06-10-2008, 10:02 PM
Further to Bolty's post - WoW is a social game. It's possible to reach the highest level playing alone, but it's not anywhere near as satisfying as doing so playing with others (especially a regular group of friends). All the levelling up dungeons are instanced (each group gets their own copy) and designed for five people; a group that works well together can get by with fewer. On old servers it can be hard to find groups for lower level content which is a bit of a shame because it's the game's greatest strength.
A first time player averaging a couple of hours a day will probably take several months to reach the highest permitted character level so there will be plenty for you to do for a while. Once you've done that and want to continue playing your character the game changes - further character growth comes from improving your gear which fairly quickly means changing to a different style of play. One avenue is player vs player combat and the other is raiding - playing with a large group of other players on a strict schedule against tightly scripted enemies. Not everyone that reaches level cap enjoys making the shift but you can always make a new character and do it again.
A first time player averaging a couple of hours a day will probably take several months to reach the highest permitted character level so there will be plenty for you to do for a while. Once you've done that and want to continue playing your character the game changes - further character growth comes from improving your gear which fairly quickly means changing to a different style of play. One avenue is player vs player combat and the other is raiding - playing with a large group of other players on a strict schedule against tightly scripted enemies. Not everyone that reaches level cap enjoys making the shift but you can always make a new character and do it again.