World of Warcraft?

alison0511

My main is an 85 prot paladin. I've played off and on (mostly on) since Vanilla with my husband and friends. We've gotten bored with the grind here and there between expansions and tried other games, but something always draws us back to WoW.

I haven't gotten to try MoP yet - most likely downloading it tonight. I'm not very excited about the pandaren race... I will probably make one to check out the starting area, then abandon them in the teens. Animal races just aren't really my personal style. And seeing the new 85-90 content on my high levels will be cool. I AM excited about Monk however. Has anybody gotten to try the new class much?

Williamj

I played from release up until about 6 months ago. Raided in vanilla and then got way into pvp. I was pumped for Rated Battle Grounds in cata, but blizz just seemed to stall out when it came to adding features and fixing maps etc. Cross realm teams came too late. I might pick up MoP but haven't decided yet.

yoovie

Endelle

haven't had a chance to get playing MoP yet. from what I got to experience in the beta I thought it was pretty cute. Stopped playing excessively though when I started to get back in shape lol

rladd6421

85 priest (Althaya), 85 hunter (Genovina), 85 mage (Minialthaya), 82 druid (Briony) on anvilmar. been playing since vanilla, took some time off for about 8 months but just started again with MoP. However I am a total achievement *kitten* lol.

shara85

I play, but I'm one those weirdies who likes to farm, loves their characters, and recycles them around 55 or so. I just kind of plod along and do my own thing. I restarted recently, I have a lvl 12 Blood Elf Warlock on Steamwheedle Cartel.

I'm really not into MoP. You give me Death Knights, Dranei, Were wolves, and destroy the freakin world. Now I get Kung fu panda. Nope, not my thing. I like my char. hot and bad@ss, thank you very much.

I wish they had given us a cat class like

OMG!! That would be freaking awesome!

shara85

:bigsmile:

I play, but I'm one those weirdies who likes to farm, loves their characters, and recycles them around 55 or so. I just kind of plod along and do my own thing. I restarted recently, I have a lvl 12 Blood Elf Warlock on Steamwheedle Cartel.

I'm really not into MoP. You give me Death Knights, Dranei, Were wolves, and destroy the freakin world. Now I get Kung fu panda. Nope, not my thing. I like my char. hot and bad@ss, thank you very much.

I agree, the Pandarian race does not appeal to me at all. I have no desire to play one of them, lol. I'll stick to my undead character with the saggy tits and all! HAHA :bigsmile:

shara85

I played from release up until about 6 months ago. Raided in vanilla and then got way into pvp. I was pumped for Rated Battle Grounds in cata, but blizz just seemed to stall out when it came to adding features and fixing maps etc. Cross realm teams came too late. I might pick up MoP but haven't decided yet.

Yeah, I love me some PvP. Rather, I love healing in PvP... I feel like a superhero. Not sure how I feel about the Cross-realm thing yet, I have mixed feelings so far.

shara85

I will add this. Good thing I played Horde, otherwise date number 2 would never have happened with my wife! =P And that's what SHE says!

LOLOLOL

That is actually really cool. My ex wife played with me, but she only played because I did.

She really didn't get into it.

That being said, it would be awesome if I could find myself a female who actually likes games.

So grats man, sounds like you got a good catch!

Well, looking at this thread, we do exist! I love how many girls have responded to this thread.

shara85

Personally not thrilled by MoP so far... Up until level 14 it was semi-cool, then I chose my faction & now I'm doing all the same quests I've already done.

Unfortunately, that's pretty much what it's like. Although, of course, for most of the low to medium levels, there are different areas to quest in so you can get a little bit of change, too. But in general, it gets repetitive if you start many new characters. That's why most people I knew have only a few chars which they've leveled up and then do PvP, raids, etc. to get good gear or just for fun.

But I feel your pain. The questing is my main focus on WoW and it gets old quite soon.

Ughhh good to know, since I'm newer. The Worgen really have the most intriguing beginning, I think, & I was hoping for more of that. Oh well. I guess it's just time to keep leveling up my few favorite characters!

Yes, the low level quests in most of the starting areas for the new races are a lot more fun than the original ones. I don't know how high up you are but some of the later Cataclysm quests are also quite fun.

I haven't tried the Worgen yet, buy I would start one of those before a panda currently, lol. I think my goal right now is to max level my priest, and work on getting her some nice gear and start raiding as heals. No plans for any alt characters for a while, I like having one fairly decently geared character before I move on.

I have yet to join any guilds/do any raiding etc. I'm not so much into the social aspect, but apparently that's where all the good stuff lies lol

Yeah, the socialness of WoW is really nice. Plus, if you join a guild, you get a lot of nice perks, including XP bonus.

aremiw

Been playing since the end of Vanilla, fell in love with the graphics and detail. I have 5 lvl 85 toons on Maelstrom Server, Guild: Avalon. SPriest, Feral Druid, Destruction Lock, Assassination Rogue, and a DK.

I like the new expansion just wish it was a longer quest line for the class.

When I met my husband (Aaeros) WoW was the catalyst to our relationship! ;D

Jacwhite22

I play. I am enjoying mists. I am alliance on Auchindoun.

DontStopB_Leakin

Played horde on Bronzebeard.


