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Gameplay of World of Warcraft

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This is the same scope as World of Warcraft, which already covers the gameplay, including its development and reception. This fork re-uses many of the same sources, and writes a worse article that focuses more on material that violates WP:VGSCOPE and WP:GAMEGUIDE. There is a consensus at the Video Games WikiProject that we shouldn't create this type of WP:REDUNDANTFORK, since there is nothing here that isn't covered at World of Warcraft, or the Warcraft franchise article that goes into more detail about the characters and setting. I would consider a redirect, but I don't see material that would be suitable for a merge. Shooterwalker (talk) 21:20, 10 January 2025 (UTC)

• Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Video games-related deletion discussions. Shooterwalker (talk) 21:20, 10 January 2025 (UTC)

Delete or Redirect to World of Warcraft. Per my comment at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gameplay of Dragon Quest: I don't think articles like these are needed, independently notable or not, period. WP:MERGEREASON, WP:GAMECRUFT and WP:GAMEGUIDE. λ NegativeMP1 21:31, 10 January 2025 (UTC)

Delete and redirect. IIRC, WoW's gameplay was evolutionary, not revolutionary, for the MMO genre and the gameplay does not rise to the level of notability independent from the game itself. I see the vast majority of topics covered in the gameplay article already covered well in the main article and what remains is/can be covered in individual expansion articles as needed. Axem Titanium (talk) 22:37, 10 January 2025 (UTC)

• Redirect to World of Warcraft#Gameplay. I don't think a "Gameplay of X" article is a viable concept, sourcing or not, for a similar reason to why a "plot of X" article for a book or movie wouldn't work. It simply does not work as a separate concept. QuicoleJR (talk) 22:59, 10 January 2025 (UTC)
• Merge/delete I don't think there's a problem with some "Gameplay of X" articles but if they are made, they require far more sourcing from reliable, secondary sources. This article is predominately weighed by primary sources from Blizzard themselves, so does not readily show that the gameplay of WoW is independently notable from the game itself. --Masem (t) 06:07, 11 January 2025 (UTC)
• Merge with World of Warcraft per WP:NOTGUIDE Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 09:04, 11 January 2025 (UTC)