WoW Cataclysm - A Good Time To Start Playing WoW?

So about a year ago i started playing WoW and i must admit i didn't enjoy it very much as i ended up just running around forests by myself and it just felt like a lame single player game, i didn't have the motivation to grind all the way to a level where i could do some cool raids with other people.

Now with the Cataclysm expansion coming out Blizzard has mentioned that they will be re-designing all the starting areas for all the races. So iam wondering if this will be a good time to try the game again as maybe this will encourage lots of the players to create new characters and the starting areas might be full of life.

What do you think? Does this seem likely?

If you did not like it when you tried it, I dont think you will like it when Cataclysm comes out.

I find it a bit odd you found the game like a "singleplayer" game considering how many people are logged on 24/7. Then again, a year ago everyone was likely at the level cap so starting at one was problably lonely lol

so yea, you might want to give it another go when Cataclysm comes out. The whole appeal of the expansion, at least to me, is the fact that A.) we have a reason to start over again, and B.) most areas are getting a redesign

The problem with Todays MMO's are that they are too easy IMO. there is too much content that allows you to solo to the level cap so 80% of the people that play do it that way. They are major design flaws, the point of this genre is to promote grouping and co-op with other players. I think the new dungeon and raid system has finally brought that to a game like WoW where you can now just join a dungeon run in literally minutes, its actually making me want to go back to it for awhile now that SWTOR wont be around until 2011

Dungeon Running with a party is 10x better than soloing, now that its there and fast, thats just fun gameplay imo.

If you did not like it when you tried it, I dont think you will like it when Cataclysm comes out.

I find it a bit odd you found the game like a "singleplayer" game considering how many people are logged on 24/7. Then again, a year ago everyone was likely at the level cap so starting at one was problably lonely lol

so yea, you might want to give it another go when Cataclysm comes out. The whole appeal of the expansion, at least to me, is the fact that A.) we have a reason to start over again, and B.) most areas are getting a redesign

mrbojangles25

now that i think about it, you may have been on a low population server, are you sure that is not the case?Kh1ndjal

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If you did not like it when you tried it, I dont think you will like it when Cataclysm comes out.

I find it a bit odd you found the game like a "singleplayer" game considering how many people are logged on 24/7. Then again, a year ago everyone was likely at the level cap so starting at one was problably lonely lol

so yea, you might want to give it another go when Cataclysm comes out. The whole appeal of the expansion, at least to me, is the fact that A.) we have a reason to start over again, and B.) most areas are getting a redesign

Daytona_178

yea I can understand that. I went back to make level 1 characters after getting to a high level and its pretty lonely out there. If you do encounter anyone, theyre generally too busy grinding and rushing to level 80 to make time to actually enjoy the game lol.

Your complaints are completely legitimate, WoW is tough to get into for new players. Part of me thinks they should have an auto level option that starts you at level 55, like what they did with the Death Knight class.

[QUOTE="Daytona_178"][QUOTE="mrbojangles25"]

If you did not like it when you tried it, I dont think you will like it when Cataclysm comes out.

I find it a bit odd you found the game like a "singleplayer" game considering how many people are logged on 24/7. Then again, a year ago everyone was likely at the level cap so starting at one was problably lonely lol

so yea, you might want to give it another go when Cataclysm comes out. The whole appeal of the expansion, at least to me, is the fact that A.) we have a reason to start over again, and B.) most areas are getting a redesign

mrbojangles25

yea I can understand that. I went back to make level 1 characters after getting to a high level and its pretty lonely out there. If you do encounter anyone, theyre generally too busy grinding and rushing to level 80 to make time to actually enjoy the game lol.

Your complaints are completely legitimate, WoW is tough to get into for new players. Part of me thinks they should have an auto level option that starts you at level 55, like what they did with the Death Knight class.

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[QUOTE="Daytona_178"] Dont get me wrong, i got the feeling that if i was rolling with some G's then it would have been great fun, but just being alone for 20hr's killing 10 bears, then 5 giant spiders, then collecting 30 ore's got boring.Daytona_178

yea I can understand that. I went back to make level 1 characters after getting to a high level and its pretty lonely out there. If you do encounter anyone, theyre generally too busy grinding and rushing to level 80 to make time to actually enjoy the game lol.

Your complaints are completely legitimate, WoW is tough to get into for new players. Part of me thinks they should have an auto level option that starts you at level 55, like what they did with the Death Knight class.

Now might not actually be a bad time eighter to be honost. as much as im not a WoW fan, but an MMO lover, Now that SWTOR has been officially announced as a Spring 2011 release you probably have a decent flux of people going back to WoW or people buying it now to pass the time.

So about a year ago i started playing WoW and i must admit i didn't enjoy it very much as i ended up just running around forests by myself and it just felt like a lame single player game, i didn't have the motivation to grind all the way to a level where i could do some cool raids with other people.

Now with the Cataclysm expansion coming out Blizzard has mentioned that they will be re-designing all the starting areas for all the races. So iam wondering if this will be a good time to try the game again as maybe this will encourage lots of the players to create new characters and the starting areas might be full of life.

What do you think? Does this seem likely?

