I have always been an avid gamer, both on the PC, as well as table top games, board games, D&D role playing games, etc. However, for YEARS I resisted playing ANY game that required me to PAY on a monthly basis to play. As a result, even though World of Warcraft had all of these high ratings, I closed my mind to it. Then one day a friend told me that he could give me a one month free trial to the game, pointing out that all my complaints about the computer games I played in the past (most recently Guild Wars 2), just might change my mind about what a good game might offer. Considering his words, and loving the word "FREE" (for one month), I decided to give it a shot. And I was very surprised. This game is really quite excellent. It has all the aspects of what I wanted to see in a very huge gaming world to explore, hundreds if not thousands of missions to go on, a sufficient amount of loot to gather, balanced combat, some degree of story background, absolutely stunning graphics (things don't have to be realistic to look "good enough") and fully immersed game play.
As my friend pointed out, these days, any fairly new and supposedly high end computer game will cost you probably $60, and maybe more if shipping charges are involved. And what do you get for that $60? Usually, a decent, but not outstanding game, that you'll play until you "win it" or until you realize you'll never win it, or that the game just gets boring or irritating with terrible controls, content, etc. Most likely, you'll play that $60 new game for perhaps 4-6 weeks, and quite likely will never play it again. (not always, but way too often, that's how it turns out) (Exceptions to me for this are games like Civilization V and Heroes of Might & Magic, which I will play for YEARS because they are so well designed and give me satisfaction - but variety is the spice of life, so the search never stops for GOOD games)
Bottom line, I really like World of Warcraft. Do I dislike the $15 a month to play it? Sure. But at least I got the boxed game for a reasonable price being as it's aged... aged like a good wine, I say. So I will play it until I get bored with it, or until I succumb to the drain on my wallet. Even if I only play it for 3 or 4 months, I will still get more enjoyment out of it than the typical $60 game and it won't likely have cost me any more to achieve that. A win, if you ask me.
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The item arrived opened and damaged from shipping with missing discs, I'm unsure if this was customs caused issue in my country or just how the item arrives
