WoW goes free to play until level 20

Sauce.
It seems that wow has gone free to play for the first 20 levels.

Also it seems to include content from Burning crusade as well.

you could do that in an afternoon

I always thought it was free till level 20.

might give it a try

you could do that in an afternoon

Firebird-5

You could. Not everyone can.

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you could do that in an afternoon

Zophar87

You could. Not everyone can.

i was level 60 within a few days and it was my first time playing. find a few friends to play with and its easy

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[QUOTE="Firebird-5"]

you could do that in an afternoon

Firebird-5

You could. Not everyone can.

i was level 60 within a few days and it was my first time playing. find a few friends to play with and its easy

Again, not everyone can do that. I can completely understand where you're comnig from, but not everyone has friends to play with nor do they have several hours a day to devote to WoW.

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[QUOTE="Zophar87"]

You could. Not everyone can.

Zophar87

i was level 60 within a few days and it was my first time playing. find a few friends to play with and its easy

Again, not everyone can do that. I can completely understand where you're comnig from, but not everyone has friends to play with nor do they have several hours a day to devote to WoW.

i guess, but even now you're severely overstating the amount of time it requires

and from experience: if you don't have friends, don't bother

Seems Rift and other MMO's are taking their toll on WoW... from 12mill subscribers to 11.4 i think it was... Seems Blizzard are fighting back.JohnF111

Blizzard has no reason to "fight back". The fact that WoW has the majority of subscribers in the MMO world with over half a decade into it's life is nothing short of astounding.

[QUOTE="Firebird-5"]

you could do that in an afternoon

Zophar87

You could. Not everyone can.

Nearly everyone could, the game holds your hand so much now through the initial levels. Especially the Worgen and Goblin starter zones.

Experienced players could get to 20 in about 2 hours. :P

IMO the 14 day trial was a better deal. It takes way less than 14 days to get to level 20 even if you don't put much time in

IMO the 14 day trial was a better deal. It takes way less than 14 days to get to level 20 even if you don't put much time in

Evz0rz

Wasnt there a (lower) level cap in the 14 day trial anyway?

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[QUOTE="Firebird-5"]

i was level 60 within a few days and it was my first time playing. find a few friends to play with and its easy

Firebird-5

Again, not everyone can do that. I can completely understand where you're comnig from, but not everyone has friends to play with nor do they have several hours a day to devote to WoW.

i guess, but even now you're severely overstating the amount of time it requires

and from experience: if you don't have friends, don't bother

How am I severely overstating the amount of time it requires? Not everyone plays the way you or I do. For some it could take days and others it could take weeks, it all depends on how much time you have to devote to it and how anxious you are to level.

I tried the trial out, but I found it to be an awful game.

IMO the 14 day trial was a better deal. It takes way less than 14 days to get to level 20 even if you don't put much time in

Evz0rz

The game used to cap exp at level 20 with the free trial anyway.

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[QUOTE="Zophar87"]

Again, not everyone can do that. I can completely understand where you're comnig from, but not everyone has friends to play with nor do they have several hours a day to devote to WoW.

Zophar87

i guess, but even now you're severely overstating the amount of time it requires

and from experience: if you don't have friends, don't bother

How am I severely overstating the amount of time it requires? Not everyone plays the way you or I do. For some it could take days and others it could take weeks, it all depends on how much time you have to devote to it and how anxious you are to level.

let's stay in the real world here: step back and realise that the type of gamer you're talking about would probably play for a few minutes at best. and being anxious to level? the game practically tells you where to go and how to go about levelling

I tried the free trial and didnt get the appeal, then again my friend who convinced me to play told me absolutely nothing how to play and just wanted me to play so he could get some exp. bonus...

I tried the free trial and didnt get the appeal, then again my friend who convinced me to play told me absolutely nothing how to play and just wanted me to play so he could get some exp. bonus...

StealthMonkey4

The trial isnt nearly enough to show what the game is really like, even with the improved and updated 1-60 zones. But i suppose if you're gonna like the game then the trial should be enough to get you interested.

let's stay in the real world here: step back and realise that the type of gamer you're talking about would probably play for a few minutes at best. and being anxious to level? the game practically tells you where to go and how to go about levelling

Firebird-5

Real world; I have a middle-aged family member who plays very casually. They've been playing since the 4.0 patch dropped and have very recently hit the level cap (level 85). She spent the majority of her time leveling professions, cooking, and fishing because she found it to be more enjoyable than the leveling process.

