"Gotta Catch 'Em All:" How I Play Warcraft
We all know that everybody seems to tell everybody how to enjoy their movies/books/games/competitive disco crochet. One of the most annoying manifestations of this phenomenon takes place inside of that behemoth of a MMORPG, WoW! What people always seem to miss is that it's (1) a game, and that (2) people enjoy their games in completely different
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I mean....exploring...just exploring. I never really leveled up or got any quests done just because I just loved looking around at the scenery. World of Warcraft is still one the prettiest designed game worlds I have ever seen, graphics be damned.
Though that kind of backfired in that I never got to a high enough level to check out all the cool places in Outland or Northrend. They looked so impressive in screen-shots and trailers, but that isn't the same as being there.
Speaking of Outland: I can't believe people hate the Burning Crusade stuff so much, especially for the reason of not being Generic Fantasy enough.
I mean fantasy is supposed to be fantastic, strange, alien, other acronyms. As someone once said, the idea that there is such a thing as a "Standrad Fantasy Setting" is patently rediculous.
About looks: Oh yeah....I always wore my goggles despite being a warrior. Stats be damned, I had to show my engineering pride.
And engineering trinkets. I spent far more gold and time on those than on my gear...I never regretted it. Shrink rays, net-o-matics, deep div helmets, bombs...oh the bombs....
And play styles: I had a hard time explaining to people that I liked the way two weapons looked and the way Arms warriors fought, and That I didn't really want to optomise either spec.
Though lately I have come to love spears, so if I ever started playing again.
Northrend quests: I really wished I played those. But I did play the Death Knight starting quests and damn, those things were awesome! Especially flying around on the Dragon, destroying entire armies. While the mechanics were rough, I very much apprecaited the introduction of combat vehicles to the game.
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