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Will WoW be playable on a Mac and are people currently testing it on Macs?
Yes, to both. The game will be available on a Mac and there are people currently playing on Macs. Minimum specifications have not yet been determined.
Will the druid be able to avoid obstacles like mountains when morphed into “flying” models?
This was a considered option but the design team decided it would be too powerful of an ability.
EBWorld has a release date of 06/14/04, is this accurate?
We’re not sure where they got that date from as no date has been set for WoW’s release.
Will there be items available to allows characters (other then Undead) to breath underwater for durations to exceed 90 seconds?
Yes, including but not limited to: Items found and/or quested for, crafted items, potions and class based spells.
When a warrior fights will he just stand there swinging a sword or will he have combat moves?
There are currently six to eight combat moves per stance with multiple stances available for warriors.
Will WoW be the end of the War Craft series?
Now why would we end War Craft?
Will all characters be able to use all weapons?
No.
Will there be a monthly fee to play WoW?
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How many servers will there be when WoW is released and what are the server names?
There will be a lot of servers. Names have not yet been assigned to them.
Will players be able to select what server they play on?
Yes.
Can players customize the height & weight of their characters?
Height/Weight is unlikely to be changeable due to how it affects character animations and items on the character. Also if you change height and weight then the distinction between an orc and a human becomes much less when they are both wearing similar armor. The combination of wanting distinct animations and not wanting the animations to look wonky because they were being used on a model they were not quite meant for, made us decide to not allow changing of height/weight at this time.
Will WoW be colorblind friendly?
Yes, several members of the development team are color blind so this has been taken into consideration.
Make Horde females look better!
Some of the female horde art is being reworked, but don’t expect to see “gorgeous” trolls running around.
Will horde and alliance characters have the ability to gain faction points thus allowing them to utilize each other’s cities?
That’s currently not the plan.
As always, everything listed is subject to change. I will let you all know if/when that happens.

Katricia posted the following on the WoW forums.
As many of you know, we are currently conducting an internal Alpha test for World of Warcraft. Our goal for this Alpha test is to provide the best possible experience for players when the Beta launches in early 2004.
In order to accelerate the testing process, we recently allowed a small group of external testers to play the game. During this process, a collection of files was leaked to the Internet. While these files contain alpha content from the game, they are not fully playable and therefore do not convey the experience that World of Warcraft will provide when it is released.
We are currently investigating this matter and will take serious action against those involved.
As always, we appreciate the interest and enthusiasm that players around the world have for World of Warcraft, and we look forward to delivering a massively multiplayer game unlike any you have ever experienced. Until then, we ask that you refrain from sharing any content that doesn't come directly from Blizzard Entertainment.