Since the early 1990s Warcraft has enjoyed amazing success and a growing number of fans. When Blizzard released the online version of the games, World of Warcraft, they experienced unparalleled success. However, opinions are starting to change.
In the world of online gaming a relatively new game is taking the MMORPG (massively multi-player online role playing game) genre to new heights. The Korean developed game Aion is set to take the online role playing to a whole new level. With its crisp visual imagery, engaging story and seamless play can Aion really compete with World of Warcraft for the title of biggest MMORPG?
There is no question that Aion looks great. It has all the elements one would expect from this type of fantasy game. Your character wields amazing powers and uses their wings to explore the celestial virtual world around you - yes you can fly!
The game was developed in Korea by the developer NCsoft.
The premise of the game centres on a character called Aion who created a world known as Atreia. He populate this world with humans and another race that are now warring.
Ncsoft have created the game to be an environment where a player must pit his wits against other players and against the environment. Warcraft players will recognise this as PvP and PvE. However, in Aion it is called PvPvE.
The great thing about Aion is that you do not need to bust a gut getting a flying mount - you can fly from the start! Having the ability to spread your wings and take to the air is a great part of the game but it gets really interesting when you get into an aerial fight!
Having won Korean Game of the Year Aion is set to take the rest of the world by storm. It is very visually appealing with excellent game play and seems to combine the best of several different styles of MMORPGs.
With its smooth gameplay and awesome graphics Aion will certainly cause a storm in the gaming world. Is it going to be the next big thing? Who knows for sure.
World of Warcraft has a following of 11 million and never rests on its laurels. With the expansion pack "Cataclysm" Blizzard have worked hard to develop the game further and add extra game play.
I would not entirely rule out the possibility that Aion could give WoW a run for its money though. It really is that good of a game!
Thursday, 5 August 2010
Wednesday, 4 August 2010
Entering the Top Levels For WoW Raiding
Everyone knows that there are a multitude of benefits from raiding in world of warcraft. However, to raid you need to be part of a raiding party and to do that you need a guild. A mistake many new players make is to petition the tops warcraft guilds for admission. This is never going to happen. You must first find a lower level guild that better suits the level and proficiency of your character.
It is true that all the glory lies in joining a top guild. However, long before you become the World of Warcraft's greatest raider or PvPer you must first "serve your time" in a lower ranked guild. Here you can gain experience, improve your character and your stats and build up a solid reputation that you can use to gain entry into the higher level guilds!
Even in a lower ranked guild you can learn a lot. By raiding in groups within your guild and gaining experience form PvP with guild members you can level up much more quickly than you would otherwise.
Making yourself a valuable and desired member of a raiding party or PvP group will bring you to the attention of higher ranked groups.
Do not waste your time (and theirs) by applying for the highest ranked guilds just yet. You must be able to prove your worth as a guild member before you will even be considered by this top guilds. You must keep in mind that groups in these guilds are so skilled that they make real money in the real world by entering things like PvP competitions.
A good guild will help you grow by keeping an eye on your progress. So you can see that the very best guilds want players who are already established and skilful.
When you begin your search for a guild it is OK to be ambitious. However, please ensure that you have something to offer that guild as well as ensuring they can help you either gain experience, or levelling points or power up items.
Always join a good raiding party as quickly as possible. A Pick-up Group (PuG) is a great way to develop the skills you need in PvP and raiding. Once you develop your skills to a higher level you can join a better guild and continue building your skills.
Don't be afraid to stretch yourself. Although you should not aim for a top guild when you first start, do not be afraid to go for a well established guild. Try to get a place in a solid and well established raiding party or PvP group. You can learn a lot from the members of that group and all parties involved can benefit greatly from the co-operation.
It is true that all the glory lies in joining a top guild. However, long before you become the World of Warcraft's greatest raider or PvPer you must first "serve your time" in a lower ranked guild. Here you can gain experience, improve your character and your stats and build up a solid reputation that you can use to gain entry into the higher level guilds!
Even in a lower ranked guild you can learn a lot. By raiding in groups within your guild and gaining experience form PvP with guild members you can level up much more quickly than you would otherwise.
