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Video Games : World Of Warcraft Expansion: Burning Crusade
Rating: 
- Beware of this game
I have played this game for around two years and have multiple level 70 characters and thoroughly enjoy it. However the game is broken (as of october 2008) and unplayable at the moment due to horrendous lag issues and server shut downs. Check out the forums for more information, well no information really, but you'll see the scale of the problem:
My advice is avoid this game and the new expansion pack Wrath of the Lich King like the plague until the game becomes playable again. Just thought I'd save you some dollars and whole bunch of frustration.
Rating:
- Grinding on top of treadmills
The game is, generally speaking, a good MMO and very enjoyable as you attain higher levels and begin participating in instances.
Eventually, and this happens sooner rather than later, the game becomes a series of grinds and treadmills designed to bleed as much time out of a human being possible - all while repeating the same exact activities.
For example, PvP. This takes place in one of only 4 battle grounds (closed, instanced zones) or the arenas (smaller, more organized instances). The only real advancement here is gear acquisition: play more PvP, eventually get better gear. The problem is that each piece of gear requires a substantial amount of "points" (earned in PvP by killing people and participating in the matches), tokens which are rewarded when you finish a particular battle ground, and even arena points and a specific arena ranking (you must wait a week for your rank to kick in - I.E. a built-in additional time sink). To get one piece of gear which is a modestly incremental gain, you have to grind for the better part of 5-20 (depending upon how successful you are) real life hours.
The end-game raiding is even worse. You have to invest three to four hours a session killing the same content, and there's no guarantee that gear you can use will even "drop" (be on the corpse of the bosses you've slain). Oh, and it takes between 10 and 25 people to perform, so that level of coordination between people with lives and jobs is usually impossible.
World of Warcraft hearkens back to older, less sophisticated days and expects too much time and grinding from the players. I'd recommend passing.
Rating:
- Think about this if you play PC with this game.
I returned to this game after two years absence. I found my account had
been key logged hacked. (someone read my password, entered the game, and took all my characters items, inventory, funds, even deleted a couple and
attempted to transfer one. I wasnt playing so my account wasnt active.
I was coming back to buy the new expansion. But my level 70 is unequipped,
and Blizzard gave me 100 gold on one character. You cannot participate in the Burning Crusade quests without armor. You cannot redo the quests to get replacement armor. You cannot afford to buy armor with out gold. The patches caused extreme screen distortion now on my computer. I did upgrade my drivers, and ran tests on my video card Nvidia with out seeing any problems with the card. I can play other games without distortion. I am also careful to run a virus scan each night.
My warning is on a PC I think your computer is at risk playing this game.
Rating:
- Amazing, yet addicting
This game is something that over 10 million people have bought and are playing. If you are familiar with the original game there are a few changes that have been made in the expansion pack.
First of course there is a new area of questing for 58-70. Newer instances and newer raids. Raids have been dropped from 20 and 40 man to 10 and 25 man. Making it easier for the casual player and casual raiding guild to do. New races, Draenei and Blood Elf. And of course the Alliance now have shamans and the Horde now have Paladins. New profession, Jewelcrafting. Making gems for socket items. Also, the introduction of arenas. 2v2, 3v3, and 5v5 teams fight to the death for points and titles.
Overall, it's still a great game. If you are new to WoW beware that this game is not intended for those who play one or two hours a week. People have been known to play over 50 hours in a week. Unfortunately, this game has become and addiction to some. You can play casually as long as you like, yet your character's level and gear will reflect how much time you put into the game. If you don't have a lot of free time, perhaps this isn't the game for you. It takes the average player one to three months just to hit level 70. That does not include the time it will also take to play and "gear" your character from that point on.
A great aspect about this game is you can be a PvPer ( Player vs Player) or a PvEer (Player vs environment). Or you can be both. Either way you can earn great gear and have fun.
Arenas are a fun new aspect of PvP in Burning Crusade.
Some people have commented on the arenas not awarding you with anything unless you're good or have a good group. Well, that's the point. If you aren't a good PvPer then your arena rating will reflect that. You will not get "free" gear just because you want it. You will have to work at it. It wouldn't be very much fun or competitive if everyone got great gear even if they were awful players.
If PvP isn't your thing then you can PvE. I also read a comment on how it takes so long to get a group for anything PvE wise. Well, that depends on what you're trying to do and what realm you're on. Some realms have "died" out and many people have transferred to others. It's important to do some homework and find out the ratio of horde to alliance and how many people are on a realm before committing to a toon on a specific server. It can be difficult to get some groups for the lower level instances. In all fairness, these instances and their gear will be ultimately replaced rather quickly as you level. Once you hit 70, you can join a guild (unless you already have one) with a decent number of other 70's and run instances and raids with them.
Overall, this game is something that requires time. It involves playing and dealing with other people online. This is not a game that can just be played alone with NPC's. This game can be a load of fun if you let it. It can also be miserable if you want free things handed to you without some sort of work and effort put forth. You cannot "win" at this game. It is on going. It also takes time to learn all the aspects of this game. If you're willing to do that it can be a great experiance.
Rating: - Doesn't Give Account Time
I got the game but soon found out it gave no further time on my WOW account, which i had expected it to do, and therefore i could not play it until i had purchased time online. Otherwise, this game is great with tons of fun and diversity to be had. Never is there nothing to do!
