As a massively multiplayer online game, World of Warcraft enables thousands of
players to come together online and battle against the world and each other.
Players from across the globe can leave the real world behind and undertake
grand quests and heroic exploits in a land of fantastic adventure.
At long last, the world of Azeroth, first glimpsed in Warcraft I and further
enhanced in subsequent strategy games, is realized in glorious detail and ready
for the arrival of millions of prospective players. So step upon the hallowed
shores of this embattled world, and see what journeys await for those who would
plumb this ancient realm's many secrets.
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World of Warcraft draws heavily upon the lore of the Warcraft universe.
Long-time fans of the Warcraft games are finally able to step into the world
from a player's perspective, and experience the universe firsthand. People, places,
and units from the strategy games are finally brought to life in World of Warcraft.
You can visit such places as the Burning Steppes, where Grom Hellscream fell in battle
against the demon lord Mannoroth, and Ironforge, where the dwarves make their home
below the mountain. Legendary heroes, such as Thrall, Cairne Bloodhoof,
and King Magni Bronzebeard, are also in the game, presiding over their respective
peoples as leaders in their race's capitals.
Guards in the human city of Stormwind look just like footmen from Warcraft III,
peasants in the human town of Hillsbrad look exactly like their counterparts in
the strategy games, and orc peons shuffle about the farms of Go'Shek in the Arathi Highlands.
Night elf players can even see gargantuan Ancient Protectors patrolling the elven lands
of Teldrassil, while a towering Ancient of War waits to greet all visitors to Darnassus.
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