World of Warcraft
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World of Warcraft (often abbreviated as WoW) is a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game set in the Warcraft Universe developed by Blizzard Entertainment.
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| Developer | Blizzard Entertainment |
| Publisher | Vivendi Universal |
| Date published | NA - 23 November 2004 EU - 11 February 2005 |
| Version | NA - 2.4.3 (15 July 2008) EU - 2.4.3 (16 July 2008) |
| Platforms | Microsoft Windows, Apple OSX |
| Genre | MMORPG |
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Features
Note the following are the pre-expansion details:
- Uses and expands the storyline from the Warcraft series of games.
- Customizable characters:
- 2 factions: the Horde and the Alliance.
- 8 races: Human, Dwarf, Gnome, Night elf, Orc, Troll, Forsaken, and Tauren.
- 9 classes: Mage, Warlock, Priest, Rogue, Druid, Hunter, Shaman, Warrior and Paladin.
- 9 professions, enabling resource gathering and item crafting.
- The Talents system allows further customization of the character's skills and stats.
- A casual-friendly character progression system. Quests occur frequently, and being offline (resting) increases your experience points gain.
- A variety of world events, including Darkmoon Faire, Children's Week, Scourge Invasion and the Midsummer Fire Festival.
- Over 25 instanced dungeons, ranging from the Deadmines to Zul'Gurub to the Temple of Ahn'Qiraj.
- A PvP Honor system, 3 Battlegrounds (4 in the expansion) as well as various rare and epic PvP rewards.
- In-game trading, mail service and auction system.
- Four server types: Normal (PvE), RP, PvP and RPPvP.
- Excellent AddOn and Interface customization support.
- Client seamlessly supports both Mac and Windows operating systems.
Expansions
Availability
- North America (English; US & Canada) and Oceania (English; Australia, Hawaii, New Zealand)
- Europe (English-UK, French, German, Spanish; Russian in-development[1][2])
- South Korea
- China (Simplified and Traditional Chinese; including Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, and the regions of Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau)
- Coming soon! Latin America[3]
See also
References
- ^ Blizzard Entertainment® Announces Russian-Language Version of World of Warcraft®
- ^ WoW Russian Language Version FAQ
- ^ Blizzard Entertainment® to Release World of Warcraft® in Latin America
External links
World of Warcraft Community Site Official World of Warcraft website
World of Warcraft Community Site World of Warcraft F.A.Q
World of Warcraft Europe Official World of Warcraft Europe website (en)
World of Warcraft Europe World of Warcraft F.A.Q. (en)
SciFi.com Sci Fi Weekly article "Warcraft Conquers The World"
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