<s>
Warcraft	B-Application
is	I-Application
a	O
franchise	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
novels	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
media	O
created	O
by	O
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
is	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
five	O
core	O
games	O
:	O
Warcraft	B-Application
:	I-Application
Orcs	I-Application
&	I-Application
Humans	I-Application
,	O
Warcraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tides	I-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
,	O
Warcraft	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Reign	I-Application
of	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
,	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
Hearthstone	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fourth	O
and	O
best-selling	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
is	O
a	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
(	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
)	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
control	O
their	O
character	O
and	O
interact	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
in	O
a	O
virtual	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warcraft	B-Application
is	I-Application
one	O
of	O
the	O
highest-grossing	O
video	O
game	O
franchises	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
having	O
grossed	O
$11.2	O
billion	O
in	O
lifetime	O
revenue	O
,	O
as	O
of	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Expansion	O
sets	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
Warcraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
(	O
Beyond	B-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Portal	I-Application
)	O
,	O
Warcraft	B-Application
III	I-Application
(	O
The	B-Application
Frozen	I-Application
Throne	I-Application
)	O
and	O
multiple	O
expansions	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
(	O
The	B-Application
Burning	I-Application
Crusade	I-Application
,	O
Wrath	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
the	I-Protocol
Lich	I-Protocol
King	I-Protocol
,	O
Cataclysm	B-Protocol
,	O
Mists	B-Application
of	I-Application
Pandaria	I-Application
,	O
Warlords	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Draenor	I-Protocol
,	O
Legion	B-Protocol
,	O
Battle	B-Protocol
for	I-Protocol
Azeroth	I-Protocol
and	O
Shadowlands	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	O
of	O
Warcrafts	O
ninth	O
expansion	O
,	O
Dragonflight	B-Protocol
,	O
released	O
November	O
28	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
BlizzCon	O
2018	O
on	O
November	O
2	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Blizzard	O
announced	O
a	O
remaster	O
of	O
Warcraft	B-Application
III	I-Application
entitled	O
Warcraft	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Reforged	I-Application
featuring	O
remodeled	O
characters	O
and	O
graphics	O
with	O
a	O
prospective	O
release	O
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Orcs	B-Language
came	O
from	O
another	O
world	O
,	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
Draenor	O
,	O
the	O
world	O
that	O
will	O
be	O
shattered	O
into	O
pieces	O
by	O
demonic	O
magics	O
during	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Warcraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
thereafter	O
being	O
known	O
as	O
Outland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
on	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Azeroth	O
was	O
expanded	O
,	O
revealing	O
the	O
new	O
continents	O
of	O
Kalimdor	O
,	O
Northrend	O
,	O
Pandaria	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Broken	O
Isles	O
,	O
Kul	O
Tiras	O
,	O
Zandalar	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Dragon	O
Isles	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
the	O
Night	O
Elves	B-Application
,	O
Tauren	O
,	O
Pandaren	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
major	O
races	O
into	O
the	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
world	O
of	O
Azeroth	O
also	O
contains	O
the	O
traditional	O
fantasy	O
setting	O
races	O
of	O
elves	B-Application
,	O
dwarves	O
,	O
gnomes	B-Application
,	O
orcs	B-Language
,	O
and	O
trolls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unusually	O
for	O
the	O
genre	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
these	O
races	O
are	O
available	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
,	O
whereas	O
trolls	O
and	O
full-blooded	O
orcs	B-Language
are	O
usually	O
presented	O
in	O
fantasy	O
fiction	O
as	O
being	O
solely	O
antagonists	O
for	O
protagonists	O
of	O
the	O
more	O
"	O
human-friendly	O
"	O
races	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
spawned	O
several	O
books	O
and	O
other	O
media	O
,	O
covering	O
a	O
broad	O
range	O
of	O
characters	O
and	O
timelines	O
in	O
the	O
Warcraft	B-Application
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
collectible	O
card	O
game	O
was	O
published	O
,	O
which	O
offered	O
those	O
who	O
bought	O
booster	O
packs	O
a	O
chance	O
to	O
gain	O
access	O
codes	O
to	O
limited	O
in-game	O
content	O
in	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
short-lived	O
,	O
online	B-Application
subscription	O
