In continuation of a previous article on the World of Warcraft, I will try to bring the races to you through this one. The ten races are divided into five for each faction-namely the Alliance and the Horde. The Alliance races are the Draenei, Dwarves, Gnomes, Humans, and Night Elves. The Horde include the Blood Elves, Orcs, Taurens, Trolls and Undead. Each race has its own special strengths which help them to improve the class and professions which a player chooses. These unique abilities should be taken into consideration before making or choosing a character. Some races stand out as being sneakier, better magic wielders, burlier fighters or well suited to being part magic user and part soldier.

Alliance

The Humans

The Human race is a strong race that easily gets up after a defeat. It survived the first war with the invasion of the Orcs and retook the lands of Azeroth once again in the second war. The Humans can be a warrior, mage, rogue, priest, paladin, death knight or (DK), and warlock. Their racial bonuses are their slightly increased stealth detection and their ability to break movement-altering effects. Humans are among the youngest races on Azeroth, but they are also the most populous. They generally have a shorter life span than the other races which makes them to strive all the more harder to achieve great heights in empire building, exploration and magical study. Humans value virtue, honor and courage, though like all races they also pursue power and wealth to stay in business.

In the current gaming scenario, The humans’ primary threat other than the Scourge, is the Forsaken who are continuing their attempts to expand south from Tirisfal into , though the human presence in the region remains strong with the remnants of Lordaeron and Stromgard , causing the  Hillsbrad area to be one of Azeroth’s major battlefields.

The Dwarves

The Dwarves are an ancient race of strong warriors who live deep beneath the mountains of Khaz Modan. They have always been allied with the humans, battling together since the second war. They rarely leave their fortress but when battle is on they are there to defend their allies with whatever it takes. The Dwarves believe that the titans formed them from stone when the world was young and that it is their destiny to discover more about the Titans’ hidden legacies. Because of this the Dwarves now have established excavation sites all over the world. The Dwarven race assisted their Human and Elf allies in the second war against the Orcish Hoards by sending in the deadly Dwarven Demolition Squad. The Dwarven inventors are known all over the lands of Azeroth for their incredible and innovative creations. The Dwarven race has created more technological wonders then all of the other races combined. They are known for their valor and courage in battle and their love of combat sends them running to help their allies when there is even a hint of the chance that a battle may take place. They can be a warrior, hunter, paladin, death knight or (DK), priest, and rogue.

The Night Elf

The Night Elves as they are now called, come from across the great ocean from a land called Kalimdor. While once all three continents were one giant landmass, it was the Night Elves who brought about the separation of them. They were the first race to awaken in the World of Warcraft. These shadowy, immortal beings were the first to study magic and let it loose throughout the world nearly ten thousand years before Warcraft I. As a race, Night Elves are typically honorable and just, but they are very distrusting of the ‘lesser races’ of the world. They are nocturnal by nature and their shadowy powers often elicit the same distrust that they have for their mortal neighbors.

The Night Elves rely on their magic and the benefits of the natural world around them to maintain their society. Their magic is druidic in nature and flows straight from the natural world. Rather than drawing from the chaotic and darker side of magic, theirs is pulled from Azeroth itself. Stone, root, flora and fauna all are avenues through which their magic travels. The Night Elf can be a warrior, hunter, rogue, priest, DK, and druid and when it comes to skill with a bow, there are none who can compare with the Night Elves. Their accuracy and ability to melt away into the shadows of the night make them deadly adversaries.

The Gnome

Known for their cleaver inventions and their engineering skills the Gnomes are one of the most peculiar races in the World of Warcraft. Living together with the Dwarves in Dun Morogh the Gnomes have built the strange techno-city of Gnomeregan. The Gnomes fought bravely with the alliance during the second war but for some reason they refused to send anyone to aid the Dwarves and Humans during the invasion of the Burning Legion. Later it was discovered that an ancient barbaric menace had risen from bowels of the earth and defeated Gnomeregan. Nearly half of the gnomish race was wiped out during the invasion. The ragged Gnomes that survived fled to the safety of the Dwarves’ stronghold of Ironforge. Committed once again to the Alliance’s cause, the Gnomes spend their time devising strategies and weapons that will help them retake their ravaged city and build a brighter future for their people. The Gnome can be a warrior, DK, mage, rogue, and warlock.

