Best MMORPG out there, also the most overrated.
The Best thing about World of Warcraft is that it appeals to every kind of player out there, you don't even have to be fan or be familiar with the Warcraft franchise to get enjoyment out of this title. Mentioning that, it also provides not only for the hardcore, but for also the casual gamer which has been a very rare attribute in the MMO market therefore this is a huge bonus.
The presentation of the game is just fantastic, those who are familiar with the warcraft franchise and the previous warcraft games will immediately recognise some famous locations throughout the vastly colourful and quite beautiful world, where the lore of the franchise is clearly presented. However not all is good and well in WoW. This game I beleive despite being a fantastic revolutionary MMORPG, is also the most overrated in the history of it's genre, I clearly beleive that gamespot's 9.5 rating was overwhelmingly overrated indeed. This game faces numerous problems. For a start the customer service is terrible im afraid, they are very slow to address issues, they constantly have to bring down servers to fix problems and at times they dont seem like they care much about any problems that arise, the only kudos I can offer them is that they do add extra gametime to your suscription when time is wasted, however thats now always the case.
Another issue is balance, I clearly do not beleive that all the 9 classes are balanced in this game, as a result of this the two most arguably powerful classes in the game: Hunter and rogue are among a huge majority of the players, and sometimes wherever you look its only those classes you see, and really the other underpowered classes are barely chosen nowadays. Everquest 2 has succeeded in making all their classes being able to solo equally well, yes you can solo indeed in WoW but i find it upsetting that only some classes can effectively solo whereas others would have a difficult time.
Besides that I do beleive that WoW is the best MMORPG out there, but for the wrong reasons. Star Wars galaxies was in my opinion the very best until they terribly screwed it over. So if you are looking for an MMORPG than this is the one to try out (6m people liked it, chances are you will too), however there are very impressive MMORPGs being released in the near future which could possibly add competition and possible destruction of WoW.
Well worth a try...