WoW 's subscription format is especially attractive to new players, being a semi-free-to-play game at first with a significant amount of freedom, without the immediate need to fork over money to experience World of Warcraft's gameplay.
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It has iconic heroes, unique abilities, battles against the Scourge, and questing with your party, and it's all uniquely layered on the foundation of the popular Pandemic series of board games.
From the moment you crack open the box, you can tell this board game was created with attention to detail and plenty of care showcased in every component.
The sprawling game board measures roughly 20" x 30" and features dozens of familiar locations from across Azeroth, including Naxxramas, Dalaran, Ulduar, and more. Each playable character comes with a detailed mini figurine to represent them during gameplay. One thing to note is that there are many incredibly sharp points on some of these figurines, and after poking myself one too many times I had to be more cautious when grabbing them.
Each playable character also comes with a Hero Sheet, complete with unique abilities, a health bar, and some lore on the back. As with everything in this game, the Hero Sheets are adorned with gorgeous original art from the folks at Blizzard. The goal in the World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King board game is simple: complete three quests to obtain unique rewards before storming Icecrown Citadel and putting an end to the Lich King once and for all. Turns play out similarly to the original Pandemic board game, with each player taking four total actions that include moving across the game board, fighting enemies, questing, or healing up.
It's a bit insulting when I'm called "hero" or "champion" in the newer expansions, like I'm getting a participation award. I do not need a pat on the head for handing in some animal carcasses, but apparently I do get jealous when NPCs get all the attention. You could spend countless hours questing alone, but to get stuck into the end game you'd need to go out and talk to people, or become an active member of a guild. And now we've got the group finder, which means we never have to talk to anyone again.
It was the end of an era, really, where the multiplayer part of MMO was the big selling point, rather than something that could be pushed off to the side. Back in April, Blizzard co-founder Mike Morhaime, who left the company in , attributed WoW's declining subscription numbers to the chipping away of its social appeal.
Back in the days of WotLK, it boasted 12 million subscribers, but by the number had reportedly dropped below two million. Blizzard doesn't give out subscription numbers anymore, but it claims that the launch of Classic saw subscriptions double.
Classic is appealing because it simply turns back the clock, and I'm really hoping that we'll end up eventually seeing TBC and WotLK getting a similar treatment.
If they do, however, I doubt I'll play much of them after I get that initial nostalgia kick. I might have grumbled at first, but I've gotten used to all these quality of life additions, and I rather like not having to stand around spamming the LFG channel or putting up with guild drama just because I need some help killing something.
That era of WoW was perfect for me then, but I've not got the time or patience for it now.
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