Report, edit, etc...Posted by Lyon on 2006-09-28 at 20:44:52
a WoW Thread in a SC Forum, weird huh? (lets get to the point)
I'd like your comments, opinions, etc. on World of Warcraft (WoW, World of Warcraft, w/e) because recently i've considered going out and buying it just because im tired of the same old, i need some variety yet most games out in the current day seem like remakes of yesterdays games, except they have flashy lights and good graphics. WoW Seemed different, not like any MMORPG i've played before, i've played it quite afew times on my bros comp and it seemed fun. Except the fact that it drains cash from you =(
And anyone who will start spamming "ZOMG LYON HAS NO CREDIT CARD LOOLOLOLOL" please think twice before you say that, because there are alternatives if you didn't know.
Discuss WoW.
I'd like your comments, opinions, etc. on World of Warcraft (WoW, World of Warcraft, w/e) because recently i've considered going out and buying it just because im tired of the same old, i need some variety yet most games out in the current day seem like remakes of yesterdays games, except they have flashy lights and good graphics. WoW Seemed different, not like any MMORPG i've played before, i've played it quite afew times on my bros comp and it seemed fun. Except the fact that it drains cash from you =(
And anyone who will start spamming "ZOMG LYON HAS NO CREDIT CARD LOOLOLOLOL" please think twice before you say that, because there are alternatives if you didn't know.
Discuss WoW.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Deathawk on 2006-09-28 at 20:48:31
It's worse than drugs, stay away!
Unless you don't value your life... :\
Unless you don't value your life... :\
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Lyon on 2006-09-28 at 20:49:39
QUOTE(Deathawk @ Sep 28 2006, 08:48 PM)
It's worse than drugs, stay away!
Unless you don't value your life... :\
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Unless you don't value your life... :\
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I Told my brother (the non WoW-Addicted one) that when or IF i buy it, tell me when i start acting like a WoW Addict. and he has permission to beat the crap out of me for that one day =O
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Zycorax on 2006-09-29 at 02:15:56
WoW is completely ruined after the last few patches, don't buy it! Stick to BW! Much better 
And then your brother don't need to beat the crap out of you...
And then your brother don't need to beat the crap out of you...
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Revelade on 2006-09-29 at 03:09:15
My WoW-addicted friends installed a trial-version in my comp. The updates took forever.
Finally, I'm able to do stuff.
Well, there's lots of servers. I don't see many customization options, but whatever, it's the GAMEPLAY!
So I make a priest and I start in the woods. I have to get 6 wolf meats. So I do that. Then I have to kill 10 kobolds. A little boring, but then I do that too. Then I have to kill 12 bandits... ugh...
Oh and you start with pretty much for every class an attack spell and a healing or defense spell.
It's okay, but I wouldn't spend hours doing this. I get bored.
Finally, I'm able to do stuff.
Well, there's lots of servers. I don't see many customization options, but whatever, it's the GAMEPLAY!
So I make a priest and I start in the woods. I have to get 6 wolf meats. So I do that. Then I have to kill 10 kobolds. A little boring, but then I do that too. Then I have to kill 12 bandits... ugh...
Oh and you start with pretty much for every class an attack spell and a healing or defense spell.
It's okay, but I wouldn't spend hours doing this. I get bored.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Xx.Doom.xX on 2006-09-29 at 15:23:04
It's ok, i like the quests. They're fun. But i dont think ill buy it. I havnt even used my Trial version 
Burning Crusade coming in November!
Burning Crusade coming in November!
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Centreri on 2006-09-30 at 21:13:51
ZOMG LYON HAS NO CREDIT CARD LOOLOLOLOL
I like WoW. No one ever finds it interesting the first few levels unless its your first time playing. It gets really interesting afterwards.
You fight in instances, use a variety of skills to do what you want. For example, at level 30, my priest was able to mind control any humanoid/player 2 levels above me and less, and use their abilities (not player abilities, though).
You duel others, get honor, get better items, and find new ways to duel. Very similar in concept to Starcraft Melee - you have to use what you have, such as the terrain, items, and spells, strategically in the proper order to achieve maximum damage and keep yourself alive. Each class is like a different race - the strategies change drastically, while the concepts remain the same.
You work using professions to recieve money which you could later use on more items, on spells, and such. Later on on high levels, the fun escalates, and you can play end-game against legendary characters such as C'thun, one of the Old Gods, Onyxia, daughter of Deathwing, and Neltharian, son of Deathwing.
The landscape and events inside the game constantly change, so things will never stay the same for too long, and blizzard adds a lot of things, such as new instances and such to the game over time.
