World of Warcraft Preview
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An interesting feature that will help prevent annoying player behavior like camping and kill-stealing is something the folks at Blizzard call instancing. Basically, when a group enters certain popular dungeons, they're sent to their own copy of the area, so that each group gets their own personal hunting grounds where they won't have to worry about other players monopolizing the experience or just generally cramping their style.
Take one look at a screenshot of WoW, and you'll instantly recognize it as a Warcraft game. The character models all have that stylish, almost cartoony look that the series is known for, and the environments look exactly as you'd expect a Warcraft III map would if you were seeing it through one of your unit's eyes. The world is painstakingly detailed, with immense castles resembling something out of a Lord of the Rings flick, and vast underground cities populated by the Undead.