The Draenei

The Draenei are the exiled race which originated on the world of Argus where they were known in a lesser form as the Eredar. Sargeras, the Destroyer of Worlds, noticed the grace, intelligence, and potency of Eredar magic and made an offer of the Eredar to amplify their strength, magic, and knowledge in exchange for their services as commanders of the Burning Legion. The offer fractured the race. Those who accepted Sargeras’s offer became demons, tremendous and vile. A number of draenei still remained untainted. They arrived in Azeroth after crash landing their dimensional-traveling ship, which fell victim to sabotage by malicious blood elves under the direction of Kael’thas. The draenei were the new Alliance race introduced in the Burning Crusade expansion. The Draenei can be a warrior, hunter, shaman, paladin, mage, priest, and DK.

Horde

The Hordes is one of the two major political groups of the mortal races in Azeroth, its counterpart being the Alliance. The Horde, a faction led by off-worlders and composed of outsiders has survived these obstacles by bonding together, fighting as family, comrades, or even uneasy allies. They are genarally perceived to be ugly and their spells are dark.

The Orc

The savage, green-skinned Orcs are one of the most prolific races of Azeroth. They are commonly believed to be brutal and mindless, possessing no humanity or empathy for other races. Born on the hellish world of Draenor, the Orcs were brought into the kingdom of Stormwind through the dimensional gateway known as the Dark Portal and forced to wage war on the Humans. Although few are aware of their history, the Orcs once cultivated a noble, Shamanistic society on the world of Draenor. Tragically, the proud Orc clans were corrupted by the Burning Legion and used as pawns in the Legion’s invasion of Azeroth. To their enemies, they are brutal and fearsome opponents, without parallel in their ferocity and cunning. To their allies, they are noble and honorable, following the traditions of a rediscovered past.. For an orc, honor is as important as his clan, and most will die defending either clan or personal reputation. The orcs are one of the most populous races on the world of Azeroth. While many of the Alliance races perceive them to be brutish and savage, the orcs have undeniably spawned a complex society that embraces many occupations and many different races. The orcs are undergoing a cultural revolution as they feel the unnatural, arcane bloodlust leave their bodies, giving them calmer and more focused states of mind.  They can be a warrior, hunter, shaman, DK, warlock, and rogue.

The Undead

This renegade group of Undead managed to break free of the tyrannical rule of the Lich King and now seek to retain their free will while destroying all who oppose them. Now known as the Forsaken they are dedicated to follow their new leader, the Dark Lady Sylvanas Windrunner. The Forsaken has established a secret stronghold beneath the ruins of Lordaeron in the Tirisfal Glades, the Undercity. Created by the Lich King, the undead armies of the Scourge scoured the eastern lands and forced the free peoples to flee to Kalimdor. Sylvanas Windrunner, hero of the elves of Quelthalas was one of the Lich King’s greatest adversaries. The world itself is a mockery to the Forsaken. Being animated dead, the Forsaken do not need to grow crops or raise families. The undead draw their power from the darkness in their souls and the chaotic magics that keep them alive. n battle the undead feel no pain and do not fear death. In fact, most welcome the idea of being released from their tortured state and will not flee out of self preservation. The Undead can be a warrior, DK, warlock, mage, rogue, and priest.

The Tauren

The Tauren are huge nomadic creatures who live on the grassy, open plains of Mulgore in central Kalimdor. Tauren are large, muscular humanoids and bovine in appearance, complete with hooves and horns. The plains of Kalimdor have long been a home to these tremendous nomads. Tauren rarely speak unless there is a true reason to, preferring to act instead of talk. However, once a tauren has learned to interact with a companion, there seems to be a more open and enthusiastic exchange of words. Tauren have no love for bloodshed, as their deep spiritual beliefs do not have a place for warfare. The elders of a tribe solve most issues, or two tauren might resolve a conflict with a ritual challenge resembling a duel. Although the tauren have reclaimed their lands and battle alongside the Horde, not all is peaceful.

