Duke676 2010-09-07 11:34:05

Thumbs up buddy, thumbs up...

Desknight 2010-09-07 11:50:58

There is a possibility of a Warcraft 4 since 1-3 were about the Lich King and World of Warcraft finally kills him, it's actually a perfect time to make a new enemy which both series can milk. Though actually I think you'd have to wait until the end of the next expansion since it changes the world of Warcraft.

Actually you don't have to be killed constantly in the game, I've played high into levels with minimal death and even took on high level dungeons while still considered a noob. They toned down the difficulty and if you know the game right it really is fun. I WANNA PUNCH A GNOME AGAIN!
Though 15 a month still is annoying as hell >.>, wish it could be at least 10.

Blizzard isn't actually controlled by Activision btw (yet that is), they merged and both companies are just doing their own things at the moment, there probably will be some cross-overs in the future but I don't think Blizzard would just let them run rampant, yet that is.

In the end I still agree with you, paying to die (at least that much) sucks, and I'd like to see my generation play a new Warcraft.

Osuka 2010-09-07 12:20:10

I dont like WOW,
but I love Warcraft 3

kmau 2010-09-07 12:43:44

I can only agree with you. Warcraft 3 was revolutionary.
World of Warcraft however might be a commercial success but is also the worst MMORPG there is. I mean, even other MMORPG gamers spit on WoW players.
Blizzard saw how addicted Diablo II players had been and merged it with the Warcraft Universe into a massive online game.
But derp, everything has been said before.

RubberNinja 2010-09-07 13:10:15

You're just ranting about this because the servers are down, aren't you. Tsk tsk.

Kembry 2010-09-07 14:01:44

WOW SUX, IT IS KILLING PEOPLE LIVES !
WARCRAFT 1-3 awesome.
:D

Kajenx 2010-09-07 14:57:56

I spent all of highschool making maps for WC3, lol. I loved playing the mods on there.

Shadowii2 2010-09-07 15:43:12

I have never played WOW, but I love Warcraft 2.

What, I never played 3. Be quiet while I comfort my good ol' Win95 computer :(

Starogre 2010-09-07 16:54:57

i quit wc3 for sc2 but wc3 was an amazing game, i agree

Luxembourg 2010-09-07 20:45:54

You know, the people who insult the game have never played it. And those that have can usually give good enough reasons about why they dislike it. You haven't played it and thus, you're crafting an opinion about it in ignorance. Why would you make a news post stating how much you dislike a game you have no intent to attempt playing because you had a bad experience with a game when you were young? Where's the point in trying to give people your completely baseless opinion?
I'll agree that MMOs are not everybody's cup of tea, and that World of Warcraft is far from perfect (still, it's far better than most MMOs) but the insults made towards this game are usually pretty idiotic. I can accept when someone gives a real argument as to why they dislike something, but this isn't a real argument.

Luxembourg 2010-09-07 21:08:12

Now that I think about it, I'd rather not start an argument in the comment section of someone I don't know. Sorry, just ignore my post. I took your post too negatively. I'll keep my opinion, you keep yours. I apologize.

Luxembourg 2010-09-07 21:30:38

I realized that your post was more mourning Warcraft than insulting World of, which is the main reason I tried to apologize.
The $15 does make sense considering the upkeep of a game and just how much game you're getting, but it's totally understandable that people don't want to pay that. Paying that much sucks and my inability to afford it was the main reason I stopped playing.
Yet again, sorry.

Celtic-Tiger 2010-09-07 21:36:48

The thing with World of Warcraft, is that it is so good, that it IS worth paying 15$ a month for. That's how brilliant it is.
The least you could do is try a free trial.

Idocreating 2010-09-07 22:12:55

Just a few clarifications:

World of Warcraft's subscription cost is 15 Dollars a month for US customers. It's about £9 for European customers (Yes, we pay more than the yanks. Blame Tax systems) but you pay less if you pay for longer slots at a time like 3/6/12 Month intervals. I personally never did as i've sporadically taken months off and saved money not paying for time when i'm not paying.

WoW has that subscription cost because it is constantly being updated and moderated. Other MMO's pale in comparision to WoW's level of customer service (which is far from superb I might add, getting a GM response can take hours at peak times) and subscriber numbers.

What puzzles me is why Xbox Live has the subsciption cost, when you have to pay for the extra maps and shit ontop of that. I believe the PS3 doesnt have the initial cost?

And you wouldn't get your ass handed to you in WoW if you played on a Normal server, PvP is an opt in thing on those. The first 20 or so levels are incredibly easy to get through these days compared when I started about 4 years ago, some call that pandering to casuals, i call it making the game less of a twat to play.

Though this "easymoding" seems to extend to endgame raiding, which (while cutting out a lot of annoying shit that had nothing to do with the actual boss encounters like having to bring specific character classes even if the player behind them was crap) have gotten just a little too easy to get through.

And holy shit have i gone on a tangent. Warcraft 3 is still a damn good game, but I was always better at Starcraft, and I was still really shit compared to my friends on there. I'm not that great at microing (is that it?), i just sorta make Zerglings by the billion and send them off in some vague direction :)

Guess you'll have to try Starcraft 2 to tide you over perhaps?