World of Warcraft Battlechest Reviews

• Useful especially for adding a new account for a family member.

  
  By APVK8GGSSUDCE on 2007-12-04
  I bought this for my son, since I had only bought him WoW without the expansion.
  With the assumption that you've decided you want to play WoW, all the way through to lvl 70, this is the pack for you. You get WoW and expansion, which would cost 50 bucks if bought separately. You also get two strategy guides, but the strategy guide for the expansion (see my review for it here World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Official Strategy Guide (World of Warcraft)) is terribly lacking, so we're really looking at one valuable guide, one crappy guide. What you also get, and not even the box mentions this, is the game on DVD! Oh, how many times I've installed and reinstalled the original WoW on multiple computers at home and at my friends place, swapping disks. Well, no more! Unless you were lucky and bought the original Collector's edition World of Warcraft Collector's Edition and World Of Warcraft Burning Crusade Collector's Edition, you're stuck with 4 CDs each instead of 1 DVD.
  Overall, I would buy (in fact, I did).
  
  

• Battlechest is good value for your money

  
  By A8QQGB792HKTO on 2007-11-01
  If you are thinking about starting World of Warcraft (WoW) then it won't be long before you will want the upgrade burning crusades so I recomend just getting the Battle chest because you will save money and get an additional two books. If you are unsure about playing the game you can always download the 10 day free trial software to see if you like the game but be warned that this is a huge game and will take a long time to download (>4 gig.
  
  

• Suprisingly addictive

  
  By AXCUQY9OIGTP0 on 2007-12-29
  I got this after doing a free 10 day trial from Blizzard. After about 3-4 days of the trial I was pretty hooked and decided it was worth the money to get the full version of the game. (Very limited differences in the trial version so it's definitely worth testing out before you buy the full version.)
  
  I'm not usually into long play games like this, but after seeing a bunch of different things about the game (including a very funny South Park episode) I decided to check into it a bit further.
  
  I will say the game is much more fun if you can play with people you know, but you don't have to. I've found almost every person I've met in the game to be very helpful and understanding to new players so it makes it easy to get into the game and get what you want out of it.
  
  I'd encourage people to definitely do the trial software and see how you like it, but I'm confident most people that play video games will find some portion of this entertaining.
  
  

• Awesome gift set!

  
  By A1S8DUAWE9OW7C on 2007-10-15
  This is the best deal if you want to get someone started on WoW as a gift for any occasion! I love the idea that it has 2 of the strategy guides and both sets of the game. I just wished they threw in an extra dungeon guide or pre-paid game card. :P
  
  

• A decent game.. Doesn't really break new ground..

  
  By AAVUPDWN8UR6S on 2008-02-26
  As with most MOGs in this genre, like Dungeons and Dragons online, Runescape, Rappelz and a some others, WOW doesn't really break new ground. Ultimately, the game boils down to fighting stuff so that you can get better gear to fight more stuff. The graphics are amazing, but the fact that your character really has no effect on the in game environment aside from the fact that you can gank other players gets old after a while. I have a character that is almost level 50 and I've gotten tired of the same old grind.
  
  Players of the game are diverse, and joining a guild helps alot with levelling. Sometimes the guild can help you out with the difficulties of say, purchasing a mount for your character to ride on. Yet, like any on-line community, WOW also has its share of jerks.
  
  While the world can be beautiful to adventure in, and visually, some of the vistas that WOW provides are stunning, the interaction with the world isn't any different than other games in the genre.
  
  When you're on a dungeon quest, sometimes you have to rush through reading the backstory of a quest that is within the dungeon itself because several in the group want to move on.
  
  Because of the extreme amount of ganking that goes on in WOW, its best if you can travel in a group most of the time to dissuade any would be gankers.
  
  WOW isn't like Fallout where some of the decisions you can make in the game actually affects the outcome of the story. Ultimately it boils down to fighting critters and other players and getting better stuff to fight tougher players and critters.
  
  The books provide some assistance for first time players to WOW, but what really helps are the maps. However, it would have been nicer if the Alliance and Horde locations were made more distinguishable on each map.
  
  The Battlechest is a great buy for newcomers to WOW. The game, the expansion, and the Strat Guides are a great deal. For the same price of just purchasing WOW at my local electronics store, I was able to purchase the Battlechest. Quite a deal.
  
