At the start world of warcraft seemed like just another game but it soon became obvious that it was not
. It was immediately catapulted to the top as the most popular online game ever not long after its release worldwide and has an estimated 11,000,000 monthly subscribers.
There are many reasons for the success of warcraft and its meteoric rise to fame. Blizzard, who are the brains behind world of warcraft, spent a long time developing the game and its virtual environment. However, Blizzard knew they were on to a winner before the game was even produced because World of Warcraft is not the first title in the warcraft series.
However it is doubtful that they even imagined just how successful the online version of the Warcraft series would become!
So before the game was even created there was an established fan base that was eagerly awaiting the game's release but this does not account for all of its success. From the 11,000,000 online warcraft players the huge majority have never played any other warcraft titles before. In fact many world of warcraft players are brand new to the whole computer gaming genre.
Another reason for the success of WoW may be due to the fact that Blizzard actually delivered everything that they said they were going to and that doesn't happen very often in the gaming world.
Blizzard pride themselves on producing high quality products and WoW is no exception. The gaming experience of world of warcraft is kept entertaining and enjoyable because of the high quality of the gaming environment. With easy and smooth game play along with no delays or feedback problems world of warcraft offers a smooth running gaming environment with virtually no down time on the servers.
The 5 years development stage was well worth it and Blizzard continue to spend years developing and testing their updates and expansions before they release them.
The fact the World of Warcraft is a highly enjoyable game to play is probably the main reason for its success but just to say that it is enjoyable sells this game short.
It is possible to alter your experience of world of warcraft by joining different realms (servers) within the game. These realms offer different types of gameplay which keep the game exiting a new. It also means that players can have multiple characters all playing different types of games.
The ability to interact with real people and develop real team skills sets this online game apart from any other. In fact once a player advances to a level where they have the opportunity to lead a group or guild then they must quickly develop real-world managerial skills which effortlessly bleed into real life!