It is the fourth released game occur the fantasy Warcraft galaxy, which was first unveiled by Warcraft: Orcs & Humans in 1994. World of Warcraft occurs within the Warcraft planet 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 Wow on September 2, 2001. The game was introduced on November 23, 2004, on the 10th anniversary on the Warcraft franchise.
The first expansion list of the game, The Burning Crusade, was released on Present cards 16, 2007. The second expansion set, Wrath of the Lich King, was released on Nov 13, 2008. The third expansion arranged, 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 your game, though the developers did not yet know what it will be about.
With 11. 1 million subscribers at the time of June 2011, World of Warcraft is currently the world's most-subscribed MMORPG, and holds the Guinness World Record for the favourite MMORPG by subscribers
As with other MMORPGs, players control a character avatar (also called a toon) in a game world in third- or perhaps first-person view, exploring the landscape, fighting various monsters, completing quests, and interacting with non-player heroes (NPCs) as well as other players. Also similar to other MMORPGs, World of Warcraft requires the player to afford a subscription, either by buying prepaid game cards to get a selected amount of playing time, or by using a credit or debit card to pay often.
To enter the online game, the player must select a realm-sometimes referred to as a server. Each realm acts as an individual copy of the action world, and falls into considered one of four categories. Realms are either gamer versus player (PvP), where open combat among players is more widespread, or player versus environment (PvE), where the gameplay is more dedicated to 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 categorized by language, with in-game support inside language available. Players can make new characters on all realms, and it is also possible to move already established characters between realms for the fee.