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hello. I recently became addicted to WoW. out of a month I played for nearly
a week straight. This was pretty much all my spare time for a month.

At first every minute was exciting. After level 20 or so the scale slowly
tipped to more frustration and work than fun. But there is so much addiction
to get to that new level and upgrade your skills.

I have a lvl 31 character and im still fighting murlocs and wolves just
repackaged for a higher lvl. My favorite parts of the game so far have the
the van cleef quest and stiches.

All the quests follow the same cookie cutter build formula. kill 10x of a
certain monster and return to town. Or take letter to npc x which you have
no idea where he is. finding npcs can be very frustrating and the channels
are constantly spammed with quest questions.

Then comes my issue with other players. Finding good people to group with or
people on the same quest is very difficult. Just the other day a guy was
getting swarmed and almost dead so I went over to help him out. If I hadnt
helped he would of died. Afterwards he tells me to stop attacking what he is
because there is plenty for everybody. There are so many tards playing this
game its rediculous. the point of a mmorpg is to game with other people but
to me they just blend into the rest of the environment.

I would much prefer a sp rpg with somewhat of a story and designed for 1
person.
I really wish they did a better job on morrowind. it had the feel of a
mmorpg but also the same problems. vast land filled with nothing and
lifeless npcs' just like WoW.

I could still be playing diablo 2 since release if they just added a new act
every once and a while. After saying all this for those of you that have
explored most of WoW is it worth all the time? im trying to resist logging
on and just picking up guild wars when it comes out.
 
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Seems to me this game is going to crash and burn hard this summer when
everyone hits level 50-60 and there is nothing to do.
For a game that is so fun people sure complain about it alot. The Blizzard
forums are all complaints. All the high Lvl players got there in less than 3
months now they are all bored silly.
Your sick of it already. Quit your account and go get a GF get outside enjoy
life 🙂

Your not the first person to compare it to Morrowind. Just with WoW you pay
monthly to play alone 🙂

http://worldzero.com/reviews/WoW.html

Glad I never got it. I'll look at it again in 18 months should be better by
then.




"Spork" <asdf@ewr.com> wrote in message news:HhzLd.40117$IV5.29@attbi_s54...
> hello. I recently became addicted to WoW. out of a month I played for
> nearly
> a week straight. This was pretty much all my spare time for a month.
>
> At first every minute was exciting. After level 20 or so the scale slowly
> tipped to more frustration and work than fun. But there is so much
> addiction
> to get to that new level and upgrade your skills.
>
> I have a lvl 31 character and im still fighting murlocs and wolves just
> repackaged for a higher lvl. My favorite parts of the game so far have the
> the van cleef quest and stiches.
>
> All the quests follow the same cookie cutter build formula. kill 10x of a
> certain monster and return to town. Or take letter to npc x which you have
> no idea where he is. finding npcs can be very frustrating and the channels
> are constantly spammed with quest questions.
>
> Then comes my issue with other players. Finding good people to group with
> or
> people on the same quest is very difficult. Just the other day a guy was
> getting swarmed and almost dead so I went over to help him out. If I hadnt
> helped he would of died. Afterwards he tells me to stop attacking what he
> is
> because there is plenty for everybody. There are so many tards playing
> this
> game its rediculous. the point of a mmorpg is to game with other people
> but
> to me they just blend into the rest of the environment.
>
> I would much prefer a sp rpg with somewhat of a story and designed for 1
> person.
> I really wish they did a better job on morrowind. it had the feel of a
> mmorpg but also the same problems. vast land filled with nothing and
> lifeless npcs' just like WoW.
>
> I could still be playing diablo 2 since release if they just added a new
> act
> every once and a while. After saying all this for those of you that have
> explored most of WoW is it worth all the time? im trying to resist logging
> on and just picking up guild wars when it comes out.
>
>
 
