Hi guys. Im totally new to this game. I have played a couple of MMORPGs in the past but I need explanation for this one.
Is it a worth paying for the game?
I am playing as a paladin. What should I know about this class? Which skills to follow?
Is it a money spending game or can everything be earned in game without having to pay for good items?
How hard is it to level up?
How hard is it to gain money?
Now entertaining is the gameplay after let's say about half a year?
What is up with the new updates such as cataclysm? Do I need to buy it or simply download it?
Anything else I should know?
Thanks for any information. This game looks insane so far.|||Only you can decide if it's worth playing, as to our opinion s..it's going to be a bit biased for those of us that still play, it's obviously worth it because there's something we still like to do.
Best advice I can give: Wowiki is your friend.
A good read for you is here: http://www.wowwiki.com/Newb
There are several links there that will explain things before you ask the question ;)
http://www.wowwiki.com/Paladin
One word of advice, toons (we tend to call characters toons) don't really come into their own until around level 20 or so.
Yes, you'll spend money ...lots and lots and lots of it over the course of your toon's lifetime. Money is used for everything from levelin professions to creating items with those professions, buying weapons and other gear off the AH to paying other players for their ingame services and more.
Leveling up isn't hard, infact the level 1-60 leveling curve has been altered by Blizzard so that it does not take as long as it used to.
Cataclysm isn't just an update, it's a complete expansion with major content changes. You will have to buy it. You can buy a digital download from BLizzard, but you still have to pay for it.
For now I suggest reading some of the stickies, especially the Newbie FAQ.|||I do believe he meant RL money as opposed to game coin, Gorney.
In which case, the answer is that (other than the monthly fee), there is nothing you are -required- to spend money on. There's a few features one might buy (a different looking mount, or possibly transfer to another server), but nothing that would make you more powerful than the next person.
It's pretty darn easy to level up as well as gear up. It can take around 8-10 days of playing time to reach end game if you rush through. Obviously, for a new player it'll take longer. Making money can be easy or a drag, depending on your Greedy Goblin savvy-ness.
You don't need to get Cataclysm. However, you won't get access to the new stuff if you don't. Everyone else will be able to get to level 85 and access new zones by then, you won't.|||yeh that too...I forgot about paying for WoW...havent payed in almost 10 months due to Scroll/Referrals.|||Quote:
Only you can decide if it's worth playing, as to our opinion s..it's going to be a bit biased for those of us that still play, it's obviously worth it because there's something we still like to do.
Best advice I can give: Wowiki is your friend.
A good read for you is here: http://www.wowwiki.com/Newb
There are several links there that will explain things before you ask the question ;)
http://www.wowwiki.com/Paladin
One word of advice, toons (we tend to call characters toons) don't really come into their own until around level 20 or so.
Yes, you'll spend money ...lots and lots and lots of it over the course of your toon's lifetime. Money is used for everything from levelin professions to creating items with those professions, buying weapons and other gear off the AH to paying other players for their ingame services and more.
Leveling up isn't hard, infact the level 1-60 leveling curve has been altered by Blizzard so that it does not take as long as it used to.
Cataclysm isn't just an update, it's a complete expansion with major content changes. You will have to buy it. You can buy a digital download from BLizzard, but you still have to pay for it.
For now I suggest reading some of the stickies, especially the Newbie FAQ.
Ok never heard of the wowwiki before, Ill be sure to check it out and go there if I need anything.
Yeah as the person below you said, I meant real money. I am well aware that its �10 a month for the game and I am so happy to not have to spend any money to get stronger.
Thanks for you information.|||There are generally 2 ways for a company to make money on an mmorpg. The first method is by using a subscription like WoW, and the other way is to sell in-game items to the players for real world money. The subscription method is prefered (and used in WoW) and you'll generally get a better service for it, including more updates, better customer service and an otherall better game.
Wowwiki is basically wikipedia for WoW, and you will find that most mmorpgs have a wikia for their game. It works in the same way as wikipedia; People can write pages on various aspects of the game in order to get a library of information in one place for new players. You can find anything WoW related on wowwiki and it's a great place to start. After that, the forums can give you access to player experiences and opinions that you won't find on wowwiki. Combined, they will tell you everything you need to know about the game.
How fun is the gameplay after half a year? Well, considering that most of the regular players here have been playing for 2-5 years, I'd say that the gameplay is pretty good. Mmo's aren't like other games that you can complete in 5-10 hours, and even after you reach level 80 (the current level cap), there is tons of stuff to do.|||Quote:
There are generally 2 ways for a company to make money on an mmorpg. The first method is by using a subscription like WoW, and the other way is to sell in-game items to the players for real world money. The subscription method is prefered (and used in WoW) and you'll generally get a better service for it, including more updates, better customer service and an otherall better game.
Wowwiki is basically wikipedia for WoW, and you will find that most mmorpgs have a wikia for their game. It works in the same way as wikipedia; People can write pages on various aspects of the game in order to get a library of information in one place for new players. You can find anything WoW related on wowwiki and it's a great place to start. After that, the forums can give you access to player experiences and opinions that you won't find on wowwiki. Combined, they will tell you everything you need to know about the game.
