World of Warcraft breaks 9 million subscribers!

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naznatips said:

DoesWhatNintenDont said:
I know so many people who love WOW. My best friend is addicted to it and has been playing it since launch. He talks to me from time to time about the politics of his guild and what not.; While I love him, it wouldn't be fair if I didn't say there wasn't room for concern.

Anyways, my wife really likes WOW, yet I can't seem to get into it. I've tried really hard twice to get involved with it, when it first launched and now with the Burning Crusade.

Personally, I found Final Fantasy XI and PSO much more fun. In fact I'm actually thinking of getting PSU's expansion for PS3 when it drops later this year....

 

My issue with Final Fantasy XI is it becomes far too group dependant. That ruined the game for me.

 My issue with Final Fantasy XI is the same issue I had with Everquest back when it came out. Here's how my initial experience with Everquest went.

Friend: "Hey, try this online game out! It's awesome! It's an online RPG you can play with other people."

Me: "Wow, it's like an online Final Fantasy! It's what we've always wanted."

I proceed to kill some monsters and gain some experience.

Me: "Okay, cool. Now, how do you fight other people?"

Friend: "You don't."

And that was the last time I played MMORPGs for... oh, about 4-5 years, until DAoC came out. I still do not get the point of an MMO where you can't fight other people (yes, EQ added it in later, much too late for me).