Best of all, a lot of people on WoW are adults, so there are much less idiots on WoW then on Battlenet.
I like WoW. No one ever finds it interesting the first few levels unless its your first time playing. It gets really interesting afterwards.
You fight in instances, use a variety of skills to do what you want. For example, at level 30, my priest was able to mind control any humanoid/player 2 levels above me and less, and use their abilities (not player abilities, though).
You duel others, get honor, get better items, and find new ways to duel. Very similar in concept to Starcraft Melee - you have to use what you have, such as the terrain, items, and spells, strategically in the proper order to achieve maximum damage and keep yourself alive. Each class is like a different race - the strategies change drastically, while the concepts remain the same.
You work using professions to recieve money which you could later use on more items, on spells, and such. Later on on high levels, the fun escalates, and you can play end-game against legendary characters such as C'thun, one of the Old Gods, Onyxia, daughter of Deathwing, and Neltharian, son of Deathwing.
The landscape and events inside the game constantly change, so things will never stay the same for too long, and blizzard adds a lot of things, such as new instances and such to the game over time.
Best of all, a lot of people on WoW are adults, so there are much less idiots on WoW then on Battlenet
.Report, edit, etc...Posted by Lyon on 2006-09-30 at 21:42:38
QUOTE(Centreri @ Sep 30 2006, 09:13 PM)
ZOMG LYON HAS NO CREDIT CARD LOOLOLOLOL
I like WoW. No one ever finds it interesting the first few levels unless its your first time playing. It gets really interesting afterwards.
You fight in instances, use a variety of skills to do what you want. For example, at level 30, my priest was able to mind control any humanoid/player 2 levels above me and less, and use their abilities (not player abilities, though).
You duel others, get honor, get better items, and find new ways to duel. Very similar in concept to Starcraft Melee - you have to use what you have, such as the terrain, items, and spells, strategically in the proper order to achieve maximum damage and keep yourself alive. Each class is like a different race - the strategies change drastically, while the concepts remain the same.
You work using professions to recieve money which you could later use on more items, on spells, and such. Later on on high levels, the fun escalates, and you can play end-game against legendary characters such as C'thun, one of the Old Gods, Onyxia, daughter of Deathwing, and Neltharian, son of Deathwing.
The landscape and events inside the game constantly change, so things will never stay the same for too long, and blizzard adds a lot of things, such as new instances and such to the game over time.
Best of all, a lot of people on WoW are adults, so there are much less idiots on WoW then on Battlenet.
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I like WoW. No one ever finds it interesting the first few levels unless its your first time playing. It gets really interesting afterwards.
You fight in instances, use a variety of skills to do what you want. For example, at level 30, my priest was able to mind control any humanoid/player 2 levels above me and less, and use their abilities (not player abilities, though).
You duel others, get honor, get better items, and find new ways to duel. Very similar in concept to Starcraft Melee - you have to use what you have, such as the terrain, items, and spells, strategically in the proper order to achieve maximum damage and keep yourself alive. Each class is like a different race - the strategies change drastically, while the concepts remain the same.
You work using professions to recieve money which you could later use on more items, on spells, and such. Later on on high levels, the fun escalates, and you can play end-game against legendary characters such as C'thun, one of the Old Gods, Onyxia, daughter of Deathwing, and Neltharian, son of Deathwing.
The landscape and events inside the game constantly change, so things will never stay the same for too long, and blizzard adds a lot of things, such as new instances and such to the game over time.
Best of all, a lot of people on WoW are adults, so there are much less idiots on WoW then on Battlenet
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w/e regardless of what DH said im gonna buy WoW, so i can play with centreri
I Made up five signs to show that im addicted after i buy it:
1)Bringing Mass Amounts of food into my fridge in my room, so i dont have to leave to eat, rofl
2)Lack of Willpower
3)Having the A**hole meter go off the scale
4)Not getting enouh sleep
5)Acting like my WoW Addicted bro
rofl, i have to tell someone to tell me if im acting like that when i buy it
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Gamma on 2006-09-30 at 21:44:11
Don't buy it unless your willing to waste a large percentage of your time to playing it.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Centreri on 2006-09-30 at 22:30:07
If you're getting it, get on the 'Aegwynn' server, it's PVP and I'm on it .
So playing ~3 hours a day isn't enough to say I'm addicted to WoW? Whuppie! I don't think the 3rd point will happen if you're addicted. Most people I saw aren't @sholes, and a large percentage of level 60's are addicted (leveling from 1-60 in 10 days.. I ask you.. I've been playing on one character for ~2 months and only got to level 34, and it gets much harder to level later on.)
