Comments on: An Unpopulated World of Warcraft http://www.stolendroids.com/everythingelse/an-unpopulated-world-of-warcraft Geeks of the web unite! Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:30:21 +0000 hourly 1 By: zohner http://www.stolendroids.com/everythingelse/an-unpopulated-world-of-warcraft/comment-page-1#comment-236 zohner Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:42:21 +0000 http://www.stolendroids.com/?p=192#comment-236 Stupid GM making me buy gas for my car after I bought it... Stupid GM making me buy gas for my car after I bought it…

]]> By: Squishy http://www.stolendroids.com/everythingelse/an-unpopulated-world-of-warcraft/comment-page-1#comment-235 Squishy Fri, 01 Aug 2008 07:26:20 +0000 http://www.stolendroids.com/?p=192#comment-235 I've been playing WoW for about two and a half years now. I hit level 70 about 3 months ago, and have sort of been puttering around since then. I've known Zuke for close to fifteen years, and on this topic we haven't always seen eye to eye. I think on a few of your points you have missed the mark. The graphics are clean and stylized. It's not going to require Deep Thought to run the game, but that's how they've managed to get over 10 million people to play it. The story is definitely something that you can get as deep, or shallow, as you want. If you want to find out the story of Azeroth, and learn every nuance of the Gnome people, you can. Or if you're like me you skim past the boring exposition to find how many of monster X you need to kill for NPC Y, before he will give you reward $, and send you on to follow up quest Z. Most games are like this; see last years fantastic Assassins Creed, Bioshock, or Gears of War. Most games have you doing fairly repetitive things over and over till you can beat a boss, then move on to the next level. I have personally saved Princess's Zelda and Peach many many more times than I've killed Hogger and it's still fun. Yet we still love those games. Granted here a point could made for Nintendo beating that dead horse like it's the national pastime. Though come to think of it as crazy as the Japanese can be with their entertainment it just might be their official sport. What's great about the really good MMO's is the same thing that's great about the GTA series, they let you play the game you want. My brother in law plays WoW likes it's a mini stock market, hardly leaving the auction house. I know people who do nothing but PVP all day, cause they love the sense of large scale battle. Some want to embrace their inner Georgio Armani, and make new clothes and armor sets. I myself hardly ever group up with people I don't know which allows me to mostly avoid the anti semetic 13 year olds, and thanks to the block option I usually don't have to see them spamming the chat channels of Ironforge. I have no problem paying a monthly subscription for WoW. This money goes not just to buy gold plated slides for everyone at Blizzard, but it maintains the servers, and provides new content, which Blizz have been really good about doing. Complaining about the monthly cost of an MMO would be like complaining to GM that you keep having to buy more gas to keep your car going. It should just keep running since I paid a lot of money for it. The car keeps providing new places to go, and so do Blizzard. I realize that WoW is not the deepest of games, yes Zuke Eve: Online is more Graduate level gaming, however I would say without a doubt it is the finest example of an MMO currently on the market. You can't really knock an MMO for having grinding when a) most games do, and b) that's what an MMO is. It would like me ragging on Starcraft for requiring too much thinking. Or shouting down Postal for being to politically incorrect. I haven't branched out to many other MMO's. I've made two failed attempts at Eve, I've tried free trials of Star Wars Galaxies, and City of Heroes, and neither drew me in. I've considered trying out Conan, but that looks a bit to much like WoW with more blood and cleavage. A Star Trek MMO sounds great in theory, but I think in execution it will fall a bit short. We all want to be Captain Kirk, no one wants to be Yeomen Johnson. I’ve been playing WoW for about two and a half years now. I hit level 70 about 3 months ago, and have sort of been puttering around since then. I’ve known Zuke for close to fifteen years, and on this topic we haven’t always seen eye to eye. I think on a few of your points you have missed the mark. The graphics are clean and stylized. It’s not going to require Deep Thought to run the game, but that’s how they’ve managed to get over 10 million people to play it. The story is definitely something that you can get as deep, or shallow, as you want. If you want to find out the story of Azeroth, and learn every nuance of the Gnome people, you can. Or if you’re like me you skim past the boring exposition to find how many of monster X you need to kill for NPC Y, before he will give you reward $, and send you on to follow up quest Z. Most games are like this; see last years fantastic Assassins Creed, Bioshock, or Gears of War. Most games have you doing fairly repetitive things over and over till you can beat a boss, then move on to the next level. I have personally saved Princess’s Zelda and Peach many many more times than I’ve killed Hogger and it’s still fun. Yet we still love those games. Granted here a point could made for Nintendo beating that dead horse like it’s the national pastime. Though come to think of it as crazy as the Japanese can be with their entertainment it just might be their official sport.

