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[HyeJinx1984]

hmmm..he was the Priestess of The Moon's boyfriend?

No, she IS the Priestess of the Moon, lol. Her boyfriend was Furion, he's hibernating in the game.

Also, just cause I'm an immature little jerk, look what Arrah just did!



He's so naughty.. moral of the day? Don't leave your charcater AFK around me!!

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Oh ok..how about the chars..? You can have as much as it pleases you or you have to create new acounts for new characters?

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loool jynx..whos ara..? The dwarf?

[HyeJinx1984]

You can have 8 different characters per account. And I'm the one getting, ahem, serviced.

Damn, I'm such a little kid... but only in this thread.

[Emil]

Is it a more platform oriented game or action oriented game? Don't tell me both...I might buy it if it's one of the two...

Tell me what the difference is and I'll give you an answer.

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Tell me what the difference is and I'll give you an answer.

Well in the case of

platform: You have to jump here and there to advance, solve easy but frustrating puzzles. You have to pickup stupid little pickups (most of the time they are money, stars or anything..).

action: 90% of the gaming time is spent killing ennemies. Your character grwos more and more powerful. There is nothing frustrating like solving puzzels or trying to access a stupid platform by jumping and everything.

I don't feel like doing an exposé..so is it more like Tomb Raider or Dinasty Warrior/Enter the Matrix/Devil May cry/etc..?

[Emil]

I am going to say both. There are puzzles to solve, but in later levels. Now all I am doing is killing people and gaining more weapon skills. http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/action/p...+of+persia+ps2

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tx, how stupid of me.. I did not even consider viewing its review lol

[GSTracer05]

I'm the resident World of Warcrafter here, with my Night Elf Druid 'Arrah'

Obviously, I think it's worth shelling out 15 bucks a month for, and if you are gonna get it, treat yourself to the collector's edition.. there's nothing like it man. More than actual game play this game is all about ennviroment and atmosphere. The gameplay can get repatetive, but that's almost not even the point of teh game... the point is to visit cool characters, discover new towned and go adventuring in wild new locations. The fun is exploring and completing quest, not the fighting.

Also, if someone's going to get this game I suggest they play through War Craft III first, 90% of the fun of this game is seeing all the places I've fought before in the previous game and running into characters from the previous games, etc... you'll just appreciate the world around you more.

Anyway, that's my half ass review for now.

Well I have beaten WC3 and Frozen Throne so I know the storylines and characters. My question is, is WOW more similar to say Diablo or to Everquest? I didnt enjoy everquest or dark age of camelot very much so I never purchased them.

Also, lets talk about skill. Do you need to be skilled at the game or can anyone just run around doing missions and exploring? I'm comparing it to a game like Diablo 2 in which I used to duel in hardcore mode. Do you need to plan and execute and build your skills or is it just one of those to wander around, seeing sights, killing occasional monsters. How is the game challenge?

[HyeJinx1984]

Well I have beaten WC3 and Frozen Throne so I know the storylines and characters. My question is, is WOW more similar to say Diablo or to Everquest? I didnt enjoy everquest or dark age of camelot very much so I never purchased them.

Also, lets talk about skill. Do you need to be skilled at the game or can anyone just run around doing missions and exploring? I'm comparing it to a game like Diablo 2 in which I used to duel in hardcore mode. Do you need to plan and execute and build your skills or is it just one of those to wander around, seeing sights, killing occasional monsters. How is the game challenge?

There are regular quests and elite quests. Regular quests take skill, but basically with enough trial and error you'll get then. Elite quests, which give far more XP, take a lot of skill and planning and usually involve multiple people to acomplish.