WoW: worth buying? [Archive]

whoman_human

03-05-2006, 3:15 AM

i've been thinking 'bout buying WoW and i wondered how u have to pay...do u have to just buy the game and thats it or are there other costs? plz help
thx:)

Edit: oh yea...be for i forget...if there's a new patch do u have to buy him or can u just download him somewhere?

Rayne

03-05-2006, 6:59 AM

Well. Lets look at the facts:

6 Million people who do play World of Warcraft:

All getting laid
All wicked badass
All have been granted ninja skills

Everyone else:

Losers
Fat
Ugly

So, does WoW get you laid, make you wicked badass, give you ninja skills, get rid of your acne and get rid of some unwanted weight?

No.

But it is the best game money can buy. So give it a try. :P

whoman_human

03-05-2006, 7:17 AM

Aight...but how do i have to pay??? And what about the new patches and stuff?

Forsaken_One

03-05-2006, 9:53 AM

Patches are free, and you have tp pay a monthly fee.

Toucan

03-05-2006, 10:44 AM

To pay your monthly fee you have 2 options.
1. Use a credit card.
2. Buy game cards that are good for 2 months of play, you can buy the cards from the same place you buy the game.
As to if it is worth it, I think so, WoW is a great game.

whoman_human

03-06-2006, 3:20 AM

ok so i'll buy it.... but can u play warcraft worldwide or only in europe and amerika???I now live in jakarta for two more years)

Toucan

03-06-2006, 1:11 PM

rise

03-06-2006, 3:47 PM

If you are in the market for a MMORPG, it is the best game out there pound for pound.

kongurous

03-06-2006, 5:30 PM

US people can play on Oceanic servers and vice versa, I live in Florida and I made a character on an Oceanic server. Just pointing that out.

whoman_human

03-07-2006, 4:40 AM

You can only play on one set of servers, if your account is setup to play on US servers then you can only play on US servers, if your account is setup to play on EU servers, then you can only play on EU servers. Does that mean that i can create my account so that i can play on Us servers even if i live in asia?? cuz i don't wonna play on asian server wit only farmers on it...;)

kongurous

03-07-2006, 8:51 AM

Does that mean that i can create my account so that i can play on Us servers even if i live in asia?? cuz i don't wonna play on asian server wit only farmers on it...;)

China outlawed PvP games, so don't expect people in China even playing. Korea? Sure. And if you want connection issues and lag and whatnot, have at it.

whoman_human

03-07-2006, 9:00 AM

so u mean it's possible but i shoudn't do it or wat?

kongurous

03-07-2006, 9:01 AM

so u mean it's possible but i shoudn't do it or wat?

It's possible I'm sure, but it isn't advisable. If you're happy with lag and a bad connection, have fun. If not... then ask google.

Modred

03-07-2006, 3:26 PM

China outlawed PvP games, so don't expect people in China even playing.
I was under the impression that minors could not play games with PvP content, not that the games themselves were outlawed.

kongurous

03-07-2006, 5:54 PM

I was under the impression that minors could not play games with PvP content, not that the games themselves were outlawed.

One of us is right. Either way, I haven't seen many more Chinese farmers.

whoman_human

03-08-2006, 2:21 AM

k...thx alot..i think i'm gonna buy the game and make an account for germany and try if it lags or not...if it does i'll just wair till i go back to germany...

wa123

03-14-2006, 9:14 PM

Does that mean that i can create my account so that i can play on Us servers even if i live in asia?? cuz i don't wonna play on asian server wit only farmers on it...;)

Tell me whats wrong being a farmer? And where did u get the fact that Asian server only have farmers?

Graeme

03-14-2006, 10:23 PM

Tell me whats wrong being a farmer? And where did u get the fact that Asian server only have farmers?
I think that leap of logic went a bit like this:

All of the non-English-speaking Asians I've met on the US servers are farmers that repeatedly ask me for food and water until I finally give in
Asian servers are populated almost entirely by non-English-speaking Asians
Hence, Asian servers are populated almost entirely by farmers that repeatedly ask me for food and water until I finally give in.

QED. Not really a thorough proof though.

