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Written by Raul Krost
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Sunday, 20 July 2008 |
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World of Warcraft is a unique MMORPG game. Blizzard Entertainment's creation managed to become a tremendous success that no other MMORPG game was able to copy. There are hundreds of studies and researchers who try to explain what makes WoW such a successful role-playing game.
by RaulKrost
World of Warcraft is a unique MMORPG game. Blizzard Entertainment's creation managed to become a tremendous success that no other MMORPG game was able to copy. There are hundreds of studies and researchers who try to explain what makes WoW such a successful role-playing game.
For those who are not familiar with the game, we suggest to read about it in Wikipedia and other sites that will provide the first insights about the game. The main idea of the game is to be a multi-player role-playing game in which players from different places on earth can join a mystical virtual world, fight between each other, form guilds, earn money, buy items and weapons and level up to higher levels.
Since its first editions in the nineties, World of Warcraft became a known financial and technological success. The question that most people ask is what future holds for WoW? What new developments will keep players online and what Blizzard Entertainment must do in order to preserve the popularity of the game?
The main thing that Blizzard wants to do is to maintain their success. We all know that trends, and especially technologic entertainment trends are changing fast, so in order to keep interest in WoW, Blizzard must provide the players with new excitements. A prove to this claim was given last year when the company released the first World of Warcraft extension, titled as The Burning Crusade.
If you are successful in carrying out missions, you are rewarded with money, different items, and different levels that give you more spells and powers. Players can also start battles with enemy factions as they form alliances. The game span of World of Warcraft is almost unlimited as the game gives you more worlds to explore via their expansion packs which also give new quests, items, maps, and characters. As they say, World of Warcraft is a gem of the MMORPG world.
What Blizzard Entertainment should do now is to keep this momentum and to change the whole atmosphere of the game. Many tech experts believe that Blizzard must focus on strengthening the sense of community of WoW players. The side-industry we mentioned on the previous paragraph is just part of the actions that must be taken in order to provide players with the needed sense of community.
It is about living in a world of your own, shared by other characters, as you develop relationships, alliances, and personal story. It is your own virtual world as you take on the mask of your character as it slains demons and monsters yourself.
Finally, once you have mastered World of Warcraft you can then start lending a helping hand to other newbies doing so will keep the spirit of the game alive for many years to come and make it grow even larger than it is today.
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