World of Warcraft has been around for a while now, but just how money have players sunk into the game over the years?

When World of Warcraft released in 2004, it codified what an MMORPG could and should be, establishing a mold that shaped the gaming industry.

In World of Warcraft Classic, there are no surprises left. That makes sense; it is, after all, a nearly 20-year-old game. Though the original version of WoW that launched in 2004 was in many ways ...