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Video Games : World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Expansion Pack (Mac/PC CD)
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Rating: 
- Simply Awesome
This is probably one of the best Expansion packs for a game ever made. There just so much to do and you will enjoy every minute of it. This expansion pack adds so much more to Wow thats its Quite hard to list.
The new lands are really well designed with each one looking very different from the other. The quests are more varies than the plain wow and alot more fun. From Zaggarmarsh to Nagrand two of my favourite areas both are quite simply beautiful whether from the ground on on your Flying mount.
A nice features added in the expansion which is great fun is the world PVP in each zone there is a place where either side can own to give a boost in Damage or Rep. By far the most fun is Nagrand though where you can fight for the town of Halaa.
10/10
Rating:
- Great fun at first but beware of where your time goes!
As far as MMORPG's go this is definatley one of, if not the, most popular. The graphics may be slightly outdated and cartoony bu this just means that more people can access the game without having top of the range PC's (or Macs) and creates a more diverse population online. The game itself revolves around a simple premise - kill things, do quests and level up. The xpansion pack add new content and areas while allowing a higher maximum level and introducing new races and a new proffession which is great news for hardened veterans who had played and done just about everything they could in the previous incantation, but not so good to those just starting out as it means you have to play even longer to get to the end game content that is the real crux of this game.
While the general game is nice and easy to pick up and play and provides some good entertainment and comeraderie if you pick the right guild it does start to fall into what a previous reviewer has said - a time sink. While I concentrate on guild activities and questing for my enjoyment I would spare a word of warning - unless you want no life at all or take this far too seriously then don't spend long on non-essential areas of the game such as Battlegrounds etc...they will suck up a lot of time and you will have little need for the items you worked so hard for in another few levels and you will have to do it all again. Fine if you have nothing better to do but if you just play for a bit of escape and enjoyment then leave this part alone!
There also seems to be a great emphasis of the game on what stuff you have and how much gold you have rather than what you actually do. This has led to the masses of sites selling online gold for real money, effectively people who want to compete at the highest level in the game either need lots and lots of time to play (and i'm talking 18+hours a day) or they buy gold and can then buy all that nice armour and weapons they needed to compete. If you are just playing for your own enjoyments, again you don't need to worry about this and save yourself real life money inthe process. If you do need money then there are lots of people offering advice (for free - again dont pay for it) on how to maximise your cash flow.
The game play itself can get a little rpetitive but if you find a few friendly people to play with online then you will no doubt have a better experience for it all. What i would suggest is reading up first before you plow horus (well days) into making a character only to find out that its not the easiest one to play and you will get bored....
All in all a good enjoyable game if played in the right way. If you are an addictive personality then be warned you will lose your life in theis game. Play it casually and in the light it was meant to be and you will enjoy the game. If the low age average in this becomes a problem then you may need to try something liek Vanguard, LOTRO or something a little mroe high spec and geared to the slightly mroe diserning user.
Happy gaming in you choice though!
Rating:
- Enough Already
I would like to start by saying that I love World of Warcraft, I have many memories of fun times had while playing the game, and I have met and adventured with many nice people. Some of the new zones are very nice and the flying mounts are a great idea. World Pvp objectives have also been added into some zones.
However, I have stopped playing, my characters have been deleted and my account has been cancelled. I completely agree with the reviewer below who said the game has been designed as a time sink, you may have to run a certain dungeon numerous times in order to get the required reputation to get a key you need to access another dungeon, I began to find this extremely boring and repetative and it is clearly designed to make the content last longer, lazy and money saving game design in my opinion.
I think I decided to stop when I realised I was playing not to have fun but for the slight chance I might get a new piece of equipment, and I am sure this is the same for many players.
Another point to make is that almost all of the end game content is group based so don't even expect to get there unless you have managed to find a place in a half decent guild, which is an epic quest in itself.
I would say if you enjoyed the original World of Warcraft it is definitely worth playing, just don't expect it to hold your attention for as long.
Rating: - Very good
A very good game, the new races are good fun to play and the new zones are exicting to explore.
Although there are some minor bugs it is a very good game overall.
I would recommend you buy this game but make sure you have the original game as this is an expansion.
Rating:
- Grindcraft
Unfortunately having played the "expansion" or it really ought to be called an extension its not all it could have been and definitely not all its made out to be.
TBC took the worst aspects of the game i.e. grinding for cash, reputation with factions, and consumbales and made it the whole of the X pack. Everything smells of a desperation to increase the time sink to keep people paying to play and most of the new content is now aimed at the top 5% of guilds that the more casual player just won't ever have the opportunity to enjoy. Thye WoW forums are full of players stating that they feel like they have been had and are cancelling their accounts.
