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Revision as of 00:11, 6 January 2017
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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. 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 5 expansion packs: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade, Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria, and Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor. The initial release is now sometimes known as "vanilla WoW" or "classic WoW". A 6th expansion was announced at gamescom 2015: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. World of Warcraft: Legion.
As of 2010, World of Warcraft had more than 12 million monthly subscribers,[1][citation needed] and still holds the Guinness World Record for the world's largest and most popular MMORPG since 2009.[2] It also continues its further story development throughout its franchising, other than online media, such as Warcraft novels, comics, manga, RPG books, TCG, and board games.
Features
Note the following have pre-expansion details separated from expansion details:
- Uses and expands the storyline from the Warcraft series of games.
- Customizable characters:
- 2 factions: Horde and Alliance.
- 8 initial races: Human, Dwarf, Gnome, Night Elf, Orc, Troll, Undead, Tauren; added Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. Blood Elf / Draenei, Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. Goblin / Worgen, and Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. Pandaren.
- 9 initial classes: Mage, Warlock, Priest, Rogue, Druid, Hunter, Shaman, Warrior, Paladin; added Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. Death Knight (Hero Class),Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. Monk, and Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. Demon Hunter.
- 9 initial professions, enabling resource gathering and item crafting; added Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. Jewelcrafting and Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. Inscription.
- 4 initial secondary professions: Cooking, Fishing, First Aid, Riding; added Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. Archaeology.
- 2 initial class-based professions (Rogue): Lockpicking,
Poisons(removed with patch 3.0.2); added Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. Runeforging. (Death Knights only)
- The Talents and Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. Glyphs system allows further customization of the character's skills and stats.
Gameplay system
- General system
- A casual-friendly character progression system up to a point.
- Quests occur frequently, and being offline (resting) increases your experience points gain.
- Text chat and built-in Voice chat.
- In-game trading, mail service and auction system.
- Four server types: Normal (PvE), RP, PvP, and RPPvP.
- PvE systems
- Thousands of quests.
- Dozens of instanced dungeons and raids, ranging from Blackfathom Deeps to Zul'Aman with dozens more added in content patches and expansions.
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. Bonus Objective areas in Draenor.
- PvP systems
- A PvP Honor system, 3 initial Battlegrounds; added 1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found., Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. 2, and Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. 2, and Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. 3
- Alterac Valley, Arathi Basin, Warsong Gulch; added Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. Eye of the Storm, Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. Strand of the Ancients / Isle of Conquest, Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. Battle for Gilneas / Twin Peaks, Deepwind Gorge / Silvershard Mines / Temple of Kotmogu.
- Arena PvP system for 2v2, 3v3, and 5v5 intense, small area combat (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. and beyond).
- Housing
- Added in Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. Warlords of Draenor.
- Garrison personal player area that other players can visit.
- A variety of World Events including:
- User interface and customer support
- Customize AddOn and Interface with some game commands support.
- Client seamlessly supports both Apple Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows operating systems. Linux users can play via Wine (MS Windows emulation), 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[3] (Spanish, English?)
Vanilla realms circa 2016
On April 25, 2016, Nethaera put a blue post up that discussed how the issue of a retro or vanilla realms within the company (not speaking to emulated or private servers directly) has been debated written by J. Allen Brack.[4] The summary version of the response was this:[4] 1) private servers need to be shut down to protect intellectual property rights, 2) maintaining a set of vanila-style servers is more technically difficult than people outside the company think (no specifics), and 3) the closest thing Blizzard might offer would be a "pristine realm" version of the game with all progression and XP acceleration elements as well as group finder turned off plus no access to cross realm zones.
Media
Images
Videos
- Official
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- Other
Notes
- World of Warcraft is the only computer game featured in the Computer History Museum's Make Software: Change the World! exhibit.
Trivia
- The original World of Warcraft (Patch 1.n) is sometimes referred to as "vanilla World of Warcraft," "pre Burning Crusade (Pre BC)," or "classic World of Warcraft".
References
- ^ Brett Molina 2010-10-07. 'World of Warcraft' hits 12 million subscribers. USA Today.
- ^ Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition - Records - PC Gaming. Archived from the original on 2010-01-05. Retrieved on 2009-10-17.
- ^ Blizzard Entertainment® to Release World of Warcraft® in Latin America
- ^ a b Nethaera 2016-04-26. To the WoW Community -. Official WoW Community > General Discussion forum (US).
- ^ Danny O'Dwyer 2012-04-16. Escape From Mount Stupid: World of Warcraft. GameSpot.
See also
- Loading screen
- A listing of World of Warcraft-related sites.
- Timeline (World of Warcraft) for a timeline of game milestones since its announcement.
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. World of Warcraft: Legion
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. World of Warcraft: Cataclysm
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade
World of Warcraft Battle Chest(now obsolete)- World of Warcraft package (base World of Warcraft that now includes expansions thru Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. Mists of Pandaria)
- World of Warcraft Mac OS X Icons
External links
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