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title: "35 World Warcraft Quotes by 22 authors"
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> [I don't think consoles are necessarily our best opportunity for 'World of Warcraft.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-morhaime/i-don-t-think-consoles-are-necessarily-our-best-opportunity-for-world/)

[Michael Morhaime](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-morhaime/)

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> [I'm a huge gamer! I love playing 'World of Warcraft.' It helps me wind down and escape reality for a few.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/agnes-bruckner/i-m-a-huge-gamer-i-love-playing-world-of-warcraft-it-helps-me-wind/)

[Agnes Bruckner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/agnes-bruckner/)

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> [I have more friends in 'World of Warcraft' than I do in real life!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lights/i-have-more-friends-in-world-of-warcraft-than-i-do-in-real-life/)

[Lights](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lights/)

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> [With 'World of Warcraft,' I like the potential for wasting time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristian-nairn/with-world-of-warcraft-i-like-the-potential-for-wasting-time/)

[Kristian Nairn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristian-nairn/)

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> [I have to avoid things like 'World of Warcraft' or 'Minecraft', otherwise I'd never get any work done.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-cline/i-have-to-avoid-things-like-world-of-warcraft-or-minecraft-otherwise/)

[Ernest Cline](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-cline/)

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> [“So why are there so many ordinary citizens among the griefers3 in World of Warcraft?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luke-cuddy/so-why-are-there-so-many-ordinary-citizens-among-the-griefers3-in/)

[Luke Cuddy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/luke-cuddy/)

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> [I'm a geek - I read fantasy novels, I play 'World of Warcraft,' I'm a massive gamer, I have 'Star Trek' outfits.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kazinsky/i-m-a-geek-i-read-fantasy-novels-i-play-world-of-warcraft-i-m-a/)

[Robert Kazinsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-kazinsky/)

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> [The audience for 'World of Warcraft' is a pretty committed group of players.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-kotick/the-audience-for-world-of-warcraft-is-a-pretty-committed-group-of/)

[Bobby Kotick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-kotick/)

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> [There are people who have formed guilds in 'World of Warcraft' who may have played together for years before actually meeting, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-pincus/there-are-people-who-have-formed-guilds-in-world-of-warcraft-who-may/)

[Mark Pincus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-pincus/)

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> [I sorta worked out a few years ago that one of my favorite things to do in 'World of Warcraft' is look…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristian-nairn/i-sorta-worked-out-a-few-years-ago-that-one-of-my-favorite-things-to/)

[Kristian Nairn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristian-nairn/)

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> ['World of Warcraft' was not always a smooth situation. People who played 'World of Warcraft' during the first year can attest to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-morhaime/world-of-warcraft-was-not-always-a-smooth-situation-people-who-played/)

[Michael Morhaime](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-morhaime/)

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> [“Anonymity is more complicated than that in World of Warcraft, as the game’s design essentially hands every player their own personal Ring…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luke-cuddy/anonymity-is-more-complicated-than-that-in-world-of-warcraft-as-the/)

[Luke Cuddy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/luke-cuddy/)

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> [ It \[World of Warcraft\] is a touchstone. It has established standards, it's established how you play an MMO. Every MMO that comes… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-zeschuk/it-world-of-warcraft-is-a-touchstone-it-has-established-standards-it/)

[Greg Zeschuk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-zeschuk/)

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> [The great thing about 'World Of Warcraft' is that you can sit down in your lunch hour and do a couple of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-morhaime/the-great-thing-about-world-of-warcraft-is-that-you-can-sit-down-in/)

[Michael Morhaime](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-morhaime/)

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> [Never angrily rant into your web cam. While smashing a keyboard in half over a game of 'World of Warcraft' may seem…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-william-johnson/never-angrily-rant-into-your-web-cam-while-smashing-a-keyboard-in/)

[Ray William Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-william-johnson/)

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> [Most strikingly, 'World of Warcraft' allows you to live a veritable second life. Girls can pretend to be boys; boys can pretend…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-schreier/most-strikingly-world-of-warcraft-allows-you-to-live-a-veritable/)

[Jason Schreier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-schreier/)