To answer the original question of the thread: I stopped playing WoW just before I started university. I think about WoW every day and every night. I will be playing WoW this co-op work term at every chance I get. Yep. It's that good.

wa123

03-14-2006, 11:10 PM

I think that leap of logic went a bit like this:

All of the non-English-speaking Asians I've met on the US servers are farmers that repeatedly ask me for food and water until I finally give in
Asian servers are populated almost entirely by non-English-speaking Asians
Hence, Asian servers are populated almost entirely by farmers that repeatedly ask me for food and water until I finally give in.QED. Not really a thorough proof though.

To answer the original question of the thread: I stopped playing WoW just before I started university. I think about WoW every day and every night. I will be playing WoW this co-op work term at every chance I get. Yep. It's that good.

Why would a farmer ask for food and water when they can plant it themselves, I think they're backpacker that u dealing with.

Graeme

03-14-2006, 11:21 PM

Why would a farmer ask for food and water when they can plant it themselves, I think they're backpacker that u dealing with.
Either that was sarcasm or you completely misunderstand the terminology farmer . . . .

I hope that post is the first of the two options. Regardless, I don't understand what you're talking about >_> <_< >_>.

wa123

03-14-2006, 11:43 PM

I think Im completely misunderstand the term, I thought farmer is someone who owns or takes care of the farm.

please let me know the terminology of "Farmer" with thanks!

chibi

03-14-2006, 11:48 PM

I like WoW. I've only played it a few times but it was good fun. If you're wondering what you might turn into, I recommend downloading Episode 6 of "Pure Pwnage". It will make things clear.

Graeme

03-14-2006, 11:50 PM

I think Im completely misunderstand the term, I thought farmer is someone who owns or takes care of the farm.

please let me know the terminology of "Farmer" with thanks!

Ahhhh, kk, this makes things so much more clear :P.

A farmer is just someone that plays the game in order to 'farm' or 'harvest' items, gold and reagents in order to sell said products online for real money. In other words, these farmers play for long hours, grinding the same monsters, for a certain item and then ebay whatever they find.

kongurous

03-14-2006, 11:51 PM

I think Im completely misunderstand the term, I thought farmer is someone who owns or takes care of the farm.

please let me know the terminology of "Farmer" with thanks!

A farmer is someone who plays nearly constantly and kills monsters in the game for valuable equipment, or for the money that drops from them. The equipment may be disenchanted, or put on the auction house where people can buy them. They usually have quotas of gold per week to get.

The majority of farmers used to be in China, but due to a limitation of hours that could be played, and even PvP games such as WoW being outlawed in China, farmers in other parts of the world have become more prominent.

wa123

03-15-2006, 12:02 AM

oh..i see, but isn't that's what everyone is doing in wow, thats the only way to up level and earn gold for better equipment.

Forsaken_One

03-15-2006, 12:28 AM

There is a difference though.

Farmers play to make real money.

Other play for fun, or recreation. Some just play to simply pass time.

King_Twinblade

03-16-2006, 9:31 AM

if i am correct yea you can play on us servers while your in asia.

p.s.i am not sure if i can talk in p.s. off topic but if not please reply to me nicely :)

Whoman_human if your online on warcraft III please whisper King_Twinblade@europe cuz i want to know when you are planing on making the lycans vs deathdealers and duz it have something to do with the movie Underworld?

and if any one plays on earthring please whisper hadfar or jangjou those are mine accounts :)

Incantrix

03-17-2006, 1:46 AM

They're two different words actually, with very different meanings/connotations.

Farmer = someone who doesn't play for fun, who plays to make money, generally.

Farming = something lvl 60 (max lvl) players do to make enough money to buy certain nice equipment, or to buy their epic mounts, etc, or to get something that drops very rarely, or to progress with other things (some things you can only get if you increase your reputation with certain factions, something that is often done by killing certain monsters).

Fred1000000

04-15-2006, 7:06 PM

I vote no. I never will buy it, and I never will be tempted to buy it either.

And, errrrr, Shaman is advertizing.

Joszer

04-15-2006, 9:23 PM

I personally believe that Wow isn't as great as it's cracked up to be. I personally like guildwars and especially with Factions coming up it's gonna rock. The graphics are really nice, the worlds are very awesome, and there is no monthly charge. I have both and i prefer guildwars .that's just my opinion though

Catine69

04-18-2006, 11:46 PM

This other game i saw, its free. U guys might want to try.

http://www.silkroadonline.net/

Asia mix of rpg kung fu n blah blah lol :D

And i bought Guildwars, its good as its easy to get to lvl 20.

But i think its best to get some frds to play 2getherl.

Makes it a lot More fun.