I have played wow since its birth, i levelled and raided up to 60, then tbc came out and the game changed for the worse imo (i left), i decided to give wotlk a go and thank god i did, wow is back with a bang, and the death knight story line is more than worth the 16.99 alone.

eek millions of daggers being glared at me...... jokes aside ive been playing WoW since it 1st beta'd so i do have some sustainance to my argument, world of warcraft was amazing and it blew me away, years on we got The burning crusade which was fantastic and was a worthy 2nd part of this game. Come along wrath of lich king and this expansion is what finally made me quit the game! Yes its pretty, Yes its big, Yes it continues the story, but oh my word its Boring! the deathknight was cool but got nerfed into the ground, the raiding is laughably easy even the hard modes and the dungeons were just to easy even on heroic mode! when the Lich king finally comes out of his shell this game may improve but until then i wont return to it. Lastly dont believe all the addiction rubbish! if i can quit anyone can, but its such a shame new players wont fully get to experience the older and better content to its max.

Let met first respond to the comment about subliminal messages by chrisyuk and the comment about having to pay by credit/debit card by themarkyofbath.

1) I watched the youtube thing and these supposed subliminal messages happen while you're dead and in ghost form. Its a load of rubbish and you could pluck a subliminal message from the sound of a train if you tried hard enough. I dont personally die very often in game so im never exposed to this supposed message and yet I continue to play because its a good game. Plus you spend about 1% of your time dead ingame, so its not the best place to put a subliminal message for Blizzard is it!!!

People play this game because its fun, not because some company is using hidden messages. People play wow because its a distractionfromf life which is called escapism and thats a perfectly healthy thing to do.

Other people watch TV, some go to the cinema, some people drink themselves stupid down the pub on a night time, but in this case they play online games like WoW.

2) YOU DO NOT HAVE TO PAY USING CREDIT OR DEBIT CARDS, you can play this game using pre-pay cards in the same fashion you would top up a mobile phone. Once that runs out, you get a message when logging in stating you have no play time credit.

Then you top up at YOUR CHOICE!! No money is taken out of your account, because they DONT have your bank details if you choose to pay using top up cards like I do.

Now that is out the way...

...theres no denying that LK is just going to offer you the same old stuff you got in the first game and in Burning Crusade. More quests, more dungeons, more raids, more gear, more leveling and more pvp and so forth.

Yet if you enjoy leveling up characters, getting more powerful gear, collecting more mounts, pets and playing more pvp zones then get Lich King.

If you were getting bored with the original content then dont get lich king. Its your choice and no one is forcing you otherwise.

All I can say is that Lich King offers a good storyline, some very fun quests which involve vehicals and some beautiful locations and its your choice if you want to buy this expansion.

If you are new to WoW, the simple suggestion is to play the first one before you try Burning Crusade or Lich King and see if you enjoy it. The only issue there is that most of the more fun content isn't reached until you are lvl60+, so it makes it hard to evaluate the game within just a few hours of playing.

WoW is no different to other MMOs on the market like Lord of the Rings, Warhammer or Connan. They all reach a point where they become boring and expansions never offer anything original, except the same old thing.

All MMOs require some form of grind to level up or complete tasks and you complain about it because you accept that grind if you play an MMO or RPG.

If you enjoy the WoW franchise and you want more stuff to do, then buy Lich King then buy it. If you are new then play the first one before moving on. If you are bored with WoW then play something else.

Simple really!!!

This game, as a whole (IE WoW) is quite good and could get addictive. But the addiction stops as soon as you get to boring quests. And that happens a lot. Only in Northrend does it get a tad more exciting with tanks and using HUGE mounts. But thats one quest every 100 normal quests. IMHO a bit lame sometimes and I am only playing because I have spent such a long damn time levelling from one to 90, and other characters to 40 60 ect.

In terms of new Death Knight class. Fun at the start but way, way too powerful. Mage, hunter, rouge, priest etc will find it fairly difficult to kill a death knight the same level as them if the DK is any good. The same applies for Paladins. Some classes in the game are so highly biased that is just unbelievable. Because of this, doing some quests when a mage for example, or priest you will struggle because the monster is so powerful and hits so hard that its designed around a Paladin or Death Knight who not only hit hard, but can constantly heal them selves. When you speak to someone that is using one of those classes they will disagree. But since I have used a few different classes at fairly high level, what I am saying is true.

This game needs a serious redesign when/if a new expansion is released to keep customers happy.

Having played WoW since June 2007 I had a couple of well equipped 70s when this was released.

