World of Warcrack

World of Warcraft (WoW for short) is an online MMORPG (massive multi player online role playing game) created by the company Blizzard Entertainment. Its a dungeon crawling, monster slaying, quest driven game. WoW is a game that is based on forming groups of other players, which are played by people all over the world, and you don't have to commit to staying in the group if you choose to leave.

After playing World of Warcraft for a while you will start to put people on your friends list to help your character at certain difficult dungeons or quests that you can not do alone. As you dig deeper into the game you might join a guild. A guild in WoW is usually comprised of different people with the same mind-set as you and try to achieve the same goals, have it be gear, progression in new content or PvP (Player versus Player).

I have played World of Warcraft for probably two years now, and have gone through the first expansion, The Burning Crusades (BC). The expansion added new content for people who were at level 58-60, which was the first level cap. BC increased the level cap to 70 and added new zones, quests and dungeons. When some players found out about the new raised level cap to 70, they stopped playing, not everyone likes to level all over again. This is all because once you are at certain high level content (usually called end-game) it seems as though all that work went out the door, thus....some people quiting.

Though the game is fun and new content comes some what often, does not mean it won't have its faults. The biggest fault it has, is that if you can't mediate the time you put into the game it can really screw up friendships outside of the game. For example: My buddy Robert got married not long ago. When it was the night of his bachelor party, I didn't go. Why? Some might ask...well I told him I didn't feel well, and he knew and so did my other friends, that I was play WoW. WHY? This is insane! Who in their right mind would skip going out with the guys and getting drunk? I did unfortunately. I did make the wedding, but still, it was very sad on my part. All because I let a "game" run my life.

Don't get me wrong, I do have a job, pay bills and rent. I don't just sit at home and play all day. Well, I can honestly say that I have quit WoW several times. One time I didn't play for a few months. This time is different, I am no longer in the guild which I help create and there are really other guilds for me to join at the time of night I get on. I'm not really going to go over why I left but it's safe to say it was mutual. World of Warcraft has been uninstalled and patches erased. I can't blame Blizzard for making a great game. It's addictive as hell. I wish they made a crappier game is the right choice of words.

As for me now? I think some MLG on Halo3 and some Call of Duty4 are calling my name.



- Razor 1138