Intro to WoW
- 1. Intro to World of Warcraft
- 2. Brief History of Games
- 3. 1st Person Shooter FPSs are distinguished by a first person perspective, that renders the game world from the visual perspective of the player character. You will typically not see your avatar in an FPS, unless there is a mirror or cinematic transition between levels
- 4. Third Person Shooter Third-person shooter (TPS) is a genre of 3D computer and video games in which the player character is seen at a distance from a number of different possible perspective angles. Common angle is looking over character’s right shoulder
- 5. MMORPG Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG) is a genre of 3D computer and video games in which the thousands of players are playing online at the same time. This genre of game typically includes a social interaction requirement to complete certain activities. Common angle is looking over character’s right shoulder
- 6. MMORPGs #1 World of Warcraft (WoW) •41,007 hours of game play on June 14, 2012 by almost 10,925 Xfire players for an average of 3.75 hrs / player (http://beta.xfire.com/games/wow) •10.2 Million players worldwide (12/31/11) http://investor.activision.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=647732
- 7. What is World of Warcraft? • Sword and Board Fantasy • Players Choose Race and Roles for their Characters • Once in world, players progress by accepting and completing quests
- 8. Terminology
- 9. NPC Non-player character, a character, monster, or animal in a role-playing game or video game that is controlled by the gamemaster or computer, rather than by a player. Some advanced players are blurring the lines here, through the use of bot technologies
- 10. Mob NPCs that are aggressive towards the player. Mobs may be monsters, animals, or of similar race to player.
- 11. Boss Typically stronger than normal Mobs that present a more difficulty fight for the player. Bosses typically drop higher quality gear when defeated.
- 12. Guild A group of players from the same side that collaborate and pool resources in a group bank. This collaboration is encouraged by game designers and is necessary in multiplayer games
- 13. WoW Basics
- 14. 3 Basic Roles • Tank – Able to absorb and mitigate large amounts of damage • DPS – Quickly do high damage to targets • Healer – Heal party members
- 15. Classes • Deathknight • Druid • Hunter • Mage • Paladin • Priest • Rogue • Shaman • Warlock • Warrior
- 16. Goal of Each Role • Optimize their specific set of abilities • Tanks – Block, dodge, parry • DPS – DPS (damage per second) • Healer – HPS (heals per second)
- 17. Resources
- 22. Questions?