Making yourself a valuable and desired member of a raiding party or PvP group will bring you to the attention of higher ranked groups.
Do not waste your time (and theirs) by applying for the highest ranked guilds just yet. You must be able to prove your worth as a guild member before you will even be considered by this top guilds. You must keep in mind that groups in these guilds are so skilled that they make real money in the real world by entering things like PvP competitions.
A good guild will help you grow by keeping an eye on your progress. So you can see that the very best guilds want players who are already established and skilful.
When you begin your search for a guild it is OK to be ambitious. However, please ensure that you have something to offer that guild as well as ensuring they can help you either gain experience, or levelling points or power up items.
Always join a good raiding party as quickly as possible. A Pick-up Group (PuG) is a great way to develop the skills you need in PvP and raiding. Once you develop your skills to a higher level you can join a better guild and continue building your skills.
Don't be afraid to stretch yourself. Although you should not aim for a top guild when you first start, do not be afraid to go for a well established guild. Try to get a place in a solid and well established raiding party or PvP group. You can learn a lot from the members of that group and all parties involved can benefit greatly from the co-operation.
Monday, 2 August 2010
You Should Have More Than One Character in WoW
If you enjoy playing world of warcraft then you probably have more than one character. There are very few players, however, who take full advantage of this opportunity to have several characters. Even dedicated players will only have two or three characters that they use. Although this is normal and a great way to enjoy the game by focusing all your efforts of levelling just one character having 10 characters can really help you and your guild and group members in the game!
There are many advantages to having more than one character available to you in the Warcraft World. Firstly, having several characters to play with allows you to experience different aspects of the game by understanding different races and different classes.
With the many different pros and cons for different races and different classes it can really be an eye opening experience to try them all out. Experimenting with different character types can allow you to fully experience the benefits and drawbacks to certain races and classes.
You can then get a more well rounded view of the whole of Azeroth. You can also move goods around between your characters making it easier to level up faster or complete some troublesome quests or for PvP purposes.
If you are a Horde member you can try out an Alliance character and vice versa. This is a fantastic way to learn more about your enemy and also see the game from a completely different perspective.
You can also choose secondary characters that are advantageous to your group or guild. If you take the time to build up a few characters with different skills and abilities you can become indispensable to your group or guild. You never know when it would be a good idea to change character when a group you are in requires skills that you have deliberately developed in another character.
In battle this gives you an almost unfair advantage. If you have a particular problem with certain character or class types start a secondary character of that type and battle with it to learn its weaknesses!
Of course there are also disadvantages to having multiple characters.
Time is always an important factor and this can be a pain when you have to split your time between characters. It can also cost a lot.
Although you can transfer certain things between characters there are certain items that bind to one character and cannot be transferred. This is the same with reputation.
Once you consider the advantages and the disadvantages you will most likely agree that having multiple WoW characters is very beneficial to you and your friends in world of warcraft.
Do you want to be the envy of other WoW players by having 10 level 80 characters? Then read about the amazing zygor guide that can be used to level up a character from 1 to 80 in less than a week. In addition you can also max out any WoW profession in just 1 day with the secrets in the jewelcrafting guide!
There are many advantages to having more than one character available to you in the Warcraft World. Firstly, having several characters to play with allows you to experience different aspects of the game by understanding different races and different classes.
With the many different pros and cons for different races and different classes it can really be an eye opening experience to try them all out. Experimenting with different character types can allow you to fully experience the benefits and drawbacks to certain races and classes.
You can then get a more well rounded view of the whole of Azeroth. You can also move goods around between your characters making it easier to level up faster or complete some troublesome quests or for PvP purposes.
If you are a Horde member you can try out an Alliance character and vice versa. This is a fantastic way to learn more about your enemy and also see the game from a completely different perspective.
You can also choose secondary characters that are advantageous to your group or guild. If you take the time to build up a few characters with different skills and abilities you can become indispensable to your group or guild. You never know when it would be a good idea to change character when a group you are in requires skills that you have deliberately developed in another character.
In battle this gives you an almost unfair advantage. If you have a particular problem with certain character or class types start a secondary character of that type and battle with it to learn its weaknesses!
