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• • So Seriously, how IS the game?

  • Thanks all for the replies. I'll continue to do a little research and if the majority of what I find says the game is decent, I'll pick it up this weekend. I'll also continue to check back on this thread to see if any new input is added :)

     

    And yeah, the forced Arena thing in WoW killed that game for me. Seriously, not all PVPers want to roll a rogue, druid, or warrior and go play in a box :p I think they're just mad that Arenas failed so badly and seriously messed up the class balance in that game so now they're trying to make everyone do it so they can pretend it was a good idea to include Arenas. Lots of very unhappy folks over on the WoW forums right now, and despite there being a lot of idiots that play that game that will whine about the dumbest thing, when your entire General board is spammed with angry posts...that's usually a sign you did something pretty wrong.

     

    Anyway! /goes to read reviews

  • Posted: 9/25/08 5:26 PM
    WAR (Warhammer Online)
• • So Seriously, how IS the game?

  • After being burned by Vanguard, Tabula Rasa and LOTRO (sorry, I know a lot of people think it's a solid game but I found it pretty dull, truth be told)  and being utterly sick of EQ2 and WoW (just cancelled my WoW account after I learned all PVPers will be forced into LOLARENA! to earn any rewards in WOTLK...no thanks. ) I'm looking for a new game.

     

    I know AOC just tanked big time, and I'm sad about that because I followed it pretty closely for about half a year before it launched in hopes it would be a real next gen game, or at least something fun to play for a while. I learned my lesson from VG, LOTRO and TR though, so I didn't buy it on release and I'm glad I didn't. Same with WAR.

     

    Now I will admit, I wasn't all that interested in WAR until WoW just announced their "you will Arena or you will get nothing!" changes. I'm a fairly casual player, I dislike raiding just because killing the same trash mobs week after week to -maybe- get something decent IF you're lucky at an end boss doesn't appeal to me. I enjoyed BG PVPing, I put effort into it (never AFK'ed out or went and hid somewhere for free honor) but I dislike Arena...which to me is pretty much glorified dueling in a box (doesn't work for the class I play either. Hunter is notoriously bad at Arena :p I have no interest in rolling a rogue or a druid just to "win"... no point in winning if you dislike the class you're being forced to play).  So there's that.

     

    Now I'm looking at WAR as an alternative, but like so many MMO fans that have been burned in the past by crap games released too early, I'm cautious about spending 100 bucks (one copy for me, one for my spouse) on a whim just to find out the game is either very bad or not really what I'm looking for. The above probably gives a fair idea of what I AM looking for - I've limited play time, but when I do play... I want to have fun, and that fun hopefully doesn't include raiding or dueling. I don't mind PVP (as I said) and I don't mind solo or small group quests. Basically I just want a solid, fun game that's interesting enough to keep my attention without it feeling "forced".

    If anyone could point me to a good, honest, and professional review of WAR or offer up one of their own, I'd be grateful :)

  • Posted: 9/25/08 3:59 PM
    WAR (Warhammer Online)