WoW Stuff - Imago

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I have never played arenas, so I am leaving no score. I am surprised to see, however, how consistently low marks have been awarded to each and every arena in the game.

Imago, on October 23, 2009

Battlegrounds

Battlegrounds :: Alterac Valley

Personally, I liked AV much more back in the old days, when the battles would go for days at an end... It really felt grand and epic. After the changes to the battleground, it turned into total zergfest with two sides often completely ignoring each others' presence in a mad rush to the finish.

I still participate from time to time, but it lost most of its appeal.

Imago, on October 23, 2009

Battlegrounds :: Arathi Basin

+1

This is probably the most well-balanced battleground. The gameplay is dynamic, the co-operation and communication is necessary, traveling times between points of interest - just the right length. It never drags for too long and throughout the game you really get the sense of competition.

Imago, on October 23, 2009

Battlegrounds :: Eye of the Storm

Somehow I never could get into this one. Something just never felt right about it. Being a patchwork of WSG and AB, I feel like this battleground never really got its own identity.

Imago, on October 23, 2009

Battlegrounds :: Isle of Conquest

+1

The only battleground at the moment, that truly feels epic. I wish the game maintained the old system of battlegrounds having their own reputation and vendors. I would not mind grinding my way to exalted in this one.

Imago, on October 23, 2009

Battlegrounds :: Strand of the Ancients

I think the previews rose my expectations too much - and then the reality never met what I have imagined.

I do play it from time to time, but never really put too much heart into it.

Imago, on October 23, 2009

Battlegrounds :: Warsong Gulch

+1

The amount of time needed to be spent in order to earn Exalted reputation with the Warsong faction is absolutely ridiculous!

Imago, on October 23, 2009

Boss Encounters :: Onyxia's Lair

Boss Encounters :: Onyxia's Lair :: Onyxia (60)

Boss Encounters :: Onyxia's Lair :: Onyxia (80)

One of the all-time favorite encounters in WoW.

The fact that they named the achievements after the infamous Onyxia wipe sound-byte is just priceless.

Imago, on October 23, 2009

Boss Encounters :: Onyxia's Lair :: Onyxia Solo

Capital Cities :: Orgrimmar

Capital Cities :: Silvermoon

I am surprised Blizzard did not anticipate Silvermoon and Exodar becoming ghost towns they are at the moment. While the city is absolutely gorgeous, there is just no incentive for the players to come there. Perhaps a simple direct portal to Dalaran could make it a destination of choice for the Horde players.

Imago, on October 23, 2009

Capital Cities :: Stormwind

Capital Cities :: The Exodar

-1

Hello? llo... lo... o...

Is anyobody in there? in there... ere... e...

Nope.

Imago, on October 23, 2009

Capital Cities :: Undercity

Five years playing the game and I still usually make a full circle around the central area before I find the bat handler!

When you consider though, that this is a feature, not a bug... well I can't.

The echoes of the conversation between Arthas and his father in the entrance hall are a great touch.

Imago, on October 23, 2009

Characters :: Forsaken :: Sylvanas Windrunner

Probably one of most interestingly written and tragic figures in the Warcraft lore. I remember turning her into the banshee in Warcraft 3... Never felt quite right.

Imago, on October 23, 2009

Characters :: Orcs and Half-Orcs :: Thrall

+1

What can I add?...

He's the boss.

Imago, on October 23, 2009

Classes :: Warriors

I came to WoW without any previous MMO background. I decided to try it (in beta) mainly because of my love for the Warcraft RTS franchise. Orc Warrior was as classic of a combo as one could think of. He is still my main, and to be honest only character I bother to play.

The only thing I could wish for is to do just a bit more dps in arms... but maybe it's just my gear.

Imago, on October 23, 2009

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Classes :: Warriors :: Arms

I think arms could use a bit more work in order to become more desirable in raid environment, but hell, I love it.

Imago, on October 23, 2009

Classes :: Warriors :: Fury

I tried playing fury for some time, but I always felt like a half-*** rogue rather than a warrior. Since then I dual spec between Protection and Arms builds.

