It's come a long way baby, but the MMO behemoth that is World of Warcraft is now finally inching its way towards a full European release for the first quarter of this new year.
Not a problem for us fortunately, since we've been exploring its many and varied delights since way back in the beta phase. If you're also one of the lucky chosen few, you'll know that World of Warcraft is shaping up to be one of the most good looking, accessible and downright fun MMORPGs to emerge in many a long while.

Of course we'd expect nothing less coming from mighty RPG specialist Blizzard, but even it was apparently taken aback by WoW's initial success in the US where the game smashed all previously known sales records for an MMORPG, selling nearly a quarter of a million copies on its first day and quickly becoming the fastest selling PC game in US history.

High time then to subject put some of Blizzard's arch wizards under the C&VG microscope and this week we've managed to use an orb of enchantment to lure WoW Game Designer Jeffrey Kaplan into the hotseat. Here's what we discovered...