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• • WoW: McDonalds or Burger King?

  • Originally posted by woody1974
    

    Originally posted by Spamalot345
    

    A lot of people have been comparing WoW to McDonalds, but I'm beginning to think it's more like Burger King (perhaps Wendy's). What do you guys think? Is WoW as addictive and bad for you as fast food? Is it worse? Better? Would you rather hang out at McDonalds with your friends and chat, or play WoW with your friends and chat?

    This will be part of a research paper for class, so feel free to make your own comparisons.

    
     

    McDonalds has cartoonish characters and so does WOW...Example Below...

    McDonalds- Ronald McDonald=====WOW - Trolls

    Mcdonalds -Grimmace=======WOW-Tauren

    Mcdonalds Hamburglar======WOW Night Elf

    McDonalds Birdie=========WOW Druid

     

     

    
    According to that analogy WoW is "Just like" Disney (they are also known for making the stories they portray more kid-friendly), superhero magazines (Also kinda affordable mostly), breakfast cereal (Many use a cartoonish figure as their mascot) and many other things.

  • Posted: 10/11/08 4:13 PM
    World of Warcraft
• • After 3 years of waiting, all I can say is...

  • Ah yes, 'tis the curse of being mainstream.

  • Posted: 10/11/08 4:02 PM
    WAR (Warhammer Online)
• • Save Your Money.. Unless..

  • Originally posted by bodypass
    

    Originally posted by Sikhander
    

    So...WAR has just pulled off the most successfull MMO launch in history in terms of numbers (we only have 1st week data so far).

    1. Does the game suffer from newly released problems of any kind? Yes (such as some servers being under populated, some animations are not perfectly synched, some servers are laggy (others are not) etc).

    2. Does WAR have the most comprehensive single person PvP package in the market (open, BGs, dynamic world)? Yes (I would put EVE here as well but it is not single person)

    So depending on what floats your way 2>1 or 1>2. If 2>1 you play and love WAR. If 1>2 you are angry and mostly annoyed over people that like it.

    
     

    Most succesfull launch ???

    So why the game is losing more players than it gains in its first two weeks of "free" play?

    http://www.xfire.com/games/who/Warhammer_Online_Age_of_Reckoning/

    Less players than launch date and a best seller at the box office ??? That only means one thing.

    A game of THIS hyped magnitude would have gained at least 10% on average vs the opening date.

    And the subscription will set in within 2 weeks time. Oh dear....

    But hey "some servers are underpopulated, some animations are not perfect synched, some servers are lagg", etc ...."

    Especially the "etc"... is breath taking.

    Oh BTW Sikhander: Wow PvP beats War pace, animation and handling of the avatars hands down.

    But you knew that already didn't you ?

     

    Your analysis of the player numbers is flawed, you have to take into account the people who haven't got xfire. That and the fact that there were a bug with xfire not long ago that caused player number drops for most games.
    
    Just to make it clear, i didn't like Warhammer Online much either, but that was due to personal preference and not anything the game could have helped.

  • Posted: 10/07/08 8:49 AM
    WAR (Warhammer Online)
• • Should the Lich King Expansion be free?

  • Originally posted by Battleskar
    

    I was just reading the MSN front page and watching the Stock Market crash again. I think Blizzard should offer the new expansion as free content and here is why.1st and foremost I think Blizzard should reward its fathful playerbase with something huge like this as a way to say thank you for making their game tthe huge success it is.Second,with the financial markets in turmoil alot of players may be hesitant on purchasing this expansion,and possibly some of the vets who do not want to invest in what most feel will be more of the same rehashed.Finally,I think since Blizzard has been so slow at adding expansions the playerbase deserves something awesome like having an expansion such as this to be offered free,Its not like Blizzard cannot afford to reward their customers in this way. I would like to open this topic up for discussion as to why or why not offer this expansion free of charge discuss:)

     

    So Blizzard should give away stuff because the stock market is crashing?
    Talk about shooting yourself in the foot.

  • Posted: 10/06/08 12:44 PM
    World of Warcraft
• • It's so stupid to examine level 1 player

  • Yeah, people are stupid because they don't instantly recognize what your level 1 alt is wearing just by looking.
    Maybe they have been out of it for so long they "gasp" forgot how it looks like?
    Yet another reason to not let people know when someone is examining the gear they are wearing.
    Also as a side note, is it less stupid to heal or buff someone who hasn't taken a bit of damage or is clearly idling about?

  • Posted: 10/06/08 9:01 AM
    Final Fantasy XI