Imago, on October 23, 2009

Classes :: Warriors :: Protection

Ah, remember the good old times when "tank" pretty much equaled a protection warrior?

Those were the days...

Now I mostly play DPS as Arms warrior, simply because there are way too many tanks of all kinds in my guild and I generally avoid PUGs like disease.

Imago, on October 23, 2009

Dungeons :: Northrend :: Culling of Stratholme

I liked this chapter of the lore much more in the Warcraft 3 game, but still I think it is one of the better instances. Just wish Arthas would move a bit faster.

Imago, on October 23, 2009

Dungeons :: Northrend :: The Nexus

While the gameplay leaves much to be desired, I love the art direction both in terms of visuals and audio in this instance.

Imago, on October 23, 2009

Dungeons :: Northrend :: The Oculus

+2

Developer: So me and the guys came up with this idea of the instance in which you travel from platform to platform on drakes and then fight a big drake while on a small drake...

Producer: And...?

Developer: That's it!

Producer: Love it, let's do it.

I usually can't get a group for oculus even among most hardcore Daily heroic grinders.

Imago, on October 23, 2009

Dungeons :: Northrend :: The Violet Hold

I'm always up for a quick run in VH. Once you get a good gear it is no challenge, but the element of randomness and well-done timing makes it an enjoyable run.

Imago, on October 23, 2009

Dungeons :: Northrend :: Trial of the Champion

Gets old fast. My only incentive to go back there is the extra seal that drops in HC mode.

Imago, on October 23, 2009

Game Content :: The Burning Crusade :: Fury of the Sunwell

Game Content :: The Burning Crusade :: Voice Chat

+1

used it once. lasted around 2 minutes. Ventrilo all the way since then.

Some of the new players don't even know there is voice chat in the WoW client. That says a lot.

Imago, on October 23, 2009

Playable Races

Playable Races :: Blood Elves

+1

I love how devious and vicious Blood Elves are. behind the pretty facade hides true evil. Great counterpart to the noble hippie Night Elves.

Imago, on October 24, 2009

Playable Races :: Draenei

The only Alliance race I would ever consider having a character on... not that I'm gonna.

Imago, on October 24, 2009

Playable Races :: Dwarves

-4

i don't think I get dwarfs. Never did.

Imago, on October 24, 2009

Playable Races :: Gnomes

Small is beautiful they say... Obviously they never played WoW.

Imago, on October 24, 2009

Playable Races :: Humans

Ever since the Warcraft RTS games I disliked humans.

Imago, on October 24, 2009

Playable Races :: Night Elves

+1

I admit it. I had a NE character once. Leveled him up to 43 and then abandoned, simply because I just could not stand looking at him anymore.

Night Elves are one of the many reasons I play HORDE.

Imago, on October 24, 2009

Playable Races :: Orcs

Simply love 'em. Ever since first Warcraft RTS.

Imago, on October 23, 2009

Playable Races :: Tauren

+2

Is there anything more intimidating than a giant cow in tier-whatever gear charging at you?

Imago, on October 24, 2009

Playable Races :: Trolls

Best voice on female /train emote.

Imago, on October 24, 2009

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Playable Races :: Undead

I wish they were a bit MORE creepy... But then it could be worse, I could be playing that censored Chinese version of WoW, so I shut up.

Imago, on October 24, 2009

Professions :: Alchemy

Alchemy misses some "cool". Something fun, weird and a bit silly like most of the Engineering creations. Maybe a potion or two that transforms players into different creatures? Maybe a small small chance of things going wrong during the elixir making? I don't really know.

While this is my primary profession of choice, it is just too proper.

Imago, on October 23, 2009

Professions :: Cooking

very useful and often overseen profession. The only thing that bugs me is that I am stuck at 159 recipes! need one more for the achievement :)

Imago, on October 23, 2009

Professions :: First Aid

Isn't it about time for a better top tier bangage? Maybe something made of four pieces of cloth?

Imago, on October 23, 2009

Professions :: Fishing

Still no custom fishing bobbers (as of patch 3.2)... I do enjoy the profession quite a bit though... for reasons largely unknown.

