World of Warcraft.. What is the big deal with this game??

[hzsogood 5,000+ posts]

I hear EVERYONE either talking about it or playing it.. I dont get it, to me it just seems like a RPG with millions of ppl on a quest to "level 80" or whatever it is.. A buddy of mine plays that shit once and a while and he says its not as bad as you would think it is,,... when I hear warcraft, idk ,i just think of these computer nerd role playing kids with there warcraft playing cards .. So does anyone play this and if so I would assume its quite addicting if so many ppl actually pay monthly to keep using it

So my buddy is gonna bring his laptop over and im just gonna hook it up to mytv to check it out.. One question tho, what do i need to get the best possible pq from the laptop to use my tv as a monitor.. Laptop is a hp tv is a new samsung led.. Is it just a dvi cable ? or hdmi or what

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[Lonnie 10+ year member]

u can get a cable that goes dvi to hdmi for HD if the lap top is set up for HD. Otherwise just use a basic monitor cable if your TV has the DVI output for it. If it doesnt then just get a HDMI and dw about setting up laptop for HD...should still be able to use it in standard def.

Also WOW isnt really as great as people make it out to be. Kind of funny really...

 

[sqhertz 5,000+ posts]

poo.

diablo > WOW.

you should buy my copy.

 

[NightDrifter05 10+ year member]

I don't play it but it's just the fact that you have complete control over everything with your character. If your not into those type of game's then you definitely won't like it but if you like to build up every aspect of your character and have complete control over powers and what not then you'll love it. I don't like Warcraft at all the I've started playing Champions Online and I have really enjoyed it but I don't think I enjoy it enough to continue beyond the 1 month free trial.

 

[BoxdGM 10+ year member]

i used to play starcraft when i was younger but never tried wow.

 

[hzsogood 5,000+ posts]

u can get a cable that goes dvi to hdmi for HD if the lap top is set up for HD. Otherwise just use a basic monitor cable if your TV has the DVI output for it. If it doesnt then just get a HDMI and dw about setting up laptop for HD...should still be able to use it in standard def.
Also WOW isnt really as great as people make it out to be. Kind of funny really...

not sure how to check if the laptop is setup for hd... Is that just screen resolution? I suppose just for my information.. My laptop is HP as well, and it does have hdmi and dvi .. My tv has hdmi , and a computer input w/ and audio jack...

Yea i dont know .. the game looks interesting, but i think i would have to be a hermit to get anywhere in the game, cuz once a week or so doesnt seem to be good enough for this one

 

[jadon087 10+ year member]

Wow isn't near as popular as it was a few years ago, i've seen people fail outta college because they let this game take over there life. Even lose girlfriends, because it was so time consuming.

 

[NightDrifter05 10+ year member]

not sure how to check if the laptop is setup for hd... Is that just screen resolution? I suppose just for my information.. My laptop is HP as well, and it does have hdmi and dvi .. My tv has hdmi , and a computer input w/ and audio jack...



Yea i dont know .. the game looks interesting, but i think i would have to be a hermit to get anywhere in the game, cuz once a week or so doesnt seem to be good enough for this one

What resolution is your computer running at? That will be the resolution that will output to the TV unless it's greater then 1080.

 

[hzsogood 5,000+ posts]

yea Drifter, i think all that character buildup during the entire process of the game is just 60 hrs a week/ more time than i have .. I ws just wondering cuz i saw some tv show on mtv about it where ppl were losing there relationships with there bf/ or gf because of that game... Just cant see so many ppl who will blow away there significant other for a game... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crazy.gif.c13912c32de98515d3142759a824dae7.gif

Some of them who admitted to playing WoW about 80+ hrs a week.. wow.... literally

 

[hzsogood 5,000+ posts]

Wow isn't near as popular as it was a few years ago, i've seen people fail outta college because they let this game take over there life. Even lose girlfriends, because it was so time consuming.

lol, i was a lil too slow on my post

shit is crazy man

 

[NightDrifter05 10+ year member]

Wow isn't near as popular as it was a few years ago, i've seen people fail outta college because they let this game take over there life. Even lose girlfriends, because it was so time consuming.

Don't know where you got the info from since a statement was released from Blizzard stating they now have more subscribers then ever. Over 11.5 million people are paying to play this game.

 

[Anniku989 10+ year member]

Normal vga cable will net you best pictutre. Then just grab a 3.5mm cable with two male ends

 

[dragnix 5,000+ posts]

a game so good the acronym is WOW

 

[bass_lover1 10+ year member]

Normal vga cable will net you best pictutre. Then just grab a 3.5mm cable with two male ends

Mmmm, I would think a digital out would work the best. Less conversions, less signal degradation. However the likelihood of you being able to notice is pretty slim.

 

[BoxdGM 10+ year member]

Mmmm, I would think a digital out would work the best. Less conversions, less signal degradation. However the likelihood of you being able to notice is pretty slim.

and youd only need one hdmi cord for video and sound.