10 REASONS to pay 15 bucks to play WoW?

[d3m0nb0y]

Hi. I am considering whether to join WoW. I have read the other WOW thread. Can ya seasoned players out there give me some reasons to play? Other than paying to get addicted?

[gigapixels Veteran]

There's only one reason you should: you like it.

If you like it and $15/month seems reasonable to you, do it. You shouldn't need an arbitrary list of reasons to push you toward it.

If you haven't tried it, get a hold of the 10-day trial and see what you think. That would be the best way to decide.

[WastedJoker]

There's about 6 million reasons not to subscribe, to be honest.

[dmaji1]

play the 10 day trial and decide for yourself whether its worth your parents $15 a month

/thread

[GreenMartian]

If you have a history of game addiction, it may not be a good idea :p I myself normally can't play any game for more than a few weeks, and I got addicted to WoW for 6 months.

[Vista]

There is one reason you should not buy WoW: Your life will end. I'm serious. It's suicide.

[d3m0nb0y]

There's about 6 million reasons not to subscribe, to be honest.

Name a million.

Joking.Name a couple

[-KJ]

1. It can be addictive, and thus skew your priorities (my friend had to quit his FFXI mmorpg addiction and he learned the hard way in college).

2. I hear it costs $15 per month. Not sure if they have discounted subscription packages, but yearly if you pay monthly it'll ring you up around $180.

3. Nothing belongs to you in the end.

Edit: These three reasons can fit pretty much all MMORPG's. If you think you have self control, try the trial out.

Edited November 23, 2008 by psygn

[Crompee]

Hi. I am considering whether to join WoW. I have read the other WOW thread. Can ya seasoned players out there give me some reasons to play? Other than paying to get addicted?

You dont need any reasons to play. There's a free trial, so you just try it and if you like it.. you buy it.

[Joseph B]

Now that WotLK is released here are some reasons not to pay $15 dollars a month, and some reasons to also do so.

1) It takes 15 million exp to get from 70-80. Now imagine how much it will take to get to 1-80.

2) By the time you hit 80, everyone will severely overgear you, if you play in moderation.

3) There are TONS of 14 year olds that cannot understand how to play, and are extremely annoying, and mouthbreathers....

4) I played for 2 years. I just recently quit, here is what I lost and gained due to this videogame:

Lost:

1) 2 Girlfriends.

2) Didn't see several movies in theatres that I had been waiting for, for years.

3) Time spent with my dying father.

4) Several very good friends.

5) I use to be able to create extremely intricate ink pen drawings at the drop of a hat, I now can barely draw stick figures.

6) I'm quite sure my IQ went down while staring at my monitor constantly & doing the same thing ingame, over and over, and over again.

7) Lost roughly 450 dollars over 2 years due to subscription fees & character transfers.

8) And overall, about 9,000 hours of time better spent doing something to better my life, and get me ahead. ( 12 hours of playing a day, 7 days week for 2 years. )

Gained:

1) Lost 60 pounds over 2 years.

Thats about it for gained, I cannot think of anything else remotely positive after playing for 2 years.

If you plan on playing, I recommend using the parental controls and setting time limits for hours of play a day... If not, odds are a lot of my negative outcomes from playing will happen to you as well. Play in moderation for the love of yourself.

[+Tantawi Subscriber²]

^ wow :s

[SinghKing]

I feel like playing it ATM, haven't played since march but dont want to get it before all my assignments are complete.

The only reason why I quit was that it was full of little kids that didn't know anything and wouldn't shut up.

Is there a trial for the WOTLK? or is it just pre-tbc?

[metal_dragen Veteran]

1) It takes 15 million exp to get from 70-80. Now imagine how much it will take to get to 1-80.

2) By the time you hit 80, everyone will severely overgear you, if you play in moderation.

3) There are TONS of 14 year olds that cannot understand how to play, and are extremely annoying, and mouthbreathers....

To be fair,

1) They have made changes to the old world (Azeroth) which makes leveling happen much quicker.

2) Depending on how you want to play, you can easily gain good gear (Arenas, battlegrounds, 5 and 10 mans, etc.)

3) That's true of ANY game, not just MMORPGs - take a look at CS:S for example

As for the OP - just about everyone has given the best advice - download the trial and play it. If you like it, then pay the money. You can get discounted subscriptions by paying for 3, 6, or 12 months in advance.

