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Blizzard Entertainment first released World of Warcraft ( WoW ) in November 2004 , so The New York Timescelebrated the anniversaryby outline the many ways we can still see the massively multiplayer online function - trifle secret plan ’s influence ’s 20 long time later .
For one thing , while multiplayer game and early societal web such as MySpace already existed , WoW provide a real preview of a future where everyone would connect to admirer and stranger online . For another , the game made billions of dollars with a business model mix monthly subscription with in - game purchases ( including for pets and creature that players could depend upon ) , becoming a massive cash moo-cow for Blizzard and channelise the fashion to next cyberspace concern modeling .
The game also spawnedimmortal meme , attracted famous person rooter , and promptedepidemiologists to arguethat an incident involving the uncontrolled spread of a fantasy disease could be studied for perceptivity into genuine - human race epidemics .
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