Daytona_178

I had the same exact experience. I've been thinking about giving it another shot.

well with the new Dungeon Finder that groups people from all the realms it's a lot easier to do the earlier instances and any other instance for that matter. If you are a tank or healer you wont wait more than 5 min to get to a dungeon. so once you reach lv 15 queue up for the dungeon finder in the meantime you can do some quests or level a proffesion, or sit there idle in a major capital city like most people lol

well with the new Dungeon Finder that groups people from all the realms it's a lot easier to do the earlier instances and any other instance for that matter. If you are a tank or healer you wont wait more than 5 min to get to a dungeon. so once you reach lv 15 queue up for the dungeon finder in the meantime you can do some quests or level a proffesion, or sit there idle in a major capital city like most people lol

spektor_21000

definetly a good start , cataclysm rewamps whole azeroth , new quests , new mobs , new looks :)

anyway its good to start now ,
dungeon finder is just amazing , if you roll tank or healer spec its 1 sec queue and if u roll dps its 1-5 min :) but you can do some quests while you wait , also if you roll at new-player realm , there is a lot low lvl. players , easy to find friends to level and for group quests also ...

anyway wow is getting better and better game in time , so if you had problems some time in the past , i believe now it is gone ^^

I think that if you want to start playing WoW, you might want to wait until Cataclysm comes up and then roll one of the new characters. You'll be able to level with other people, instead of now where everyone is getting the 20% exp bonus just to get characters. But once you hit around level 20, you'll probably see more people around and the other faction as well.

Screw it, I'm going to give it another shot. Do I need WotLK?

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well with the new Dungeon Finder that groups people from all the realms it's a lot easier to do the earlier instances and any other instance for that matter. If you are a tank or healer you wont wait more than 5 min to get to a dungeon. so once you reach lv 15 queue up for the dungeon finder in the meantime you can do some quests or level a proffesion, or sit there idle in a major capital city like most people lol

Daytona_178

Yes, and up until level 80 or so you will pobably find a group in around 10 minutes or less using it. It will also give you the option to teleport to the dungeon and then back to where you were before. Once you hit 80 you will probably get into a group within 1 or 2 minutes.

get a friend to start up with you and it should be alot of fun.

[QUOTE="Daytona_178"][QUOTE="spektor_21000"]

well with the new Dungeon Finder that groups people from all the realms it's a lot easier to do the earlier instances and any other instance for that matter. If you are a tank or healer you wont wait more than 5 min to get to a dungeon. so once you reach lv 15 queue up for the dungeon finder in the meantime you can do some quests or level a proffesion, or sit there idle in a major capital city like most people lol

shakmaster13

Yes, and up until level 80 or so you will pobably find a group in around 10 minutes or less using it. It will also give you the option to teleport to the dungeon and then back to where you were before. Once you hit 80 you will probably get into a group within 1 or 2 minutes.

ooooh when did they add the teleport feature? I havent played for a few months

Does Wraith of the Litch king add much to WoW? Would I be missing much by starting a new game without it? Also do I get a free month when purchasing WotLK?artiedeadat40

WotLK adds a huuuuuuuuuuge amount of content to the game.

Not to mention the Death Knight class (you need a level 55 character to unlock the death knight)

And no, if you are a new player there is no need to get either of the expansions until the appropriate level.

regular WoW is levels 1-60

Burning Crusade is levels 58-70

Wrath of the Lich King (WotLK) is 68-80, and the death knight, which is accessible at level 55.

[QUOTE="artiedeadat40"]Does Wraith of the Litch king add much to WoW? Would I be missing much by starting a new game without it? Also do I get a free month when purchasing WotLK?mrbojangles25

WotLK adds a huuuuuuuuuuge amount of content to the game.

Not to mention the Death Knight class (you need a level 55 character to unlock the death knight)

And no, if you are a new player there is no need to get either of the expansions until the appropriate level.

regular WoW is levels 1-60

Burning Crusade is levels 58-70

Wrath of the Lich King (WotLK) is 68-80, and the death knight, which is accessible at level 55.

Thanks :)

So iam wondering if this will be a good time to try the game again as maybe this will encourage lots of the players to create new characters and the starting areas might be full of life.

What do you think? Does this seem likely?

Daytona_178

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So iam wondering if this will be a good time to try the game again as maybe this will encourage lots of the players to create new characters and the starting areas might be full of life.

What do you think? Does this seem likely?

nethernova

this is true, but they made leveling easy enough that the casual people (and believe me, the bulk of WoW players are indeed casual gamers who dont spend 8 hours farming) so that they can actually keep decent pace with people more intent on reaching end game.

And either way, this new expansion is going to bring hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of old and new WoW players so there will be a great number of people wanting to take their time.

So about a year ago i started playing WoW and i must admit i didn't enjoy it very much as i ended up just running around forests by myself and it just felt like a lame single player game, i didn't have the motivation to grind all the way to a level where i could do some cool raids with other people.

Now with the Cataclysm expansion coming out Blizzard has mentioned that they will be re-designing all the starting areas for all the races. So iam wondering if this will be a good time to try the game again as maybe this will encourage lots of the players to create new characters and the starting areas might be full of life.

What do you think? Does this seem likely?

Daytona_178

If you don't care for leveling up your toon and just want to get to the level cap as fast as possible you can try this guide:

http://www.wow-pro.com/leveling_guides/james_horde_leveling_guide

I leveled up a toon in no time playing a couple of hours a week. Guide worked really well for me since I started the game late and there was no one to play with at lower levels. Leveled up quickly and found a guild to get the good loot. Got tired of it though and gave it up around a yearago.

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So iam wondering if this will be a good time to try the game again as maybe this will encourage lots of the players to create new characters and the starting areas might be full of life.

What do you think? Does this seem likely?

nethernova

Well now they have cross server Dungeons, so you can level just by doing Dungeons if you don't wanna play alone. I do a bit of both and especially at level 70-80 the Dungeon Finder Tool is really awesome!

best part about cata

updated water graphics

The game has gotten progressively worse since about 1 1/2 years into BC so Id say avoid It. I figure it will hit a new low with Cataclysm, heres hoping Old Republic is good.

The game has gotten progressively worse since about 1 1/2 years into BC so Id say avoid It. I figure it will hit a new low with Cataclysm, heres hoping Old Republic is good.

Fizzman

I also agree that it has gotten better and I played this Game since the Beta.