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"Jackfish" <fishheadxxxcpy@no.uk.com> wrote in message
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> Seems to me this game is going to crash and burn hard this summer when
> everyone hits level 50-60 and there is nothing to do.
> For a game that is so fun people sure complain about it alot. The Blizzard
> forums are all complaints. All the high Lvl players got there in less than
> 3 months now they are all bored silly.
> Your sick of it already. Quit your account and go get a GF get outside
> enjoy life 🙂
>
> Your not the first person to compare it to Morrowind. Just with WoW you
> pay monthly to play alone 🙂
>
> http://worldzero.com/reviews/WoW.html
>
> Glad I never got it. I'll look at it again in 18 months should be better
> by then.
>
>

That's the main problem -- overexposure. If you play the game in
moderation, you don't skyrocket to level 60 in three months of gameplay, and
it's more enjoyable. Like having 10 cases of beer in front of you. Sure
you can down them all in two days, but then you'll barf, lie in bed bitching
about how you hate beer, and barf some more. Or you can drink one or two a
day at most, and enjoy it for weeks. Without any barf.
 
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Thusly "Jackfish" <fishheadxxxcpy@no.uk.com> Spake Unto All:

>Your not the first person to compare it to Morrowind. Just with WoW you pay
>monthly to play alone 🙂
>
>http://worldzero.com/reviews/WoW.html
>
>Glad I never got it. I'll look at it again in 18 months should be better by
>then.

Another interesting review at that site:
http://worldzero.com/reviews/Lineage2.html

Makes one wonder.

I have to admit I too find WoW graphics very poor.
 
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Mean_Chlorine <mike_noren2002@NOSPAMyahoo.co.uk> wrote in
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> Thusly "Jackfish" <fishheadxxxcpy@no.uk.com> Spake Unto All:
>
>>Your not the first person to compare it to Morrowind. Just with WoW
>>you pay monthly to play alone 🙂
>>
>>http://worldzero.com/reviews/WoW.html
>>
>>Glad I never got it. I'll look at it again in 18 months should be
>>better by then.
>
> Another interesting review at that site:
> http://worldzero.com/reviews/Lineage2.html
>

It's intersting to read bashing of WoW quest system in review on that
site. The reviewer goes on about limited number of types of quests, etc.
Then I check Lineage 2 review and there's not a single mention of
questing there, as though quests don't exist in Lineage 2. Instead, I
see a lot of blubber about neverending grind. Yet Lineage 2 gets a
higher score in gameplay. Say what?

Plenty of other similar "inconsistencies"

Yes, graphics quality in WoW is lower (note, artistry and style are not
low in WoW by any means), which results in smoother gameplay on a low-
spec computers. Besides, initial "wow!" (no pun) about graphics quality
wears off fast and then gameplay is what matters most. At least for us,
guys. Girls see it differently :) Last night my female priest(ess)
character was told by another female character that the robe I had on
looked very nice. ?? I had it because of the nice +sta and +int, lol.
Had to get all my wits together to keep up a meaningful conversation
about tailoring and stuff...
 
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"Jackfish" <fishheadxxxcpy@no.uk.com> once tried to test me with:

> Your not the first person to compare it to Morrowind. Just with WoW
> you pay monthly to play alone 🙂

Maybe not the first but it's totally unrepresentive of the game. Grouping
is where the fun is at, I can't imagine soloing all the time, boring. Sure,
it's nice that I *can* do it in the few times no one I know is online, but
even in those cases I could easily get groups.

Maybe you should play on a server with more people.

--

Knight37

The gene pool could use a little chlorine.
 
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On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 20:13:32 -0500, Grackle wrote:

> Like having 10 cases of beer in front of you. Sure
> you can down them all in two days, but then you'll barf, lie in bed bitching
> about how you hate beer, and barf some more. Or you can drink one or two a
> day at most, and enjoy it for weeks. Without any barf.

