Been playing WoW for years now and its a great game but it went down hill with the expansion, hopefully wrath will improve on this. At the moment its just a repetative gold/reputation grind.

If you're after a game that you can play forever then this is it (well sort of, im cancelling my account to play war online - much more fun) but once you hit 70 a few times and then gear up then it starts to get boring. blizzard seem to be taking the fun out of the game lately by elminating (most) world pvp making everything easier to get, no big achievements that people are impressed by anymore which in someways is better for the casual player but annoys alot of people.

But be warned it will suck your life away if you are easily entertained, i wasted my college years playing it and ruined my grades with this game. it was fun at the time but now i wish i hadnt. There's much better things to be doing than sat in your room palying WoW for hours each day everyday.

As i mentioned hopefully the upcoming expansion will bring the fun back, the larger endgame raids, world pvp, less focus on arena more on the fun parts of pvp, and maybe making the legendary weapons legendary again not just some drop rate item thats laods of people now have (the easier obtainable items, no interesting pretty damn amazing quest chains anymore jsut who can be lucky on drops).

This is my second MMORPG (first being star wars galaxies), WoW might look like a comic, but it is a game to be taken seriously. The 'storyline' between the Horde and Allience carrys on through out the game and expansion, Quests sometimes get abit dull, but i find the end reward gets me through the dull ones. I find that learning tactics for high-end instances fun to learn and great to gain teamworking skills. I would defiently recomend this game, its fun, embrassing!

At first this games seems the most tedious game in the wolrd as it takes a life age to get around the fantasy world, but if you give it a few weeks the wow bugs finally gets a hold of you and you won't be able to put the game down.

I've played a few other MMORPGs other than World of Warcraft, each of them had things that WoW doesn't have. They included superior graphics, better combat systems, better user interfaces, better PVP but none of these games in my opinion were better fun than WoW. These other games were either too serious, or too imbalanced or just lacked what I can only describe as the magic Warcraft has.

World of Warcraft is a demonstration of excellent gaming at it most simplistic and accessible yet it has enough diversity to keep you playing for literally years. The problem with anything as successful and popular as World of Warcraft is that it will have its haters, its just the way it is. I'm not saying that this game is everyone's cup o tea, but chances are you will love this game. It may be an odd way to measure it, but I judge how much I appreciate an online game by how angry I get when the server goes down, and on the odd occasion this happens in WoW I get VERY angry, in fact I turn green and gain a great deal of body mass ;)

There are things about the game I don't like, there does seem to be a lot more kids on there than when I first started, and while I don't want to sound anti-children they can make for a more irritating experience at times. But you cant blame the game makers for that. Also the last expansion stretched the game a bit too much for the semi-regular players such as myself, I found I didn't have the time or inclination to get attuned for many end game instances.

So, in conclusion I think if you buy this game you're onto near guaranteed winner, a lot of fun, a lot of hours spent indoors, and a lot of complaints from the other half. It may seem pricey at £9 pm, especially if you're new to MMORPGs and are used to paying once for a game, but when your online and start lvl'ing your character you will understand, or at least tolerate, this situation. And when you have something as a good as WoW can you really blame Blizzard for charging this? ;)

Wow MMORPG played by millions loved and loathed the world over, the game play is simple and the graphics low end so its easily run on even the most basic of PC's although the game play is interesting at first it eventually digenerates into repetative low concentration grinding, the end game is non existence with the "war" being an after thought - no consequences for the loss of a keep etc apart from points to grind for gear and if you love running the same dungeon over and over and over and over and over again then this is the game for you.
Blizzard initally said that this game was aimed at the younger market with daiblo style MMO to follow for us older types - still waiting :(

Well... The debate goes on. Is it good? is it bad? Everyone's different and since I started playing, I've changed.

I always said 'I will never pay to play a game online' and after nearly 2 years subscribed I can see how much that statement reflects how much I love this game.

Okay, so the graphics aren't as flashy as the newer MMO's such as Lord of the Rings or Age of Conan, but this is a game that can run on anyone's PC decently, so anyone can play it. I see Blizzard's way of thinking on this, more people can run it, so more people try it.

The gameplay is, well, immersible. The only word I can possibly use to describe what has quickly become the most addictive MMO I have played. The user interface is easy to use and hotkeyed well so everything is in reaching distance. The game is a bit slow to start, but give it time and it will become so much fun you cannot let go. The battle system is also very user friendly with auto-attacks for melee and ranged so you can focus on casting spells or using skills with the number keys. Nothing is really complicated so anyone can just pick up and play.

