I just bought WOW and playing it for the first time

I'm new at this. Was it a good call? The game is still installing. I bought the whole box set with all the add-ons.

Anytime is a good time for WoW. There aren't any real competitors in terms of sheer quality so you definitely made a good call.

Personally, I think you missed it's hay day. I loved Vanilla and tried to like TBC and WotLK, but neither game kept the charm that Vanilla had.

However, sometimes ignorance is bliss and if you're just starting now, I'm sure you'll enjoy it as others have said: there is little competition.

Its hey day is gone, but at this rate I don't see it dying for at least another decade.

Plus Mists of Panderia dude, something to keep the subscription count high.

Cataclysm is the best WoW has ever been for levelling and being new to the game. Looking at this thread through your rose-tinted glasses and telling someone that's new to the game how good it used to be, is irrelevant.

Personally, I think you missed it's hay day. I loved Vanilla and tried to like TBC and WotLK, but neither game kept the charm that Vanilla had.

However, sometimes ignorance is bliss and if you're just starting now, I'm sure you'll enjoy it as others have said: there is little competition.

Cwagmire21

You will have a lot of fun but don't get addicted. Don't worry about the people bashing the game. That's because they played it for years and hate it now. Most of them loved it when they first played it.

People that bash the game are the ones who have been there before cata, and think the game is dumbed down. Also because they have played too much and gotten bored of it so they think that it's the game that has gotten worse. It's fun trust me. Just remember- Gnomes are not your friends

It's a wonderful game, the best MMORPG I've ever played. I have about 200 hours or more into the game. It will get you addicted as hell after a few months.

I wish i could forget WoW and start again, it was so fun back when everything was new and exciting. Now though i won't ever go back, it was good for 4 years but now it's boring and not worth the expansion pack cost plus subscription.

You're new so you'll enjoy it like nothing else just as most have said it really is great but once you've levelled and geared about 10 characters and know every dungeon as if it was your name it just feels empty and boring. Granted getting to this stage is a massive leap as my main character had something like 120 days of constant uptime which is probably average. 120 days of solid enjoyment is something you'll get out of the game easily.

It's a wonderful game, the best MMORPG I've ever played. I have about 200 hours or more into the game. It will get you addicted as hell after a few months.

tjricardo089

I've put more hours into that game than I would like to admit.

It's a wonderful game, the best MMORPG I've ever played. I have about 200 hours or more into the game. It will get you addicted as hell after a few months.

tjricardo089

now is a great time to start playing for newcomers, as many stated. It's the veterans that will dislike it.

actually the mood of the warcraft message board is that the game is going in a good direction at present.. i mean this coming from vets

I'm coming back soon. :cry:

Thousands of hours, no regrets, amazing game, you definitely made a good call.

I must admit I enjoyed the 30 hours or so I played when I was in high school, but I got put off a bit when Cata came out and people said that WoW was dying off. I think I was a bit naive, but I got put off by all the negative energy :P

Good call there buddy, if you're new to the game you will have a blast exploring the contients and all the game features, plus Cataclysm improved the leveling experience a lot.

It depends. You might enjoy it because you're new to it and you have nothing else to really compare it to. However, the game is so dumbed down and so casual-friendly now. I actually feel really bad about what's going on, it used to be such a great game.

It depends. You might enjoy it because you're new to it and you have nothing else to really compare it to. However, the game is so dumbed down and so casual-friendly now. I actually feel really bad about what's going on, it used to be such a great game.

TheFatPerson

Right now people treat the game like it's the worst thing since the Third Reich. Honestly it's only dissapointing if you have been playing for years.

Well, if you are new then good luck and yes, you will enjoy it and make a lot of alts, and perhaps make a character in the other faction. Despite being quite old, the game is still a delight to look.

Warning though, after perhaps six months, a year or more you will find the game to be quite repetitive and can't find the same enthusiasm as in the past for even log in. That happened to me.

As you'll hopefully discover, there is a lot to do on that game. There are countless options of customization and diversion in WoW, which I think is one of its strong points versus alternative MMOs. Granted, this accumulation of options is largely due to the age of the game.

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It's a wonderful game, the best MMORPG I've ever played. I have about 200 hours or more into the game. It will get you addicted as hell after a few months.

Bruin1986

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It's a wonderful game, the best MMORPG I've ever played. I have about 200 hours or more into the game. It will get you addicted as hell after a few months.

jwsoul

That's close to a straight year on one character. Damn you must have been a recluse during your WoW days!

If you're new to MMO's, turn back now before it's too late!Claremonster

You'll enjoy it. For all the bashing it gets, after 5-6(?) years and still the reigning king of MMOs, it has to be doing something right. Ignore the bittervets.

WoW destroyed my life :o I was so addicted to it

[QUOTE="Claremonster"]If you're new to MMO's, turn back now before it's too late!survivor9712

On the website in your account.

You log in on your battle.net account, manage my games, World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade (makes sure to choose the correct game instance, if you have more than one WoW present use the one that has your username under it or like they do nowadays a WoW1 as a username or something like that) and on the right you have "enter game key", enter it there, for both WotLK and Cataclysm and you're set.

You do not have to/can't install WotLK or Cataclysm if you already installed the battlechest, because it's technically the same game, after you install any of the WoWs it'll patch it up to the current expansion/patch, that's why it's faster to install Cataclysm and get a few gigs of updates compared to the older expansions and a lot of gigs of updates.

[QUOTE="Claremonster"]If you're new to MMO's, turn back now before it's too late!survivor9712

its still the best mmo out there right now, Swtor was so boring i actually just reinstalled wow, and yes it is better. I may switch to GW2 when that comes out