.So playing ~3 hours a day isn't enough to say I'm addicted to WoW? Whuppie! I don't think the 3rd point will happen if you're addicted. Most people I saw aren't @sholes, and a large percentage of level 60's are addicted (leveling from 1-60 in 10 days.. I ask you.. I've been playing on one character for ~2 months and only got to level 34, and it gets much harder to level later on.)
Report, edit, etc...Posted by smasher25 on 2006-10-01 at 02:19:52
I actually didnt care about Warcraft and I practically gave it up after playing the Night elves campaign on Warcraft III, because it was so boring. When I saw World of Warcraft I said "screw it I dont like the francise" then I saw beside it a box that said "monthly fees" or something like that and I noticed that you had to pay monthly just to play a game. After playing Starcraft I found that extremely prepostorous and I swore to myself I'm never playing world of Warcraft again.
I believe that we games should have our own rights to game, I mean what if you just miss a month and end up paying up? That means you wasted like fourty dollars for nothing.
I dunno if its worth it buying that but I'm only allowed to play games on Fridays and Saturdays so that means even If I thought it was worth it and bought it and stuff I'd only be able to play it eight times a month! Wow that's a ripoff for me.
I believe that we games should have our own rights to game, I mean what if you just miss a month and end up paying up? That means you wasted like fourty dollars for nothing.
I dunno if its worth it buying that but I'm only allowed to play games on Fridays and Saturdays so that means even If I thought it was worth it and bought it and stuff I'd only be able to play it eight times a month! Wow that's a ripoff for me.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Doodan on 2006-10-01 at 02:40:50
I hate WoW. I played it for a couple of months. I got my warlock up to level 52 and I became guild master of a lowbie guild. But then I realized... months of my life were gone in what felt like a couple of weeks. My grades were going down. I hadn't had any girlfriends or dates in that time period. I hadn't done any work on my movie or other projects. Some could accuse me of having a one track mind, and that's kinda true. I'm either totally into something or I don't care much about it at all. But my own personal losses were not what motivated me to hate it. It motivated me enough to quit, though.
What made me hate is my brother's addiction to it. He spends 10+ hours a day in his room in front of his moniter, getting fatter and paler. I don't trust him to babysit my boy when I go out because he never comes out of his room to check on him. I constantly have to schedule my plans around his stupid raiding schedule. We almost never spend time together anymore. Since I have a credit card and he doesn't, he asks me to pay for his dumb WoW gold with my card and he pays me back in cash (an annoying trend that I have refused to keep doing). I could have went with him and our mutual best friend to see SNAKES ON A MOTHAfreakING PLANE on opening night, but he had to run noobies through MC (I'm ashamed that I know what that means) for his guild that same night.
And if some mighty divine intervention came along and destroyed WoW, what would you have to show for all those years you spent playing it besides poorer health? NOTHING.
freak WOW.
What made me hate is my brother's addiction to it. He spends 10+ hours a day in his room in front of his moniter, getting fatter and paler. I don't trust him to babysit my boy when I go out because he never comes out of his room to check on him. I constantly have to schedule my plans around his stupid raiding schedule. We almost never spend time together anymore. Since I have a credit card and he doesn't, he asks me to pay for his dumb WoW gold with my card and he pays me back in cash (an annoying trend that I have refused to keep doing). I could have went with him and our mutual best friend to see SNAKES ON A MOTHAfreakING PLANE on opening night, but he had to run noobies through MC (I'm ashamed that I know what that means) for his guild that same night.
And if some mighty divine intervention came along and destroyed WoW, what would you have to show for all those years you spent playing it besides poorer health? NOTHING.
freak WOW.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Centreri on 2006-10-01 at 11:07:38
No offense, but your brother is sad if he doesn't even notice/care about his state. The best thing youn can do for him is stop paying for his WoW. He'll probably be angry for a while, but if he has an independant mind he'll forgive you soon enough.
What you need to do to play WoW and not have it interfere with your life is set a limit to how much you can play for day and have something/someone enforce it. It all depends on if you can manage your life properly with WoW in it.
I don't think I'll ever go seriously raiding because it usually takes ~7 hours to complete a raid and I don't have that much time on my hands, ever. So I don't intend to start. I'll just level the more interesting classes to 60 and buy the best items possible, then go get another class and level that up. I think I'll get bored of WoW long before that, though.
What you need to do to play WoW and not have it interfere with your life is set a limit to how much you can play for day and have something/someone enforce it. It all depends on if you can manage your life properly with WoW in it.
