Gaming News: Can ‘World Of Warcraft’ Make You Smarter?

A Blood Elf, right, battles a Draenei in The Burning Crusade, an expansion pack to the World of Warcraft online video game. Researchers have found the game encouraged scientific thinking, like using systems and models for understanding situations and using math and testing to investigate problems. 1

As a MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game), World of Warcraft is a very well presented game with solid systems and playability. This is due in no small part to the exceptional quality control of Blizzard Entertainment. This company knows how to make a successful game, and how to do it better than most. Looking back on Blizzard�s past releases, you will find one top game hit after another. 2

Everyone gets a little lazy sometimes. It even happens in games like world of warcraft. And the great thing is that enterprising players can make a pile of wow goldby banking on that laziness. Take reputation grinding for instance. A lot of players want really high reputation to get really nice upgrades in world of warcraft - maybe it’’s a new profession recipe or a great weapon or a heroic instance key that only comes from revered or exalted reputation. Whatever the case there’’s usually certain mobs that drop certain items that can be turned in for reputation. You can game this for huge wow gold in world of warcraft. 3

This MMORPG actually hails from an extremely successful franchise of games. Similar to the success Sony experiences from their Star Wars MMORPG�because it comes from a well-known franchise�so World of Warcraft comes from noble parents. There are three other Warcraft games that all enjoyed rave reviews and high sales. Taking these original games, with their existing multiplayer component, and evolving it into an online persistent world was the next step all the loyal gamers were waiting for. 4

A major part of World of Warcraft is combat and fighting. There are many monsters and opponents to overcome. It takes time and ability to become proficient at combat, and the creatures you fight only grow stronger as you advance through the game. The combat is organized in real-time and calls for an alert, quick-witted mindset. Your enemies can do serious damage to you, through cursing or disarming you, or infecting you with a disease. You will need to be clever and versatile to defeat them. 5