World of Warcraft

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World of Warcraft

• By Steve Skiff

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What is WoW?

• Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game
• Adventure game
• Takes place in Azeroth
• Two factions Horde and Alliance 8 races

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What to discuss?

• Overall game play
• Why one would play
• Problems
• How WoW mimics real life

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Game Play

• Two main categories
• Questing
• Solo or Group to complete difficult tasks
• 40 man raids defeat the toughest bosses
• Player vs. Player PVP
• Battlegrounds

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Why Play

• Entertainment!!
• 15/Month vs. 20 movie/per
• Social Interaction
• Talk and interact with many of your friends
• Competition
• Compete for rank in PVP
• Addiction
• Flat our addicted to WoW

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How WoW mimics real life

• Fairs and world events that coincide with
  holidays
• Team work
• Each class has its
• own job to do
• Business meetings
• The new golf

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Problems with WoW

• Addiction
• People dont even realize they are addicted
• Controls your life
• Base day to day plans on playing WoW
• Raids and meeting people for groups
• Illegal activity
• Selling gold
• Account hacking