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  2. World of Warcraft Classic - Wikipedia

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    World of Warcraft Classic is a 2019 massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment. Running alongside the main version of the game , Classic recreates World of Warcraft in the vanilla state it was in before the release of its first expansion , The Burning Crusade .

  3. Boosting (video games) - Wikipedia

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    [7] [8] In World of Warcraft, the Classic Honour System allows players to unlock titles and equipment at various ranks and earn PvP ranks based on the number of Honorable Kills in their weekly PvP contributions. [9] A player's rank can affect their ability to qualify for e-sport team selections and qualifying for e-sports tournaments. [10]

  4. Tier list - Wikipedia

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    Higher tiers represent a more favorable ranking. The letters are inspired by grading in education , [ 1 ] especially in Japanese culture , which may include an 'S' grade. A tier list is a concept originating in video game culture where playable characters or other in-game elements are subjectively ranked by their respective viability as part of ...

  5. History of massively multiplayer online games - Wikipedia

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    ] MMORPG market has World of Warcraft in a position similar to the position of Dungeons & Dragons in the tabletop RPG market, with both games' market share being greater than 50% of the overall market. [citation needed] In August 2005 Sony Online Entertainment acquired The Matrix Online, and the game was shut down at 11:59pm, 31 July 2009. [36]

  6. World of Warcraft - Wikipedia

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    World of Warcraft (WoW) is a 2004 massively multiplayer online role-playing (MMORPG) video game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment for Windows and Mac OS X.Set in the Warcraft fantasy universe, World of Warcraft takes place within the world of Azeroth, approximately four years after the events of the previous game in the series, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne. [3]

  7. Elo rating system - Wikipedia

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    World of Warcraft also previously used the Glicko-2 system to team up and compare Arena players, but now uses a system similar to Microsoft's TrueSkill. [65] The game Puzzle Pirates uses the Elo rating system to determine the standings in the various puzzles. This system is also used in FIFA Mobile for the Division Rivals modes.

  8. Elo hell - Wikipedia

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    Elo hell (also known as MMR hell) is a video gaming term used in MOBAs and other multiplayer online games with competitive modes. [1] It refers to portions of the matchmaking ranking spectrum where individual matches are of poor quality, and are often determined by factors such as poor team coordination which are perceived to be outside the individual player's control.

  9. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King - Wikipedia

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    World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King is the second expansion set for the massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) World of Warcraft, following The Burning Crusade. It launched on November 13, 2008 and sold 2.8 million copies within the first day, making it the fastest selling computer game of all time released at that point.