one things for sure, all of the people that quited from w0w will come back again sooner or later..i've heard this issues over thousand times i think and all of them are complaining about his and that..but we cant blame them of what do they feel, they just wanted to have some new things that will truly trigger their self to play w0w...i think all they need is some space and time in playing and IRL..but i assure you those guys that left will soon come back
Everyone who quits WoW will eventually go back? No game is that good. Hell, no thing is that good. Not even every heroin user goes back to the junk. And WoW has nothing on sweet, sweet smack.
You couldn't pay me to play. All it is is another cookie-cutter MMORPG and what a surprise, it's fantasy. I don't quite understand why people play it, there are better game and specifically, there are better MMO's out there. YESSSSS, IT"S TRUE!!!
But beyond all that. There's nothing special in WoW or in TBC. It's a waste of money and a waste of hard drive space. Oh, did I mention a waste of time? WAR is my anti-WoW Drug and it's going to rape WoW.
I love blizzard. I hate WoW. The content blows, the storyline blows, the gameplay blows. The only good about it is the dancing videos on youtube and even those have gotten old. Have fun WoW players. I'll use the next few months preparing for WAR and having a life.
So you are basicly just unable to detect quality when you see it.
You don't have to play WoW. you don't even have to like WoW.
But saying WoW sucks proves you know nothing about MMORPG's, you will never be able to judge MMO games.
No game last forever and theres no amount of time you MUST play WoW or any other MMO, quit when you find it boring and move on.
As to the OP's comment about WAR;
Personally, I cannot wait for WAR to release, because it's going to be the Anti-WoW, it's going to have PvP that means something, Quests that don't require I sign up for, and spend 5 hours grinding.
I to am looking forward to WAR, but It so far just text and pictures on a webpage, until I have played I am not going to start to hype it, look at VG:SoH that was going to be the anti-wow and look how that turned out.
There are 7 months till WAR is released and Blizzard have said there will be an expansion at the end of the year so lets see what blizzard does, I honestly think they will turn up the PvP to compete with WAR. We know WoW has the ground work for a top notch PvP system just need to wait and hope Blizzard does somthing with it.
You couldn't pay me to play. All it is is another cookie-cutter MMORPG and what a surprise, it's fantasy. I don't quite understand why people play it, there are better game and specifically, there are better MMO's out there. YESSSSS, IT"S TRUE!!!
But beyond all that. There's nothing special in WoW or in TBC. It's a waste of money and a waste of hard drive space. Oh, did I mention a waste of time? WAR is my anti-WoW Drug and it's going to rape WoW.
I love blizzard. I hate WoW. The content blows, the storyline blows, the gameplay blows. The only good about it is the dancing videos on youtube and even those have gotten old. Have fun WoW players. I'll use the next few months preparing for WAR and having a life.
So you are basicly just unable to detect quality when you see it.
You don't have to play WoW. you don't even have to like WoW.
But saying WoW sucks proves you know nothing about MMORPG's, you will never be able to judge MMO games. Quality? We're talking about World of Warcraft, the McDonalds of MMORPGs. It's biggest strength and main selling point is its simplicity and total blandness. It's mediocre in every regard, with the possible exception of its community, which is the worst of any MMO I've ever played.
But go on, educate us. What makes WoW a quality game, other than your own worthless opinion? Is it the awesome, state-of-the-art graphics? Is it the complete lack of grinding? is it the friendly and welcoming community? Is it the top-notch customer support? What, other than heavy-duty hallucinogens, makes you think WoW is a quality game?
You couldn't pay me to play. All it is is another cookie-cutter MMORPG and what a surprise, it's fantasy. I don't quite understand why people play it, there are better game and specifically, there are better MMO's out there. YESSSSS, IT"S TRUE!!!
But beyond all that. There's nothing special in WoW or in TBC. It's a waste of money and a waste of hard drive space. Oh, did I mention a waste of time? WAR is my anti-WoW Drug and it's going to rape WoW.
