This time, I would like to share my experience of playing a famous MMORPG, World of Warcraft. The Free trial version can be downloaded at
worldofwarcraft.com for free. Also, I would like to mention again that this is an Immersive Education course at Boston College (
ImmersiveEducation.org).
First, in order to join, I had to type in my email account with the corresponding password. Afterwords, I was able to create my character, and the options for customizing was outstanding; I could change genders, race, facial expression, and even hair style of my personal choices.
Once I selected the server which my classmates decided to play on, I was immediately given a task. In this game, the objectives were known as "quests." They were simple tasks such as delivering certain objects or slaying a certain amount of monsters.
One useful tool I used was the Map, which could be accessed by pressing "m" button on the keyboard. Not only did it help locate myself on the huge world map of WoW, it also guided me to the nearest quest area. Using this helped me to save a lot of time when questing.
One drawback of the trial account was the fact that one cannot join groups. Also, one could not invite others to form groups. One of the class objectives was to experience co-operation with other classmates, but sharing experience and loots was impossible.
Fighting against the wild monsters on the field was rather easy. The icons on the bottom left were different types of spells one could use. I chose my Avatar to be a roague, so I had a lot of assassination moves, which could be toggled by hitting numbers on the keyboard from 1~5. Some moves dealt more damage than the others, and some even allowed me to become invisible.
One of the most addicing part about this game for me was the variety of items. Each time I killed a monster, I recieved random loots, which included all sorts of potions and equipments.
Quest rewards, however, were the most effective way of moving on. The items recieved as rewards were much more valuable than the ones picked from the ground, and they also provided a lot of experence points to help the character to level up faster.
I was surprised to see so much detail in each equipment. When I equipped different armors, I received different bonus points with respect to the armor options, and the change was clearly visible on the character itself. When I put on a cape, it had a cape. When I put on a jacket, it wore a jacket. It was fun trying to make my Avatar to look...FRESH.
Occasionally, I had to visit the town to sell useless items. Due to the limited storage space, I could not hold on to so many things. However, I did not want to trash them, because I knew I could made money if I sold them to a vendor. Selling items helped me to make money, which I thought would be used in many different areas.
When the experience point bars (purple line across the bottom menu bar) were filled up, my Avatar gained a level. Reaching higher levels allowed me to wear advanced gear, and learn new moves.
To learn new skills and spells, I had to visit the town once more. This time, I was interested in finding a trainer that matched my job. My character was a rogue, so I looked for a rogue trainer. To learn a move, I had to first meet its level requirement and pay some money.
After playing this game for a couple of hours, I began to think that going back to the town was such a hard work. After doing a little bit of research, I discovered that I could set a town as my home by visiting the INN. Once I set a place as my home, I could use the Hearth Stone (given since the start of the game) to teleport myself directly to the place.
It took me a while to gain levels, because there was too much to learn. Now, I know that quest rewards are much more efficient than slaying random monsters on the field; the experience given through the quest is incomparable to regular ones. Also, I was curious about what would happen if I died, so I fought a reckless fight (3v1) to find out. Interestingly, when I died, I was reborn into a spirit. Although I was a little bit confused, I realized that the map was guiding me towards my corpse. After making my way towrads the place where I died, I was revived, and was able to continue my journey.
First, in order to join, I had to type in my email account with the corresponding password. Afterwords, I was able to create my character, and the options for customizing was outstanding; I could change genders, race, facial expression, and even hair style of my personal choices.
Once I selected the server which my classmates decided to play on, I was immediately given a task. In this game, the objectives were known as "quests." They were simple tasks such as delivering certain objects or slaying a certain amount of monsters.
One useful tool I used was the Map, which could be accessed by pressing "m" button on the keyboard. Not only did it help locate myself on the huge world map of WoW, it also guided me to the nearest quest area. Using this helped me to save a lot of time when questing.
One drawback of the trial account was the fact that one cannot join groups. Also, one could not invite others to form groups. One of the class objectives was to experience co-operation with other classmates, but sharing experience and loots was impossible.
Fighting against the wild monsters on the field was rather easy. The icons on the bottom left were different types of spells one could use. I chose my Avatar to be a roague, so I had a lot of assassination moves, which could be toggled by hitting numbers on the keyboard from 1~5. Some moves dealt more damage than the others, and some even allowed me to become invisible.
One of the most addicing part about this game for me was the variety of items. Each time I killed a monster, I recieved random loots, which included all sorts of potions and equipments.
Quest rewards, however, were the most effective way of moving on. The items recieved as rewards were much more valuable than the ones picked from the ground, and they also provided a lot of experence points to help the character to level up faster.
I was surprised to see so much detail in each equipment. When I equipped different armors, I received different bonus points with respect to the armor options, and the change was clearly visible on the character itself. When I put on a cape, it had a cape. When I put on a jacket, it wore a jacket. It was fun trying to make my Avatar to look...FRESH.
Occasionally, I had to visit the town to sell useless items. Due to the limited storage space, I could not hold on to so many things. However, I did not want to trash them, because I knew I could made money if I sold them to a vendor. Selling items helped me to make money, which I thought would be used in many different areas.
When the experience point bars (purple line across the bottom menu bar) were filled up, my Avatar gained a level. Reaching higher levels allowed me to wear advanced gear, and learn new moves.
To learn new skills and spells, I had to visit the town once more. This time, I was interested in finding a trainer that matched my job. My character was a rogue, so I looked for a rogue trainer. To learn a move, I had to first meet its level requirement and pay some money.
After playing this game for a couple of hours, I began to think that going back to the town was such a hard work. After doing a little bit of research, I discovered that I could set a town as my home by visiting the INN. Once I set a place as my home, I could use the Hearth Stone (given since the start of the game) to teleport myself directly to the place.
It took me a while to gain levels, because there was too much to learn. Now, I know that quest rewards are much more efficient than slaying random monsters on the field; the experience given through the quest is incomparable to regular ones. Also, I was curious about what would happen if I died, so I fought a reckless fight (3v1) to find out. Interestingly, when I died, I was reborn into a spirit. Although I was a little bit confused, I realized that the map was guiding me towards my corpse. After making my way towrads the place where I died, I was revived, and was able to continue my journey.
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