hi. I was about to buy WOW today actually matey. its like £10 now!! Few questions:

1)Its only the original game with no upgrades/expansions etc...will this pose as a problem for online playing or what?
2)How much is the monthly fee?
3)Is it really THAT addictive????
4)Are the worlds really THAT beautiful?

5)Im getting a new PC in 2weeks, but my laptop will run this--would i be able to just reinstall on new PC and log into account without any issues or.....?

Also, i noticed in the player reviews, people are slating this game because it is "too addictive", i read it and was like....what??? People moan that games are crap and are now maoning because this one is too addictive??People like that pi** me the hell off. They are mainly moaning because they now "have no lives left because of WOW", im thinking----yes the game is MAKING you play....fools. They even went as far to give the game a bad rating because of it.

If anyone can answer the questions above, id be grateful.ta.

anandram

Since no one actually decided to answer your questions, but for the most part just got into another (of the million) arguments as to "it sucks" vs. "no it doesn't" I'll see if I can answer your questions.

1)  You can do just fine without the expansion. There's plenty of content there (enough to have lasted over two years!)

2)  The montly fee is $15 per month (in America). I'm not sure how much it is in other countries - but I'd wager it's less than the price of going to the movies.

3)  It is addictive if you do not have discipline or willpower. Same as any other "addictive" substance.. though WoW doesn't give you lung or liver cancer (that we know of)

4)  World of Warcraft is pretty overall. The thing is, it has a relatively low poly-count and what one would consider "sub-par graphics" for today's world. This helps it run on most any machine made since 2004. What Blizzard has done rather than make "good graphics" is that they made great art and design. The game is artistically pretty, overall.

5) You can run WoW on any PC you install it on - in fact, you don't even NEED to install it, you could just copy the game folder from one system to another, then make a shortcut to the launcher. You can log into your account with no issues on any system. It's very easy. 

I hope this helps. 

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Isn't MMO.

Take Oblivion for example. 9.3 editors choice at Gamespot; If your an RPG fan then don't miss out on this overrated excuse for an offline mmorpg.

So where to begin? Bethesda replaced relationship development with a minigame. Not that I particularly want to interact with Tamriel's unmemorable NPC's because they are in fact void of personality. The fact that the personality skill only determins how good you are at the stupid minigame is testament to how poor of a roleplaying game Oblivion really is. Is Roleplaying even possible in Oblivion?

Now take Vampire the Masquerade. While it was released with bugs, there was at least a good roleplaying game to back it up. Trokia decided to add some interesting features, such as relationships established through dialogue and personality. Consiquences for the actions of your avatar. Memorable NPC's that nobody can forget. Some choice in regards to how you would like to define your character within the game world. These basic roleplaying components while not exactly radical, are somewhat important in a roleplaying game, don't you think?

Besides KotOR, Vampire the Masquerade is probably one of the best examples of a post-Black Isle era roleplaying game. Gamespot's opinion? 7.7. What the hell do Gamespot know about roleplaying games?

edit: I hope I don't receive a moderation for being critical of gamespot. This post is well within the TOS.

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