How to play World of Warcraft for free: pay with gold and pirate servers

World of Warcraft is one of the most popular MMORPGs in the world. The famous series of games from Blizzard over its long history has grown from an outstanding strategy to the most massive, recognizable and important game of the genre. Warcraft has become insanely popular for a reason - such a sensation can only produce a truly high-quality project. In the game you are expected: a giant universe, an advanced battle system, an amazing storyline and 12 thought-out to the smallest detail game classes, and this is only a small fraction of what awaits you. A true paradise for both an avid gamer and a beginner.

You have to pay for all the good

The gaming industry, like any other, is designed to make money, and multiplayer games are no exception. Gradually, users get used to the need to pay for games, and piracy becomes less, but it’s one thing to pay once for a disc or digital copy, another thing is subscription games such as World of Warcraft. Blizzard requires a monthly payment for access to the World of Warcraft world. Can I play for free? Many players who do not want to share money managed to find the answer, and it is positive.

Official server

There is a main game server (divided into a number of worlds), which is maintained by Blizzard, as stable as possible, fast, with the latest innovations and patches. To play it requires a monthly payment of 549 rubles. But even on it there is an option to play without attachments.

How to play World of Warcraft Limited for free? To do this, create a Battle.net account, select the appropriate game world and create a character. The created character will have a number of restrictions on communication and interaction with other players, and the maximum level is also limited. If you have a free account, you can:

• move freely on the map;
• pump up to level 20;
• fully appreciate the system of fights and dungeons;
• Try different races and classes.

How to play World of Warcraft for free without limits? There is another option, but for its implementation will have to invest at least once. The fact is that recently, Blizzard has been offering players to sell not only game items at auction, but also playing time, which other, more experienced players can buy for playing gold. That is, if you have a pumped character on the server, then you probably spend enough time in the game and you can earn the right amount of gold in a month to buy a month of playing time. In fact, the game will be free for you.

Pirate servers

Yes, the phenomenon of piracy overtook MMORPG. In many countries, you can find a lot of sites offering both free play of World of Warcraft, and for more modest amounts than Blizzard requires. The game is carried out on their own servers, but the same game client is used for login as on the official server, only the data in the realmlist.wtf file (a list of game worlds and their addresses) is replaced.

At first glance, this proposal may seem very tempting and interesting. Of course, it's World of Warcraft - a free server! Unfortunately, playing on such a server is not at all as comfortable as on the official one, which is quite logical, because their owners assemble the servers on their own, not knowing all the subtleties of the game. What can such amateur performances turn out for those who like to crave for free cheese?

1. Be prepared for the fact that your server will not support the latest updates. Maybe a year, maybe two, maybe it won’t be updated at all.
2. Errors, non-working quests, abilities, talents, lack of certain functions. All this will have to be reconciled, and all this will certainly be.
3. Donut, “painted” equipment. The creators of free servers also want to eat, and therefore they introduce additional items into the game (which are not on the official server and cannot be) to give an advantage to those players who are ready to support the server financially.
4. No tech support. It is impossible to contact the Game Master in the game (unless he himself drops into the light of his own accord).
5. It is not known how long this or that server will live: recently they often close, taking your progress with you.

List of Russian pirate servers

If all of the above does not scare you, or the thirst for a freebie prevails, then you need to at least pick up a good World of Warcraft server . You can play for free in Russian: just look at MMOTOP and you will see an extensive list of servers, but only the first 3 are worth attention.

1. Sirus is a very specific server, runs on patch 3.3.5 (2009), but at the same time uses a modified “launcher” that brings new features that are not peculiar to this version to the game, including several new races, abilities and dungeons.
2. Uwow is a fairly large Russian server with a rich history and experienced staff of administrators. The server is fairly stable and supports a more modern version of the game (5.4.8).
3. Aldoran is another long-liver, boasting expensive equipment and a lot of modifications in the game. It supports two versions: 3.3.5 and 5.4.8.

Instead of a conclusion

Now you know how to play World of Warcraft for free. The first option (the official server) requires some skill and more free time, but it will give a truly high-quality gaming experience. The second option in most cases does not require any financial costs at all, but be prepared for the fact that the “pirate world” is significantly different from what Blizzard invented and implemented.