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== Features ==
  
== Features ==
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*Uses and expands the storyline from the Warcraft series of RTS games.
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''Note the following are the '''pre-expansion''' details:''
  
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*Uses and expands the storyline from the Warcraft series of games.
  
 
*Customizable characters:
  
*Customizable characters:
 
**2 factions: Horde and Alliance.
  
**2 factions: Horde and Alliance.
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**<!-- WoW STARTED WITH 8 RACES --> 8 initial races: Human, Dwarf, Gnome, Night Elf, Orc, Troll, Forsaken, Tauren; Burning Crusade added Blood Elf / Draenei, Cataclysm added Goblin / Worgen, and Mists of Pandaria added Pandaren.
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**<!-- WoW STARTED WITH 8 RACES --> 8 initial races: Human, Dwarf, Gnome, Night Elf, Orc, Troll, Forsaken, Tauren; ''The Burning Crusade'' added Blood Elf / Draenei, ''Cataclysm'' added Goblin / Worgen, and ''Mists of Pandaria'' added Pandaren.
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**<!-- WoW STARTED WITH 9 CLASSES --> 9 initial classes: Mage, Warlock, Priest, Rogue, Druid, Hunter, Shaman, Warrior, Paladin; Wrath added Death Knight (Hero Class), Mists added Monk, Legion added Demon Hunter (Hero Class).
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**<!-- WoW STARTED WITH 9 CLASSES --> 9 initial classes: Mage, Warlock, Priest, Rogue, Druid, Hunter, Shaman, Warrior, Paladin; Wrath added Death Knight (Hero Class), ''Mists of Pandaria'' added Monk, and ''Legion'' will add Demon Hunter (Hero Class).
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**<!-- WoW STARTED WITH 9 PROFESSIONS --> 9 initial professions, enabling resource gathering and item crafting; Burning Crusade added Jewelcrafting and Wrath added Inscription.
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**<!-- WoW STARTED WITH 9 PROFESSIONS --> 9 initial professions, enabling resource gathering and item crafting; ''Burning Crusade'' added Jewelcrafting and ''Wrath of the Lich King'' added Inscription.
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***4 initial secondary professions: Cooking, Fishing, First Aid, Riding; Cataclysm added Archaeology.
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***4 initial secondary professions: Cooking, Fishing, First Aid, Riding; ''Cataclysm'' added Archaeology.
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***2 initial class-based professions (Rogue): Lockpicking, <s>Poisons</s> (removed with Patch 3.0.2); Runeforging (Death Knights only).
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***2 initial class-based professions (Rogue): Lockpicking (Rogues only) and Runeforging (Death Knights only with ''Wrath of the Lich King'').
 
**The Talents and Glyphs system allows further customization of the character's skills and stats.
  
**The Talents and Glyphs system allows further customization of the character's skills and stats.
   
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=== Gameplay System ===
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=== Gameplay system ===
 
;General System
  
;General System
 
*A casual-friendly character progression system up to a point.
  
*A casual-friendly character progression system up to a point.
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;Quest and Honor Systems
  
;Quest and Honor Systems
 
*A PvP Honor system, 3 initial Battlegrounds
  
*A PvP Honor system, 3 initial Battlegrounds
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**Alterac Valley, Arathi Basin, Warsong Gulch; The Burning Crusade added Eye of the Storm, Wrath added Strand of the Ancients / Isle of Conquest, and Cataclysm added Battle for Gilneas / Twin Peaks.
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**Alterac Valley, Arathi Basin, Warsong Gulch; ''The Burning Crusade'' added Eye of the Storm, Wrath added Strand of the Ancients / Isle of Conquest, ''Cataclysm'' added Battle for Gilneas / Twin Peaks, and ''Mists of Pandaria'' added Deepwind Gorge / Silvershard Mines / Temple of Kotmogu.
   
 
;Events
  
;Events
 
*A variety of World Events including:
  
*A variety of World Events including:
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**Darkmoon Faire, Children's Week, Scourge Invasion, Midsummer Fire Festival, Hallow's End, and Feast of Winter Veil.
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**Darkmoon Faire, Children's Week, Midsummer Fire Festival, Pilgrim's Bounty, Hallow's End, and Feast of Winter Veil.
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*Dozens of Instanced Dungeons, ranging from Blackfathom Deeps to Zul'Farrak with dozens more added in content patches and expansions.
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*Dozens of Instanced dungeons, ranging from Blackfathom Deeps to Zul'Farrak with dozens more added in content patches and expansions.
   
 
;User Interface and Customer Support
  
;User Interface and Customer Support
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*Customize AddOn and Interface with some game commands support.
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*Customize AddOn and Interface support with some many game commands.
 
*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.
  
*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.
   

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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 multiple expansion packs: The Burning Crusade, Wrath of the Lich King, Cataclysm, Mists of Pandaria, Warlords of Draenor, and Legion (forthcoming). The initial release is now sometimes known as "vanilla WoW" or "classic WoW".

As of 2010, World of Warcraft had more than 12 million monthly subscribers,[1] and currently holds the Guinness World Record for the world's largest and most popular MMORPG.[2] Numbers have dropped since, but they remain in the millions. 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

  • Uses and expands the storyline from the Warcraft series of RTS games.
  • Customizable characters:
    • 2 factions: Horde and Alliance.
    • 8 initial races: Human, Dwarf, Gnome, Night Elf, Orc, Troll, Forsaken, Tauren; The Burning Crusade added Blood Elf / Draenei, Cataclysm added Goblin / Worgen, and Mists of Pandaria added Pandaren.
    • 9 initial classes: Mage, Warlock, Priest, Rogue, Druid, Hunter, Shaman, Warrior, Paladin; Wrath added Death Knight (Hero Class), Mists of Pandaria added Monk, and Legion will add Demon Hunter (Hero Class).
    • 9 initial professions, enabling resource gathering and item crafting; Burning Crusade added Jewelcrafting and Wrath of the Lich King added Inscription.
      • 4 initial secondary professions: Cooking, Fishing, First Aid, Riding; Cataclysm added Archaeology.
      • 2 initial class-based professions (Rogue): Lockpicking (Rogues only) and Runeforging (Death Knights only with Wrath of the Lich King).
    • 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 up to a point.
    • 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 initial Battlegrounds
    • Alterac Valley, Arathi Basin, Warsong Gulch; The Burning Crusade added Eye of the Storm, Wrath added Strand of the Ancients / Isle of Conquest, Cataclysm added Battle for Gilneas / Twin Peaks, and Mists of Pandaria added Deepwind Gorge / Silvershard Mines / Temple of Kotmogu.
Events
  • A variety of World Events including:
    • Darkmoon Faire, Children's Week, Midsummer Fire Festival, Pilgrim's Bounty, Hallow's End, and Feast of Winter Veil.
  • Dozens of Instanced dungeons, ranging from Blackfathom Deeps to Zul'Farrak with dozens more added in content patches and expansions.
User Interface and Customer Support
  • Customize AddOn and Interface support with some many game commands.
  • 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?)

Media

Trivia

The original WoW is sometimes referred to as "vanilla World of Warcraft," "pre Burning Crusade (Pre BC)," or "classic World of Warcraft".

References

  1. ↑ 'World of Warcraft' hits 12 million subscribers By Brett Molina, USA TODAY Oct 07, 2010 12:06 PM
  2. ↑ Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition
  3. ↑ Blizzard Entertainment® to Release World of Warcraft® in Latin America

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