It really depends on the beer, now doesn't it? <g>
--
RJB
2/1/2005 8:23:19 AM

"The fireman is very magical. Rub his helmut and he spits in your eye."
--Eric Cartman (South Park)
 
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RJB wrote:
> On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 20:13:32 -0500, Grackle wrote:
>
>> Like having 10 cases of beer in front of you. Sure
>> you can down them all in two days, but then you'll barf, lie in bed
>> bitching about how you hate beer, and barf some more. Or you can
>> drink one or two a day at most, and enjoy it for weeks. Without any
>> barf.
>
> It really depends on the beer, now doesn't it? <g>


Ooh, for some reason that brought up a flashback of an experience I had with
some "bad" Schlitz years ago. Ack!
--
chainbreaker

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net--that's "net" not "com"--should do it.
 
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On Tue, 1 Feb 2005 09:09:17 -0500, chainbreaker wrote:

> RJB wrote:
>> On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 20:13:32 -0500, Grackle wrote:
>>
>>> Like having 10 cases of beer in front of you. Sure
>>> you can down them all in two days, but then you'll barf, lie in bed
>>> bitching about how you hate beer, and barf some more. Or you can
>>> drink one or two a day at most, and enjoy it for weeks. Without any
>>> barf.
>>
>> It really depends on the beer, now doesn't it? <g>
>
>
> Ooh, for some reason that brought up a flashback of an experience I had with
> some "bad" Schlitz years ago. Ack!

Funny I'd never associated Schlitz with good! <g>
--
RJB
2/1/2005 9:49:46 AM

If it's green, it's biology, If it stinks, it's chemistry, If it has
numbers it's math, If it doesn't work, it's technology
--Unknown
 
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Spork wrote:
> I have a lvl 31 character and im still fighting murlocs and wolves just
> repackaged for a higher lvl. My favorite parts of the game so far have the
> the van cleef quest and stiches.
>
> All the quests follow the same cookie cutter build formula. kill 10x of a
> certain monster and return to town. Or take letter to npc x which you have
> no idea where he is.

You just mentioned above that you had enjoyed the vanCleef
quest - what cookie cutter did it come from? While it may
be true that there are many quests that are similar to others,
and many higher level monsters that look and act pretty much
like the ones you were fighting earlier, I'm not sure that
there's good justification for your "cookie cutter" wisecrack.
Presently my paladin is working on some deep sea salvage
operations, searching through shipwrecks for log books and
shipping manifests. I feel like Jacques Cousteau on steroids.

> finding npcs can be very frustrating and the channels
> are constantly spammed with quest questions.

People ask questions because asking leads to answers. At
least on my server most of the other players are helpful,
albeit with exceptions. They also ask because the game's
world is filled with complexity and hidden nuances - things
you'd never even notice unless some kind person pointed
them out to you.

> Then comes my issue with other players. Finding good people to group with or
> people on the same quest is very difficult.

That's a good reason to sign up with an active guild. You
build good working relationships. Only rarely does one just
fall in your lap.

> Just the other day a guy was
> getting swarmed and almost dead so I went over to help him out. If I hadnt
> helped he would of died. Afterwards he tells me to stop attacking what he is
> because there is plenty for everybody. There are so many tards playing this
> game its rediculous.

There are a lot of ALL kinds of people playing it. Take
yourself for example. You can't find good team groups, and
you say OTHER people are "tards"... I think I have a hunch
why they might not like to play with you.

> I could still be playing diablo 2 since release if they just added a new act
> every once and a while.

I liked Diablo2 myself - played a lot of it with several
different character classes. WoW is so much better than
that it's a disgrace to mention them in the same paragraph.

> After saying all this for those of you that have
> explored most of WoW is it worth all the time? im trying to resist logging
> on and just picking up guild wars when it comes out.

I haven't even scratched the surface of everything that's
out there, but at 37th level with a bright future ahead of
me, yeah I'd say it's worth it.

There was an 18th level elf in the auction house in Ironforge
this morning who was asking for 5 silver pieces (which he
could have earned himself in about 10 minutes). He kept
begging for several minutes. "can somebody plz give me 5sp
plzzzzzz!!!!" Finally somebody said "What I would like to
give you is a little dignity."

