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World of Warcraft
Platforms: Mac, PC
Game genre: MMORPG
Available regions: Global
Game setting: Fantasy
Release date: November 23, 2004
Game class / Title: AAA
Game engine Custom
Blizzard Entertainment
Subscription / Pay to Play
Released

World of Warcraft is a cult MMORPG from Blizzard, released in 2004.

Few people understood how a small gaming hall is connected to a global network, where you can meet players worldwide. Still, it was then that the famous MMORPG appeared - a game with which the idea of ​​online games is primarily associated.

Somehow, we then felt that this game is something special, and its appearance is an event out of the ordinary. The rest of the cooperative games faded into the background, even if no one had ever encountered the cartoony graphics of fantasy games before. World of Warcraft conquered everyone, the younger brother of StarCraft suddenly became the eldest.

Content

After releasing World of Warcraft, Blizzard Corporation quietly retired. For many years, the mastodonThee, except for sequels and upd for many year sites, World WoW servers are overloaded even now, 12 years later, and about 15 million people are registered on them.

The graphics are outdated. The plot is, and the story is the able atmosphere of the MMORPG canon setter. The balance of the gameplay and the proprietary combat system that turns the RPG into a dynamic action are not subject to time. In addition, Blizzard knows how to keep the attention of subscribers on itself. The game's universe is constantly growing, new dungeons for clan raids appear, separate zones rich in precious trophies are being developed for PvP players, and the world and the plot are evolving, attracting lone PvE players.

Character development

What to say about character development in World of Warcraft? The evolution of the characteristics of local heroes has become the official standard for MMORPG developers. Skills, crafting, gaining experience, quests, buying things, guilds - a lot of this was first heard while playing the ageless and truly iconic World of Warcraft.

Project development

Throughout its history, World of Warcraft received six global additions, many of which turned the game on its head. Often controversial among longtime fans, WOW expansions are always the most anticipated developments in the MMORPG market. So it was in 2007 (The Burning Crusade), so it was in 2016 (Legion), so it will always be.

World of Warcraft news

Blizzard accidentally nerfed the boss in World of Warcraft, but then decided that it was even better - World of Warcraft

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A curious incident occurred after releasing one of the latest updates for the MMORPG World of Warcraft. The patch was...

Blizzard shuts down World of Warcraft and other games in China - World of Warcraft

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Millions of Chinese World of Warcraft players said goodbye to the world of Azeroth. Blizzard has shut down the servers...

Chris Metzen returns to Blizzard to work as creative advisor on World of Warcraft - World of Warcraft

Entirely unexpected news came from the walls of Blizzard. Game industry veteran Chris Metzen, who left the team in 2016,...

For MMORPG World of Warcraft, a large-scale add-on Dragonflight has been released - World of Warcraft

Blizzard has announced the release of a massive add-on, Dragonflight, for the MMORPG World of Warcraft. There are three editions...

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