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Geek Culture / Has anyone here played WOW?

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Osiris
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Posted: 1st Jan 2006 19:47
If so, is it a good choice for the 14 USD you need to pay a month for it? Is it easy to get into?

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Posted: 1st Jan 2006 20:11
People at work install it on their work computers and play it during their breaks--- they're trying to get me hooked on it. It sounds fun, but I just hate shelling out the cash for it every month.

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Posted: 1st Jan 2006 20:25
Thats the problem im having, maybe guild wars or something free like that would be better.

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Posted: 1st Jan 2006 23:32 Edited at: 1st Jan 2006 23:33
OMG! DON'T GET IT! its a rip-off i say. i played it for 5 hours and ill never play it again. you have fun for the first 2 hours, then it drones on and on with quest after quest after quest... and personally, i think they slacked on the graphics big time. find a better MMORPG like FFXI if you want to play a good one

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Posted: 1st Jan 2006 23:35
Great jasonhtml. Gimi your account.


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Posted: 2nd Jan 2006 00:53
I play, I love it. Its a ton of fun. The graphics are fine if you have the graphics card to support them. 14 bucks a month? Go work for a few hours...I play it with a bunch of old CS friends and we all help each other out a lot. I didnt like Guild Wars so much...you get to 20 then its either A) PVP or B) Sit in cities all day buying and selling. In my eyes, WoW > GW any day. WoW requires a lot more strategy PVP wise it seems....


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Posted: 2nd Jan 2006 03:47
Yeah, problem is, WoW is a life eating virus. WoW is very fast at getting you battle ready (ie. LvL 5). But GREATLY slows down after, and that is getting on my nerves. The monsters are mainly around 80xp, even the ones my lvl don't give much, I am still lvl 13 but at this rate a lvl up is like 10 hours of play.

Although there are quite a few freaks who go down to the starting areas and kill everyone, mainly because it is easier since there are no high lvls around. But seriously, they are cowards, when someone comes they run away.

@jasonhtml:
Uhh, that is the point of RPG's. To play Quest after Quest. Although WoW has rather boring quest themes, and you get more XP from killing along the way then from the quest it self. The items are what counts.
Are you still in the n00bie area? That would explain your attitude.

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I miss that part in WoW, all you have is that aution house, and not very long auction times. Most people don't buy the stuff off the auction houses because they don't know what is there. Sure popular items get sold, but try selling some things that low levels may want, but don't know about.

On the bright side, no more going city to city trying to find an item (And according to the patch news, they will be putting aution houses in more citys [wonder why], and linking them).

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Posted: 2nd Jan 2006 07:21
Quote: "It sounds fun"


don't do it man, don't. I had it in mildura when i was away, spent over $200 at the net cafe and only got to lvl 18 :/ when io got back i got my own copy to play mr bro's mates. in teh whole month i had didn't get to play at the same tiem as them once! and I only got to lvl 14, but seriously even teh rp servers it's just mindless clicking for months on end and then its just my guy looks cooler than yours lets duel, I winzorz ha ha !1 no way my g-mage will pwnz you! Seriously if all a game is to you is just click on this click on that then yeah sure throw your money away. But if you are more of a gameplay man then I suggest not doing as such.

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Posted: 2nd Jan 2006 07:37
Thanks guys! So, wha other games do you think would be good for me and my comp, i've got: Windows XP Home, AMD 2400+ 2.0 GHZ and 1 GB of ram Plus a 128 MB graphics card. I have half life 1&2 and doom 3 already, is there anything new you guys recommend?

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Posted: 2nd Jan 2006 07:59
Anything that doesn't require an internet connection to play.

Remeber, when you play WoW, you will spend a lot of money, well beyond the price of the game. You won't be happy until you have that lvl 60, And you won't be happy until you have epic armor. Then it is the Rare Epic Armor. And even RARER Epic Armor is on the way (probally). And then the only thing to do after that is go on raids. Then blizzard will add something else to keep you in the game.

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Posted: 2nd Jan 2006 08:01
I mean like AOE3 or B&W2 or CIV3 are any of those good?

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Posted: 2nd Jan 2006 11:06
Yah man dont fall for WoW I know people who play that game at work and, well, they don't have social lives anymore they just play WoW theyre so addicted to that game, Its like a religion it wastes your time and money (And I am religous so Don't burn me for that its a www.purepwnage.com quote) WoW and blizzard don't deal in money though they deal in souls, honestly read the EULA and you might be surprised at what some of them actually say...DO NOT BUY THIS GAME IT WILL SUCK YOU IN AND YOU WILL NEVER ESCAPE! Every time you play you want to get better and better but the better you get theres always something more, your never satisfied its like a consumer shopper they will keep on shopping even when they have everything. I guess the point I'm making is just don't buy this game if you value
1. Your soul
2. Your friendships (they will dissapear)
3. Your social standing
4. Your hard earned supply of money
5. Your sanity

Osiris
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Posted: 2nd Jan 2006 21:06
So whats a good, new game then?