  With the visually stunning environments, I can see why WOW is such a popular game. However, for me personally, the game gets repetitive after a while.
  
  
  
• One of the best possible online games around.
  By AFMOR53FVODLN on 2008-04-06
  If you're looking for an immersive online experience, then you've come to the right place. As I'm sure many will tell you, World of Warcraft is not only very fun, but highly addictive, so be prepared to lose hours of you life to this game.
  
  The graphics aren't amazing, but that's understandable considering the age and scope of the game. Having said that, the graphics do their job, and they can still hold up compared to modern most MMOs. Frame-rate is fairly solid as long as you have at least 1 GB of RAM on your computer. I'd also recommend a video card equal to or more powerful than a ATI Radeon 9600 or Nvidia 6200. You could get away with less, but expect raids to be very laggy if you run them with hardware any weaker than what I mentioned. Also, prepare to devote lots of Hard Drive space to this game, its patches and expansions really add up. Now that we're done talking about the technical aspect, we can talk about visual design. This is what holds the game's look together and allows it to still hold up to current MMOs. If you've played a Warcraft RTS before its exactly like that, but from the perspective of one lowly character. Some may favor a more realistic look, but I enjoy the one Blizzard has created. The original continents, Kalimdor and Eastern Kingdoms from the original game, have a look of familiarity to them, but at the same time are very diverse and beautiful looking. My favorite zones from the original game are Tanaris, Un'Goro Crater, and Stranglethorn Vale. The areas in The Burning Crusade expansion pack are much more other worldly in their looks, some of my favorites from Outland are Nagrand, Zangarmarsh, and Terokkar Forest.
  
  The sound is perfect for this game. Its the traditional epic soundtrack of Warcraft games past but much more diverse and particular to the cultures of whatever zone you happen to be in. It can be very epic and tense during boss fights during raids, but also relaxing while you're gazing out at The Great Sea or traveling across the sands of Tanaris, either way it immerses you fully into the world.
  
  Now for the all important game-play. I'll start with the basics. In past Warcraft games you have been the controller of mighty armies, well, its a bit different now. Now, you are but one of the many players online, fighting to get to the top of the food chain. You play from a third person perspective, and the combat is fairly simple. You target your enemy, and then you merely click on the attack or spell that you would like to use from your action bar. The beginning tutorial missions do a good job of explains how to play, and how the game works in general. Of course to get good at the game you will learn about timing, strafing, which spells and attacks to use, and most importantly cooperation and teamwork. While there is plenty of solo work to do in this game, most of the end content for both the original game and the expansion requires good teamwork. So if you don't get along well with others, this is probably not the game for you. Something related to this, one of the things that I think makes this game so great, is that the game makes you feel important like a hero or something, but you still are only a small piece of the pie, you must still work with other to accomplish your goals.
  
  Ok, so now that I've explained the basics I'll explain the differences between the original game and the expansion pack, but first I'll explain what experience I have with both so you know how far into the content I have dealt with. In the original game I cleared MC, ZG, Onyxia's Lair, up to Buru The Gorger in AQ 20, and up to Broodlord Lashlayer in Blackwing Layer. As for the Burning Crusade I cleared Karazhan, Magtheridon's Lair, Doom Lord Kazzak, and up to High Astromancer Solarion in Tempest Keep. Now, having said all that, I guess now is a good a time as ever to tell you I stopped raiding in September of 2007, and stopped playing altogether in Febuary of 2008. Even WoW gets boring after a while, and I didn't like what The Burning Crusade was turning the game into. I loved the original game, everything you did felt important and epics were genuinely special and hard to come by. Now everyone and their mother can have whatever gear they want, and there's no more attunements or anything, nothing is special or sacred anymore. Lets move beyond my feelings of the expansion, and talk about how it built on the original game. There's a whole new continent, two new races, several new raids, the horde got Paladins and the alliance got Shamans, and there's a whole new profession called jewelcrafting along with a socketing system. Lets not forget about my favorite additon, flying mounts. Riding on my Cobalt Netherdrake was really cool, and just about as fast as a flight path. Technically the expansion was a large improvement, but it just felt like it lacked the heart and soul that made the original so special.
  
  I loved this game, but everything gets old at some point. If you're looking for a solid, never ending online experience I'd highly recommend it, although you may never see the light of day again.
  
