World of warcraft - Hearsay!

User Rating: 2.5 | World of Warcraft PC
The pitch of the game is you are put into the world and may join the hordes or the alliance. You must then build your levels through quests and then perhaps attack the other team of players, Oh and what is also claimed to be a place to make friends and to form relationships.

The game can be found almost everywhere, hyped temendously it often hogs displays and is commonly seen in game/ gamestation etc

Graphics
What I must say is that the game is beautiful, much work has been put into making each of the character models unique with huge customizable options available, and bright colours used to pull the casual gamer in. The world is filled with lush landscapes and textures but of course it cant compare to single player games such as Morrowind due to it been ran off servers where millions are logging on.

Gameplay
As I outlined before, the aim of the game is to build levels through quests which may to collect an item or suchlike. The main Experience points are found in visiting areas repeatability kill monsters which respawn regularly. This is where the game falls down for me, it has a lack of depth and the constant leveling. Boredom soon sets in and you wish you were playing something which would require some thought.

There are more "Powergame" methods on the game, trade skills, such as alchemy, tailoring and cooking are example of what your character can learn which your character can learn allow you to make items which are to be sold for gold. Of course they are undervalued and you get more for selling the resources. This has led to players harvesting all they can find and selling them.

You could be drawn in to play more due to the number of races and , classes available. This expands the life of the game somewhat but again it gets tedious.

Dwarves, Gnomes, Humans, Night Elves, Orcs, Tauren, Trolls, and Undead
Druid Hunter Mage Paladin Priest Rogue Shaman Warlock Warrior

World of Warcraft claims to be a Rpg game but I have seen no roleplaying in the time I was there. All I came across were ignorant people who ran around killing people chanting "Owned u noob" And if any roleplay was ever attempted to occur? You received insults, indifference, or people wondering what you are on about. While I was there I despised the fact how people talked about levels and RL matters and was a huge reason as to why I quit the game.

Overall I find the game shallow with no substance, and even with its graphics, you don't get to enjoy them due to the lag.
And with it being 8 pounds a month and 30 - 35 pounds to purchase the software?
I'd have to give it a thumbs down.