The Grimtotem tribe tries to this day to usurp the rule of Cairne, plotting to overthrow his leadership.. The language of the tauren is often harsh and low sounding, which is reflected in the names of their children. The last name of a tauren is usually a family name, handed down through the generations. The Tauren can be a shaman, warrior, DK, hunter, and druid.

The Troll

The Trolls are a barbaric and superstitious race who are recognized for their cruel and mystic ways. Like the Forsaken group of Undead, the Darkspear tribe of Trolls has become disunited from the rest of their kind. After being exiled from their homeland in Stranglethorn Vale, they faced eradication. Though the Trolls have a hatred for all beings, the Darkspear tribe was forced to overcome these prejudices when they encountered Thrall and his Mighty Horde. The Trolls live in a tribal society, led by the cunning Shadow Hunter, Vol’jin. In general, the Troll thirst for war and proficiency in battle has often led them to be mercenaries to the highest bidder. The Trolls, like the Orcs, favor a much more offensive stance in combat than the other races. The Troll can be a shaman, hunter, rogue, mage, priest, death knight, and warrior.

The Blood Elf

Those now known as blood elves were once high elves. In the transition that led to this renaming, they glorified their civilization while discarding their honor. Life for the blood elves changed during the Third War. The Scourge slew more than 90% of the high elven population, devastating their culture. Prince Kael’thas Sunstrider was studying magic in Dalaran at the time of the disaster. He returned from his studies to find Quel’Thalas in ruins. Thirsting for vengance, Kael’thas gathered the survivors and renamed them “blood elves” in honor of their fallen kin. Unfortunately, the blood elves’ practice of embracing demonic energies resulted in them being shunned by their former comrades in the Alliance. Thus, the remaining blood elves on Azeroth look desperately to the Horde to help them reach Outland, where they can reunite with Kael’thas and achieve the golden destiny he promised them. They can be a DK, paladin, mage, priest, warlock, rogue, and hunter.

For most gaming-freaks around the world, there are two things in life which matter the most- Games and work almost in that order of preference. This choice becomes all the more obvious when the game in question is ‘World of Warcraft’ which is a gaming Mecca in itself. World of Warcraft is multiplayer online role playing game which has a literally massive scale. It was released by Blizzard Entertainment which is a subsidiary of Vivendi SA at the ECTS trade show in September 2001. This game which many people also dub as another separate world altogether commands an audience of more than 10 million players world wide and is continually growing and expanding every passing day.

Anatomically speaking, ‘World of Warcraft’ is a virtual world that combines mythical creatures, a real economy, and a sense of purpose for the in-game characters which for most gamers have a real life analogy. The game was designed to be an open environment where players are allowed to do what they please while customizing appearances and controls and installing add-ons and other modifications. This is precisely the reason why so many people around the world play World of Warcraft while ignoring their real physical environment. World of Warcraft has been serving as an escape route from reality for a lot of people over the years and the market seems to be growing.

Blizzard’s Warcraft fantasy universe was first seen in the 1994 game, Warcraft: Orcs and Humans, and was made famous worldwide by its sequel, Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness, about a year later. Warcraft’s fantasy world is instantly accessible. The concept behind World of Warcraft is similar to that of games such as Ultima Online, EverQuest, Asheron’s Call, and Anarchy Online–all of which are often referred to as massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG). These games allow for thousands of human players to coexist in a single game world, exclusively available over the Internet.

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World of Warcraft’s stunning visuals are just as much a testament to the technical prowess of the game’s 3D engine as they are to the artistic abilities of the designers. Adding even further to this effect is technology that claims to change the physical appearance of the users’ characters. From a technical standpoint, the environments are impressive to say the least. But the graphics aren’t the only immediately engrossing aspect of World of Warcraft. Players also have easy access to their inventory, skills, and more–these respective interface panels are all collapsible and will never overlap each other or obscure the entire screen.

In particular, the fast pacing of the combat immediately stands out. If you’ve ever played other online role-playing games, you’ll know that the combat is generally characterized by how slow it is.  World of Warcraft, aside from its striking perspective, looks essentially similar in style to Warcraft III. Gameplay in World of Warcraft hinges on cooperation and guilds. Many missions require several players to complete them. The game primarily focuses on intense social interaction, and has benefits tremendously from players who move large parts of their social lives to the game. The new expansion pack called Cataclysm has shaken up the venerable World of Warcraft world as was proclaimed by Blizzard Entertainment prior to its launch. In the words of Chris Metzen, the Vice President of development at Blizzard, “It is nothing less than earth-shattering.  It has literally changed the world of Azeroth as you know it”.