I welcomed the prospect of new content and challenges - but after levelling 5 characters to 80 I must say that WotLK is a tad disappointing.

Why? The quests are generally far too easy and I gained more satisfaction from looking at the beautifully realised landscape than from completing the quests.

Instances are now shorter - a fairly good thing IMO - but they are also too easy - many a lvl 66 can heal adequately in the start zone instances - this makes them seem less special.

Raids are also dumbed down - for example the much touted "Naxx" requires zero skill as a tank - just the right kit and some good Stamina. This makes completion easier but at the sacrifice of any sense of achievement.

Now although I have moaned - there are plusses. As the situation regarding healers is still far from resolved on my server(s) solo levelling is essential. For the right classes (kites) you can solo nearly everything of importance through to 80. Yes it is boring to kite an Elite for 10 minutes - but it does enable you to achieve something without relying on a tme 80 pal or waiting for a group for an hour or three.

The downside of this is that ignorant 80s are widespread. People get to the max level and have no idea what they are doing as it is now so easy to get there. This makes endgame especially annoying as you expect an 80 to at least perform adequately as he has been playing for a long period (unless he paid a Chinese fella to level it for him!). However the spectacle of a Mage underperforming (dps) the tank in an instance is not uncommon.

Then of course there is the tedium of the halfwitted Death Knight. Stumbling about causing chaos. When played this class is a hoot. However too many folks create a DK ASAP and roll into situations and instances chock full of confidence and fresh out of ability. This has given them a bad rep - unfair for all the able DKs out there (all 3 of them).

As said before the landscapes are much nicer than those before. Grizzly Hills being a fave of mine.

Lots of new mobs (sadly plenty of recycles though) and factions but most of the latter are of little use until you are 80 or alternatively the gear you get sub-80 requires rep that you would be hard pressed to get whilst the gear is still useful - all very odd.

I recognise WoW has kept me amused for two years but sadly I can't see WotLK keeping my attention for much longer. The "empty" feeling of being 80 and idle hasn't improved since TBC.

I keep running into the fact that various things are set to make you keep subscribing rather than actually provide fun. Obsessively farming the (ridiculously high amounts of) gold for your Epic may appeal to some but to others it just seems like a ploy to keep the coffers of Blizz filled.

In short - if you play WoW already, you will have to buy. If you don't but are considering it, don't expect fantastic "endgame" but getting there will be fun.

WOTLK is easily a 5 star part of the warcraft world, new monsters, not just new monsters reused. New weapons new items an amazing world to explore. It is easily the next part to a great game. As with all wow games though the expansion just means you can goto the new area, the area is still being built fully. - Adding new instances, new items, new quests, new areas and other upgrades is what usually happens every wow week. The expansion is well worth the buy giving you the chance to experience it all.

The big downside to this expansion is if you had ever at one point played Burning crusade and managed to get full epics become a reasonably powerful PVE or PVP player it doesn't give you many options at the beginning. Everything will be too easy and it is rather tedious killing "New and improved monsters" quickly without any hardships. However that does change around level 74. Either way the game itself is 5 star and buyers should remember that the WOW expension is just the pass that lets to explore the other worlds fully. It is a fantastic game and without WOTLK you're wasting your time playing it.

After playing WoW since it first started and absolutely loving the expansion the Burning Crusade a greatly anticipated this expansion. However my excitement soon ended when i began to play it, I found that nothing had really changed and that it was far too easy. I gained the top gear available within a month of reaching level 80 and quit the week after. I wouldnt recommend this game beause after reaching 70 you want a change, which woltk doesnt offfer

Best expansion ever full off new challenges and just to say it impossibe to get full tier 7.5 ina week as u can only go the raid once weekly untill it resets itself.

i played the game for 2 years and only quit 6 months ago. its the best game ive ever played and probably always will be. The only reason i stopped was because i got really addicted to the point where i didnt have a social life outside the game. I still think about getting the game back but i i will go back to how i was before. Think before you buy the game, it can ruin your life! If you dont really have a life then this is the game for you :P

Ok after reading several views of people giving WOTLK 1 start, i have concluded that people are mostly complaining about the fact that they have reached 80 in a week and are full tier 7.5. The answer to people like this is to not be as sad and play the game in moderation. Dont play it for hours on end until you reach 80, because it will become boring. Take your time and enjoy the game instead of racing to reach the last level. Then once you are ready to raid etc, take your time, dont rush out and get the best gear or it will become boring, like it has done for those who are obsessed on the game.