Comments on: WoWE Lore Fluff

By: Darniaq

Darniaq — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 19:05:47 +0000

I like the Warcraft lore alot, but it’s also had longer to grow and has been grow more deeply in more forms (RTS, board game, books, MMO). I’ve read the books, non of which will win literary awards, but all of which add color to the characters we see everyday.

This has actually made me more interested in the WarHAMMER lore. Which isn’t odd for me. I didn’t read Lord of the Rings until I started playing Everquest :)

By: Warzard

Warzard — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:08:58 +0000

I actually became interested in Warcraft lore for two reasons.
1.) I read up some Warhammer lore as I was following the game’s MMO development and I was astonished! All the characters and the world itself is filled with deep war torn anti-heroes.

2.) My last big MMO was FFXI which had arguably the best stor-arc in an online game. You pretty much had to be level 75 to enjoy it, but it made the game feel more “epic”

That said I didn’t find WoW’s lore and characters to be as epic as Warhammer, or as well implemented as it was FFXI. It’s pretty good though, and it’s always exciting to run into a major player while questing like Jaina Proudmore or Thrall.

As for EQII I would have to agree, when I tried it, it had a very “vanilla MMO” feel to it. All the quest elements and characters were there, but not once did I ever feel part of a living world it was always just a game to me.

By: Cuppycake

Cuppycake — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:17:20 +0000

I actually find WoW’s lore VERY interesting, far more than what SOE have ever done with the EQ franchise.

I’ve been a huge fan of the Warcraft lore for years now. I’ve read most of the books, the RPG, played all the games, and I read the quests in the game. I love all the characters, the racial stories. That’s what draws me back to WoW, is the storyline that I’m actually INTERESTED in.