[Joseph B]

^ wow :s

Pun intended? :laugh:

[darkz]

Now that WotLK is released here are some reasons not to pay $15 dollars a month, and some reasons to also do so.

1) It takes 15 million exp to get from 70-80. Now imagine how much it will take to get to 1-80.

2) By the time you hit 80, everyone will severely overgear you, if you play in moderation.

3) There are TONS of 14 year olds that cannot understand how to play, and are extremely annoying, and mouthbreathers....

4) I played for 2 years. I just recently quit, here is what I lost and gained due to this videogame:

Lost:

1) 2 Girlfriends.

2) Didn't see several movies in theatres that I had been waiting for, for years.

3) Time spent with my dying father.

4) Several very good friends.

5) I use to be able to create extremely intricate ink pen drawings at the drop of a hat, I now can barely draw stick figures.

6) I'm quite sure my IQ went down while staring at my monitor constantly & doing the same thing ingame, over and over, and over again.

7) Lost roughly 450 dollars over 2 years due to subscription fees & character transfers.

8) And overall, about 9,000 hours of time better spent doing something to better my life, and get me ahead. ( 12 hours of playing a day, 7 days week for 2 years. )

Gained:

1) Lost 60 pounds over 2 years.

Thats about it for gained, I cannot think of anything else remotely positive after playing for 2 years.

If you plan on playing, I recommend using the parental controls and setting time limits for hours of play a day... If not, odds are a lot of my negative outcomes from playing will happen to you as well. Play in moderation for the love of yourself.

wow, that stuff really is like heroin.

except for wow's cheaper :p

good you came down

[Unimatrix Xero]

ahh so you wanna waste $15 a month, i can think of much better ways to spent $15 myself

[Ambroos]

WoW makes you go into nolife mode and usually you don't notice it yourself.

Don't begin with it if you don't have anyone who says stop playing now.

[Odom Member]

If you're looking for a reason to play a game, then you probably don't need to in the first place.

[CPressland]

A friend of mine plays WoW, he used to be a really good guy as a teenager, now this is what he's like:

He's not had a job in ages and when he does have a job, he just bunks to play WoW.

He's 22 years old and he's never even been kissed (or smiled at) by a woman.

He looks like he's about 5 stone.

When he does come out, if any violence or arguments ensue, good old england, he gets a nose bleed instantly.

He'd much rather RAID then come out with friends.

He didnt know who Obama was.

His house got broken into while his parents were on holiday he didnt realise for three days, Police laughed at him, LMAO.

When I started dating a girl he had a "Crush" on (who the hell has crushes at 22?) he pushed his Monitor on the floor and wouldn't talk to me anymore.

He has no social skills, when he does come out he sits there quiet and then occasionally says stuff like, My Mage can do that!

He's the rudest person I've ever met, I was telling him about an iPhone application i'm developing, all had to say about it was "I dont care".

If World War Three kicks off any time soon and conscripting comes back he'd try and take a sick note in from his mum.

I personally used to play an MMO, FFXI, and my ex ran off to Florida to be with some guy she met over there. Since then, i've always hated MMOs and what they do to people. Seriously, it's just wrong.

[darkz]

it's not just the mmo's, too much time on computer can be pretty destructive

[Brad.]

I've always not wanted to even try the trial just in case I get addicted. Rofl.

[+Tantawi Subscriber²]

Pun intended? :laugh:

Yup :D

[Joseph B]

I've always not wanted to even try the trial just in case I get addicted. Rofl.

Thats how it starts usually.

Myself, I started on an actual account. What a terrible idea, because I got right into it. :wacko:

[Smigit]

I started on an actual account, played for 2 weeks and got bored. Guess I'm one of the lucky ones.

[capr]

1. It can be addictive, and thus skew your priorities (my friend had to quit his FFXI mmorpg addiction and he learned the hard way in college).

2. I hear it costs $15 per month. Not sure if they have discounted subscription packages, but yearly if you pay monthly it'll ring you up around $180.

3. Nothing belongs to you in the end.

Edit: These three reasons can fit pretty much all MMORPG's. If you think you have self control, try the trial out.

all true except your edit... guild wars is a fantastic game that's not addictive and doesn't cost you every month. if you get into the pvp or better yet gvg aspect of the game there is too much to think about and keep up with and you will never be addicted to it cause your brain will hurt.