I love blizzard. I hate WoW. The content blows, the storyline blows, the gameplay blows. The only good about it is the dancing videos on youtube and even those have gotten old. Have fun WoW players. I'll use the next few months preparing for WAR and having a life.
So you are basicly just unable to detect quality when you see it.
You don't have to play WoW. you don't even have to like WoW.
But saying WoW sucks proves you know nothing about MMORPG's, you will never be able to judge MMO games. Quality? We're talking about World of Warcraft, the McDonalds of MMORPGs. It's biggest strength and main selling point is its simplicity and total blandness. It's mediocre in every regard, with the possible exception of its community, which is the worst of any MMO I've ever played.
But go on, educate us. What makes WoW a quality game, other than your own worthless opinion? Is it the awesome, state-of-the-art graphics? Is it the complete lack of grinding? is it the friendly and welcoming community? Is it the top-notch customer support? What, other than heavy-duty hallucinogens, makes you think WoW is a quality game? I'll feed the troll
lots of my friends have lost their relationships, friends and couldnt finish their study because of world of warcraft, which was the number one reason I didnt begin to play it...
A friend of my seems addicted as well, to the point that he is "taking this semester off". I wouldn't be surprised if he doesn't get into the ONE college he is going to apply. I tried WoW and---
Wait, before I start I am not saying Yay or Ney, just keep that in mind. I say Yay to the business but I wanted to give WoW a good fair try ( I told my addict friends I would) but I think I had geared so much to reject it, I did before I even started. Therefore, I have a life and to that I say Yay.
How can a game thats so bad, have achieved all this?
So the game wasn't elite enough for you... move on.... and bash VG like the rest of us pls.
Reviews and awards are nothing but opinions - no more valid than my own or anyone else's (which is why I was addressing Gameloading, who seems to think his opinion is the only valid one, and anyone who disagrees is an idiot). And 8.5 million accounts means nothing. If we're going to quote numbers here, there are 6.5 billion people who don't play WoW. Should I side with the 8.5 million, or the 6.5 billion?
How many people of that 6 billion don't play video games?
My point exactly. Popularity does not equal quality. McDonalds has served billions of burgers to millions of customers, and their food is nothing but mediocre crap. You can't please that many people unless your product is bland enough to not offend the tastes of any of them.
How can a game thats so bad, have achieved all this?
So the game wasn't elite enough for you... move on.... and bash VG like the rest of us pls.
Reviews and awards are nothing but opinions - no more valid than my own or anyone else's (which is why I was addressing Gameloading, who seems to think his opinion is the only valid one, and anyone who disagrees is an idiot). And 8.5 million accounts means nothing. If we're going to quote numbers here, there are 6.5 billion people who don't play WoW. Should I side with the 8.5 million, or the 6.5 billion? Ofc ones opionion will over come reviews and awards, but you asked what makes WoW such a good game, and in the MMO world WoW is the best game from a statistical standpoint, if it was so bland and generic it would not have all these positive reviews and awards and would not of have 3.5million ppl handing over $40 for the expansion.
WoW has something millions of ppl want, its obviously not what you or some others look for but it by no means a bad game.. not by a long shot.
Ofc ones opionion will over come reviews and awards, but you asked what makes WoW such a good game, and in the MMO world WoW is the best game from a statistical standpoint, if it was so bland and generic it would not have all these positive reviews and awards and would not of have 3.5million ppl handing over $40 for the expansion.
WoW has something millions of ppl want, its obviously not what you or some others look for but it by no means a bad game.. not by a long shot.
So what makes it a good game? If it has "something" people want, what is that something? So far, you've offered reviews and sales figures - do those make it a good game? Are people playing it just because of the numbers and statistics?
The reviews help describe what makes it a good game and the support to those reviews would be the "game of the year" awards in addition to the millions would also play.
Ofc ones opionion will over come reviews and awards, but you asked what makes WoW such a good game, and in the MMO world WoW is the best game from a statistical standpoint, if it was so bland and generic it would not have all these positive reviews and awards and would not of have 3.5million ppl handing over $40 for the expansion.
