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Customer Reviews for Activision World of Warcraft: Cataclysm (PC/MAC)
Activision World of Warcraft: Cataclysm (PC/MAC)
Building on the foundation established in World of Warcraft and its first two expansions, Cataclysm will add a variety of new content and offer players the opportunity to rediscover Azeroth and experience the game from a whole new perspective. New features coming with the game's third expansion include: Two New Playable Races, an Increased level cap, flying mounts in Azeroth, guild advancement, new high level content, new pvp and rated battle zones, new race & class combinations.
Average Customer Rating:
4.2
out of 5
(49 Reviews) 31
Rating SnapshotOverall Rating Totals
Customer Recommendation84%41 out of 49reviewers would recommend this product to a friend.
Rating SnapshotOverall Rating Totals
Customer Reviews
Review 1 for World of Warcraft: Cataclysm (PC/MAC)
Really bad
,04/13/2011
By gnomesforever
1
out of
5
WoW Cataclysm is perhaps the worst video game I have ever purchased. It has a few good points, but essentially no quality control and a design that is best characterized by the word slipshod. My opinions on this subject seem to be shared by many, as the number of players on-line on my server gets smaller and smaller every day.
The Good:
New players will enjoy the game more than experienced MMO players (who have likely been playing WoW for at least a few years). Cataclysm rebuilds the old world of Azeroth and fills it with many new quests that are fairly interesting and readily doable for the solo player. The quests are more linear (which is both good and bad) and structured and also allow for fairly rapid leveling. The new high level quest zones also follow this trend and are provide interesting and diverse visual environments including the elemental plane of earth and a large underwater area. New guild advancement system is borrowed from other games but is a nice addition. The new optional profession of archaeology takes some time to get into, but provides some entertaining back story and decent fun rewards.
New players will enjoy the game more than experienced MMO players (who have likely been playing WoW for at least a few years). Cataclysm rebuilds the old world of Azeroth and fills it with many new quests that are fairly interesting and readily doable for the solo player. The quests are more linear (which is both good and bad) and structured and also allow for fairly rapid leveling. The new high level quest zones also follow this trend and are provide interesting and diverse visual environments including the elemental plane of earth and a large underwater area. New guild advancement system is borrowed from other games but is a nice addition. The new optional profession of archaeology takes some time to get into, but provides some entertaining back story and decent fun rewards.
The Bad:
PvE (player vs. environment): Once at maximum level players tend to do instanced dungeons and daily faction quests in preparation for end game raid content. Cataclysm fails on all counts here. Dungeons, especially harder heroic dungeons, were initially too hard for the average player to complete at release (and have since been retuned) and provided rewards that were too small for the time and effort invested. The available instances get old very quickly and some of them are recycled from earlier content. Daily quests are simply a grind for reputation to allow the player to purchase gear and gear modifications (enchants) from various factions. They are unimaginative and boring. Raiding in Cataclysm is just downright painful and the exact opposite of fun. Raid encounters are full of stupid mechanics that will easily destroy a party that is not operating at 100%. This is just as true for trash encounters as for boss encounters. Many of the mechanics are recycled from older encounters and it is very obvious that the development team is out of fresh ideas (even the models for many of the boss mobs are recycled). Blizzard introduced a design philosophy of “Bring the player, not the class” that has failed totally on all counts. The raid encounters are extremely biased against melee classes in favor of casters and ranged classes and many melee players are finding themselves unable to find raid groups. Pick up groups (PUGs) for raids were common in the prior expansion but unheard of in this one. Class balance is a joke (more on this in the PvP section). Some classes have been redesigned from the ground up (paladins) while others have been extensively modified and given new resources (for instance, hunters). Paladin design is a joke (this is a long running tradition for Blizzard- Paladins have been a joke in WoW since the release of the original game). Feral druids, once the hardest spec to play, are now one of the easiest. Arcane mages can be played by a dunking bird. Again, balance just does not exist at all.
PvE (player vs. environment): Once at maximum level players tend to do instanced dungeons and daily faction quests in preparation for end game raid content. Cataclysm fails on all counts here. Dungeons, especially harder heroic dungeons, were initially too hard for the average player to complete at release (and have since been retuned) and provided rewards that were too small for the time and effort invested. The available instances get old very quickly and some of them are recycled from earlier content. Daily quests are simply a grind for reputation to allow the player to purchase gear and gear modifications (enchants) from various factions. They are unimaginative and boring. Raiding in Cataclysm is just downright painful and the exact opposite of fun. Raid encounters are full of stupid mechanics that will easily destroy a party that is not operating at 100%. This is just as true for trash encounters as for boss encounters. Many of the mechanics are recycled from older encounters and it is very obvious that the development team is out of fresh ideas (even the models for many of the boss mobs are recycled). Blizzard introduced a design philosophy of “Bring the player, not the class” that has failed totally on all counts. The raid encounters are extremely biased against melee classes in favor of casters and ranged classes and many melee players are finding themselves unable to find raid groups. Pick up groups (PUGs) for raids were common in the prior expansion but unheard of in this one. Class balance is a joke (more on this in the PvP section). Some classes have been redesigned from the ground up (paladins) while others have been extensively modified and given new resources (for instance, hunters). Paladin design is a joke (this is a long running tradition for Blizzard- Paladins have been a joke in WoW since the release of the original game). Feral druids, once the hardest spec to play, are now one of the easiest. Arcane mages can be played by a dunking bird. Again, balance just does not exist at all.
