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World of Warcraft - Game Review (PC)
By Emanuel Avram
Published: December 28, 2006
Print Character creation is decent, although comparing it to City of Heroes/Villains for example it seems so limited. There are two sides: The noble Atreides, the insidious Ordos and the evil.... ermmm sorry wrong game... *cough*. The goodie goodies from the Alliance, and the mean bad goodies from the Horde. Each side has 4 distinct races that you can pick. Each race has its own traits, which makes them more or less suited for some classes. In the world of Azeroth, females are equal to males (they just dance differently), so it doesn't matter if you pick a female or a male. Let me show you the races now:
Alliance Races
Alliance is generally good in PvE (Player versus Environment) because of the racial traits (racials).
The Humans
Yes they just HAVE to be in every game geeeesh! I wonder why?! Humans are a good race, and they excel especially in the PvE part of the game. Diplomacy is the best PvE skill ever, so humans are best suited for your main character. Here are all their racials:
- Perception - active - Activate to dramatically increase stealth detection - Lasts 20 sec - 3 min cooldown
- The Human Spirit - passive - Increase Spirit by 5%
- Diplomacy - passive - 10% bonus to faction point gain
- Sword Specialization - passive - Humans get +5 to Sword skill
- Mace Specialization - passive - Humans get +5 to Mace skill
Other Information
- Start Location: Elwynn Forest
- Home City: Stormwind
- Racial Mount: Horse
- Available Classes: Mage, Paladin, Priest, Rogue, Warrior, Warlock
The Night Elves
Purple color, long ears, tall and agile. Females look nice and sexy, males look ok I guess... kinda... feminin, if you know what I'm saying. They have the impressive ability to shadow meld, making them to “hide in the shadows”, as long as they don't move. It is the only alliance race that can be chosen if you want to make a druid, and you cannot have a night elf mage.
- Shadowmeld - active - Activate while immobile and out of combat to enter stealth mode - lasts until canceled - 10 sec cooldown
- Quickness - passive - Dodge chance increased by 1%
- Wisp Spirit - passive - Become a wisp when dead with movement speed increase of 50% (25% faster than normal ghost)
- Nature Resistance - passive - All Night Elves get +10 Nature Resistance
Other Information
- Start Location: Teldrassil
- Home City: Darnassus
- Racial Mount: Nightsaber (A tiger)
- Available Classes: Druid, Hunter, Priest, Rogue, Warrior
The Dwarves
Short and fat but with a great attitude towards life. They are tough, and their stoneskin ability is impressive. Gun specialization also makes them good hunters, assuming you will get a good gun at higher levels (not bow). They make decent paladins as well. Find treasure racial is kinda useless. They are the ONLY priests in the game at this time that have the important spell “Fear Ward”, which nullifies the first fear attack on a target.
- Stoneform - active - While active, grants immunity to Bleed, Poison, and Disease effects. In addition, Armor increases by 10%. Lasts 8 sec. - 3 min cooldown
- Gun Specialization - passive - Dwarves get +5 to Gun Skill
- Frost Resistance - passive - All Dwarves get +10 Frost Resistance
- Find Treasure - passive - Activate to see treasure chests on mini map - lasts until canceled - no cooldown
Other Information
- Start Location: Dun Morogh
- Home City: Ironforge
- Racial Mount: Ram (Looks like a goat)
- Available Classes: Hunter, Paladin, Priest, Rogue, Warrior
The Gnomes
Even shorter than dwarves, cute, the gomes are the preferred choice for female players, along with the night elf females. They are especially good for PvP (Player versus Player), and specialization in engineering makes them even more deadly. The fact that they are small makes them also a hard target for the “clickers”. They are very good mages.
- Escape Artist - active - Activate to break out of a Root or Snare effect – instant cast - 1 min cooldown
- Expansive Mind - passive - Increase Intelligence by 5%
- Arcane Resistance - passive - All Gnomes get +10 Arcane Resistance
- Engineering Specialization - passive - 15 skill bonus to Engineering
Other Information
- Start Location: Dun Morogh
- Home City: Ironforge
- Racial Mount: Mechanostrider (Looks like a mechanized robot chicken with mirrors and exhaust)
- Available Classes: Mage, Rogue, Warlock, Warrior
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