Of course there are also disadvantages to having multiple characters.
Time is always an important factor and this can be a pain when you have to split your time between characters. It can also cost a lot.
Although you can transfer certain things between characters there are certain items that bind to one character and cannot be transferred. This is the same with reputation.
Once you consider the advantages and the disadvantages you will most likely agree that having multiple WoW characters is very beneficial to you and your friends in world of warcraft.
Do you want to be the envy of other WoW players by having 10 level 80 characters? Then read about the amazing zygor guide that can be used to level up a character from 1 to 80 in less than a week. In addition you can also max out any WoW profession in just 1 day with the secrets in the jewelcrafting guide!
Friday, 30 July 2010
How World of Warcraft Trains Business Executives
Many companies find the training of employees to be expensive and time-consuming. With very few exceptions workers in companies do not enjoy training. When you perform tasks in certain ways for weeks, months or years training to do them differently is often met with resistance.
When an employer wants to develop their employees and even groom them for management positions training is required. No matter what type of training a company wants to give its workforce it is always necessary to train staff members in team skills and train managers in supervisory skills.
Unfortunately training is often met with resistance and lack of enthusiasm by staff members and managers alike.
Many people are happy in their current positions and do not have any ambitions of moving higher (or at least don't want to put the effort in to secure a higher position). Due to the lack of desire to be trained most training courses in the workplace are ineffective or the skills taught are forgotten very quickly.
As a solution to these problems many business executives would be well advised to look at World of Warcraft (WoW). The Warcraft series may have started as a simple single player computer game but it has evolved into the largest and most successful multi-player online game of all time attracting millions of players worldwide.
Many top executives in the business world have openly praised WoW has the ability and innovative way of training mangers (albeit as a side-effect and not deliberately). Executives from Yahoo to individual entrepreneurs may advocate the playing of WoW but few managers in the business world have ever tried it. This simple fact highlights a rather surprising statistic - players of this game are not kids and teenagers but fall into a range of different age demographics.
Far from being the domain of kids World of Warcraft attracts young adults between the age of 23 and 39 who actively play for approximately twenty-three hours a week.
Although these facts may be interesting and enlightening your are probably wondering what on earth it all has to do with staff training in the business world.
More than you realise!
World of Warcraft rewards players with experience points which they need to progress throughout the game. Players accumulate these by performing a variety of quests that become more challenging as the game progresses. Players must reach level 80 from a starting point of 1 by training their character, completing tasks and by grinding.
The degree of complexity and challenge increases dramatically as you advance across levels. The completion of higher level tasks are rewarded with more experience points and better equipment within the game.
However this is not the only progression that occurs in the game. Social interaction is an intricate part of the game with entry into, or acceptance by, groups and guilds, that are filled with real people, being needed in order to fully appreciate the warcraft gaming experience.
In order to full enjoy the entire gaming experience team work is necessary and leadership skills are essential.
Forget those lame paint-ball type corporate team building events. Get everyone online and in world of warcraft. Consider instead getting your staff interested in world of warcraft and playing as a team. For only ten dollars a month each team member can be trained in team building, organisational and managerial skills.
When an employer wants to develop their employees and even groom them for management positions training is required. No matter what type of training a company wants to give its workforce it is always necessary to train staff members in team skills and train managers in supervisory skills.
Unfortunately training is often met with resistance and lack of enthusiasm by staff members and managers alike.
Many people are happy in their current positions and do not have any ambitions of moving higher (or at least don't want to put the effort in to secure a higher position). Due to the lack of desire to be trained most training courses in the workplace are ineffective or the skills taught are forgotten very quickly.
As a solution to these problems many business executives would be well advised to look at World of Warcraft (WoW). The Warcraft series may have started as a simple single player computer game but it has evolved into the largest and most successful multi-player online game of all time attracting millions of players worldwide.
Many top executives in the business world have openly praised WoW has the ability and innovative way of training mangers (albeit as a side-effect and not deliberately). Executives from Yahoo to individual entrepreneurs may advocate the playing of WoW but few managers in the business world have ever tried it. This simple fact highlights a rather surprising statistic - players of this game are not kids and teenagers but fall into a range of different age demographics.
