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The Burning Crusade hits the streets
By Derek Boiko-Weyrauch Jan 16, 2007, 18:43 GMT
The long-awaited expansion to World of Warcraft is on sale now. That sound you hear is your life being ripped away from you.
Blizzard announced today that World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade, the first expansion set for World of Warcraft, is now on sale throughout North America and Europe.
Read our review here.
The expansion will be available in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, and Thailand on January 17. Availability in China and other regions throughout Asia is yet to be announced. World of Warcraft is played by more than 8 million gamers around the world.
World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade adds a tremendous amount of new features and content to World of Warcraft, including Outland, a massive new continent for players to explore, as well as flying mounts, which will allow players to reach locations in Outland that would be otherwise inaccessible. Over the course of their new adventures, players will be able to take their characters up to level 70, gaining powerful new abilities along the way. Hundreds of new quests and monsters and several unexplored dungeons will offer exciting new challenges, while the new Blood Elf and Draenei races, each with capital cities and starting zones, promise a fresh start to current and new players alike. The jewelcrafting profession, socketed items, and expansive new player-vs.-player features round out the offering in World of Warcraft’s first expansion.
"The Burning Crusade is the single largest expansion we've ever created, and we’re grateful for the support shown by our beta testers and the millions of World of Warcraft players worldwide during its development," said Mike Morhaime, president and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment. "We're excited to share all of the new content with players, and we’re certain that they’ll enjoy the quality and breadth of new experiences that The Burning Crusade offers."
World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade is now available at retailers nationwide for Windows 2000/XP and Macintosh® at a suggested retail price of $39.99. A special Collector's Edition of the expansion is also available, at a suggested retail price of $69.99. This limited-edition package includes the expansion on both CD-ROM and DVD, the Art of The Burning Crusade coffee table book, an exclusive in-game pet, a behind-the-scenes DVD, two World of Warcraft Trading Card Game card packs and three exclusive cards, a map of Outland mouse pad, and the official soundtrack CD. The World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade expansion requires the original World of Warcraft game, which is now selling for a suggested retail price of $19.99.
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yeah right, you never expend more than two hours a week, watching tv, browsing the web, hanging around. drinking or in any other hobbie??
so play world of warcraft is cheaper than take a dinner in a restaurant, some bears in a pub, a baseball game plus you meet a lot of people and can dream (yes nothing is wrong with the use of imagination) so after that you can go to your church and feel good of enjoy a hobbie
Not that I'm defending WoW players, many of them get WAY too into the game, but there are many respectable adults who play WoW as well as carry on normal lives. (i.e. getting out most days of the week)
Don't just group all WoW players together, that would be a huge generalization and completely unrealistic. Even the above post's mention of 'most' players living with their parents, ect., is still an incredible generalization.
In regards to the Lie2me comment.
I do believe that is the stupidest thing I've ever heard a bible thumper say in a long time. Go back to church and quit whining about the world sir.
stupidest- theres a word that dosent exist.
It's a trap!
World of warcraft is a milestone in the age of technology, it brings together millions of players in a world where you dont have to try to be the best, but where you can enjoy yourself. Now thats cool and all but some people get way into it. Yet thats their time and you shouldnt critisize them for what they do with thier time.
Soooooo True
This is how sad our lives have gotten instead of being concerned with social issues we run and hide in a artifical world which once the power button is turned off is meaningless. If i had to choose between being addicted to world of warcraft and death id choose death.
Church! What a crock! WoW players realize it's mythology, as opposed to the bible-thumping throwbacks that insist that their fairy-tale mythology is real and force it down the throats of those around them.
Yes, World of Warcraft is a milestone in a technological sense. However it brings no benefit to its users who many of which play the game excessively. It is the latest reincarnation of escapism. All i ever hear from addicted users is denial denial denial the first clear sign the are addicted to the game.
Perhaps... but constant accusations are a sign of paranoia.
I'll be the first to admit that WoW is an addictive game, and I'll also be the first to admit on this thread that I have already bought and installed the expansion. WoW is a game, nothing more. It is not the great satan, nor is it a replacement for in persone socialization. It is unique in it's size and scope and ability to offer an electronic landscape for a variety of gaming enjoyment. It offers player versus player combat, player versus environment questing, and social gathering for just simple communication and conversation. I find it to be a fun game but it's not for everyone.
I play with 7 other family members inside a 'guild.' We have several other large family groups in there and we moderate our conversation to a G-PG level to accomodate younger players in the group. One of our members is an over the road trucker and it allows him some fun time with his kids a few nights a week. I play with my son too. Lest you think I'm a computer-room cave dweller, I also play basketball, and surf with him too, regularly.
Take WoW in moderation and it remains just a game. Take everything you do in moderation for that matter. My mother in law, bless her soul, when to church 6 nights a week when my wife was growing up and neglected her family during those times. She now sees the error of excesses of even her church attendance.
I have purchased 2 games in the last 2 years and spend about 26 bucks a month in subscription fees. If you consider an average weekly bill at Blockbuster of about 10 bucks, WoW is a bargain.
