If you don't have it, you should get it. It's awesome and amazing and great.
But for those who do have it: We all need to get on one server and make a guild or something. If we had more members here on TDC I would recommend starting a different guild for each clan but as it is, we just don't have enough people.
DON'T FORGET TO ADVERTISE TDC TO PEOPLE YOU KNOW WHO LOVE ZELDA. [/shamelessplug]
But seriously.
I was playing on a free trial a couple of weeks ago if that counts
So uhh, how can you afford a WoW subscription when your family is kind of low on funds?
Quote from: JQ Pickwick on June 16, 2009, 12:34:27 PM
So uhh, how can you afford a WoW subscription when your family is kind of low on funds?
If you're referring to anyone in general, try what I've been doing-- get a website, sign up for advertising services or the like. There are a lot of ways to get even small amounts of revenue online, and not all of them are bogus.
I actually got a copy of "WoW" from the friends who visited us this weekend as a gift - I'll have to check it out. Hopefully my PC can run it...
I use to play, and I am in the process of getting my parents to let me play again.
I normally play on roleplaying servers, in which you act like your character and have a jolly-good time, which is where I would reccommend we play. You get alot more experience playing that than just questing and raiding.
I actually just logged off. It is a great game, you all should play.
mhh... Thing about WoW... most of the people on it are [bubble gum]. No offence to those that do play it, but my first experience of going on it was incredibly negative. My friend however insisted I should keep going with it and that it was just that I was playing as a human character. So I tried playing as one of the horde (This was a long time ago can't remember what exactly it was, probably a troll) and was surprised by how much more positive the community was. Switching between the two was like switching between a small group of people you met occasionally who played and were fairly polite. And a large group of rather less nice people. Who said fairly foul things all the time and generally were very very annoying. Unfortunately what with such a small number of people playing the horde there didn't seem to be much to do, ad without other people to play with the game soon got stagnent. Wasn't worth the cost. I suppose I might consider going on it again, if money suddenly starts spewing out of my ears and the number of people increases with a larger percentage being tolerable...
That particular word isn't allowed here, sorry. - TW
Quote from: Teadrinkinglooney on June 17, 2009, 02:27:09 AM
mhh... Thing about WoW... most of the people on it are [bubble gum]. No offence to those that do play it, but my first experience of going on it was incredibly negative. My friend however insisted I should keep going with it and that it was just that I was playing as a human character. So I tried playing as one of the horde (This was a long time ago can't remember what exactly it was, probably a troll) and was surprised by how much more positive the community was. Switching between the two was like switching between a small group of people you met occasionally who played and were fairly polite. And a large group of rather less nice people. Who said fairly foul things all the time and generally were very very annoying. Unfortunately what with such a small number of people playing the horde there didn't seem to be much to do, ad without other people to play with the game soon got stagnent. Wasn't worth the cost. I suppose I might consider going on it again, if money suddenly starts spewing out of my ears and the number of people increases with a larger percentage being tolerable...
That particular word isn't allowed here, sorry. - TW
Its all about what server you choose, and what kind of server it is. Heres how it goes:
PVP: People are going to be horrible to you. Because PVP=UBER COMPETITIVE. It the Darwin Theory of WoW. Only the strong survive.
RP: People are ALWAYS going to be nice. RPers are the friendliest folk you'll come across.
Normal: Its mixed. This depends solely on the server. I've found that the Horde is normally smaller, but nicer. And the Alliance is large but filled with jerks.
If you want a large population, then just look at the population level next to the realm name.
When a ratio of Horde to Alliance gets too low, they offer free realm transfers to that server for whichever is too low or away from it for whichever is too high to try and make things even out.
Quote from: Takun on June 17, 2009, 05:35:16 PM
Its all about what server you choose, and what kind of server it is. Heres how it goes:
PVP: People are going to be horrible to you. Because PVP=UBER COMPETITIVE. It the Darwin Theory of WoW. Only the strong survive.
RP: People are ALWAYS going to be nice. RPers are the friendliest folk you'll come across.
Normal: Its mixed. This depends solely on the server. I've found that the Horde is normally smaller, but nicer. And the Alliance is large but filled with jerks.
If you want a large population, then just look at the population level next to the realm name.
Thanks, I was playing on normal... but really? My experience of RPers on mmorpgers would suggest the complete opposite with the majority being more concerned with telling you how mighty their ancestors and the power they wield is compared to your puny character. But I'll certainly give it a go some time, thanks for the advice.
I agree sometimes with RP'ers, but you can tell them that it isn't fair and they will sometimes change their character.
I played the free trial for a little bit last year.
I started as the undead race :)
It was pretty cool, but not addictive.
Quote from: ZeldaVeteran on June 21, 2009, 12:47:39 PM
I played the free trial for a little bit last year.
I started as the undead race :)
It was pretty cool, but not addictive.
Thats how I basically felt about it. It was okay, but I didn't feel the need to pay to play.
Quote from: Teadrinkinglooney on June 20, 2009, 11:58:54 AM
Quote from: Takun on June 17, 2009, 05:35:16 PM
Its all about what server you choose, and what kind of server it is. Heres how it goes:
PVP: People are going to be horrible to you. Because PVP=UBER COMPETITIVE. It the Darwin Theory of WoW. Only the strong survive.
RP: People are ALWAYS going to be nice. RPers are the friendliest folk you'll come across.
Normal: Its mixed. This depends solely on the server. I've found that the Horde is normally smaller, but nicer. And the Alliance is large but filled with jerks.
If you want a large population, then just look at the population level next to the realm name.
