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Ive been thinking about starting WOW. Id like get get your opinion on is it really worth starting? Im just afraid that if i start im not going to stop playing. This happened with Diablo 2 with me. I started playing and then 3 years later i finally stopped. And now im back into Starcraft again, but i can control that easy.
Is WOW easy to start off and be able to compete with everyone? In Diablo 2 there was no way you could just start off and try to compete with the other players.
And is It really worth paying for a subsribtion to play? If it was a free online game, id definitly play it.
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do not start wow. you wll become addicted and wither away in front of your pc, sunning all other personal contact.
as for other games that are free, go to
www.freeallegiance.org
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i agree with the game reso posted. also if you want a type of game like diablo and wow, try guild wars, its free online....
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trooper, you play allegiance?
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i dont, but my friend does. i showed him the link but i personally have never played it, but it looks awesome. i just havent gotten around to actually playing it myself...i'll check it out more detail right now.
edit/ i dont have to work tomorrow, or have school since its the weekend, so if i remember i'll download it and try it. it seems fun and cool idea that there is a commander role to play where people actually will have to work as a team... since most team games are ruined by people who want to do whatever they want...
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thx guys for the advice. I dont want to spend every waking moment glued to my computer.
I thought the south park episode about WOW was funny.
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Quote from: JH2688 on May 05, 2007, 09:49:45 PM
I thought the south park episode about WOW was funny.
lolol i loved that....to me it was as funny as the dog the bounty hunter episode....
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Quote from: starship_troopers on May 05, 2007, 09:52:36 PM
lolol i loved that....to me it was as funny as the dog the bounty hunter episode....
Yea...I happen to agree with that
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Whatever you do DON'T START RUNESCAPE. I started that game in 01 and just quit in 06. It may not look it at first, but it is a very addicting game. You quit it and then it somehow manages to drag you back in. I think I am out for good now though lol.
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Quote from: Siryak on May 05, 2007, 10:12:04 PM
Whatever you do DON'T START RUNESCAPE. I started that game in 01 and just quit in 06. It may not look it at first, but it is a very addicting game. You quit it and then it somehow manages to drag you back in. I think I am out for good now though lol.
I really REALLY dont know how you liked that game, I played it for a day or two and then hated the crap out of it, There is no world map in the game, You have to go outside of the game and click a little map icon or w/e and then you dont really know where you are.
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i didnt like runescape at all. it was horrible gameplay and way too redundant.
but somehow i find myself playing tons of guildwars
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Quote from: Nos7667 on May 07, 2007, 05:36:11 AM
I really REALLY dont know how you liked that game, I played it for a day or two and then hated the crap out of it, There is no world map in the game, You have to go outside of the game and click a little map icon or w/e and then you dont really know where you are.
I didnt like it much, but I play the hell out of it at work.
Im level 93 WC now.
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Quote from: Nos7667 on May 07, 2007, 05:36:11 AM
I really REALLY dont know how you liked that game, I played it for a day or two and then hated the crap out of it, There is no world map in the game, You have to go outside of the game and click a little map icon or w/e and then you dont really know where you are.
Eventually you get the map memorized. Although I agree with troop it is extremely repetitive.
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I played WoW for like 2 months and got bored of it so if it's addiction your afraid I'd say try it.
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wow is EVIL!!...i don't personally play any game...except the games of life
(not the board game) anyway...everyone (4 different people) i know that has played that evil wow S#!t has lost all touch with reality...where human contact isn't important to them anymore...they get to the point where they believe their character is real and speak of them in first person...yep the south park episode was a slight exaggeration but not by far...the black circles around the eyes...the facial sores...those are real (makes u look like a zombie)...and when they do manage to get away from it...it must call their name in their sleep and lures them back slowly...
yep it's
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...don't start...it's like heroin...it'll suck u to the bottom and keep u there till everything is gone
and anyone playing that can't escape...get help from a 12 step program...i'm serious...remove it from ur computer...destroy the disc...cancel ur server subscription...burn the box...permanently erase all emails concerning wow
and that's my quarters worth
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i agree with tdawnaz if your sucked into the game that bad...but i play guild wars...which is slightly like wow, but i only play occasionally, i play every game i get alot at first then either uninstall it or play it when i have nothin to do....if i'm on my pc and not working/talking to people i am probly on the tmn forum....
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Quote from: tdawnaz on May 10, 2007, 07:34:39 AM
wow is EVIL!!...i don't personally play any game...except the games of life
(not the board game) anyway...everyone (4 different people) i know that has played that evil wow S#!t has lost all touch with reality...where human contact isn't important to them anymore...they get to the point where they believe their character is real and speak of them in first person...yep the south park episode was a slight exaggeration but not by far...the black circles around the eyes...the facial sores...those are real (makes u look like a zombie)...and when they do manage to get away from it...it must call their name in their sleep and lures them back slowly...
yep it's
EVIL!!!
...don't start...it's like heroin...it'll suck u to the bottom and keep u there till everything is gone
and anyone playing that can't escape...get help from a 12 step program...i'm serious...remove it from ur computer...destroy the disc...cancel ur server subscription...burn the box...permanently erase all emails concerning wow
and that's my quarters worth
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Can't really argue with yah there. I do have an addiction problem though lol....forums.
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May 10, 2007, 02:56:27 PM »
well i guess people just saying wow is evil
i am more concerned about the point that it was made in the 1st post about a level 0 being able to get in the game
is it easy to start up or is it like diablo two different level are totally different
btw start craft two is coming out soon
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I agree with momma T for certain people. There is one of my old friends that got kicked from school, his job and his house because of that addiction. I also know a 23 y/o guy that got so sucked in that his friends, even those who don't play WoW, would call him by his character name. Then again, some people play occasionally but don't develop a dependence. Personally, I know that I would develop such a dependence and thus I have never played and I do not plan on ever doing so.
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Quote from: Le_Murphant on May 10, 2007, 03:21:57 PM
I agree with momma T for certain people. There is one of my old friends that got kicked from school, his job and his house because of that addiction. I also know a 23 y/o guy that got so sucked in that his friends, even those who don't play WoW, would call him by his character name. Then again, some people play occasionally but don't develop a dependence. Personally, I know that I would develop such a dependence and thus I have never played and I do not plan on ever doing so.
sad about the guy who got booted from job/ and reality.
i can control my gaming so i dont worry much, but i know that if i start playing a game or soemthing too much i just stop being on that system (pc, ps2 etc.) for a while then i dont play it as much because i am too used to being outside or something
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Quote from: starship_troopers on May 10, 2007, 03:50:51 PM
sad about the guy who got booted from job/ and reality.
i can control my gaming so i dont worry much, but i know that if i start playing a game or soemthing too much i just stop being on that system (pc, ps2 etc.) for a while then i dont play it as much because i am too used to being outside or something
Yah while I did play RS for many years, I didn't let it control my life. I was still *gasp* sociable, and I usually played it with my RL friends whenever I did play. Plus the game was so repetitive I couldn't really play it more than an hour or 2 at a time anyway.
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The older I get the less I get sucked in. I used to bad, but with a wife and kids and so much to do. Its just not as much fun to play video games. I still get into GTA type games pretty well. I like pistol whipping ol ladies..... Hey you gotta get it out somewhere.
I dont condone violence... dont hit any little old people, or anyone for that matter. Unless its a video game then beat that ass good.
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i play wow but i play smart i work full time so i keep track of how long i play its not bad to start i think its fun
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