World of Warcraft?

[ĄƦçɧąɳɠҾԼ]

Is this game really that addictive?

I never tried it because I didn't want to pay a monthly subscription to play.

I have played Guild Wars though, and I'm trying to get back into it since I got it to run in Wine ^_^

[jägermonsta]

still, maybe you can have the control I dont or maybe it just wont appeal to you, try it out and see

Soooo, are you trying to get everyone else to smoke crack too? 

Is this game really that addictive?

WoW's success, regardless of any quality or lack there of, has far little to do with quality or game play than it being a cultural phenomenon. Sure it has close to 9 million subscribers but that is not an indicative of it's quality unless you want to defend things such as the Macharana, My achy breaky heart, or Ice Ice Baby...

WoW unfortunatly doesn't make the front page of the worlds highest ranked MMORPGs. http://www.mmorpg.com/index.cfm?bhcp=1 

BUT

Having fun is what it's all about and if you people have fun playing WoW then I'm happy for you. Just... go outside now and then.

[[BTF]adam]

You'd be surprised how complex end-game is in TBC jager, it may have blown pre-BC (which is when you played, if I recall correctly), but now it takes a lot of coordination and teamwork (as such) to get it done, i've got some screenshots of bosses we're fighting or have downed (might have deleted all the gruul ones) that ill post later, the main thing is its a helluva lot of fun, and (weird as it may sound), its a nice feeling when you bring a boss down after weeks of trying.

[Whirlingdervish]

I bet crackheads feel a similar feeling when they find a 20 dollar bill and smoke it away..

 

[jägermonsta]

You'd be surprised how complex end-game is in TBC jager, it may have blown pre-BC (which is when you played, if I recall correctly), but now it takes a lot of coordination and teamwork (as such) to get it done, i've got some screenshots of bosses we're fighting or have downed (might have deleted all the gruul ones) that ill post later, the main thing is its a helluva lot of fun, and (weird as it may sound), its a nice feeling when you bring a boss down after weeks of trying.

Coordination and teamwork to drop raid mobs has been around for ages, EQ1 basically developed it (so many nights of sleep wasted ). It's good to hear that things are taking a little more brain power then before though.

But all in all games like WoW are all just cookies cutters of themselves, you just have to find the one that suits you the most and have fun with it.

In EQ1 I enjoyed the raiding aspect a lot, that was my thing to enjoy in a MMORPG. Then I discovered DAoC at it's release and found that PvP was where the real fun was at. After many years WoW was released and I hoped for a decent PvP aspect of the game. Instead I found a cheap button mashing capture the flag game that is totally dependent on PvE equipment to succeed. 

Currently I'm in the WARHAMMER beta 2 phase. I'm enjoying it thus far. 

[[BTF]adam]

hehe, ah pvp is great, pve is my main "love" though.

unfortunately my mage is PvE raiding specced, im total naff in pvp with it (I respecced frost one night and it was utter pwnage), raiding spec is deep fire and it has no survivability like ice block, ice barrier, damage mitigation and whatnot

however, the rogue I mentioned before is going to be pretty much full pvp spec, going to try and get into a decent 5v5 arena team at 70 and collect the full merciless gladiator set and that.. rogues = fun

anyway, better alt tab back into wow, the shaman healer disconnected a while ago and we've been waiting to keep trying at magtheridon since :<

[[BTF]adam]

here's some pics of wow, (not stock, I have some addons of course, and its kinda a mess at the moment)

firstly I explain level ?? - level ?? (and the skull symbol) means they are bosses, thus you cannot determine their level (it usually means if something is 10 levels higher than you that isnt a boss, it will be level ?? to you, but bosses are always three levels higher exactly, else you wouldnt be able to hit them, everything would resist, miss, be parried, be dodged, etc, but you do need to build on stats to be able to hit these bosses anyway, stats such as melee hit and spell hit rating.

Al'ar the phoenix god - http://adam.tastyspleen.net/misc/WoWScrnShot_072007_192844.jpg - Our guild is not well equipped enough to fight this guy, you need lots of fire resistance and generally a higher level of gear than we currently have, looks very cool though, drops a ride-able flying mount that looks exactly like him.

Netherspite - http://adam.tastyspleen.net/misc/WoWScrnShot_080607_190049.jpg - he's one of the many bosses in the 10-man raid instance, Karazhan. his fight is pretty unique, three beams are in the room a time, you must cycle people on these beams, for if they are allowed to flow directly to him, its game over, the beams damage you though over time, and when you get over 30 stacks of the debuff (damage), you must switch with someone and they absorb the beam. he's an undead dragon btw.

Stealthmoar - http://adam.tastyspleen.net/misc/WoWScrnShot_081307_231626.jpg - This is a picture of my rogue using noggenfogger elixir, basically turns you into a skeleton for 10 minutes, slows your falling speed or makes you tiny just a fun elixir really, but I like the look of the picture :>

Pre-Magtheridon picture - http://adam.tastyspleen.net/misc/WoWScrnShot_081407_201658.jpg - this is most of the members in the 25 man Magtheridon raid tonight, he's a boss and its too long to explain everything that happens but it's hard and we're just learning this thing at the moment.

Magtheridon-Banished - http://adam.tastyspleen.net/misc/WoWScrnShot_081407_201807.jpg - This is Magtheridon being banished by the five enemies you must kill before you can kill Magtheridon.

Clansman-Thunderfury - http://adam.tastyspleen.net/misc/WoWScrnShot_081407_202122.jpg - This is a guild mate (DPS Warrior) wielding the legendary (orange text = legendary) weapon Thunderfury. he's used a deviate savoury delight and turned himself into a pirate

dont have any shots of dead bosses, cuz I deleted em all :<

anyway, wow owns! ^^

[nokio]

I just started playing WoW recently after playing everquest for about 3 year.  I've been in the top 5 end raiding guild in everquest and was not planning on playing WoW just b/c i know how much time it takes to do ANYTHING in those types of game.  It seems like if you dont have a few hours to burn, then its not worth even playing.  A friend just recently got me into WoW and i enjoy it a lot more then eq.  The game so far doesnt seem AS time demanding as eq does but maybe thats b/c im only lvl 35 here =p.  Nice pics adam 

[[BTF]adam]

what did you roll?

(dont let it be horde )

[nokio]

nah i'm a lvl 35 warrior...alliance =p  The buddy that got me into the game is a 70 Shaman also alliance. 

[[BTF]adam]

ahh decent ;>

though warriors are the hardest and (to me) most boring to level class, they can be some amazing damage at 70 though with a great whackoff two hander.. thats my worst nightmare on my mage in pvp, bloody great big mortal strike warrior comes at crits me for 2k with mortal strike, 1k with whirlwind the execute crits me for 4k.. thats a dead me (unfortunately warriors really can do that kinda dmg at that level, I only have 7.4k health)

[nokio]

haha now that i've been playing some here and there, i kinda wish i went with a rogue but then again....everyone has a rogue.  In everquest i was a bard and a druid so a warrior is a nice change =p

[rookie{MOD}]

i got a level 62 pally lol with that light forge gear its alright tho

[[BTF]adam]

it kinda sucks that outland trash greens and quest reward blues own the pre-burning crusade epics and dungeon sets.. I bet you're retribution spec eh rookie? kudos to you if you levelled as holy or prot though.

[jägermonsta]

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