Then I grew bored, decided I wanted a life, and bailed.

g0tr00t

Played since release, put on 45lbs, quit 2 years ago and have lost 43lbs....lol....

AH, those late night BGs with Coke and Cheetoes! Somewhere around here, I still have my PVP shirt with orange finger streaks from the cheetoes.

Now its just, *looks over his shoulder*, private servers :-P

contingencyplan

At the time when I quit I had 3 level 70 toons (max level at the time was 70), all Horde, on an RPPvP server called Ravenholt. A BE Rogue named Hellion, an Orc Shaman named Warcry, and an Orc warrior named Kumite were all my "mains". I played the game exclusively for PvP and after 3 years of playing it finally dawned on me that WoW is not and never will be a viable game for people who play exlusively for PvP and hate the PvE/grinding aspect. The classes will never be balanced around PvP, and arenas ruined all other forms of PvP which were a lot more fun anyway.

Bear in mind i came to WoW from Ultima Online which I had played since back in the 1990s where the PvP was a lot more "real" in that when you died you lost all the gear/equipment/items you had on your person at the time. This made acquiring uber gear not as important because you'd eventually lose it anyway one way or another so everyone pretty much stuck exclusively with player crafted gear.

That brings the state of WoW at high levels: When you strip away all the mindless details, it's all about driving you to acquire more stuff. It's all about getting better gear, so that you can go someplace else to get better gear, so that you can go someplace else to get even better gear. There's no room for people who want to stop to actually play the game and take it all in, except at low to medium levels. How many people here played on PvP servers in Vanilla and BC and remember leveling through Stranglethorn Vale, where the focus of the game was not just to quest, but to survive amidst the constant alliance/horde trying to gank you (who were mostly all comparable levels to you so you stood a chance of defending yourself) WHILE getting your quests done? That to me was when the game was at its most fun. And once you got to high levels, especially max level, it all disappeared. It was no longer about survival from the constant threat posed by bloodthirsty players who were within your capacity to defend yourself from. Playing the game through that zone in pre-Cata WoW was. . . magical. But the magic was lost amidst everyone pushing to reach max level and experience mind numbingly boring endgame content against computer controlled opponents who don't even have an A.I. but rather it's a simple matter of remembering patterns and timings. Where's the fun or challenge in that?

In any case it doesn't matter anymore. The nature of MMOs makes them too time consuming when combined with a full time job to allow for a healthy lifestyle. At max level there is no way to play without devoting 3-4 hours minimum to the game everytime you sit down and that's just not conducive to healthy living. Getting rid of WoW and getting a motorcycle was the best thing I ever could have done.

aaeros

Been playing since the end of Vanilla, fell in love with the graphics and detail. I have 5 lvl 85 toons on Maelstrom Server, Guild: Avalon. SPriest, Feral Druid, Destruction Lock, Assassination Rogue, and a DK.

I like the new expansion just wish it was a longer quest line for the class.

When I met my husband (Aaeros) WoW was the catalyst to our relationship! ;D

So the real question is, "How did I win over my wife?" Answer: I geared her toon!

Endriena

I was on BB also, Horde for the most part, but had a few Alli toons. I quit a while ago.

tisonc

Bumping this thread.. So I play and when I return home I am looking for friends in the Augusta, GA area that play it would be nice to know some people out there to hang out with outside the game as well..

So anyone that plays WoW if you live around the Augusta, GA area hit me up please.

Chris

spozzybear

My husband got me into it! Love the game!

Me too - sometimes I have breaks for a few months, but I always end up coming back to it!

jesswait

I started playing in June of '05 and was totally addicted I don't think I ever canceled longer than a month until sometime during Wrath, but I really started giving up on it with cataclysm. A lot of my favorite areas were changed forever (I'm a altaholic, and a little OCD so I'm sad that some things were taken out of the game.) I don't really want to buy mists of pandaria so I guess that means I have to quit since I won't be able to play the next expansion without buying/playing through one I don't want first. It's kinda of a shame because it's still my favorite mmo.

Rixx31

I played for WoW for a few weeks after a 5 year stint on EQ.
Couldn't really get into WoW, it didn't seem to have the same depth of player immersion that EQ had and I didn't like the cartoonish graphics.
After Wow, I played Vanguard for a few months, then EQ2, currently playing Rift (Shatterbone server).

L33TBl0nde

I love wow that doesn't make me a lazy nerd girl ^^...

Gaming and staying fit ^^

taunto

I don't play anymore but I have played on illidan, korgath, khaz, aerie peak, alleria and a bunch of other servers while playing other folks toons. Played pretty much ever class except mage and rogue to either glad or in high end pve (My guild was top 10 US guild)

I played the first season (or was it second? I forgot) of MOP. It was meh at best. Just wasn't fun. PVE is extremely dead and boring. PVP was the only fun thing in there and even that is too easy now. And with rank 1s selling glads and duelist and 2200 etc its just not fun anymore.

I do miss making money from playing wow though. Most fun job ever! Getting paid upto $1500 a month for playing wow... not a bad paycheck for a college student eh?

Companero1

I play all the time and have several level 90 characters. Play PVP and team up with real life friends to do arenas. I never really get bored of it, but don't let it stop me going to the gym etc. I just play rather than watch TV.
I find it very good on fasting days (doing 5:2) as it stops me thinking about eating.
Good luck to all you wowers out there