So, just what is World of Warcraft? Is it an online game, filled with adventure, mystery, and intrigue? Is it a game where brave warriors, fearless mages, and epic creatures battle for dominancy of a plain far beyond our own imagination? Is it the epic saga and story of a character, who by the sweat on his/her brow, and the blood of his/her sword, achieves fame, fortune, and honor by killing raging monsters, skull soldiers, and mythical evil wizards bent upon the destruction of all life as known? Well, something like that. Here is what you can expect if you get into the most played online game in the entire world, World of Warcraft.
When getting started playing World of Warcraft, you will first create a character, choosing one from many different colorful races and power classes. What you will soon discover is that World of Warcraft does what all massive multiplayer online role playing games strive to do create a VAST environment upon which literally MILLIONS of gamers will roam about, interacting with one-another, embarking on quests, and exploring the realm that is known as Azeroth.
Once you hop into the game, you will immediately begin receiving quests, but will most likely choose to roam free for awhile, exploring. You will most likely encounter some fun, low level skeleton soldiers and the like, which you can vanquish for a petty number of exp and the chance to loot for a bit of loose change. Leveling up takes a little bit longer each time you do it, however leveling up gives you tremendous advantages, and gives you the ability to learn new skills, attacks, and powers. There are many shops available, even at the very start, so you can start buying gear for you character as soon as you get some extra World of Warcraft Gold to do so. Weapons, clothing, armor, all of these are available at the shops. Also, as you progress beyond the first town, you will get chances to shop at even bigger, nicer stores, and will get the chance to battle even bigger, more evil and menacing creatures.
Once you leave your first town, and venture out into the wild, you will most likely find yourself inadequate to battle the kind of monsters that lay in wait for you. It is advisable to team up with some fellow gamers, as when you form a party, your chances for survival will be much better. Also, dying stinks, and is time consuming, as you need to traverse landscape as a ghost to come back as your character.
The game is set somewhat in phases, as when you reach the second available town, you will find a little bit more to do, and once you leave that town, you will encounter even bigger creatures and/or more menacing villains. It is definitely recommended that you level up a bit before attempting to venture too far into Azeroth, as if you don’t, you can get stuck in a vicious cycle of trying to outrun monsters that have ten levels on you, only to be caught up with every few hundred feet and killed with one or two blows from some blunt weapons or animal fangs. This is time consuming and frustrating, but can usually be avoided quite easily by teaming up with five or six other level 5s, which is about the level you will be at when you realize just how inadequate a level 5 is by him/herself, and you will then most likely seek out the company of some like-minded individuals who, like you, want to explore without getting drooled on by giant creatures. And no matter what anybody says, five or six level 5s can whip it up on about any low level beast in the early stages of WoW, no problem!
As for the graphics? They are pretty nice. The landscape is intriguing, and while it lacks some small minute details, it makes up for it by providing a very diverse and imaginary landscape through which you can walk freely and enjoy, either by yourself or with your friends. Combat is intense, and will leave you excited and looking for another fight. It is not slow and boring, like some RPGs have a tendency to be.
As for the gameplay? Well, lets put it this way, World of Warcraft is an MMORPG for a reason If you tried to play this game as a single player game, you would get bored SO FAST its not even funny But what keeps WoW alive, thriving, and exciting, is the multiplayer element, and the level of social interaction you can immerse yourself in. Everything, even the small things, like txt chatting, or even vocal chatting if you have the setup for it, make this game so much fun in the way that it is a great game to play with friends, or even make new friends on! Also, being able to form parties and go on adventures together helps make this game so much fun to play with friends that you will probably spend hours, and hours, and hours laughing, yelling, and really getting into the game.
So, what is World of Warcraft exactly? It is a place where you can go to hang out with your friends in a cool looking 3D world, filled with danger, intrigue, dangerous beasts, and a ton of fun. I mean, where else can you party up with friends for a few hours to slay mindless zombie soldiers, clad in rusty armor, risen from some old, forgotten war? It is the social aspect of this game that ties all things together when considering WoW as a game, and it is highly recommended for this reason. So basically, if you enjoy gaming, enjoy friends, and enjoy a free roam environment where you can slaughter mindless monsters and embark on epic quests with a group of your closest friends than WoW will probably be your favorite game of all time.
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