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> [It may seem like sort of a waste of time to play 'World of Warcraft' with your son. But you're actually interacting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vint-cerf/it-may-seem-like-sort-of-a-waste-of-time-to-play-world-of-warcraft/)

[Vint Cerf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vint-cerf/)

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> [The humanitarian developers behind World of Warcraft have also discovered a way to bribe gamers into turning off their computers and going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clive-thompson/the-humanitarian-developers-behind-world-of-warcraft-have-also/)

[Clive Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clive-thompson/)

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> [Sure, when you think 'World of Warcraft,' you might picture the nerdier set - those who may have sacrificed hygiene and sleep…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-schreier/sure-when-you-think-world-of-warcraft-you-might-picture-the-nerdier/)

[Jason Schreier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-schreier/)

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> [“Every morning before I left the house (IF I left, which I frequently didn’t), I would log online and fly around the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/felicia-day/every-morning-before-i-left-the-house-if-i-left-which-i-frequently/)

[Felicia Day](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/felicia-day/)

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> [The analogy I use is that 'World of Warcraft' is like going to the mall: you see a ton of people there,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-romero/the-analogy-i-use-is-that-world-of-warcraft-is-like-going-to-the-mall/)

[John Romero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-romero/)

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> [“Any player playing World of Warcraft can reach the highest level if he or she puts enough hours into the game. This…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-yee/any-player-playing-world-of-warcraft-can-reach-the-highest-level-if/)

[Nick Yee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-yee/)

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> [At the time we started working on 'World of WarCraft,' I think there was a limiting belief in the games industry and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-morhaime/at-the-time-we-started-working-on-world-of-warcraft-i-think-there-was/)

[Michael Morhaime](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-morhaime/)

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> [“Bannon had become fascinated by the size and agency of the audiences congregating on MMO message boards such as Wowhead, Allakhazam, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-green/bannon-had-become-fascinated-by-the-size-and-agency-of-the-audiences/)

[Joshua Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-green/)

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> [“In an odd way you can compare the social enviroment of any online game to that of a skate park or to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-janelle/in-an-odd-way-you-can-compare-the-social-enviroment-of-any-online/)

[Phil Janelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-janelle/)

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> [“How do you decide what video game to choose in the vast ocean of online gaming nonsense? There are 100s if not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-janelle/how-do-you-decide-what-video-game-to-choose-in-the-vast-ocean-of/)

[Phil Janelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-janelle/)

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> [People have been playing versions of 'World of Warcraft' since 1994, and it's still the world's leading subscription-based MMO.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-kotick/people-have-been-playing-versions-of-world-of-warcraft-since-1994-and/)

[Bobby Kotick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-kotick/)

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> [Being a performer and recording artist and playing 'World of Warcraft' - that's a pretty time-intensive combination.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lights/being-a-performer-and-recording-artist-and-playing-world-of-warcraft/)

[Lights](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lights/)

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> [As far as depths of geekiness... I have more friends in World of Warcraft than I do in real life!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lights/as-far-as-depths-of-geekiness-i-have-more-friends-in-world-of/)

[Lights](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lights/)

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> [I play 'World of Warcraft,' which means I end up hanging out with teenage boys a lot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-goldman/i-play-world-of-warcraft-which-means-i-end-up-hanging-out-with/)

[Jane Goldman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-goldman/)

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> [I played a little bit of 'City of Heroes' - they have a really great character generation system. I was pretty impressed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-lee/i-played-a-little-bit-of-city-of-heroes-they-have-a-really-great/)

[Jim Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-lee/)

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> [I'm really good at World of Warcraft. Like, crazy good. Put me in front of a computer and it's like I enter…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frida-gustavsson/i-m-really-good-at-world-of-warcraft-like-crazy-good-put-me-in-front/)

[Frida Gustavsson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frida-gustavsson/)

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> [When you think about 'World of Warcraft' as a social network, and you think about the future version of Battle.net as Blizzard's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-morhaime/when-you-think-about-world-of-warcraft-as-a-social-network-and-you/)

[Michael Morhaime](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-morhaime/)

