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Review: Wrath of the Lich King
2009-08-29
Since shortly after its release in late 2004, World of Warcraft has held the position of the most popular MMO, quickly outstripping predecessors such as Everquest and Ultima Online, and continuing to hold the lead despite competition from contemporaries and newer offerings, like Warhammer Online. When World of Warcraft's first expansion, The Burning Crusade, was released, it built on an already rich world by using feedback from players and two extra years of design experience to work on condensing the game to focus more on the best parts. Now, with the release of Wrath of the Lich King, Blizzard seems to have gotten themselves ahead of the curve; in addition to the many changes intended to remove the "grind" aspect that is so prevalent in this genre, they've gone on to effectively put themselves in the player's shoes and ask, "What would make this more fun? Wouldn't it be cool if..?" Read on for the rest of my thoughts. Title: World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Developer: Blizzard Entertainment Publisher: Activision Blizzard System: PC Reviewer: Soulskill Score: 9/10
The first thing you'll notice as you set foot on the expansion's new continent, Northrend, is th...
2009-08-29
Since shortly after its release in late 2004, World of Warcraft has held the position of the most popular MMO, quickly outstripping predecessors such as Everquest and Ultima Online, and continuing to hold the lead despite competition from contemporaries and newer offerings, like Warhammer Online. When World of Warcraft's first expansion, The Burning Crusade, was released, it built on an already rich world by using feedback from players and two extra years of design experience to work on condensing the game to focus more on the best parts. Now, with the release of Wrath of the Lich King, Blizzard seems to have gotten themselves ahead of the curve; in addition to the many changes intended to remove the "grind" aspect that is so prevalent in this genre, they've gone on to effectively put themselves in the player's shoes and ask, "What would make this more fun? Wouldn't it be cool if..?" Read on for the rest of my thoughts. Title: World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Developer: Blizzard Entertainment Publisher: Activision Blizzard System: PC Reviewer: Soulskill Score: 9/10
The first thing you'll notice as you set foot on the expansion's new continent, Northrend, is th...
WOW realm transfer goes live
2009-08-14
Those of you hoping to transfer your World of Warcraft characters from one server to another are one step closer - and if you're American you're already there!
That's because the US version of the character-transfer system is now semi-live. Providing you've got $25 and you want to move between one of the five servers now compa...
2009-08-14
Those of you hoping to transfer your World of Warcraft characters from one server to another are one step closer - and if you're American you're already there!
That's because the US version of the character-transfer system is now semi-live. Providing you've got $25 and you want to move between one of the five servers now compa...