- Beware of this gameI have played this game for around two years and have multiple level 70 characters and thoroughly enjoy it. However the game is broken (as of october 2008) and unplayable at the moment due to horrendous lag issues and server shut downs. Check out the forums for more information, well no information really, but you'll see the scale of the problem:
My advice is avoid this game and the new expansion pack Wrath of the Lich King like the plague until the game becomes playable again. Just thought I'd save you some dollars and whole bunch of frustration.
Rating:
- Grinding on top of treadmillsThe game is, generally speaking, a good MMO and very enjoyable as you attain higher levels and begin participating in instances.
Eventually, and this happens sooner rather than later, the game becomes a series of grinds and treadmills designed to bleed as much time out of a human being possible - all while repeating the same exact activities.
For example, PvP. This takes place in one of only 4 battle grounds (closed, instanced zones) or the arenas (smaller, more organized instances). The only real advancement here is gear acquisition: play more PvP, eventually get better gear. The problem is that each piece of gear requires a substantial amount of "points" (earned in PvP by killing people and participating in the matches), tokens which are rewarded when you finish a particular battle ground, and even arena points and a specific arena ranking (you must wait a week for your rank to kick in - I.E. a built-in additional time sink). To get one piece of gear which is a modestly incremental gain, you have to grind for the better part of 5-20 (depending upon how successful you are) real life hours.
The end-game raiding is even worse. You have to invest three to four hours a session killing the same content, and there's no guarantee that gear you can use will even "drop" (be on the corpse of the bosses you've slain). Oh, and it takes between 10 and 25 people to perform, so that level of coordination between people with lives and jobs is usually impossible.
World of Warcraft hearkens back to older, less sophisticated days and expects too much time and grinding from the players. I'd recommend passing.
Rating:
- Think about this if you play PC with this game.I returned to this game after two years absence. I found my account had
been key logged hacked. (someone read my password, entered the game, and took all my characters items, inventory, funds, even deleted a couple and
attempted to transfer one. I wasnt playing so my account wasnt active.
I was coming back to buy the new expansion. But my level 70 is unequipped,
and Blizzard gave me 100 gold on one character. You cannot participate in the Burning Crusade quests without armor. You cannot redo the quests to get replacement armor. You cannot afford to buy armor with out gold. The patches caused extreme screen distortion now on my computer. I did upgrade my drivers, and ran tests on my video card Nvidia with out seeing any problems with the card. I can play other games without distortion. I am also careful to run a virus scan each night.
My warning is on a PC I think your computer is at risk playing this game.
Rating:
- Amazing, yet addictingThis game is something that over 10 million people have bought and are playing. If you are familiar with the original game there are a few changes that have been made in the expansion pack.
First of course there is a new area of questing for 58-70. Newer instances and newer raids. Raids have been dropped from 20 and 40 man to 10 and 25 man. Making it easier for the casual player and casual raiding guild to do. New races, Draenei and Blood Elf. And of course the Alliance now have shamans and the Horde now have Paladins. New profession, Jewelcrafting. Making gems for socket items. Also, the introduction of arenas. 2v2, 3v3, and 5v5 teams fight to the death for points and titles.
Overall, it's still a great game. If you are new to WoW beware that this game is not intended for those who play one or two hours a week. People have been known to play over 50 hours in a week. Unfortunately, this game has become and addiction to some. You can play casually as long as you like, yet your character's level and gear will reflect how much time you put into the game. If you don't have a lot of free time, perhaps this isn't the game for you. It takes the average player one to three months just to hit level 70. That does not include the time it will also take to play and "gear" your character from that point on.
A great aspect about this game is you can be a PvPer ( Player vs Player) or a PvEer (Player vs environment). Or you can be both. Either way you can earn great gear and have fun.
Arenas are a fun new aspect of PvP in Burning Crusade.
Some people have commented on the arenas not awarding you with anything unless you're good or have a good group. Well, that's the point. If you aren't a good PvPer then your arena rating will reflect that. You will not get "free" gear just because you want it. You will have to work at it. It wouldn't be very much fun or competitive if everyone got great gear even if they were awful players.
If PvP isn't your thing then you can PvE. I also read a comment on how it takes so long to get a group for anything PvE wise. Well, that depends on what you're trying to do and what realm you're on. Some realms have "died" out and many people have transferred to others. It's important to do some homework and find out the ratio of horde to alliance and how many people are on a realm before committing to a toon on a specific server. It can be difficult to get some groups for the lower level instances. In all fairness, these instances and their gear will be ultimately replaced rather quickly as you level. Once you hit 70, you can join a guild (unless you already have one) with a decent number of other 70's and run instances and raids with them.
Overall, this game is something that requires time. It involves playing and dealing with other people online. This is not a game that can just be played alone with NPC's. This game can be a load of fun if you let it. It can also be miserable if you want free things handed to you without some sort of work and effort put forth. You cannot "win" at this game. It is on going. It also takes time to learn all the aspects of this game. If you're willing to do that it can be a great experiance.
Rating:
- Doesn't Give Account TimeI got the game but soon found out it gave no further time on my WOW account, which i had expected it to do, and therefore i could not play it until i had purchased time online. Otherwise, this game is great with tons of fun and diversity to be had. Never is there nothing to do!
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