Choose an alliance, polish your skills, and make your mark on Azeroth history. World of Warcraft is the first MMOG in the four part Warcraft series, with previous Warcraft titles being RTS games. Players, like a lot of MMOs can find adventure in fighting various monsters and in accomplishing missions offered by many NPCs throughout Azeroth.

In World of Warcraft, success in these actions yield rewards in the form of currency, loot and experience. Gamers can also take part in PvP battles in the forms of dueling and fights with gamers of different factions. In the early to middle stages of exploration around Azeroth, most monsters and quests can be handled solo. Beyond that point, nonetheless, more and more gameplay will need a good team of gamers, usually two to five in number. Large-scale raids can call up to 40 gamers to succeed. When reaching level 40, gamers are able to purchase a mount based on their character’s race and reputation, which can appear at will. These are expensive to buy and train, but add to the player’s status and really increase their speed of travel.