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Posted: 2nd Jan 2006 21:11 Edited at: 2nd Jan 2006 21:14
Oblivion comes in a month, but if you are like Jeku, you don't want new games, you want to wait till it is on the $9.99 Classics shelf, incase the game doesn't live up to the hype.

But have you checked out the classics shelf? Now a-days those games can sometimes be good enough to buy, if you haven't played them. For the $50 one new game costs, you can get 5 oldies, and have 5x longer play time.

You said you have HL2... Look online for mods, there must be hundreds of them, that is the advantage of Siera, they allow modification of source, and frankly, they encourage it. Steam even advertises some HL Mods.

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Posted: 2nd Jan 2006 22:33 Edited at: 2nd Jan 2006 22:34
Quote: "Oblivion comes in a month, but if you are like Jeku, you don't want new games, you want to wait till it is on the $9.99 Classics shelf, incase the game doesn't live up to the hype."


Actually, my reasoning for this is not because it might not live up to the hype. I already KNOW it won't live up to the hype. Please name three games that DID live up to the hype.

I'm just saying that I remember Enter the Matrix, Fable, Star Wars Episode 1, XIII, Driv3r, etc. 99% of the games (and movies) that people build up in their heads to be the biggest, grandest ever have nothing but disappointment to look forward to. I hope I'm wrong about this one (because it looks half-decent).

Osiris - You should check out Battlefield 2, it's supposed to kick ass.

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Posted: 2nd Jan 2006 22:55
Ah yes, I have BF2 also, I liked it, untill my internet started to drop for no reason, maybe some time someone could 3email me and try to help me with that if they have wireless internet and they have problme with it droping and not connecting back up so you have to reapir the internet every five minuets.

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Posted: 3rd Jan 2006 00:08
Go to the "wireless" icon and tell me your MPs.

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Osiris
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Posted: 3rd Jan 2006 00:51
54.0 MBps

Les Horribres
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Posted: 3rd Jan 2006 01:11 Edited at: 3rd Jan 2006 01:16
Okay, How many computers share the network? And at what speed is your network. Problem may be that your network is overused. Another issue may be windows update, if you have a slow network it may cause it (infact having any auto-update may cause inconvienient slowdowns).

Without knowing exactally what is going on, all I can advise you on problems that 'may be'
Try contacting your ISP, perhapes you went over?

Also, because I just remebered another little fact, does your "internet" drop while playing the game?

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Osiris
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Posted: 3rd Jan 2006 01:29
Well, lets see only two computers and sometimes my x-box, it may be my sisters f***ked up computer being the host but it used to not do that, it only started to happen when I was forced to reinstall windows, im not sure ive tried calling tecch support buth they really dont know squat they just go off of what the computer tells them to do, so they are no help either.

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Posted: 3rd Jan 2006 03:19
Get Civilization 4. Period. Period.

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Posted: 3rd Jan 2006 05:13
yah civilization 4 is apparently AMAZING it won game of the year at more then 1 website. BF2 is a game that lived to hyp Jeku, except it was supposed to have 100 players instead of 64 and dont even bother with the Singleplayer.

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Posted: 3rd Jan 2006 05:36
Well thanks for the help guys, I went out and got F.E.A.R.

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Posted: 5th Jan 2006 07:48
Heh F.E.A.R. Won for best story plot, that game scared the crap out of me. I mean honestly that little girl is just a bit too creepy. You start worrying about the things that might or might not be creeping around your house as you play it late into the night. Someone opened the door and I swear I jumped a good two feet in the air before I calmed down...

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You guys are taking WoW to complete Extremes. Sure, for the first 15 or so levels it is pretty boring, but after that its all fun. You can run instances, go do quests and so on. The game is tons of fun when you have -friends- to play it with. I can imagine how dull it would be just playing by yourself every day.

As you get higher level, no there isnt 'nothing to do but grind' You can go enter battlegrounds and do some controlled PvP or you can check out AH to get better equipment, OR, you can run instances which are always fun.

