,does it better than WOW,where does that  leave WOW for effort and quality?I would say it leaves it below standards.Umm how much money did Blizzard spend for their lack of quality?Oh about 15x what Sigil spent,and oh ya how many employees does Blizzard have?dam about 50x.

The next time you wander around WOW ,enjoy the realistic looking rock on the sides of cliffs or mountains lmao.You know i have no problems with a first effort as WOW was Blizzard's first effort with being so bad and cheap,however !Blizzard has had PLENTY of TIME and MONEY ,to fix that game up,but they have chosen to remain cheap,because that is what the WOW players accept.Why would Blizzard recall that lemon,if there is no public outcry?answer is they won't.

Sigil came out with a couple new ideas and of course realistic graphics and a realistic view scape,WOW came out with what ?oh that's right a complete 100% ripoff of EQ,low end tech and fake wannabe pretending they have no zones lol.

Oh i was just wondering ,how many WOW players are using CUSTOM UI's?dam i thought Blizzard had that game polished?no need for outside programs.

A few final notes before the obvious...How has Blizzard that unpolished wizard, been making out with their Rogue [Vanished spell]?

Has WOW figured out yet that unlimited pots,pretty much copies the cheapest form of Asian F2P games and yet they have fixed those games with timers,unless i missed something WOW is still in ancient times right,using unlimited pots?F2P anyone?

I could go on and on,but the WOW FANBOIS,and the definition does fit in MOST cases,will continue to give Vague statements,like WOW is the best!.At least put up some argument/discussion or some substance to this vague statement.

Well Wow does have one thing POLISHED,it has it's Polished Short Bow ..lmao.worth ..oh about 12 copper.At least you don't have to bind that bow lol,because nothing more realistic than a bound item,again pfft Bind items are for a system that is a fail,Blizzard doesn't know a better way,because they copied that from EQ.Not EVERYTHING is worth copying from other devs,oh ya they copied the death shard as well,lmao,anyone at Blizzard actually have a brain of their own?Well they didn't completely 100% copy AP's ,they just left them unfinished [unpolished lmao].

Hmmm.... if WOW was that bad why millions still playing it? For myself, I don't care anything about the history, most of the games out there cost me 10-15/month. I just choose the one that worth my money, that's it.

Originally posted by altairzq

Windows is the best option for  an O.S.

WOW is the best option for an MMO.

Many people will always hate what is popular. Let them enjoy Linux and EVE

Don't be like that, Linux and EVE are quality, but lack accesibility and fun.

Originally posted by maritpra

Originally posted by Wizardry
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Hmmm.... if WOW was that bad why millions still playing it? For myself, I don't care anything about the history, most of the games out there cost me 10-15/month. I just choose the one that worth my money, that's it.

QFT

Originally posted by Zorndorf

Originally posted by Pocahinha

In theory wow is the  "best", technicly is also the best, used to be even better before expansions...but now even beying the best i log on and after 30 min playing im burned...so that means for me its not the best...its the best in a theoric and thechnic point of view.

 

It is not the game's fault that you are burned after playing it too long and too much.

Take a break and look at the sun.

You can always try a burnout copy of the game of course and that's one of the reasons why those games gather empty servers after a 2 month launch.

 

OMG IT BURNS MY EYES!

Originally posted by SonofSeth

Originally posted by altairzq

Windows is the best option for  an O.S.

WOW is the best option for an MMO.

Many people will always hate what is popular. Let them enjoy Linux and EVE

Don't be like that, Linux and EVE are quality, but lack accesibility and fun.

I completely agree with you, that why i said the best option, for the average person, not that they are "better" or the "best".

As someone who's played MMOs since UO included many that aren't with us any more... WoW is the best.  Always has been.

However, I can't stomach playing it in '09.  But I'm not fool enough to think anything that has come along including the MMO I currently sub to matches WoW on all levels.  The McDonalds and blue vs orange arguements are a little retarded, since we aren't comparing a $5 happy meal to a $100 steak dinner, we're comparing $15 vs $15 and everyone knows all MMOs are blue and WoW's blue is the deepest :P

But the graphics and early game are just something I can't get past today so I don't play it but for over a year just before and after TBC I loved my paly and rogue.

Originally posted by altairzq

Originally posted by SonofSeth

Originally posted by altairzq

Windows is the best option for  an O.S.

WOW is the best option for an MMO.

Many people will always hate what is popular. Let them enjoy Linux and EVE

Don't be like that, Linux and EVE are quality, but lack accesibility and fun.

 

I completely agree with you, that why i said the best option, for the average person, not that they are "better" or the "best".

Oh sorry, my bad. I got the wrong vibe from your comment.

I guess the best food is McDonalds aswell since it's real popular. Cheap, fatty and bland.