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Will there be monthly fee to play the game?
Yes; however, we are still investigating our business model and have not yet determined what the fee will be.
Why isn't World of Warcraft free?
World of Warcraft will require a fee to play. This fee will be used to support the costs associated with the high-quality levels of service, support, and ongoing content creation that we are planning for World of Warcraft.
How will the game be distributed or sold?
Gamers will be able to purchase World of Warcraft at retail outlets, online sites, or directly from Blizzard Entertainment. However, in order to play you will need to sign up for a monthly account.
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How do the World of Warcraft gameplay servers relate to Battle.net and/or the Diablo Realms?
The World of Warcraft servers will utilize an entirely new network architecture that has been designed from the ground up specifically for this style of gameplay. We created this next-generation architecture by incorporating our vast knowledge of multiplayer gaming along with our numerous Battle.net and Diablo experiences.
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that explains it, right? there is significant different between MMORPG and other genres of online games. a MMORPG has monthly updates, as adding in more monsters, items, quests, while these things only exist in expansion of other genres. a MMORPG is much harder to run and costs more to maintain (a huge player profile database). ALL graphical MMORPG charge monthly fee, no exception AFAIK.
I am not expert, so there might be a lot more I didnt cover. and don't forget World of Warcraft is not ran on b.net