WoW has something millions of ppl want, its obviously not what you or some others look for but it by no means a bad game.. not by a long shot.
So what makes it a good game? If it has "something" people want, what is that something? So far, you've offered reviews and sales figures - do those make it a good game? Are people playing it just because of the numbers and statistics? I realy dont know what your asking for, what I was trying to demonstrat was that a bad game does not win GOTY awards, hold 8million players, break sales records, and get huge review scores.
As to what that "something" is.. i cant describe it, its different for every 1, its their personal opionion. I cant stand EvE but it obviously has "something" ppl want, it just so happens Wow has "something" ppl want more than any other subscription MMO at the moment.
I realy dont know what your asking for, what I was trying to demonstrat was that a bad game does not win GOTY awards, hold 8million players, break sales records, and get huge review scores.
As to what that "something" is.. i cant describe it, its different for every 1, its their personal opionion. I cant stand EvE but it obviously has "something" ppl want, it just so happens Wow has "something" ppl want more than any other subscription MMO at the moment.
But you didn't demonstrate that. You demonstrated that WoW has won awards and broken sales records, but not that it's a great game. I assert that a bad game can win awards and break sales records: WoW has done just that.
Britney Spears has won dozens of awards and sold millions of albums, but her music is bland, uninspired garbage. McDonalds sells more hamburgers than any other restaurant in the world, but there is absolutely nothing special about their burgers. If it can happen with music and restaurants, it can certainly happen with video games.
I'm amazed that so many people think WoW is a great game, but nobody can tell me why they think it's a great game. Do you think it's great just because a bunch of other people say it is, or do you have an opinion of your own?
I realy dont know what your asking for, what I was trying to demonstrat was that a bad game does not win GOTY awards, hold 8million players, break sales records, and get huge review scores.
As to what that "something" is.. i cant describe it, its different for every 1, its their personal opionion. I cant stand EvE but it obviously has "something" ppl want, it just so happens Wow has "something" ppl want more than any other subscription MMO at the moment.
But you didn't demonstrate that. You demonstrated that WoW has won awards and broken sales records, but not that it's a great game. I assert that you demonstrated just the opposite - WoW is a lousy game, and WoW has won awards and broken sales records, therefore a bad game can win awards and break sales records.
Britney Spears has won dozens of awards and sold millions of albums, but her music is bland, uninspired garbage. McDonalds sells more hamburgers than any other restaurant in the world, but there is absolutely nothing special about their burgers. If it can happen with music and restaurants, it can certainly happen with video games.
I'm amazed that so many people think WoW is a great game, but nobody can tell me why they think it's a great game. Do you think it's great just because a bunch of other people say it is, or do you have an opinion of your own? Ok last time i try to get through to you
I cant say what makes it a good game, its personal to every player why WoW is a good or bad game to them, I can list a bunch of features but that means nothing to some players, if a players likes the game its a good game to them. And your Britney spears and McDonalds rant again shows that its a matter of opinion.
As to my personal opinion as to why I like WoW, no matter what I say, be it great gfx, good PvP etc, it means nothing to you.
WoW might be the mac'd of MMO's (in terms of numbers) but it didint get there over night, a business like Mac'd can ONLY get so big if its liked by customers and offers them what they want. and offers enough to keep them coming back for more.
I cant say what makes it a good game, its personal to every player why WoW is a good or bad game to them, I can list a bunch of features but that means nothing to some players, if a players likes the game its a good game to them. And your Britney spears and McDonalds rant again shows that its a matter of opinion.
As to my personal opinion as to why I like WoW, no matter what I say, be it great gfx, good PvP etc, it means nothing to you.
WoW might be the mac'd of MMO's (in terms of numbers) but it didint get there over night, a business like Mac'd can ONLY get so big if its liked by customers and offers them what they want. and offers enough to keep them coming back for more.
So you still can't tell me what makes it a good game. Fair enough.