How fun is the gameplay after half a year? Well, considering that most of the regular players here have been playing for 2-5 years, I'd say that the gameplay is pretty good. Mmo's aren't like other games that you can complete in 5-10 hours, and even after you reach level 80 (the current level cap), there is tons of stuff to do.
I agree that this game looks and feels better then other free to play games but I found some quests impossible because of the level. Example. Im now level 7 and they are telling me to fight level 10 monsters where 2 or 3 of them can kick my ass and they are around a mine.
I got a feeling this game is challenging but thats wat can keep it interesting right?|||Quote:
Hi guys. Im totally new to this game. I have played a couple of MMORPGs in the past but I need explanation for this one.
Is it a worth paying for the game?
I am playing as a paladin. What should I know about this class? Which skills to follow?
Is it a money spending game or can everything be earned in game without having to pay for good items?
How hard is it to level up?
How hard is it to gain money?
Now entertaining is the gameplay after let's say about half a year?
What is up with the new updates such as cataclysm? Do I need to buy it or simply download it?
Anything else I should know?
Thanks for any information. This game looks insane so far.
1. If you enjoy it.
2. Paladins are an extremely versatile and flexible class.
3. Very few things in game require real world money other than your subscription fee. (There are a few special mounts, and toys, that are purchased with cash or trading game cards)
4. Really, not very, compared to a whole lot of mmorpgs. Leveling is pretty easy and straightforward in wow.
5. Depends on what professions you choose and how careful you are with your ingame gold.
6. All of the expansions (and the core game) need to be purchased. You can buy them online and download them, but you're still going to need to pay Blizzard somehow, some way, for them. If you wanted to play the Cataclysm content, you need to buy all of the game expansions that come before it, and it, as well. Basically it's like a series of books... you won't be able to skip the middle ones and go straight to the end, sorry.|||Quote:
I agree that this game looks and feels better then other free to play games but I found some quests impossible because of the level. Example. Im now level 7 and they are telling me to fight level 10 monsters where 2 or 3 of them can kick my ass and they are around a mine.
I got a feeling this game is challenging but thats wat can keep it interesting right?
Yes, WoW can be challenging or not depending on the way you play it, and it makes it very versitile in that way. Overall, I'd say that it is no way as challenging as other, more hardcore games as it has quite a nice learning curve to get you started (with plenty of tutorials to help you along the way).
If you look in your quest log (hotkey L) you will see that your quests are colour coded in terms of difficulty. Grey quests are way below your level and won't give you any exp for completing them. Green quests are slightly below your level, are easy and will give you exp for completing them. Yellow quests are for your level and should be a good match up for you. Orange quests are slightly above your level and can be completed with difficulty. Finally, red quests are very hard for your level and you will generally have to wait in order to do them solo (with a group they are do-able depending on who you are with).|||In my experience, you can make WoW as hard or easy as you like. If you take the easy way, you only do quests that are green in your 'quest log'. This means that they are easy for your level. But the drawback is that you will level slower and may get bored at some point. If you want things a bit harder and faster you select yellow/light-red quests.
Part of the fun is learning to deal with tricky situations, and learning how to play your class. For example, you learn fast how to handle several mobs close together (often you just circle around them), or how to stop a fleeing mob before he alerts others. And you start to recognize when to run away yourself.
To answer some other questions you had:
Before I started WoW about 8 months ago I looked at a number of MMORPGs. I chose WoW back then because of its popularity. I figured that popularity meant more attention from developpers (new content, bug fixes), and more varying content (quests, dungeons and raids, pvp content).
Now that I've played a while I realized that the best thing about WoW is the class system; there are 10 classes and each class is distinctly different from the others. If you have done a quest/dungeon as a Hunter and now try it as a Rogue, it will be a completely different experience. And again if you try it as a Paladin/Priest/whatever.
What I was pleasantly surprised about is that you can play WoW for as many hours per week as you like, and enjoy it. A friend of mine only plays ~5 hours per week, is gradually leveling his character (with my help) and likes it a lot. I play 15-20 hours per week (4 evenings), leveling 3 different characters, and love it. And then there are the hardcore raiders who must spend much more time in the game, and assumably also enjoy what they're doing.
My estimate is that it takes about 4 hours of play to gain a level. Obviously this depends on a lot of factors, but this should be about average (after the first 20 levels which go really fast). So that means one level per evening that you play. You can level a character to 80 in about a month, though 2-3 months is more realistic. But there really isn't a reason to rush; the leveling content (quests, dungeons, occasional pvp battlegrounds) is fun.
You earn gold by doing quests and by gathering resources (with the professions mining, herbalism and skinning). You only need to do a little bit of this to keep up with the costs it takes to level/train your character. That is - unless you want to buy expensive stuff at the auction house (better gear or stuff to level a profession). My advice - simply don't do that and you'll be fine.
Finally, it's my recommendation to get all expansions as soon as you decide to play WoW seriously. It will give you access to all content and all races/classes. You don't need it immediately, but without the expansions you can't reach lvl 80 (and 85 when the next comes out), so you won't be able to play the endgame content.
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