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Developer(s) | Blizzard Entertainment |
Publisher(s) | Vivendi Universal |
Date published | NA - 23 November 2004 EU - 11 February 2005 |
Version | Template:LiveVersion |
Platforms | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, (Linux via Wine or Cedega) |
Genre(s) | MMORPG |
World of Warcraft, often referred to as WoW, is a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game (MMORPG) set in the Warcraft universe. It is developed by Blizzard Entertainment and contains 2 (and soon 3) expansion packs, including World of Warcraft: The Burning CrusadeTemplate:Bc-inline, World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich KingTemplate:Wotlk-inline, and soon World of Warcraft: CataclysmTemplate:Cata-inline.
In 2008, World of Warcraft received more than 11.5 million monthly subscribers, and currently holds the Guinness World Record for the most popular MMORPG and world's largest MMORPG online game.[1] It also continues its further story development throughout its franchising, other than online mediums, such as Warcraft novels, manga, RPG books, TCG, and board games.
Features[]
Note the following are the pre-expansion details:
- Uses and expands the storyline from the Warcraft series of games.
- Customizable characters:
- 2 factions: Horde and Alliance.
- 8 races: Human, Dwarf, Gnome, Night Elf, Orc, Troll, Undead, Tauren (expansions: Template:Bc-inline Blood Elf and Draenei, Template:Cat-inline Goblin and Worgen).
- 9 classes: Mage, Warlock, Priest, Rogue, Druid, Hunter, Shaman, Warrior, and Paladin (expansions: Template:Wotlk-inline Death Knight).
- 9 professions, enabling resource gathering and item crafting (expansions: Template:Bc-inline Jewelcrafting, Template:Wotlk-inline Inscription)
- 3 secondary professions: Cooking, First Aid, and Fishing (expansions: Template:Cat-inline Archaeology)
- 2 class-based professions: Lockpicking (expansion: Template:Wotlk-inline Runeforging)
- The Talents and Glyphs system allows further customization of the character's skills and stats.
Gameplay System[]
- General System
- A casual-friendly character progression system.
- Quests occur frequently, and being offline (resting) increases your experience points gain.
- In-game trading, mail service and auction system.
- Four server types: Normal (PvE), RP, PvP, and RPPvP.
- Quest and Honor Systems
- A PvP Honor system, 3 Battlegrounds
- Alterac Valley, Arathi Basin, Warsong Gulch (expansions: Template:Bc-inline Eye of the Storm, Template:Wotlk-inline Strand of the Ancients, Isle of Conquest)
- Events
- A variety of World Events including:
- (Darkmoon Faire, Children's Week, Scourge Invasion, and Midsummer Fire Festival)
- 67 Instanced Dungeons, ranging from The Deadmines to Zul'Gurub to Ulduar.
- User Interface and Customer Support
- Customize AddOn and Interface with some game commands support.
- Client seamlessly supports both Mac and Windows operating systems. Linux users can play via Wine, however this is not supported and can be buggy at times.
Availability[]
- Oceania (English - Australia, Hawaii, New Zealand)
- North America (English - US & Canada)
- Europe (English-UK, French, German, Spanish, Russian)
- South Korea
- China (Simplified and Traditional Chinese; including Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, and the regions of Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau)
- Latin America[2] (Spanish, English?)
Video[]
Official trailer |
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See also[]
- Loading screen
- A listing of World of Warcraft-related sites.
- World of Warcraft Mac OS X Icons
Trivia[]
The original WoW is sometimes referred to as "vanilla World of Warcraft" or "classic World of Warcraft".
References[]
External links[]
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