Gameplay: As with other MMORPGs, players control a character avatar within a game world in third- or first-person view, exploring the landscape, fighting various monsters, completing quests, and interacting with non-player characters (NPCs) or other players. At BlizzCon 2017, a vanilla version of the game titled World of Warcraft Classic was announced, which is planned to provide a way to experience the base game before any of its expansions launched. By 2017, the game had grossed over $9.23 billion in revenue, making it one of the highest-grossing video game franchises of all time. The game had a total of over a hundred million registered accounts by 2014. World of Warcraft was the world’s most popular MMORPG by a player count of nearly 10 million in 2009. Since launch, World of Warcraft has had seven major expansion packs released for it: The Burning Crusade, Wrath of the Lich King, Cataclysm, Mists of Pandaria, Warlords of Draenor, Legion, and Battle for Azeroth.

The game was announced in 2001 and was released for the 10th anniversary of the Warcraft franchise on November 23, 2004.

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