I cant say what makes it a good game, its personal to every player why WoW is a good or bad game to them, I can list a bunch of features but that means nothing to some players, if a players likes the game its a good game to them. And your Britney spears and McDonalds rant again shows that its a matter of opinion.
As to my personal opinion as to why I like WoW, no matter what I say, be it great gfx, good PvP etc, it means nothing to you.
WoW might be the mac'd of MMO's (in terms of numbers) but it didint get there over night, a business like Mac'd can ONLY get so big if its liked by customers and offers them what they want. and offers enough to keep them coming back for more.
So you still can't tell me what makes it a good game. Fair enough. OK now your just trolling.
If I post up a feature list you'll say they all sux, if i post up my personal reasons you'll disagree.. pointless. /bye
Please, it's not like you need to be a private detective to figure out that World of warcraft is created only to please 10 years old. Lets state some facts shall we? Parental control? You can remove it... Fair nuff if you woulden't be allowed to curse at all, that's just a + for not using curse words every third second. But allowing us to remove it? Amagad, I will ask my mum if I can remove it so I too can curse and act like a dikhead. The graphics sreams "KINDERGARTEN!!!!" The entire world is spraypainted with childish surroundings. Wich also makes me think; hey, there's actually a reason why WoW has the most immature community out there
I am sorry for the WoW hardcore players who picked up TBC and quickly grind to 70. Now what? As for me , I have slow played to currently level 67. Blizzard has my money , I might as well get my monies worth.
Please, it's not like you need to be a private detective to figure out that World of warcraft is created only to please 10 years old. Lets state some facts shall we? Parental control? You can remove it... Fair nuff if you woulden't be allowed to curse at all, that's just a + for not using curse words every third second. But allowing us to remove it? Amagad, I will ask my mum if I can remove it so I too can curse and act like a dikhead. The graphics sreams "KINDERGARTEN!!!!" The entire world is spraypainted with childish surroundings. Wich also makes me think; hey, there's actually a reason why WoW has the most immature community out there
Hey im trying to get some work done, i cant post on these forums all day correcting ppl.
There were no facts in your post just personal opinions, come back with your trolls with some facts pls. some graphics showing age trends for example.
Of course a Wowwer can't tell you a good reason for it being a good game. If you ask a mindless zombie why it's eating brains, it'll most likely tell you it just needs to. Numbers in an mmo do not make it a good game. Nor do sales records. We all have an opinion of WoW. I've stated mine on many cases. The game lacks everything a true game wants. Kill, kill, facton grind. faction grind.. pretty simple enough to sum it up right? Oh yes, then you have the smucks calling thier gear" uber". For all of you that have no idea where all of the WoW talk comes from, it mostly comes from Counter-Strike. Yes, An FPS. Imagine that! One that has been around longer then WoW and has broken it's own records on many things. Mods being one of them. And i know for a fact that if you ask someone that plays Counter-Strike about what makes it so good, they will talk your ear off. Quite the opposite of a Wowwer. Oh yes, we all know people like to follow a trend. WoW is a trend. Eventually trends fade away. At least once all the people look at themselves in the mirror and go, "Darn! I'm such a follower!". Play a game because you like it, not because of what another maroon says. Or what reviews it gets. Even the columns on here are full of junk. It's all about opinion about this and that. Be your own person for a change, not some follower. For those of you that are your own person and know a good game when you see one, to you! Seems to be so few these days... Sad really.
