I'm just getting into WOW and I'm looking at the Warcraft RPG. I like what I've seen so far, but I know nothing of the WOW world except that WOW gnomes, undead, and trolls are cool. Where might I find a history of the Warcraft universe that I could read to familiarize myself with the world?
All great links. Nothing more I can really add to that.
But what server are you looking at joining? I've just recently come back to the game and would love to help with anything you might need in game. I have 5 level 85 PCs split between two servers Moonguard (RP) and Twisting Nether (RP-PvP), Moonguard being my Alliance server and TN being my Horde server.
Happy to help by giving you a good chunk of starting cash, I love helping out new players. Shoot me an email if you're interested in the offer: approachingwinter@gmail.com
Thanks for the offer, but I have the Starter Version (the one capped at level 20), and am unlikely to be able to upgrade soon, so I don't really need the money.
Thanks for the offer, but I have the Starter Version (the one capped at level 20), and am unlikely to be able to upgrade soon, so I don't really need the money.
I had an account from 2008-2011 and just canceled.
Yes, it was only $15 per month, but I found that I only played 1-3 times per month, generally while waiting at an airport.
Humor Begins Also, with the release of "Kung Fu panda - the reckoning," it appears that the new, targeted demographic is being pulled away from watching Elmo. It is tough to be in a party dungeon delving when you hear one of your party members say, "mommy, I made a poopy on the 'puter." Humor Ends
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In service,
Rich
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Another great resource for WoW Lore are the "Know Your Lore" articles on the WoW Insider website. These articles turned me from a player who never read/cared about Lore to the guy who constantly spouts out "Gee whiz" Lore trivia to my guildies while we're playing. Keep in mind, however, that they're all written about specific lore as it stood at the time of the article's writing. Some stuff is out-of-date.
As an addendum, WoW Insider (wow.joystiq.com) in general is a really good site for all kinds of WoW-related information.
Thanks,
cos
Are you interested in playing on the Roleplay servers?
For a general overview of each race's general outlook (at least, pre-cataclysm) I'd look at these fantastic articles from the "All The World's a Stage" column."
The Know Your Lore articles, as Cosmo says, are equally awesome, though usually cater to specific lore topics.
So far, I haven't stepped outside the roleplay servers.
I played WoW from August 2008 to June 2011, the game was pretty good but I ended up quitting after the new Cataclysm expansion. One of the big draws to WoW(for me at least) was the promise of continuing the plot of Warcraft III, and once that was done and I got my Shadowmourne, I felt a sense of closure and being "done" with the game that was immensely satisfying, and had no interest in Cataclysm beyond a day or two being a Worgen named Wolf with a wolf pet named Wolf.
I played WoW from August 2008 to June 2011, the game was pretty good but I ended up quitting after the new Cataclysm expansion. One of the big draws to WoW(for me at least) was the promise of continuing the plot of Warcraft III, and once that was done and I got my Shadowmourne, I felt a sense of closure and being "done" with the game that was immensely satisfying, and had no interest in Cataclysm beyond a day or two being a Worgen named Wolf with a wolf pet named Wolf.
LoL! Yes! I can see the appeal of that!
I should have quit back in August when I got shut out of the Northend quests after installing Cataclysm.
I was trying to finish the Northend up, but, when I leveled to 81, I could no longer apply to parties doing Northend dungeons.
Later, I went back and tried to do the dungeons on my own, but, even at level 85, I was not able to solo the final dungeon quests in the Northend.
Also, my guild basically just dried up about five months into Cataclysm. There must be a fairly substantial loss of US players at this point if my server realm is representative.
When the Kung Fu Panda expansion was announced, I realized that was no longer in the demographic of interest for the game.
That is in no way a dig at Blizzard. What they have done is amazing! It is just like saying that you no longer want to play Chutes and Ladders. That takes nothing away from the classic game or Parker Bros (now part of WotC).
In service,
Rich
PS I was always tempted to write a short story where a character performs a bunch of quests only to find that the lairs he cleaned out and the villains he vanquished have all inexplicably returned from the dead! :-D It would have to start and end with the character at a sanitarium, perhaps doing a flashback.
Interestingly, the "starter edition" (free) is a great way to build up a solid set of level 20 characters. While I've only been playing for a few months, hindsight tells me that I should have taken a total of 9 characters to 20th. Six primaries (covering the professions) and 3 bank-alts. Crank the professions as high as they'll go, stuff their banks to the gills with gathered materials (including the full rack of bank bag slots on each one) and make your wallet full of gold via Archaeology (well, reasonaby so).
Once you're ready to upgrade to a paying subscription you'll already have a ready source of stuff to sell on the AH and be able to mail stuff between your characters with crafted gear.
EDIT: no Archaeology on the freebie, but that's ok. I wish that I had more patience when starting out. It would have the alts' lives a lot easier. :)
EDIT #2: 6 primaries and 2 bank-alts. Alll characters in the same faction. 9th slot for a Death Knight, 10th "held" for a monk.