only	O
magazine	O
was	O
available	O
but	O
later	O
ceased	O
publication	O
after	O
five	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
film	O
adaptation	O
,	O
Warcraft	B-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
three	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Warcraft	B-Application
series	O
,	O
including	O
their	O
expansion	O
packs	O
,	O
were	O
all	O
released	O
on	O
both	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
and	O
Macintosh	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
"	O
Warcraft	B-Application
"	O
was	O
proposed	O
by	O
Blizzard	O
developer	O
Sam	O
Didier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warcraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tides	I-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
feature	O
play	O
over	O
the	O
internet	O
using	O
Battle.net,	O
although	O
this	O
was	O
not	O
included	O
until	O
a	O
later	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warcraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
re-released	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
Battle	O
Chest	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
bundled	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
containing	O
both	O
the	O
original	O
and	O
expansion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warcraft	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Reign	I-Application
of	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
feature	O
a	O
Collector	O
's	O
Edition	O
,	O
which	O
all	O
subsequent	O
games	O
have	O
released	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warcraft	B-Application
III	I-Application
and	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
also	O
have	O
both	O
had	O
"	O
Battle	O
Chests	O
"	O
released	O
for	O
them	O
subsequent	O
to	O
their	O
initial	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Battle.net	B-Operating_System
 "	O
edition	O
of	O
Warcraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
introduce	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
CD	B-Application
keys	I-Application
to	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
requiring	O
each	O
user	O
online	B-Application
to	O
have	O
their	O
own	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
connect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	O
,	O
an	O
adventure	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Warcraft	B-Application
Adventures	I-Application
:	I-Application
Lord	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Clans	I-Application
,	O
was	O
announced	O
as	O
being	O
canceled	O
,	O
having	O
been	O
previously	O
delayed	O
from	O
a	O
1997	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
moved	O
the	O
series	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
genre	O
and	O
released	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
,	O
a	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
(	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
gained	O
popularity	O
worldwide	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
largest	O
subscription-based	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
has	O
had	O
eight	O
expansions	O
as	O
of	O
2022	O
with	O
a	O
ninth	O
on	O
the	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
StarCraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wings	I-Application
of	I-Application
Liberty	I-Application
,	O
Blizzard	O
co-founder	O
Frank	O
Pearce	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
If	O
there	O
's	O
a	O
team	O
that	O
's	O
passionate	O
about	O
doing	O
another	O
Warcraft	B-Application
[	O
real-time	O
strategy ]	O
,	O
then	O
that	O
's	O
definitely	O
something	O
we	O
would	O
consider	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
nothing	O
that	O
we	O
're	O
working	O
on	O
right	O
now	O
,	O
we	O
have	O
development	O
teams	O
working	O
on	O
Cataclysm	B-Protocol
,	O
StarCraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wings	I-Application
of	I-Application
Liberty	I-Application
,	O
Diablo	B-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
and	O
when	O
those	O
teams	O
are	O
all	O
off	O
the	O
projects	O
they	O
're	O
working	O
on	O
,	O
they	O
'll	O
be	O
intimately	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
discussions	O
about	O
what	O
's	O
next	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
Blizzard	O
announced	O
a	O
new	O
free-to-play	O
online	B-Application
digital	B-Application
collectible	I-Application
card	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
originally	O
titled	O
Hearthstone	B-Application
:	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
of	I-Application
Warcraft	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
beta	O
being	O
available	O
in	O
summer	O
of	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2014	O
,	O
Hearthstone	B-Application
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
free-to-play	O
basic	O
gameplay	O
Hearthstone	B-Application
contains	O
fee-based	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
additional	O
card	O
packs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
3	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Blizzard	O
announced	O
a	O
new	O
Warcraft	B-Application