PvP (player vs. player): Never a strong suite for WoW, PvP is now an utter farce. In Cataclysm rated battlegrounds were introduced and intended to largely supplant arena combat for PvP. This too has failed as many players find assembling a full battleground group is too difficult to allow access to battlegrounds. This becomes a greater issue when inexperienced groups do assemble and are suddenly pitted against an opposing team with far higher ratings (which approximates skill) and are completely trounced with no hope of even competing. Such mismatches occur due to the lack of teams playing. The new PvP areas are not very imaginative and are too small (Tol barad) or just rehashed capture the flag battlegrounds. PvP class balance simply does not exist. Some classes and specs are simply far and away better than others. Frost mages for instance are vastly overpowered and required no skill to play but can mop the floor with any other class. Similarly warriors are overpowered relative to other melee. Rouges self heal for more than healing classes do. The list just goes on and on. It is apparent that no attempt was made by the development team to establish any balance in PvP. This is supported by patch changes that buff these overpowered classes with nerfs are dealt to the weaker classes.
Summary: Spend your entertainment dollar elsewhere. WoW is dying and its developers are either incompetent or just don’t care. Playing computer solitaire is more fun.
Product Attributes:
Value
1
out of
5
Meets Expectations
1
out of
5
Recommends this product? No
+6points
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Review 2 for World of Warcraft: Cataclysm (PC/MAC)
LOVE THIS GAME
,12/07/2011
By Jeepie ,
Middletown, OH
5
out of
5
Been playin for 6 plus years.. saved tons of money by playin WoW and not playin my Xbox.. lol 60 bucks for 1 new game every two weeks (avg time to beat a single player game) that 120 a month.. LOL I pay 15 and u can't beat this game.. =)
Product Attributes:
Value
3
out of
5
Meets Expectations
5
out of
5
Recommends this product? Yes
Age:25 - 34
Gender:Male
Ownership:2 - 3 months
Usage:Every day
+1point
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Review 3 for World of Warcraft: Cataclysm (PC/MAC)
It's alright
,06/14/2011
By Baleful
4
out of
5
Review 4 for World of Warcraft: Cataclysm (PC/MAC)
Blizzard Does it Again
,04/05/2011
By Muddog66 ,
Seattle, Waq
5
out of
5
This is the best expansion and the best value of all the expansions!!!!
Completely changed the WoW forever!!!!
Completely changed the WoW forever!!!!
And Wall-Mart had some super fast shipping!!!
Product Attributes:
Value
5
out of
5
Meets Expectations
5
out of
5
Recommends this product? Yes
Age:18 - 24
Gender:Male
Ownership:2 - 7 weeks
Usage:Every day
0points
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Review 5 for World of Warcraft: Cataclysm (PC/MAC)
Way to go Blizzard!!!
,01/24/2011
By KitsTreasures ,
Hattiesburg, MS
5
out of
5
By far the best expansion yet. Blizzard has definately outdone themselves on this one. Can't decide if I want to level my 80 or grind a lowbie.. I'm alliance through and through but the goblins sure have alot to offer. It's hard to decide where to start!!! Definately worth the wait though!
Product Attributes:
Value
5
out of
5
Meets Expectations
5
out of
5
Recommends this product? Yes
Age:25 - 34
Gender:Female
Ownership:1 week or less
Usage:Every day
0points
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Review 6 for World of Warcraft: Cataclysm (PC/MAC)
What a disappointment!!!
,01/10/2011
By MrPutts ,
Florida
2
out of
5
What a disappointment. Blizzard has equated “more challenging” with “more dexterity” and “luck” and not with a more challenging thought process. After three years of WOW I am strongly considering a different game. All Blizzard seemed to do was shorten the reanimation times on the bad guys. There is no challenge there.
Product Attributes:
Value
1
out of
5
Meets Expectations
1
out of
5
Recommends this product? No
Age:45 - 54
Gender:Male
Ownership:2 - 7 weeks
Usage:Every day
-2points
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Review 7 for World of Warcraft: Cataclysm (PC/MAC)
pc game
,01/08/2011
By pageofideas ,
Marysville, OH
5
out of
5
This was a Christmas gift for my grandson in another state. He absolutely loves the game.
