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As in the title really.
is there? Linky me?
is there? Linky me?
Is there any World of Warcraft trials?
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would get into it if i were you, either gets boring as hell or sucks you right in for months on end.
i know this is a computer forum lol but that game takes the word lame to whole new places
i know this is a computer forum lol but that game takes the word lame to whole new places
http://teaser.wow-europe.com/index.html
There you go mate
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Will that's your view, many others would not agree with you at all including myself. It's a good game, yeh it's taken a bit of time but i don't play it everyday and can play a few hours a night and have fun still.
There you go mate
.Will that's your view, many others would not agree with you at all including myself. It's a good game, yeh it's taken a bit of time but i don't play it everyday and can play a few hours a night and have fun still.
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I agree with Will, it turned my best mate into a worthless recluse.
dont bother with it in my opinion
dont bother with it in my opinion
Platinum Pete said:
Again it's how people play it, you don't have to play it 24/7 at all. If you decide to let it be your life then it will be, if you decide you want to play a few hours a day then you can do what you want. I know people who just raid a few days a week in some guilds who take it easy and just want to have fun but not let it take over their lifes.
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I consider myself to be a fairly balanced individual. I have two kids, a wife, and a great job with a blue chip company. I like computer games and started to play WoW about 18 months ago. I quit about 3 weeks ago.
Why?
Its an amazing game and I started to think about the game more than I thought about my job and my performance at work started to be affected. Luckily I saw what was happening at this point and stopped playing -completely-.
If you can pick it up and play for an hour a day (as I did) without thinking about it for a further 5 hours a day (as I couldnt) then its all harmless fun. I couldnt and the best decision I've made in a long while was to quit WoW.
Just offering my experiences up for consideration.
Cheers
Why?
Its an amazing game and I started to think about the game more than I thought about my job and my performance at work started to be affected. Luckily I saw what was happening at this point and stopped playing -completely-.
If you can pick it up and play for an hour a day (as I did) without thinking about it for a further 5 hours a day (as I couldnt) then its all harmless fun. I couldnt and the best decision I've made in a long while was to quit WoW.
Just offering my experiences up for consideration.
Cheers
I dont know how people manage to play it for 1 hour a night.
If you havnt got 15-20+ hours a week to kill then dont touch the game tbh.
Want the best out of the game you have to put that time in, dont believe the people that say you dont. Its a mmo you have to build alliances with other people and the only way you can to that is to be on quite a lot. If you can only be on for 1 hour a night you arnt going to get the best out of the game and you may as well go for an fps, single player, or something like oblivion.
If you havnt got 15-20+ hours a week to kill then dont touch the game tbh.
Want the best out of the game you have to put that time in, dont believe the people that say you dont. Its a mmo you have to build alliances with other people and the only way you can to that is to be on quite a lot. If you can only be on for 1 hour a night you arnt going to get the best out of the game and you may as well go for an fps, single player, or something like oblivion.
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Yep I do. I admittedly play it a lot now cos of where I live, and its summer and all, but RL mates still come first, but to those saying dont touch it or its awful, consider the fact that people HAVE become addicted, doesnt that suggest that the game, and the social and friends aspect are actually really good, cos I know for sure its one of the best value games I ever played; £9 a month compared to say 40 every month and a half before when games got old and boring and you'd buy new ones.
This game has sh*te loads of stuff to do, and if you have the time, or the inclination, choose a good server and theres soo much to do its amazing.
This game has sh*te loads of stuff to do, and if you have the time, or the inclination, choose a good server and theres soo much to do its amazing.
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Well, Im on Hellscream, which is a good server, mostly UK and sweden players it seems, but its one of the most expensive EU servers, and one of the oldest. Its also full technically right now, so you occasionally get queues, but I still like it Ideally you dont want a realm thats been subject to a massive migration or is brand new, as there will be no one to play with really. To get the best you need a realm thats been around for a little while, but no necessarily since near the beginning, with a medium sized population, so there are decent numbers of players at any times.
Perhaps try going to the wow site and looking at the forums, read through the general a bit, then look at the realm forums, and see which seem more active etc.
You also want to decide on type of realm
-PvE
This is a standard server, you only pvp in Battlegrounds, when you turn on PvP, or enter and enemy city.
-PvP
This is a PvP combat server. Has all the features of the PvE servers but certain realms are 'contested' and thus its free for all PvP in those zones. These can be fun, but nothing worse than ganked constantly while trying to do a grinding quest.
-RP
This is like a normal server, but with a roleplaying focus. You arent meant to talk about RL out of private channels, and are for 'living' a character. Can be great fun in short bursts.
-RPPvP
RP on a PvP server. Perhaps closest to 'true' World of Warcraft, as its about making a character, living that character and personality, with more faction v faction combat.
Server type is basically your own choice, based on personal preferance. I dont mind the occasional RPPvP as its a laugh sometimes, and as a world is a little more developed/involved, with people taking more time to roleplay, rather than grind/quest/instance etc, but too me thats an occasional indulgeance for fun with mates, whereas some people prefer to play like this all the time, and I can see why some find it drawing, it just gets a bit *too* over the top for me, and I play a PvE realm where I can chill with RL mates, and chat about whatever, and have fun in a game together.
OHH biggest tip for WoW. Do NOT beg for gold or harrass people for help, as you will royally P people off, and its much nicer to make friends, and instance, rather than contacts who hate you.
Ideally you dont want a realm thats been subject to a massive migration or is brand new, as there will be no one to play with really. To get the best you need a realm thats been around for a little while, but no necessarily since near the beginning, with a medium sized population, so there are decent numbers of players at any times.Perhaps try going to the wow site and looking at the forums, read through the general a bit, then look at the realm forums, and see which seem more active etc.
You also want to decide on type of realm
-PvE
This is a standard server, you only pvp in Battlegrounds, when you turn on PvP, or enter and enemy city.
-PvP
This is a PvP combat server. Has all the features of the PvE servers but certain realms are 'contested' and thus its free for all PvP in those zones. These can be fun, but nothing worse than ganked constantly while trying to do a grinding quest.
-RP
This is like a normal server, but with a roleplaying focus. You arent meant to talk about RL out of private channels, and are for 'living' a character. Can be great fun in short bursts.
-RPPvP
RP on a PvP server. Perhaps closest to 'true' World of Warcraft, as its about making a character, living that character and personality, with more faction v faction combat.
Server type is basically your own choice, based on personal preferance. I dont mind the occasional RPPvP as its a laugh sometimes, and as a world is a little more developed/involved, with people taking more time to roleplay, rather than grind/quest/instance etc, but too me thats an occasional indulgeance for fun with mates, whereas some people prefer to play like this all the time, and I can see why some find it drawing, it just gets a bit *too* over the top for me, and I play a PvE realm where I can chill with RL mates, and chat about whatever, and have fun in a game together.
OHH biggest tip for WoW. Do NOT beg for gold or harrass people for help, as you will royally P people off, and its much nicer to make friends, and instance, rather than contacts who hate you.