World of Warcraft

[Kamakazie Sith]

My Other Half just bought World of Warcraft.

We're going to try it out for a bit, but I'd like to know if anyone here has something to say about it.

Yes, it will eat your soul.

Seriously, just make sure you have a time management system in place so you don't use all your free time on it. I say this because it is a highly addictive game...

[Jawawithagun]

You mileage may vary but this is my experience.
WoW is more fun. You got places to explore, quirky NPCs, weird pieces of plot and backstory to discover that make the game enjoyable. You have more freedom to move around and discover hidden corners of the world. With GW you're always constrained to the set paths, can't just climb that there hill to look down upon the world because it's not part of the path.
Then, I prefer the WoW player interaction. As all players play on the same map you have players helping each other out because they're just passing by when you have a problem (of course then there's also the Horde bastard coming and ganking you from behind while you're struggling to survive a Mob). In GW when you leave town you're in an instance and are alone with only then members of your group to help out - it gets a bit boring/annoying/tendious for me
The towns - alas, whenever I'm there in GW everything is drowned out by the trade spam (which gets quite a bit moderated in WoW by the availability of the auction houses and the ability to sell there).

I play both and will keep on doing so but I prefer WoW currently.

[Archaic`]

Out of interest Broomstick, which server did you end up creating your characters on? The server you pick can have a huge impact on your enjoyment of the game. RP-PvP servers such as Emerald Dream, Twisting Nether and The Venture Co. seem to be examples of ones which don't suffer as badly from "Barrens Chat", and other general examples of immaturity.

[Broomstick]

Haven't set my character up yet. We're thinking of launching on the weekend when we can spend several hours tinkering with stuff without being worried about stuff like having to make a living and being responsible adults.

Yes, I've heard it's addictive. I used to play D&D (actually, I was forced to be a Dungeon Master for several years) and remember getting sucked in for 16-20 hour marathons where we'd forget to eat and stuff. That's what you're talking about, right?

So --

What servers are you folks on? I think I'll opt for PvE for starters. Where should I look for you WoW folks?

[GuppyShark]

We should have a rollcall sticky

I'm on Feathermoon RP. I think Captain Tycho used to play on there too.

[ArchMage]

ATM after the 2.0 patch, Rogues are the most overpowerd class.

a good geard rogue with a GM weapon and 10/0/41 type spec (Cloak of Shadows) will crush everything except very well geard Ret pallys and earthshield shammys.

(Nothing like opening up on a cloth with a 5 point 3k evis then CoSing his fear/deathcoil/frostnova)

[Ghost Rider]

ATM after the 2.0 patch, Rogues are the most overpowerd class.

a good geard rogue with a GM weapon and 10/0/41 type spec (Cloak of Shadows) will crush everything except very well geard Ret pallys and earthshield shammys.

(Nothing like opening up on a cloth with a 5 point 3k evis then CoSing his fear/deathcoil/frostnova)

Mind you that's after some of the higher end gear either from the FM/M categories or at least AQ40 level. Though I've seen Hunters and Mages do shit that make Rogues cum in their pants, and I've seen Pallies two shot anyone with less then Mail.

Nothing that won't be completely overshadowed by the expansion, where both Stamina goes through the roof, and 130DPS two handers are available to anyone who puts a little effort into the ten mans.



As for Server, I sit on Earthen Ring. If you interested in RP, it or another RP/RP-PvP server is pretty nice, since people try to make the effort...but outdoor PvP is a nonexistant issus for many reasons.

[DarkSilver]

Dragonblight for Horde
Mug'thol for Allience

spend most of my time on Mug'thol lately.

[Rawtooth]

Bleeding Hollow, Horde; either Marymoocow or Rawtooth.

For starting off I'll second the Hunter vote. Other good choices would be Shamans or Warriors. Pick whatever race suits you most, although it is important to know that the Undead and Night Elf starting areas tend to be rather deserted from what I have seen.

For trade skills pick up skinning and herbalism/mining, herbs if you are an Elf or Tauren. While they won't let you make any thing, you get good money which is the important thing at the start. If you want to get a manufacturing trade skill you can do it when you are 60 with a nice stockpile of money.

If you are interested in exploring there are some areas that are very, very rarely traveled from what I've encountered. Azshsara, Winterspring, and Swamp of Sorrows all have parts that are traveled once in a while, but otherwise are uninhabitated.