Thanks, I was playing on normal... but really? My experience of RPers on mmorpgers would suggest the complete opposite with the majority being more concerned with telling you how mighty their ancestors and the power they wield is compared to your puny character. But I'll certainly give it a go some time, thanks for the advice.
Yeah, it's unfortunately becoming more like that everywhere. I'm not sure if it's because of the blending of gamers and non-gamers that's becoming more common or what. It seems like an increasingly smaller percentage of RPers are actually treating the RP with respect lately. Noticed it on HA2, Runescape...blah.
Quote from: Shika on June 21, 2009, 02:29:56 PM
Yeah, it's unfortunately becoming more like that everywhere. I'm not sure if it's because of the blending of gamers and non-gamers that's becoming more common or what. It seems like an increasingly smaller percentage of RPers are actually treating the RP with respect lately. Noticed it on HA2, Runescape...blah.
Mmm... I don't think it's anything new really... It's always been that way, there's always a larger group of idiots who are going to simply not care that much other then to fulfil their own personal fantasies and show how much better they are then everyone else. We are all, afterall, ultimately insecure little fleshy bag... things. I think that blaming it on non-gamers is a little bit like chosing hamsters as your scape goat for why economy has gone boom. There's no real connection, how many non gamers do you know that get into rping? At all? And those few that do and somehow manage to cling onto their non gaming status, how many focus enough to type epic length rants about how wonderful they are and how foolish we mere mortals are compared to super l33t dave's might axe of general decapitation? That being but one example of the many reasons rps can be undesirable...
On a more positive note, currently going through a free trail of wow to check if it's worth coming back to and seems fairly fun at the moment. Not sure if it's redeemed itself enough to be worth my hard earned cash yet though.
Quote from: Teadrinkinglooney on June 22, 2009, 01:11:30 AM
Quote from: Shika on June 21, 2009, 02:29:56 PM
Yeah, it's unfortunately becoming more like that everywhere. I'm not sure if it's because of the blending of gamers and non-gamers that's becoming more common or what. It seems like an increasingly smaller percentage of RPers are actually treating the RP with respect lately. Noticed it on HA2, Runescape...blah.
Mmm... I don't think it's anything new really... It's always been that way, there's always a larger group of idiots who are going to simply not care that much other then to fulfil their own personal fantasies and show how much better they are then everyone else. We are all, afterall, ultimately insecure little fleshy bag... things. I think that blaming it on non-gamers is a little bit like chosing hamsters as your scape goat for why economy has gone boom. There's no real connection, how many non gamers do you know that get into rping? At all? And those few that do and somehow manage to cling onto their non gaming status, how many focus enough to type epic length rants about how wonderful they are and how foolish we mere mortals are compared to super l33t dave's might axe of general decapitation? That being but one example of the many reasons rps can be undesirable...
On a more positive note, currently going through a free trail of wow to check if it's worth coming back to and seems fairly fun at the moment. Not sure if it's redeemed itself enough to be worth my hard earned cash yet though.
There is this thing called god-modding, were if you post a emote that says " Dave slices Clint's head off with his mighty axe" isn't fair. You have to say " Dave slashes at Clint's head" for it to give them a chance to retaliate. And I do agree that they're are some mary sues, but any RP is bound to bring some. In WoW, people wont RP with you unless you follow by the community's rules. ( Which are fair, btw)
Quote from: FunTykoon on June 22, 2009, 09:36:52 AM
There is this thing called god-modding, were if you post a emote that says " Dave slices Clint's head off with his mighty axe" isn't fair. You have to say " Dave slashes at Clint's head" for it to give them a chance to retaliate. And I do agree that they're are some mary sues, but any RP is bound to bring some. In WoW, people wont RP with you unless you follow by the community's rules. ( Which are fair, btw)
Yeah, I remember the terms; I used to rp years back on a forum. Might get back into. It used to be fun, but it was kind of ruined for me when the previous admin left and was replaced by an old mod. Who really didn't enforce the rules at all, and I was stuck there unable to do anything when all my rps were taken over by people just running in and god modding. I got sick of having to ignore people like that, and in the end it just sort of ruined the fun of it. As for Mary Sues, I'm not too fussed by it. Bad characterisation is something you can deal with, it's when other people start messing with someone else's character that it irritates me. Or (and this is my personal favourite) people who would respond to conversation with an enormous OOC message, detailing they're current status and how they felt and whether they were sleepy this morning or not and how they felt about rping in general. And then finish it with:
"IC: hi."
Yeah, WoW RP= Best RP EVER.
The lore opens up so many possibilities.
God Moding was a problem on HA2 for a while as well. Still is sometimes, but we crack down on it. Usually make a group decision to godmode the godmoder's death :p
A lot of people just don't take the RP seriously and respect it for what it is.
Here are realms that I play that have found really good.
Skywall: Medium-High Population. Normal. The Alliance people are nice here, as well as Horde. But there is a bigger Alliance population.
Kil'Jaeden: High Population. PvP. You can only choose one faction on a PvP server. So if you make a Horde char, you cant make an Alliance as well. I play Horde, and the PvP is excellent, as well as the players. Good well balanced Horde and Alliance population.
Wrymrest Accord: Medium-High Population. RP. This is one of the most balanced out and rule abiding RP realms you'll find. Horde is great for long-time commitment RPing. And Alliance is better for spontanious RP. Either way, the RP is pretty top notch.
Always remember, no matter where you go in WoW, your still on the internet. There will always be a handful of jerks, but thats what an ignore list is for! Hope I was able to help.