Buying Wrath of the Lich King (in India)
It’s tough being a MMORPG player in India. If the latency doesn’t destroy the game for you, the timezone mismatch between the majority of players in the US (and other developed countries) and us will ensure that the server is deserted when you sit down to play.
Another problem is buying the game itself. Most online stores don’t even sell popular games like World of Warcraft and Guild Wars so we’re forced to buy the serial key alone off sketchy sites (for the same price as the full retail package, mind!) and download the huge clients on our crappy Fraudband connections.
If you are one of people unfortunate enough to live in this backward country, I have finally found a site, Play-Asia.com, that stocks WoW (among other popular games), ships to India and accepts Paypal!
Getting Wrath of the Lich King (release date - November 13, 2008) is going to be much easier. I can get straight to the 1 hour install (WoW installs are horribly long) without having to wait 20+ hours for the download to complete.
I’ve also put up a link to upcoming games on my sidebar and it looks awesome.
September 26th, 2008 at 7:26 am
Finally you post something! It’s been more than a week, sheesh! JK, lol. I used to play WoW, but I am not a fan of paying $15.00 per month on a video game. It is by far the funnest mmo I’ve played (with MAYBE one exception). I have a question for you. If you hate India so much, why are you living there?
September 26th, 2008 at 4:41 pm
What is the exception? The subscription is annoying but it’s also a great game.
I’m still living here because I’m a masochist.
September 27th, 2008 at 11:26 am
Henry: He’s living here because he’s stuck here. Teleportation isn’t quite mass-market yet.
October 7th, 2008 at 7:41 pm
You’re correct WOW installs are long. I haven’t pre-ordered my copy yet. I have no idea why I’m waiting better take care of that today.
I’m a morning, and a night owl, and although not as crowded during off hours I’ve still participated in PUG’s a lot of those in the groups were from other countries.
October 7th, 2008 at 8:44 pm
I’m talking about end game raids. They usually never happen at my time.
October 8th, 2008 at 12:11 pm
Guys any idea where can i get WoW Wotlk Europe version in india ?
November 8th, 2008 at 8:55 pm
@Sam - Yeah I play on european servers.. and I havent found a site like play asia where i can buy the european version.. so I have to order it from one of the UK sites and that means 2-3 weeks till it gets here.
November 12th, 2008 at 9:18 pm
Any of you on ravenholdt ( EU) ? I really need to buy WOTLK . What download link are you using to download it?
November 12th, 2008 at 10:22 pm
Lakshaya, did you read my post? I have linked to the site twice. There is a link on the sidebar too.