I'm not sure why you're making such a huge deal out of this.

[QUOTE="Firebird-5"]

let's stay in the real world here: step back and realise that the type of gamer you're talking about would probably play for a few minutes at best. and being anxious to level? the game practically tells you where to go and how to go about levelling

Zophar87

Real world; I have a middle-aged family member who plays very casually. They've been playing since the 4.0 patch dropped and have very recently hit the level cap (level 85). She spent the majority of her time leveling professions, cooking, and fishing because she found it to be more enjoyable than the leveling process.

I'm not sure why you're making such a huge deal out of this.

i'm not the one who suggested that it could take days or weeks - we're only talking about the first 20 levels, nothing more

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[QUOTE="Firebird-5"]

let's stay in the real world here: step back and realise that the type of gamer you're talking about would probably play for a few minutes at best. and being anxious to level? the game practically tells you where to go and how to go about levelling

Firebird-5

Real world; I have a middle-aged family member who plays very casually. They've been playing since the 4.0 patch dropped and have very recently hit the level cap (level 85). She spent the majority of her time leveling professions, cooking, and fishing because she found it to be more enjoyable than the leveling process.

I'm not sure why you're making such a huge deal out of this.

i'm not the one who suggested that it could take days or weeks - we're only talking about the first 20 levels, nothing more

You misunderstood then and I probably should have clarified then. I referring to going to level 60, not 20.

i kinda miss wow every once in awhile.

it was such a blast years ago when i knew like 15 people from rl that played all the time.

I tried the trial years ago and hated it. Everything about WoW rubbed me the wrong way, from the setting, to the combat, to the quests, the controls and UI. Almost turned me off to MMO's for good.

i kinda miss wow every once in awhileit was such a blast years ago when i knew like 15 people from rl that played all the time.Riverwolf007

i was level 60 within a few days and it was my first time playing. find a few friends to play with and its easyFirebird-5

At this point WoW has turned into total garbage. Its heyday was during BC. I quit right before the massive nerfs and havent looked back since.

You can literally hit level 20 in 4-5 hours.

I wish that game upon no man. The amount of damage that game did to my social skills and priorities during the two years i played it took forever to recover. Use that 15 dollars a month on a gym instead, folks.ice144

thats your fault, I played the game i didnt let wow play me. I played since Burning crusade and still play currently and have a social life and currently in university. With a item level of 379

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[QUOTE="Firebird-5"]

you could do that in an afternoon

Firebird-5

You could. Not everyone can.

i was level 60 within a few days and it was my first time playing. find a few friends to play with and its easy

Did you do nothing but grind?

I wish that game upon no man. The amount of damage that game did to my social skills and priorities during the two years i played it took forever to recover. Use that 15 dollars a month on a gym instead, folks.ice144

That's your own fault, not the game's. :roll:

I wish that game upon no man. The amount of damage that game did to my social skills and priorities during the two years i played it took forever to recover. Use that 15 dollars a month on a gym instead, folks.ice144

It speaks to how good the game is if you got so addicted to the game.

Seriously, I will never understand that argument AT ALL. "I played the game for two years...and I hated it!!!"

[QUOTE="Firebird-5"]

you could do that in an afternoon

You could. Not everyone can.

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[QUOTE="Firebird-5"]

you could do that in an afternoon

dRuGGeRnaUt

You could. Not everyone can.

Are people so boring that they have no intrest in questing or exploring the world? All they want to do is power level?

[QUOTE="ice144"]I wish that game upon no man. The amount of damage that game did to my social skills and priorities during the two years i played it took forever to recover. Use that 15 dollars a month on a gym instead, folks.Zophar87

That's your own fault, not the game's. :roll:

[QUOTE="dRuGGeRnaUt"][QUOTE="Zophar87"]

You could. Not everyone can.

JangoWuzHere

Are people so boring that they have no intrest in questing or exploring the world? All they want to do is power level?

No one cares about that stuff. Blizzard designed the game so people get max level and then get very easy epics that require no brain power or time. Its why its so successful. Casuals love that stuff.

