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anon118
08-20-2006, 12:50 PM
hey im currently installing world of warcraft and i was wondering if any of you have it im planning to be a mage so could anyone give me some pointers?
Joey Orion
08-20-2006, 02:35 PM
Go Frost spec. In the first 20 lvls or so you'll want gear that is "Eagle" that way you get intel and stamina boosts. At least that's how I played my mage and she's pretty good. Also do Herbalism/Alchemy if you want to make money.

Oh yeah, what server are you on? lol I may have a char on there to help you
Wu-tang
08-20-2006, 02:37 PM
Advice: Don't play WoW.
hoax.dc
08-20-2006, 03:03 PM
Advice: Don't play WoW.

What great advice
Wip3ou7xL
08-20-2006, 03:10 PM
What great advice

I have even better advice, start frequenting gay bars in your local area, that's where all the pro wow players hang, I'm SURE they'd be happy to give you some uh... "tips".
Mr. Pelicula
08-20-2006, 03:11 PM
Advice: Don't play WoW.


Quoted for truth.
Knave
08-20-2006, 03:58 PM
Make a horde char. Best advice I can give you ;)
PsiRedEye22
08-20-2006, 04:47 PM
It's pretty non-conformist to hate a video game just because it's popular. I salute you e-goths.
Wip3ou7xL
08-20-2006, 05:14 PM
It's pretty non-conformist to hate a video game just because it's popular. I salute you e-goths.
I don't hate WoW because it's popular, I hate WoW because I've played every single MMO on the face of the planet, and WoW was a fucking waste of money. I bought WoW and a 3 month game card, and I couldn't force myself to play into the 2nd month, so I cancelled and let the remaining 2 months die off. There are so many MMOs out there that are better in any aspect that you could possibly be looking for specifically, there's no reason to play WoW.

WoW's popularity is due to Blizzard's "good name", the longevity of the Warcraft series, and something called the "DOMINO EFFECT". When it comes down to it, WoW is a mediocre blend of all the other MMOs out there. Ask yourself what you REALLY want in an MMO, and then do the research and find an MMO that focuses on that type of gameplay.

However, if indeed you want a game that is overcrowded with stupid fucks and lacks distinction, WoW is the game for you. And in that case I encourage that you play it, so you don't ruin the other good MMOs for the people that currently enjoy them.

EDIT: I like how the guy with a black and blue bleeding devil eye Avatar is calling us e-goths (for not liking popular games), when my Avatar is of one of the most popular racing games ever... (I know I know, your icon is from NWN, but it's still more e-gothfag than anyone else here.)

All hail the age of hyper-industrial anti-gravity racing!
break3r
08-20-2006, 05:16 PM
knowing if you're gonna be horde or alliance and what race helps
Wip3ou7xL
08-20-2006, 05:28 PM
knowing if you're gonna be horde or alliance and what race helps
Yeah, it's better than going through a confusing puberty thinking you're alliance your whole life, and then realizing that all you want to do is be with the horde. You'll need the support of close guildmates to pull through.

lol... hopefully you're sharp enough to understand the context of that paragraph.
break3r
08-20-2006, 06:01 PM
Yeah, it's better than going through a confusing puberty thinking you're alliance your whole life, and then realizing that all you want to do is be with the horde. You'll need the support of close guildmates to pull through.

lol... hopefully you're sharp enough to understand the context of that paragraph.

I didnt. And I dont even know what thats about.
Life On Mars
08-20-2006, 06:19 PM
Heh, I liked it for the first two weeks. But, you need a friend to play with on it or it gets repetitive.
I stopped playing after a month because of he repetitiveness of it.

The reason I probably didn't like it as much as the people still playing it is because I used to play on a network of people who would create their own little 32-bit games. They had a game exactly like it called Mystic Journey. Then they started making people pay to play on it and I left.
Machavelli
08-20-2006, 07:16 PM
Roll Burning Blade alliance :)
gamer123
08-20-2006, 07:48 PM
hey im currently installing world of warcraft and i was wondering if any of you have it im planning to be a mage so could anyone give me some pointers?


wats ur char name?
johnnycupcakes
08-20-2006, 08:02 PM
advice? get a girlfriend.
shawneboy
08-20-2006, 08:16 PM
Advice: Don't play WoW.

lol agreed. Kiss your life goodbye if you want to be competitive at it.
Knave
08-21-2006, 03:40 AM
Fuck man, dont listen to these people telling you to not play it or get a life or get a girlfriend. You can just play it to have fun, experience new things, talk to people, and just chill. When I used to play I only played when a) When I woke up. b) When all of my friends were heading home so I had some time before bed, or c) When I was sick or my friends werent doing shit. All you have to do is balance the game with real life. Dont ditch your friends to play.

