DannyGirl asked:


I’ve been playing World of Warcraft and am at Level 10. Other than learning a trade and having a job (which I have), are there other ways to accummulate gold quickly?

Rebecca

Muna wa Wanjiru asked:


Many seem to be put off by the fact that if they want to play World of Warcraft, they will have to pay for the privilege. This has turned away more than one potential World of Warcraft gamer, but as the more than 8 million other gamers can attest, the World of Warcraft prices you need to pay to play, are well worth it.

If however you find that you are not interested in paying the World of Warcraft prices without first knowing what you are getting yourself into, you have the choice of downloading a World of Warcraft trial version. You will be able to play this trial version free, for a period of ten days, and it is available through the World of Warcraft website.

There is however no need to be put off by the World of Warcraft prices as they are quite reasonable and will give you all the access you need to the World of Warcraft. The World of Warcraft prices structure starts with the purchase of the official World of Warcraft software game package.

Although in the early days of its release World of Warcraft prices for the game software were somewhere in the region of $50 (that’s United States dollars), it has since dropped down to a more manageable $20, or thereabouts, price tag.

The monthly World of Warcraft prices for an account, you will find is somewhere in the range of $13-15 for North America. World of Warcraft prices in other parts of the world vary accordingly and depending where you find yourself you could pay as low as $0.50 for a day (North America), or as high as (approximately) $1.40 in some countries (Eastern Asia).

Not everyone will want to pay even such low World of Warcraft prices though, as many people simply don’t have the time or the inclination to play World of Warcraft all day long, every day. Unfortunately the shortest time period which can be purchased is one month’s (30 days) worth of game time.

This in itself can help as you can spread the cost of playing World of Warcraft through many months if you don’t play that often. World of Warcraft prices for the Burning Crusade expansion pack are also considered to be reasonable, with the game software retailing for somewhere in the region of $40.

And this only due to the fact that the release of the expansion was carried out only a few months previously in January of 2007. There is no doubt that as with other World of Warcraft prices, the Burning Crusade expansion pack prices will also fall to a more reasonable level.

And if you’re interested in board games over video games you will find World of Warcraft prices for the World of Warcraft Board Game are also very reasonable. They are retailed at $80 per game and give you more than enough value for money.



Tom

Funky Monkey Pie asked:


Do you need to have the original world of warcraft before getting lich kings. And also does wrath of the lich king have burning crusade in it as well? Or do i need to it as well.

Ruby

Muna wa Wanjiru asked:


If you’re into playing video games and the like then one such game you should look into is the game World of Warcraft. This Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game, or MMORPG for short, has to put it quite simply taken the world of gaming by storm.

To date the game World of Warcraft boasts over a whopping 8 million people playing it, with a staggering number of people playing it at any given time. It’s a large number whichever way that you look at it, and overwhelming to realize how many people are populating the world of Azeroth where the game of Warcraft takes place.

The reason for this is that the game World of Warcraft is quite simply one of the best MMORPG games around. Added to this fact are the enticements which come along with it such as the ability to create a maximum of 50 characters per account, with 10 characters allowable on a server.

Not only that, a player also has the chance of creating a character which suits their tastes, with a better than average number of character options open and available for players to choose from.

At the very beginning of the game World of Warcraft, players have the choice of choosing a character based on one of the two major factions which reside in Warcraft. This means that a player can choose from either the Alliance side, or the Horde side.

Once they decide upon this, a player then has the ability to choose from a total of 4 different races which are available each to a faction. This number goes up to 5 races per faction if you have the new Burning Crusade expansion pack.

And once a racial character is chosen, players of the game World of Warcraft, next get to choose from one of nine different class types. This is basically the identity of the person, i.e. whether you are an Orc of Warrior class, or whether you are an Orc of Hunter, Shaman, Rogue or Warlock class.

Of the nine different classes which are available in the game World of Warcraft, not all of them can be chosen by all of the races, for instance a Human cannot be of the class Druid, and neither can an Orc.

Once you finally get past that stage of the game World of Warcraft, you’re then confronted with which profession to choose from. This is what will keep you in money, potions, armor and skills.

With a total nine main professions to choose from (you get a tenth one if you have the expansion pack), you will find that you can be just about anyone you want to be on the game World of Warcraft.

You can create a character and take him or her through their paces. On the game World of Warcraft, you have the ability to live a life you would never otherwise have even dreamed about, and which can bring you hours and hours of great entertainment.