You can either stand there and beg, or you can walk out the
door into the world and be a hero. The choice is really up
to you, and the game's enjoyment is what you make of it.
THAT is what I like about WoW.

--
Nathan Engle Computer Support, IUB Psych Dept
nengle@indiana.edu http://mypage.iu.edu/~nengle
"Some Assembly Required"
 
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RJB wrote:
> On Tue, 1 Feb 2005 09:09:17 -0500, chainbreaker wrote:
>
>> RJB wrote:
>>> On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 20:13:32 -0500, Grackle wrote:
>>>
>>>> Like having 10 cases of beer in front of you. Sure
>>>> you can down them all in two days, but then you'll barf, lie in bed
>>>> bitching about how you hate beer, and barf some more. Or you can
>>>> drink one or two a day at most, and enjoy it for weeks. Without
>>>> any barf.
>>>
>>> It really depends on the beer, now doesn't it? <g>
>>
>>
>> Ooh, for some reason that brought up a flashback of an experience I
>> had with some "bad" Schlitz years ago. Ack!
>
> Funny I'd never associated Schlitz with good! <g>


Depended entirely on how much of something else you'd drunk first. 🙂
--
chainbreaker

If you need to email, then chainbreaker (naturally) at comcast dot
net--that's "net" not "com"--should do it.
 
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RJB wrote:
> Funny I'd never associated Schlitz with good! <g>

A quick Schlitz anecdote I remembered--

One of the funniest things I've ever seen was a guy in the supermarket
checkout years ago who had nothing in his cart but 4 six-packs of Schlitz
and 12 rolls of toilet paper.

Now *that* has always been my hallmark of a devoted consumer!

--
chainbreaker

If you need to email, then chainbreaker (naturally) at comcast dot
net--that's "net" not "com"--should do it.
 
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On Tue, 1 Feb 2005 11:29:46 -0500, chainbreaker wrote:

> RJB wrote:
>> Funny I'd never associated Schlitz with good! <g>
>
> A quick Schlitz anecdote I remembered--
>
> One of the funniest things I've ever seen was a guy in the supermarket
> checkout years ago who had nothing in his cart but 4 six-packs of Schlitz
> and 12 rolls of toilet paper.
>
> Now *that* has always been my hallmark of a devoted consumer!

And the makings of a wonderful weekend I bet!
--
RJB
2/1/2005 12:02:34 PM

Doh!
--Homer Simpson
 
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On 2005-01-31, Spork <asdf@ewr.com> wrote:

> At first every minute was exciting. After level 20 or so the scale slowly
> tipped to more frustration and work than fun. But there is so much addiction
> to get to that new level and upgrade your skills.

I felt the same.

> All the quests follow the same cookie cutter build formula. kill 10x of a
> certain monster and return to town. Or take letter to npc x which you have
> no idea where he is. finding npcs can be very frustrating and the channels
> are constantly spammed with quest questions.

Actually WoW quests are fairly good as far as MMOs go. That's not
saying much if you compare those quests to what you get out of
single player games.

> Then comes my issue with other players. Finding good people to group with or
> people on the same quest is very difficult. Just the other day a guy was
> getting swarmed and almost dead so I went over to help him out. If I hadnt
> helped he would of died. Afterwards he tells me to stop attacking what he is
> because there is plenty for everybody. There are so many tards playing this
> game its rediculous. the point of a mmorpg is to game with other people but
> to me they just blend into the rest of the environment.

High end content is geared toward guilds (raiding and
battlefields). I'd spend some time looking for a good
one. Personally I never liked the guild thing so I never joined
one.

> I would much prefer a sp rpg with somewhat of a story and designed for 1
> person.
> I really wish they did a better job on morrowind. it had the feel of a
> mmorpg but also the same problems. vast land filled with nothing and
> lifeless npcs' just like WoW.