Far from being the domain of kids World of Warcraft attracts young adults between the age of 23 and 39 who actively play for approximately twenty-three hours a week.
Although these facts may be interesting and enlightening your are probably wondering what on earth it all has to do with staff training in the business world.
More than you realise!
World of Warcraft rewards players with experience points which they need to progress throughout the game. Players accumulate these by performing a variety of quests that become more challenging as the game progresses. Players must reach level 80 from a starting point of 1 by training their character, completing tasks and by grinding.
The degree of complexity and challenge increases dramatically as you advance across levels. The completion of higher level tasks are rewarded with more experience points and better equipment within the game.
However this is not the only progression that occurs in the game. Social interaction is an intricate part of the game with entry into, or acceptance by, groups and guilds, that are filled with real people, being needed in order to fully appreciate the warcraft gaming experience.
In order to full enjoy the entire gaming experience team work is necessary and leadership skills are essential.
Forget those lame paint-ball type corporate team building events. Get everyone online and in world of warcraft. Consider instead getting your staff interested in world of warcraft and playing as a team. For only ten dollars a month each team member can be trained in team building, organisational and managerial skills.
Wednesday, 28 July 2010
WoW - Can You Get Addicted?
Anyone who has ever entered the online fantasy realm of Azeroth knows just how enthralling it can be. With a myriad of creatures, quests and paths to ultimate fame and fortune within the game it is no wonder World of Warcraft has become the most popular MMORPG ever created.
Many people find World of Warcraft so exciting and captivating that they just don't notice the time going by. The path to levelling up your character takes you through grinding and questing and leaves you wanting to continue moving up. Due to the enthralling nature of this game it is therefore somewhat addictive.
We have all little addictions and all get caught up in different activities where we feel we could keep going. Luckily for most of us though these do not become problem addictions that take over our lives.
Although most people are sensible with their time and play WoW moderately there are many players who spend large amounts of time wandering through the realm of Azeroth. This I snot surprising as there are 111,000,000 active players currently! This is less of a problem for kids than it is for adults due to the internal clock and parental controls that come as part of the game.
An internal timer in the game works with parental controls that allows any parent or guardian to restrict access to the game once a certain amount of time has been spent in the online world.
This is advisable as a typical gamer can spend approximately 24 hours in Azeroth every single week. More hard core gamers will spend much, much longer. In fact it has been reported that some people have spent 24 hours playing the game in just one sitting!
Obviously becoming so engrossed in a video game, no matter how good it is, is not desirable and will have immediate and long-term effects on almost every area of your life. People who develop unhealthy addictions to games like WoW often find themselves without a job and with no meaningful relationships. In severe cases people can lose the ability to function properly in the real world and end up living their lives online.
Although such extreme cases are very few in number there have been reports of a few connected to World of Warcraft. I should add that anyone who gets so caught up in an activity that they find it extremely difficult to stop it probably has an addictive personality and would most likely find another outlet for their addictive behaviour.
The truth is World of Warcraft is just a game - albeit a great game. However, unlike other Pc games this game has been shown to help people to learn real world, usable skills like team building, team work, leadership and many others.
The main thing to remember, if you decide to play world of warcraft, is to enjoy yourself and let the rest take care of itself.
Many people find World of Warcraft so exciting and captivating that they just don't notice the time going by. The path to levelling up your character takes you through grinding and questing and leaves you wanting to continue moving up. Due to the enthralling nature of this game it is therefore somewhat addictive.
We have all little addictions and all get caught up in different activities where we feel we could keep going. Luckily for most of us though these do not become problem addictions that take over our lives.
Although most people are sensible with their time and play WoW moderately there are many players who spend large amounts of time wandering through the realm of Azeroth. This I snot surprising as there are 111,000,000 active players currently! This is less of a problem for kids than it is for adults due to the internal clock and parental controls that come as part of the game.
An internal timer in the game works with parental controls that allows any parent or guardian to restrict access to the game once a certain amount of time has been spent in the online world.
This is advisable as a typical gamer can spend approximately 24 hours in Azeroth every single week. More hard core gamers will spend much, much longer. In fact it has been reported that some people have spent 24 hours playing the game in just one sitting!
