| World of Warcraft | 
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| From: Blizzard Entertainment
Category: Video Games
List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $4.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (909 reviews)
Sales Rank: 238
Platforms: Macintosh, Windows Xp, Mac Os X, Windows
ESRB: Teen
Media: DVD-ROM
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.2 x 1.5
MPN: 72212
UPC: 020626722124
EAN: 0020626722124
ASIN: B000067FDW
Release Date: November 23, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
Fun but takes a lot of time, aka your life. August 27, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Its a fun game to play with some friends but dont get too hardcore into it because it will take over your life.
 This game is mindless bashing. August 12, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
The graphics are beautiful but the game is oddly devoid of certain kinds of content, in my opinion. It became like onerous work to train my characters by attacking monsters non-stop, and there seems to be little else involved in the game. I am a company shareholder so I want the game to do well, and I realize it is immensely popular. I guess I am lucky not to be so into it.
 Over time, it becomes an unreasonably demanding time sink August 11, 2008
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
I played WoW off and on for a couple of years, with one year in between where I had quit playing. My game play was sporadic at best, and I had a bad habit of restarting characters or switching servers because I had friends who played and did the same thing, so in my efforts to stick with them, it took me longer to max a character. Initially, I found the game incredibly fun and engaging, from level 1-59. It didn't take a massive chunk out of my day to level my character, or level my skills/crafts, or to locate items and materials I needed for my professions. At the time, it was the perfect game for me- I could play 1-2 hours a night, and still get up for work/school in the morning, without any problems.
My error was assuming that end-game content would require the same amount of time, and would allow me to play WoW in the same manner I had during lower levels.
Once I maxed my first character, I soon found that I was dead wrong.
Once you have reached max level, it's almost as if you're not even playing the same game anymore. At this point, the only viable way to get new, better items is to go on "raids", or join 25 (it used to be 40) other people in brining down a huge boss in a dungeon. Trying to get 25 people together can take untold hours, so waiting for everyone to get ready already takes up a huge part of your day/night. Then the actual raid takes place, which, depending on what happens, can take any number of hours. It is not uncommon for people to raid 6-8 hours a night, if not longer.
Don't want to raid for hours on end? Too bad, it's the only option this game gives you to get the best items. Yes, you can get good items through PvP or professions/crafting items, but raid items are always better.
Ultimately, this game turns into a job. Raids become scheduled, and require you to sign up for raid events. If you sign up for a raid, and fail to show up, you lose points that are tallied by your guild that you would use to bid on items that drop in raids, which you earn by showing up to raids. So, if life happens (you know, that thing that's more important than WoW?), and if your guild/raid leaders are jerks (mine weren't, but I know most others were), you're out of luck.
Blizzard has everyone played. You buy this game, and pay the 15 bucks per month to play it. If you have a life, it takes you longer to level a character. During this time, you're earning money, which will ultimately go to them. Because it takes you longer to level a character because of your job, Blizzard makes more money off of you because you're enjoying the game, since the way it's designed doesn't require you to devote your life to it. Once you hit 60 a few months down the road (some need more/less time to do it, depending), you realize you don't have time for it anymore, so you quit. By this time, Blizzard has already made its money off of you, so in the end, they ultimately win.
 Best Evil Game Ever! August 8, 2008
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
First of all.... this game is Evil... 100% pure evil. Its way to addicting for your own good.
That being said, Its a really fun game :D
Theres is a HUGE online community to play with and lots of cool and continually updated content. Really fun to play with people you know.
Buy, and Enjoy!!
Dollar for dollar... best entertainment value in a game July 18, 2008
2 out of 6 found this review helpful
MMOs are the future of entertainment. WoW has been one of the big innovators in this field.
Consider the price of the monthly subscription relative to the price of a movie these days. (Hours entertainment per month)/(Monthly subscription... WoW wins. I play an hour or so nearly everyday and get more fun from this then any other game I have (PS3/Xbox360 owner.) For a relative small price, you get to "play" in a large, complex fantasy world with a good deal of activities, as often as you care to.
Best PvP system.
I think many of the complaints about this game tend to be the "this isn't an RP game" (You can completely ignore the RP content and play). Perhaps a better description is MMORPGE (E=Ennvironment).
MINUSES?
This can be a huge time sink of a game. Much more so then others. I mean, no one is saying "Give us your money" but understand if you are looking to be a serious WoWer, you'll be spending a good amount of time parked in front of your screen.
If you are a parent, be mindful of your child's playtime; it's a fast paced game with a hyper reward system which encourages a player to continuously strive to "improve" one's character. This game really has no end, which is good for value, but not so good for moderation. Also, your kids will be hanging out with adults in a non supervised environment.
If you read the message boards on the official site, there seems to be a lot of complaints about the bias towards Player vs Player (PvP) content. I would say these complaints are unfounded; the PvP content is minimal relative to the other areas of the game. However, no other MMO has it beat yet.
My only "real" complaint is the graphics. They should be better considering average present day computing power. Graphics are slightly cartoony, especially considering other current MMOs. No, it doesn't get in the way of game play; I've played some of the other more recent ones and better graphics = more fun.
All in all: Good, cheap fun.
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