Rich in legend and filled with adventure, the World of Warcraft
awaits! For the first time, you'll experience the lands of Azeroth
from a new, in-depth perspective. As heroes, you'll explore familiar
battlefields, discover new lands and take on epic quests and
challenges in Blizzard's massively multiplayer, on-line, role-
playing game.
Four years have passed since the aftermath of Warcraft III: Reign of
Chaos, and a great tension smolders throughout the ravaged world of
Azeroth. As the battle-worn races begin to rebuild their shattered
kingdoms, new threats, both ancient and ominous, arise to plague the
world once again.
World of Warcraft is a Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing
Game (MMORPG). In World of Warcraft, thousands of will have the
opportunity to adventure together in an enormous, persistent game
world, forming friendships, slaying monsters, and engaging in epic
quests that can span days or weeks.
World of Warcraft will differ from other MMORPGs in many ways. One
of our main goals is to ensure that you can enjoy World of Warcraft
without having to invest huge amounts of playtime. You'll will be
able to complete quests and experience the world at your own pace-
whether it be a few hours here and there, or week-long adventuring
marathons. Additionally, our quest system will provide an enormous
variety of captivating quests with story elements, dynamic events,
and flexible reward systems. World of Warcraft will also feature a
faster style of play, with less downtime and an emphasis on combat
and tactics against multiple opponents.
# Live in a seamless, persistent world set in the Warcraft Universe.
# Visit familiar landmarks and explore uncharted lands.
# Experience a dynamic world with constantly changing events and
situations.
# Meet, adventure and trade with thousands of other players simultaneously.
# Engage in fast paced combat against multiple opponents.
# Enjoy hundreds of hours of gameplay created by a rich and dynamic quest
system.
# Manage characters and navigate the world using a simple and intuitive
interface.