wisepowder: Is WoW Classic worth your time?

Is WoW Classic worth your time?

28 Dec 2020 at 12:36

Two years ago, developer Blizzard Entertainment announced that they would re-release their biggest success story, World of Warcraft. This to the delight of many fans, because for some of them the world is no longer what it used to be, including yours truly. And now, 15 years after the launch of the original, we can once again get to work exploring the beautiful world of Azeroth. To get more news about buy wow gold shadowlands, you can visit lootwowgold official website.


Why do they want to go back to 'Classic'?
At the time of the launch of the original game, the game was praised for the interaction between the players. Players of WoW had to choose whether they wanted to belong to the Alliance or the Horde. Leveling, defeating dungeon bosses and fighting with the other side was far from easy, which quickly created a close bond between players.


All of Blizzard's expansions to World of Warcraft over the years have watered down the original experience. Battle for Azeroth, the latest expansion released for World of Warcraft, actually plays as a completely different game than the original without extensions. For many, the charm of this beautiful world is completely lost.
You'd think re-releasing the same game would be a piece of cake, but that wasn't the case with WoW Classic. It took two years to bring the game into modern times. Blizzard transferred the contents of the old game to the latest version. This gives the game all the modern features, such as integration with Battle.net and support for modern PCs.


The content is the same as in 2004, including all the beauty flaws that were in it at the time. This was the result of long discussions between the developers and the community, which provided input on which version of that original game was best to adopt now. So there's no need for purists to worry. And the imminent release of Classic shows that this approach has been successful.Even before the servers are live, I'm queuing up with my Gnome Mage, the character I created for World of Warcraft Classic. Due to the enormous crowds, a queue has arisen on every realm, but that shouldn't spoil the fun. Soon enough I'm walking around Dun Morogh and doing several quests.


The first thing that stands out is the pace of the game. Where in most of today's MMPORG's you sprint, fly and teleport, hand in quests and defeat monsters, in World of Warcraft Classic things go a lot slower. A whole lot calmer even.


The monsters are a lot stronger compared to other contemporary games. Without help you can't easily handle more than one at a time. And after fighting you often have to eat and drink to replenish your health and mana.


Also, traveling around the world is not trivial: Only at level 40 you can access your mount (an animal that can ride your character, such as a horse or a wolf), which means that most players will have to make do with the leg cart for the first few weeks or even months. This gives you the feeling that the game world is (and actually is) immense.



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