Player-run guilds emphasizing the gold-farming profession have become popular in some games. At least one guild, in World of Warcraft, has chosen to name themselves “Gold Farmers”, specifically to mock such operations. Another mock guild was set up on several European servers called “we farm gold u buy” [sic], a clear dig at the usually poor typing and grammar that Chinese gold farmers often have.

Much derision was poured on websites that advertise and sell in-game items and property when many of them closed briefly and could not carry out transactions over the Chinese New Year. Players took this to be incontestable truth as to the identity of those involved in the farming and selling of virtual items.

Stormwind is the Human capital city in the fantasy Warcraft universe, in the series of Warcraft games. It is the capital of the human kingdom of Azeroth.

The Horde is one of the major factions in the Warcraft universe — a fictional universe in which a series of games and books are set. In World of Warcraft, the Horde is an alliance of five major races: the brutal Orcs, the quick-witted Darkspear Trolls, the spiritual Tauren, the shadowy Forsaken (Undead) and the driven Blood Elves.

This is an alphabetical list with the major and minor humanoid races in the Warcraft universe — a fictional universe in which a series of games and books are set. Although some of the races and creatures have been featured in earlier Warcraft games, most make their first appearance in the MMORPG World of Warcraft. Unlike beasts, Humanoids will typically run from battle when they realize they are near death or in danger. Humanoids typically wield clubs, swords, and other kinds of weapons although some humanoids specialize in hand-to-hand or magical combat.

In addition to the free-willed Forsaken Undead described in the humanoids section, many other, mindless, evil Undead in service of the dreaded Lich King Ner’Zhul and his scourge and others, are present in the warcraft universe. Numerous different types of these Undead creatures exist. Many of these are common staples in numerous fantasy-themed games.