Player
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In World of Warcraft
A player in World of Warcraft (WoW) is the actual person behind an in-game Alliance or Horde character. For example, you are a player if you are a person who plays World of Warcraft.
A player is distinguished from player characters in that one player can have multiple player characters. While playing with the default interface configuration, player characters can be identified by a permanent character name panel floating above their character. The color of the text in this name panel varies, defending upon their faction and whether they are flagged for PvP.
| Name color | Faction | Flagged for PvP? |
|---|---|---|
| blue | Same | No |
| green | Same | Yes |
| yellow | Opposite | No |
| red | Opposite | Yes |
The game mechanics in World of Warcraft also make the distinction between player and player character in a few ways, such as:
- Validating Guild Charter signatures. Only one character per player can sign a charter, thus preventing only a couple of players from starting a guild with many alts.
- Confirming Auction House bids and buyouts. A player cannot bid for, or buyout, their own auctions using one of their own alts.
- Restricting PvP character creation to a single faction. On PvP servers, a player is limited to creating characters for either Horde or Alliance, and may not create characters for both factions. PvE servers do not have this restriction.
- Responding to GM tickets promptly. When a GM tickets is submitted in game, the GM can identify a player regardless of which player character he or she may be using.
