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    World of Warcraft

    I was curious if any of you have been playing the demo? I decided against getting FP account so I am out in the cold, but I would be interested in hearing some of your reviews of the demo. I have yet to decide which game I will buy when they come out, WoW or Everquest 2. I am am currently leaning towards the latter.
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    I was let down with WoW. I played it for maybe a total of 4 hours. There is just nothing about it that hooks me. I now know that I will be looking into EQ2 when it comes out.


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    I haven't been able to get the thing to install.
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    I have enjoyed WoW. The graphics are pretty (albeit a little dated), the action is fast-paced with little to no downtime (at least up to level 9, which is what I currently am), the quests are entertaining and plentiful, the world is varied and interesting, and the sound and music are typical Blizzard faire (i.e., top-notch). It has a lot going for it, but EQ2 still looks like the next big thing in MMORPGs.

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    Not related at all, but I'm looking forward to the "BF1942-esque" Star Wars offering that's due out soon. Battlegrounds I think it's called? I believe it went gold not too long ago.
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    It's supposed to come out the same day as the original Star Wars trilogy on DVD.

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    ...and what day is that?

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    Excellent! With this out in two weeks and the extended Return of the King out in November, this fall should be a very good one for DVD movies indeed

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    I did see the WOW music video set to 'Can't touch this'. Preety funny

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    Been playing a good bit of it and have been fairly impressed. It improves on a lot of the things that I have had beefs with on past MMORPGs. First of all, downtime is nearly nonexistant for me, which was up til 14. I can't see there being much more though since you can use food/drink to revive your hp/mana quickly, and it isnt hard to get either. There is plenty of variety here too. Loads of interesting tradeskills, a plethora of quests, and a nice assortment of beasties and locations makes for plenty of things to do. I was hoping to get some PvP time in, but never had the chance. However, I have heard that they still have some balance issues to deal with there. I will most likely be picking this one up though.

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    Make it free like GuildWars and I'd be in.
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    No WoW for me. I'm still addicted to City of Heros.

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    CoH was good, but not great. I played the game for a good two months before finding myself in a grind fest that didn't seem to be going anywhere. There was absolutely nothing to do but kill stuff. You got levels, then got some cool new abilities that made it easier to kill more stuff. Then, to add on to the already monotonous gameplay, rather than adding interesting new gangs to take on, they simply recreated the same gangs with different skins and gave them a different name. I halfway expected the dungeons to change as well. Except for maybe 2 or 3 differences, I was still fighting either in the city, in a sewer, in a factory, or some sort of lab. Granted, I was only 28 when I left, but I could find no reason to go on. The only way I was advancing my character was by leveling. Since all of the ehancements in the game can be bought, there isnt really any novelty to your character either. As a casual gamer, I could see how it might be better, but as a bored college student with nothing to do over the summer, I found it far too repetitive. WoW at least gives you tradeskills and equipment to go farming for.
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    Quote Originally Posted by [AK]Jackle
    before finding myself in a grind fest that didn't seem to be going anywhere. There was absolutely nothing to do but kill stuff.
    Isn't this what most of the MMORPG really boil down to anyway?
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