  AUTHOR'S NOTE: This game is only playable online, and requires a monthly fee, see Blizzard for details. Parents be warned, there's some people in this game you may not want your children to meet.
  
  
• Cookie cutter MMO. Stale & Boring
  By A3OH8CPBMZQ9SC on 2008-07-23
  If you're looking for a good single player game, or enjoy sitting aorund for hours talking to people you don't know on the internet, WoW might be right for you. Otherwise steer clear and save yourself a boatload of cash.
  
  Leveling up to 70 can be fun, there is enough to do to avoid grinding at least with your first character. Once you're there though, the game screeches to a bloody halt.
  
  PvP is lackluster, pointless, and wholly unenjoyable.
  Raids are enjoyable if you like sitting around for hours.
  Every character in late game is identical both in equipment and abilities for a given class.
  Blizzard also decided to completely ruin Warcraft's back story too.
  
  Play something else.
  
  
• World of Warcraft
  By A33IPY34NEV1V9 on 2008-02-08
  First a warning. *****THIS GAME IS SUPER ADDICTIVE***** You will not want to do anything else after you start playing.
  
  This is probably one of the best, if not the best game I have ever played. I have not played on-line games before and this one is fantastic!!
  Not too difficult to learn, but hard to master.
  5 out of 5 - 10 out of 10
  
  
• Stay away from wowcrack!!
  By AAOVCBENCVIMG on 2008-07-23
  This game is very addictive and you will invest a lot of time in this game. I've played for over 3 years and have always been at the top of my game. My husband and son are much more casual players, but it can be difficult at times even then to pull them away from the computer for dinner, etc. When you are playing.. and going into an "instance" you are in there with 4-24 other human players and you all must work as a team to defeat the monsters. Some of these can take longer than 8 hours to accomplish. (And Yes, there are LOTS of people on this game from the time they wake up until they fall asleep at their keyboard.) If you have LOTS of time to waste away, buy this game. It will keep you entertained. The addictiveness is VERY HIGH. See www.wowdetox.com
  
  Also, there is a monthly subscription charge of $14.99 after you purchase this set.
  
  
• Friends don't let friends play World of Warcraft
  By A2BO5HRT9HFWAG on 2008-07-24
  This game is really, really addictive. The sad thing is it's only moderatly fun because it get's very repetitive. You will find yourself wasting tons of time on this game, and when you're not playing and you're at school or work, you will be thinking about playing it as soon as you get home. Buyer beware this game is worse than nicotine and crack combined. . . friends don't let friends play WoW . . .
  
  
• WoW
  By A2TJC5ZVHUGZ67 on 2008-06-19
  I have had one friend beg me to play this game online for years. Then my brother started playing. I finally caved and tried out the trial. I'm hooked. Not only is this a fun game, but w/ voice chat I get to talk friends and family for free while we play together. I can honestly say it's helped me bond with my brother and we now have a better relationship because of it.
  
  
• The Best Online Game
  By A194GR8CAMVSYD on 2007-12-31
  This is the better online game what I'll played. I decided purchase this game before the 10 day trial, and I surprise with them, this game is LO MAXIMO!!!.
  
  Es el mejor juego online que haya jugado, me decidi a comprarlos despues de los 10 dias de trial, este juego es LO MAXIMO, vale la pena invertir en el.
  
  
  
• Simply the best computer game ever made.
  By A2CDDEUB0N4HM on 2008-02-05
  It is no coincidence that World Of Warcraft has won many prizes, like best game of the year. A must have for gamers, but beware for to be extremely highly addictive. Also if you are going to buy this game, be sure to get the expansion pack.
  
  
• Game of the Years
  By A2Y8JT3NAR4XEG on 2008-02-25
  For the past couple of years there has not been a better gaming experience. The World of Warcraft Battlechest set is well worth the value. Hurry up and join before the Wrath of the Lich King launches.
  
  
• Good buy
  By A23PRCK9974NFF on 2008-03-08
  This is certainly the way to go if your looking into getting into the World of Warcraft.
  
  This game doesn't really break into new grounds in terms of gameplay. Mostly with kill 7 "wolves or goblins" is what your going to be doing alot of the time. They do a fairly decent job of mixing it up so that it doesn't get too overly redundant.
  
  Gameplay is very good and fairly easy to pick up. My only wish would be to make it a bit harder since it seems a bit too easy at times. The world is seamless without load screens (except for when traveling) which is very nice.
  