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The trailer, which comes after much speculation following Blizzard’s trademarking of the Cataclysm name, also depicted the churning Maelstrom between the two continents, the Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor. Features include new race-class combinations, monsters, dungeons, raids and achievements. The secondary skill of Archaeology, heroic settings added to the classic dungeons and Shadowfang Keep.

The World of Warcraft begins several years after the conclusion of Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne. With the defeat of the Scourge and their tainted influence, the fragile bond formed between the Horde and Alliance has all but dissipated. With the new peace, old prejudices between these faction races began to resurface, dividing them once again.

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The objective of World of Warcraft is to create, control, and grow a character in an adventurous, dynamic world filled with lots of other players. It often takes days, weeks, and even months to develop connections with other players, and possibly join a guild of like-minded individuals with whom to play. Usually you form a bond with your character, since you have almost complete control over what he says and does, what he looks like and how he acts. When you start the game, you can choose between nine different classes and eight races. Four of the races are on the Alliance side (Human, Dwarf, Night Elf, and Gnome), and four on the Horde side (Orc, Troll, Tauren, and Undead). Each side has access to seven common classes (Warrior, Priest, Mage, Hunter, Druid, Warlock, and Rogue) and one side-specific class (Paladin for Alliance and Shaman for Horde).

Those gamers familiar with the Warcraft universe will understand that the Alliance and Horde have a long history of not getting along very well. This is reflected ingame in that players on the Alliance and Horde sides do not typically interact with each other in any way other than fighting. In fact, they do not even speak the same language, which makes it impossible to communicate with someone on the other side. Players can customize their characters through the use of a talent point system starting at level 10, and for every level after that, each character receives one talent point that he or she can use to purchase addition skills and abilities from one of three specializations for their class.

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Overall, World of Warcraft is a real beauty. The experience is rich in detailed artwork, vibrant color and smooth animation. The game relies on stability, scalability and style for its graphics punch – which is more than enough for such an enchanting world. The community for World of Warcraft is also one of the most active. Thanks to the flexibility of the programming many independent coders have made their own Add-Ons to the game. These range from simple revisions to the Graphic User Interface (GUI) to raid interface enhancements that help with coordination of attacks. In fact, many of the most popular add-ons that were used in the early months of the game’s release have been integrated into the game by the developers.

As for the fans, they believe that Blizzard has done what every MMORPG should be trying to do – it’s ticked all the right boxes and really tried to forge the link between the heart and the head in a hugely immersive virtual space. This is what creates the stories in your imagination. These aren’t just battles, they’re adventures. Now that’s what role-playing should be all about.

Want to know what to expect in the game? Check out this video

There is always things in your life that can be more important then others. Sometimes things can take over your life or even start a world phenomenon. World of Warcraft has done this such thing. Ever since its arrival to PC’s everywhere around the world, people have made WoW apart of there lives. From just playing the game 24/7 to dressing up as a character. WoW has changed pc gaming as we know it. But because of this great game there has been thousands of funny images on the web about WoW. Here is just a few…

WoW Cosplay Girls

WoW Coke Cans

Warlock

WoW Cookies

Obama’s on WoW

WoW Priorities

How girls in WoW Gear Can Sell Anything

Hardcore WoW Mouse

Cats Playing WoW

WoW Motivational Posters

Following past days’ discussion, we have got some new and pretty detail ideas from the web:

Aion Vs WoW

1. Aion has been around for a while now. First released in Asia and received good review there, the beta released in Asia a while back was 10 times worst than the one they released in US and UK. So the whole comment about “compare aion beta and wow beta” is out of the question.

2. Aion has an awesome graphics compare to WoW, but with the upcoming WoW xpac, we will then see if they will become similar; and this is highly possible.

