| It is the fourth released game placed in the fantasy Warcraft universe, which was first unveiled by Warcraft: Orcs & Humans in 1994. World of Warcraft develops within the Warcraft entire world of Azeroth, approximately four years after the events at the end of Blizzard's previous World of warcraft release, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne. [6] Blizzard Entertainment announced World of warcraft on September 2, 2001. The game was launched on November 23, 2004, on the 10th anniversary in the Warcraft franchise.
The first expansion set of the game, The Burning Crusade, was released on Jan 16, 2007. The second expansion set, Wrath of the Lich California king, was released on Nov 13, 2008. The third expansion collection, Cataclysm, was released on December 7, 2010. At BlizzCon in October 2010, lead producer J. Allen Brack announced that there would be a fourth expansion set for the game, though the developers did not yet know what it could be about.
With 11. 1 million subscribers at the time of June 2011, World of Warcraft is now the world's most-subscribed MMO, and holds the Guinness World Record for the most popular MMORPG by subscribers
As with other MMORPGs, players control a character avatar (also referred to as a toon) just a game world in third- or maybe first-person view, exploring the landscape, fighting various monsters, completing quests, and interacting with non-player heroes (NPCs) or even other players. Also similar to additional MMORPGs, World of Warcraft requires the player to afford a subscription, either by buying prepaid game cards for any selected amount of actively playing time, or by using a new credit or debit card to pay on a regular basis.
To enter the game, the player must select a realm-sometimes termed as a server. Each realm acts as an individual copy of the game world, and falls into certainly one of four categories. Realms are either gamer versus player (PvP), where open combat among players is more common, or player versus environment (PvE), where the gameplay is more focused on defeating monsters and completing quests. Roleplay (RP) and roleplay-PvP (RP-PVP) variants of both primary realm types may also be available. Realms are also labeled by language, with in-game support in the language available. Players can make new characters on all area, and it is also possible to maneuver already established characters between realms for a fee. |