Out of all the MMORPG's that I've played (StarWars Galaxies, Dark Age of Camelot, Lineage II, City of Heroes) I'd have to say this is the best. There are a few bugs that I noticed, nothing major so far (I am only level 8). The only one that kind of ticks me off is that I can't get the water detail any higher then low. My PC is more then able to handle it, it just doesn't work.

The battle system is like a mix of Lineage II and DaoC, it's a bit more fast paced then most MMO's which is good, so you can do more things faster. Buffs and spells are really neat, although it takes a while to aquire them. You don't get new spells every level, you need to go to your trainer to learn them as you gain skill points.

Enemies are very cool, some of them are right from the Warcraft games, some of them are new. PvP is like any other MMO, you accept a challenge then you fight, but in this a battle ends once you reach one health not zero like some, so you don't lose a crap load of experience. That's if you are with a friend. With an enemy (Like an Orc or Undead..that is if your player is a NightElf or Human or something) it goes down to zero health because it isn't just a friendly game, now your actually trying to kill eachother.

Traveling is really great, you can go by Griffin or Horse (So far that's all I know of) or just by foot. Griffins come in handy, because this game is huge (The beta is 5 gig)

The game looks great and there is some really neat new things in this game. The dancing is holarious, you have to see it to belive it

http://sajn.phearwear.com/WoW/WoW.avi 296k <- DANCE

I'm really bad at explaining things as you can see, so here are some screenshots.

But first I'd like you all to see how much Thrawn42689 really loves me.


Oh yeah...that's right...Anyway.... On to the screen shots.



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Haggis: "For God's sake, snap out of it man! That bottle is empty! It's been empty since the first day we got to this godforsaken place and you drank it all! You're losing touch with reality!"
Otter stares at Haggis, a suspicious expression on his face.
Otter: "You just want my whiskey! I'm on to you!"

[This message has been edited by SAJN_Master (edited July 19, 2004).]

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Haggis: "For God's sake, snap out of it man! That bottle is empty! It's been empty since the first day we got to this godforsaken place and you drank it all! You're losing touch with reality!"
Otter stares at Haggis, a suspicious expression on his face.
Otter: "You just want my whiskey! I'm on to you!"

Let it be known right now that he did that while there was a vendor menu covering my screen. Sodomy!

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Banks and banks of humming machinery! I've never seen so many knobs. We're going to have to do something, Charlie! Try pushing that button there. No? How about that one? No, not that one either. I know! I'll try pushing this one. Hold my hat will you? Good fellow.

That clip is great . The game looks really sweet, can't wait until it comes out.

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ZGPC

A vendor screen? Is that ALL I mean to you?! 'Snyder <Saints of Wang>'

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Haggis: "For God's sake, snap out of it man! That bottle is empty! It's been empty since the first day we got to this godforsaken place and you drank it all! You're losing touch with reality!"
Otter stares at Haggis, a suspicious expression on his face.
Otter: "You just want my whiskey! I'm on to you!"

Anyone else think Blizzard should stick to 2d? WC3 and now this both look horrid.

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Would you play a 2D MMO?

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No.

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Banks and banks of humming machinery! I've never seen so many knobs. We're going to have to do something, Charlie! Try pushing that button there. No? How about that one? No, not that one either. I know! I'll try pushing this one. Hold my hat will you? Good fellow.

Warcraft III was beautiful and this is even better looking.

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Haggis: "For God's sake, snap out of it man! That bottle is empty! It's been empty since the first day we got to this godforsaken place and you drank it all! You're losing touch with reality!"
Otter stares at Haggis, a suspicious expression on his face.
Otter: "You just want my whiskey! I'm on to you!"

Starcraft: Ghost looks reasonable.. but otherwise I'd have to agree. At least, warcraft 3 should definately have had better graphics.

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WAITER: Here’s your green salad, sir.
ANAKIN: What? You fool, I told you NO CROUTONS! Aaaaaaargh!

WC3 was genius, not as good as SC, but genious, and WoW is gonna blow the pants off everything.

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What class do you play?

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Banks and banks of humming machinery! I've never seen so many knobs. We're going to have to do something, Charlie! Try pushing that button there. No? How about that one? No, not that one either. I know! I'll try pushing this one. Hold my hat will you? Good fellow.

Nice :-) hopefully my european beta test will get here soon enough.
*Cough*

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What[/url] I would do for a beta invite...only in a less extreme way not involving the skull and the *Hem hem*
Currently on the hunt for sajn.

Must... Use... WoW... knowledge!

He's a Druid, and to tell for sure, look at the second picture. It shows Wrath, Healing Touch, and Mark of the Wild in his quick bar. ^^

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How does the Griffin and Horse system work? Do you keep them or is it like in FFXI you have to pay so much based on their usage throughout the world, which I hate a lot.

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Not to mention his character picture is dressed in leaves.

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Banks and banks of humming machinery! I've never seen so many knobs. We're going to have to do something, Charlie! Try pushing that button there. No? How about that one? No, not that one either. I know! I'll try pushing this one. Hold my hat will you? Good fellow.

Ah. I'm more into the Mage or the Hunter. The Mage talents look great.

