With the increasing popularity of personal computer, the computer games available on these computers became quite popular. With the introduction of the internet, computer games were started to be played on line. Popularity of these online computer games got farther boost with the introduction of high speed broadband internet connection. The introduction of such an internet service enabled a number of people to play together the same computer game. The increasing availability of high speed broadband connection all over the world led to the development of a genre of computer games known as Massively Multiplayer Online Role-playing Game or MMORPG in short. One of the most popular games in this category is World of Warcraft which is also known as Wow in short.
World of Warcraft presently has a subscription base of about 10 million subscribers and enjoys 62% market share in MMORPG category and holds the Guinness World Record for the most popular MMORPG game. This game was released by Blizzard Entertainment on November 23, 2004 and the fourth in a series of games released by the company.
This is a subscription based game. Therefore, to play the game a Wow account has to be created by a player. This enables the player to create their own private characters to play the game. When the game is purchased, one month free subscription is also provided. To continue playing after this period, a subscription fee is required to be paid. There are different kinds of subscription plans available. It would cost $14.99 per month for a month-to-month package i.e. subscription requires to be renewed after the end of each month. There is also a three-month plan for $13.99 per month and a six-month plan for $12.99 per month. The subscription for three-month and six-month plan must be paid in full. The subscription fee is utilized to provide service of high quality and to provide support. The money is also utilized for farther development of the game.
There are different ways to pay for subscription. They include using credit card, using PayPal and also by using pre-paid game cards which are available in different stores dealing with computer games and other electronic items.
Though, World of Warcraft is a MMORPG but there are a number of differences from other MMORPGs. Players could play this game at their own pace. They could take a few hours here and there to play the game or the entire weeks at a time as they wish.
Therefore, to enjoy the game just open a Wow account and start playing after paying your subscription.