Edna

Thomas A asked:


I already have a World of Warcraft account, Burning Crusade upgraded and everything, but no matter what I do (open ports, configure firewalls), Blizzard Downloader just isn’t working for me. I need a site where I can manually download and install the full World of Warcraft game, not the trial version. Please help me, I am getting very frustrated with Blizzard over this!

Frances

Muna wa Wanjiru asked:


The World of Warcraft to put it quite simply, is a game. It’s a very large game with a very large player base but it is nevertheless still a game, and when you get right down to it, it spans continents, races, ages and even worlds.

There is nothing quite like it anywhere else although many others have tried. They haven’t failed, but they can’t exactly live up to the standards set by the World of Warcraft.

First released to the world (as we know it, that is), in November of 2004, World of Warcraft is what is known as an MMORPG. That’s Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game to those of us who are slightly clueless in that respect.

World of Warcraft is a fantasy game where players can take on the guise of different characters in the world known to all as Azeroth, the place where World of Warcraft is set.

If you’re a gaming addict then this game is one of the better MMORPG’s which you should try if you get the chance to. It’s not a free game and to play it you will have to pay for it.

However, you do have the choice of playing the World of Warcraft trial version for free. This can be downloaded from the World of Warcraft website, or from numerous other official World of Warcraft websites.

If you decide to go with this option to experience the World of Warcraft in all its game playing glory then you also get the chance to create your very character, which can be fun and interesting in and of itself.

Also if you decide to go with World of Warcraft and get yourself an account, the character you created for the trial version can still be used. But now that you have a better idea about the game you might want to create a different character, then again you might want to stay with your first World of Warcraft creation.

Whatever takes your fancy you will find that you have what amounts to an unlimited number of characters in the ridiculously high number of 50 characters. Think about it, 50 characters? Now go even further with the thought that you will also be unable to play with more than one character at a time. It seems unlimited now doesn’t it?

Most people will in fact play with more than one character though. This means that they will create a handful of characters, (some people will take full advantage of the complete 50 character allowance).

This will in turn allow them to expand their playing range in World of Warcraft unlike in some other MMORPG’s. And ultimately that’s what the whole thing is all about – getting the most you can out of your game playing and the various characters, places, things and quests available in the World of Warcraft.



Aaron

Muna wa Wanjiru asked:


If you’re interested in playing Warcraft 3 you might first like to try out the free Warcraft 3 download. This is a demo version which allows you to play a few levels of Warcraft 3: Reign of Chaos to see whether you like he game or not, before buying it.

If you decide you want to get the Warcraft 3 download then there are a few things you need to look into first. The first thing being that of the system requirements needed for you to be able to play the Warcraft 3 download demo version. And the second thing being, the speed of your internet connection.

Ideally you should have a high speed internet connection to enable you to get the Warcraft 3 download, otherwise you will find that it just isn’t worth the time spent sitting in front of your computer waiting for it to finish downloading (if it even manages to get very far to begin with).

The Warcraft 3 download file is quite large (about 100MB) and should definitely not be handled by an old dial-up connection. After you get through all these requirements you will then need to choose a mirror site from which to get your Warcraft 3 download.

On the official Blizzard site (the creators of Warcraft), mirror sites are given separately for both PC and Mac users for the Warcraft 3 download, as are the system requirements.

Mirror sites include, 5 Mirror sites in the USA for PC users, and 1 mirror site in the USA for Mac users. In the Asia/Pacific/Australia region, you will find that there is 1 mirror site for each system. PC users in Europe will be able to choose Germany for their mirror site, and Mac users will be able to choose France for their mirror site.

In addition to these mirror sites, users all over the world also have the option of using 1 of 2 different mirror sites which are over and above the ones mentioned earlier to get their Warcraft 3 download.

Once you have managed to finally get your Warcraft 3 download (it’s really not as complicated as it sounds), you will then have the chance of at last playing Warcraft 3: Reign of Chaos.

By the time that you get through the first few levels which comes along with your Warcraft 3 download, you will either be a lover of the game, or you will be a hater. There are people who only feel indifference to the game but then again these people probably don’t play too many games to begin with!

This way you will either find yourself finding the nearest retail outlet to get the real Warcraft 3: Reign of Chaos (as opposed to the Warcraft 3 download), or you will be searching through the many other game offerings looking for something new to catch your fancy.



Stephanie