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https://www.facebook.com/TheRPGFanatic In this video we will investigate the reasons why WoW became so successful and some of the reasons why it may become stagnated.

Some say there really is no need to review WoW because it's the undisputed champion of the MMORPG world, and those individuals would be correct. There is no need for me to give a review to it, at least not in the traditional sense of the word.

What I'm going to do with this video is critique WoW. My goal for this review is not to inform people about WoW, but rather analyze what makes it a successful game, and what makes it a stagnating game.

Some have said WoW is the first casual mmorpg and I strongly disagree with that statement. WoW is a mmorpg that can be played in a casual way, but the bulk of content cannot be experienced by a casual player, such as raids and pvps.

What also makes the game unfriendly to casuals is that its mechanics are constantly changing. Every patch seems to dramatically change formulas, abilities, item effects and even how a class is played.

This means that if the player takes a break for a month or two, they may discover they need to completely re-learn how to play their character because some of the talents that make up their character's build doesn't exist anymore, or itemization has changed so substantially they need to regear their character.

Full transcript can be found on my blog,
http://www.rpgvideoreviews.com/


How I review games:
I do not use a rating system. I think rating systems are silly.
Unlike many game reviewers I try to review a game from the perspective of who I believe the target audience of the game is supposed to be.

If I personally don't belong to the target audience for the game I'm reviewing, I try to consider if the intended target audience would enjoy the game or not.


Welcome to The RPG Fanatic channel, home to fanatical computer roleplaying videogame reviews, essays, rants and news!

The RPG Fanatic is a Youtube Partner web series created on January 7th, 2010, now part of the machinima network!

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  • I cant like this :(

  • @Azeradgame Sorry, my channel is seemingly being "dislike" spammed by a bot. Every new video I put up tends to get several dislikes. Until they get bored I've had my dislikes disabled. 

  • huh, are you playing on a rollback server?

  • @DarkTemplarKain No. I collected footage from vanilla WoW for use in the video.

  • @TheRpgFanatic ah, just to see if its coincidence, what server do you trek often? i only play on one server but i manage to meet up with other people i know on it.

  • @DarkTemplarKain I play on Balnazzar. I have some Let's Play footage of WoW in a playlist you can find on my channel. I have got my DK to 85 and almost have all the heirlooms I want for leveling a Pandaren Brewmaster in the new expansion, so my goals for play right now are almost fulfilled once I max out my professions. I've thought about opening my guild (currently just used as extra storage) to others but I don't really have the time to devote to running a guild.

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  • That was great.

  • Each class can counter each like pally are more at dealing more dps while tank and heal each time they hit which help healers. So your right . Each class has a task.

  • But also The pure Classes are the most op In the game and they alway have. And they can all self heal. not trying to be rude but ive been playing this for 6 years. And tho they do reblance the game alot and there are cookie cutters and everyone plays the same thing. But that is all changing in the next patch and it still fun.

  • There making it that why In mist of pandria This game rocks!!!!

  • In every game I play I choose warrior. I don't like mages or rouges as much but I do know that each class can kill one and be inferior to one. Warriors are superior to druids but mages are superior to warriors.

  • Humans are the best class in the game for PvP NUFF SAID

  • Wow...I have to say that was really good, you really have spent alot time putting together a good concise view on WoW.

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