Warcrack!

I've tried online games before: shooters, cards, RTS, and RPG. The final word in online gaming belongs to Blizzard.

Seriously.
They've turned in a professional and thoroughly, enjoyable performance.
I've encounterd no bugs, and only heard of a few. Let me say, I haven't explored to the extent others have, but I've logged some time.
I can quip, or gripe about some playbalancing, but.... holy jesus, if the major complaints I've heard, or read, are play-balancing.... on a game that is less than a month old, four if you include the beta's...

But my enjoyment. and the reason I haven't liked like online before is the solo/group problem. Warcraft has done themselves proud with some simple things like the different type of servers and realms and the Pvp toggles inside each game. The instances, which I haven't encountered yet(a couple more levels), sound intriquing. The guild idea was a stroke of genious. I like XAL and Rat, but without the guild, even getting together with Rez, Brian, Cy, and Rachele would be a trial. The instant party making and managing works well. I like starting something solo and running into someone on the same kill ten of these quests and instantly working together. Which brings up the next thing. My friends and I, both online and off, can't arrange time together for crap. And to be able to get a co-op feel without scheduling, on the fly is excellent. I think this is further helped by the reams. If you want to PK, go to a different server. If you want to duel, ask! Simple things go a long way to enjoyment.

I haven't even covered the wide range of quests I've found so far. It is quest oriented, something that, if it didn't exist, the other nice things I've mentioned wouldn't matter as much. While killing Troggs is fun.... there so much more. and I'm still a newbie. I want to see the other stuff. I want to experience it, and even what I've already experienced as other characters. I need to play the Horde at some point. We need a soulriders guild for the horde as well. I mentioned it to Rezzie, maybe if we get a ground swell it can happen.

Oh. And lets not forget the mail. Which makes the guild even better. I would hate to have to use the auction house as my only source of things.




posted by KP at 11:41 AM