You think WoW will take over your life? Well, thats your fault. Its called having self control. I manage school, basketball, a job, my DB projects and WoW into my life without any problems. If you get addicted, thats your own fault for not having any self control. Stop steriotyping

Whoever said something about the higher levels going to lowbie levels and ganking, what? Thats not possible if your in your own territory. Of course if your in 'Contested' territory thats going to happen (in a PvP server that is) but if your a lvl 3 tauren and your in your starting village, your not going to be getting ganked because they cant attack you unless you attack them first. Your not flagged for PvP! If you dont want to worry about getting attacked in contested territory, dont join a PvP server. To me however, thats half the fun when Im leveling. If I see an alliance character around my same level, a bit higher/lower even, Ill try to kill him. That usually begins a sort of war where he gets more people and I get more people. Fun fun fun

The game isnt fun until you hit 60? Thats a complete load. Theres tons of stuff to do until you hit 60. Every few levels you can enter new instance groups which help you level very fast and get nice stuff to equip your friends or sell on the auction house. You can always enter the battlegrounds too. Every level you get a new talent point and every two levels you get new skills, so its not like your leveling for a long time before you get something new.

Well Osiris, I cant convince you to buy the game, but if you do want to give it a try, go grab a copy and hop onto 'Shattered Hand' - The PvP Server that I'm located on. Ill get you into my guild and Ill bet you youll have a good time with the people that are in it. The only way for you to know if you like it, is to try it out for yourself.

Guys, dont judge a game on the very very beginning, its around lvl 20 where things start to be fun.


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Posted: 5th Jan 2006 19:18
Quote: "its around lvl 20 where things start to be fun."


And that takes what, 200 hours of gameplay? That's too pricey before things get fun, IMHO.

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Nah Jeku, takes hardly any time at all to get to lvl 20...There are things to do below level 20, I mean, you start your professions (ie. Leatherworking, Engineering etc.) and you can do lowbie instances. Lvl 20-29 are most active battlegrounds though, I had tons of fun going 20-29 and doing battlegrounds when my Que spot was up.

Hell, I dont even have 200 hours of gameplay and Im almost lvl 40! And half the time I have logged is probably spent or just hanging around doing nothing!

Levels 13(ish)-30 or so go very quickly on the Horde (Im sure theres an alliance like area too) because you get to a place called "The Barrens" where there is a plethora of quests. At the center of the Barrens is The Crossroads where everything is based at. This is where the game really starts opening up as you are given tons of options where you want to explore. Of course, you also get to experience the infamous "Barrens Chat" which would be quite similiar to most "Team Request" threads here, whereas anything can turn into a flamewar between two 10 year olds in a matter of minutes. Great fun to read when your questing


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I played FFXI and got so addicted. It takes an infinate amount of time to be good at that game. I had 30 hours of game play AFTER i restarted several times and knew what i was doing, and i was only level 37. not to mention it gets way harder after level 40. after level 50 you have to fight a major solo battle to gain the ACCESS to 5 more levels, not even any XP to help you along! FFXI was fun but it takes a master to be good at that game.

My brother is no longer living at this house because his other house has WoW. I hated to se him leave, hes my half brother so he usually stayed half the week here. Now he spends all of his time over at his other house playing world of warcraft. Hes 21, got a good job at starbucks, and a hot girlfriend. All i have to say is "Not for long".

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Posted: 6th Jan 2006 11:58
I agree with RPGamer. Around level 20 was when the game really picked up. Only took a day or so to get there (total). When you can take on multiple mobs and not get worked, the game gets much more interesting. The quests get larger, and some of the stories get fairly epic (Sven and the Darkriders comes to mind).

The first levels aren't horrible, they're still fun. But it just gets better after the teens, and if you know how to level properly, they go by quickly.

But if you're looking for a fun new game, I'd try Darwinia. Its single player and pretty addicting.

"You won't be happy until you have that lvl 60, And you won't be happy until you have epic armor. Then it is the Rare Epic Armor. And even RARER Epic Armor is on the way (probally). And then the only thing to do after that is go on raids. Then blizzard will add something else to keep you in the game."

Haha, isn't this generally the sign of a succesful game?

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Posted: 6th Jan 2006 20:17 Edited at: 6th Jan 2006 20:21
WoW is not a game, it's a shore. i got my account for free and still felt ripped off. all the quests are like "go out and fetch me 10 carrots", the whole time im begging to go out and kill the baddies, not some crappy npc creeps.

biggest waste of time ever. look on my xfire profile, it says there how long i wasted collecting zevhra hooves and prowler... claws... or whatever they were.

and then theres the fee... man if i had to pay for that POS i'd be the most unhappiest man ever, just think, after yr of playing, you spent over £100, on a dam pc game, an hat do you have to show for it? some uber armour? says a lot about your social life... (i lost 2 of my best friends to WoW, i rarely seen them since WoW was released, though an one of them has doubled in waist circumference).

now to whoever says WoW>GW.

at least with GW, you actually feel like some kind of hero from completing quests, you're last quest just saved a load of villagers from death... (or maybe collecting some water for some old woman from some well is more your thing... perhaps doing it in real life would get you more recognition as a nice young man who looks after the elderly, since NPC's hav to be PROGRAMMED to ACT thankful.)

and the PVP is better, cos you're not gonna be a lvl 8 fighting another lvl 8 only for some lvl 60 to come along and poon you on the last blow. Team play communication is generally the same, except when you say HERE on a map, you can actually show where here is on GW, instead of giving a massive description.

i preffer GW by far, the only major grudge being the fact you dont have as much freedom to roam on GW, you cant swim or go up mountains or anything, but just a minor technicality.

edit: on a final note:

Quote: "Guys, dont judge a game on the very very beginning, its around lvl 20 where things start to be fun."


sure, but not all of us are ready to waste 20 levels (whatever that is in human years) to look for fun, some of us want it the moment we install the game. i dont earn fun through bordom, i earn fun by having more fun.

