True.... MMORPG's (especially WOW which is teh MMORPG..) or Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games are very popular nowadays (well mainly WOW and somewhat Guild Wars). The thing is these games are really great but I just come by people that say "DAT SUX0RZ COZ I SAY SO" ... well they never tried playing it but it sux... coz lots of people play it and being of a different opinion pwnz... yea.... Well I'm not going to enlarge on this topic (mainly because I don't want to get modded or somethin'... ) so I'll just tell you all my opinion on MMORPG's ..... well WOW...:P
WOW is an amazing game... one of the best games ever hosted by one of the most fascinating universes ever.... The game is imense... the world being the biggest and best structured till now. + add no loading screens and mirific sights and you can make an opinion on how the game looks... sure the graphics are "old" (and dat's why da game sux say some of them...) but newer graphics would just ruin the atmosphere of the entire game and universe. Now WOW servers can be PVP(player vs player) , PvE(player vs enviroment ) and Normal ones...and funservers..... In my WOW time I played only on PVP private servers ... though you don't get the satisfaction from beating an spell-less Illidan and grabbing the T6 I must say I felt very proud when I got T5 gear for my warlock..... these servers have few people (50-100) and friendly enough GM's .... Now the combat is turn based and the game requires your brain ... everything being based on different parameters you set up when leveling up... I mean you need to think on how to build your char (depending on your talent tree).... WOW isn't for noobs ......clearly .... Now WOW offers satisfaction even when you "meet" more known characters from the RTS games (Illidan Stormrage,Tyrande Whisperwind, Thrall .. etc. )... The thing in WOW are the raids/instances ... these places are full of elite mobs (the mobs being normal monsters, elites being mobs with higher stats and resistances ) and bosses that drop "epik lewt" or epic loot to the commoner :P ... These bosses require competent players that know what strategy to use and when and the satisfaction after killing one of these will be high.... The classes are well structured , the races also... ( I mean who wants to see a Tauren Priest... really ).... Now one thing I hate is (apart from the noobs that beat u in one duel > and then say OMGz0R I R PWNT U R LAME) ... is that a level 30 char can't beat a lvl 70 char just because he has better stats and equipment... well sure it's logic and normal... but look at EVE online where the skill in maneuvering your ship and the equipment on it counts..... so as I was saying ... another thing I hate are ROGUES :P Well it's more of a personal feud coz I run away from every rogue ingame :P ( I mean stun, sap and some finishing move... bang I r dead rogue winz... :| wat skill is dat...)... and last I hate Mother Sharraz... dunno why... but me hates her...
Now You might hear some people saying WOW players are freaks that have night elves or blood elves chars just to stare at their uhummms... :P (well honestly i wouldn't stare at an orc... or an undead but meh..) and that's because they never played it.... how can you say that when the game has LOTS of users and is based on one of the most famous universes..... how?