Another word which should attract people to WoW is 'Instances', or dungeons to lots of people. Instances are just one of the most fun things in WoW. Get a group, go to the instance and you have yourself a party only dungeon in which there are quests, tons of monsters, bosses and of course brilliant loot. Many a night have I stayed up to try and get through Scholo or BFD.

World of Warcraft also has it's little perks. The character creation screen, while not in too much depth, lets players customize their characters how they like (making the silliest looking gnome is always fun). I like it how the economy on every server is different. The items on the auction house rise and fall in price depending on how many are available. Picking the right time to put an item on and then making lots of gold is crucial.

Overall I would recommend this game to anyone who wants to try an MMO. My brother bought me it as a Christmas present, I gave it the 30 days free trial, and was prepared to subscribe. That's how much pleasure it gives me to play.

Truly Blizzard have a masterpiece that they can only keep improving on.

I thought id check out this game with me being an mmorpg kinda person and i thought at first it would be kinda good.
id probably advise people to buy this if it was their first mmo but if not id go for sommat like guild wars or lineage 2 the graphics are easier on the eyes and i find it more serious and can be competitive. wow i cant take seriously the graphics arent brilliant to be fair and it looked like was playing fable 1 online

overall a good game to be fair i found it more kiddyish but thats my opinion but on other peoples views its a good game.

WoW gets alot of bad media by mainly people who havent played it , saying thats WoW is for nerds or geeks or watever. But these people are not realizing the scale of this game . they are also in my opinion WRONG , i am anything but a nerd i do dirt jumps on my Kona Stinky ( a top spec bike) , and i still find a little time to play my fav game World of Warcraft .
You can chose to be either Horde or Alliance , Horde have the Vicous Orcs the relaxed Tauren the hideous Trolls and the Undead , Wheras the Alliance have The Noble Humans the Exentric Gnomes the Mighty Dwarfs and The ancient and reclusive Night elfs .
Whichever one you chose your Character to be you have to look at the graphics of this game , its unreal , The lush grasslands of Mulgore , the Snowcapped Moutains of Khaz Modan .
The sence of achivement after you have gon up a level is very pleasing especially when your are in the 40-60 zone .

The only bad thing i could sayabout this game is that it does cost money to play in the form of a by-mountly supscription .

If You do decide to buy this Game i would strongly sujjest that you buy the Battle chest collection which is around £19.99 , becasue you get The first game and the expantion pack Buring Crusade .

thank you for your time

WoW gets a bit of a bad rap and I have to say some of it is deserved but the game does at least try to make up for it.
Pro: Big world. Lots to see and explore. From the breathtaking mountainscapes in Dun Morogh to the bleached wastes of the Shimmering Flats its varied and very vibrant world will keep your aesthetic needs fulfilled.
Con: T-Shaped. Big as the world is, it takes a long time before you can actually see any of it since there's always some kind of creature you have to endlessly kill to death in order to get there.
Pro: Hours of entertainment. You can spend as long as you want on this game and never be stuck for something to do. Quests, Dungeon dives and PvP make this a very good time expending game.
Con: Addictive. This is a big one. If you have an addictive personality or any addictive tendencies DO NOT and I repeat DO NOT buy this game. There is a fine line between playing this game and getting played by it. The developers have taken some measures to try and prevent addictions but they are by no means exhaustive. To reiterate, this is NOT a game for people who are easily addicted as many will attest.
Pro: Hundreds of other players. This is the part that I most enjoy. Whenever you walk into a major city or town it immediately hits you that almost every person you see is sat enjoying or at least playing this game somewhere. Everyone does their ow thing and generally enjoys themselves.
Con: Some people are annoying: As with all things, when you get a lot of people together you are bound to have a few idiots. WoW is no exception. If you can't be polite please don't buy this game.

So there you have it. It's not for everyone but it is kind of fun if you don't want to buy it straight up, I recommend playing the free trial first to see whether it suits your style or not.

And a final reminder: DO NOT buy this game if you have an addictive personality. WoW addiction is almost considered a clinical condition. (In fact there is even a drug addiction clinic in Amsterdam that accepts WoW addicts.) You have been warned.

If your into mmorpg, then in my opinion this is by far the king, and from what ive seen of new mmorpg releases partially base their game on world of warcraft.

There is unbeliveable amounts of thing to do, 10 different races, with many different classes for different play styles, and even if you want every one you can as theres a maximum of 50 characters for each account, so create away, thats what i do... anway!

The worlds huge. Each area is different from the last area you went in, the skills are brilliant, some look amazing and smart playing can really make an impact rather than running in waving an axe over your head.

Theres proffesions to take up, creating things for yourself and other players, theres instance to do where you form a party and try and get as far as you can. And In my personal opinion there is no finer player vs player anywhere in the mmorpg genre.