Today Blizzard unveiled the next World of Warcraft expansion, “The Wrath of the Lich King,” at Blizzcon.
Here’s what Blizzard (and Wikipedia) has to say about the new expansion:
Some of the features announced at BlizzCon 2007 include:
- Level cap raised to 80
- Battle with the Lich King at the Frozen Throne
- One new playable class: Death Knight
- A new continent: Northrend
- The creation of a new profession: Inscription
- Profession level cap raised to 450
- Hundreds of new items, quests, dungeons, creatures, spells and weapons
- Siege weapons and destructible buildings (for PvP)
- Transform your hero’s look with new character-customization options, including new hairstyles and dances.
- A non-instanced Battleground.
- Improved Graphics Engine (applied to shaders, flame effects and detailed shadows)
- New factions including the Speartusk and the Taunka, a racial cousin to the Tauren.
Subsequent features announced or confirmed by Blizzard include :
- Achievements for both the expansion and existing content
- New Mount, Vanity Pet and Token Storage
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