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One of the two major factions in World of Warcraft the other being their enemy, the Horde.
Launched by Blizzard in 1997, this service provides a solid online foundation to Blizzard's franchises such as the Diablo, StarCraft and WarCraft series. As a constantly evolving service, a new version, Battle.net 2.0, was released in 2010 with the release of Starcraft 2.
A common character class / archetype in role-playing games and fantasy. They are often less chivalric than your average Knight-errant, generally being depicted as either archetypal villains (such as a Dark Lord), or troubled and ruthless anti-heroes.
In the lore of the Warcraft games the Blood Elves are of one the races of the Horde. They are composed of former high elves who renamed themselves in honor of their people, who were killed during the siege of Quel'Thalas by the Scourge, during the Third War.
The draenei are a race of uncorrupted eredar that appear in the Warcraft universe. They are a playable race in World of Warcraft as part of the Alliance in the Burning Crusade expansion.
While usually presented as monsters to be slain, every now and then, characters get to ride dragons into battle instead.
Druids were pre-Christian priests in Celtic culture and feature prominently in Irish mythology. In games they are generally nature-based healers and spellcasters.
A gaming genre of its own, but also frequently featured as a mini-game in other titles, especially RPGs.
The Golden Anniversary Year-End Awards Extravaganza Spectacular celebrating 50 years of coverage of excellence in the fields of electronic entertainment and taxidermy. Also known as the 1st Annual Giant Bomb Game of the Year.
The main character is a goblin.
One of the two main factions in the world of Azeroth. The counter part to the Alliance, and led by Warchief Garrosh Hellscream.
A fixer of mechanical things that are broken. It's always good to have one near your tank or spaceship.
AKA dreadlords are strategic and cunning demons who were recruited to the Burning Legion. They are responsible for diplomatic relations and are also well versed as tacticians for the battlefield.
Never Ending Games is a self-explanatory concept in which a game is unbeatable and never ends, due either to the game having no true ending or because the game is not saved (or truly continued) after the last section of the game.
AKA the kaldorei "Children of the Stars" in Darnassian are an ancient race. Creators of a unique and magically advanced civilization.
The main character is an orc.
Who needs 2D when we've got 3D? 3D, or 3 dimensions, is what we're used to seeing in almost every game these days, letting us do all sorts of awesome stuff like run in circles!
Referencing a TV show, celebrity, song, trend, historical event, etc. is one of the easiest ways to get a laugh. This can be either a throw-away gag, like the name of an achievement, or the main subject of the game.
A pug is a comically odd breed of dog. It has frequent health problems due to its squished face and shallow gene pool.
In MMORPGs and similar games, a raid is a (generally large) group of people working together to accomplish a goal.
Two or more factions, either with the same or completely different goals, that constantly try to one-up each other. The player is sometimes forced to pick a side to root or work for during the struggle. Other times the rivalry is only mentioned in the plot.
Throw your shield!
Tauren are huge nomadic creatures who live on the grassy, open plains of Mulgore in central Kalimdor.
For some reason, some games are named after the opposing person. Sometimes it's because the bad guy is cooler than the good guy.
A female mechanic, usually an attractive one.
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