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Topic: My kid wants to start playing WoW. Where do I start him? (Read 18053 times)
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Abagadro
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Haven't touched this since the first month of launch of the original box. If I was to get him going, what should I buy for Xmas to get him going?
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"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”
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apocrypha
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Planes? Shit, I'm terrified to get in my car now!
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Hawkbit
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Create a free trial first, if he makes it to level 20, then buy him the upgrade.
At least that's what I did with my kid. She never made it to 20, so I saved $55.
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Merusk
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Yes, that.
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Pennilenko
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I'm pretty sure Warlords is $50  |
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« Last Edit: December 12, 2014, 08:42:14 AM by Pennilenko »
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Abagadro
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Thanks for the info. I bought him the 20 dollar box as the 20 bucks is worth having something he can actually open on the day.
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"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”
-H.L. Mencken
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Paelos
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Thanks for the info. I bought him the 20 dollar box as the 20 bucks is worth having something he can actually open on the day.
Probably a good idea, because otherwise it's "Merry Christmas, here's a...free trial." Then therapy. |
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Bunk
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Warlords is $50, and doesn't include the base game!?!?
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Pennilenko
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Yes
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"See? All of you are unique. And special. Like fucking snowflakes." -- Signe
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apocrypha
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Planes? Shit, I'm terrified to get in my car now!
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Sorry I was looking at the price in £.
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"Bourgeois society stands at the crossroads, either transition to socialism or regression into barbarism" - Rosa Luxemburg, 1915.
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Soulflame
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Can't you get him hooked on something that will do less damage to his life? Like heroin?
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Setanta
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Buy your kid a 6 month supply cocaine and a side of meth. After 6 months of that they should be able to handle the addiction to WoW nicely.
Actually, it's probably safer and more humane for them to stick with the drugs
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luckton
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Also, depending on your kid's age, make sure you comb through the parental controls for the account as well. Bliz actually gives you a LOT of control over stuff, such as chat ability, access times, and a bunch of other stuff that other MMOs just totally lack in.
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Ironwood
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Interesting.
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Hawkbit
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I get a weekly report from my kid's account that shows playtime for all games on her Bnet account, including Hearthstone and WoW. It's pretty handy and I need something like that for Minecraft.
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Merusk
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Also, depending on your kid's age, make sure you comb through the parental controls for the account as well. Bliz actually gives you a LOT of control over stuff, such as chat ability, access times, and a bunch of other stuff that other MMOs just totally lack in.
Just remember to bookmark the parental account page link because it won't be able to access it any other way. (i.e. there's no, "Go to parental controls page" link on Battle.net) If you don't bookmark it you can have the e-mail resent. |
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Abagadro
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Cool. Thanks for the tips.
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"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”
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Xanthippe
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And turn off general and trade channels. People are vile.
Public chat is so much worse than it used to be. What is wrong with people?
I keep chat on but I do report people. I don't know what Blizzard does to them, but as soon as I report them, they go on my ignore list without being counted on my ignore list.
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Soulflame
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Double blind anonymity. c.f.: The Greater Internet Fuckwad Theory.
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