The World of Warcraft (WoW), by Blizzard Entertainment, is one of the more popular massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG). About two million players from North America alone compete with each other on WoW . As someone who has been playing the game for many months, I can attest to its addictive quality. There is gold to be collected, quests to complete, items to collect to make your character better and stronger, and experience to gain to increase your character's skill level. The current level cap is 60; hopefully Blizzard will be raising the limit soon. This game is easily accessible by any player from the hardcore to the casual; there is something here for everyone.

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Game Make Up For Beginners

The game features eight races that make up two different factions: the alliance between humans, dwarves, night elves, and gnomes; and the horde with orcs, trolls, the tauren, and the undead. This game takes place after the events of Warcraft III, but you don't need to know any of that in order to jump into the game. Each faction views the other as the enemy, so they are attacked on sight. This means the side you choose determines your enemies and on what continent you'll be playing for most of the first few levels. There are six different starting points with the dwarves and gnomes, while the orcs and trolls share the same space.

Each race and gender has a variety of different verbal emotes, as well as its own little dance, so you can really "bring yourself out" in the game. You can also customize your character to look almost like you if you want. Blizzard has put a great deal of time and attention into both little things and big, so you can feel more immersed in the game.

There are nine different classes to choose from: Druid, Hunter, Mage, Rogue, Shaman, Paladin, Priest, Warrior and Warlock. However, not every race can be every class, and each race has certain innate abilities that might make them better suited for particular classes more than others.

In addition to the classes there are professions you can learn, which are either gathering or production types. You can have two professions at a time, and usually you will want to have complementary ones, such as mining and blacksmithing. This way you can mine and refine the ore you need to craft armor and weapons, either for your own use or for sale. You can also have a minor profession such as fishing, cooking or first aid.