World of Warcraft Official Thread - Round 3
01-18-07, 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Maxflier
Even though I don't play WOW anymore i was going to pick up the CE of the expansion just in case i ever do start playing again since i have the CE for the original release. But i didn't realize it would be impossible to get if you didnt pre-order it, i checked BB,CC and Target on Tuesday an hour after they opened and none of them had any.
01-21-07, 06:52 PM
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Okay I just realized something today while in AB. I was getting owned harder than usual and my spells being resisted alot more often. Thought it was peculiar and didn't really pay attention to it til later in the game when I noticed we were up against lvl 64-66's.
Now I don't have the expansion yet. I'll be picking it up this week. But Blizz is pretty much penalizing the peeps who don't buy it by not separating the BG brackets for 60's and 61's+. Not cool.
Now I don't have the expansion yet. I'll be picking it up this week. But Blizz is pretty much penalizing the peeps who don't buy it by not separating the BG brackets for 60's and 61's+. Not cool.
01-22-07, 08:32 AM
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Originally Posted by SeekOnce
Okay I just realized something today while in AB. I was getting owned harder than usual and my spells being resisted alot more often. Thought it was peculiar and didn't really pay attention to it til later in the game when I noticed we were up against lvl 64-66's.
Now I don't have the expansion yet. I'll be picking it up this week. But Blizz is pretty much penalizing the peeps who don't buy it by not separating the BG brackets for 60's and 61's+. Not cool.
Now I don't have the expansion yet. I'll be picking it up this week. But Blizz is pretty much penalizing the peeps who don't buy it by not separating the BG brackets for 60's and 61's+. Not cool.
-jason
01-22-07, 11:34 AM
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Does anyone know of any online talent calculators? I have searched Google and found a few, but I am at work and they are all blocked. Maybe there is one out there that I can get to.
Thanks!
Thanks!
01-23-07, 12:26 PM
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http://www.gamespot.com/news/6164555...s&subj=6164555
I don't play this game (too expensive, not enough time), but boy are you guys fanatics or what?
Chris
Burning Crusade sells 2.4 million in 24 hours
Blizzard announces that the World of Warcraft add-on is the fastest-selling PC game ever in America and Europe.
By Emma Boyes, GameSpot UK
Posted Jan 23, 2007 9:04 am PT
Last week, thousands turned up to midnight launch events around the world to get their hands on The Burning Crusade, the highly anticipated expansion pack for World of Warcraft. At the Oxford Street HMV store in London, approximately 3,000 people, some in cosplay outfits, formed a massive queue around the block.
Of World of Warcraft's current 8 million worldwide subscribers, 2.4 million bought the expansion pack the first day it was available. According to Blizzard, that makes it the fast-selling PC title of all time in the UK and Europe. In a statement, Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime not-so-modestly commented that "The Burning Crusade has already exceeded even our most ambitious expectations."
In the US, 1.2 million of the 2 million WOW players snagged the Burning Crusade in the first 24 hours after it went on sale. In Europe, over 1.1 million copies were sold--meaning that 73 percent of the 1.5 million WOW players in the region now own the expansion. Blizzard said 1.7 million players had already logged into the Burning Crusade within 24 hours of its release, with one French gamer reportedly hitting the new level cap of 70 within 28 hours.
The Burning Crusade debuted at number one in the UK all-formats chart, although it narrowly missed becoming the fastest selling PC game title in the UK ever, according to Chart-Track. US PC sales numbers for the week won't be available until next week.
Blizzard announces that the World of Warcraft add-on is the fastest-selling PC game ever in America and Europe.
By Emma Boyes, GameSpot UK
Posted Jan 23, 2007 9:04 am PT
Last week, thousands turned up to midnight launch events around the world to get their hands on The Burning Crusade, the highly anticipated expansion pack for World of Warcraft. At the Oxford Street HMV store in London, approximately 3,000 people, some in cosplay outfits, formed a massive queue around the block.
Of World of Warcraft's current 8 million worldwide subscribers, 2.4 million bought the expansion pack the first day it was available. According to Blizzard, that makes it the fast-selling PC title of all time in the UK and Europe. In a statement, Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime not-so-modestly commented that "The Burning Crusade has already exceeded even our most ambitious expectations."
In the US, 1.2 million of the 2 million WOW players snagged the Burning Crusade in the first 24 hours after it went on sale. In Europe, over 1.1 million copies were sold--meaning that 73 percent of the 1.5 million WOW players in the region now own the expansion. Blizzard said 1.7 million players had already logged into the Burning Crusade within 24 hours of its release, with one French gamer reportedly hitting the new level cap of 70 within 28 hours.
The Burning Crusade debuted at number one in the UK all-formats chart, although it narrowly missed becoming the fastest selling PC game title in the UK ever, according to Chart-Track. US PC sales numbers for the week won't be available until next week.
I don't play this game (too expensive, not enough time), but boy are you guys fanatics or what?
Chris
01-23-07, 12:38 PM
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I was explaining this to my girlfriend the other day. Crazy when the top console game right now like Gears just now hits 3 million while WoW is already creeping up there.
01-23-07, 01:14 PM
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Originally Posted by mrpayroll
I don't play this game (too expensive, not enough time), but boy are you guys fanatics or what?
Chris
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01-23-07, 01:48 PM
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Originally Posted by joeblow69
It's actually NOT too expensive... once you get hooked on WoW, then there's no need to buy any other games, ever! All of a sudden, your total monthly gaming bill is $15! It's a bargain I tell you!
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01-23-07, 04:30 PM
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Originally Posted by DaveNinja
I've been playing WoW for over 2 years and i have only bought like 2 other games in that time.
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01-23-07, 04:46 PM
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Originally Posted by mrpayroll
So, you're saying if I buy WoW and pay $15 a month for access, that I will actually save money?
It's cheap to try as well. There's a 10-day free trial, and if you like it enough you can buy the base game for $19.99, which includes an additional 30 days of play. Not a bad deal.
01-23-07, 06:24 PM
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I just hit 57.5 today... i'll be able to join all the cool folks on the other side of the portal very very soon! I'm really excited, after 5 or 6 aborted attempts, this will be my first character to get to 60!
01-24-07, 07:56 AM
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Backing up the "WoW decreases your gaming budget" bandwagon. I started in October 2005, and since then I think I've only bought 4 other games (all for my PS2) and 3 remain sealed on my shelf. The only one I've even bothered to open was We <3 Katamari.
-jason
(oh, I just dinged 61 on Monday night :-)
-jason
(oh, I just dinged 61 on Monday night :-)
01-24-07, 08:36 AM
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Man, I'm an idiot. I haven't played my level 60 Shammy very much because of server queues, opting instead to level a new Draenei on a low-pop server. I've had fun with him in Outland, but he felt a bit "gimpy". So I took a look at his talent tree...NONE of his talent points had been spent. Turns out they did a Shammy talent refund sometime in the past while I was not playing the game.
01-24-07, 02:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Groucho
I guess the whole "OMFG SHAMANS ARE OVERPOW3RED" bandwagon that was raging when I left is no more?
01-24-07, 09:51 PM
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So I'm in fry's (Manhattan beach) tonight and guess what I saw??? Probably 50-75 copies of these just sitting there. I was pretty pissed since I bought one for $100 off craigslist on launch day.
01-24-07, 10:03 PM
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Plenty at Fry's here in Fountain Valley too. It sucks for people who paid a lot early, but makes me happy when i think of everyone that got screwed selling on EBay