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wsmcasey · Jun 23, 2006, 08:00 PM // 20:00

WOW is a major snooze fest for me. I've tried to get in to that game 3 times, and I always end up quiting. I don't think its so much the grind, because Guild Wars has grind and I do okay. I think it has to do with the traveling system, it seem like you have to walk for hours to get anywhere, and forget about quickly meeting up with members of a guild for some quick pvp or fun missions, it just takes to long to do things. I'm surprised that WOW is still selling as good as it is, I just don't get that game.

Chilly Ress · Jun 23, 2006, 08:01 PM // 20:01

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Originally Posted by Overnite

Yessir ! And this usually comes from kiddies who farm FoW 24/7 and never touch PvP, so I guess they can't dislike the mythical "WoW grind", so there has to be another reason for the hate...

It has to be all hose new energy drinks...never know what they put in there...

Mister Overhill · Jun 23, 2006, 08:02 PM // 20:02

Circuit City was selling WOW last week for $19.99.

wilebill · Jun 23, 2006, 08:16 PM // 20:16

"In my case i have to say that im a dual player i have both but i really spent more time in GW than wow, since factions came out there are hole weeks that i dont log in WOW." -- you and me both.

When Prophecies first came out, I thought of it as "we're number two, but we try harder." But with the advent of Factions and news that more chapters are on the way, the GW Series is no longer number two. And ANet is still trying harder!

Riceboi · Jun 23, 2006, 08:30 PM // 20:30

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Originally Posted by wsmcasey

WOW is a major snooze fest for me. I've tried to get in to that game 3 times, and I always end up quiting. I don't think its so much the grind, because Guild Wars has grind and I do okay. I think it has to do with the traveling system, it seem like you have to walk for hours to get anywhere, and forget about quickly meeting up with members of a guild for some quick pvp or fun missions, it just takes to long to do things. I'm surprised that WOW is still selling as good as it is, I just don't get that game.

Yeah exactly! The combat is slower also IMO.

Mustache Mayhem · Jun 23, 2006, 08:32 PM // 20:32

funny games like wow and lineage.. guys at college just setup servers- max out thier stats and get everything they want and run around till they get bored.. move on to other games that are fun like oblivion.. least there's some skill involved in gw even though it's instanced- the gear and level does'nt make the player- the arguements in this game are way different I noticed.. it's more along the lines of you suck- he sucks (but I gotta admit runescape had a pretty interesting pk system with the woods and levels back in the classic- was'nt anything deep but alot of fun).. least this game's not dang look at that guys edong armor he's level 100 with booty buster sword it's so played out once you've done it- can't beat the no fee

HowardJones · Jun 23, 2006, 08:45 PM // 20:45

I just paid 40$ for WoW here in North Dakota. I bought it because GW factions was only good for a couple months.

Overnite · Jun 23, 2006, 08:52 PM // 20:52

There's some sort of free 10 day demo, for people who want to experience the incredible suckiness of WoW for themselves...

http://teaser.wow-europe.com/index.html

Misc Merik · Jun 23, 2006, 08:54 PM // 20:54

I played lineage 2 for awhile when I felt burnt out on gw and needed to find something else to occupy my time for awhile. I never really got into it hardcore like but enjoyed just loading up and doing whatever I put on my agenda. Also the Fem dark elf is very easy on the eyes imo. In the end though I got back into gw and have continued to enjoy it since then.

castanaveras · Jun 23, 2006, 09:02 PM // 21:02

I will not play any online game that has a monthly fee. WoW is $10? $5? no thanks...I'll stick with GW. I bought Factions since release and I still haven't finish with the game yet. yar...me slow poke >.<

Winx.ZN · Jun 23, 2006, 09:03 PM // 21:03

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Originally Posted by Overnite

Yessir ! And this usually comes from kiddies who farm FoW 24/7 and never touch PvP, so I guess they can't dislike the mythical "WoW grind", so there has to be another reason for the hate...

All I have to say to that is...
Riiiiiight. Okay then [thumbs up].

sigried · Jun 23, 2006, 09:24 PM // 21:24

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Originally Posted by castanaveras

I will not play any online game that has a monthly fee. WoW is $10? $5? no thanks...I'll stick with GW. I bought Factions since release and I still haven't finish with the game yet. yar...me slow poke >.<

It is 14$ monthly and for your Info i usually buy my stuff in florida.

the second thing is that i was not metionint which is better.

