Comments on: The How of WoW – World of Warcraft http://gigaom.com/2006/08/29/world-of-warcraft-2/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:01:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Vodafone's Internet Explorer: Online Gaming: Part 2 http://gigaom.com/2006/08/29/world-of-warcraft-2/#comment-123255 Wed, 03 Sep 2008 01:57:06 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/08/29/world-of-warcraft-2/#comment-123255 [...] Links GigaOM – On how and why World of Warcraft is so successful. DFC Intelligence – On World of Warcraft and [...]

]]> By: martmart http://gigaom.com/2006/08/29/world-of-warcraft-2/#comment-123254 Sat, 26 Jul 2008 12:00:29 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/08/29/world-of-warcraft-2/#comment-123254 Actually, the number of US subscribers is on a steady decline in the last year. Wrath of the Lich King is nothing if not mediocre from what we’ve seen so far, and WoW doesn’t add character classes fast enough to keep the community interested. The game is slowly dying, but it WILL be a very, very slow death, and it may not ever have a successor.

]]> By: Matthew http://gigaom.com/2006/08/29/world-of-warcraft-2/#comment-123253 Thu, 03 Jan 2008 05:45:04 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/08/29/world-of-warcraft-2/#comment-123253 I know many players are turned away by this game for the price. $15 is a load especially when you can’t get to the computer and enjoy the game for a few hours. Me and my friends use a completely legit website that allows you to to fill out surveys and after following the instructions on what needs to be completed for those surveys, you are awarded points in return. It takes some time but if you gather up some friends and fill out a survey a day it add up rather quickly.

The website is called gaming lagoon. They have all of the WoW merchandise such as the actual WoW Game and WoW Burning Crusade Expansion. And most of all they have the 60 Game Cards. The only information needed that has to be legit is you account for gaming lagoon. After you collect so many points you can use them to purchase anything you want. Gaming Lagoon does the rest and ships the item right to you.

If I haven’t mentioned it yet, this is just an alternative. I know there’s a reason to why MMO’s have subscriptions but if you wan t to try something different in order to play an MMO then try it. Like I said, the more people you have to join up and do the surveys with you the easier it is to get the items. Give it a shot. If you don’t think filling out random surveys is for you then ignore this message. I also suggest a spam account for this since the companies of the survey will contact you regularly for updated offers and products.

Almost forgot… here is the link to the site where you can sign up.
http://gaminglagoon.com/?ref=112285

]]> By: luis peres http://gigaom.com/2006/08/29/world-of-warcraft-2/#comment-123252 Sun, 30 Dec 2007 13:14:22 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/08/29/world-of-warcraft-2/#comment-123252 World of Warcraft from Blizzard Studios is a boring game,etc, etc, etc.. I played it few days and i was thinking later that i was playing a cartoon game without any sense. World of Warcraft from Blizzard Studios is the brother of Guild Wars, the same graphips, the same theme and now i am making a fun of myself when i remerber how it was possible that those children programers cheater of my fantasy and with that poor game made me pay 15 dollars. ja ja ja ja, without questions, some fellows come to this world with luck an i think that the team of World of Warcraft from Blizzard Studios are those kind ok people. i am sorry for me, but in one way, never is too late to undestand among good taste, mediocrity and ignorant things, which ones choose to play and know i choose my excelente ps3. thanks to open my eyes,World of Warcraft from Blizzard Studios.
coment: i have something in my brain that i dont gona tell you, never.

]]> By: Rob Dapore http://gigaom.com/2006/08/29/world-of-warcraft-2/#comment-123251 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:21:15 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/08/29/world-of-warcraft-2/#comment-123251 $15 a month is chump change. Honestly, if you’re the type of gamer who freaks out over $15, they don’t really care that they don’t have you as a customer. You’re telling me that if you could get 15 hours of enjoyment for $15, it wouldn’t be worth it? I’m guessing you never go to the movie theater? Or get popcorn?

Frankly, if you’re unwilling to part with the $15, you’re probably very young and the game is better without you anyway. I think $15 is extremely reasonable and if I absolutely loved a game, I’d rather they charge even more. That would mean two things: 1) They would have more money to spend on the game 2) It would more likely keep little kids out, and they’re the ones who ruin games.

]]> By: Will http://gigaom.com/2006/08/29/world-of-warcraft-2/#comment-123250 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 23:36:52 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/08/29/world-of-warcraft-2/#comment-123250 I am not a hardcore gamer, just a kid without allowance. I dont play that much, maybe 13-16 hours a month; so it is too expensive for me. I used to play on a friend’s account, (yeah, i know its illegal) but now i can’t since i can’t download burning crusade. the online download doesn’t work. i am exceedingly bored and somehow passed most of the summer without an mmo ir game, just watching anime. to finish, well,-i know my point is not clear; i have been sidetracked with my life story- wow is too expensive for a minority of people who don’t play so much. wish i could pay like 8 cents an hour. would play then. It’s more expensive if im hardcore, but there tyou go im not. so i wish WOW could be pay by hour.

