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World of Warcraft 's turning 20 years old soon, but it's actually accomplished a ton.
It was the first MMO to really achieve mainstream success and stay rooted there.
The game has excelled in spreading, codifying, and streamlining the ideas of its forebears.
Even on release, WoW was actually considered one of the more solo-friendly MMORPGs out there.
If you're playing a game with quests or missions, chances are you playing in the same template Blizzard set out.
WoW 's loot system set out the template for a ton of games to follow.
It used to be that MMO players would, primarily, grind the snot out of enemies (or mobs) in order to cash in that sweet XP .
The language of exclamation points and question marks originated in WoW.
WoW popularised the daily questing loop, the death of mob grinding, the further isolation of players in online games, and the inescapable holy trinity.
All of these mechanics have the potential to be tedious and exhausting, sure.
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