Warcraft is the series consists of five main games such as Warcraft: Orcs and Humans, Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness, Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, World of Warcraft (WOW), and Hearthstone. The first three of these titles are focused on RTS (Real-time Strategy) genre, where players command virtual armies in the battlefield against each other or AI (Artificial Intelligence) controlled army. The 4th massive installment in the series, World of Warcraft focused on MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online), where the players from across the world control their characters and interact with each other in the virtual world. Collectible Card Game genre is used in the Hearthstone.
About Warcraft
All the titles in the series have been taken place in and across the beautiful world of Azeroth, the high fantasy setting. At the start, the series revolved around the human nations consist of the Orcish Horde and the Eastern Kingdoms, which reached in Azeroth via a portal, starting the massive wars. The first three video games of the series were published for Macintosh and Microsoft Windows. All of these games were of the RTS genre, and each game advanced to continue the storyline of the previous title, and each title came with new features and content with enhanced gameplay.
Story:
According to the story, the Orcs came from another dimension, known as Draenor, the vast world that will be shattered into multiple pieces by demonic magic during the event of Warcraft II. The world of Azeroth was expanded later on in the series, uncovering new continents of Northrend, Kalimdor, Broken Isles and Pandaria, enabling the instruction of the Night Elves, including Tauren and other significant races into the universe. The world of the game compromises the traditional setting races of dwarves, orcs, gnomes, trolls, and elves. The Warcraft series spawned multiple books and other media, covering the huge variety of timelines and characters in the Warcraft universe. A CCG (collectible card game) was also released, which provided those players who purchased booster packs, an opportunity to gain access to limited in-game content in WoW (World of Warcraft).
Setting:
Locations
Most games of the series set on the planet of Azeroth. Other planets are also available in the game, including Argus, Draenor, K’aresh, Xoroth, Mardum, and more. The series has several metaphysical areas which the player can explore, including the Elemental Planes, the Emerald, the Twisting Nether, and more.
Races and Factions of Warcraft
The environment of the game takes place in the fantasy setting of the Warcraft series offers many fictional races and factions. Mostly primary protagonists in the series belong to either the Alliance or the Horde. There are a series of neutral faction and races, who are either hostile or friendly to both the Alliance and the Horde. During the gameplay, both the Alliance and the Horde have to battle against the undead Scourge and the Burning Legion, the primary antagonist (villains) of Warcraft III and WoW (World of Warcraft). There are different factions in the Alliance race such as Humans (Hunter, Rogue, Warrior, Warlock, etc.), Draenei, Dryads, Dwarves, and Gnomes as well as Sbobet 365.