Blizzard's 2004 MMO peaked at 12 million subscribers and defined online gaming for a generation. Its 40-man raids, faction rivalries, and Leeroy Jenkins moment shaped internet culture, and its 20-year run proves that no MMO has ever truly replaced it despite dozens trying.

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