I don't think I'll ever go seriously raiding because it usually takes ~7 hours to complete a raid and I don't have that much time on my hands, ever. So I don't intend to start. I'll just level the more interesting classes to 60 and buy the best items possible, then go get another class and level that up. I think I'll get bored of WoW long before that, though.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Doodan on 2006-10-01 at 11:42:12
My brother gives my mom cash and she pays for his online subscription. I've tried to talk her into pulling the plug, but she insists that he'll "grow out of it." I disagree, but oh well. He can live with her when he can't afford his own place. I ain't takin him.
And as I expected, some would accuse me of having poor management skills. That might be the case, I can't be totally sure. But like I said, its very hard for me to multitask (check out Tux's thread on that). I'm either very involved with something or I barely touch it, if any at all. The only things I do a decent job at juggling while of got other major projects going is time with my son, time on the net, and time spent at school or doing homework. But regrettably, even those things take turns suffering at various times when I get too involved with projects.
I'm pretty much past the point where I want to try and make WoW or any other massively time consuming game fit into my life. I liked the early stages of WoW better when the world was still new and most quests could be completed in no more than an hour. Not so with the end game. Besides, in WoW you're just another face in the crowd. Life would go on without you. But in games like Starcraft, you are integral to the existence of the fictional universe (the story and game construction have you believing that, at least). STARCRAFT FTW!
And as I expected, some would accuse me of having poor management skills. That might be the case, I can't be totally sure. But like I said, its very hard for me to multitask (check out Tux's thread on that). I'm either very involved with something or I barely touch it, if any at all. The only things I do a decent job at juggling while of got other major projects going is time with my son, time on the net, and time spent at school or doing homework. But regrettably, even those things take turns suffering at various times when I get too involved with projects.
I'm pretty much past the point where I want to try and make WoW or any other massively time consuming game fit into my life. I liked the early stages of WoW better when the world was still new and most quests could be completed in no more than an hour. Not so with the end game. Besides, in WoW you're just another face in the crowd. Life would go on without you. But in games like Starcraft, you are integral to the existence of the fictional universe (the story and game construction have you believing that, at least). STARCRAFT FTW!
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Centreri on 2006-10-01 at 11:54:05
Try telling your mom what you told us - 10 hours per sitting (you can exaggerate), and that's almost half of his day spent at the computer playing a game. If that doesn't work, you tried, their problem.
It's true that it's easier to make an impact in Starcraft then in WoW...
*Centreri starts wondering*
It's true that it's easier to make an impact in Starcraft then in WoW...
*Centreri starts wondering*
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Lyon on 2006-10-01 at 18:00:14
my plans to buy WoW are kind of F*cked anyway, because i need a computer to play it, and my current computer just got fried to computer hell.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by WoAHorde2 on 2006-10-01 at 18:50:54
I used to play WoW. But my grades began to go down, along with my attitude. I know play it occasinly just for the heck of it, and to see friends. But other than that, it's Starcraft, and Starcraft Mods all the way.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Deathawk on 2006-10-02 at 17:37:42
LISTEN TO DOODAN LYON!!!
Is that what you want to have happen to you?
Is that what you want to have happen to you?
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Lyon on 2006-10-02 at 19:25:21
QUOTE(Deathawk @ Oct 2 2006, 05:37 PM)
LISTEN TO DOODAN LYON!!!
Is that what you want to have happen to you?
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Is that what you want to have happen to you?
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Well define what he said in one sentence cause i don't wanna read all of that crape, rofl.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Deathawk on 2006-10-02 at 19:27:24
That's not nice... =(
He said his brother is addicted to WoW and he hates WoW:P
He said his brother is addicted to WoW and he hates WoW:P
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Lyon on 2006-10-02 at 19:28:00
QUOTE(Doodan @ Oct 1 2006, 02:40 AM)
I hate WoW. I played it for a couple of months. I got my warlock up to level 52 and I became guild master of a lowbie guild. But then I realized... months of my life were gone in what felt like a couple of weeks. My grades were going down. I hadn't had any girlfriends or dates in that time period. I hadn't done any work on my movie or other projects. Some could accuse me of having a one track mind, and that's kinda true. I'm either totally into something or I don't care much about it at all. But my own personal losses were not what motivated me to hate it. It motivated me enough to quit, though.
