Had first taste of World of Warcraft. It starts off quite easily, running around killing wolves and it was kinda fun but I haven't played any games for years so thats not saying much (last game I played was Halo I on Xbox). The wolves take some bashing with a big hammer but they deal little damage and you don't even have to aim. I played for about an hour and was getting into a 'just one more quest' frame of mind when I had to stop (husbands will understand).
The beginners levels were full of noobs running around killing things, everyone seemed to be independent, doing their own thing, myself included. It reminded me of a creche: the little kids all play with their own little toys, there is no social interaction, these skills have yet to come. Is all of WoW like this? Does social development in WoW mirror human social development? Is there a PhD thesis here somewhere?
One aspect of game playing I used to enjoy (1st/3rd person shoot-em-ups) was the exploration. I have a feeling that it may be the exploration aspect of this game that will appeal to me.
Turned all display settings to high and The Beast didn't blink.
Also installed on Dell d410 laptop. It ran ok with the default settings (the WoW graphics engine doesn't seem to be outrageously demanding). Good to see that I can play as the same character on either pc (the game application on the pc is just a client to the online game). At least I can indulge in it anywhere there is wifi.
Wow servers were down for maintenance this morning dammit.
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