World of Warcraft Burning Crusades
45The PC (and Mac) game World of Warcraft the Burning Crusades is an expansion to the popular World of Warcraft game.
World of Warcraft is a Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing game. Millions of people around the world, using their computers, World of Warcraft software (from Blizzard Entertainment), and an internet connection play World of Warcraft together.
World of Warcraft is set in a fantasy setting. The overall world is called Azeroth. Various races (humans, orcs, gnomes, trolls, night elves, blood elves, dwarves, tauren, draenei, undead) live on three main continents. Players use magic and combat abilities to solve quests, battle against each other, and advance their characters in this world.
The Burning Crusades expansion adds many things to the original game. New races, professions, quests, battle grounds, instances, and a new continent have been added with the expansion pack. The player level cap of 60 has been increased to 70 in the Burning Crusades.
The most important addition of the expansion pack is the new continent, called "Outland". Outland features a huge new land mass for players to explore and adventure in. Outland has new monsters, new factions, new cities, new quests, new gear, flying mounts, and an entirely new end game set of instances.
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An instance is a specific area that players enter as a team to take on increased odds above normal questing. A player team will have an instance all to themselves. Instances have greater difficulty, and greater rewards. To get attuned (qualified to enter) for a top-tier Outland instance requires a combination of questing and reputation typical of the previous WOW top-tier instances.
The expanded player cap is also a vital part of the Burning Crusades expansion. Players at level 60 had no upward path (other than seeking better gear) before the expansion. With the new top level increased to 70, players are able to level again, as well as work on their gear and their reputation.
Flying mounts are a huge addition to the expansion. Once they reach level 70, players can purchase a mount that flies through the air. Previous mounts were land bound. The flying mounts only work in the Outland continent. Some areas in Outland are only accessible by flying mount.
The opening of Outland's new cities has all but left the previous cities desolate. With most players focusing on leveling and questing in Outland, old cities such as Ironforge and Orgrimmar have far few players in them now.
Quests abound in Outland. As with the old continents of Kalimdor and the Eastern Kingdoms, a player can load up on quests in Outland. Quests rewards are better than ever, with gold and gear rewards that dwarf the rewards of the old continents.
The Burning Crusades expansion has extended the World of Warcraft game so much, it's almost like an entirely new game. But this brings up the question: how will Blizzard Entertainment top it?
By Demi Farris
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