]]> By: brian http://gigaom.com/2006/08/29/world-of-warcraft-2/#comment-123249 Thu, 14 Jun 2007 19:14:41 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/08/29/world-of-warcraft-2/#comment-123249 Warcraft “pay as you play”

you see, a large number of people play 8 or more hours per day

that’s $10+ per month. only slightly cheaper in china for the ‘typical’ player

]]> By: Is World of Warcraft really the most popular MMO? at Digital Technology Trends http://gigaom.com/2006/08/29/world-of-warcraft-2/#comment-123248 Sun, 10 Jun 2007 23:27:47 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/08/29/world-of-warcraft-2/#comment-123248 [...] is primarily played in Internet cafes on a by-the-hour basis; in China, some 4 million players pay about 4 cents an hour. (People often assume all 8.5 million are paying a monthly subscription.) In the end, investors and [...]

]]> By: Ryan Weaver http://gigaom.com/2006/08/29/world-of-warcraft-2/#comment-123247 Fri, 13 Apr 2007 23:50:06 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/08/29/world-of-warcraft-2/#comment-123247 Don’t say you’re a gamer then try to defend yourself by saying you have a life. Everyone has a “life” regardless if you’re a gamer or not… Also, Dungean is spelled Dungeon. Not that you play them all, but you do when you’re bored? You seem like a gamer in denial… Did someone online tell you to “get a life” and you took it so much into heart as to defend yourself against your own comments? Oh and I’m a gamer that goes to College full time and works part time, does that mean I have a life?

]]> By: James http://gigaom.com/2006/08/29/world-of-warcraft-2/#comment-123245 Thu, 22 Mar 2007 16:28:46 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/08/29/world-of-warcraft-2/#comment-123245 I’m what you say of a gamer but I do have a life lol. I play games like COD2, BF2142, WoW, Gunz Online, Dungean Siege 2 and Broken World. Its not that I play them all but I do when I’m bored, I really only play WoW and COD2 cuase there more fun and I’m in guilds on both games and when your in those you need to atleast be a gamer or no since of being in them. Well I’m tired of telling all these stories later.

]]> By: James http://gigaom.com/2006/08/29/world-of-warcraft-2/#comment-123246 Thu, 22 Mar 2007 16:22:05 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/08/29/world-of-warcraft-2/#comment-123246 I have a lvl 64 paladin that I lvled from when he was lvl 60 but now that the expansion has come out I’m still on the virge of lvling him to 70. I’ve always loved the game and its an enjoyment for me and all the others and if you don’t have it I suggest you get the game and atleast try it out. I know if theres over 6-8 million people playing the game that you will play that adventuring game. Enjoy! James

]]> By: Darren Herman http://gigaom.com/2006/08/29/world-of-warcraft-2/#comment-123244 Thu, 31 Aug 2006 03:28:40 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/08/29/world-of-warcraft-2/#comment-123244 I’ve noticed that you have people comparing WoW to Second Life. This is a fundamental mistake.

Second Life is a virtual world. In this virtual world, exists many different games if you so chose to play them. One of these games that have become really popular is called Tringo.

WoW is a MMO that is a full-on game. I do not think it’s possible to compare the two, but eventually, WoW can exist in Second Life.

]]> By: Jeremy http://gigaom.com/2006/08/29/world-of-warcraft-2/#comment-123243 Wed, 30 Aug 2006 23:37:39 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/08/29/world-of-warcraft-2/#comment-123243 I actually played counter strike for the first time a few months after playing WoW. I am by no means a gamer, but I was sort of puzzled at Counter Strike. Run around, with a gun, that shoots, and you aim it at people who are jumping around. Yeah, it had it’s moments, but sheesh. In WoW, the PVP system is pretty friggin complex. Tons of ways to attack, defend, counter each others moves, anticipate abilities based on character classes and races, lasting rewards for winning, items and learned talents that have an effect on how you fight and interact with the world, etc etc etc!! Again, I’m no expert on the genre, but shooter games just seem so one-dimensional. Why play checkers when you can play chess? Golf would be boring without lakes, sand pits, wind, etc etc. you get the point. :-)

]]> By: chris sivori http://gigaom.com/2006/08/29/world-of-warcraft-2/#comment-123242 Wed, 30 Aug 2006 15:14:17 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/08/29/world-of-warcraft-2/#comment-123242 The point about “Elvish Counterstrike” is a good one. Too often game developers overlook the hardcore PVPer when developing their virtual worlds. The best thing Blizzard did was to create a balanced atmosphere for multiple play styles and personalities to create a diverse appeal.

]]> By: Mick http://gigaom.com/2006/08/29/world-of-warcraft-2/#comment-123241 Wed, 30 Aug 2006 03:22:21 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/08/29/world-of-warcraft-2/#comment-123241 I tried WOW about six months ago along with Second Life and a couple of others under the thinly veiled guise of ‘seeing what my customers do’.

I got hooked pretty quickly, but as soon as work got crazy, it (and online chess, fitness and seeing my mum) got less time allocated. Fortunately for Blizzard KC, my girlfriend, is now completely hooked and talks to me like I’m a noob.

WOW is amazing. It just got the balance perfect. Plenty to do, plenty of variety, team play which can be good and bad (important) and constant development.

Plus, I’ve only really played one character. You could play about 10 different types of character , 8 different races and you could do each of them ten times and still have a different experience.

Second life didn’t do it for me. I didn’t know where to start and it didn’t lead me on quickly enough.

Here is my post on user created services;
http://zapr.typepad.com/michael/2006/07/warcraftuserc.html

]]> By: Alex http://gigaom.com/2006/08/29/world-of-warcraft-2/#comment-123240 Tue, 29 Aug 2006 23:52:36 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/08/29/world-of-warcraft-2/#comment-123240 what do you suppose this means for Second Life?

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