In a couple of weeks we should see KOTOR 2 in stores for the
PC. It will be good.
 
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"Spork" <asdf@ewr.com> wrote in message news:HhzLd.40117$IV5.29@attbi_s54...
> At first every minute was exciting. After level 20 or so the scale slowly
> tipped to more frustration and work than fun. But there is so much
addiction
> to get to that new level and upgrade your skills.
>

first off, get higher than level 31

secondly, you should try EQ2, you will hate that even more

Rabid shriller quest: they spawn in TWO places. one mob in each spot.

you have to kill 10, in a non instanced zone

you think you have frustrations in wow, you havent seen anything till you
see Sony's poor game design
 
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If you hit level 60 that fast of course your going to get burnt out. I
have a 44, 22 and 20 char. All different classes/races. Taking my time
and enjoying the game not power levelling to be uber.

"Jackfish" <fishheadxxxcpy@no.uk.com> writes:

> Seems to me this game is going to crash and burn hard this summer when
> everyone hits level 50-60 and there is nothing to do.
> For a game that is so fun people sure complain about it alot. The Blizzard
> forums are all complaints. All the high Lvl players got there in less than 3
> months now they are all bored silly.
> Your sick of it already. Quit your account and go get a GF get outside enjoy
> life 🙂
>
> Your not the first person to compare it to Morrowind. Just with WoW you pay
> monthly to play alone 🙂
>
> http://worldzero.com/reviews/WoW.html
>
> Glad I never got it. I'll look at it again in 18 months should be better by
> then.
>
>
>
>
> "Spork" <asdf@ewr.com> wrote in message news:HhzLd.40117$IV5.29@attbi_s54...
> > hello. I recently became addicted to WoW. out of a month I played for
> > nearly
> > a week straight. This was pretty much all my spare time for a month.
> >
> > At first every minute was exciting. After level 20 or so the scale slowly
> > tipped to more frustration and work than fun. But there is so much
> > addiction
> > to get to that new level and upgrade your skills.
> >
> > I have a lvl 31 character and im still fighting murlocs and wolves just
> > repackaged for a higher lvl. My favorite parts of the game so far have the
> > the van cleef quest and stiches.
> >
> > All the quests follow the same cookie cutter build formula. kill 10x of a
> > certain monster and return to town. Or take letter to npc x which you have
> > no idea where he is. finding npcs can be very frustrating and the channels
> > are constantly spammed with quest questions.
> >
> > Then comes my issue with other players. Finding good people to group with
> > or
> > people on the same quest is very difficult. Just the other day a guy was
> > getting swarmed and almost dead so I went over to help him out. If I hadnt
> > helped he would of died. Afterwards he tells me to stop attacking what he
> > is
> > because there is plenty for everybody. There are so many tards playing
> > this
> > game its rediculous. the point of a mmorpg is to game with other people
> > but
> > to me they just blend into the rest of the environment.
> >
> > I would much prefer a sp rpg with somewhat of a story and designed for 1
> > person.
> > I really wish they did a better job on morrowind. it had the feel of a
> > mmorpg but also the same problems. vast land filled with nothing and
> > lifeless npcs' just like WoW.
> >
> > I could still be playing diablo 2 since release if they just added a new
> > act
> > every once and a while. After saying all this for those of you that have
> > explored most of WoW is it worth all the time? im trying to resist logging
> > on and just picking up guild wars when it comes out.
> >
> >
>
>

--
Scott Streeter
ss@wpi.edu
http://www.wpi.edu/~ss/
 
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Alexei Boukirev wrote:
>
> Yes, graphics quality in WoW is lower (note, artistry and style are not
> low in WoW by any means), which results in smoother gameplay on a low-
> spec computers. Besides, initial "wow!" (no pun) about graphics quality
> wears off fast and then gameplay is what matters most.

That is certainly true for me.

