World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Comments by Oli Welsh
Beta Report Part 3: Exploring Northrend.
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farticusmaximus
29/10/08 @ 13:44
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The truth is out there.
In essence then, cake->pie->truth->there, so yes, there is cake but you need a 'special' brain to find it ;) |
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cancelled preorder. no way can i find the time to play this and everything else that is out this month. Fabelling atm. Fallouting on friday. Mirror's Edging and Leaving 4 dead next month as well. Not taking into account games like GoW2 and Tomb Raider on top of those... :S
Cancelled sub too. Quite therapeutic actually :)
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iokthemonkey
29/10/08 @ 14:24
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Sounds pretty uninspiring really.
WoW is too narrow in its vision. What it does, it does well, certainly, but this expansion is does nothing to broaden the game's horizons. |
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Ugh I too have so many games to play, but this is still tempting me back...
At the moment I'm playing or in the middle of: KotOR, FFVI, Jedi Academy, Eternal Sonata, Lost Odyssey, Fable II, Saints Row 2, De Blob, Boom Blox, and probably a few others that I can't remember at the moment. I've got games I've never even played, and I'm getting Fallout 3 and Red Alert 3 this week. Planning on getting Mirror's Edge and Left 4 Dead too. Getting WotLK is too much, I fear... *pre-orders* |
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drunkymonkey
29/10/08 @ 16:09
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Nice article, Eurogamer! This has left me feeling pumped for the expansion!
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Marshall2008
29/10/08 @ 16:16
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Its all looking good. I have 12 copies pre-ordered (I get 25% discount) for my mates and myself. If its a midnight opening of Northrend it will be cool as with BC we all queued at the dark portal and raced through at midnight. A good reason to stay up and get blootered drunk. (if you are really drunk the constant disconnects due to so many people in one area don't annoy you as much, unless you are a violent drunk I suppose :) )
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RedSparrows
29/10/08 @ 16:22
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The one thing I love most about WoW is the game world. It is gorgeous, varied and vast. I loved exploring it when I first started, and finding every nook and cranny to finish some achievements meant I found little quirks and things I'd never seen, after months of gametime.
This looks to continue that - for some reason, a massive, panoramic vista of sublime 'zones' makes me go weak at the knees and immediately fall in love. The bonus is that the detailed content is so good that it's all a wonderful package. Oh I forgot, I must be a child with a rudimentary grasp of games and the Hierachy Of Leetness. /fascetious |
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Sounds fucking amazing.
Azeroth has the most style, polish; and the best music, of any mmorpg world. The article is spot on when it notes that Blizzard know world building without par. Yes, it can be a bit 'clinical' or 'cartoony' due to the low system requirements; but they do exceptionally well within their self imposed limits; and the flipside is an engine anyone can run, not just hardcore PC gamers. And what is it with the '6' year old and '11' year old comments. So fucking what if it is kid friendly, so are Mario, Banjo and countless others - doesn't stop them being great videogames. Find a guild or community of like-minded people - with 11 million playing it isn't that tough. |
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I'm doing quite the opposite to most in this thread, as I trust many others are.
Yes there are many quality titles coming, but I'd sooner pick them up in 6-8 months time (your Mirror's Edge, L4D, GoW2) in the bargain bins. They can wait. You can't enter a WoW expansion late and hope to get the full experience. |
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Aye paulf, I do like WoW on its own terms. That is, a theme park ride, that I always leave at level cap when it gets far less rewarding. In the EQ lineage, it's probably perfected the formula.
All a lot less sophisticated than the stuff Koster tried years ago with UO and SWG imo, but publishers (excluding CCP) don't seem to believe there's a market for sandbox stuff anymore. |
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