World of Warcraft - ideal xmas pressie?

cotsvale

My son is addicted to this game and has already ordered the expansion pack. I sometimes ban him from it for 3-4 days and he always thanks me!! He does not go out much as he plays on line with his friends from school but they seem to chat a lot as well as play the game and he is always laughing and having fun on it. As his exams come up next year we have already discussed that he will be allowed limited time on it so that he can revise properly. He comes off it at meal times, I insist we eat as a family and he has to switch it off 1/2 an hour before bed for some down time. I think he is on it too much but I am just glad that at 15 he is not out on the streets, I know where he is and I know he is not in trouble. If his room gets too messy I take away his keyboard and mouse....nothing works better to get him to do his room LOL.

manhattan

be careful with games like this.
i brought a friend battlefield game last xmas and he is seriously totally addicted to it and now has no life.

gets up in the morning before work plays the game,goes to work,comes home straight on the game until the early hours. every day every weekend.

its the worst present i have ever purchased.

wibbleboy

hobo28 wrote:

This could be an ideal xmas present for a keen computer gamer. Be warned though that this is possibly the most addictive game in the entire world!

I'd say that Guild Wars Nightfall would make a better gift, it's currently on Preorder at Amazon for £17.99 (released on Friday), and you get the preorder pack for free. There's no monthly fee for playing, so the receiver doesn't incur extra costs for the gift.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000HK567K/

Jamz

WOW is fantastic and for all you worries parents out there you can actually set up parental controls on what times your child can play, just make sure you set up the account for them

wendy_the_goat

They do a £1.50 14 day trial in Game (and it IS only as trial, not the full game but worth it all the same).
Bought my brother it today as i'm going to get him WoW and a subscription for xmas but wanted to make sure he liked it first. He's addicted to Runescape and wanted to try somthing different.

libitina_2

Wendy, he'll love it. My son loved runescape until his account was hacked, cue heartbroken child who'd spent a long time building it up.
he's now happily addicted to WoW.

alzeebub

wibbleboy wrote:

I'd say that Guild Wars Nightfall would make a better gift, it's currently on Preorder at Amazon for £17.99 (released on Friday), and you get the preorder pack for free. There's no monthly fee for playing, so the receiver doesn't incur extra costs for the gift.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000HK567K/

I guess this comes down to personal taste, but for me GW just didnt do it.

WoW on the other hand did it for me big time, there's a game thats made well, runs well and plays well.... 5million subscribers worldwide can't be wrong! There's no other game of the type that comes anywhere near that for subscribers.

icecubequeen

i am another widow to world of warcraft, its all my other does and talks about :mad:

Forum_Advisor

Carnifex wrote:

It is currently 9.99 at play.com

http://www.play.com/Games/PC/4-/185225/World_Of_Warcraft/Product.html

Not sure its a good xmas present though because of the subscription fees.

Thanks i just ordered this, should keep me entertained during Xmas;) And i used Quidco.

gam3r

wish i could, just cant hack the subscription fee though:(