World of Warcraft (commonly abbreviated to WoW gold) is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed by Blizzard Entertainment. It is the fourth game in the Warcraft series. World of Warcraft is a radical departure from the standard real-time strategy style of the other Warcraft games. Featuring a low learning curve, easy level advancement, and "hack-n-slash" gameplay with low down-time, WoW gold has become one of the most popular MMORPGs in the world, with more than 6.5 million active subscriptions worldwide. The game is widely regarded as a success, although its release was hampered by server stability and performance issues which continue intermittently.
The principle currency within the fiction World of Warcraft is wow gold, which is exchanged for items and services within the game itself, either with other player-characters or directly with the creators, Blizzard. WOW Gold can be accumulated in-game by dedicated players, or purchased outside the game system through merchants who provide substantial discounts over the in-game exchange rate, which tends to fluctuate substantially over time due to complicated gameplay economics.
In addition to the character classes, a player may choose two primary professions and all three secondary professions that the game offers, if they so choose. Essentially, there are two types of professions: gathering and item creation. Many players choose to pair two related professions, thus allowing the character to gather the required materials for the crafting skill. The most commonly paired skills are as follows: Mining and Blacksmithing, Mining and Engineering, Skinning and Leatherworking, Herbalism and Alchemy, and to a lesser extent, Tailoring and Enchanting. Some players choose to select only "gathering" professions, opting to simply supply resources to players with item creation skills. These types of players will typically offer gathered items for sale in the game's auction houses. In a later expansion, the Jewelcrafting profession was introduced.
Player characters can acquire various items in the game, either by game events or by purchasing them using in-game gold. Items can vary from resources such as herbs or raw ores to items to be retrieved for quests. Player characters can also equip different weapons and armor, either to customize their character or improve abilities such as better attacks or defense skills. Items are classified by the color their name is displayed in, Grey being the worst, White being Common, Green being Uncommon, Blue being Rare, Purple being Epic, Orange being Legendary, and Red being Artifact. Needless to say, Epic and Legendary items offer far better enhancements than Uncommon or Rare items. Certain items are also considered to be "Soulbound," and cannot be traded to other players. Items can start this way, being referred to as Bind on Pickup (BOP), or become bound when equipped (BOE). Players of higher levels can obtain mounts, such as horses or mechanostriders, that increase their movement speed when used.