free-to-play	O
mobile	O
game	O
called	O
Warcraft	B-Application
Arclight	O
Rumble	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2022	O
,	O
Blizzard	O
and	O
NetEase	O
cancelled	O
an	O
unannounced	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
mobile	O
spin-off	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
Miniatures	O
Game	O
–	O
a	O
miniature	O
war	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
,	O
by	O
Upper	O
Deck	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
(	O
2007	O
–	O
2009	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
series	O
published	O
by	O
DC	O
Comics	O
imprint	O
WildStorm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Walter	O
Simonson	O
:	O
Into	O
The	B-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
Of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
:	O
Ashbringer	O
(	O
2008	O
–	O
2009	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
four-issue	O
mini-series	O
published	O
by	O
WildStorm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warcraft	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Sunwell	O
Trilogy	O
,	O
a	O
manhwa	O
series	O
published	O
by	O
Tokyopop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warcraft	B-Application
:	O
Legends	O
(	O
2008	O
–	O
2009	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
five-part	O
graphic	O
novel	O
series	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
continuation	O
from	O
The	O
Sunwell	O
Trilogy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
magazine	O
would	O
be	O
purchasable	O
by	O
online	B-Application
subscription	O
,	O
and	O
not	O
for	O
sale	O
in	O
newsagents	O
or	O
stores	O
,	O
making	O
them	O
collector	O
's	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
May	O
9	O
,	O
2006	O
press	O
release	O
,	O
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Legendary	O
Pictures	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
develop	O
a	O
live-action	O
film	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Warcraft	B-Application
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2013	O
,	O
Duncan	O
Jones	O
was	O
announced	O
to	O
direct	O
the	O
adaptation	O
,	O
"	O
 '	O
Warcraft	B-Application
 '	O
Movie	O
Lands	O
'	O
Source	O
Code	O
 '	O
Director	O
(	O
Exclusive	O
)	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
 '	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
 '	O
drafts	O
new	O
scribe	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
film	O
was	O
set	O
to	O
begin	O
principal	O
photography	O
in	O
early	O
2014	O
with	O
a	O
plot	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
novel	O
Warcraft	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Last	O
Guardian.Scoop	O
:	O
Everything	O
We	O
Know	O
About	O
Duncan	O
Jones	O
 '	O
Warcraft	B-Application
Film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
movie	O
teaser	O
trailer	O
shown	O
at	O
Comic-Con	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warcraft	B-Application
premiered	O
in	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
on	O
June	O
6	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Universal	O
Pictures	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
on	O
June	O
10	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
Blizzard	O
released	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
,	O
a	O
crossover	O
multiplayer	O
online	B-Application
battle	O
arena	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
can	O
control	O
various	O
characters	O
from	O
Blizzard	O
's	O
franchises	O
as	O
playable	O
heroes	O
,	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
which	O
come	O
from	O
the	O
Warcraft	B-Application
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
features	O
numerous	O
mounts	O
based	O
on	O
mounts	O
or	O
other	O
creatures	O
from	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
battleground	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
PvP	O
zone	O
Alterac	O
Pass	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
Warcraft-themed	O
skins	O
have	O
been	O
introduced	O
for	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
in	O
the	O
“	O
Echoes	O
of	O
Alterac	O
”	O
event	O
in	O
June	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Various	O
soundtracks	O
from	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
,	O
such	O
as	O
Obsidian	O
Sanctum	O
from	O
Wrath	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
the	I-Protocol
Lich	I-Protocol
King	I-Protocol
,	O
The	O
Wandering	O
Isle	O
from	O
Mists	B-Application
of	I-Application
Pandaria	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Stormwind	O
theme	O
,	O
are	O
present	O
as	O
background	O
music	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
is	O
inspired	O
by	O
Defense	B-Operating_System
of	I-Operating_System
the	I-Operating_System
Ancients	I-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
community-created	O
mod	O
based	O
on	O
Warcraft	B-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
Warcraft	B-Application
series	O
takes	O
place	O
on	O
the	O
planet	O
of	O
Azeroth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
planets	O
in	O
the	O
Warcraft	B-Application
universe	O
include	O
:	O
Draenor	O
(	O
and	O
