World of Warcraft
From FAS Virtual Worlds Almanac
| World of Warcraft | |
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| Developer(s) | Blizzard |
| URL | http://worldofwarcraft.com |
| Software license | Proprietary |
| Status | Active |
| Setting | Fantasy |
| Platform | PC, Mac |
| Type | MMORPG |
| Minimum Subscription Cost | USD 14.95 Per month |
| Free Trial | Yes |
| Year released | 2004 |
| Avatar-based | Yes |
| Multiuser | Yes |
| Interactive | Yes |
| Immediate | Yes |
| Persistent | Yes |
| Use and Demographics | |
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| Primary use(s) | Community, Gaming |
| Type | MMORPG |
| Registered users | 9,000,000 |
| Target Audience(s) | Teenagers, Adults |
| Language(s) | Chinese, English, German, Korean, Russian, Spanish |
| Similar to | Everquest |
| Features | |
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| User-generated content | No |
| Property/Object Ownership | Yes |
| Private spaces | Yes |
| In-game currency | Yes |
| Real Money Trading | Yes |
| In-World Marketplace | Yes |
| Graphical and Content Features | |
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| Video Card Required | Yes |
| Physics-based | No |
| Complex 3-D, such as a realistic human body | Yes |
| Scripting for objects | No |
| Duplication of content for multiple users | Yes |
| Object creation toolkit | No |
| Communication | |
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| Text Chat | Yes |
| Private Messages | Yes |
| Can block users in text chat | Yes |
| E-mail Integration | No |
| Voice Chat | Yes |
| Management and Privacy | |
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| Code of Conduct | Yes |
| Moderators | Yes |
| Moderators Always Online | Yes |
| Age Restrictions | Yes |
| Age Verification | Yes |
| Privacy Policy | Yes |
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Publisher's Description
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. World of Warcraft is a "Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game" 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.
Leroy Jenkings
This is when the rest of the world was introduced to WoW, including Jeopardy viewers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkCNJRfSZBU
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