I've played many MMOs before I discovered World of Warcraft, and here are a couple things that I've noticed seperate WoW from the games that preceded it:
CLASS CUSTOMIZATION. Simply put, amazing. The talent trees in WoW are very similar structurally to those in Diablo II but significantly expanded and far more intriguing. Suppose I want to make a druid, but I don't want my druid to be just like everyone else's. I have many options. I could create a character who focuses almost entirely on shapeshifting, making him much stronger and more powerful in cat or bear form then as a mere humanoid. Or I could tap into the druid's potent bond with nature and regeneration making him a skilled healer. Or I could focus on the druid's affinity for the elements and create a potent spellslinger. Often, the most interesting characters represent subtle variations on these themes. My druid might become a powerful shapeshifter, but I might also choose to reserve some of my talent points to upgrade my various healing abilities so that I can revert to humanoid form just long enough to heal myself midfight and then morph back into a raging animal. The point here is that the talent points you receive each level up aren't window dressing, you truly can customize your class in this game. There are even priests who grow so powerful in the dark arts that they become either unwilling or in many cases unable to heal anyone (often much to the chagrin of their party members who mistakenly recruit them as healers).
PvP. Definitely a strong point. Smooth, fast-paced combat, great class balance. Every class has a role in the rock-paper-scissors sense--rogues, for example, are excellent mage-slayers but are often pwned by hunters if unprepared (although the above-mentioned class customization can mitigate a particular class's Achilles heel). But the classes are versatile enough that you can certainly venture outside your role quite successfully, and in fact so versatile that's it's not always universally agreed upon just what a given class's role is in the larger scheme of things. In PvP situations you can wage war as part of a group or by yourself. You can venture into the wilderness and wait patiently to ambush some unfortunate passerby, you can fight in first person shooter-style battlegrounds created just for the purpose of PvP, or you can form large raid groups and take the war into the larger cities, often with a goal of taking down one of the major players from previous Warcraft games like Thrall from Warcraft III. One of my favorite and admittedly more sinister tactics is to take my stealthy rogue to a dungeon and hide near the end boss, then wait for my enemies to arrive. When they're in the middle of the fight and think they're doing well, I sneak in from behind and assassinate their healer. I will often die in the process, but the death of their priest, shaman or druid usually dooms their party as well.
Just wanted to provide some insight as to why I like the game, not everyone will agree with me but I hope this provides a little more detail.
CLASS CUSTOMIZATION. Simply put, amazing. The talent trees in WoW are very similar structurally to those in Diablo II but significantly expanded and far more intriguing. Suppose I want to make a druid, but I don't want my druid to be just like everyone else's. I have many options. I could create a character who focuses almost entirely on shapeshifting, making him much stronger and more powerful in cat or bear form then as a mere humanoid. Or I could tap into the druid's potent bond with nature and regeneration making him a skilled healer. Or I could focus on the druid's affinity for the elements and create a potent spellslinger. Often, the most interesting characters represent subtle variations on these themes. My druid might become a powerful shapeshifter, but I might also choose to reserve some of my talent points to upgrade my various healing abilities so that I can revert to humanoid form just long enough to heal myself midfight and then morph back into a raging animal. The point here is that the talent points you receive each level up aren't window dressing, you truly can customize your class in this game. There are even priests who grow so powerful in the dark arts that they become either unwilling or in many cases unable to heal anyone (often much to the chagrin of their party members who mistakenly recruit them as healers).
You gotta be kidding us here. Even Ultima Online, one of the first major MMOs, has better class customization than WoW. I can't say I ever liked the PvP either, but thats all opinion. Class customization, however, is definitely a drawback to WoW. You can't even allocate attribute points or anything basic like that.
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You don't have to play WoW. you don't even have to like WoW.
But saying WoW sucks proves you know nothing about MMORPG's, you will never be able to judge MMO games.
As to the OP's comment about WAR; I to am looking forward to WAR, but It so far just text and pictures on a webpage, until I have played I am not going to start to hype it, look at VG:SoH that was going to be the anti-wow and look how that turned out.
There are 7 months till WAR is released and Blizzard have said there will be an expansion at the end of the year so lets see what blizzard does, I honestly think they will turn up the PvP to compete with WAR. We know WoW has the ground work for a top notch PvP system just need to wait and hope Blizzard does somthing with it.
Glad you had a good 2 1/2 years of entertainment in WoW.
Hope to see you in-game again sometime in the future. Perhaps when a whole new Continent, some new Classes, are available.
