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I finally had some time to give WOW a try, and...I like it. I like it a
lot. Despite the wierd glitch where the servers did'nt recognize me,
when I'd signed up the week before Xmas, wierd. Oh well, half hour on
hold, and I'm back in action.
Before I start, I need to say, the burnout cycle with D2 with me is
getting shorter and shorter, and I have no interest right now in
playing. That will change, it always does. I'm not going to compare D2
to WOW - they're two entirely different experiences.
Besides, Grand Theft Auto San Andreas is also distracting me in a big
way, as well, even if I was'nt going through D2 Burnout.
Wow is...wow. What a game. I'd read here and other places complaints of
slow leveling, but in 6 hours I got my Rogue to level 10, no sweat - and
that's with lots of dying, exploring, a dinner break, etc...
I'm runnning it on a dual 2 gig G5 with a 23" Cinema, and the graphics
are awesome - and that's without most of the special effects from a card
that supports the shaders WOW uses. Very smooth gameplay, the controls
take a bit getting used to, but once you do, it's very easy. There is a
D2-like click to move setting, but for this game, it's not very workable.
Likes:
The sheer scope of the game, the maps are HUGE, and I've only explored
one area fairly well.
Creating characters is fun. I've tried several just to see the graphics.
Loot is fairly eady to get - leveling to use higher-grade gear isn't.
You have to EARN your gear in this game.
The game is non-linear - you decide what quests to do, and in what
order, to some extent. SOme quests open up after you complete others,
but there's so many available at one time, it's easy to forget which
ones you have. Some involve higher-level monsters, but if you wanna try,
you can. If one is too hard, you go somewhere else, and come back. I'm
finishing up the main quests in Elwynn...I think. There's a LOT of
quests, and I see they can add news ones regularly. No more grind of the
same maps, the same quests, the same monsters of D2 - this is more like
it!
The graphics accurately reflect your gear - if I get new gloves - they
show up. And there's a lot - and I mean a LOT - of variety.
I love the pets showing up in towns...I gotta get one, but the only one
I've found is the stupid Crazy Cat Lady. Pfffft. I want a frigging bear!
The interface is perfect. No, with Cosmos it's perfect. Really. It's so
easy to run the game. You're doing as much as D2, but it's easier.
POUCHES!!!!! ie. EXPANDABLE STASHES. You can expand your inventory by
getting bags, pouches, and I saw a satchel I couldnt afford. A monster
dropped a six slot blag for me, and I bought another - lots of room!
Dislike:
No skill points to distribute until later on in the game. It's
frustrating to get awarded skills you know you just won't use. Sure, the
"Stealth" skill is cool, but I doubt I'll use it- that point could have
gone to much better use elsewhere.
They really dump you in the game with little tutorial - while I like
that, there's so much to do and see and learn, it's a little frustrating.
Hate:
The whole death thing. Okay, cool effects, but damn it, it's a pain in
the ass when you get killed by bears in a remote part of the map, and
every time you die, you have to run back! It's a waste of time. Sure I
could take the penalty of the...no, no way. I earn every point, I'll run
- but I'm going to bitch about it!
I'm just getting going, but I think I'm going to enjoy this game.
It's a lot better than I thought it would be - this game is DEEP in the
level of detail, the sheer number of things you can do, like learn
skills, lear professions, build stuff, kill stuff, explore, train - or
just wander and see a beautiflly designed game.
I finally had some time to give WOW a try, and...I like it. I like it a
lot. Despite the wierd glitch where the servers did'nt recognize me,
when I'd signed up the week before Xmas, wierd. Oh well, half hour on
hold, and I'm back in action.
Before I start, I need to say, the burnout cycle with D2 with me is
getting shorter and shorter, and I have no interest right now in
playing. That will change, it always does. I'm not going to compare D2
to WOW - they're two entirely different experiences.
Besides, Grand Theft Auto San Andreas is also distracting me in a big
way, as well, even if I was'nt going through D2 Burnout.
Wow is...wow. What a game. I'd read here and other places complaints of
slow leveling, but in 6 hours I got my Rogue to level 10, no sweat - and
that's with lots of dying, exploring, a dinner break, etc...
I'm runnning it on a dual 2 gig G5 with a 23" Cinema, and the graphics
are awesome - and that's without most of the special effects from a card
that supports the shaders WOW uses. Very smooth gameplay, the controls
take a bit getting used to, but once you do, it's very easy. There is a
D2-like click to move setting, but for this game, it's not very workable.
Likes:
The sheer scope of the game, the maps are HUGE, and I've only explored
one area fairly well.
Creating characters is fun. I've tried several just to see the graphics.
Loot is fairly eady to get - leveling to use higher-grade gear isn't.
You have to EARN your gear in this game.
The game is non-linear - you decide what quests to do, and in what
order, to some extent. SOme quests open up after you complete others,
but there's so many available at one time, it's easy to forget which
ones you have. Some involve higher-level monsters, but if you wanna try,
you can. If one is too hard, you go somewhere else, and come back. I'm
finishing up the main quests in Elwynn...I think. There's a LOT of
quests, and I see they can add news ones regularly. No more grind of the
same maps, the same quests, the same monsters of D2 - this is more like
it!
The graphics accurately reflect your gear - if I get new gloves - they
show up. And there's a lot - and I mean a LOT - of variety.
I love the pets showing up in towns...I gotta get one, but the only one
I've found is the stupid Crazy Cat Lady. Pfffft. I want a frigging bear!
The interface is perfect. No, with Cosmos it's perfect. Really. It's so
easy to run the game. You're doing as much as D2, but it's easier.
POUCHES!!!!! ie. EXPANDABLE STASHES. You can expand your inventory by
getting bags, pouches, and I saw a satchel I couldnt afford. A monster
dropped a six slot blag for me, and I bought another - lots of room!
Dislike:
No skill points to distribute until later on in the game. It's
frustrating to get awarded skills you know you just won't use. Sure, the
"Stealth" skill is cool, but I doubt I'll use it- that point could have
gone to much better use elsewhere.
They really dump you in the game with little tutorial - while I like
that, there's so much to do and see and learn, it's a little frustrating.
Hate:
The whole death thing. Okay, cool effects, but damn it, it's a pain in
the ass when you get killed by bears in a remote part of the map, and
every time you die, you have to run back! It's a waste of time. Sure I
could take the penalty of the...no, no way. I earn every point, I'll run
- but I'm going to bitch about it!
I'm just getting going, but I think I'm going to enjoy this game.
It's a lot better than I thought it would be - this game is DEEP in the
level of detail, the sheer number of things you can do, like learn
skills, lear professions, build stuff, kill stuff, explore, train - or
just wander and see a beautiflly designed game.
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