Warcraft Battle Chest (PC)

There is nothing to say but WoW and no pun intended. I myself am playing this as well as my three kids aging from 10 to 15. This would not be such a shock, but my kids are girls.

The con list is short, but a couple of the notes may be important to some.

1) You have to pay to play, but this is not untypical for this game type.
As a parant/purchaser you need to know that. This package comes with
one month of free time. (see my hint at the end though)
2) It requires a good bandwidth connection or some other means to get game
content. While the game can be played (without voip options mind you and
bouts with lag) it is not nearly as nice if you do not have high speed.
3) Character creation has a lot to offer but is still limited when compared
with other games of this type. Having multiple classes is nice, but
you end up with a lot of characters looking a like or simliar. The lack
of a height variation and width variation only adds to this.
4) Costs for expansion packs seems unreasonable considering the games monthly
cost. Though they generally include lots of content. This package
contains only 1 of 2 epansions, so active players will need to buy another
package to get to the new max level and additional content.

Ok, now for the good stuff which I will not even attempt to number...

- Great questing with a great mix of quest types. While the questing does some things that keep the game moving from area to area as needed, it is not completely linear and you can select which quests you will follow.
- Good graphics, but more importantly, a good 3d card and a fair amount of ram is all that's needed. The game may not look as good as others, but it's got great ability to scale from low to high end of pcs. This opens it up to more players than more demanding games.
- Just plain fun. The game is addictive. Ofcourse depending who you are this could be a con.
- While the profession system has some holes and times it seems to be not worth it, they are great. Each has benefits that can help your characters as you progress.
- Great in game features like mail, auction house, ports, transports and other stuff like seasonal items.

Well I could go on and on but I will not. This is an exceptional game in my opinion and I've played many many games of this and other types. Right now it is at the top of the MMO world.

HINT: A really quick a hint on getting more out of the games free time. If you have another account or friend with an account, have them refer you. You then get a 10 day free trial. Note that you should put your code in from the retail game right away. If you don't the trial does not allow trading, mail usage and other things. It will add your free month on the end of the 10 day trial time so you will get 40 days of free access basically. Also note, if you had someone refer you, they get a free month of time added once you pay for one moth of play time. Depending on the program, they may get something for the 2nd month too, but it's usually not free time.

I have recently purchased a new video card: the GeForce 7800gs with the nVidia chipset and a huge 600W power supply to juice it. All bragging aside, I needed a new game to test out it's potential.

I have been an avid RuneScape player for about a year now and needless to say for anyone who's played it, the game gets rather repetitive, and is missing the graphical edge that every game has now-a-days. Making the switch to World of Warcraft was an exciting and smooth maneuver. I am able to say this since the retail price has fallen to $19.00, rather than the initial release price of $49.00.

Blizzard keeps you on the edge of your seat with frequent new updates and mind-blowing graphics. It is not hard or repetitive to gain levels and yet the complexity remains present enough to keep you interested enough for a long-term gaming experience. There are TONS of players on all the time, many different character-classes to build and the server load remains pretty much lag-free all the time.

Now for an important issue.. pricing. RuneScape charges $5.00/mo PER member's account while World of Warcraft charges $15.00/mo for unlimited character accounts. They also give a price break if you pre-pay for 6 months: something like $12.00/mo it comes out to but I am not sure. This appeals to me because I have a 10 year old son, who will also like to create sub accounts so he can play.

All-in-all: if you want a mind blowing, immersive experience, go with World of Warcraft. If your computer can't handle it, stick with the competitor, RuneScape until you can save up some cash. Happy gaming!

This battle chest is a great deal for new players who know that they will enjoy the game and continue to play through all of its expansion sets. Otherwise, if you are just going to play for a short period of time don't invest money in it. Instead, just buy the original world of warcraft version. Overall, excellent! The chest includes the original wow and the burning crusade expansion set. You must purchase the new expansion, wrath of the lich king separately.

this game is a fantasy based MMORPG (Massively multiplayer online role-playing game) where you can play as your favorite race and class. this is a very fun game where multiplayer is key to having this game be any fun. if you decide to solo this game you would notice that this game gets repetitive and boring, so you can either make some friends or bring some friends to join your adventure.
for me this game is a blast because you can explore a very detailed world and play with friends around the world. so if you plan to play with other people this game is highly recommended. for me this game is 5/5

Like, what you want me to say about this game? It's just the best MMORPG ever made and all others are trying to copy it because it's perfect.

A big world, you have to choose your side (alliance or horde) and fight! Thousand quests, you can master jobs, you can have mounts and flying mounts and, the main thing, master a class (choose between 10 classes all with different abilities and powers!)

And with the new expansion pack Cataclysm, long time players will have a new world to conquer. New quests, new class combinations, new instances and more!