> At least for us,
> guys. Girls see it differently :) Last night my female priest(ess)
> character was told by another female character that the robe I had on
> looked very nice. ?? I had it because of the nice +sta and +int, lol.
> Had to get all my wits together to keep up a meaningful conversation
> about tailoring and stuff...

"meaningful conversation about tailoring and stuff..."

You say funny things. :)

--

Personal ambition is for people who can't see 100 years into the future.

"Some of us prefer illusion to despair." - Nelson Muntz
 
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Grackle wrote:
> "Jackfish" <fishheadxxxcpy@no.uk.com> wrote in message
> news:RCzLd.235845$8l.200572@pd7tw1no...
>> Seems to me this game is going to crash and burn hard this summer when
>> everyone hits level 50-60 and there is nothing to do.
>> For a game that is so fun people sure complain about it alot. The Blizzard
>> forums are all complaints. All the high Lvl players got there in less than
>> 3 months now they are all bored silly.
>> Your sick of it already. Quit your account and go get a GF get outside
>> enjoy life 🙂
>>
>> Your not the first person to compare it to Morrowind. Just with WoW you
>> pay monthly to play alone 🙂
>>
>> http://worldzero.com/reviews/WoW.html
>>
>> Glad I never got it. I'll look at it again in 18 months should be better
>> by then.
>>
>>
>
> That's the main problem -- overexposure. If you play the game in
> moderation, you don't skyrocket to level 60 in three months of gameplay, and
> it's more enjoyable. Like having 10 cases of beer in front of you. Sure
> you can down them all in two days, but then you'll barf, lie in bed bitching
> about how you hate beer, and barf some more. Or you can drink one or two a
> day at most, and enjoy it for weeks. Without any barf.

Or, having made yourself wretchedly ill on "Hunter S. NightElf" brand
beer, you spend a couple of days drinking Minesweeper Mineral Water at
which point you're ready to start demolishing another 10 cases of Sirian
Shaman Sweat. Hair of the dog and all that :)

--
Remove the mess to reply.
 
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"Cataleptic" <cat.the.mess@ihug.co.nz> wrote in message
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> Grackle wrote:
>> "Jackfish" <fishheadxxxcpy@no.uk.com> wrote in message
>> news:RCzLd.235845$8l.200572@pd7tw1no...
>>> Seems to me this game is going to crash and burn hard this summer when
>>> everyone hits level 50-60 and there is nothing to do.
>>> For a game that is so fun people sure complain about it alot. The
>>> Blizzard forums are all complaints. All the high Lvl players got there
>>> in less than 3 months now they are all bored silly.
>>> Your sick of it already. Quit your account and go get a GF get outside
>>> enjoy life 🙂
>>>
>>> Your not the first person to compare it to Morrowind. Just with WoW you
>>> pay monthly to play alone 🙂
>>>
>>> http://worldzero.com/reviews/WoW.html
>>>
>>> Glad I never got it. I'll look at it again in 18 months should be better
>>> by then.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> That's the main problem -- overexposure. If you play the game in
>> moderation, you don't skyrocket to level 60 in three months of gameplay,
>> and it's more enjoyable. Like having 10 cases of beer in front of you.
>> Sure you can down them all in two days, but then you'll barf, lie in bed
>> bitching about how you hate beer, and barf some more. Or you can drink
>> one or two a day at most, and enjoy it for weeks. Without any barf.
>
> Or, having made yourself wretchedly ill on "Hunter S. NightElf" brand
> beer, you spend a couple of days drinking Minesweeper Mineral Water at
> which point you're ready to start demolishing another 10 cases of Sirian
> Shaman Sweat. Hair of the dog and all that :)
>

Sure, you joke, but I was at one time addicted to minesweeper. I ain't
proud to admit it.
 
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^^^ Its still running out of steam waaaay faster than other GOOD MMORPG's...

