The journey from Azeroth is filled with intimidating demons, dragons, warlocksand monsters, but devoted fans of World of Warcraft wouldn't want it any otherway. This groundbreaking fantasy game has made waves in the gaming community sinceits release in November 2004. With its open structure, the game invites playersto choose their own adventure – whether that be making friends, battlingenemies, or simply exploring the limits of the universe. With the release of the2007 expansion reboot World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade, let's take acloser look at the most popular multiplayer online role-playing game of alltime. Photo credit: worldofwarcraft.com [https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/wowclassic].The World of Warcraft is one of sorcery and adventure. The game sets off withthe intent of proving your character is fit to be a hero, often completingsmaller battles and tasks until larger foes are feasible. Throughout both smalland large quests, though, shines one of the game's biggest strengths: itsreliance on multiplayer cooperation. Before World of Warcraft, no game had everintroduced a universe into which you could enter, band together with any numberof real-life players, and proceed to choose your own path on such a large scale.The combination of its open gameplay and online presence quickly piqued theinterest of gamers from all walks of life. Indeed, fans of the real-timestrategy series of the 1990s Warcraft banded together with new players andfantasy lovers alike to amass one of the most profitable releases of the timeperiod.Upon its release, the game quickly rose to the top of the charts, and remainedthere for two years. Fans praised its style, character design, fast gameplay andopen map. However, while the designers of World of Warcraft anticipated asuccessful release, they were unprepared for just how well-loved the game wouldimmediately become. As such, lots of post-release development was necessary tokeep up with the demand of the players. Many servers quickly became overloaded,and the game's designers were forced to expand their capacity to account for thesheer influx of players. Photo credit: screenrant.com[https://screenrant.com/wow-worth-playing-2021-world-warcraft-2020/].Luckily,the success of the game urged the frequent release of expansion packs, many ofwhich were equally as well-loved, if not more. Each reiteration of the gameadded new elements and quests in a manner so dramatic that the expansionscreated a nearly brand new game each time. Today, World of Warcraft remains the top online multiplayer game, with over 100million registered accounts. The game has amassed billions in revenue, and iswidely considered to be one of the best video games of all time. To learn moreabout the history and creation of this legendary game, check out this[https://www.wired.com/story/world-of-warcraft-history/] article. And, to learnmore about the recent reboot of Burning Crusade, check it out here[https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/wowclassic].