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Butigroove
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
Seychelles2061 Posts
November 24 2008 10:32 GMT
#1
I am going to start playing WoW.
There. I said it.
I have always been anti-WoW, but honestly there is not a better mmo out there.
So here is my question.
How do WoW expansions work?
If I make a new account, do I have to pay $30 to upgrade to BC AND $40 for WotLK?
That's pretty steep.

beach beers buds beezies b-b-b-baaanelings
renegade_zerg
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
Korea (South)525 Posts
November 24 2008 10:41 GMT
#2
shoot yourself
SnowFantasy
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
4173 Posts
November 24 2008 10:41 GMT
#3
Haha im playing WoW atm.

You can pay just the $20 and get original WoW w/o any expansions but you can't access any BC content until you upgrade.

That won't make too much of a difference until you're higher level (like 55+) unless you want to make either a Blood Elf or Dreinei character.

Then its kind of the same story for WotLK. You can interact with BC and WotLK players perfectly fine, you just can't do anything expansion related.
ilistis
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
United States828 Posts
November 24 2008 10:54 GMT
#4
I feel bad for you. You pretty much have sold your soul to the devil. Now forget about good grades or a girlfriend. No, just keep focused on getting to lvl 80, that's all that matters....

In all seriousness, there pretty much is no better mmo. I was looking for a wow killer like warhammer but meh, it doens't like it will even scratch wow's fan base. I mean 11 million players, cmon.
"The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones."-William Faulkner *_*_*_Kolll FAN_*_*_*
Avius
Profile Joined October 2007
Iraq1796 Posts
November 24 2008 11:13 GMT
#5
goodbye, life
aka. Samael
meegrean
Profile Joined May 2008
Thailand7699 Posts
November 24 2008 11:14 GMT
#6
Have fun.
Brood War loyalist
h3r1n6
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
Iceland2039 Posts
November 24 2008 11:30 GMT
#7
</life>

Also there should be a battle chest with WoW + BC and then you need WotLK. Also, be sure to level up with Recruit-A-Friend and an add-on like Questhelper.
Jizz
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
Australia224 Posts
November 24 2008 11:53 GMT
#8
Despite all the bashing by the non-wowers.

WOW IS A REALLY GOOD GAME.

there i said it
I made this account before i knew what the name meant. I just thought it sounded coooool
MrHoon *
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
10183 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-11-24 11:54:21
November 24 2008 11:53 GMT
#9
wow is probably the worst mmo lvls 1-70 (SERIOUSLY)
however, levels 70-80, it feels like a totally different game
a different game I actually enjoy

ps: Playing wow alone = teh sux. Play with a friend, it's less boring leveling up.
dats racist
Butigroove
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
Seychelles2061 Posts
November 24 2008 12:28 GMT
#10
My grades already suck (lazyness, and lack of effort, time is the one resource I have excess of), and there are going to be too many girl dramas for me this winter break already, so those aren't issues.

I completely understand all the criticism. I have been a hater for years.

I guess I will be playing vanilla until 60, unless someone who doesn't play anymore wants to donate a BC account to me.

Also, I have a large group of friends who play on Sargeras, so friends will not be a problem.
beach beers buds beezies b-b-b-baaanelings
Butigroove
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
Seychelles2061 Posts
November 24 2008 12:35 GMT
#11
I just read about the Recruit-A-Friend system and it makes very little logistical sense.

The vet account is supposed to be lower level, therefore play less, BUT stay within level to get the 3x xp.

Why would someone who is newly recruited play MORE than the veteran (read: wownerd) who recruited them?
beach beers buds beezies b-b-b-baaanelings
h3r1n6
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
Iceland2039 Posts
November 24 2008 12:44 GMT
#12
You play together and get 3times the experience.

So you pretty much only play together, everything else would just be stupid. And when you leveled up a pair of characters, the vet account gets another free lvl 30, because of the bonus levels.
Butigroove
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
Seychelles2061 Posts
November 24 2008 13:04 GMT
#13
Ohhh you can level up a different character.
Gotttit.
beach beers buds beezies b-b-b-baaanelings
Dark.Carnival
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
United States5095 Posts
November 24 2008 13:13 GMT
#14
3x experience leveling is sooooooooo nice

mine just ran out, and like three free months, dont care enough to subscribe again
@QxGDarkCell ._.
Nytefish
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United Kingdom4282 Posts
November 24 2008 13:35 GMT
#15
Weak.
No I'm never serious.
JMave
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
Singapore1803 Posts
November 24 2008 14:33 GMT
#16
To the OP: Well, I once wanted to play WoW so bad but once you realise how much a waste of time it is, you'd just get over it. Silly game though. Never playing it again.
火心 Jealous. I always loved that feeling when I was young. Embrace it.
NarutO
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
Germany18839 Posts
November 24 2008 14:47 GMT
#17
Ban
CommentatorPolt | MMA | Jjakji | BoxeR | NaDa | MVP | MKP ... truly inspiring.
Zoler
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Sweden6339 Posts
November 24 2008 15:17 GMT
#18
I almost fell back into WoW a few days ago when the new expansion was realeased. Then I played like 1 game of SC and byebye WoW
Lim Yo Hwan forever!
Fontong
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United States6454 Posts
November 24 2008 16:28 GMT
#19
There's a kid in my dorm who plays WoW. I've seen him out of his chair like 3 times in the time since school started. I don't think I've seen him interact with a real live human yet...
[SECRET FONT] "Dragoon bunker"
lesser_good
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
Canada698 Posts
November 24 2008 16:44 GMT
#20
what i did is i got the original one and leveld to 60 then got bc then i waited for wotlk to come out
pew pew
puckadapa
Profile Joined November 2008
Marshall Islands5 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-11-24 16:57:13
November 24 2008 16:56 GMT
#21
People who complain about WoW being a timesink really need to stop being such a hypocrit, because lets be honest while your dream is to be a SC progamer it probably wont happen and all that time playing SC is a timesink.