3. Aion – PVE wise: hugely relies on grinding, quests are spread way apart, hence it makes it hard to gain xp, less thought put into it. WoW – PVE wise: it has the big lead, if you’ve tried Aion and WoW and compare this, you will know the answer – raid/group quests/ dungeons etc.

4. Aion – PVP wise: won’t say it’s perfect but it’s not too bad, it’s more fun to pvp in aion but you deal with other annoying game play/ui issues such as toon movements and such. WoW – is not perfect, you can’t perfect PvP class balance, you can but it’s hard.

5. Game play – Aion 2 : WoW 50

6. Blizzard > NCsoft

My conclusion is that, you should pick your choice by your interest. We know that AION is pretty charming, while wow is pretty aggressive. These two games will offer you different game experience, which we suggest you to try both from our Game Account Store as well.

Hope this post would help you to grow stronger in PVPs. Anyway, practice makes perfect, so remember all these skills, and get into the wow world to train your character!

* Being in neutral cities such as Ratchet and Booty Bay do not guarantee protection from enemies in PvP. If you attack an enemy in a neutral town you will lose reputation with that town.

* Mobs with a gold or silver dragon border around there name are considered “Elite” and have considerably more hit points then standard monsters their level. Silver borders denote “Rare Spawn” monsters that spawn ever so often in specific areas of the world.

* If a Mob has a shield of Lordaeron or a symbol of the Horde beside their name, that will indicate their allegiance. Having these symbols also denotes that the Mob is hostile towards the opposing faction.

* A flag in the ground denotes a “Duel Zone” between two players. If you see two players with a flag in the ground beside them you will know that they are engaged in a duel.

Which side would you prefer, when you are a MMOPRG beginner and wanna start playing online games?

People say:
The graphics of aion are better then wow.
The character customization of aion is better then wow.
The combat system of aion is better then wow.

However,

The Aion world layout sucks.
The Aion quest system sucks.
The Aion game has no replay value.

Do you agree with it?
Which side would you choose when you want to buy game accounts?

People mumble about losing again and again in PvP combats, even if they have bought a Level 80 wow character from us. Why is this happening?

The most possible reason is that — they don’t understand the skills of combating. So here in the following paragraphs, I gonna introduce to you some tips for success combats in PvP section:

* If you start to cast a spell and then find that you don’t need it or need to change it before it is completely cast, you can cancel it by moving OR by pressing the escape key. This is very useful when stuck by a movement prevention spell or effect.

* The colors on the level of a Mob will indicate how hard it is. Red being the hardest while gray means you will gain no experience from killing it. Mobs with ?? for their level are mobs you want to avoid fighting at all costs (they’ll hurt you lots).

* On Player Vs Player servers, you can only attack enemies if they are in a contested zone or in a zone that belongs to your faction. If an enemy enters your zone they cannot attack you unless you go aggressive against them.

*If you are hit in the back there is a possibility of being dazed; an effect that will reduce your speed and make enemies catch up with you quickly if you are running. When possible engage enemies directly.

Refering to our previous post: What is GANK, here a following version on the special elements of Ganking.

The big difference between ganks and other fights is that the intention of the gank was purely for gaining gold, experience, and time-fielded advantage over the victim as opposed to a battle during which the fight initiator was attempting a push or other situation involving a direct attempt at a strategic goal such as killing a tower.

However, after a successful gank, the enemy team has fewer heroes to defend, so ganking can enable team pushes against the disadvantaged opponent.

It is important to note that you should only gank if there is someone to gank. Just wandering around the map is pointless and will hurt you late game.

(BTW, Ganking appears in both Aion and World of Warcraft.)

Faction Leader

If you are hearthed in Dalaran or Shattrath, plan your portal/hearthstone use for maximum efficiency. I highly recommend Hordies log out in Orgrimmar so that the next day they can start in Org, fly to TB, hearth, portal to Silvermoon City, then portal to UC.

Best Practice
I find that is best for picking up and turning in the bracelets in the fastest amount of time, taking in account where you land in the city and traveling to the next capital. Alliance don’t have it as easy because there is no quick portal between Darnassus and The Exodar. So, start in Ironforge, fly or tram to Stormwind, hearth to Darnassus and then either boat to the Exodar or wait for your next hearthing opportunity.

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