GAME FEATURES
World of Warcraft (WOW) 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. World of Warcraft is a "Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG)" which 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.
| As a massively multiplayer online game, World of Warcraft enables thousands of players to come together online and battle against the world and each other. Players from across the globe can leave the real world behind and undertake grand quests and heroic exploits in a land of fantastic adventure. |
| Unlike other MMORPGs, World of Warcraft allows players to play the game at their own pace, whether it be a few hours here and there or entire weeks at a time. The quest system also provides an enormous variety of captivating quests with story elements, dynamic events, and flexible reward systems. World of Warcraft also features a faster style of play, with less downtime and an emphasis on combat and tactics against multiple opponents. |
| Below are some features found in World of Warcraft:
Ten playable races
Nine playable classes
Multiple professions each with unique benefits
Thousands of quests to undertake and complete
Multiple modes of transportation
Extensive and elaborate storyline
Four realm types for differing styles of play |
| In the world of Azeroth, the Horde and the Alliance are opposing factions locked in a struggle for control of the land - and neither side is backing down. Horde and Alliance players can battle each other, but they are unable to group together, trade, or even talk to each other. Thus, if you wish to play with your friends, make sure you select races that belong to the same faction. |
| You can create both Horde and Alliance characters in a Normal realm, although they will be subject to the same cross-faction restrictions such as not being able to mail something from your Alliance character to your Horde character. On Player vs. Player realms, you can only create characters from one of the two factions. |