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Thank you and good night the WoW haters point has just been proven and all other points shall now be moot. MMORPG is just a waste of time. GW is the only good one because its not BORING. Thanks for that goorfmeiser now if only I could get you to diss halo2 and some other games I believe are awful..

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Quote: "MMORPG is just a waste of time. GW is the only good one because its not BORING."


That might have been the dumbest comment I've ever read, sorry to say.

In my eyes, after lvl 20 on Guild Wars (and yes, I did get to lvl 20) alls you do is PvP and you can run Fissure or UW. Awesome, lets go do it....for how long?

Quote: "cos you're not gonna be a lvl 8 fighting another lvl 8 only for some lvl 60 to come along and poon you on the last blow."


What is a level 8 doing in contested territory? You shouldnt even begin to be in contested territory until around lvl 25 or so, and even then, the golden rule *NEVER EVER DUEL IN CONTESTED TERRITORY* Oh, you want to duel in contested territory still? Well, just go to a PvE server. But you want to still do PvP in contested territories? /pvp - There, your flagged for attacking.

Got bored of grinding? Go enter WSG que. Takes a matter of minutes to get into a game. Sounds like your talking about The Barrens, so go get a Wailing Caverns group together and run that. Who doesnt love Wailing Caverns?

Your generalizing about quests. Yeah, I'll admit, there are a lot of "go get x amount of y for me" quests, but later on you start hunting for things. More along the lines of "Infiltrate this camp, rescue the captured prisoners, find these books and assassinate the head bandit"

Guild Wars was a fun game until you hit level 20 and alls you do is PvP or run that last area all day. I liked the story a lot, but at the end it left me wanting more, and there wasnt any. Most people think WoW is simply Horde vs Alliance, well, they're wrong. Your battling against the Scourge, and every individual race has something unique about them. Even if we are both against the Scourge, that doesnt stop anyone from raiding major cities now does it


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RPG:

People do attack low villages, infact an alliance member attacked the starting village, and having the guy killed that you need to complete your quest isn't at all fun, so the noobs gainged up, and got killed. Not real good is it?

But Alliance teams often do come and attack my villages, and I have to wait for the guy to respawn. It gets really annoying, only when people get some "friends" to come over and clean it back up does it end.

Also, as a driud, I had the unfortunate experiance of getting killed 50 times in nighthaven. Mainly on the same day and often by the same guy.

The leveling is slow, quests don't help but killing things does.

WoW needs an economy. Guilds give their members all I try to sell. And there is nothing high levels want that I have to sell. Low levels simply don't have the money to spare.

Currently I have resorted to helping most of the low levels because I am getting tired of having to quest alone because so many people aren't accepting groups, and there are few med levels.

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The worst thing I heard about WoW (other than how it excells at seperating people from time and money ) was from a friend of mine who's been playing it almost solid since the beta.

He's bored.

He's done it ALL, he's got several characters at the maximum level, done the instances many many times, he's PvPed until he was blue in the face and he and his guild are bored of it now.

So he's gone off to play EVE for a while - and taken a good book. (EVE is a very slow game).
But hey - who am I to argue, I don't play it, and haven't since beta.
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yah Ok Im going to back away now because you guys take these games WAY TOO SERIOUSLY. Any game that requires you to level 20 or more times before you have fun is pathetic..Maybe you have the hours to spend getting there but look at all that time youve wasted. Games are supposed to be fun and quick not long and drawn out. Guildwars is fun and catching from beggining to end and just because it ends is no demeaning factor. GW does not require you to pay a monthly fee or anything so as soon as you finish you don't feel ripped off, Why? because youve spent a good 50+ hours depending on how often you play, playing a fun game but then it ends. When it ends you can go on and play a different game. Games are not meant to be something you pour your life and soul into for a worthless pay-back THEYRE SUPPOSED TO BE FUN. So think about how stupid your comment was When you said that you had 200 hours and you were almost level 40, wow. 200 hours. Does that seem like a long time to any of you? Oh you spent it standing around, great thats just a bigger waste of time man. Ill take my chances in games that wont ruin or waste my life thank you very much.

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