Product Attributes:
Value
5
out of
5
Meets Expectations
5
out of
5
Recommends this product? Yes
Age:45 - 54
Gender:Female
Ownership:2 - 7 weeks
Usage:A few times per year
-1point
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Review 8 for World of Warcraft: Cataclysm (PC/MAC)
Cataclysm
,12/31/2010
By justy ,
MN
1
out of
5
I started playing world of warcraft series back in November 25, 2004. This new expansion called cataclysm is the worst of them all. They have new worgens that are useless in pvp. But goblin is ok. The dungeons used to be fun in this game. Now they are hard, tasteless, and time consuming. They take alot of time and work to complete. So if you have a job, you will have very little time to do a full dungeon. I have called Blizzard on the phone for a refund and they basically give you the run around. I would have been more happy if I didn't upgrade to this expansion and just stayed with wrath of the lich king.
Product Attributes:
Value
2
out of
5
Meets Expectations
1
out of
5
Recommends this product? No
Age:35 - 44
Gender:Male
Ownership:Longer than one year
Usage:Every few days
-7points
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Review 9 for World of Warcraft: Cataclysm (PC/MAC)
World of Warcraft~Cataclysm
,12/28/2010
By Neverstop007 ,
Reading, PA
5
out of
5
Having been playing WOW for over 2 yrs now, it's a great addition to the already exsistent game. I love it! Picture quality, Graphics, all the changes from original game, well done. Definately challenging for the computer gamer, until next expansion is released. =)
Product Attributes:
Value
5
out of
5
Meets Expectations
5
out of
5
Recommends this product? Yes
Age:45 - 54
Gender:Female
Ownership:2 - 7 weeks
Usage:Every day
-3points
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Review 10 for World of Warcraft: Cataclysm (PC/MAC)
great graphics
,12/28/2010
By Jodi38 ,
summerdale,ala
5
out of
5
I bought this for my son age10 and he loves it .
Product Attributes:
Value
5
out of
5
Meets Expectations
5
out of
5
Recommends this product? Yes
Age:35 - 44
Gender:Female
Ownership:2 - 7 weeks
Usage:Every day
-3points
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Review 11 for World of Warcraft: Cataclysm (PC/MAC)
Great Game!
,12/26/2010
By kdrose
5
out of
5
Purchased this for my son for Christmas and he loves it. It was very nice being able to purchase this before it was even released then I didn't have to worry about it any more until I received it. I received it quickly.
Product Attributes:
Value
5
out of
5
Meets Expectations
5
out of
5
Recommends this product? Yes
-2points
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Review 12 for World of Warcraft: Cataclysm (PC/MAC)
WOW Cataclysm
,12/25/2010
By an anonymous customer ,
Murrieta, CA
5
out of
5
Bought this for my son and he can't stop playing the game. Says it's the best one yet. Don't hesitake to buy!
Product Attributes:
Value
5
out of
5
Meets Expectations
5
out of
5
Recommends this product? Yes
Age:45 - 54
Gender:Female
Ownership:2 - 7 weeks
Usage:Every day
-1point
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Review 13 for World of Warcraft: Cataclysm (PC/MAC)
W.O.W. wow
,12/25/2010
By Santasbighelper ,
AL
5
out of
5
Daughter loves it. A must have for all W.O.W. players!
Product Attributes:
Value
5
out of
5
Meets Expectations
5
out of
5
Recommends this product? Yes
Age:45 - 54
Gender:Female
Ownership:1 week or less
Usage:Every day
0points
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Review 14 for World of Warcraft: Cataclysm (PC/MAC)
Words cant even express
,12/25/2010
By BabyBrwneyez ,
Los Angeles
5
out of
5
Been a WOW player since 2006...the game keeps getting better and better!!!
Product Attributes:
Value
5
out of
5
Meets Expectations
5
out of
5
Recommends this product? Yes
Age:25 - 34
Gender:Female
Ownership:1 week or less
Usage:Every day
0points
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Review 15 for World of Warcraft: Cataclysm (PC/MAC)
Everything has changed
,12/21/2010
By an anonymous customer ,
Kansas
4
out of
5
I started with WoW during Burning Crusade, so my comments will be flavored accordingly.
Cataclysm is an expansion for the World of Warcraft, and is dependent upon the purchase of the original game, the Burning Crusade and Wrath of the Lich King expansions. This expansion builds upon these others, so it cannot be used alone or without them.
This expansion provides WoW toons with the ability to attain levels 81 - 85 and adds two new races (Goblin and Worgen). In addition to advancing all professions, Cataclysm provides an additional secondary skill (Archaeology) as well as introducing several new opportunities for group play through new instances and raids.
