Player

In World of Warcraft[]

A player in World of Warcraft (WoW) is the actual person behind an in-game Alliance or Horde character. For example, you are a player if you are a person who plays World of Warcraft.

A player is distinguishable from player characters in that one player can have multiple player characters. While playing with the default interface configuration, player characters can be identified by a permanent character name panel floating above their character. The color of the text in this name panel varies defending upon their faction and whether they are flagged for PvP.

Name color	Faction	You PvP Flagged	Him PvP Flagged
blue	No matter	No	No
green	Same	No matter	Yes
yellow	Opposite	No	Yes
red	Opposite	Yes	Yes

The game mechanics in World of Warcraft also make the distinction between player and player character in a few ways, such as:

Validating Guild Charter signatures. Only one character per player can sign a charter, thus preventing only a couple of players from starting a guild with many alts.
Confirming Auction House bids and buyouts. A player cannot bid for, or buyout, their own auctions using one of their own alts.
Restricting PvP character creation to a single faction. On PvP servers, a player is limited to creating characters for either Horde or Alliance, and may not create characters for both factions. PvE servers do not have this restriction.
Responding to GM tickets promptly. When a GM ticket is submitted in game, the GM can identify a player regardless of which player character he or she may be using.

Player

In World of Warcraft[]

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