Obviously becoming so engrossed in a video game, no matter how good it is, is not desirable and will have immediate and long-term effects on almost every area of your life. People who develop unhealthy addictions to games like WoW often find themselves without a job and with no meaningful relationships. In severe cases people can lose the ability to function properly in the real world and end up living their lives online.
Although such extreme cases are very few in number there have been reports of a few connected to World of Warcraft. I should add that anyone who gets so caught up in an activity that they find it extremely difficult to stop it probably has an addictive personality and would most likely find another outlet for their addictive behaviour.
The truth is World of Warcraft is just a game - albeit a great game. However, unlike other Pc games this game has been shown to help people to learn real world, usable skills like team building, team work, leadership and many others.
The main thing to remember, if you decide to play world of warcraft, is to enjoy yourself and let the rest take care of itself.
Tuesday, 27 July 2010
Joining a Warcraft Guild
Although World of Warcraft may be a game that is exists exclusively in the digital realm of bits and bytes in the virtual world of online computers it is never the less a place where social interaction is just as important as it is at any mall or teenagers house. In fact this social interaction isn't confined to just teenagers. Although in the virtual world of Azeroth you will find a great many heavy metal fans that love a good sci-fi series there are players from every walk of like and every age group.
The social interaction occurs on many levels within the Warcraft online realm not least of all when a player joins a guild.
Guilds are conglomerations of like minded players who work together for a common goal that also benefits each of the guild's individual members. I suppose a guild is like a gang or an army of players who all share the same ideals and goals and want the same outcome. They are a society dedicated to one and other.
There are many different guilds within the Warcraft world and each one has different objectives and different recruitment criteria.
Whatever guild you want to join they will wish to know your level of commitment to world of warcraft. Before approaching a guild or even accepting an invitation from one you should know how many hours per week you plan to be online playing and what you expect from guild as well as what you are prepared to offer.
Often it is a good idea to start your own guild so that the guild to which you belong suits your needs. Be prepared to take some steps and make some mental plans before you embark on building your own guild. When you start recruiting members for your guild you must have a clear and precise vision of what your guild is being formed for. What are the guild objectives and what strategy does the guild plan to use to reach those objectives?
You should set out clearly whether your guild plans to become one of the largest and most imposing or wishes to remain small and only fairly active.
Determine whether your guild's style of play will be PvE (player versus environment) and geared towards helping each other level up or if it will be PvP (player versus player) and focused on Arena tournament teams and the like.
Get your recruitment process right and you could build a very strong guild in a very short time.
The social interaction occurs on many levels within the Warcraft online realm not least of all when a player joins a guild.
Guilds are conglomerations of like minded players who work together for a common goal that also benefits each of the guild's individual members. I suppose a guild is like a gang or an army of players who all share the same ideals and goals and want the same outcome. They are a society dedicated to one and other.
There are many different guilds within the Warcraft world and each one has different objectives and different recruitment criteria.
Whatever guild you want to join they will wish to know your level of commitment to world of warcraft. Before approaching a guild or even accepting an invitation from one you should know how many hours per week you plan to be online playing and what you expect from guild as well as what you are prepared to offer.
Often it is a good idea to start your own guild so that the guild to which you belong suits your needs. Be prepared to take some steps and make some mental plans before you embark on building your own guild. When you start recruiting members for your guild you must have a clear and precise vision of what your guild is being formed for. What are the guild objectives and what strategy does the guild plan to use to reach those objectives?
You should set out clearly whether your guild plans to become one of the largest and most imposing or wishes to remain small and only fairly active.
Determine whether your guild's style of play will be PvE (player versus environment) and geared towards helping each other level up or if it will be PvP (player versus player) and focused on Arena tournament teams and the like.
Get your recruitment process right and you could build a very strong guild in a very short time.
Friday, 23 July 2010
Understanding The Power of Warcraft
After the success of their Warcraft series that began in the early 90's Blizzard decided in 2004 to unveil their newest game - world of warcraft.This game, unlike the others in the warcraft series that were solo player games, was an online game. With world of warcraft players can enjoy the same type of gameplay offered by the other Warcraft games but instead of being isolated and alone in the game world they are surrounded by thousands of other players. These players are often separated physically by thousands of miles and even country boundaries.