WOW= animation ( long time to play and get to nice level)
GW=realistic ( fun from start)

Rikimaru · Jun 23, 2006, 09:33 PM // 21:33

I Hate WoW, especially the Devs for it. I Used to check out their forums when I still played the game. In one, someone made a thread asking for an option to make shoulder pads invisible like the helmets and cloaks, because the shoulder pads in that game all look so rediculous. There were, at the time, over 500 pages, roughly 20 people per page, all aggreeing completely with this idea. Then a Blizzard Rep posted saying how they would never add that, because they feel the shoulders are important to the art (or something like that) of the game, and that they like the mood that everyone having those shoulder pads adds to the game. Basically, he said F*** you, it's our game and we have more fun when we see everyone in those rediculous shoulders.
God I hate them...

Criminally Sane · Jun 23, 2006, 09:43 PM // 21:43

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Originally Posted by Rikimaru

I Hate WoW, especially the Devs for it. I Used to check out their forums when I still played the game. In one, someone made a thread asking for an option to make shoulder pads invisible like the helmets and cloaks, because the shoulder pads in that game all look so rediculous. There were, at the time, over 500 pages, roughly 20 people per page, all aggreeing completely with this idea. Then a Blizzard Rep posted saying how they would never add that, because they feel the shoulders are important to the art (or something like that) of the game, and that they like the mood that everyone having those shoulder pads adds to the game. Basically, he said F*** you, it's our game and we have more fun when we see everyone in those rediculous shoulders.
God I hate them...

Ok, so you hate WoW because you interpreted a Dev's comment to be all "Whatever, chumps" when it was really just him saying... "No." Anyone with any real reasons to hate WoW around, or just hypersensitive morons? ;o

Rikimaru · Jun 23, 2006, 09:47 PM // 21:47

Well first, the problem with what that Rep said is that EVERYONE wanted the change, and they still refused to even allow the choice because they like the way giant shoulder pads look. Second, thatisn't the only reason I hate WoW, that was just an example.
Here's another one: Everything looks like a cartoon!!
Here's one more: The only game I have ever played with more grinding than that piece of crap, is Lineage II. Grinding is NOT fun. You're basically paying them to steal your time.

Aerian_Skybane · Jun 23, 2006, 09:48 PM // 21:48

16 million users in WoW??? I hardly doubt that, im mean cmon, you sure that isnt 16 million CHARACTERS? Prove it to me, unless I do it myself in two seconds, that that is the userbase for WoW worldwide. I just have no faith in that number.

Mai · Jun 23, 2006, 10:07 PM // 22:07

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At the start of the year, Blizzard announced a worldwide subscriber base of 5.5 million, surpassing a significant milestone by reaching in excess of 1 million users in Europe, which was four times higher than previous estimates of the size of the entire European MMORPG market.

Rounds out to about 6 million not 16 million.

Full article: http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=15049

LifeInfusion · Jun 23, 2006, 10:18 PM // 22:18

What I hate most about it is the skillsystem. It is not limited like we have in GW. You end up with the players wasting their whole darn lives basically having much advantage... especially when they have their "epics", mounts, Honor, "Uber weapons of doom" (lol) and whatnot.

Now here I go for citing resources

What you end up with is a game that
A. charges monthly
B. harvests chinese farmers because people with lives cannot get the "uber weapons of doom" and level 60 --> http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2003/07/16
C. has crappier graphics than the beta of Guild Wars
D. has "better PvE" *cough* http://www.thenoobcomic.com/daily/strip163.html
http://www.thenoobcomic.com/daily/strip180.html http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2005/11/28 http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2005/08/26 *cough*
E. has hardly any instances
F. has lots of maintainence times (compared to the one or two times in 1 year we had)
G. has lots of grind (grind fro armor, weapons, and fees for repairing armor/weapons)

Back to your regularly scheduled GW:
http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2005/05/20

Malice Black · Jun 23, 2006, 10:22 PM // 22:22

wow flame wow thread..original..

Gwmaster · Jun 23, 2006, 10:23 PM // 22:23

actualy i think it droped in price because its been more than a year that its out and there is an expansion thats coming out.
guild wars is good for a free online game but still.. Anet is an ant compared to blizzard