its	O
sundered	O
remnants	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
Outland	O
)	O
,	O
Argus	O
,	O
K'aresh	O
,	O
Mardum	O
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Shattered	O
Abyss	O
)	O
,	O
Xoroth	O
,	O
Rancora	O
,	O
and	O
Nathreza	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
several	O
metaphysical	O
areas	O
mentioned	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Emerald	O
Dream	O
,	O
the	O
Elemental	O
Planes	O
,	O
the	O
Twisting	B-Protocol
Nether	I-Protocol
,	O
the	O
Great	O
Dark	O
Beyond	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Shadowlands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warcraft	B-Application
:	I-Application
Orcs	I-Application
&	I-Application
Humans	I-Application
,	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
Azeroth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Azeroth	O
has	O
four	O
known	O
continents	O
,	O
named	O
the	O
Eastern	O
Kingdoms	O
,	O
Kalimdor	O
,	O
Northrend	O
,	O
and	O
recently	O
rediscovered	O
Pandaria	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Eastern	O
Kingdoms	O
are	O
the	O
primary	O
setting	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
(	O
and	O
their	O
expansions	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
half	O
of	O
Warcraft	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Reign	I-Application
of	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
former	O
human	O
kingdom	O
of	O
Lordaeron	O
,	O
which	O
successfully	O
headed	O
the	O
human	O
Alliance	O
in	O
Warcraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tides	I-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
but	O
later	O
fell	O
to	O
the	O
Scourge	O
in	O
Warcraft	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Reign	I-Application
of	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
,	O
is	O
located	O
north	O
of	O
the	O
southern	O
kingdoms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Northeast	O
of	O
Lordaeron	O
is	O
the	O
elven	O
nation	O
of	O
Quel'Thalas	O
and	O
its	O
capital	O
city	O
,	O
Silvermoon	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
conquered	O
by	O
the	O
Scourge	O
in	O
Warcraft	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Reign	I-Application
of	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
continent	O
of	O
Kalimdor	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
Warcraft	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Reign	I-Application
of	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
and	O
is	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
18	O
zones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Night	O
Elven	O
kingdom	O
is	O
located	O
in	O
the	O
northwest	O
region	O
of	O
Kalimdor	O
,	O
also	O
including	O
the	O
island	O
Teldrassil	O
(	O
actually	O
a	O
giant	O
tree	O
,	O
similar	O
in	O
lore	O
and	O
spelling	O
to	O
Yggdrasil	B-Application
)	O
off	O
the	O
northwest	O
coast	O
,	O
which	O
contains	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Darnassus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
the	O
south	O
,	O
past	O
the	O
Ashenvale	O
Forest	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
stretch	O
of	O
land	O
known	O
as	O
The	O
Barrens	O
,	O
situated	O
between	O
the	O
grasslands	O
of	O
Mulgore	O
to	O
the	O
west	O
,	O
and	O
Durotar	O
,	O
the	O
land	O
settled	O
by	O
the	O
Orcs	B-Language
,	O
to	O
the	O
east	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
north	O
of	O
Durotar	O
is	O
the	O
fortress-city	O
of	O
Orgrimmar	O
,	O
the	O
capital	O
of	O
the	O
Orcs	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Northrend	O
is	O
featured	O
in	O
Warcraft	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Reign	I-Application
of	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
and	O
its	O
expansion	O
set	O
Warcraft	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Frozen	I-Application
Throne	I-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
main	O
location	O
featured	O
in	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Wrath	I-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
the	I-Protocol
Lich	I-Protocol
King	I-Protocol
,	O
the	O
second	O
expansion	O
pack	O
to	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
expansion	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Cataclysm	I-Protocol
,	O
Azeroth	O
has	O
been	O
changed	O
permanently	O
in-game	O
,	O
even	O
for	O
players	O
without	O
the	O
expansion	O
set	O
installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sundering	O
was	O
caused	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
War	O
of	O
the	O
Ancients	O
where	O
demons	O
of	O
the	O
Burning	O
Legion	B-Protocol
invaded	O
the	O
ancient	O
Kalimdor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Warcraft	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mists	I-Application
of	I-Application
Pandaria	I-Application
was	O
the	O
fourth	O
expansion	O
released	O
and	O
it	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
mythical	O
and	O
long-forgotten	O
lands	O
of	O
Pandaria	B-Application
,	O
a	O
continent	O
far	O
to	O
the	O
south	O
that	O
has	O
until	O
now	O
been	O
shrouded	O
in	O
magical	O
mists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
