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Will characters in World of Warcraft have alignments (good, neutral, evil, etc.)?

Traditionally in RPGs, a character’s alignment helps determine how NPCs react to that character. Currently in World of Warcraft, the way that this sort of interaction will be affected is through the character’s faction and reputation. World of Warcraft’s factions are the Horde (comprised of the Orcs, Tauren, Undead, and Trolls), and the Alliance (made up of Humans, Dwarves, Night Elves, and Gnomes). In keeping with the history established in the previous Warcraft games, there is an uneasiness between these two sides that permeates the atmosphere of the world. Non-player characters - such as quest givers and vendors - will respond accordingly.

The reputation system is still being tweaked, but the basic idea is that a character’s reputation can change throughout the course of the game as he or she performs actions that one group of NPCs or monsters might value highly but that another might despise. Some things that a character’s reputation will help decide are whether certain quests are accessible and whether or not certain non-faction groups will attack on sight.

Will Warlocks have combat spells, or will they just be able to summon demons?

They will absolutely have combat spells. While the Warlock’s summoned demons will be able to dish out their own special flavor of direct damage, the Warlocks themselves are masters of fire and shadow magic. This class will have access to a library of combat spells - such as firebolt, death coil, immolate, corruption, demon armor, sleep, and much more. We’re still in the process of balancing the character classes for the game, so which particular spells the Warlocks end up with is likely to change between now and when the game ships. Be sure to check out our World of Warcraft classes page at Blizzard.com for a closer look at Warlocks and other characters classes in the game.

Will ranged weapons in World of Warcraft require ammo?

Yes. Ranged weapons, such as rifles and bows, will require ammo (shot and arrows, respectively), of which there will be a wide variety in the game. There will also be a number of ways for characters to obtain ammo: they could purchase it from NPC vendors or other players, receive it as part of a quest reward, find it in their adventures, and in some cases, even make it. In addition, we are looking at the possibility of allowing some characters to learn ways to augment their ammo to make it more powerful.