What made me hate is my brother's addiction to it. He spends 10+ hours a day in his room in front of his moniter, getting fatter and paler. I don't trust him to babysit my boy when I go out because he never comes out of his room to check on him. I constantly have to schedule my plans around his stupid raiding schedule. We almost never spend time together anymore. Since I have a credit card and he doesn't, he asks me to pay for his dumb WoW gold with my card and he pays me back in cash (an annoying trend that I have refused to keep doing). I could have went with him and our mutual best friend to see SNAKES ON A MOTHAfreakING PLANE on opening night, but he had to run noobies through MC (I'm ashamed that I know what that means) for his guild that same night.
And if some mighty divine intervention came along and destroyed WoW, what would you have to show for all those years you spent playing it besides poorer health? NOTHING.
freak WOW.
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What made me hate is my brother's addiction to it. He spends 10+ hours a day in his room in front of his moniter, getting fatter and paler. I don't trust him to babysit my boy when I go out because he never comes out of his room to check on him. I constantly have to schedule my plans around his stupid raiding schedule. We almost never spend time together anymore. Since I have a credit card and he doesn't, he asks me to pay for his dumb WoW gold with my card and he pays me back in cash (an annoying trend that I have refused to keep doing). I could have went with him and our mutual best friend to see SNAKES ON A MOTHAfreakING PLANE on opening night, but he had to run noobies through MC (I'm ashamed that I know what that means) for his guild that same night.
And if some mighty divine intervention came along and destroyed WoW, what would you have to show for all those years you spent playing it besides poorer health? NOTHING.
freak WOW.
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Holy Crap...
That sounds like my story except i've never played WoW, my bro spends AT LEAST 10+ Hours in front of WoW, hes gained about 40 pounds in the past year and im sure its all fat, and whenever we go out to eat or some crape, hes always like "Oh no i have some important item i have to get for a friend"
God, that sucks.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Doodan on 2006-10-02 at 22:46:53
Several months ago I went out on a date with this girl I met at school. She was also a single parent. We were just chatting at dinner and the topic inevitably came to why we aren't with the biological parents of our children. She said she divorced her husband because he became addicted to WoW, lost his job, and he was saying he'd found the "love of his life" in his online guild. I almost died laughing, because my brother had a WoW girlfriend for awhile. How terrible a net g/f must be. The most you can do is /kiss, /hug, and buy digital ice cream and flowers for eachother.
I only went out with her once. My insensitivity to her ex's WoW problem was probably why, but oh well. At least I got a good laugh.
I only went out with her once. My insensitivity to her ex's WoW problem was probably why, but oh well. At least I got a good laugh.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by smasher25 on 2006-10-03 at 02:04:11
QUOTE(Doodan @ Oct 2 2006, 09:46 PM)
Several months ago I went out on a date with this girl I met at school. She was also a single parent. We were just chatting at dinner and the topic inevitably came to why we aren't with the biological parents of our children. She said she divorced her husband because he became addicted to WoW, lost his job, and he was saying he'd found the "love of his life" in his online guild. I almost died laughing, because my brother had a WoW girlfriend for awhile. How terrible a net g/f must be. The most you can do is /kiss, /hug, and buy digital ice cream and flowers for eachother.
I only went out with her once. My insensitivity to her ex's WoW problem was probably why, but oh well. At least I got a good laugh.
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I only went out with her once. My insensitivity to her ex's WoW problem was probably why, but oh well. At least I got a good laugh.
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Wow looks like WOrld of warcraft is even worse than runescape. (But dont get me wrong the nerds in my schools computer lab literally cried because they shut off the runescape for a day)
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Mp)Excalibur on 2006-10-03 at 06:27:22
Ever come up a hill, 100 strong horde beasts, and about 20 low level alliance players sitting around killing crap? Welcome to the type of server i play on. Its huge thanks to being based around a web comic community called Ctrl Alt Del. I absolutely love both the server and the webcomic. The stories you get from people just bring more and more laughs. Cant wait to get the expansion and be all blood-elfy. If your a good alliance player might want to check their crap out because the alliance is in bad shape on that server. One time a level 58 or there abouts was ganking some horde newbs, he was later caught in a measly group of 30 and ganked through the face numerous times.
-Ex
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Dont trash online relationships D00d, ive had a good one. But thats off topic, but i just had to say so.
-Ex
-Ex
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QUOTE(Doodan @ Oct 2 2006, 09:46 PM)
I almost died laughing, because my brother had a WoW girlfriend for awhile. How terrible a net g/f must be. The most you can do is /kiss, /hug, and buy digital ice cream and flowers for eachother.
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Dont trash online relationships D00d, ive had a good one. But thats off topic, but i just had to say so.
-Ex
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Gigins on 2006-10-03 at 06:57:22
It not only makes you lifeless addict but also steals your money. If your considering playing it at least play on free servers lol. 