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Batash

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Well ever since WoW came out so many people have been leaving. It even made my LS burn............. and i've worked really hard on it. well i have World of Warcraft and it aint as fun as FFXI so dont quit for it!!!
 
WoW is crappy? Really? Who saw that one from a mile away...

/points and flicks off Blizzard.

Starcraft... warcraft... Why don't you do us all a favor and craft us a decent fucking game once in a while, eh bizzard?
 
well it's not great as everyone said it would be i only like it becuz it doesnt take 1 day to do a little thing. it's not as time consuming as FFXI
 
the fact that FFXI is time consuming is what makes it great...im playing to pass time so thats a good thing. Anyway...WoW does suck pretty badly. I was in Beta and I played for about a week when it came out. It sucks...too easy...
 
I have to disagree. Blizzard is simply not catering the same crowd, they're targetting more casual gamers, people who don't necessarely have 3 hours in a row without interrumptions to dedicate to a game. I've played a bit so far, and I do like how the game is oriented towards completing quests.

I do see however that if I was to totally invest myself in that game, I'd quickly have that "been there, done that" feeling. I got my skinning and leathercrafting skills right through the beginner level in under 4 hours, just by killing boars, skinning them and turning their hides into leather patches. I got up to L14 in well under 2 days too, and I was just starting.

I'm playing it as a stress killer, giving me an occasional break from FFXI. Besides, I've got a few friends who decided to move from their MMORPG, whether it's FFXI or SWG, or even free MMORPG betas, to that one because it has mass appeal. I'm still playing FFXI though because it gives me a deep feeling of accomplishment whenever I gain a level or purchase an expensive item.
 
I've enjoyed some Blizzard games in the past, but don't plan on playing WoW anytime soon (if at all). The graphics look like ass to me after playing FFXI for 10 months. Also, one of the "benefits" of WoW- it's appeal to a wider player base- is a BIG turnoff for me. I played D2 for some time way back in the day (before the 1.10 patch) and it was completely filled with morons. So badly that I avoided playing multiplayer with anyone except close RL friends.

In fact- the only reason I'd consider WoW is if those same friends wanted to play. The one thing that Blizzard does that SE is lacking in is making Mac versions of their games. Since those friends are devoted Mac users, they would start up if a Mac version of WoW came out. But by that time, I may be nearly done with FFXI anyway, lol.
 
I wouldn't exactly call Starcraft and Warcraft(the RTS games) bad games. SC and WC3 are currently the two biggest RTS games in the world and bring in lots and lots of money every year for blizz..

Do a search for Seoul, South Korea and Warcraft 3 or Starcraft.
 
Any game that generates a Television show based on its pro-players throwing down can't be all bad.

Starcraft was/is an awsome RTS . . . may not be your genre of choice, but that doesn't make it a bad game.
 
Hmmm yah WoW is kind of a good game to play when your stressed outta FFXI. on the first day i got the game i got to level 10 and my Tailoring up to 100. and my Blacksmithing to 70. Since it's a little more faster to do things and you dont need to be high level to travel around places it actually makes it a more adventurous game then FFXI to my eyes anyways
 
heh i never even played any of ther Warcrafts, but i saw the review for WoW and the potential graphics so i bought it. I have to say if you have a decent video card the games visuals blow away FFXI and the quest are more rewarding than FFXI. Both are very fun but im kinda leaning towards WoW since it isnt time consuming. I can get up and play WoW 20mins before work, complete a quest... get money and alot of exp and feel accomplished.
Its alot easier to solo on those days you dont feel like putting up with a group either... just IMO though.
 
You think the graphics are better? I havve played both and FF has a far higher polygon count. I think WoW is not visualy unapealing jsut pretty cartoonish.
 
lol im not here to argue with ppl but i went to video options and set the distance and texture modes to high and i was astounded at how far i could see in the distance... i think the world has more visuals. Both great games though its just ive been playing FFXI for 11months and i guess after that long playing a game you just get tired of it lol.
 
The reason WoW has a lower poly count is so you can have 500+ players on the screen, your ps2 would asplode if that happened. FFXIs graphics looked great for a ... MMORPG 2 yrs ago but lets face it they are dated and the engine it runs on is suited for 5 yr old console.
 
PS2 vs PC version of FFCI is a HUGE diffrence, the PS2 is a gimped Piece of shit.
 
FFXI is more 'realish' looking, as in the proportions are proper and the textures are gritty and the zones look like dirt.

WoW is very cartoony, but the zones are beautiful and if you ever play during sunrise/sunset youll see what i mean. The mobs are textured differently each place you go as well so it might be a spider but its a blue one or a purple one or a green one or its fuzzier than the lower level one, or its 10 times its size...

Things are faster for a reason: WoW is not about grinding :P After you get 60 is where a lot of the game really starts. Well according to Blizz. We shall see.

Also change your settings to max (hope your computer doesnt die) and its just gorgeous... Things the sun hits shine, The water looks a LOT better than ffxi, the clipping plane (how far you can see) is really really far! Little things like tauren leaving hoofprints and pets leaving pawprints (rather than the generic blob shaped mark) really show through.
 
Direwolf said:
PS2 vs PC version of FFCI is a HUGE diffrence, the PS2 is a gimped Piece of shit.
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Just because I can raise the resolution of a game doesn't make it look that much better. OOT for GC for example :p
 
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