"Nathan Engle" <nengle@indiana.edu> wrote in message
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> Spork wrote:
> > I have a lvl 31 character and im still fighting murlocs and wolves just
> > repackaged for a higher lvl. My favorite parts of the game so far have
the
> > the van cleef quest and stiches.
> >
> > All the quests follow the same cookie cutter build formula. kill 10x of
a
> > certain monster and return to town. Or take letter to npc x which you
have
> > no idea where he is.
>
> You just mentioned above that you had enjoyed the vanCleef
> quest - what cookie cutter did it come from? While it may
> be true that there are many quests that are similar to others,
> and many higher level monsters that look and act pretty much
> like the ones you were fighting earlier, I'm not sure that
> there's good justification for your "cookie cutter" wisecrack.
> Presently my paladin is working on some deep sea salvage
> operations, searching through shipwrecks for log books and
> shipping manifests. I feel like Jacques Cousteau on steroids.
>
> > finding npcs can be very frustrating and the channels
> > are constantly spammed with quest questions.
>
> People ask questions because asking leads to answers. At
> least on my server most of the other players are helpful,
> albeit with exceptions. They also ask because the game's
> world is filled with complexity and hidden nuances - things
> you'd never even notice unless some kind person pointed
> them out to you.
>
> > Then comes my issue with other players. Finding good people to group
with or
> > people on the same quest is very difficult.
>
> That's a good reason to sign up with an active guild. You
> build good working relationships. Only rarely does one just
> fall in your lap.
>
> > Just the other day a guy was
> > getting swarmed and almost dead so I went over to help him out. If I
hadnt
> > helped he would of died. Afterwards he tells me to stop attacking what
he is
> > because there is plenty for everybody. There are so many tards playing
this
> > game its rediculous.
>
> There are a lot of ALL kinds of people playing it. Take
> yourself for example. You can't find good team groups, and
> you say OTHER people are "tards"... I think I have a hunch
> why they might not like to play with you.
>
> > I could still be playing diablo 2 since release if they just added a new
act
> > every once and a while.
>
> I liked Diablo2 myself - played a lot of it with several
> different character classes. WoW is so much better than
> that it's a disgrace to mention them in the same paragraph.
>
> > After saying all this for those of you that have
> > explored most of WoW is it worth all the time? im trying to resist
logging
> > on and just picking up guild wars when it comes out.
>
> I haven't even scratched the surface of everything that's
> out there, but at 37th level with a bright future ahead of
> me, yeah I'd say it's worth it.
>
> There was an 18th level elf in the auction house in Ironforge
> this morning who was asking for 5 silver pieces (which he
> could have earned himself in about 10 minutes). He kept
> begging for several minutes. "can somebody plz give me 5sp
> plzzzzzz!!!!" Finally somebody said "What I would like to
> give you is a little dignity."
>
> You can either stand there and beg, or you can walk out the
> door into the world and be a hero. The choice is really up
> to you, and the game's enjoyment is what you make of it.
> THAT is what I like about WoW.
>
> --
> Nathan Engle Computer Support, IUB Psych Dept
> nengle@indiana.edu http://mypage.iu.edu/~nengle
> "Some Assembly Required"
>
 
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Thus spake Alexei Boukirev <aboukirev@blah.ameritech.net>, Mon, 31 Jan 2005
21:17:42 -0600, Anno Domini:

>Mean_Chlorine <mike_noren2002@NOSPAMyahoo.co.uk> wrote in
>news:1oitv0hk2bgp01a5eudgdlbvq25a6dvrbr@4ax.com:
>
>> Thusly "Jackfish" <fishheadxxxcpy@no.uk.com> Spake Unto All:
>>
>>>Your not the first person to compare it to Morrowind. Just with WoW
>>>you pay monthly to play alone 🙂
>>>
>>>http://worldzero.com/reviews/WoW.html
>>>
>>>Glad I never got it. I'll look at it again in 18 months should be
>>>better by then.
>>
>> Another interesting review at that site:
>> http://worldzero.com/reviews/Lineage2.html
>>
>
>It's intersting to read bashing of WoW quest system in review on that
>site. The reviewer goes on about limited number of types of quests, etc.
>Then I check Lineage 2 review and there's not a single mention of
>questing there, as though quests don't exist in Lineage 2. Instead, I
>see a lot of blubber about neverending grind. Yet Lineage 2 gets a
>higher score in gameplay. Say what?
>
>Plenty of other similar "inconsistencies"
>
>Yes, graphics quality in WoW is lower (note, artistry and style are not
>low in WoW by any means), which results in smoother gameplay on a low-
>spec computers. Besides, initial "wow!" (no pun) about graphics quality
>wears off fast and then gameplay is what matters most. At least for us,
>guys. Girls see it differently :) Last night my female priest(ess)
>character was told by another female character that the robe I had on
>looked very nice. ?? I had it because of the nice +sta and +int, lol.
>Had to get all my wits together to keep up a meaningful conversation
>about tailoring and stuff...

The site has *four* PC games on its review list in *total*. Nuff said?

(I don't play WoW, so not a fanboy one way or another - I just sift through
the drek I read here :)

--
No matter how many times you save the world, it always manages to get back in jeopardy again.
Sometimes I just want it to stay saved! You know, for a little bit?
I feel like the maid; "I just cleaned up this mess! Can we keep it clean for... for ten minutes!"

Replace 'spamfree' with the other word for 'maze' to reply via email.
 
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"shadows" <shadows@whitefang.com> wrote in message
news:slrncvus0b.1fq.shadows@helena.whitefang.com...
>
> In a couple of weeks we should see KOTOR 2 in stores for the
> PC. It will be good.
>

Or bad.
 
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maybe I will give wow another try for a month or so and do in moderation as
everyone suggests. moderation can be difficult though.

I plan to take advantage of the exp bonus and only play on weekends or
something. I will play the xbox during the week with less time consuming
games.
 
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"Spork" <asdf@ewr.com> wrote in message
news:EuULd.30979$yY6.1221@attbi_s02...
> maybe I will give wow another try for a month or so and do in moderation
> as
> everyone suggests. moderation can be difficult though.
>
> I plan to take advantage of the exp bonus and only play on weekends or
> something. I will play the xbox during the week with less time consuming
> games.
>

This is one thing I really like about WoW -- the experience bonus when
logged off. I hope this is done in future mmorpgs.
 
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"Grackle" <nowhere@lalaland.ca> wrote in message
news:3mWLd.1858$lw4.495686@news20.bellglobal.com...
> "Spork" <asdf@ewr.com> wrote in message
> news:EuULd.30979$yY6.1221@attbi_s02...
> > maybe I will give wow another try for a month or so and do in moderation
> > as
> > everyone suggests. moderation can be difficult though.
> >
> > I plan to take advantage of the exp bonus and only play on weekends or
> > something. I will play the xbox during the week with less time
consuming
> > games.
> >
>
> This is one thing I really like about WoW -- the experience bonus when
> logged off. I hope this is done in future mmorpgs.
>
>


----- Original Message -----
From: "Grackle" <nowhere@lalaland.ca>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg
Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 7:50 PM
Subject: Re: Breaking the addiction to WoW


> "Spork" <asdf@ewr.com> wrote in message
> news:EuULd.30979$yY6.1221@attbi_s02...
> > maybe I will give wow another try for a month or so and do in moderation
> > as
> > everyone suggests. moderation can be difficult though.
> >
> > I plan to take advantage of the exp bonus and only play on weekends or
> > something. I will play the xbox during the week with less time
consuming
> > games.
> >
>
> This is one thing I really like about WoW -- the experience bonus when
> logged off. I hope this is done in future mmorpgs.
>
>

im 1 bar into level 31. im at southshore and ive finished most of the quests
geared toward my level. I will have to grind until im 32 so im just waiting
for that exp bar to move up.

I've noticed that you can consistently get quests then all the sudden you
have to grind until you get a few levels and are able to finsih some of the
harder ones.
 
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