World of Warcraft newbie question

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#1 lunney523
Member since 2006 • 174 Posts
Yea do I need to buy the original world of warcraft of can I just buy the new expansion pack the burning crusades and start playing
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#2 Pete5506
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Ok I dont even play that dumb game, and I even know that you need the full game before you buy that new one. one more thing dont play wow, It kills people
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#3 BloodMist
Member since 2002 • 32964 Posts
You need both.That's why they call it an expansion pack, i guess.
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#4 Jagg3d
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I'm pretty sure you need both
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#5 lunney523
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damn that kinda sucks i need both, do you think I should just get oblivion for 360?
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#7 GenghisChris82
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get oblivion for your PC
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#8 EvoStvO
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WoW people still play this game that are alive?
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#9 Lord-Dyl
Member since 2007 • 25 Posts
Although you do need both to play the expansion, the expansion pack is really just high level content.  You could stick with the original game for months or years before you want the expansion.  It's cheap too, just $20 US.  The only problem is that blood elves and draenei aren't included in the original.
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#10 dreamandday3164
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Everyone that's saying WoW sucks thanks for backing up your facts. :)
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#11 BloodMist
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Everyone that's saying WoW sucks thanks for backing up your facts. :)
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They're just jealous.Just ignore em.
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#12 hoket
Member since 2005 • 232 Posts

wow people still play this game? fefeidfhsduhfdsv ndfjdfhdhnfdjf idof ihdiosfjdshfud DURRRRR...

all you haters are the ones who need to get a life. its not a waste of time if you enjoy what you are doing, you worthless trolls, no better than the ****head fanboys who make PS3 posts in the 360 forums. most of you have never played the game, hop off the bandwagon you worthless pieces of ****.

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#13 joe_g_patton
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If you want to give WoW a try, don't buy the burning crusade up front. Just buy WoW for $19 or $29 or whatever they are charging for it now. You don't need burning crusade unless you want to try out one of the new races. I would advise that you just get the base game & pick up the expansion if WoW's evil powers draw you in!!!! :)
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#14 Johnny_Rock
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Ok I dont even play that dumb game, and I even know that you need the full game before you buy that new one. one more thing dont play wow, It kills peoplePete5506

Ok trollie, that's not the question.  Go back under your bridge.

To the OP, you need the original to play the game.

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#15 eric2006bc
Member since 2005 • 84 Posts
im going to buy WoW but i was just guna buy both of them at the start. i used to play WoW when ity first came outin UK and i have to say that it is the best game i have ever played in my life thast why im buying it again when my new laptop comes because i just orderd it :D
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#16 neokid1640
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yep u need both
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#17 pwilletts
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I hated WoW until i played it, then I played it and it was great.
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#18 Erandel
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Ok I dont even play that dumb game, and I even know that you need the full game before you buy that new one. one more thing dont play wow, It kills peoplePete5506
WoW doesn't kill people, Life Kills people. If your talking about addiction, that is certainly possible. Make sure that before you start that you deliberately limit yourself to only an hour or so per day, or even per two days. That way you can avoid addiction.
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#19 nivet14
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WoW is a waste of money.
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#20 laineter
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Yes you need both for you to play. WOW is really a good game so don't waste your time just buy it and enjoy playing on it. :D
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#21 bernardrea
Member since 2004 • 366 Posts
just bought this game, ive never really played a game like this before so looking forward to it
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#22 deactivated-59d151f079814
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I hated WoW until i played it, then I played it and it was great.pwilletts

  WoW was alright till the end game.. The end game is just horrid not to mention the horribly balanced pvp because of gear.. Due to gear its like facing another level 30 (which you are level 30 with level 30 gear) with level 50 gear.. Yeah you get the point...  Raiding was more tedious and time consuming then anything resulting with difficulty.. This made matters worse with me when the item drops such as the numerous set purples as generic drops that every one that can use will soon have..  With the only way of really becoming good at pvp is spending ludicrious amounts of time of getting these generic pieces..  Oh also do not forget something that is seldom even said by the defenders... I have said it many times that the majority of the raid instances take little to no skill on your part and more just being capable of listening to a person while you spam 3 to 5 abilities on average.  I have gotten pretty far in the raid instances unfortantly, what they don't tell you is some of these "more challenging and fun raid instances" can only be had if you have done the even more brainless grind fests of Molten Core and other parts.  Every high up guild at least requires you to have tier 1 gear to join them, thats inless you join a newer guild which you most likely will spend more time raiding there then the prior.   Thats my basic views on the game when it came for 60 to me, now if BC changed any of this good for them.. But it sure seems they only added a few things not really dramatically changed anything.

   That being said I suggest you get only the original for awhile till you at very least get to 30+, some people lose interest at this point and quit..  The next point I would say would be early to late 50s and at 60 (which many vets quit from)..  Also take note that WoW isn't the only MMO out there, I recently purchased EQ2 and atm I am having a good time with what I have had time of playing it.. If your looking for straight out pvp mostly, then Guild Wars would probably be the path to go due to having the most balanced pvp out there having everything to do with your build and skill, nothing to do with your gear.

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#23 kaskus
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you need to take that both to be able to play that game...i bet, you won't regret this game and you get back the price you pay for..it's worth it for a high rated game