True, but unless your up on the game, you might not know that means he's a Druid.

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ME WANT

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http://www.jedilegacy.net/gonk/

Yeah I was wondering that too. Do you store them in your pocket like SWG?

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The Massassi-Map
There is no spoon.

Mounts (horses, rams, wolves, etc.) are available at level 40. I believe you need to train the skill or something. Then you get a call mount ability or somesuch, which only works outdoors.

Griffons, bats, zeppelins, etc. are fast travel. You go from point A to point B. You can't "own" them as far as I know.

This is all info I've gleaned from forums and from salivating over this game for quite some time....

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http://sajn.phearwear.com/WoW/dome.jpg WARNING PG-13

*I walk up to sitting Girl-elf*
Girl-Elf: !!!
Me: What? I've been working all day, give me a break.


Capt Jack5parrow: [picture link]
lucid hysteria: haha, ok - but what's that?
Capt Jack5parrow: DOME!!!!!!!!!!!
lucid hysteria: and what is that?
Capt Jack5parrow: WHAT DO YOU THINK?! SHE IS FIXING MY BELT WITH HER TEETH?!?

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Haggis: "For God's sake, snap out of it man! That bottle is empty! It's been empty since the first day we got to this godforsaken place and you drank it all! You're losing touch with reality!"
Otter stares at Haggis, a suspicious expression on his face.
Otter: "You just want my whiskey! I'm on to you!"

No dude, seriously no. My friend does crap like that in FFXI. I've seen enough.

By the way, when is this game going to be released?
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[This message has been edited by finity5 (edited July 19, 2004).]

After my friend saw the Thrawn one he said "DUDE MAKE ME ONE AND PUT DOME ON IT!" So I did

Anyway, my guess is NOT this year. Europe beta...then Open Beta.... Maybe Early 2005 is my guess...Possibly 2004, but I wouldn't hold my breath.

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Haggis: "For God's sake, snap out of it man! That bottle is empty! It's been empty since the first day we got to this godforsaken place and you drank it all! You're losing touch with reality!"
Otter stares at Haggis, a suspicious expression on his face.
Otter: "You just want my whiskey! I'm on to you!"

Why does Blizzard hate me so?

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http://www.jedilegacy.net/gonk/

It's not that they hate you, they just dont want to release a crappy Beta to the public like some other companies *cough* SWG.

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free mp3 ~Jump - Young America

new album Between the Dim and the Dark available now

I wish Lineage 2 was still in open beta.

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im confused, the european beta is still open for signup

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If you can read this you don't need glasses

It opened up a couple weeks ago and will be open for another week iirc.

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Lineage 2 was horrible. I have never seen a MMORPG that so blatantly held players back. 4x the cost of my current sword for one with slightly better damage? No thanks.

Don't even get me started on how ridiculously difficult it was to solo.

All in all, WoW > Lineage 2. And that's an understatement.

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http://www.jedilegacy.net/gonk/

I hate the lava texture in the last shot
it buggs me.

stupid blizzard
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[This message has been edited by BoRnOfFiRe (edited July 20, 2004).]

Can you say Ultima Online?

Yeah..uh why? It looks awesome close up. ALL textures in any game are going to look repetitive from far away in ANY game.



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Haggis: "For God's sake, snap out of it man! That bottle is empty! It's been empty since the first day we got to this godforsaken place and you drank it all! You're losing touch with reality!"
Otter stares at Haggis, a suspicious expression on his face.
Otter: "You just want my whiskey! I'm on to you!"

How does loading work on MMORPG's? I've always wondered is it something like morrowind or is the whole game loaded when you start?

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America, home of the free gift with purchase.

Depends on the game. In SWG planet loaded as you moved across it and if you switched between planets it was about a minute to load the textures and characters of whichever planet you were going to.

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free mp3 ~Jump - Young America

new album Between the Dim and the Dark available now

Hey I am new to the MMO scene, give me a break



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ZGPC

Can you not steer your mounts? I absolutely loved playing DAoC, but not being able to steer your mounts really costs you alot of valuable playing time. What exactly is the reason for many MMORPG's not allowing you to steer mounts? Can I possibly say mounts anymore?

...mounts.

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Napalm Death Squad (status = alpha)

Well in WoW we have boats, but they don't work so you can just get teleported everywhere for free for now You can't steer Grifins, but you can steer certain horses or wolfs or lions if you ever buy one.

As for loading, the entire game loads at once. But it only takes maybe 5-10 seconds. I was surprised because usually DaoC took a good 1 min. or so. It's really sweet. Log in, pick your character...click...your in.

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Haggis: "For God's sake, snap out of it man! That bottle is empty! It's been empty since the first day we got to this godforsaken place and you drank it all! You're losing touch with reality!"
Otter stares at Haggis, a suspicious expression on his face.
Otter: "You just want my whiskey! I'm on to you!"

Lineage 2 was amazingly easy to solo, because if you were ever near death others would help you if they were high enough level. Trust me I know .

Also the holding back thing I have no idea what you're talking about. I was level like 35 orc warrior, had some sort of set of claws that let me kill the shrooms in one hit. How? I picked it up. That's how you get things in that game, by picking them up.

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