Best Mass Multiplay (World of Warcraft - PC/Mac) |
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 Of all the "massively multiplayer" online games, World of Warcraft is easily the best for both experienced online gamers and PC owners with a broadband connection who want to try online gaming. World of Warcraft is the perfect way to explore an alternate life and make new friends from every corner of the globe. |
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| Massively multiplayer online games (MMOGs) are enormous worlds with thousands or even millions of participants, in which players typically pay a monthly subscription fee to explore, trade and battle their way through imaginary scenarios. Game publishers have created MMOGs with settings from futuristic space operas to superhero fantasies. Some are glorified chat rooms in which participants meet new people by taking a three-dimensional avatar through an alternate space. But where should you go for the best online experience available today? |
The Definite Choice for Dabblers |
 For older or less-experienced gamers, World of Warcraft is the surest way to test the water for this genre of social games. The colourful and engaging graphics evoke a Tolkienesque fantasy world – filled with elves and orcs, like in The Lord of the Rings – without the need for a high-end machine. The tutorials are straightforward and plentiful, and the fact that World of Warcraft has the largest community of any massively multiplayer online game means that it’s easy to find a like-minded community of gamers with whom to while away the online hours. |
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| While MMOGs are best as a social experience, more than any other MMOG, World of Warcraft supports solo play. Plentiful quests allow gamers to find more than enough to do in the world of Azeroth, even when friends are busy. This also allows novices to get used to the conventions of online gaming before joining up with a group of players. Then, with so many players and guilds (player organisations) running around, it’s easy to find a group with which to explore and assault the more difficult dungeons. These groups can even spawn real friendships outside the game, as players spend many hours with simpatico people all over the planet. |
Excels for Experts |
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| World of Warcraft is ideal for novices, but it’s also great for experienced gamers, offering the largest community of any game available in Europe and North America, and activities galore for seasoned players. The game’s crafting system and dynamic auction houses create an economy robust enough to keep some players fully occupied just playing the market. Dungeons and even more difficult high-level raids provide the challenges requiring experience, co-ordination and extensive planning. There are even different styles of player-vs-player battlegrounds for gamers who prefer to test their mettle against other human beings. |
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| There is an assortment of races and playable classes (each with multiple variations). They are divided into two factions (The Alliance and Horde), each of which has access to different quests, dungeons and areas. The vast variety of activities means that, regardless of your experience with MMOGs, you can play this game for an hour here and there, or for dozens of hours per week. World of Warcraft is a successful online game that many have tried to emulate, but no one has yet surpassed. |
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