And the whole thing about needing to devote your life to it if you want to be competitive is bullshit. MC run will be about 2-3 hours and MC gear is pretty damn competitive. You do that once or twice a week and your fine.

Try out the game, make a mage, join your friends, and have fun.
break3r
08-21-2006, 09:31 AM
Obviously if you dont have a social life it wont ruin your life. Just play it when you're not working like I do. I get home from work and play it until somethings interupts it.
anon118
08-21-2006, 10:30 AM
ok, i actually made a human mage, my friend who made a guild let me in and he gave me 10 silv with high armor. i think im going smoothly
anon118
08-21-2006, 10:31 AM
oh and everyone else read the fking topic. i asked for advice not tell everybody im going to play it till i die.
Knave
08-21-2006, 03:55 PM
lol. And yeah playing with friends is awesome on that game. Are you on a pvp server or pve?
Stanky105
08-22-2006, 05:52 AM
I have been playing the game for several months now, as long as you can get a good group of friends to play with it stays fresh enough. I have been playing the battlegrounds quite a bit lately, the level 60 bracket is the best IMO. Also get in a good guild, so you can do the larger dungeons and the world events etc, this is where a lot of the main difficulty lays in the game.

My main is a 60 mage on the Arthas server.
souk
08-22-2006, 04:58 PM
i remember at one point i slept 3 hours a night to get to level 40 , on my first ever char .


im in 6/8 GS , ive been playing for about 1 month and a half .

http://myspace-393.vo.llnwd.net/01073/39/35/1073645393_l.jpg
skater910
08-22-2006, 09:56 PM
Find a healer to level with. AOE plus dedicated heals should definitely let you chain a shitload of XP in a short amount of time. I had a mage friend who I leveled with from my high 20's to mid 30's. Paladins take a long time to heal, so priests are probably better; I'm a paladin. We did a lot of high-level quests, occasionally calling in guild members to help.
louis117
08-22-2006, 11:47 PM
Barren chat is like the Y T M N D forums...so prepare yourself if you take the horde
skater910
08-23-2006, 02:14 AM
Barren chat is like the Y T M N D forums...so prepare yourself if you take the horde

Heh heh. Alliance, in my experience, is a lot more friendly than Horde. With them I hear a lot more flaming than Alliance.

Also, Alliance ends up talking off subject in the LFG chat more than Horde. Hell, I was coming back from SM at one in the morning and the chat was filled with political debate.
Knave
08-23-2006, 03:19 AM
Yeah Horde chat sucks for the most part, just get into a good guild with cool people and ignore the other chat. Unless you want to lose almost all of your pick up group BG's
Stanky105
08-23-2006, 06:38 AM
Barren chat is like the Y T M N D forums...so prepare yourself if you take the horde

lol! Yeah, good ol barrens chat. If you ever want to smack the barrens chat into a lively debate about politics, religion, healthcare or our existance in this universe, just spam the phrase "chuck norris" a few times.
anon118
08-23-2006, 11:44 AM
Go Frost spec. In the first 20 lvls or so you'll want gear that is "Eagle" that way you get intel and stamina boosts. At least that's how I played my mage and she's pretty good. Also do Herbalism/Alchemy if you want to make money.

Oh yeah, what server are you on? lol I may have a char on there to help you

im on eradar. im a lvl 8 now
my name is ocelotmage
shawneboy
08-23-2006, 02:00 PM
i remember at one point i slept 3 hours a night to get to level 40 , on my first ever char .


im in 6/8 GS , ive been playing for about 1 month and a half .

http://myspace-393.vo.llnwd.net/01073/39/35/1073645393_l.jpg

1 month and a half is a lie. Unless you joined a guild whos hunters were already geared and all the GS that dropped defaulted to you. If not, dkp proves this timeline false.
Knave
08-23-2006, 02:04 PM
Yeah... Maybe youve been 60 for a month and a half now, but even then your guild would have to be raiding a LOT.