[Covenant]

Bleeding Hollow, Horde; either Marymoocow or Rawtooth.

For starting off I'll second the Hunter vote. Other good choices would be Shamans or Warriors. Pick whatever race suits you most, although it is important to know that the Undead and Night Elf starting areas tend to be rather deserted from what I have seen.

For trade skills pick up skinning and herbalism/mining, herbs if you are an Elf or Tauren. While they won't let you make any thing, you get good money which is the important thing at the start. If you want to get a manufacturing trade skill you can do it when you are 60 with a nice stockpile of money.

If you are interested in exploring there are some areas that are very, very rarely traveled from what I've encountered. Azshsara, Winterspring, and Swamp of Sorrows all have parts that are traveled once in a while, but otherwise are uninhabitated.

The Tauren have to have one of the nicest, greenest, lushest little starting areas with so many nice things to see and do, especially if you love Totem Poles and cool looking teepee thingies as much as I do. Plus, it's conveniently located. No matter what race you start out as on the Horde side, you can get there pretty easily via the Barrens. Just make sure you head there as soon as you spawn, so any gear you lose was crap anyway.

From there you can quickly head out and look for other places to level up, and you can dip across the border into the Elven territories if you dislike the Barrens (and with a name like that why would you?), and so on and so forth. But c'mon, be Horde! There's too many annoyin' Elveses already. The Tauren are the only real goodguys in the game anyway. ;D

[KrauserKrauser]

Yeah, and come the expansion, you can be an elf on either side.

Everybody wins!

[White Haven]

Mannoroth (PvP) here. And screw you and your 'OMG Elves suckzor!' Alliance has four races, not just NEs, no matter what the hunter population might indicate otherwise. And may I remind you that at least 60% of any given server's Horde are Undead?

[DarkSilver]

That's because the Undead and Tauren are fucking awesome.

Undead Warlocks and Rogues ftw. My Tauren Hunter ranks there as one of my favorite characters to play on the Horde side - but that's only because the Forsaken don't get too be Hunters..... -grumble grumble-

My Night Elf Hunter (again, why the hell couldn't humans have a Hunter Class? Huh? We could have dropped something else from them...) is my favorite Alliance character, especially since i just got the Ghost Saber pet.



I'll second the Tauren as the only real good guys, they're more noble than any other race, and the Mulgore starting area is simply stunning, one of the more realistic areas to start in (reminds me alot of the Great Plains of the US, only with more mountains and cowbell....). And when you get to Thunderbluff and get to see the sunrise/set....

breathtaking.....simply breathtaking...

[Ghost Rider]

Bah, Tauren need to know their place as walking healing potions for my warrior and hamburger for my mage, cooked extra well done.

All in all, Taurens at least get a good looking starting area versus the rest of the Horde, for now. The Blood Elves area is for some a bit too shiny, for others probably the best looking area. Personally I like it for it being different.

As for NE love...I will say this much, on my server at least we seem to avoid "Legolass" and "OMGSephroth" that I've seen in the Battlegrounds. Well, it just tells me to rank them below "Where can I mine fish?".

[Kuja]

You can find me on Twisting Nether, where most of the folks are a tad more mature than the "lolz roxx0rs" sort of player. I have horde on Mug'thol but I haven't bothered with them in a long time.

[Korvan]

We should have a rollcall sticky

I'm on Feathermoon RP. I think Captain Tycho used to play on there too.

I'm Feathermoon as well. Main character is Korvan, alliance side. Broomstick, you'll find that the starting zones chat channels tend to be a little on the immature side. This greatly decreases (but never goes away) outside of those zones, so don't let it discourage you.

[Archaic`]

Emerald Dream Horde, with a few low level alts on The Venture Co for Alliance. Both RP-PvP realms.

[SecondStorm]

I dare say he was very lucky and very well-geared.
With 11k armor and 7k hp you'd laugh at a AH-greens and blue rogue.

It's that Naxx/AQ40 Rogues are that rediculously high DPS. However, even in mixed Nightslayer/Bloodfang, a Rogue with the right spec is going to chew through my hitpoints and have a ten second head start on me on damage. If I can spin and bash him, I can usually get a heal off, but if the rogue gets the jump on me, I'm going to have a hard fight. Theoretically, I have a 20% chance to resist stuns with my talent spec, but I've yet to see it work.