both	O
factions	O
landing	O
on	O
Pandaria	B-Application
,	O
adventurers	O
rediscover	O
the	O
ancient	O
Pandaren	O
people	O
,	O
whose	O
wisdom	O
will	O
help	O
guide	O
them	O
to	O
new	O
destinies	O
;	O
the	O
Pandaren	O
Empire	O
's	O
ancient	O
enemy	O
,	O
the	O
Mantid	O
;	O
and	O
their	O
legendary	O
oppressors	O
,	O
the	O
enigmatic	O
Mogu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
storyline	O
for	O
Mists	B-Application
of	I-Application
Pandaria	I-Application
is	O
split	O
into	O
multiple	O
chapters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
arc	O
that	O
introduces	O
Pandaria	B-Application
—	O
where	O
players	O
discover	O
the	O
continent	O
and	O
level	O
up	O
,	O
helping	O
to	O
solve	O
problems	O
and	O
figure	O
out	O
what	O
happened	O
for	O
the	O
past	O
10,000	O
years	O
and	O
why	O
—	O
was	O
included	O
entirely	O
within	O
the	O
initial	O
expansion	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
chapters	O
in	O
the	O
storyline	O
brought	O
the	O
war	O
between	O
the	O
Horde	O
and	O
the	O
Alliance	O
back	O
into	O
focus	O
,	O
including	O
changing	O
parts	O
of	O
Pandaria	B-Application
(	O
via	O
phasing	O
)	O
to	O
show	O
additional	O
settlements	O
,	O
and	O
eventually	O
returning	O
the	O
players	O
back	O
to	O
Kalimdor	O
for	O
a	O
final	O
showdown	O
,	O
dethroning	O
Warchief	O
Garrosh	O
Hellscream	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Legion	I-Protocol
was	O
the	O
sixth	O
expansion	O
released	O
and	O
it	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
Broken	O
Isles	O
,	O
a	O
continent	O
and	O
group	O
of	O
islands	O
located	O
northeast	O
of	O
the	O
Maelstrom	O
in	O
the	O
middle	O
of	O
the	O
Great	O
Sea	O
;	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
islands	O
contains	O
the	O
Tomb	O
of	O
the	O
Dark	O
Titan	O
,	O
Sargeras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Burning	O
Legion	B-Protocol
has	O
started	O
an	O
invasion	O
of	O
Azeroth	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
characters	O
must	O
find	O
powerful	O
artifacts	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
invasion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
thwarted	O
the	O
Burning	O
Legion	B-Protocol
's	O
attempts	O
to	O
invade	O
Azeroth	O
,	O
the	O
players	O
and	O
other	O
significant	O
lore	O
characters	O
traveled	O
to	O
Argus	O
,	O
the	O
homeworld	O
of	O
the	O
Burning	O
Legion	B-Protocol
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
end	O
its	O
threat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Battle	I-Protocol
for	I-Protocol
Azeroth	I-Protocol
was	O
the	O
seventh	O
expansion	O
released	O
and	O
it	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
islands	O
of	O
Kul	O
Tiras	O
and	O
Zandalar	O
,	O
two	O
islands	O
which	O
are	O
home	O
to	O
their	O
respective	O
kingdoms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
patch	O
of	O
Battle	B-Protocol
for	I-Protocol
Azeroth	I-Protocol
takes	O
players	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
Vale	O
of	O
Eternal	O
Blossoms	O
and	O
Uldum	O
to	O
cure	O
them	O
of	O
the	O
corruption	O
of	O
N'Zoth	O
,	O
and	O
ultimately	O
face	O
the	O
Old	O
God	O
himself	O
in	O
his	O
empire	O
of	O
Ny'alotha	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
Battle	B-Protocol
for	I-Protocol
Azeroth	I-Protocol
is	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
players	O
are	O
given	O
choices	O
that	O
can	O
have	O
a	O
significant	O
impact	O
on	O
their	O
own	O
adventures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
significant	O
choice	O
is	O
whether	O
to	O
join	O
the	O
orc	B-Language
Varrok	O
Saurfang	O
in	O
his	O
rebellion	O
against	O
the	O
Horde	O
Warchief	O
Sylvanas	O
Windrunner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ninth	O
expansion	O
,	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Dragonflight	I-Protocol
,	O
centers	O
around	O
the	O
reappearance	O
of	O
the	O
Dragon	O
Isles	O
,	O
home	O
of	O
the	O
Dragons	O
and	O
their	O
many	O
aspects	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
humanoid	O
Dracthyr	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
of	O
Dragonflight	B-Protocol
deals	O
with	O
the	O
awakening	O
of	O
the	O
Dracthyr	O
after	O
20,000	O
years	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
threat	O
of	O
Raszageth	O
the	O
Storm-Eater	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
Primalist	O
"	O
proto-dragon	O
who	O
seeks	O
to	O
separate	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
her	O
kind	O
from	O
the	O
Dragonflights	O
and	O
retake	O
Azeroth	O
for	O
themselves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Draenor	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
featured	O
in	O
Warcraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Beyond	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Portal	I-Application
,	O
is	O
the	O
original	O
homeland	O
of	O
the	O
Orcs	B-Language
and	O
past	O
home	O
of	O
the	O
Draenei	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sheer	O
number	O
and	O
combined	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
portals	O
ripped	O
Draenor	O
into	O
fragments	O
and	O
cast	O
the	O
remainder	O
into	O
the	O
mysterious	O
parallel	O
dimension	O
called	O
the	O
