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Warhammer has also introduced free play, where you can now play the game for
free until you reach a particular level.
As of this writing there were around 300,000 active subscriptions on the
Warhammer game. You can find out more information about the Warhammer
game at http://www.warhammeronline.com.
WOW: World of Warcraft
World of Warcraft (or WOW, as it is also known) is the current king of the hill
when it comes to MMOs. The Warcraft mythology was already a successful real-
time strategy game brand before the MMO was released. The game was released
at the end of 2004; and it quickly established itself as the MMO to play. World of
Warcraft has a fantasy and medieval theme, featuring a large variety of creatures
and enemies, such as pirates, robbers, spiders, bears, wolves, and sheep, to name
a few. The game uses a very bright and colorful land, with some very interesting
and different areas for the players to traverse, such as mountains, forests, and
deserts.
The game currently has over 10 million subscribers, which far exceeds any other
MMO to date. World of Warcraft has also had a number of very successful
expansion packs released since the game
s original launch, allowing users to
increase the level of characters and travel to new areas within the game.
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If you haven
t already played the game, I would definitely recommend that you
take a look, before you begin making your own MMO. This game has the largest
and most committed user base, which means that it is doing things right in
terms of game design and content.
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To find out more information about World of Warcraft, visit the website http://
www.worldofwarcraft.com.
Take Advantage of Any MMO Trials
There is a growing number of MMOs now appearing, and while some current
MMOs may be closed down, it does seem that in the future there will be even
more growth within the MMO sector. In the early days of MMOs there was less
of a need to provide trial software for the game, but now with the increased
competition, many of the MMOs listed in this chapter have some form of free
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