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our party has stalked the dreaded
dragon Azuregos through Azshara
for more than 30 minutes, waiting
for the perfect moment to mount an
attack. As you prepare to make your
move, you spot a party of night elves
in the distance. Do you attack the elves,
slay the dragon, or run away like a pack
of frightened schoolgirls? In massively
multiplayer games, the choice is yours.
Unlike a single-player game, where
all the characters you encounter are
computer-controlled automata, many of
the characters in MMO games are real
human beings, living in all regions of
the world. The people you’re adventuring
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