World of Warcraft - ideal xmas pressie?

Jamz · 23 October 2006 at 9:22PM

The subscription fee has actually saved me money...

i used to buy at least 1 game a month but have only brought about 2 in the last 12 months

tr3mor · 23 October 2006 at 9:38PM

Don't buy it, you'll waste your life away!!!

Barney752 · 24 October 2006 at 10:31AM

I bought the trial version about 3 weeks ago, after 10 days i was so hooked i bought the real game of HMV.co.uk £9.99. It is like a drug, im trying to do homework now, but its taking all my willpower not to play it.

But it is just about the best game ever, oh yeh, and the first month is free.

( and i tried guildwars, it was ok, but it doesnt compare at all! )

alzeebub · 24 October 2006 at 2:11PM

Just to echo what many are saying here, this game and its' ilk really are time sinks. MMORPG's consume a massive amount of your time to progress within the game, and if you don't progress, you can't experience the game properly.

If you buy this for your OH or one of your kids, expect them to have difficulties making time to do homework. Going out will become a thing of the past, theyll spend all their free time playing this game.

My suggestion is to set restrictions early on, limit the amount of time they can play each day, insist they spend some free time outside or doing other things and of course homework must not suffer! Maybe then they wont become fat spotty oiks whose life revolves round an online game.

Maybe...

Amys · 24 October 2006 at 6:15PM

My son loves this, but he has also made a lot of new friends in different countries with it, he doesn't waste al his time on it.

Amazon have the expansion for pre-order down from £29.99 to £17.99

Loosecannon_3 · 24 October 2006 at 7:33PM

Expansion not out until Jan earliest now.... so you technically it could be a good Christmas pressie. Just remember you really need broadband to play it.

Joints · 24 October 2006 at 9:19PM

That's the problem with this stuff. Great way of sucking life away!

gam3r · 28 October 2006 at 10:54AM

Anyone know a cheap way to pay for 6 months/12months?

lellie · 28 October 2006 at 1:47PM

A friend is about to fail his degree due to this game. Don't buy it. It will ruin your life.

Cactus_Jack · 29 October 2006 at 12:13AM

A warning. I used to earn £60,000 per year in an executive role. I bought WoW 7 months ago and now I'm on the dole. I used to eat good meals with my wife, now I eat pizza from the cheap shop on my own and she has left me. I lived on the streets for a month because my rent went on the game..