Comments on: Your Wow factor http://www.mmo-symposium.com/947/your-wow-factor/ News, views and experiences from the world of MMO's Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:06:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Droogie http://www.mmo-symposium.com/947/your-wow-factor/#comment-2515 Droogie Sat, 27 Jun 2009 23:26:16 +0000 http://www.mmo-symposium.com/?p=947#comment-2515 I think my first WOW factor was actually during SWG. I bought the game when it first came out, and I remember going to this small city on Naboo. As I came around the corner, there was a Creature Handler, and above him was one of the most massive flying creatures I've ever seen in a game. To this day, I think that it was either bugged or a rare spawn. But I remember taking a million pictures and jumping up in my seat, really amazed. After that, I knew I wanted to be a Creature Handler, and eventually got to see awesomely huge animals like Tortons and Kimolgas (spelling?) It was a real WOW factor, I was amazed. I think my first WOW factor was actually during SWG.

I bought the game when it first came out, and I remember going to this small city on Naboo. As I came around the corner, there was a Creature Handler, and above him was one of the most massive flying creatures I've ever seen in a game. To this day, I think that it was either bugged or a rare spawn. But I remember taking a million pictures and jumping up in my seat, really amazed.

After that, I knew I wanted to be a Creature Handler, and eventually got to see awesomely huge animals like Tortons and Kimolgas (spelling?)

It was a real WOW factor, I was amazed.

]]> By: hotpocket http://www.mmo-symposium.com/947/your-wow-factor/#comment-2179 hotpocket Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:14:39 +0000 http://www.mmo-symposium.com/?p=947#comment-2179 As Magnu, my Wow factor was in WoW, as that was the first MMO I played. Still having no clue whatsoever what it was about, as I almost by random picked up the game and never heard much of MMOs before that (yes I DO live on the Northpole), I was running the hills of Dun Morogh with my newly rolled dwarf pally. I entered Ironforge and was very impressed with it all to say the least. That was when I realized it might be a tad different from Starcraft :-) As Magnu, my Wow factor was in WoW, as that was the first MMO I played.

Still having no clue whatsoever what it was about, as I almost by random picked up the game and never heard much of MMOs before that (yes I DO live on the Northpole), I was running the hills of Dun Morogh with my newly rolled dwarf pally. I entered Ironforge and was very impressed with it all to say the least. That was when I realized it might be a tad different from Starcraft :-)

]]> By: Magnu http://www.mmo-symposium.com/947/your-wow-factor/#comment-2177 Magnu Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:12:05 +0000 http://www.mmo-symposium.com/?p=947#comment-2177 My first wow factor was WoW itself, my first 'proper' mmo. I found the tiny noob village exciting enough, watching all the other noobs running around killing wild boar. But when I eventually reached Thunderbluff and took the lift up to the plateau, was when i had the 'woah, awesome!' feeling. I liked that the feeling presented itself throughout the game right through to the high level zones. My particular favourite was the snowy hills of Winterspring, they always looked cool in the sunset. It never really had the feeling of vastness that came with Everquest 2 though. EQ2 manages to create expansive zones without making them barren. Theres always something cool nearby, even if you have no idea what it is supposed to be! My first wow factor was WoW itself, my first 'proper' mmo. I found the tiny noob village exciting enough, watching all the other noobs running around killing wild boar. But when I eventually reached Thunderbluff and took the lift up to the plateau, was when i had the 'woah, awesome!' feeling. I liked that the feeling presented itself throughout the game right through to the high level zones. My particular favourite was the snowy hills of Winterspring, they always looked cool in the sunset.

It never really had the feeling of vastness that came with Everquest 2 though. EQ2 manages to create expansive zones without making them barren. Theres always something cool nearby, even if you have no idea what it is supposed to be!

]]> By: Ffaffner http://www.mmo-symposium.com/947/your-wow-factor/#comment-2174 Ffaffner Tue, 02 Jun 2009 08:56:37 +0000 http://www.mmo-symposium.com/?p=947#comment-2174 My first MMO-experience was very much like Yetians; even in the same game :) I remember hastily rolling my first ever avatar, a dwarven paladin, and then loading up my only real MMO-home: The proud dwarven city of Kaladim! Kaladim looked a bit like many other RPG's out there, so the feeling of being in a "massive multiplayer"-game hadn't yet settled in me. That quickly changed when I zoned out of the narrow halls of Kaladim and into the glorious (to me)huuuge zone of Butcherblock Mountains. Right there and then I was completely hooked! Large groups of trees, hills, mountainsides, caves and...loads of nasty goblins. *sniff* Damn those were great days! *sniff, sniff* My mind tells me, that I will never have the same experience again, but my heart is still full of hope everytime I install a fresh new MMO...a hope that so far has been /flip'ed by many a less-than-creative MMO-launches. My first MMO-experience was very much like Yetians; even in the same game :)

I remember hastily rolling my first ever avatar, a dwarven paladin, and then loading up my only real MMO-home: The proud dwarven city of Kaladim! Kaladim looked a bit like many other RPG's out there, so the feeling of being in a "massive multiplayer"-game hadn't yet settled in me. That quickly changed when I zoned out of the narrow halls of Kaladim and into the glorious (to me)huuuge zone of Butcherblock Mountains. Right there and then I was completely hooked! Large groups of trees, hills, mountainsides, caves and…loads of nasty goblins.

*sniff* Damn those were great days! *sniff, sniff*

My mind tells me, that I will never have the same experience again, but my heart is still full of hope everytime I install a fresh new MMO…a hope that so far has been /flip'ed by many a less-than-creative MMO-launches.

]]> By: Sres http://www.mmo-symposium.com/947/your-wow-factor/#comment-2173 Sres Tue, 02 Jun 2009 08:49:25 +0000 http://www.mmo-symposium.com/?p=947#comment-2173 My first wow factor on Everquest Classic was the wooden bridge in North Karana, when the music started and the bridge appeared out of the mist, it looked pretty cool. <a href="http://media.giantbomb.com/uploads/0/1992/479552-karana_plains_north_03_super.jpg" rel="nofollow">North Karana Wooden Bridge</a> My first wow factor on Everquest Classic was the wooden bridge in North Karana, when the music started and the bridge appeared out of the mist, it looked pretty cool.

North Karana Wooden Bridge

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