WOW Game Revolution BC Review: B- : World of Warcraft General Discussions

In a slightly less enthusiastic review, Game Revolution has assigned The Burning Crusade a lukewarm B- "grade".

It’s a bummer that Blizzard chose not to incorporate any new classes into the game along with the new races. The new races now give both factions the ability to access all of the classes in the game, which feels like a cop-out, and removes much of the differentiation between the Alliance and the Horde. Both of the new races (Draenei and Blood Elves) have their own new low-level zones and capital cities, but ultimately end up running through the same content everyone else has been doing for years.

The saying "If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” comes to mind when I think about The Burning Crusade, and in that sense, Blizzard has done well. Then again, where’s the honor in charging forty dollars to not fix something that wasn’t broken?

Sure, you get a new continent, ten levels to gain, and hundreds of quests, but compared to EVE Online’s upcoming free expansion (which includes a total graphical overhaul) it’s easy to be a bit under-whelmed, and feel a bit overcharged. About as easy as, oh, playing WoW until 4:30 a.m. on a workday. Trust me, that’s easy. We’ll just have to hope Blizzard uses our newly spent millions to get Worlds of Starcraft up and running. Until then, we’ll see you at 70.