From the game that should be on the biggest black list going...

The Wraith of the Lich King adds more to the initial disk/burning crusade and fans will go mental at all the exciting new bits.

Good points...
1. Kids and special kinds of adults love it
2. It creates an alternate world for people to exist in
3. Its continually expanding to give you more and more to do
4. You can watch videos on the web of other people battling, join a clan to help in battles and create your own characters.
5. New box with Lord of the Rings style character and title

Bad points
1. Its a subscription game so this part is just the bait
2. You have to sign up to play this with your credit/debit card
3. There is a small box somewhere on one page that if you don't untick it (its auto-ticked for your convenience) then they will continue to take money every month until you spot it
4. It eats hard disk space, so for all the updates it gives you you… more »

From the game that should be on the biggest black list going...

The Wraith of the Lich King adds more to the initial disk/burning crusade and fans will go mental at all the exciting new bits.

Good points...
1. Kids and special kinds of adults love it
2. It creates an alternate world for people to exist in
3. Its continually expanding to give you more and more to do
4. You can watch videos on the web of other people battling, join a clan to help in battles and create your own characters.
5. New box with Lord of the Rings style character and title

Bad points
1. Its a subscription game so this part is just the bait
2. You have to sign up to play this with your credit/debit card
3. There is a small box somewhere on one page that if you don't untick it (its auto-ticked for your convenience) then they will continue to take money every month until you spot it
4. It eats hard disk space, so for all the updates it gives you you have to have huge amounts of space and if your hard disk can't take the latest update you'll be locked out
5. As a kids you're living the fantasy playing for fun, as adults it'll turn you into the biggest geek ever and people will loathe hearing about every hour you waste of your lives on this...but it is a free world* so please enjoy.

* Well the WoW world isn't free its something just over £100 a year.

p.s. Did I mention that I vote this worse than any game ever created? This is even worse than the Crazy Frog Racer!!

This game, as a whole (IE WoW) is quite good and could get addictive. But the addiction stops as soon as you get to boring quests. And that happens a lot. Only in Northrend does it get a tad more exciting with tanks and using HUGE mounts. But thats one quest every 100 normal quests. IMHO a bit lame sometimes and I am only playing because I have spent such a long damn time levelling from one to 90, and other characters to 40 60 ect.

In terms of new Death Knight class. Fun at the start but way, way too powerful. Mage, hunter, rouge, priest etc will find it fairly difficult to kill a death knight the same level as them if the DK is any good. The same applies for Paladins. Some classes in the game are so highly biased that is just unbelievable. Because of this, doing some quests when a mage for example, or priest you will struggle because the monster is so powerful and hits so hard that its designed around a Paladin or Death Knight who not only hit hard, but can constantly heal… more »

This game, as a whole (IE WoW) is quite good and could get addictive. But the addiction stops as soon as you get to boring quests. And that happens a lot. Only in Northrend does it get a tad more exciting with tanks and using HUGE mounts. But thats one quest every 100 normal quests. IMHO a bit lame sometimes and I am only playing because I have spent such a long damn time levelling from one to 90, and other characters to 40 60 ect.

In terms of new Death Knight class. Fun at the start but way, way too powerful. Mage, hunter, rouge, priest etc will find it fairly difficult to kill a death knight the same level as them if the DK is any good. The same applies for Paladins. Some classes in the game are so highly biased that is just unbelievable. Because of this, doing some quests when a mage for example, or priest you will struggle because the monster is so powerful and hits so hard that its designed around a Paladin or Death Knight who not only hit hard, but can constantly heal them selves. When you speak to someone that is using one of those classes they will disagree. But since I have used a few different classes at fairly high level, what I am saying is true.

This game needs a serious redesign when/if a new expansion is released to keep customers happy.

Having played WoW since June 2007 I had a couple of well equipped 70s when this was released.

I welcomed the prospect of new content and challenges - but after levelling 5 characters to 80 I must say that WotLK is a tad disappointing.

Why? The quests are generally far too easy and I gained more satisfaction from looking at the beautifully realised landscape than from completing the quests.

Instances are now shorter - a fairly good thing IMO - but they are also too easy - many a lvl 66 can heal adequately in the start zone instances - this makes them seem less special.

Raids are also dumbed down - for example the much touted "Naxx" requires zero skill as a tank - just the right kit and some good Stamina. This makes completion easier but at the sacrifice of any sense of achievement.

Now although I have moaned - there are plusses. As the situation regarding healers is still far from resolved on my server(s) solo levelling is essential. For the right classes… more »

Having played WoW since June 2007 I had a couple of well equipped 70s when this was released.

I welcomed the prospect of new content and challenges - but after levelling 5 characters to 80 I must say that WotLK is a tad disappointing.

Why? The quests are generally far too easy and I gained more satisfaction from looking at the beautifully realised landscape than from completing the quests.

Instances are now shorter - a fairly good thing IMO - but they are also too easy - many a lvl 66 can heal adequately in the start zone instances - this makes them seem less special.

Raids are also dumbed down - for example the much touted "Naxx" requires zero skill as a tank - just the right kit and some good Stamina. This makes completion easier but at the sacrifice of any sense of achievement.

Now although I have moaned - there are plusses. As the situation regarding healers is still far from resolved on my server(s) solo levelling is essential. For the right classes (kites) you can solo nearly everything of importance through to 80. Yes it is boring to kite an Elite for 10 minutes - but it does enable you to achieve something without relying on a tme 80 pal or waiting for a group for an hour or three.

The downside of this is that ignorant 80s are widespread. People get to the max level and have no idea what they are doing as it is now so easy to get there. This makes endgame especially annoying as you expect an 80 to at least perform adequately as he has been playing for a long period (unless he paid a Chinese fella to level it for him!). However the spectacle of a Mage underperforming (dps) the tank in an instance is not uncommon.

Then of course there is the tedium of the halfwitted Death Knight. Stumbling about causing chaos. When played this class is a hoot. However too many folks create a DK ASAP and roll into situations and instances chock full of confidence and fresh out of ability. This has given them a bad rep - unfair for all the able DKs out there (all 3 of them).

As said before the landscapes are much nicer than those before. Grizzly Hills being a fave of mine.

Lots of new mobs (sadly plenty of recycles though) and factions but most of the latter are of little use until you are 80 or alternatively the gear you get sub-80 requires rep that you would be hard pressed to get whilst the gear is still useful - all very odd.

I recognise WoW has kept me amused for two years but sadly I can't see WotLK keeping my attention for much longer. The "empty" feeling of being 80 and idle hasn't improved since TBC.

I keep running into the fact that various things are set to make you keep subscribing rather than actually provide fun. Obsessively farming the (ridiculously high amounts of) gold for your Epic may appeal to some but to others it just seems like a ploy to keep the coffers of Blizz filled.

In short - if you play WoW already, you will have to buy. If you don't but are considering it, don't expect fantastic "endgame" but getting there will be fun.