[QUOTE="ice144"]I wish that game upon no man. The amount of damage that game did to my social skills and priorities during the two years i played it took forever to recover. Use that 15 dollars a month on a gym instead, folks.JangoWuzHere

It speaks to how good the game is if you got so addicted to the game.

Seriously, I will never understand that argument AT ALL. "I played the game for two years...and I hated it!!!"

I dont get it, the trial only goes to level 20 aswellLed_poison

There is no time limit though.

[QUOTE="ice144"]I wish that game upon no man. The amount of damage that game did to my social skills and priorities during the two years i played it took forever to recover. Use that 15 dollars a month on a gym instead, folks.KingOfAsia

thats your fault, I played the game i didnt let wow play me. I played since Burning crusade and still play currently and have a social life and currently in university. With a item level of 379

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[QUOTE="ice144"]I wish that game upon no man. The amount of damage that game did to my social skills and priorities during the two years i played it took forever to recover. Use that 15 dollars a month on a gym instead, folks.ice144

That's your own fault, not the game's. :roll:

I raid three nights a week, manage to PVP, and still have time to socialize with guildies. Did I mention I have a stable job, own a home, and (omfgz) have a boyfriend?

Yeah.. Game's fault... Right. :roll:

[QUOTE="ice144"][QUOTE="Zophar87"]

That's your own fault, not the game's. :roll:

Zophar87

I raid three nights a week, manage to PVP, and still have time to socialize with guildies. Did I mention I have a stable job, own a home, and (omfgz) have a boyfriend?

Yeah.. Game's fault... Right. :roll:

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[QUOTE="ice144"] Well obviously it's my fault, I never should have played it, and most people shouldn't either. I seriously hope you don't think that i'm some lone exception in this case. I'll go on a limb and say 80% of the general wow population is addicted to it in a negative way, and if you want to include raiders, 95%. It gets to a point where blame stops lying on the player and starts to move to the game.ice144

I raid three nights a week, manage to PVP, and still have time to socialize with guildies. Did I mention I have a stable job, own a home, and (omfgz) have a boyfriend?

Yeah.. Game's fault... Right. :roll:

Also its not very hard to be successful in WoW. Blizz designed the game so the path of least resistance gives you the same amount of rewards.

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[QUOTE="ice144"] Well obviously it's my fault, I never should have played it, and most people shouldn't either. I seriously hope you don't think that i'm some lone exception in this case. I'll go on a limb and say 80% of the general wow population is addicted to it in a negative way, and if you want to include raiders, 95%. It gets to a point where blame stops lying on the player and starts to move to the game.ice144

I raid three nights a week, manage to PVP, and still have time to socialize with guildies. Did I mention I have a stable job, own a home, and (omfgz) have a boyfriend?

Yeah.. Game's fault... Right. :roll:

The majority of players I have encountered are either still in school or have stable jobs so that they may play, honestly. I've only met one player who had allowed the game to completely ruin his life.

Well, two now..

[QUOTE="ice144"][QUOTE="Zophar87"]

I raid three nights a week, manage to PVP, and still have time to socialize with guildies. Did I mention I have a stable job, own a home, and (omfgz) have a boyfriend?

Yeah.. Game's fault... Right. :roll:

Zophar87

The majority of players I have encountered are either still in school or have stable jobs so that they may play, honestly. I've only met one player who had allowed the game to completely ruin his life.

Well, two now..

yeah I know right The peeps in my college class are all cool and play wow and we all go to the bar sometimes...

[QUOTE="ice144"][QUOTE="Zophar87"]

I raid three nights a week, manage to PVP, and still have time to socialize with guildies. Did I mention I have a stable job, own a home, and (omfgz) have a boyfriend?

Yeah.. Game's fault... Right. :roll:

Zophar87

The majority of players I have encountered are either still in school or have stable jobs so that they may play, honestly. I've only met one player who had allowed the game to completely ruin his life.

Well, two now..

[QUOTE="Led_poison"]I dont get it, the trial only goes to level 20 aswellFizzman

There is no time limit though.

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[QUOTE="Led_poison"]I dont get it, the trial only goes to level 20 aswellLed_poison

There is no time limit though.

there hoping by level 20 you get a taste of the game so you can pay for a full account... "Hoping".......