Official Site:Â World of Warcraft
Studio:Â Blizzard Entertainment
Launch Date:Â November 23, 2014
Genre:Â Fantasy Themepark
Business Model:Â Subscription (Cash Shop)
Platform: PC
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The Daily Grind: How cluttered or clean is your MMO user interface?
Growing up with MMORPGs, it's only natural to get used to the often cluttered interfaces. The other night I was playing LOTRO and forced...
World of Warcraft shares details on raid encounter design and communication
Knowing what's coming next in high-end group content is a pretty important component of World of Warcraft, but the team is aware of how...
World of Warcraft seeks a Narrative Director, recaps recent Dragonflight interviews
So, do you think you know all there is to know about World of Warcraft lore and storytelling?
WoWhead noticed that World of Warcraft is...
Massively Overthinking: The MMO grudges we just can’t let go
Back in April, MMO Fallout's Connor and I had a lil tweet convo about grudges. He was joking that there will be aged gamers...
Dual Universe’s beta introduces an EVE Plex-like coupon for subscription time
Those who haven't been following Dual Universe for a long time may not realize that it's had a subscription system in its pre-launch state...
Perfect Ten: MMO critters so cute it makes your teeth hurt
I vividly remember a conversation I had with my then-girlfriend's parents back in 1996 about the potential of this growing "internet" phenomenon. With my...
PSA: World of Warcraft Classic prepares to discontinue the character clone service on July 26
The character clone service in WoW Classic was an interesting approach to how the game handled The Burning Crusade Classic vs. the vanilla experience;...
Diablo III dev shares behind-the-scenes stories for its 10th anniversary
First of all, it's been 10 years since Diablo III launched on May 15th, 2012, and that makes us all so old. Second, it's...
WoW Classic interview doubles down on Wrath Classic’s lack of a dungeon finder
If fans hoping that community pressure might convince Blizzard to change its mind on the controversial decision to exclude a dungeon finder from the...
Betawatch: Wrath of the Lich King Classic’s beta approaches this summer
Picture this: The World of Warcraft team is crouched together in a dark room. Somewhere in the distance, you hear wolves howling. There is...
Storyboard: The fatal flaw of overreaching villain plans in MMOs plotlines
So the other day, a friend and I were talking about villainous schemes in MMO storylines. Specifically, we were talking about why World of...
World of Warcraft is testing a ‘social contract’ for its players in 9.2.5
"For the love of the Titans, please be a decent person to your fellow players."
That is not what the new social contract in World...
Massively Overthinking: If you could change one thing about an MMO…
Back in April, MOP's Colin posed us an interesting challenge on the MOP Podcast: change one thing about an MMO you don't like that...
Global Chat: How you can help your MMO’s community
Are you a net positive or a negative for the MMORPGs you inhabit? If you'd like to be the former, MMO Folklorist has 10...
WoW Factor: Excitement and trepidation about World of Warcraft bringing back talent trees
So you probably don't need me to tell you at this point that I'm looking forward to having talent trees back in World of...
An untitled prequel novel for World of Warcraft: Dragonflight has surfaced on Amazon
One of the things that was conspicuously missing from World of Warcraft: Dragonflight's initial announcement was the concurrent announcement of anything that might be...
Perfect Ten: The many-colored dragon rainbow of the MMO sphere
Dragons are ubiquitous. When I wrote a Perfect Ten describing every single MMO bestiary, I noted that no matter what game you're playing, no...
Burning Crusade Classic opens the Sunwell Plateau raid, starts a new arena season
Even as all eyes in WoW Classic turn to the upcoming Wrath of the Lich King expansion for later this year, the game isn't...
The Daily Grind: Are there any MMO bestial races you wish you could play?
Yes, Embers Adrift, I would totally play as a war gecko if I had half the chance. Forget your weird emo obsession with darkness;...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite healing style in an MMO?
If I could only pick one healing style forever in an MMO, it's anything that hooks me up with a Grid-like healing tool. That...