Either way, the expansion is okay, I play about an hour a day unless I've got alot of stuff to do.
DwmC_Foefen
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
Belgium2186 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-11-24 18:06:48
November 24 2008 18:05 GMT
#22
On November 24 2008 19:41 renegade_zerg wrote:
shoot yourself


Seriously shoot yourself since you won't be needing your life anymore

Take it from an ex-wowplayer...

Edit: to the above, I just watch the best SC vods. It's like watching football for me
Not_Computer
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Canada2277 Posts
November 24 2008 19:55 GMT
#23
On November 25 2008 01:56 puckadapa wrote:
lets be honest while your dream is to be a SC progamer it probably wont happen and all that time playing SC is a timesink.


i'm going to be the next bonjwa

i already have everything laid out for my journey to stardom

and i practice once or twice a week

theorycrafting
"Jaedong hyung better be ready. I'm going to order the most expensive dinner in Korea."
ilovehnk
Profile Joined October 2008
475 Posts
November 24 2008 22:04 GMT
#24
i am still playing the wow trial, hard to decide whether to play wow or not... each year you pay $180, in the end you get nothing, can't even play it without paying subscription and it is too slow by my standard..
Hikou Shinketsushuu
Fontong
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United States6454 Posts
November 24 2008 22:15 GMT
#25
On November 25 2008 01:56 puckadapa wrote:
People who complain about WoW being a timesink really need to stop being such a hypocrit, because lets be honest while your dream is to be a SC progamer it probably wont happen and all that time playing SC is a timesink.

Either way, the expansion is okay, I play about an hour a day unless I've got alot of stuff to do.

Playing SC and being involved in the community isn't really a timesink. It isn't like you get nothing out of it, I've met people I never would have if I wasn't involved in TL and SC.
[SECRET FONT] "Dragoon bunker"
Klockan3
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
Sweden2866 Posts
November 25 2008 14:28 GMT
#26
On November 25 2008 07:15 Fontong wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 25 2008 01:56 puckadapa wrote:
People who complain about WoW being a timesink really need to stop being such a hypocrit, because lets be honest while your dream is to be a SC progamer it probably wont happen and all that time playing SC is a timesink.

Either way, the expansion is okay, I play about an hour a day unless I've got alot of stuff to do.

Playing SC and being involved in the community isn't really a timesink. It isn't like you get nothing out of it, I've met people I never would have if I wasn't involved in TL and SC.

And you do not think that wow is anything like that?

Wow is a giant chatroom with a theme that everyone there can relate too. Everyone can meet friends there, which I think is one of the biggest draws of the game.
Frits
Profile Joined March 2003
11782 Posts
November 25 2008 15:23 GMT
#27
WTF WOW GOODBYE LIFE LOL!!!

Obviously if you play wow you have no choice but to play it 12 hours a day because people don't have any self control. Seriously only 3% or less of the people who play wow probably play that much.
Klockan3
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
Sweden2866 Posts
November 25 2008 16:37 GMT
#28
On November 26 2008 00:23 Frits wrote:
Seriously only 3% or less of the people who play wow probably play that much.

And roughly all of them had no life before they started playing wow too!
I vote for coincidence!!
Frits
Profile Joined March 2003
11782 Posts
November 25 2008 16:58 GMT
#29
haha thats so true
poilord
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Germany3252 Posts
November 25 2008 19:40 GMT
#30
save your life and start learning a new language or something. This game will steal your soul as well as at least two years of your life
Xela
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Canada203 Posts
November 25 2008 20:07 GMT
#31
funny if you change all the "wow" in posts for "Starcraft", it still makes sense.

On November 25 2008 01:28 Fontong wrote:
There's a kid in my dorm who plays Starcraft. I've seen him out of his chair like 3 times in the time since school started. I don't think I've seen him interact with a real live human yet...


seriously calm down with the "no-life" thing. anyone with half a brain and decent selfcontrol can maintain himself to just a few hours of play per week.

and why are people keep saying you will "lose" 2 years of your life? Isn't it the same with every thing you start and then stop one time or another? when you'll quit starcaft, will you consider to have "lose" 10 years of your life?

there is a bunch of unnecessary things in life, do you think the 1000 posts you have on TL will stay in your memory forever as something you HAD to do? certainly not, but who cares, you had fun for a while and you'll have fun with another game later and maybe you'll have fun with a sport or with your kids if you ever get some.
Klockan3
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
Sweden2866 Posts
November 25 2008 20:08 GMT
#32
On November 26 2008 04:40 poilord wrote:
save your life and start learning a new language or something. This game will steal your soul as well as at least two years of your life

Only if his soul is weak!

If you feel like a miserable person then don't start playing wow since it will suck your life force out of you.(Or do it since it gives your life a meaning, whatever)
If you feel like you got plenty of stuff to do all the time then you don't need to start playing, but if you do you will feel that it takes a bit too much of your free time and thus you will either quit or give up a bit of other activities.
If you feel like an average person with some time to spare every day then yes, it is a quite good time waster as long as you don't replace other activities with wow playtime.
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