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> [We'd always felt that it would be cool to put the player into the world of 'Warcraft' as a single character, exploring…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-morhaime/we-d-always-felt-that-it-would-be-cool-to-put-the-player-into-the/)

[Michael Morhaime](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-morhaime/)

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> [As our players have become more experienced playing 'World of Warcraft' over many years, they have become much better and much faster…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-morhaime/as-our-players-have-become-more-experienced-playing-world-of-warcraft/)

[Michael Morhaime](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-morhaime/)

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## Top authors on World Warcraft

- [Michael Morhaime 7 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/world-warcraft/michael-morhaime/)

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                        "text": "“In an odd way you can compare the social enviroment of any online game to that of a skate park or to a lesser degree sports avenue. I know, I know, it seems like an insane comparision to make, but similarities really do exist. The most prevalent of which is the equality presented. In the previously mentioned spaces age/social status/economic background, etc... have little to no effect (depending upon the sport you don't want a 20 year old lined up across a 10 year old). The determining factors regarding inclusion or friendship revolve around talent and social skills. In a skate park or pick up soccer game where you come from doesn't matter. What matters is how you perform and more importantly if it is fun playing on your team or rolling with you. Same rules apply to online gaming, but to an even more significant degree. In the wow user interface guidez online world other people have no idea what you look like. They have no idea what you do for a living or how old you are. All they know is whether or not you are worth playing with. And being a worthwhile teammate does not just correlate to level of skill. As mentioned previously, it correlates very strongly to your social presence. In short do you make the game more fun to play? Now, you certainly do not want to be on polar opposites of each spectrum. Even if you are the most charming individual to even grace the planet earth, if you think soccer is played with your hands guess who is not getting on the field. In the same token if you think the main goal of battlegrounds in World of Warcraft is to dance on the stump guess who is not getting invited to next week's Rated Battlegrounds. On the other side of the coin there have been gigantic jack asses that just so happen to be the best player I have ever seen. Unfortunately for them despite their abilities no one wants to play with someone who makes everyone around them worse via their poisonous attitude. It is both difficult and important to find a balance between the two. There are so many opportunities waiting for you. Whether it be through sports or online gaming. Do not think for a minute that because you are XX years old or XXX pounds or from a certain background you can't fit in somewhere. One of the most amazing aspects of online gaming is that you can truly present yourself to others as you want. Physical and economic factors are completely removed from the equation. It becomes you, your voice, and who you are as a person that shines through.”",
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                        "text": "“How do you decide what video game to choose in the vast ocean of online gaming nonsense? There are 100s if not thousands of options permeating the internet. They range from honestly free, pay to win, and all the way up to an actual subscription based model. One of the first decisions you need to make is quite simply, what kind of game do I enjoy? Are you more of a first person shooter type person? If so you will most likely want to ignore role playing games or real time strategies. conversely if you are more of a role playing or real time strategy fan perhaps first person shooters are not for you. Once you have the type of game you are looking for nailed down games the next step: do you want to pay money? This is a big one and a tricky one. So many games out there present themselves as 'free'. I assure you, they are most certainly not free. Think a simple little game like Candy Crush is free? Next time you are in the Google Play or iTunes store Improve WoW PvP check on top grossing apps. You will very quickly change your mind on that. On a more relevant note some games are both free and pay, but maintain a respectful balance. By this I mean you do not HAVE to fork out hard earned cash in order to compete. League of Legends is an amazing example of this. A player cannot obtain any upgrade which will make their character better through monetary expenditures. What you can do; however, is purchase cosmetic items or other no stat gain frill. On the other end of the spectrum you have a game such as the behemoth World of Warcraft. World of Warcraft has managed to maintain a subscription based model for 10 years now. Multiple 'WoW Killers' have risen up since the inception of World of Warcraft using the subscription base as well. Damn near every one of them is now free to play. Rift and Star Wars are the two that really stick out. Leading up to their release forums Wow XP Off PvP Stream across the internet proclaimed them the almighty killer of World of Warcraft. Instead Warcraft kept on trucking and both of those games changed style to f2p not long after their release. These are just a few different games and styles of games for you to choose from. Remember, you get what you pay for in almost every case. (LoL being the exception that proves the rule)”",
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