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Blizzard's heavyweight money guzzling colossal MMORPG - World of Warcraft, gave birth to its second expansion last month, sending shock-waves through out the industry (2.8 million sales on Day 1!). The Wrath of the Lich King already boasts of bolstering WoW's 15 million subscription base, with gallons of new blood pouring in and legions of old WoW vets returning from hibernation. The question then is - is it just the tremendous amount of hype that's paid off, or has Blizzard truly outdone themselves in giving the weary MMORPG grinder a breath of fresh air? To start off, let me tell you what any old dog from the 'Vanilla WoW' days (pre-Burning Crusade; when WoW had no expansions out) would tell you - Wrath of the Lich King's made the game a lot simpler than its forefathers, almost geared to the casual gamer completely. What does this mean for the hardcore raider? They'll probably skim through every bit of content in no time at all. Levelling up has become a lot easier with roughly 30% less experience required per level gain, and thanks to the copious amounts of experience given by quests and killing creatures, most people will level up in less than half the time they did before. There's a brand new continent unlocked to WoW players this time around - the frosted wastes of Northrend - the domain of the devious Lich King. This new addition to Azeroth features 10 new regions ranging from the frozen glaciers of Borean Tundra, to the forested region of Grizzly Hills. Since the Alliance and the Horde have rallied their forces to take on the undead legions of the Lich King, a plethora of new factions have cropped up with the Argent Crusade and the Knights of the Ebon Blade making their appearance the most prominent. A lot of the old forces have made their presence felt such as the Kirin Tor, the dragonkin of the aspect of Magic, Malygos, and the nerubian forces of the bug king - Anub'arak. Lore-wise Wrath of the Lich king certainly stays in tune with the Warcraft universe and keeps the storyline progressing in the right direction. Those of you who've read the Warcraft books or played the Warcraft games prior to WoW are sure to appreciate the lore rich quests, and the fact that Blizzard's done everything to ensure that this one doesn't bastardize the storyline like Burning Crusade did (Space Draenai? WTF!). In fact this is the first time that actual in-game cut scenes have been implemented to push the storyline forward. On completing a certain quest chain half-way through your way from level 70 to 80, you're rewarded with a truly epic cut scene involving the Lich King himself. |
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