World of Warcraft (WOW)

World of warcraft is a online game where players from around the world assume the roles of heroic fantasy characters ans explore a virtual world  fully of mystery, magic and endless aventure. 

Most multiplayer games can accommodate anywhere from two up to several dozen simultaneous players in a game. Massively multiplayer games, however, can have thousands of players in the same game world at the same time, interacting with each other. They are, as the name suggests, massive.

Unlike most games, MMORPGs do not have an offline mode; you need to be connected to the Internet while you play. This doesn’t mean that you can’t enjoy these games alone; World of Warcraft offers plenty of content to players who want to go it solo. But since you share a virtual world with other players, you need to be connected to the Internet to join in the fun. Much of the game’s advanced content is geared towards groups of players working together to explore dangerous dungeons and defeat powerful monsters.

In a group setting, there are three main roles: tank, damage , and the holy. A fighter may select to serve as a formidable "tank" or protector. Tanks are tough, and it is your job to draw enemy attention away from the most vulnerable members of the group.

Magicians mentioned are excellent damage dealers.  A priest who specializes in the healing powers can not do as much damage as other classes, but can play a critical role, keeping the party alive with the magic of healing. Importantly, all classes, regardless of the function they perform, are able to play solo. Some classes are limited in the kind of role that, warlocks and rogues, for example, are strictly the damage dealers. Some character classes like druid, can ably serve the three functions.

Before World of Warcraft, there was the Warcraft series of strategy games. World of Warcraft is set in the same high-fantasy universe as the previous Warcraft games, and it builds on and expands a legacy of more than fifteen years of epic storytelling.
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