Ok, so I've finally decided to try WoW. What's the best/cheapest way to begin? Do I have to really purchase all the expansion packs in 1 go? I heard it'll cost me a bomb.

This post has been edited by coyouth: Nov 14 2011, 03:45 PM

US\EU version- a bomb
Cheaper alternative- Wow Taiwan.

Can you give me the price range pls?

Here you go;

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1609365

not really
u can just buy wow vanilla first than play til your lvl cap which is 60
then buy the expansion, play til lvl cap 60+
repeat til u have cataclysm

just mind that each expansions have their own new features that wont be available/playable until u buy it. example in cataclysm u can fly in capital city, u cant in other exp

private server play for free but it will ruin your gaming experience

Where can I buy the first starter pack? Does it come along with a month or two subscription?

If got credit card go official website if no get from local seller.

FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO START WOW PLEASE READ HERE

1) for those who wan to try the games . pls vist www.worldofwarcraft.com to register a try account which allow u to try 10 day. you can download the games after u register trial account . size about 4gb.

2)for those who want to continue after trial accout after 10day . You need a WOW CLASSIC KEY TO upgrade your trial accout to retail accout . 30day games time free for this key. allow u to level form 1-60

3)60DAY TIME CARD OR CREDIT CARD IS REQUIRE IN STEP Two

4)after lvl 60 u need a World of Warcraft Burning Crusade Expansion cdkey to lvl 60-70 and allow u to explore Outland . NO FREE GAMES TIME FOR THIS CDKEY.

5)FORM lvl 70-80 u need World of Warcraft Wrath of The Lich King Expansion cdkey . NO FREE GAMES TIME FOR THIS CDKEY

6) Form 80-85 . you will need cata cdkey .

FAQ:

1)What is WORLD OF WARCRAFT BATTLECHET ?
a)THE WOW BATTLECHEST CONTAIN TWO CDKEY WHICH IS WOW CLASSIC KEY + World of Warcraft Burning Crusade CDKEY . so the 30day free games time is included

2)WOW US so lag how to play ?
Use third party proxy to reduce latency . such like ultima proxy , gamepath

This post has been edited by nagflar: Nov 15 2011, 11:12 AM

Thanks for the info. I plan to start instantly as a paid customer as going for the free trial have many restrictions to my character. For that, would the cheaper alternative be to download the game and then upgrading it to paid gamer instantly or to buy the DVD like the battlechest? Which would be better? Does playing WoW with Unifi help with the latency issues?

i thnk the cheaper way to play wow us . is download the client .

and buy the cdkey one by one. dont buy all . coz the price maybe drop in the future .

buy battlechest cdkey now which now contain 2cdky inlcude wow TBC.
than wotlk and cata.

some say unifi can play the game withoug latency problem . but some after get unify still need get the tunneling servcices. u can try

but most save cost way is get the cheapest streamyx + tunnleing services .

This post has been edited by nagflar: Nov 15 2011, 11:51 AM

WoW starter is free there is no more 10 day trial. Its unlimited except your level is capped at 20 , you may not join guild, the list goes on.

Like I said go test out WoW first with level 20 trial. You can play , its low level. Just see if thats your thing or not. If you fall in love , just buy Vanilla (you don't need BC , as if you buy Vanilla now you'll be given upgrade to Burning Crusade , which gives you a maximum level of 70). once you hit 70 , you can buy wrath and then cata.

I recommend you to wait for x-mas sale. I picked up last time for $5 for classic wow and $10 for wrath. Classic wow gives you 30-day game play time.

WoW taiwan is cheaper , yes they have english speaking community and raid there , but some of us still prefer US/Oceanic realms because of many reasons (i.e trade activity , pug , some lulz).

I highly recommend you to try wow starter. If you are looking for RAF (recruit-a-friend) , do not hesitate to ask us (if you hate to level). If you do that , you can instantly ding or level up very fast but that is going to ruin your gaming experience. Some people love this cause they dont have time to level up or just too lazy

If wow US or EU, its not budget tho, Cdkey for WOW classic, expansion Burning Crusade, Expansion Wrath of the Lich King, Expansion Catalysm, as well as the coming expansion Mist of the Pandatian.

Wrath cost 150, Cata, another 150, then MOTP another 150.

Wowtraiwan cost 0

wow US, compulsory monthly subscription

Wowtaiwan allow for game time play = definitely more budget if casual.

But ya, as many mentioned, in wowtaiwan, the only limitation for Malaysia might be the language (if you dunno mandarin)

Although with the support of English community there, still there's some shortcoming e.g. limited raid spot and if you dunno the language its hard to get pug etc. Guild cant support everything tho

However, in theory, the more Malaysian join, the bigger the community, the easier to pug,

If we can get more to join, we colonize the server

Dont get me wrong, wowUS have its place.

This post has been edited by hidden830726: Nov 16 2011, 12:40 AM

Do I get to meet a friend's character if he's playing on another server? For e.g., if I'm on Oceanic and he's on US.

This post has been edited by coyouth: Nov 16 2011, 08:50 AM

No. But with the new patch, you can go instance/dungeon with your friend's toon that is created on other realm. I heard this system will soon to expand to raid as well.

TL;DR but i hope somebody already mentioned that BC comes free with vanilla ok?

You don't need to buy WoW classic + Burning Crusade separately.

What vanilla?

Vanilla WoW = the earliest stage of WoW, means you only get to level to 60.

This post has been edited by kEazYc: Nov 16 2011, 04:42 PM

Vanilla means the first WoW game.
It now comes with the first expansion pack.

I've seen people using add-ons while playing WoW. Is that "legal"?