World of Warcraft Overview and Recent Content

Azeroth is a world whose lengthy and tumultuous history is forged in the fires of unremitting conflict. It has been four years since Chaos reigned over this scarred world and King Arthas of Lordaeron was driven mad by haunting visions of the Frozen Thrown of Icecrown. As was inevitable, history now repeats itself as armies of the Horde and the Alliance prove their mettle on battlegrounds and clash weapons and magic in colossal, organized territorial raids. Your time has come. Choose a side, sharpen your skills, and make your mark on Azeroth history.

World of Warcraft is the first MMOG in the (so far) four part Warcraft series, with previous Warcraft titles being RTS games. Like most MMOs, players may find adventure in fighting various monsters and in performing missions offered by numerous NPCs throughout Azeroth. In World of Warcraft, success in these endeavors yields rewards in the form of currency, items and experience. Players may also take part in PvP battles in the forms of dueling and fights with players of opposing factions. In the early to middle stages of exploration around Azeroth, most monsters and quests can be handled solo. Past that point, however, more and more gameplay will require a good team of players, usually two to five in number. Large-scale raids can require up to 40 players to succeed.

At level 40, players are able to purchase a mount based on their character's race and reputation which can be summoned at will. These are expensive to purchase and train, but add to the player’s status and significantly increase their speed of travel. Unfortunately, players may not engage in combat while on a mount. The level cap in World of Warcraft is 60 for those without the expansions, with rewards for successful raids at this level being in the form of rare loot. With the Wrath of the Lich King expansion, the level cap is now 80.

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Questioning Cataclysm: A Look at Mount Hyjal
Preview created on 7/19/10
In this week's World of Warcraft: Cataclysm preview, MMORPG.com's Garrett Fuller takes a look at the Mount Hyjal zone. Mount Hyjal is probably the area that most level 80s will want to head to on the expansion's release. Find out...

Cataclysm – Worgen Starting Zone Preview
Preview created on 7/9/10
Garrett Fuller has a terrific preview of the World of Warcraft Cataclysm Worgen starting zone. After spending a few disappointing levels as a human, Garrett found that the transformation into and questing as a Worgen to be less of a...

Only One Thing To Do
Column created on 7/8/10
In his latest column, Jon Wood shares his thoughts about Blizzard's Real ID system and the implications for players. The bottom line is that players have one question to ask themselves and, depending on the answer, have only one thing...

Cataclysm Goblin Starting Zone Preview
Beta Journals created on 7/7/10
Garrett Fuller recently had the chance for a hands on look at the upcoming World of Warcraft expansion, Cataclysm. In his first hand look, Garrett takes a look at the new Horde allies: The scrappy Goblins. They may be small...

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This is why I like WoW so much 9/4/10 @ 5:46AM by Zyonne in General Discussion

Blizz took too long 9/4/10 @ 4:10AM by rav3n2 in General Discussion

Came back, now I'm leaving again. 9/3/10 @ 4:45PM by Saboterr in General Discussion

Blue's and Green's should not be BoE 9/3/10 @ 3:17PM by Joshua69 in General Discussion

What killed WOW 9/3/10 @ 9:18AM by odessabo in General Discussion

Wanting a new video card to play WoW? 9/3/10 @ 9:13AM by Mazin in General Discussion

Here's the problem!!! 9/3/10 @ 8:11AM by Volkmar in General Discussion

The Two Faces of WoW. WTF! I want a divorce! 9/3/10 @ 12:36AM by arenasb in General Discussion

So what's truly bad about WoW? 9/2/10 @ 9:22PM by Erstok in General Discussion

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