Blizzard said they want to 'keep us grounded and guide us on foot for a while', so that players can enjoy all the hard work they put into the land and not just 'fly over it.' There may be new flying mounts introduced with the expansion that will provide a very slight increase in speed. Although Northrend is known for its snow and ice, parts of the continent are not frozen over, such as the springtime Howling Fjord and the jungle-like Sholazar Basin.įlying mounts are also usable in Northrend Players must level to 77 and obtain Cold Weather Flying to unlock this feature. The continent is roughly half the size of the Eastern Kingdoms, but exceeds Outland in length and width. Northrend is a croissant-shaped continent in northern Azeroth. The expansion introduced a new continent on Azeroth - the harsh, icy Northrend under the control of the Lich King, and is home to the majority of the expansion's new content. Layout map of initially planned zones in Northrend.Ĭlassical map of Northrend. Heroes of the Alliance and Horde gather in Northrend to make a stand against the malevolent being that dares to declare himself Azeroth's one true king.and seeks to scour all life from the world. Now the Lich King, Arthas Menethil, has emerged from Icecrown Citadel to claim the world as his own. For the first time, the normal version of the game (as opposed to the Collector's Edition) was installable through one single DVD disc (as opposed to the 5 CD-set of original World of Warcraft, however those who got the World of Warcraft Collector's Edition got a DVD disc).įor years, the heroes of the Alliance and Horde have fought against the evils in Kalimdor and the Eastern Kingdoms, against the demons of the Burning Legion in Outland, and against each other - all the while unaware that a threat more dangerous than any they had yet encountered was preparing to make its move in the icy continent of Northrend. On October 10th, Blizzard announced that Wrath of the Lich King had gone gold and discs were being manufactured for sale the game itself was released to the public on November 13, 2008. Opt-ins for the public beta began on July 3rd, 2008 the beta began on July 17th. No additional playable races have been added, though many new NPC races were featured. The majority of the expansion content takes place in Northrend and centers around the plans of the Lich King.Ĭontent highlights include the increase of the level cap from 70 to 80, the introduction of the death knight Hero class, and new PvP/World PvP content.

World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King (colloquially known as 'WotLK' or 'Wrath') is the second World of Warcraft expansion and was officially announced on Augat BlizzCon 2007.

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