World of Warcraft: Beta Begins

[Rumpy]

I'm pretty sure it ends today Yoshi. Now that I have Burnout 3 I think I'm done. Wasn't on last night and probably won't go on tonight either.

[Diff-chan]

No. It ends Sunday. They extended the stress test by 3 days. Check the official site for more info.

As for me, I think I stopped playing on Tuesday. Like I said, its good as an MMORPG but as a videogame its really not that good, pretty tedious and boring. Amazing graphics though.

[jonas]

It ends Sunday. diffusionx is correct.

I plan to play it a bit more. I have no doubt I could have been top of the servers for levels but I haven't played like a hardcore gamer. I gained 7 levels in 4 hours, if I kept that up daily, I would have been in a much higher place then I am.

Really fun game though. I like it.

[FuryFox]

Like I said, its good as an MMORPG but as a videogame its really not that good, pretty tedious and boring. Amazing graphics though.

I don't know... Granted, I haven't played any others (except about 5 hours of day one EQ before returning it), but it seems pretty fun to me, and they still have loads more content to put in. PVP questing, raids on enemy lands, Hero classes, improved crafting system/auction houses/mailing, etc. Hearing what they plan for PVP sounds really amazing. They say it should be ready for Christmas, but looking at all that they have to put in, and all that needs to be balanced as is, I'd say no possible way before next year.

The only times I find it boring are generally when I solo. Whenever I group up, even if it's only with one other, it add tremendously to the enjoyment. I'm not suggesting you haven't tried that, but I've only played just with pick-up groups...having people you regularly met with, a friend or g/f or someone to play with seems like it would be great. Especially on the PVP servers.

[Diff-chan]

I don't know... Granted, I haven't played any others (except about 5 hours of day one EQ before returning it), but it seems pretty fun to me, and they still have loads more content to put in. PVP questing, raids on enemy lands, Hero classes, improved crafting system/auction houses/mailing, etc. Hearing what they plan for PVP sounds really amazing. They say it should be ready for Christmas, but looking at all that they have to put in, and all that needs to be balanced as is, I'd say no possible way before next year.

Heh, speaking as a person who has put extensive time into not one, not two, but three MMOs, the game is nothing special. Ive posted extensively in this very thread asto why I dont like the game, so just look back and see. I tried three characters and played the game solo, played the game grouped, discovered both worlds, and so forth. But Im glad some people like it.

[Drewbacca]

I've played 5 MMORPGS.

Everquest, Achersons Call, Anarchy Online, Final Fantasy XI, World War Two Online, The Sims Online, Acherons Call 2, Star Wars Galaxies and that odd space faring one and I must say, that this one is the game most aimed towards the casual gamer.

Like I said I've played 9 MMORPGS.

Levelling up isn't a chore because they provide quests that give you a lot of variance and interest. Although I think Galaxies offers a great experience the grind is extremely brutal. Getting to the handle of creature handler only to have a huge drudge ahead of me to be any good at it was too daunting for me. I gave the game up shortly after.

That and I hate fighting giant spiders everywhere. The enemies in World of Warcraft are regional and interesting and they never have a little bunny rabbit chasing a large oxen warrior through a feild.

[Diff-chan]

Levelling up isn't a chore because they provide quests that give you a lot of variance and interest.

Except they dont! Am I the only one that sees this? Whether youre killing 10 mottled boars in the valley of trials (and sure enough, theres a quest later where youre killing 10 elder mottled boars somewhere else) or killing 12 darkwing harpys in the duskridge canyon (or whatever the fuck), youre still killing roughly a dozen guys in some random area.

I think all Blizzard really did was turn Diablo II into a MMORPG, then put a Warcraft skin over it. Because, really, seriously, thats what this game plays like. I got bored of Diablo II on both occasions I tried to play it but I know a lot of people would get addicted.

So, if anybody were to ask me if they should get WOW, Ill just ask them if they really really loved Diablo 2 and wanted the opportunity to play a much bigger version of that and pay monthly fees for the privilege.

[FuryFox]

Plus the whole PVP angle, which could be huge.

-and I'm one of those that was helplessly addicted to D2: LOD. I think the comparison is apt, as WoW seems like a really fleshed out dungeon crawler that's actually fun to play with other people. No one really played D2 in groups generally.

[Drewbacca]

So far I've had to run bottles to and fro from tribal leaders and their grandmothers, find acorns and well stones for sacred rituals, locate a certain camp as a recon run, and yes, the slay 5 beasts. However in one mission I actually had to kill a tribal chief which involved using strategy in order to get into his hut, which is surrounded by a bajillion enemies. And I beat it.

Right now I'm in the middle of a 3 part quest which is designed to take me further into the world.

But in a nutshell you're right. MMO's aren't compelling as games... but they're still fun if you like the experience.

Plus the whole PVP angle, which could be huge.

-and I'm one of those that was helplessly addicted to D2: LOD. I think the comparison is apt, as WoW seems like a really fleshed out dungeon crawler that's actually fun to play with other people. No one really played D2 in groups generally.

Is PVP optional? I know on Nelthorian people are telling me that Tauron are killed on site in Alliance villages and facilities, but I really think I'd like to explore that island without having to be a pink fleshed wuss.

Any info would be helpful to me on this matter, specifically the actual answer.

[Rumpy]

Another 3 days? Nice. The urge may hit me again. When release rolls around I think I'm going to wait awhile before getting in. It may be a rough start and it won't be a lot of fun if there are 50,000 people doing the same quests at once. And I won't pay more than 10 bucks a month.