What’s great about the really good MMO’s is the same thing that’s great about the GTA series, they let you play the game you want. My brother in law plays WoW likes it’s a mini stock market, hardly leaving the auction house. I know people who do nothing but PVP all day, cause they love the sense of large scale battle. Some want to embrace their inner Georgio Armani, and make new clothes and armor sets. I myself hardly ever group up with people I don’t know which allows me to mostly avoid the anti semetic 13 year olds, and thanks to the block option I usually don’t have to see them spamming the chat channels of Ironforge.

I have no problem paying a monthly subscription for WoW. This money goes not just to buy gold plated slides for everyone at Blizzard, but it maintains the servers, and provides new content, which Blizz have been really good about doing. Complaining about the monthly cost of an MMO would be like complaining to GM that you keep having to buy more gas to keep your car going. It should just keep running since I paid a lot of money for it. The car keeps providing new places to go, and so do Blizzard.

I realize that WoW is not the deepest of games, yes Zuke Eve: Online is more Graduate level gaming, however I would say without a doubt it is the finest example of an MMO currently on the market. You can’t really knock an MMO for having grinding when a) most games do, and b) that’s what an MMO is. It would like me ragging on Starcraft for requiring too much thinking. Or shouting down Postal for being to politically incorrect.

I haven’t branched out to many other MMO’s. I’ve made two failed attempts at Eve, I’ve tried free trials of Star Wars Galaxies, and City of Heroes, and neither drew me in. I’ve considered trying out Conan, but that looks a bit to much like WoW with more blood and cleavage. A Star Trek MMO sounds great in theory, but I think in execution it will fall a bit short. We all want to be Captain Kirk, no one wants to be Yeomen Johnson.

]]> By: Tardiscaptain http://www.stolendroids.com/everythingelse/an-unpopulated-world-of-warcraft/comment-page-1#comment-231 Tardiscaptain Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:40:30 +0000 http://www.stolendroids.com/?p=192#comment-231 I've actually enjoyed single player games more than the MMORPGs. Granted my only MMORPG has been Pirates of the Carribean (which has a free mode if you need an MMORPG fix). In a single player game I am the hero. The whole story revolves around me. Plus when life gets busy, I put the game on pause and it waits for me to return. An MMORPG moves without me and I spend the time playing catch up. I tend to revisit several old favorites. The NOLF series, Dark Forces, Tron 2.0, Diablo 2, Starcraft, etc. I remember the challenge of Warcraft I, II and III. I wonder if I still have the disks. StarTrekOnline.com will probably be my next crack addiction if it is done right. I’ve actually enjoyed single player games more than the MMORPGs. Granted my only MMORPG has been Pirates of the Carribean (which has a free mode if you need an MMORPG fix). In a single player game I am the hero. The whole story revolves around me. Plus when life gets busy, I put the game on pause and it waits for me to return. An MMORPG moves without me and I spend the time playing catch up.

I tend to revisit several old favorites. The NOLF series, Dark Forces, Tron 2.0, Diablo 2, Starcraft, etc. I remember the challenge of Warcraft I, II and III. I wonder if I still have the disks.

StarTrekOnline.com will probably be my next crack addiction if it is done right.

]]> By: zohner http://www.stolendroids.com/everythingelse/an-unpopulated-world-of-warcraft/comment-page-1#comment-230 zohner Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:30:23 +0000 http://www.stolendroids.com/?p=192#comment-230 I used to be a big RTS fan but soon got tired of it. All of the games seem pretty much the same. Then I found Company of Heroes. That is a sweet, sweet game that could only have been conceived by a genius. You should give it a try. As for WoW, I've never played. Between work, school, family, and trying to finish my basement, I just don't have the time to play. Plus, I have a real problem with paying $50 for a game then having to pay $15 a month just to play said game. If I ever do get into the world of MMO's, I'll probably end up playing Guild Wars just because of the fact that it's free to play once you buy it. I used to be a big RTS fan but soon got tired of it. All of the games seem pretty much the same. Then I found Company of Heroes. That is a sweet, sweet game that could only have been conceived by a genius. You should give it a try.

As for WoW, I’ve never played. Between work, school, family, and trying to finish my basement, I just don’t have the time to play. Plus, I have a real problem with paying $50 for a game then having to pay $15 a month just to play said game. If I ever do get into the world of MMO’s, I’ll probably end up playing Guild Wars just because of the fact that it’s free to play once you buy it.

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