World of Warcraft is a Massively Multiplayer online Role Playing Game, maining it is only online. You can't play the game without the internet. You will have to pay to play the game as well.
Yes it can if you download it from the internet. however it may run only an average of 14-20 fps depending on your computers stats.
Currently, all that is known about Rick Riordan and his involvement in World of Warcraft is that he plays the game. He has not released the names of any of his characters or even what realm that he plays on.
There are rumors that a future expansion to World of Warcraft will feature the maelstrom, but as of right now (06/03/2010) there is no interacting with the maelstrom as there is absolutely no way to even get there.
Nope, Impossible
No, if you want to play above level 20, you have to pay the monthly subscription price. There is no way around this, even if you turn off your experience.
When you install World of Warcraft, it installs all patches, even the ones for expansions (yes even if your account is a vanilla account). It will take about 15 gigabytes of disk space to install WoW.
There are no free world of warcraft accounts on official servers. If you are using a private server ask the freakin server owner, not here. how are we supposed to even know what server you are using?
Yes, try it and I'm sure you will like it. You might even become addicted to it.
No, not everybody is addicted to the game. Most don't even play it. Alot of people don't even have spouses.
The subscription price for World of Warcraft comes in a few steps, the base of which is the game card's price. Actual price may vary by country, of course. There is also the possibility of getting a subscription paid by credit card. In this case, you can get a discount based on how much subscription time you buy at once. Buying 3 months is cheaper per month, and buying 6 months in advance gets you even more discount.
To install all of the patches will take quite a long time, even if you have a fast internet connection and computer. Remember, WoW is a HUGE game filesize wise.
$24,99. Ocasionally, you may see discounts in retailers or even in the World of Warcraft site. Also, if you buy in packages, like 2 expansions at once, you can also get discount in all expansions.