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World of Warcraft was the world's most popular MMORPG by player count of nearly 10 million in 2009. The game had a total of over a hundred million registered accounts by 2014. By 2017, the game had grossed over $9.23 billion in revenue, making it one of the highest-grossing video game franchises of all time. At BlizzCon 2017, a "classic" version of the game was announced, which is planned to provide a way to experience the base game before any of its expansions launched. Blizzard announced at BlizzCon 2018 that WoW Classic will be released in the summer of 2019, and will be included with the standard subscription. | World of Warcraft was the world's most popular MMORPG by player count of nearly 10 million in 2009. The game had a total of over a hundred million registered accounts by 2014. By 2017, the game had grossed over $9.23 billion in revenue, making it one of the highest-grossing video game franchises of all time. At BlizzCon 2017, a "classic" version of the game was announced, which is planned to provide a way to experience the base game before any of its expansions launched. Blizzard announced at BlizzCon 2018 that WoW Classic will be released in the summer of 2019, and will be included with the standard subscription. | ||
=Role in The | =Role in The WIDEVERSE= | ||
WoW, as well as Runescape, exists as the very basis of The | WoW, as well as Runescape, exists as the very basis of The WIDEVERSE. It was the first "anchor game" that the group drew from as means of entertainment and recruitment. This remains true across many different eras of the group, especially the early COMMIE eras and Friend Zone Era, which itself was based entirely upon the concept of a WoW guild. | ||
= History = | = History = | ||
== Vanilla == | == Vanilla == | ||
The history of WoW in the context of The | The history of WoW in the context of The WIDEVERSE begins towards the very end of WoW Vanilla. [[Shelarahn]] and friends began playing WoW in November of 2006, 2 months before the expansion released. Many of the precursor members and founders of COMMUNISM were also heavily active in the raiding scene and the forums drama scene during vanilla, some since launch. | ||
== Burning Crusade == | == Burning Crusade == | ||
[[File:WoWScrnShot_090407_213118.jpg|thumb|left|upright|COMMUNISMS secondary raid team in Karazhan. (September 4th, 2007)]] | [[File:WoWScrnShot_090407_213118.jpg|thumb|left|upright|COMMUNISMS secondary raid team in Karazhan. (September 4th, 2007)]] | ||
The formation of COMMUNISM in April of 2007 was the first major event of The | The formation of COMMUNISM in April of 2007 was the first major event of The WIDEVERSE in WoW, and set the stage for the next 2 years of events. Raiding in Burning Crusade wasnt as hardcore or daunting to attempt as Vanilla was, but it still wasn't easy. Many guilds were having trouble clearing content, and lesser casual guilds could only manage the 10 man raid of Karazhan. That naturally then was the starting point for COMMUNISM raiding in the expansion. First groups into the raid began in June of 2007, with Spaceballs leading. Attempts were midly successful with only one or two complete clears by August and September, until two groups were established and constant clearing was achieved. However, the [[1st COMMUNISM CIVIL WAR]] ended this streak of successes and the WIDEVERSE in Burning Crusade ceased to exist. | ||
== Wrath of the Lich King == | == Wrath of the Lich King == | ||
[[File:WoWScrnShot_021809_154352.jpg|right|thumb|upright|COMMUNISM ninja looting a Vault of Archavon pug. (February 18th, 2009)]] | [[File:WoWScrnShot_021809_154352.jpg|right|thumb|upright|COMMUNISM ninja looting a Vault of Archavon pug. (February 18th, 2009)]] | ||
Many of the | Many of the WIDEVERSE members remained through the last parts of Burning Crusade and even raided in high level guilds, such as Shelarahn in [[Damage Done]]. However, the WIDEVERSE didnt come back until a few months into the new expansion. Spaceballs would reform COMMUNISM and immediately recruited old and new members to raid Naxxramas. Spaceballs, being the terrible leader he is, quickly led the group to tragedy in Naxxramas however. Despite several more weeks of Ventrilo bants and massive dramas, the guild lost steam and raiders left to join more progressive guilds like [[Lmperium]] and [[Umbral Sect]]. | ||
Later in the year, Spaceballs re-emerged and offered to sell COMMUNISM to Shelarahn, who bought 10k gold from a Chinese botter and purchased the guild. A very brief resurgence was attempted, and even with a few successful boss kills, the guild went nowhere. Shelarahn handed the guild off to an officer and quit WoW to focus on real life pursuits. | Later in the year, Spaceballs re-emerged and offered to sell COMMUNISM to Shelarahn, who bought 10k gold from a Chinese botter and purchased the guild. A very brief resurgence was attempted, and even with a few successful boss kills, the guild went nowhere. Shelarahn handed the guild off to an officer and quit WoW to focus on real life pursuits. | ||