But, in any case, keep your stuff, and your characters. Good for twinking if you come back to try a new class.
Have fun in your next game, and remember, you are always welcome to come back.
Good Hunting.
You don't have to play WoW. you don't even have to like WoW.
But saying WoW sucks proves you know nothing about MMORPG's, you will never be able to judge MMO games. Quality? We're talking about World of Warcraft, the McDonalds of MMORPGs. It's biggest strength and main selling point is its simplicity and total blandness. It's mediocre in every regard, with the possible exception of its community, which is the worst of any MMO I've ever played.
But go on, educate us. What makes WoW a quality game, other than your own worthless opinion? Is it the awesome, state-of-the-art graphics? Is it the complete lack of grinding? is it the friendly and welcoming community? Is it the top-notch customer support? What, other than heavy-duty hallucinogens, makes you think WoW is a quality game?
You don't have to play WoW. you don't even have to like WoW.
But saying WoW sucks proves you know nothing about MMORPG's, you will never be able to judge MMO games. Quality? We're talking about World of Warcraft, the McDonalds of MMORPGs. It's biggest strength and main selling point is its simplicity and total blandness. It's mediocre in every regard, with the possible exception of its community, which is the worst of any MMO I've ever played.
But go on, educate us. What makes WoW a quality game, other than your own worthless opinion? Is it the awesome, state-of-the-art graphics? Is it the complete lack of grinding? is it the friendly and welcoming community? Is it the top-notch customer support? What, other than heavy-duty hallucinogens, makes you think WoW is a quality game? I'll feed the troll
Awards www.worldofwarcraft.com/misc/awards.html (lots of GOTY awards)
Reviews uk.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/worldofwarcraft/review.html (average 92% from 82 reviews)
Reviews TBC uk.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/worldofwarcraftexp1/review.html (average 91% from 42 reviews)
Population www.blizzard.com/press/070307.shtml (8.5Million ACTIVE subs, not including cancel, trial, expired or banned accounts)
Sales Records www.blizzard.com/press/070307.shtml (3.5million copies of TBC sold in 1 month, fastest selling PC game EVER)
How can a game thats so bad, have achieved all this?
So the game wasn't elite enough for you... move on.... and bash VG like the rest of us pls.
Wait, before I start I am not saying Yay or Ney, just keep that in mind. I say Yay to the business but I wanted to give WoW a good fair try ( I told my addict friends I would) but I think I had geared so much to reject it, I did before I even started. Therefore, I have a life and to that I say Yay.
How many people of that 6 billion don't play video games?
http://www.guildwars.com/press/awards/
Here are GW awards, for fairness purposes only.
On the other hand it could also be thought of as a cheap thrills which, unlike McDonalds or a movie, lasts for hours and days.
WoW has something millions of ppl want, its obviously not what you or some others look for but it by no means a bad game.. not by a long shot.
As to what that "something" is.. i cant describe it, its different for every 1, its their personal opionion. I cant stand EvE but it obviously has "something" ppl want, it just so happens Wow has "something" ppl want more than any other subscription MMO at the moment.
Britney Spears has won dozens of awards and sold millions of albums, but her music is bland, uninspired garbage. McDonalds sells more hamburgers than any other restaurant in the world, but there is absolutely nothing special about their burgers. If it can happen with music and restaurants, it can certainly happen with video games.
I'm amazed that so many people think WoW is a great game, but nobody can tell me why they think it's a great game. Do you think it's great just because a bunch of other people say it is, or do you have an opinion of your own?
Britney Spears has won dozens of awards and sold millions of albums, but her music is bland, uninspired garbage. McDonalds sells more hamburgers than any other restaurant in the world, but there is absolutely nothing special about their burgers. If it can happen with music and restaurants, it can certainly happen with video games.
