World Of Warcraft: Wrath Of The Lich King (Expansion Pack) (PC & Mac)

I purchased WotLK on release day and initially loved it. The new island is great and death knight makes a nice change and it was great to do dungeons without knowing exactly what would happen. However as I played for the next couple of days I started to loose interest quickly, and I think this may be because it was just too easy. My characters weren't amazing, but did wear full lvl 70 kara / ZA epics and nothing seemed to be very challenging (I have warrior / druid / priest). I haven't played right through to lvl 80 (stopped with my druid at 77) but my guild friends tell me that even lvl 80 heroics aren't difficult. I always felt that WoW was a nice easy alternative to some of the more serious mmo games (I play EVE too and that certainly can get very tense!) but this latest expansion seems to be very much aimed at kids who just want to win and aren't fussed about the challenge of getting there. However, it is still a well made, visually brillant game that is certainly fun for a… more »

I purchased WotLK on release day and initially loved it. The new island is great and death knight makes a nice change and it was great to do dungeons without knowing exactly what would happen. However as I played for the next couple of days I started to loose interest quickly, and I think this may be because it was just too easy. My characters weren't amazing, but did wear full lvl 70 kara / ZA epics and nothing seemed to be very challenging (I have warrior / druid / priest). I haven't played right through to lvl 80 (stopped with my druid at 77) but my guild friends tell me that even lvl 80 heroics aren't difficult. I always felt that WoW was a nice easy alternative to some of the more serious mmo games (I play EVE too and that certainly can get very tense!) but this latest expansion seems to be very much aimed at kids who just want to win and aren't fussed about the challenge of getting there. However, it is still a well made, visually brillant game that is certainly fun for a while, just not as long as I had hoped.