And frankly, I've watched a T2 geared mage do 6000 damage to be in 2 shots. He may have been a trinket mage, but right now, DPS available to end game content players is alot bigger than the hitpoint pool.

I agree with what you are saying. Right now theres a huge difference in gear (itll probably even out abit due to the ease of getting rank 14 gear) when you hit level 60. And some classes simply deal out too much damage.

For my part BC cant come quick enough. Raiding is impossible with all the lag and d/c's. And Im fast becoming tired of PvP and the shitty attitude of some players that "just want to get their HW gear".
On my server Executus we are the last Horde guild to raid in Naxx. All the others are simply waiting for BC or have folded.
Hopefully this new patch will make the transition period to BC easier so we dont have to spend the first 3 weeks of BC lagging like hell.

[Broomstick]

I'm off and running - killed a lot of zombies, skeletons, and various beasties; I'm turning a bit of a profit robbing bodies and selling the loot (except for the jackass who ran in and looted a critter for me!); and got some training.

Now I'm running around with a letter to deliver, I'm supposed to steal a bunch of pumpkins, and I've got deadguy parts in my backpack I'll dispose of as soon as I find the grave of Marla Phipps

[DarkSilver]

Broomstick: what server? I can tell you for one that the body parts shoulda been done in your starting Area (the graveyard is right behind the church you do the Priest and Warlock training in).

I can tell your playing a undead, so which class did you choose? I know most of the starting Undead Quests by heart from the ones I've played

[Broomstick]

I found the graveyard - I just can't seem to find the right grave. I mean, how do I know where to put the dead guy? None of the graves distinguish themselves as being The One. I want to get rid of the bodybits before snatching the pumpkins and heading off to Brill.

I can't remember the server, and since I need to head off the work soon probably best I don't fire it up (might get sucked back in).

Oh, the character - undead rogue. She's kinda cute, if you don't mind rotting flesh, glowing eyes, and an unnatural fondness for stabbing things.

[Comosicus]

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On my server Executus we are the last Horde guild to raid in Naxx. All the others are simply waiting for BC or have folded.
Hopefully this new patch will make the transition period to BC easier so we dont have to spend the first 3 weeks of BC lagging like hell.

I have a couple of chars on Executus as well ... an orc warlock and an undead warrior. Although I haven't played for about two months, since my bank decided that Visa Electron cards are no longer allowed for online payments.

[Jawawithagun]

I found the graveyard - I just can't seem to find the right grave. I mean, how do I know where to put the dead guy? None of the graves distinguish themselves as being The One. I want to get rid of the bodybits before snatching the pumpkins and heading off to Brill.

Usually your mouse curser changes to the cogwheel when you're hovering over the right spot.

Though, you might be in the wrong graveyard (according to Thottbot, which can be of good help in quests).

Playing Allicance on Skullcrusher here.

[The Yosemite Bear]

Ahh another one. I've begun to seriously like pickpocketing folks. I should have kept my first undead priest character. I managed to get a chrimson brotherhood priest garb in a lucky drop. (someone understand why I would continue to wear this while better armour is available)

[ArchMage]

Mind you that's after some of the higher end gear either from the FM/M categories or at least AQ40 level. Though I've seen Hunters and Mages do shit that make Rogues cum in their pants, and I've seen Pallies two shot anyone with less then Mail.

Nothing that won't be completely overshadowed by the expansion, where both Stamina goes through the roof, and 130DPS two handers are available to anyone who puts a little effort into the ten mans.

Eh, dont really need AQ level of gear for the 41 points sub. It helps with big hemo crits, but one of the undergeard rogues in my clan (all blues, just got GM Fist) opens up on casters with a premed/CS evis for 2700. Cloak of shadows whatever the caster does next, and continue with the stunlock (if the mage blinks, CoS his PoM sheep or fireball) rush in for the KS and its over. With Prep its even worse.

As it stands now, Good geard Warriors who know how to pvp and ret pallys are the hardest class for rogues to handle. All the caster classes are a joke (CoS + Prep is imbalanced) and most hunters get crushed (specificly the ones who like to trap/flair and stand on it and wait.. poor fools )

TBC is going to change that. 41 Frost mages at lvl 70 running around with 8k hp and Water elementals that do 150 dps is going to be.... annoying ;P.