World of Warcraft is now free to play... sort of... - by Bulgarian_Taffer
EvaUnit02 on 3/7/2011 at 13:46
this game is far more casual than angry birds
icemann on 3/7/2011 at 16:02
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I hoped that Cataclysm will turn Wow into a new game, but it looks like many people were disappointed and Blizzard lost about 5% of the playerbase...
So they are opening Azeroth to everyone with hope many will upgrade their accounts and give money to Blizz
Cataclysm whilst it does add alot of content, its spread all over the place across all levels, and so unlike Wrath leaves high level players with nothing to do besides raid after a MUCH shorter time frame in comparison. That was a major negative in it for me.
Kuuso on 3/7/2011 at 17:19
WoW is starting to die or has for a while. Blizzard knows it and that's why they have Titan nicely underway. As a business, they want it to die gracefully and slowly with as much player transfer to the new game as possible. The problem the company has is that it's now married to MMORPGS, not having a successful MMORPG racking in money would be quite bad for the company.
Being free until level 20 is utter shite even if you don't even think about guild and chat restrictions. They should put "vanilla" WoW (to level 60) free.
Koki on 3/7/2011 at 17:27
Good god man, I don't think you've ever seen a dying MMO.
Kuuso on 3/7/2011 at 17:33
Starting to die equals OMFG WOW IS DEAD in Kokiland.
I reckon it's quite obvious WoW is only getting smaller from now on. Blizzard have stated that they are making Titan and want to make it before someone else takes WoW's players. It's a blessing for them that they have the brainless armada of asian players that keep the boat afloat as long as possible - the EU/USA ain't as strong as before anymore.
Koki on 3/7/2011 at 17:35
What is that Titan thing anyway? Any info?
Kuuso on 3/7/2011 at 17:39
Not much, but it's supposed to be WoW's successor set in a new universe. Apparently also supposed to be (even more) casual friendly. Tbh, I'd love it to flop some way so they might concentrate on making games again.
Aerothorn on 3/7/2011 at 19:01
I honestly found WOW to be tremendously boring. While the generic setting and art didn't help, this is mostly related to the fact that combat is mind-numbingly boring and has no real connection to the graphics/world (I shoot him in the face and miss, what?), which seems to be a common MMORPG problem. I don't like grinding; I want every part of the experience to be enjoyable in and of itself.
Still waiting for a MMORPG that fulfills that. Not that I really want one. They take too much time.
Koki on 3/7/2011 at 19:56
An ex-RO player that doesn't like grinding? Now that's new.
You try that Renewal thing yet? Supposedly it's a breeze to level up now.
Ulukai on 3/7/2011 at 20:45
WoW kind of died for me when Shaman became playable by Alliance players.
It's like Blizzard gave up and stopped trying to balance the game. That, and I'd reached Level 60 by that point and raid grinding didn't appeal.
But those initial runs from 1 - 60 as Alliance and Horde, in such atmospheric environments which were a joy to explore; happy days. Although I played as a much maligned rouge rogue, it was a great class to play - there was much skill in picking the right approach for a given PvP situation and it was always nice to get a one-on-one challenge from an evenly matched opponent of differing class.
Have very fond memories of my time in Azeroth. But I'm done with it.
