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World of Warcraft (WoW) is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) released in 2004 by Blizzard Entertainment.

It is the fourth released game set in the fantasy Warcraft universe, which was first introduced by in 1994.

World of Warcraft takes place within the Warcraft world of Azeroth, approximately four years after the events at the conclusion of Blizzard's previous Warcraft release, .

Blizzard Entertainment announced World of Warcraft on September 2, 2001.

The game was released on November 23, 2004, on the 10th anniversary of the Warcraft franchise.

Wowhead is a website that provides a searchable database, forums and armory services for the popular massively multiplayer online role-playing game World of Warcraft (WoW).

The site first started out as a talent calculator for the game.

It was in beta from April 4 to June 25, 2006, and the database was released on June 26, 2006.

Wowhead functions as a user generated database relying upon players of WoW themselves, though the information is uploaded automatically through a client-side program.

A raid is a type of mission in a video game in which a number of people attempt to defeat another number of people at a player-vs-player or a number of NPCs in a player-vs-environment battlefield.

The term raid itself stems from the military definition of a sudden attack and/or seizure of some objective.

This type of objective is most common in MMORPGs, and usually but not necessarily occurs within an Instance dungeon.

In RTS games like StarCraft, the term is used differently; see Raid (military).

In role-playing games (RPG), a common method of arbitrating the capabilities of different game characters is to assign each one to a character class.

A character class aggregates several abilities and aptitudes, and may also detail aspects of background and social standing, or impose behavior restrictions.

Classes may be considered to represent archetypes, or specific careers.

RPG systems that employ character classes often subdivide them into levels of accomplishment, to be attained by players during the course of the game.

It is common for a character to remain in the same class for its lifetime; although some games allow characters to change class, or attain multiple classes.

Some systems eschew the use of classes and levels entirely; others hybridise them with skill-based systems or emulate them with character templates.