Imago, on October 23, 2009

Professions :: Herbalism

I enjoyed leveling it up, but once maxed out, there isn't really much to it rather than running a pre-defined path in Snow Peaks to gather the two top-tier herbs and maybe a couple of Frost Lotus.

Imago, on October 23, 2009

Realm Types :: Normal

-2

Too safe for the game named Warcraft. While PvP may be harder to play on, it makes way more sense and provides that extra level of excitement.

Imago, on October 23, 2009

Realm Types :: PVP

Playing on Normal servers always felt to me as exciting as playing FPS games with /godmode on. Yes, you do level faster but the excitement and suspense is gone.

Playing on PvP sever can be challenging, frustrating and often times tedious, but hell, this is the game about a conflict between two factions, where danger lurks behind every corner.

Imago, on October 23, 2009

Realm Types :: RP

+2

While personally I would not play on a RP or RP-PvP server, I think it is great this type of realms are provided for the people who enjoy this kind of thing.

Imago, on October 23, 2009

Realm Types :: RP-PVP

Screenshots :: Bugs - Glitches :: Secret path above Undercity

Screenshots :: Miscellaneous :: Baby murlocs in Borean Tundra

+1

if I could only have them follow me all the time! But then what's next? My Little Pony mount?

Imago, on October 23, 2009

Seasonal Events

I second that.

Also, where is the.... what's-its-name, the lame holiday where you go put a candle on a tomb and get some free food? I want to rate THAT ONE down.

Imago, on October 23, 2009

Seasonal Events :: Argent Tournament

Seasonal Events :: Brewfest

Seasonal Events :: Children's Week

-3

Well, you just posted it right here

*punches Aetian in the ear*

Imago, on October 23, 2009

+1

I like this holiday quite a bit. While there isn't much to do once your character has all the flight paths, the companion of a small orphan for the duration of the event is a nice change.

A must holiday for the pet collectors, too.

Imago, on October 23, 2009

Seasonal Events :: Hallow's End

Seasonal Events :: Love is in the Air

Seasonal Events :: Lunar Festival

Seasonal Events :: Midsummer

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Seasonal Events :: Noblegarden

-3

One of my favorite holidays. It is silly beyond belief. I never quite got the whole Easter idea (how do we get from crucifixion to a chocolate bunny in an egg?) and the Noblegarden seems to be as ridiculous.

Imago, on October 23, 2009

Seasonal Events :: Pilgrim's Bounty

+2

I am gonna withhold from voting until the holiday actually happens, but if I understand correctly, it will finally let me get my 160 cooking recipes achievement - and that in itself is a big plus for me.

Imago, on October 23, 2009

Seasonal Events :: Winter veil

Zones

Zones :: Northrend

Zones :: Northrend :: Borean Tundra

While the zone falls short when compared to the Fjord as a starting area, it still provides quite a good introduction to the Northrend for the newcomers. It may be not great as a whole, but contains a number of little fun things that just make it worth your while.

I love the P.E.T.A. spoof, and the entire murloc questline. The cute little baby murlocs quest is just priceless. For that quest itself, I am giving the zone an Artifact rating.

Imago, on October 23, 2009

Zones :: Northrend :: Crystalsong Forest

While there is pretty much nothing to do in the zone (except for the Dalaran city), I am giving it a Artifact rating based purely on aesthetics. To be more precise - the crystal trees. Yes, they look THAT good.

Imago, on October 23, 2009

Zones :: Northrend :: Dragonblight

Can't love this zone, can't hate it. It is a good one, but by no means great.

Some of the highlights for me are the Bronze Dragonflight time-bending quests and of course the wrath gate event.

In overall though, I felt like this zone kept me in for way too long and in the end I was eager to move on to other places.

Imago, on October 23, 2009

Zones :: Northrend :: Grizzly Hills

Vast space with rather few things to do.

I see lots of people love the music - personally I mute it as soon as I enter.

Imago, on October 23, 2009

Zones :: Northrend :: Howling Fjord

-1

Aaaah the music! Make it stop!!!

While some people seem to like it, I wish someone would develop the addon that would automatically mute the music in the Fjord and Grizzly Hills.

It's like listening to bagpipe marching band.

