Ngubani odlala iWorld Warcraft

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I-World of Warcraft iphuhlise oku kulandelayo emva kokukhutshwa kwayo ngo-Novemba ka-2004. Yakhele kwimpumelelo yayo yokuqala ukuba ibe sisihloko esihlala sikho kwaye sithandwa kakhulu. Ibango lomdlalo lomelele kunendlela ababenokuthi bayilindele ngayo abaqulunqi bayo, kwaye ngoku yinto yentlalo egcweleyo, etsala zonke iintlobo zabantu kwihlabathi lakhe.

Ihlabathi leWarcraft liyonwabele impumelelo yehlabathi kunye nodumo. Kwakubonakala kungokwemvelo ukuba iyakwenza kakuhle eMelika, apho kwakulindelwe isihloko esitsha seWarcraft. Inyaniso nangona kunjalo kukuba ikhuphe kuyo yonke indawo ikhutshiwe. Ibiyinto enkulu eAsia, Australia, Canada naseYurophu, kwaye inabalandeli nababhalisi abaninzi bamanye amazwe. Umdlalo unesibheno esilula, esikwindawo yonke esihamba ngaphaya kwemiqobo yolwimi kunye nejografi.

Elinye lamandla eWorld Warcraft kukuba linomtsalane kubo bobabini abadlali abaqhelekileyo kunye nabadlali abanamava. Umdlalo wenze udidi lwabadlali abaninzi kwi-intanethi ukuba lufikeleleke kubantu abangenakuyidlala. Uninzi lwabantu abazama umdlalo banokuthi baqwalasele uhlobo olunzima kakhulu okanye bangakhange badlale umdlalo wokudlala indima ngaphambili. Ngumgangatho weHlabathi weWarcraft kunye ne-buzz ejikelezileyo ethe yatsala ingqalelo yabantu kuyo.

World of Warcraft inabalandeli abaninzi kwi-intanethi. Kukho indawo esemthethweni exakekileyo nenolwazi kwaye iqulethe iiforamu zababhalisi bomdlalo. Zininzi nezinye iisayithi zabalandeli. Inesiseko sabalandeli esinqwenelekayo esenziwe kwicandelo elibanzi lomnqamlezo eluntwini. Abantu bayawonwabela umdlalo kuzo zonke iintlobo zezizathu, kunye nabalandeli becaphula imifanekiso emihle, umdlalo weqonga onomlutha kunye nabalinganiswa abakhethekileyo njengezinto abazithandayo.

Nangona iWorld Warcraft inesimbo esibonakalayo sekhathuni, ngumdlalo onokonwatyelwa ngabantu abakubuphi na ubudala. Onke amaqela eminyaka ayidlala, ukusuka ebantwaneni ukuya kwabadala. Oku kukhokelela kwindawo enomdla kwi-Intanethi, njengoko abadlali abancinci benxibelelana nabadlali abadala. Ngumxube wabantu wokwenyani, njengoko abantwana kunye nolutsha babelana ngehlabathi lomdlalo nabangamashumi amabini eminyaka ubudala kunye nabakhulileyo, abadlali abaneminyaka ephakathi nangaphezulu. Yindawo enobuntu, edlamkileyo kwaye ithanda ukuba nendalo elungileyo kunye nokwamkela.

Ihlabathi leMfazwe yeWarcraft yindawo eyonwabileyo nenentlalo. Kukho umba owomeleleyo wentlalontle kuyo kwaye abadlali banokuba ngabahlobo nabanye. Ihlabathi lomdlalo weAzeroth lilandela ikhalenda yehlabathi yokwenyani kwaye ke baphawula iiholide kunye neziganeko zamaxesha athile kumdlalo. Ngobusuku boNyaka oMtsha ngo-2005 bekukho amatheko nemibhiyozo eAzeroth ekwakunokubakho kuyo bonke abadlali. Iimpawu ezinje ngezi ezenza umhlaba wazo ucace ngakumbi, unemibala kwaye uyakholisa.

Kukho indibano yabalandeli beLizwe leMfazwe. umphuhlisi womdlalo iBlizzard ibambe umsitho ngo-Okthobha u-2005 ogama linguBlizzCon, wabalandeli beWarcraft kunye nezinye izihloko. I-World of Warcraft yayiyeyona nxalenye iphambili yalo msitho, kwaye enye yezona zinto zibalulekileyo yayikukujonga kwangaphambili ukwanda komdlalo, i-Burning Crusade. Bamalunga nama-8 000 abantu ebebezimase lo msitho, nekulindeleke ukuba ube ngunyaka nonyaka. Iintsapho zahamba kunye kunye nabalandeli benxibe isinxibo njengabalinganiswa babo ababathandayo kumdlalo.

Ihlabathi leWarcraft libambe iingcinga zabantu kwaye oku kukhokelele kwindidi yezixhobo zokuyila. Olunye uphawu oluphambili lokuthandwa komdlalo kukubakho kweentsomi zabalandeli beWarcraft. Abadlali bayathanda ukubhala amabali ayintsomi ngabalinganiswa kunye neziganeko zomdlalo. Ubugcisa babalandeli buyathandwa. Abantu bazoba kwaye bapeyinte imifanekiso ephefumlelwe ngumdlalo kwaye bayithumele kwiigalari ezikwi-intanethi. IBlizzard iqhuba iNkqubo yabo yobuGcisa yeFani abalandeli abanokungenisa ubugcisa babo ukuba baboniswe. Kukho ubuchule obukhulu kunye nobuhle apho.

Isibheno esibanzi seWorld Warcraft sikukuba siye sangena kwinkcubeko edumileyo. Umdlalo usetyenzisiwe njengempendulo kumdlalo obonisa ubungozi. Ikwanabo nabantu abathandayo abadumileyo. Umhlekisi uDave Chappelle ngumlandeli. UChappelle wathetha ngomdlalo ngexesha lomdlalo ophakamileyo eSan Francisco ngo-2005. ‘Uyayazi ukuba bendidlala ntoni kakhulu?’ Umntu ohlekisayo waxela kubaphulaphuli, ‘World of Warcraft!’ Uwudumisile umdlalo wabonakalisa ukonwaba ngawo.

World of Warcraft ke ngumdlalo owaphule umhlaba omtsha ukubhenela kwinani elikhulu labantu eluntwini. Ngababhalisi abangaphezu kwezigidi ezihlanu, ngoku yeyona ndawo idlalwa kakhulu kwi-Intanethi kwaye ikhule yaya ngaphaya kwemvelaphi yayo. Isibheno sayo esibanzi sithetha ngobuqaqawuli bomdlalo ngokwawo.