by George Q Johnson
It is hard not to see that the internet gaming industry is huge. It has surpassed over fifty billion dollars and continues to grow.These internet gaming companies have made exotic worlds in cyberspace where you can go to escape your dull real life. One of the most popular of these is World of Warcraft
World of Warcraft is a massively multiplayer Online role playing Game(MMORPG) in which literally hundreds, and even thousands of participants are in the game at the same time, playing in different worlds or even each other. The players battle against each other,or can band together for their common gain as they engage in combat in different worlds.
There have been many installments of this game,the fourth and latest being Wrath of the Litch King. The initial version, Orcs and Humans, was originally [launched|released in 1994. Azeroth is the name of the world in which World of Warcraft is based but in the game it is commonly refered to as The Realm. In 2004, Warcraft III;The Frozen Throne was released coinciding with Blizzard Entertainment’s tenth anniversary. Blizzard Entertainment being the owners and developers of The World of Warcraft.As of this writing, there are over ten million players worldwide.
To take part in the game the player controls a character as it explores zones it roves over.As the character does this, it can fight enemies and interact with other players. The aim here is to amass gold,acquire more powers, and get articles which can be magical in nature. By doing all of this the player gains experience thusly enhancing the player’s power level.
The first installments of the game had merely 60 power levels. The Burning Crusade expansion pack brought this up to 70 power levels. The release of The Wrath of the Litch King increases the available power levels to 80.You can engage other players in combat or you may fight an adversary generated by the program.Fighting other players can be loads of fun since they are doing their best to vanquish you.This also makes the game interactive and unpredictable.
Some will see likenesses in the characters of World of Warcraft and those found in Dungeons and dragons. Some say that Dungeons and Dragons was the example from which World of Warcraft was created. Though many similarities can be seen, I will not dwell on the point in this writing.
In the creation of characters, players can choose amideight races and have nine character classes to pick from. The races are divided among two factions ,The Alliance and The Horde. Humans, Gnomes, Dwarves, Night Elves and Draenei are all part of the Alliance. Orcs, Trolls, Undead, Tauren and Blood Elves are part of the Horde.
The choices of character class that the player may choose from include Hunter, Paladin, Mage, Shaman, Priest, Rogue, Warlock, Druid and Warrior.With the latest addition to the game, The Wrath of the Litch King, comes the latest character class, the Death Knight.
In World of Warcraft, there are two types of characters, player characters,which are real life people and Non player characters (NCP),which are generated by the game. Then there are three types of NCP which are friendly, hostile and Neutral NCP.
While playing the game, characters learn to develop abilities which are non combat abilities. These skills are the players profession. There are two types of professions; primary and secondary.
Another thing that can have a direct effect on the player’s development and ultimate rewards are the reputation levels. The player achieves|attains|acquires|gets to| the higher reputation levels by conquering a given region or overcoming mighty foes.The benefits of a higher reputation include buying at a discount at the vendors and getting unique objects. Just think of it like street cred.
About the Author:
George Q Johnson is an obsessive
World of Warcraft player who has been playing
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