The outlandish success of WoW was never seen before its release and has never been seen since. It took the entire industry by surprise due to the speed of its success.
Nearly three years after its first release, World of Warcraft had a staggering 8 million subscribers giving them a massive 50% MMORPG market share. Now Warcraft has 11,000,000 active players and is by far the largest game of its kind in the world.
In 2004 the gaming world changed forever with the release of world of warcraft and it has never really recovered from the shock. This unique and wonderful application of the MMORPG idea has taken the gaming industry to new levels. World of Warcraft is truly a phenomenon.
This is even more impressive because playing warcraft online doesn't come cheap. With an initial outlay of approximately $70 (about £45) for the game itself and then an additional $15 (£10) monthly fee playing world of warcraft can be costly!
Most people think that eh above type of fees just to enjoy a video game are unreasonable and they would refuse to partake in the game. However, 11 million people disagree and eagerly part with their monthly fees every 4 weeks just to get to enjoy their Warcraft experience.
Would you like to level up your WoW character from 1 to 80 in less than a week? Then find out about the powerful zygor guide.
Warcraft seems to have an appeal that no other online game has. World of Warcraft has a huge slice of the online gaming market. WoW has a whopping sixty-two per cent of the online gaming market and is a monster in its field. All other games in this market have to share the remaining thirty-eight per cent of the market share making them minnows beside a whale.
The success of world of warcraft is due to a great many factors. I could easily spend a few pages explaining these factors and isolating several key components of the Warcraft approach to online gaming but that would never let you fully understand the power of this game. To get a thorough comprehensive of World of Warcraft and understand why 11,000,000 pay to play it you really have to try it out and experience its wonder for yourself.
Without any cost to you, other than a computer and internet connection which you probably already have or you wouldn't be reading this, you can try WoW free for a month.
When you finally get to experience what it is like to wage war on computer generated and real people controlled characters will you comprehend what it is like to play world of warcraft!
Are you interested in maxing out any WoW profession? Then check out the secrets in jewelcrafting guide.
The outlandish success of WoW was never seen before its release and has never been seen since. It took the entire industry by surprise due to the speed of its success.
Nearly three years after its first release, World of Warcraft had a staggering 8 million subscribers giving them a massive 50% MMORPG market share. Now Warcraft has 11,000,000 active players and is by far the largest game of its kind in the world.
In 2004 the gaming world changed forever with the release of world of warcraft and it has never really recovered from the shock. This unique and wonderful application of the MMORPG idea has taken the gaming industry to new levels. World of Warcraft is truly a phenomenon.
This is even more impressive because playing warcraft online doesn't come cheap. With an initial outlay of approximately $70 (about £45) for the game itself and then an additional $15 (£10) monthly fee playing world of warcraft can be costly!
Most people think that eh above type of fees just to enjoy a video game are unreasonable and they would refuse to partake in the game. However, 11 million people disagree and eagerly part with their monthly fees every 4 weeks just to get to enjoy their Warcraft experience.
Would you like to level up your WoW character from 1 to 80 in less than a week? Then find out about the powerful zygor guide.
Warcraft seems to have an appeal that no other online game has. World of Warcraft has a huge slice of the online gaming market. WoW has a whopping sixty-two per cent of the online gaming market and is a monster in its field. All other games in this market have to share the remaining thirty-eight per cent of the market share making them minnows beside a whale.
The success of world of warcraft is due to a great many factors. I could easily spend a few pages explaining these factors and isolating several key components of the Warcraft approach to online gaming but that would never let you fully understand the power of this game. To get a thorough comprehensive of World of Warcraft and understand why 11,000,000 pay to play it you really have to try it out and experience its wonder for yourself.
Without any cost to you, other than a computer and internet connection which you probably already have or you wouldn't be reading this, you can try WoW free for a month.
When you finally get to experience what it is like to wage war on computer generated and real people controlled characters will you comprehend what it is like to play world of warcraft!
Are you interested in maxing out any WoW profession? Then check out the secrets in jewelcrafting guide.
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