Thursday, September 6, 2007

World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft or most commonly known as WoW. WoW has actually changed the style and gameplay of Modern MMORPGs(Mass Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game). They were the pioneers of the next generation MMORPGs during the launch of their game around 23rd November 2004. It has sparked a world phenomenon and has about 100k Subscribers in just the 1st day and it is just the beginning of a better things to come for Blizzard Entertainment(Developer) and World of Warcraft. They have revolutionized MMORPG by adding new elements like quests, soulbound items, battlegrounds, talents, and many others which make the game unique of its kind and easy to level.

The World of Warcraft MMORPG is centered around the world of Azeroth and set in the time 4 years after another epic classic, Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne. The world of Azeroth has become a world of its own quite like Middle Earth of J.R.R. Tolkiens Lord of the Rings Series with its own history and lore. There is a brief 5 chapters of history in the World of Warcraft website for further in depth knowledge. During my journey into WoW, I was almost online 16 hours a day, sometimes even slept when waiting for the queue into Battlegrounds. That is how I am addicted to it during my Melbourne days. Below is what happened during my journey into the World of Warcraft.

I wasn't really that picky in my character so I started a Night Elf Druid because of their ability of being a hybrid instead of just one style of play. Joining the Alliance side is not really my choice because my friend in Australia has already started and they are on the Alliance side of the server called Durotan. It took me about 20+ playing days to reach the max level of 60 and from there onwards I joined a guild called The Highborne. They were nice bunch of people but like any other guilds, internal affairs is one thing that is unavoidable. We downed Ragnaros the first time during my stay in The Highborne which is a great achievement but . After I found out that I am able to join my friends guild which is the HoEs or House of Exeunt I am lost to whether join my friends or stay in this guild because I don't really wanna lose my friends over here at The Highborne. In the end I switched over to HoE to join my friends guild and suprisingly they are a lot more friendly people who are mostly on the casual side of gaming therefore not a high level of contribution is needed. After a few months joining HoE I got a problem with my living in Melbourne as stated in my last post therefore decided to stop playing because my friend and I decided the dedication is too much and effects our living.

Track Record
Name: Felynia
Race: Night Elf
Class: Druid, Restoration
Server: Durotan
Achievements: Molten Core Completed
Ragnaros Eliminated
Onyxia Eliminated
Black Wing Lair, Killed All Except Nefarius
Ahn-Qiraj 40, 2nd Boss

Name: Aerwynn
Race: Human
Class: Warrior, Arms
Server: Durotan
Achievements: PvP Knight-Lieutenant

"World of Warcraft" Opening


"World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade" Opening

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