Blizzard customer service seems to vary significantly from month to month. In the years I have played, I initially found that the customer service department was second to none. Technical support calls were answered at most hours of any day by knowledgeable, helpful people who spoke English. However, the focus shifted away from service and for some time there was no real way to get support due to week-long in-game lack of resolution to game play problems, extremely limited support times, and less helpful customer service representatives than nearly any other technology company I've experienced. Fortunately, Blizzard has chosen to improve from those terrible days to a place in the middle. They now provide OK (not extraordinary) support both in game and by phone. Considering that there are now generating more monthly subscription fees than ever in the history of gaming, I find this and the continuation of known bugs downright offensive.
That said, the content of the game is extremely robust, with so much flexibility that a player can do peaceful, mundane activities like fishing and cooking, highly interactive things like joining small, medium, or extremely large groups to experience team play, or pursue quests given by non-player characters which may involved working with others or may not, depending upon player preference. For those with economic interests, there is a lively and robust exchange of in-game items through the auction house, which may be combined with crafting or gathering items in the game and then selling them for game currency.
The social interaction with other players is readily available through proximity chat, guild chat, and chat with others who have a toon in a large city. While there are always going to be people who abuse their ability to say things to thousands of "listeners", Blizzard does allow players to mute the city chatter.
Overall the interaction, extremely diverse access to a wide variety of play options, and enormous world of varies terrains and weather patterns have produced the most robust and entertaining game in history. This expansion continues to keep players engaged and provides new game mechanics. While the economy is so terrible, WoW allows an escape to a fantasy world with interaction far superior to watching TV all day for the millions who have been forced out of work.
Product Attributes:
Value
4
out of
5
Meets Expectations
5
out of
5
Recommends this product? Yes
Age:35 - 44
Gender:Female
Ownership:2 - 7 weeks
Usage:Every day
+15points
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Review 16 for World of Warcraft: Cataclysm (PC/MAC)
12/21/2010
By MrsPickles ,
N.C
5
out of
5
This is a great game to play it is a easy game to learn you will love it slot of fun
Product Attributes:
Value
5
out of
5
Meets Expectations
5
out of
5
Recommends this product? Yes
Age:45 - 54
Gender:Female
Ownership:2 - 7 weeks
Usage:Every few days
+1point
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Review 17 for World of Warcraft: Cataclysm (PC/MAC)
Well...
,12/19/2010
By Bladeeda
4
out of
5
I like many of the game changes personally, but it would be wise for a World of Warcraft player to try out the free trial before making any $40 decisions. Might as well try before you buy if you can.
Product Attributes:
Value
3
out of
5
Meets Expectations
4
out of
5
Recommends this product? Yes
Age:18 - 24
Gender:Female
+2points
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Review 18 for World of Warcraft: Cataclysm (PC/MAC)
Cataclysm
,12/18/2010
By ldypunkin ,
Independence, VA
5
out of
5
I absolutely LOVE this game!! The only drawback at this time, as usual, is the lag and issues that come with an upgrade, which I am absolutely positive they will have fixed as soon as possible. I would suggest anyone and everyone get this game.
Product Attributes:
Value
5
out of
5
Meets Expectations
5
out of
5
Recommends this product? Yes
Age:45 - 54
Gender:Female
Ownership:2 - 7 weeks
Usage:Every day
+1point
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Review 19 for World of Warcraft: Cataclysm (PC/MAC)
It's Here!!!
,12/10/2010
By Dreamer1022 ,
Western Maryland
5
out of
5
My husband is Very into World of Warcraft. We weren't planning on buying until after Christmas since the game is not really cheap.
I decided to get it for him anyway to surprise him. I put in a preorder not knowing the game can be bought online so they release day it would be ready to go. Luckily I did not cancel the order because even though the receiving date was set for the 15th or 16th it was here on the 7th (official release date)!
It was also very easily tracked.
I decided to get it for him anyway to surprise him. I put in a preorder not knowing the game can be bought online so they release day it would be ready to go. Luckily I did not cancel the order because even though the receiving date was set for the 15th or 16th it was here on the 7th (official release date)!
It was also very easily tracked.
Product Attributes:
Value
5
out of
5
Meets Expectations
5
out of
5
Recommends this product? Yes
Age:25 - 34
Gender:Female
Ownership:1 week or less
Usage:Every day
+1point
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Review 20 for World of Warcraft: Cataclysm (PC/MAC)
World of Warcraft
,12/08/2010
By honeyroyale ,
Oklahoma
5
out of
5
If you play WOW this is a must have ! All my family, sons, grandsons, brother all play WOW and we love it...Perfect Christmas present
Product Attributes:
Value
5
out of
5
Meets Expectations
5
out of
5
Recommends this product? Yes
Age:55 - 64
Gender:Female
Ownership:1 week or less
Usage:Every day
+1point
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