I'm amazed that so many people think WoW is a great game, but nobody can tell me why they think it's a great game. Do you think it's great just because a bunch of other people say it is, or do you have an opinion of your own? Ok last time i try to get through to you
I cant say what makes it a good game, its personal to every player why WoW is a good or bad game to them, I can list a bunch of features but that means nothing to some players, if a players likes the game its a good game to them. And your Britney spears and McDonalds rant again shows that its a matter of opinion.
As to my personal opinion as to why I like WoW, no matter what I say, be it great gfx, good PvP etc, it means nothing to you.
WoW might be the mac'd of MMO's (in terms of numbers) but it didint get there over night, a business like Mac'd can ONLY get so big if its liked by customers and offers them what they want. and offers enough to keep them coming back for more.
If I post up a feature list you'll say they all sux, if i post up my personal reasons you'll disagree.. pointless. /bye
Please, it's not like you need to be a private detective to figure out that World of warcraft is created only to please 10 years old. Lets state some facts shall we? Parental control? You can remove it... Fair nuff if you woulden't be allowed to curse at all, that's just a + for not using curse words every third second. But allowing us to remove it? Amagad, I will ask my mum if I can remove it so I too can curse and act like a dikhead. The graphics sreams "KINDERGARTEN!!!!" The entire world is spraypainted with childish surroundings. Wich also makes me think; hey, there's actually a reason why WoW has the most immature community out there
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There were no facts in your post just personal opinions, come back with your trolls with some facts pls. some graphics showing age trends for example.
I've played many MMOs before I discovered World of Warcraft, and here are a couple things that I've noticed seperate WoW from the games that preceded it:
CLASS CUSTOMIZATION. Simply put, amazing. The talent trees in WoW are very similar structurally to those in Diablo II but significantly expanded and far more intriguing. Suppose I want to make a druid, but I don't want my druid to be just like everyone else's. I have many options. I could create a character who focuses almost entirely on shapeshifting, making him much stronger and more powerful in cat or bear form then as a mere humanoid. Or I could tap into the druid's potent bond with nature and regeneration making him a skilled healer. Or I could focus on the druid's affinity for the elements and create a potent spellslinger. Often, the most interesting characters represent subtle variations on these themes. My druid might become a powerful shapeshifter, but I might also choose to reserve some of my talent points to upgrade my various healing abilities so that I can revert to humanoid form just long enough to heal myself midfight and then morph back into a raging animal. The point here is that the talent points you receive each level up aren't window dressing, you truly can customize your class in this game. There are even priests who grow so powerful in the dark arts that they become either unwilling or in many cases unable to heal anyone (often much to the chagrin of their party members who mistakenly recruit them as healers).
PvP. Definitely a strong point. Smooth, fast-paced combat, great class balance. Every class has a role in the rock-paper-scissors sense--rogues, for example, are excellent mage-slayers but are often pwned by hunters if unprepared (although the above-mentioned class customization can mitigate a particular class's Achilles heel). But the classes are versatile enough that you can certainly venture outside your role quite successfully, and in fact so versatile that's it's not always universally agreed upon just what a given class's role is in the larger scheme of things. In PvP situations you can wage war as part of a group or by yourself. You can venture into the wilderness and wait patiently to ambush some unfortunate passerby, you can fight in first person shooter-style battlegrounds created just for the purpose of PvP, or you can form large raid groups and take the war into the larger cities, often with a goal of taking down one of the major players from previous Warcraft games like Thrall from Warcraft III. One of my favorite and admittedly more sinister tactics is to take my stealthy rogue to a dungeon and hide near the end boss, then wait for my enemies to arrive. When they're in the middle of the fight and think they're doing well, I sneak in from behind and assassinate their healer. I will often die in the process, but the death of their priest, shaman or druid usually dooms their party as well.
Just wanted to provide some insight as to why I like the game, not everyone will agree with me but I hope this provides a little more detail.
You gotta be kidding us here. Even Ultima Online, one of the first major MMOs, has better class customization than WoW. I can't say I ever liked the PvP either, but thats all opinion. Class customization, however, is definitely a drawback to WoW. You can't even allocate attribute points or anything basic like that.