Final Fantasy 14 Players trying WOW?

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And also keep in mind that the game has evolved over 17 years, and they have not retroactively fixed everything, so there are continuity issues, and you may be confused about the overall plot when you start from scratch.

This is a feature of World of Warcraft. The continuity issues are exacerbated by the desire of Blizzard to tell their story outside of game. And I mean if you don't read the books that come out with any given expansio, you may be downright confused.

At the end of the Mists of Panderia expansion the final boss is captured, and a trial (with punishment) is greatly implied. Out comes Warlords of Draenor and, surprise! Said final boss escaped and we have to follow them. Again. How did this happen? you ask? The explanation can be purchased at your local bookstore for a mere $26.00.

You may also find yourself a bit outside the loop for a number of things. You do not get to defeat that final boss in the next expansion. Oh no. Can't have your character do anything like that to the Named NPCs. So, don't expect to go into this game thinking you're the Warrior of Light or anything, because, when push comes to shove, you are nothing more than expendable fodder for the story, not even the main side-kick of the protagonist. Well, because there isn't a single protagonist. The colorful Cast of Characters make the Scions look like pikers.

This comment is from someone who held the Lorekeeper titles (plural) from Wrath, when it meant you managed to go through all 2000+ available quests on both Horde and Alliance.

The books were entertaining, but the developers depended too much on them and the lore books that Blizzard also sold for 'backstory'. Also, the books were apparently thrown away when the entire WoW Universe was retconned to death in the current expansion. I know a number of ex-players that want to believe the Warlords expansion was only a nightmare, and they'll wake up like Pam, with Bobby in that shower, towards the end of the Dallas TV series.

Go on, play the game. I doubt Blizzard has ripped the story entirely to shreds in the early leveling areas. They were still pretty decent through Mists of Panderia, only becoming weirder as time went on.

I'd try out the free Starter Edition first, just so you can figure out if you like this game or not. Apparently, you only need to pay a monthly fee to get all of the expansions except the current one. And be prepared for a 77 gigabyte download, and being tied to Blizzards Battle.net login utility.