World of Warcraft

                http://www.blizzard.com/wow/

Four years have passed since the aftermath of Warcraft III:  Reign
of Chaos, and a great tension now smolders throughout the ravaged
world of Azeroth. As the battle-worn races begin to rebuild their
shattered kingdoms, new threats, both ancient and ominous, arise
to plague the world once again.

World of Warcraft is an online role-playing experience set in the
award-winning Warcraft universe. Players assume the roles of
Warcraft heroes as they explore, adventure, and quest across a
vast world. Being "Massively Multiplayer," World of Warcraft
allows thousands of players to interact within the same world.
Whether adventuring together or fighting against each other in
epic battles, players will form friendships, forge alliances, and
compete with enemies for power and glory.

A dedicated live team will create a constant stream of new
adventures to undertake, lands to explore, and monsters to
vanquish. This content ensures that the game will never be the
same from month to month, and will continue to offer new
challenges and adventures for years to come.

Game Features:

Adventure together with thousands of other players simultaneously.

Explore an expansive world with miles of forests, deserts,
snow-blown mountains, and other exotic lands.

Join the Horde or the Alliance as one of 8 playable races.

Select from 9 classes, including holy Paladins, shape-shifting
Druids, powerful Warriors and Mages, demon-summoning Warlocks, and
more.

Encounter many familiar and new Warcraft characters and monsters.
Learn the continuing story of Azeroth by completing a wide variety
of challenging quests.

Journey through an epic world filled with dungeons of different
styles and depths.

Explore 6 huge capital cities, which serve as major hubs for the
races inhabiting them.

Practice various trade skills to help locate reagents, make and
enhance custom items, acquire wealth through trade with other
players, and more.

Purchase tickets for travel along a number of air routes flown by
creatures such as Gryphons and Wyverns. For global transportation,
travel by Boat or Goblin Zeppelin.

Once a certain level has been achieved, players can choose to
purchase permanent personal mounts, such as Dire Wolves and
Horses.

Establish a guild, purchase a custom guild tabard, and promote or
demote recruits to different ranks within the guild.

Locate and engage other players with easy-to-use features and
tools, including chat channels, friends lists, and animated and
audible character expressions.

Customize the game's interface via XML.

Enjoy hundreds of hours of gameplay with new quests, items, and
adventures every month. Here's what you'll find online.

Classes - What type of hero will you be? Learn more about the nine
announced classes, the Paladin, the Rogue, the Priest, the Hunter,
the Warlock, the Druid, the Warrior, the Mage, and the Shaman.

Quests - A fun way to learn more about Azeroth and advance the
story line, quests form the foundation of the World of Warcraft
adventure experience...

Trade Skills - Want to forge a keen-edged sword that just screams
'deadly'? What about brew an arcane potion? These abilities and
many more fall under the heading of Trade Skills in World of
Warcraft...

Death - What happens when player characters die? They become
ghosts! This page explains the death penalty system in World of
Warcraft...

Dungeons - Players will come across two types of dungeons while
playing World of Warcraft: micro dungeons and world dungeons. Read
more...

Banking - Every Hero needs a place to hide his or her treasures!
Visit a bank in World of Warcraft to store items for later use...

Mounts - More than mere status symbols, mounts allow players to
travel over land more quickly than on foot...

Air Transportation - Fly the skies of Azeroth! World of Warcraft
features an advanced flying transportation network...

Major Cities - Each of the 6 major cities in the world of Azeroth
represents the capital and a major hub for the races that inhabit
them...

World Map - Get a bird's eye view of the lands of Azeroth...

Beastiary - An evolving catalogue of creatures resident to the
World of Warcraft...









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