Ships Ahoy - World of Warcraft

'World of Warcraft' Now Available (thanks Frans) is the press release announcing the North American retail launch of Blizzard's highly anticipated MMORPG:
Blizzard Entertainment® today announced that "World of Warcraft®," its eagerly awaited massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), is now available in North America, Australia and New Zealand. With a monthly subscription, players can experience the epic adventure of the "Warcraft®" series in an immersive and continually evolving online environment. "World of Warcraft" is already in Open Beta in Korea and Closed Beta in Europe, and further details regarding the Final Beta Test in Europe and additional beta tests in Asia will be announced in the near future.
Update: On a related note, Slashdot | Vivendi Jilts WoW CE Pre-order Customers (thanks Mike Martinez) outlines problems some customers have experienced getting their pre-orders for the Collector's Edition fulfilled.
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Grr...
Nov 23, 2004, 17:16
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Grr... Nov 23, 2004, 17:16
Nov 23, 2004, 17:16
 
Just got back from EB and they were sold out!

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Re: World of what?
Nov 23, 2004, 17:01
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Re: World of what? Nov 23, 2004, 17:01
Nov 23, 2004, 17:01
 
I just need a little more then WoW has to offer, so I have been playing EQ2 a few weeks now and I enjoy it alot more cause of it's complexity and it's gfx and other features.

How is the frame rate for you? I've read several reviews that have been highly critical and how poorly the engine runs, especially considering it doesn't look nearly as good as other games that run better.

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Re: World of what?
Nov 23, 2004, 17:00
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Re: World of what? Nov 23, 2004, 17:00
Nov 23, 2004, 17:00
 
The honeymoon period begins, and the fans will rejoice.. until 2 weeks later they realise that WoW is just another treadmill MMO with a fancy interface, and they'll go back to playing CS.

I'd personally much rather play with 15 year old lifers in WoW than CS. At least in WoW, they can't team kill for fun.

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Re: World of what?
Nov 23, 2004, 16:43
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Re: World of what? Nov 23, 2004, 16:43
Nov 23, 2004, 16:43
 
I must be that 1 guy in 300 that likes EQ2 over WoW.
I played WoW through the whole closed and open beta. Tried lots of races and classes. The thing that I thought I would hate the most was the gfx, but I actually got to like it in time. It's got a nice feel to it even though it's grossly low poly. The thing is that Wow is just...too good, or maybe too easy is a better word. Everyone can get into WoW fast and become high lvl in a few weeks.

I just need a little more then WoW has to offer, so I have been playing EQ2 a few weeks now and I enjoy it alot more cause of it's complexity and it's gfx and other features.

Hope you guys will enjoy WoW, it's a great game.

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thinking about it
Nov 23, 2004, 16:40
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thinking about it Nov 23, 2004, 16:40
Nov 23, 2004, 16:40
 
I think I may pick this game up after I graduate this December. Video games and homework don't mix very well for me (homework always loses) which is why I've never picked up a MMORPG before. I get sucked into games enough when they've got much more limited content. Once I have a job, though, $15 isn't much and I think this would be a pretty good way to kill off a couple of hours after work each day.

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World of what?
Nov 23, 2004, 16:27
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World of what? Nov 23, 2004, 16:27
Nov 23, 2004, 16:27
 
The honeymoon period begins, and the fans will rejoice.. until 2 weeks later they realise that WoW is just another treadmill MMO with a fancy interface, and they'll go back to playing CS.

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Re: No subject
Nov 23, 2004, 16:13
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Re: No subject Nov 23, 2004, 16:13
Nov 23, 2004, 16:13
 
I guess that is kinda like the US having to wait for Gothic and Gothic II.. except this is a MMO of course. heh Not quite so massive w/o Europe.

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No subject
Nov 23, 2004, 15:52
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Nov 23, 2004, 15:52
 
Damn them for creating this great game and making us europeans wait until next year

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Re: Oh Goody!
Nov 23, 2004, 15:41
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Re: Oh Goody! Nov 23, 2004, 15:41
Nov 23, 2004, 15:41
 
Bah! Blizzard and their poxy regional servers!

I live in the UK and wont get to play till next year!!1

boo hoo no fair...

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Oh Goody!
Nov 23, 2004, 15:15
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Oh Goody! Nov 23, 2004, 15:15
Nov 23, 2004, 15:15
 
I just hope they've fixed the spawning bugs from the beta. If so, this is gonna' be good!

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Any low prices in retail stores?
Nov 23, 2004, 15:08
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Any low prices in retail stores? Nov 23, 2004, 15:08
Nov 23, 2004, 15:08
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For the game and game/time cards?

The lowest price I have seen is $44.99 at Circuit City as I notied in AQFL: http://www.aqfl.net/?q=node/view/578#comment
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W00t
Nov 23, 2004, 15:06
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W00t Nov 23, 2004, 15:06
Nov 23, 2004, 15:06
 
Finally, the wait is over.

Now I can actually keep all the cool stuff I find

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