When Worlds of Warcraft came out in November of 2004, gamers around the world tired of Ultima On-Line and Everquest I/II stumbled into the massive multiplayer on-line world of Azeroth and found their new drug of choice.
When the Expansion Pack Burning Crusade was announced for November 2006, people rejoiced while more than a few of us NaNoWrimo Writers shuddered at memories of writing and WOWing at the same time in 2004.
Thankfully, the Blizzard Gods took pity on us and moved up the release date to the new year.
So, with a heavy heart and with a credit $30 from Best Buy I re-installed WOW and WOW:BC on my Powerbook on Tuesday and promptly tuned in, zoned out and found Mike K, yes, Mike K was already there.
For those who haven’t a clue what I’m talking about, lemme explain a little bit about Worlds of Warcraft.
The best way to explain WOW is a Dungeon and Dragons-type of Massive World populated by Night Elves, Blood Elves, Ogres, Dwarves and Humans.
If you dislike idiots rambling on and on in a General Chat Channels and wish you weren’t paying a monthly fee of $14.99 ($12.99 if you pay 6 months up front) for this crap then World of Warcraft isn’t for you and you should probably just turn around and go back to playing another game.
Burning Crusade introduced two new races to the game along with several worlds, dungeons and jobs.
In addition, like all Blizzard Games, Mac Fans can rejoice at the fact WOW has made for both platforms.
For all it’s detractors, the $14.99 fee may be a bit of a sticker shock but for a game that is stable, sharp graphics and the sheer openiness among other things the pros really outweight the cons.
Currently the original WOW, which is required to play BC, is $19.95 and BC is $39.95. First month is free, after that it’s $14.99.
If anyone in the Inner Circle wishes to take a look at the game, I’ve got 2 10 days passes.
Mike K and I should be forming a Horde Guild tonight over at Shadow Moon Server.