  The only real problem I had was that at times the community gets very annoying. Lots of it can thankfully be blocked out via filters. As a whole it has more good players than bad.
  
  While I don't play too much of it anymore. Have to split time with Horizons while stuck working six days a week. Sort of cramps your video game time. I'd certainly reccommend this game especially the $40 chest since your getting a good deal.
  
  
• WoW IS KING!!
  By A1R2J3U49S921Q on 2008-03-22
  I've tried all of the MMORPG's out there, and WoW is easily the most fun. The gameplay has tons of depth, and there is something for everyone in the game. Great for casual gamers and hardcore gamers alike. Good family play too!
  
  Buy it, you'll love it. Worth every penny.
  
  enjoy!
  
  
• Amazing
  By A1DTJI2MKRSGCR on 2008-03-25
  World of Warcraft Battlechest is an absolutely amazing product. I was skeptical about online gaming and have avoided. But about a month ago my tv died while I was sick and since I was bedridden for 5 days I could only sleep and read so much. So I purchased WoW Battlechest and started playing. It is by far the best video game experience I've ever been a part of. I am not a complete convert to the online gaming rage that has been happening for years...I finally get why so many people for the online experience and why World of Warcraft is the number 1 online game. Truly amazing. I already know my PS3 will become my blue-ray player and occasional gaming device now that I have found World of Warcraft. I highly recommend this product.
  
  
• Good Game for Parents with Teenagers
  By A14813YXBJU6WQ on 2008-04-05
  My sister and her husband play WoW in Arizona and gave us a trial run of it when we were out to visit. My oldest daughter, who is 12, enjoyed the game and so I purchased the box set with Burning Crusade and 3 months of service to see how it goes. My husband used to play Diablo, which is very similar, and so it was easy for him to pick up WoW as well. We currently live in the midwest and my daughter and I can play together online, or with my sister and brother in law. That way, my teenager is being monitored online, which makes her Daddy and I happy, and she can earn time online by doing chores around the house which makes her happy (maybe not the chores part...). We can also chat with the relatives while we play. The game experience is well created and expansive enough you don't get bored running tasks -- and it will take us a long time to work up to the higher levels. It's easy enough to play the lower levels that my 4 & 5 year olds can play a bit, too, and the graphics are not bloody or too scary for them -- though it is a game created for adults, so I wouldn't recommend leaving children on unattended.
  
  
• 1 of a kind
  By A34OB9FFY84L10 on 2008-04-20
  Bought this as a replacement set for wife's laptop while we're deployed since she bought a new one. Both of us have tried several different MMOP games out there, and there's nothing better out there in this genre yet. Sadly probably never will be either. The graphics, artwork and over all gameplay are unrivaled. There simply is nothing close to equal. If you're looking for a fantasy style game and don't mind paying the low monthly fee, buy this. You won't regret it. The popularity of the game is true... no hype at all.
  
  
• Great Game
  By A2PYXOPWFNS2R1 on 2008-05-06
  Installation is seamless (not big deal on Win Vista, but you need to run it under Win XP compatibility... after the 1st update that is not needed anymore)
  
  After that is a well made RPG as Blizzard knows how to do it and a great way to interact with people all over the world :)
  
  
• Unbelievable Deal
  By A3DCT82NQG44R9 on 2008-07-05
  If you're looking to play World of Warcraft, the Battlechest is really the only viable option. The Battlechest is the same price as only the expansion pack, and it also includes the original game, with a separate CD key that will be required if you ever want to make a second account or something.
  
  Great buy, great game.
  Just be careful of how much time you spend playing it!
  
  
• WoW Battlechest
  By A1KXU0V8WPK5PO on 2008-09-19
  Whether you are new to MMO games or an old pro, this game is for you. One major thing I like about this game over others I've played, is the ablity to play anytime. By that I mean you can play for fifteen minutes solo or for hours in a huge group and still have a great time. You should give it a try, heck its free for ten days. [...] Could 10 million people really be wrong?!
  
  
• Why wouldn't you buy both?
  By A2MOEU5C8HBV6 on 2008-05-27
  This contains the basic game and the expansion. There's no reason to not buy both, other than wasting money later. Though when you add up how much you can spend on Warcraft over time, buying the boxed game is the cheapest part. It's an amazing game that keeps growing; I've never seen anything like it. There's a reason there are over a million people playing.
  
