11-08-2005, 06:51 PM
1) "extra optional bars that blizzard has added recently" - That was what, February?
2) "Characters of the races, especially the non-human ones, seem to look very similar to each other" - Yes, and all those asians look exactly alike, too.
3) "when they stop being more beneficial than just straight out killing" - At no point in time is questing less beneficial than straight out killing.
4) "strategies for finding most mobs will be identical throughout the next few hundred hours of gameplay" - unless you actually learn the questing system and find yourself trying to do things like stack your Feralas quests with your Tanaris and Hinterlands quests, etc. Unless "finding most mobs" means "searching Thottbot".
5) "small group dungeon crawls where 5 characters trek ... make up most of the âend gameâ" - 5-man is the end game? Did this person even get past lvl 50?!?
6) "epic bosses that drop prime treasure that although should be rare, is seen pretty readily in major cities" - BS. Most 60's in cities are wearing their pieced together blue sets, not their T1 or T2 epics. But then, I don't think this guy even knows what an epic is....
7) "this is somewhat useless as the items created by these trade skills are significantly less powerful than the ones found in instanced dungeons" - This used to be true. It isn't anymore. I'll take Flarecore Leggings over nearly anything.
8) "by setting up 3 distinct server types" - There are 4 server types.
9) "If there is someone of a different faction they may attack you in any contested area no matter what their level or class is." - This is not true on PvE or RP servers.
10) "the new PVP honor system that has recently been released in a patch" - Taking the word "recent" to new heights of absurdity.
11) "this has caused the WoW population to reach levels of barbarity and bloodlust in which questions is practically impossible in many locations" - This was true what until the first BG went in. Was this review written last March?
12) "a PVP server with an implemented honor system, it will be significantly harder to level up" - A flat out lie.
13) "PVP is also flawed as classes are blatantly imbalanced" - Right now, from 0-60, PvP is incredibly balanced. The only serious issue is the post 60 itemization issue - and trust me this guy never got there.
14) "a level 60 character can kill a group of level 1 character for hours if they want" - As MJ pointed out, this one goes past "lie" and "damned lie" and right into "statistic" level.
15) "The graphics rarely amaze the player even at their highest levels" - I long ago lost track of the number of times I had to stop and go "WOW" at the graphics in this game. I don't know of anyone who got to inner Mara and wasn't impressed.
As near as I can tell, this guy hasn't played WoW since March, never got to 60, has never actually played a battleground (note: he doesn't think they're in the game yet), and has never done more than a 5-man raid. This is a worthless review.
2) "Characters of the races, especially the non-human ones, seem to look very similar to each other" - Yes, and all those asians look exactly alike, too.
3) "when they stop being more beneficial than just straight out killing" - At no point in time is questing less beneficial than straight out killing.
4) "strategies for finding most mobs will be identical throughout the next few hundred hours of gameplay" - unless you actually learn the questing system and find yourself trying to do things like stack your Feralas quests with your Tanaris and Hinterlands quests, etc. Unless "finding most mobs" means "searching Thottbot".
5) "small group dungeon crawls where 5 characters trek ... make up most of the âend gameâ" - 5-man is the end game? Did this person even get past lvl 50?!?
6) "epic bosses that drop prime treasure that although should be rare, is seen pretty readily in major cities" - BS. Most 60's in cities are wearing their pieced together blue sets, not their T1 or T2 epics. But then, I don't think this guy even knows what an epic is....
7) "this is somewhat useless as the items created by these trade skills are significantly less powerful than the ones found in instanced dungeons" - This used to be true. It isn't anymore. I'll take Flarecore Leggings over nearly anything.
8) "by setting up 3 distinct server types" - There are 4 server types.
9) "If there is someone of a different faction they may attack you in any contested area no matter what their level or class is." - This is not true on PvE or RP servers.
10) "the new PVP honor system that has recently been released in a patch" - Taking the word "recent" to new heights of absurdity.
11) "this has caused the WoW population to reach levels of barbarity and bloodlust in which questions is practically impossible in many locations" - This was true what until the first BG went in. Was this review written last March?
12) "a PVP server with an implemented honor system, it will be significantly harder to level up" - A flat out lie.
13) "PVP is also flawed as classes are blatantly imbalanced" - Right now, from 0-60, PvP is incredibly balanced. The only serious issue is the post 60 itemization issue - and trust me this guy never got there.
14) "a level 60 character can kill a group of level 1 character for hours if they want" - As MJ pointed out, this one goes past "lie" and "damned lie" and right into "statistic" level.
15) "The graphics rarely amaze the player even at their highest levels" - I long ago lost track of the number of times I had to stop and go "WOW" at the graphics in this game. I don't know of anyone who got to inner Mara and wasn't impressed.
As near as I can tell, this guy hasn't played WoW since March, never got to 60, has never actually played a battleground (note: he doesn't think they're in the game yet), and has never done more than a 5-man raid. This is a worthless review.