Should I play Warcraft


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Hi,

- I'm interested in playing an RTS game with an RPG touch and thought Warcraft is a good one. It seems that there is a strong story and mythology, and that's an important thing to me. So what do you think ? Should I play it ? Is it a must ? In this case, should I start from the first one (1994, that's pretty old) ? I wouldn't like it to just be thrown in the middle of the story, ignoring 90% of the background culture.

Any recommandations ? Other comparable, more accessible, newish games ?

Thanks.

PS : BTW, are Blizzard planning a Warcraft IV ?

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my favourite RTS is C&C: Tiberian Sun

Starcraft and Warcraft are both good games, and so long as you don't get sucked into WoW (it's worse than crack) they are good healthy fun! :D

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Hi,

- I'm interested in playing an RTS game with an RPG touch and thought Warcraft is a good one. It seems that there is a strong story and mythology, and that's an important thing to me. So what do you think ? Should I play it ? Is it a must ? In this case, should I start from the first one (1994, that's pretty old) ? I wouldn't like it to just be thrown in the middle of the story, ignoring 90% of the background culture.

Any recommandations ? Other comparable, more accessible, newish games ?

Thanks.

PS : BTW, are Blizzard planning a Warcraft IV ?

I've played the first one, and it really didn't had much of a story. I didn't play the second, so I can't comment on that one. Start with Warcraft 3 Reign of Chaos, finish it and then go for Warcraft 3 The Frozen Throne. It will not be a problem if you haven't played the previous games these two.

And about Warcraft IV, a guy from Blizzard said that if their developers like, they will make Warcraft IV. I'm guessing they are already working on it, figuring out the story and such things. But I bet they will not announce anything until the are done with WoW. And that should be at least a year from now. Maybe even more, they still have Starcraft 2: Zerg campaign to announce at the next Blizzcon, and Starcraft 2: Protoss campaign at the one after. And possible Diablo 3 expansions. Not to mention another expansion for WoW. :)

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Pack your bags and say goodbye to the family. You'll never come back. In all seriousness I am slightly intimidated by the WC community and haven't taken the plunge myself. One thing for sure the Warcraft thread here is huge. Amazing devotion and committment.

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Pack your bags and say goodbye to the family. You'll never come back. In all seriousness I am slightly intimidated by the WC community and haven't taken the plunge myself. One thing for sure the Warcraft thread here is huge. Amazing devotion and committment.

He's referring to Warcraft I-III, not World of Warcraft. :) I thought they were ok RTS games but I stink at those.

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It's a great game but it's somewhat outdated so try and look past the graphics. I started playing it back in '04 without playing any of the previous Warcraft games. At first, it's a little odd but you learn to understand the perspectives and stories of the respective characters and factions.

EDIT: I was referring to Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos and its expansion, The Frozen Throne.

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Yes. Warcraft III (and expansion) are quite fun and have a good story to keep you interested. In fact, the retail game comes with a large booklet that is part manual and party background story. As for Warcraft I & II, I briefly played them but don't remember much of a story. Besides, orcs, elves, and undead hordes are used so often in our culture you will hardly be lost.

The multiplayer is quite fun too, in particular a custom map (Dota) has become very popular.

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I still play WC3 today; it's a great game.

You can start at WC3: ROC (the original) and do just fine with the story. Blizzard does a good job. If you want to go back further, I'd go to WC2. Warcraft 1 is pretty damn old.

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Warcraft III still stands as one of my top, if not the top, RTS game i have played. The online community is still huge (the top selling PC games for July? Warcraft III battle chest was on there) especially with games like DOTA which has a huge online community. The single player was also fun.

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Warcraft 3 is an amazing RTS game, I'd like to think they've aged better than Command & Conquer titles.

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He's referring to Warcraft I-III, not World of Warcraft. :) I thought they were ok RTS games but I stink at those.

Thanks for the heads up. Need to put the glasses on!

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