  
• Ok deal, good game
  By A5XLY5V9A60G2 on 2008-07-22
  The Deal:
  The price is a deal, because you are getting both wow and the expansion right + 2 guides. Well to tell you the truth the guides arent worth much. They tell you some WOW edicate, and some general information. All of this information is available on the internet and probably in the manual. If this battlechest wasnt cheaper than the WOW and the expansion alone, then I wouldnt recommend it.
  The Game:
  No matter what anyone says this game is still a grind. Grind to get your levels. Eventually you are going to be required to group with others, so be prepared to. These seem to be the really only bad qualities. The good side is that it has more features than most mmos. There are battlegrounds to fight other players, tons of variety in monsters, very pretty scenery, tons of variety in every way. Besides these factors, the world is huge, and once you travel to a place you can fly a griffin back (really cheap), which save huge amounts of time.
  
  
  
• One of the BEST!
  By AUKAIUTI6IANW on 2008-09-26
  Tons of content, fun, plenty of nice people still around, good for any amount of play, runs well on many systems (mine is 5 years old), Blizzard is constantly re-balancing the game (good!) & fixing bugs (I've never seen any) & adding content (for free).
  
  
• I really enjoy this game
  By A2QFF66OKG79NH on 2008-09-28
  Well coming from someone who like to play single player RPG games such as Final Fantasy, Shadow Hearts, Jade Empire, Knight of the Old Republic, Xeno Gears, and a few others I never though I would like the whole MMORPG. That was until I tired out WOW.
  
  I got the battle chest set back in may of this year. It took me a bit to get the feel of the game and how it plays. But now that I have I really enjoy it. The one thing I found out is that it's best to play different races and classes. It keeps the game from getting old. Even though this is the first online role playing game I have ever played I have been able to get into it. I like that well they have the PVP they also worked the PVE into it very well. I play on PVE and it makes it so I don't have to worry about any one attacking me when I'm on a quest.
  
  I have found that there a some very nice people to. Sure there are some rude ones but from the amount of realms and the amount of people that play your going to run into some rude people. There is no way around that. But for the most part people are willing to help you Heck I have had people at very high levels give me a hand.
  
  Really I just like the whole set up here the look of the game the way it plays the fact that it's not really super hard. And it's good for the amount of times I play it. If you can't play it as much as hardcore gamers then don't worry about it. WoW is made for ever one from the hardcore gamer to the gamer that can only play it maybe two days out of the week.
  
  
• There's a reason it's referred to as WarCrack
  By A39KI6IW2MG0HB on 2008-01-05
  Even though I'd been hearing great things about this game for years from my friends, I avoided it. I knew full well if it was as great as they were saying I'd be hopelessly addicted. They were right and so was I.
  
  I was big in the BBS and MUD world before the world wide web hit everyone's household. I was very much into playing, administrating and building MUDs. WoW's MMORPG is just the natural visual interfaced progression of that. I love it even if it does eat my free time. =)
  
  
• Best Deal
  By AM7WK3X72HA3J on 2008-02-12
  Battlechest is the way to go if you've tried the trial and are interested in WoW.You save money and get decent info about The Buring Crusade content.Until Wrath of the Litch King comes out,this is what you should be buying.
  
  Now as an aside I don't approve of the way Blizzard handles many things,but they do have a stable game that doesn't do strange things like wipe out your OS(as another company has done,CCP.Don't buy into their junk.)
  
  Try the trial first to see if you like the game.If you do buy this and upgrade your account.Try different realms at first until you find one suitable to your gameplay.Then have fun,because frankly that is what this game is all about...fun.
  
  
• Too much fun
  By A3PVJMQ9TL6K0V on 2008-06-12
  I was conned into playing this again by a friend of mine...I didn't think I would like it as much as I do!! Hours of fun, more fun playing with friends of course
  
  
• greatly addictive and super fun
  By A38ZAWJCD9R5DL on 2008-06-22
  I played the trial acc twice and i was so hooked into the game i decided to order this!!!! Its greaat i play it for about 4 hours a day and suprisingly im not bored which i usually am. So if you want good value for your money buy this cos its like half as cheap as buying it all sepratly (sorry i cant spell) hope you find this as fun as i did and also remember to buy the next expansion (wrath of the lich king)
  
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