As far as this expansion is concerned, it seems to offer a great deal of new content and does a good job of keeping the game fresh. Our guild is looking forward to exploring new areas together as we enjoy each other's company. I do hope you find something as entertaining to do with your spare time.
A time to crush bots and a time to feed the hungry...who says you can't have both? As long as its in proper balance.
Jesus will forgive you all.
Man...i've never been a social 'outcast' but at the same time ive always been a big game addict. yes i have
1. a girlfriend
2. a job
3. a social life (drinks with friends / dinner with gf / going on trips etc.)
4. Hobbies outside of WOW (I train martial arts 2-3 times a week and take a Chinese lesson once a week.)
even if one does play too much WOW. I think its ok as long as it's balanced out with exercise and maintaining ongoing social relationships with your friends/family etc. Oh, and please stop comparing WOW to a drug. If any of you have actually seen real drug addicts you'll know what I mean.
I'd say i do play WOW too much, around 15-20 hours per week. However if i wasnt playing wow i know I'd be playing something else. The kind of people that are addicted to WOW played playstation/pc game/other online/strategy games like no tomorrow before WOW. Hell, when i was a kid i used to pull all nighters playing Megaman with my best friend on SNES. I havent had an all nighter on WOW since I bought it. WOW is addicitve but so are many other games out there that are too. So, GET OVER IT!!!
oh, and is this really the place to discuss theology? Answer: No.
ok, my two cents anyway. cheers. (p.s. yes, im at work and bored)
I've got to go with LIE2ME on this one. Although I o enjoy video games as much as many people do...there is is denying that the time, energy and money could be much better spent. It is true that video games as primarily a self indulgent activity.
With that said I will not lie to LIE2ME and I won't bother trying to justify the reasons I like to play games. LIE2ME is right and this principal can be applied right across many things like TV (I gave that one up 2 years ago with very positive results), the internet and so forth. So no point is lieing about it cuz I'ld be just lieing to myself.
Anyway, I'm not sure why so many people are attacking what LIE2ME said... it is the truth even if it is not what you want to hear.
Thanks LIE2ME.
Uhmm.. you guys, if WoW is bad for you, what about reading novels? Novels are quite enjoyable but at least in Wow, you're learning something and interacting with real live people. Yeah, WoW should be played in moderation like anything else. Yes there are a bunch of adults 30+ who play it as well.
I really despise it when people tell me how to run my life. Especially, ones with moral superiority attitudes who would have me 'worship a dead god and pray for armaggeddon'.
Yeah, so, youre a wonderful human being who tries to do the right thing. When did you stop turning the other cheek and begin criticizing anyone who doesnt believe what you believe. Sounds pretty self-righteous and non-loving.
Ah, I see now. Hypocrasy is what you're preaching.
Personally World of Warcraft is not for me, but i understand why others play it. The thing that really gets me about the entire thing is that their are 8 million people paying for monthly subscriptions. That is around 100 million dollars a month for the subscriptions and more than a billion for one year. Yet they still sell the expansion pack for 40$. Someone is laughing all the way to the bank.
What about being addicted to real drugs? Isn't that far more unhealthy, doesn't that run rampant in our culture? How about being disgustingly absorbed with acquiring material goods, like overpriced cars? What about global warming? Aren't there a lot of worse things to judge people over than playing a videogame? Especially one that brings some fun into people's lives? Don't we have some bigger issues around us?
Better yet, if you're religious, why not let God judge people? Isn't that, oh, his job and not yours? If that's what makes you happy, go ahead and criticize other people, but some friendly advice ... maybe you would be happier if you stopped trying to pick a splinter out of someone else's eye. There could be a board in your own.
I work six or seven days a week (it changes), and I am seriously thinking about getting WOW, because when I want to zone out, I want something that makes me completely forget the stress of the rest of my live, that's quick and easy.
Oh yeah, and guess what? I have an acquaintance who uses WOW to talk to his long distance friends, because it saves him money. And I don't think it makes him a bad person, but perhaps he'll have to answer for that one in the afterlife.
QQ you thumping loser...How do you know we don't do things besides WOW?
go away..all you radical religious nutbags need to leave the real world alone
In defense of most WoW players, they do live normal wives. I think there are quite a few men such as I that work 2 jobs, go to church 3 times a week and still have enough time to play wow to get thier tier 2 or 3 raid gear. It is called 'Time Managment'. We all must give up 'Time' to play wow. Most have just gave up there TV time. With all the crap that is on now, an interactive entertainment is much more exciting. Plus with TiVo you can still catch that 1 show that you like to watch. But also the first guy did not know what he was talking about. There are ALOT of ladies that play the game also. Why did you have to make it a gender issue?
Jesus is dead. I just wtfpwned him and got my epic mount. true story.
I live in a free country so i'm told so i will do as i please with my time and if you like church well go there and pray and leave the rest of us alone we don't mind.
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Lie2meJan 16th, 2007 - 20:14:21
If I was a WoW player, I would lie. How embarrassing for an adult male to spend more than an hour or two per week on such a game. How about helping out at a local church's 'Meals on Wheels' program? I know lots of you do both; but for every 'normal' WoW player, there's one who really needs to get out more. So don't defend them.
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