Once muted though, it is a fantastic zone with a lot of variety, many different quest lines and of course the turkey slaughter achievement!

Imago, on October 23, 2009

Zones :: Northrend :: Icecrown

-2

Probably the best use of phasing technology in the game so far. The ability to dynamically change the look of the zone as one progresses through the main quest lines is fantastic. Flight points are a nice reward and incentive to do so.

Once all the quests are completed, the amount of daily quests (especially if you include the Tournament Grounds) makes it my favorite destination for a daily influx of gold (25x15g=375g, and that's not counting all the stuff you will end up selling to the vendor).

My only beef with this zone is perhaps the fact that so many high level mobs and elites are placed there seemingly for aesthetic purposes only, giving players no reason to engage them.

Imago, on October 23, 2009

Zones :: Northrend :: Sholazar basin

The music feels like something from a Pop-Cap game, the trees make my framerate drop when run on the highest settings that even Dalaran accepts otherwise.

The rivalry between the Oracles and Frenzyheart makes for an interesting place to quest, but the dailies get tiresome quickly.

And this may be a personal thing, but I can't freaking stand Nesingway.

Imago, on October 23, 2009

Zones :: Northrend :: The Storm Peaks

+1

Very good zone. Progressing though it really gives a sense of discovery and unfolding of the story. My only beef with the place is that I did a certain daily every day since the WotLK came out and my polar bear mount still did not drop.

Imago, on October 23, 2009

Zones :: Northrend :: Wintergrasp

I'm sure a lot of comments are going to talk about the PvP aspect of the zone.

Personally I love going there in the off-time to fish and listen to the music. So calming.

Imago, on October 23, 2009

Zones :: Northrend :: Zul'Drak

I've never been a fan of the Troll lore and zones, but this one turned me around.

Interesting quests, lots of variety, introduction to the arena quests, riding the giant... lots to do. Wish more zones presented this level of diversity.

Imago, on October 23, 2009

Zones :: Outland

Zones :: Outland :: Blade's Edge Mountains

While the quests in this zone may not be the best of their kind, the bold art direction deserves high praise. Seeing dragons impaled on the mountain spikes was one of the most memorable events during my stay in Outland.

Imago, on October 23, 2009

Zones :: Outland :: Hellfire Peninsula

+1

Since i never had the pleasure of pushing an alt all the way from 1-80, I was not forced to re-visit this zone, thus my impressions are purely based on the first time I've seen it.

After years of playing on the old continent, crossing the Dark Portal, seeing the crazy landscape and the battle happening right in front of me was an unforgettable experience. And that's how I like to remember Hellfire.

Imago, on October 23, 2009

Zones :: Outland :: Nagrand

Typically computer graphics (especially WoW's lo-fi flavor) don't impress me when trying to imitate nature. In my opinion, Nagrad is on of the weakest zones in Outland. I lean much more towards a completely "outlandish" (pardon the bad pun) zones like Blade's Edge or Netherstorm.

Imago, on October 23, 2009

Zones :: Outland :: Netherstorm

Great concept for the zone, interesting quests, lots of instances.

While majority of the zone is bland and dark, it features numbers of very interesting hot-spots such as eco domes, the field of giants, mana forges - making traveling and questing around a generally pleasant experience.

Imago, on October 23, 2009

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Zones :: Outland :: Shadowmoon Valley

+1

I see what they intended to do here, but Shadowmoon just does not appeal to me.

It is kind of Desolace in space. Vast, dull and color-less. The only thing I remember about playing this zone was the grind. Grinding the elementals... grinding the Neverwing rep...

Imago, on October 23, 2009

Zones :: Outland :: Terokkar Forest

Maybe it is the countless hours I spent gathering herbs in this zone, maybe it is the shimmer of light passing through the tree tops - not sure, but Terokkar is my favorite forest-themed zone of the game so far.

Imago, on October 23, 2009

Zones :: Outland :: Zangarmarsh

While the art style of this zone is fantastic, it does get tiresome, especially considering how much time one has to spend there in order to complete all the quests. Giving it 3/5, simply because I am torn: on one hand I hated the experience, on the other I cannot deny that it looks amazing.

Imago, on October 23, 2009

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