Twisting	B-Protocol
Nether	I-Protocol
,	O
Home	O
of	O
the	O
Demons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remnants	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
are	O
now	O
known	O
as	O
Outland	O
,	O
and	O
feature	O
in	O
the	O
last	O
mission	O
of	O
the	O
human	O
campaign	O
of	O
Warcraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Beyond	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Portal	I-Application
(	O
though	O
,	O
without	O
any	O
actual	O
terrain	O
changes	O
)	O
,	O
Warcraft	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Frozen	I-Application
Throne	I-Application
and	O
more	O
prominently	O
in	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Warcraft	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Burning	I-Application
Crusade	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
intact	O
Draenor	O
is	O
the	O
main	O
feature	O
of	O
the	O
fifth	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
expansion	O
,	O
Warlords	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Draenor	I-Protocol
,	O
which	O
takes	O
place	O
35	O
years	O
earlier	O
in	O
an	O
alternate	O
timeline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Alliance	O
has	O
been	O
present	O
in	O
some	O
form	O
in	O
all	O
Warcraft	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
all	O
three	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
Alliance	O
are	O
the	O
protagonists	O
of	O
their	O
campaign	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
main	O
protagonist	O
factions	O
in	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
also	O
the	O
primary	O
antagonists	O
of	O
Warcraft	B-Application
and	O
the	O
orc	B-Language
campaigns	O
in	O
Warcraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Alliance	O
began	O
in	O
Warcraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
when	O
the	O
human	O
kingdoms	O
and	O
demihumans	O
strategically	O
united	O
to	O
fend	O
off	O
the	O
conquering	O
Horde	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
major	O
races	O
of	O
the	O
Alliance	O
are	O
the	O
humans	O
of	O
Stormwind	O
,	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
Official	O
Page	O
-	O
Human	O
the	O
High	O
Elves	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Night	O
Elves	B-Application
of	O
Teldrassil	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Dwarves	O
of	O
Ironforge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
races	O
who	O
have	O
joined	O
or	O
allied	O
with	O
the	O
Alliance	O
include	O
the	O
Gnomes	B-Application
of	O
Gnomergan	O
,	O
the	O
Draenei	O
of	O
Outland	O
,	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
Official	O
Page	O
-	O
Draenei	O
the	O
Worgens	O
of	O
Gilneas	O
(	O
creatures	O
that	O
resemble	O
hunched	O
over	O
werewolves	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Tushui	O
Pandaren.MMO-Champion	O
-	O
Mists	B-Application
of	I-Application
Pandaria	I-Application
Press	O
Tour	O
The	O
Alliance	O
is	O
led	O
by	O
a	O
military	O
commander	O
who	O
coordinates	O
the	O
military	O
actions	O
of	O
all	O
the	O
races	O
in	O
the	O
Alliance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Warcraft	B-Application
games	O
,	O
the	O
Horde'''	O
is	O
made	O
of	O
the	O
orcs	B-Language
under	O
the	O
command	O
of	O
the	O
Burning	O
Legion	B-Protocol
and	O
are	O
enemies	O
of	O
the	O
human	O
led	O
Alliance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
orcs	B-Language
attempt	O
in	O
both	O
games	O
to	O
conquer	O
the	O
human	O
kingdoms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
the	O
Horde	O
was	O
defeated	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
its	O
leaders	O
killed	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
orcs	B-Language
placed	O
in	O
internment	O
camps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
Warcraft	B-Application
game	O
,	O
Reign	B-Application
of	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
,	O
details	O
the	O
orcs	B-Language
shaking	O
off	O
both	O
the	O
chains	O
of	O
the	O
Alliance	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
corruption	O
of	O
the	O
Burning	O
Legion	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Horde	O
expanded	O
their	O
ranks	O
by	O
forging	O
alliances	O
with	O
the	O
Blood	O
Elves	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Forsaken	O
,	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
Official	O
Site	O
-	O
Forsaken	O
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
accessed	O
April	O
18	O
,	O
2011	O
the	O
Goblins	O
,	O
the	O
Huojin	O
Pandaren	O
,	O
the	O
Tauren	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Trolls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
,	O
Next	O
Generation	O
listed	O
Warcraft	B-Application
and	O
Starcraft	O
as	O
number	O
32	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
50	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
,	O
"	O
While	O
Warcraft	B-Application
did	O
not	O
create	O
the	O
realtime	O
strategy	O
genre	O
,	O
it	O
made	O
it	O
appealing	O
to	O
a	O
broad	O
audience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warcraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
went	O
on	O
to	O
refine	O
the	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