Avoid unless you fancy being bored stupid once you hit the level cap.
- Simply AwesomeThis is probably one of the best Expansion packs for a game ever made. There just so much to do and you will enjoy every minute of it. This expansion pack adds so much more to Wow thats its Quite hard to list.
The new lands are really well designed with each one looking very different from the other. The quests are more varies than the plain wow and alot more fun. From Zaggarmarsh to Nagrand two of my favourite areas both are quite simply beautiful whether from the ground on on your Flying mount.
A nice features added in the expansion which is great fun is the world PVP in each zone there is a place where either side can own to give a boost in Damage or Rep. By far the most fun is Nagrand though where you can fight for the town of Halaa.
10/10
Rating:
- Great fun at first but beware of where your time goes!As far as MMORPG's go this is definatley one of, if not the, most popular. The graphics may be slightly outdated and cartoony bu this just means that more people can access the game without having top of the range PC's (or Macs) and creates a more diverse population online. The game itself revolves around a simple premise - kill things, do quests and level up. The xpansion pack add new content and areas while allowing a higher maximum level and introducing new races and a new proffession which is great news for hardened veterans who had played and done just about everything they could in the previous incantation, but not so good to those just starting out as it means you have to play even longer to get to the end game content that is the real crux of this game.
While the general game is nice and easy to pick up and play and provides some good entertainment and comeraderie if you pick the right guild it does start to fall into what a previous reviewer has said - a time sink. While I concentrate on guild activities and questing for my enjoyment I would spare a word of warning - unless you want no life at all or take this far too seriously then don't spend long on non-essential areas of the game such as Battlegrounds etc...they will suck up a lot of time and you will have little need for the items you worked so hard for in another few levels and you will have to do it all again. Fine if you have nothing better to do but if you just play for a bit of escape and enjoyment then leave this part alone!
There also seems to be a great emphasis of the game on what stuff you have and how much gold you have rather than what you actually do. This has led to the masses of sites selling online gold for real money, effectively people who want to compete at the highest level in the game either need lots and lots of time to play (and i'm talking 18+hours a day) or they buy gold and can then buy all that nice armour and weapons they needed to compete. If you are just playing for your own enjoyments, again you don't need to worry about this and save yourself real life money inthe process. If you do need money then there are lots of people offering advice (for free - again dont pay for it) on how to maximise your cash flow.
The game play itself can get a little rpetitive but if you find a few friendly people to play with online then you will no doubt have a better experience for it all. What i would suggest is reading up first before you plow horus (well days) into making a character only to find out that its not the easiest one to play and you will get bored....
All in all a good enjoyable game if played in the right way. If you are an addictive personality then be warned you will lose your life in theis game. Play it casually and in the light it was meant to be and you will enjoy the game. If the low age average in this becomes a problem then you may need to try something liek Vanguard, LOTRO or something a little mroe high spec and geared to the slightly mroe diserning user.
Happy gaming in you choice though!
Rating:
- Enough AlreadyI would like to start by saying that I love World of Warcraft, I have many memories of fun times had while playing the game, and I have met and adventured with many nice people. Some of the new zones are very nice and the flying mounts are a great idea. World Pvp objectives have also been added into some zones.
However, I have stopped playing, my characters have been deleted and my account has been cancelled. I completely agree with the reviewer below who said the game has been designed as a time sink, you may have to run a certain dungeon numerous times in order to get the required reputation to get a key you need to access another dungeon, I began to find this extremely boring and repetative and it is clearly designed to make the content last longer, lazy and money saving game design in my opinion.
I think I decided to stop when I realised I was playing not to have fun but for the slight chance I might get a new piece of equipment, and I am sure this is the same for many players.
Another point to make is that almost all of the end game content is group based so don't even expect to get there unless you have managed to find a place in a half decent guild, which is an epic quest in itself.
I would say if you enjoyed the original World of Warcraft it is definitely worth playing, just don't expect it to hold your attention for as long.
Rating:
- Very goodA very good game, the new races are good fun to play and the new zones are exicting to explore.
Although there are some minor bugs it is a very good game overall.
I would recommend you buy this game but make sure you have the original game as this is an expansion.
Rating:
- GrindcraftUnfortunately having played the "expansion" or it really ought to be called an extension its not all it could have been and definitely not all its made out to be.
TBC took the worst aspects of the game i.e. grinding for cash, reputation with factions, and consumbales and made it the whole of the X pack. Everything smells of a desperation to increase the time sink to keep people paying to play and most of the new content is now aimed at the top 5% of guilds that the more casual player just won't ever have the opportunity to enjoy. Thye WoW forums are full of players stating that they feel like they have been had and are cancelling their accounts.
Avoid unless you fancy being bored stupid once you hit the level cap.