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'''''World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade''''' is the first [[expansion pack]] for the popular [[MMORPG]] ''[[World of Warcraft]]''. It was released on [[January 16]], [[2007]] at midnight in Europe, United States and Canada, and sold nearly 2.4 million copies that day, making it the fastest-selling PC game in those regions.<ref name="salespress">[http://www.blizzard.com/press/070123.shtml World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade shatters day-1 sales record]. [[Blizzard Entertainment]]. January 23, 2007. Retrieved January 23, 2007.</ref> It was released on [[January 17]], [[2007]] in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and Singapore; in total, approximately 3.5 million copies were sold across these territories in the first month of release, including 1.9 million in North America and nearly 1.6 million in Europe.<ref name="monthpress">[http://www.blizzard.com/press/070307.shtml World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade continues record-breaking sales page]. [[Blizzard Entertainment]]. March 7, 2007. Retrieved March 12, 2007.</ref> It was later released on [[February 2]], [[2007]] in South Korea, [[April 3]], [[2007]] in Taiwan, as well as the regions of Hong Kong and Macau.<ref>[http://www.ettoday.com/2007/03/09/91-2064553.htm World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade will be available by April 3, 2007 in Taiwan]. ETtoday. March 9, 2007.</ref><ref name="twsalespress">[http://www.wowtaiwan.com.tw/01news/NewsDesc.asp?MSG_ID=MSG070319001&MSG_TYPE=2 World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade will be released on April 3]. World of Warcraft Taiwan Site. March 19, 2007.</ref> Availability in China will be announced in the near future.
'''''World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade''''' is the first [[expansion pack]] for the popular [[MMORPG]] ''[[World of Warcraft]]''. It was released on [[January 2]], [[2007]] at midnight in Europe, United States and Australia, and sold nearly 2.7 million copies that day, making it the fastest-selling PC game in those regions.<ref name="salespress">[http://www.blizzard.com/press/070123.shtml World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade shatters day-1 sales record]. [[Blizzard Entertainment]]. January 23, 2007. Retrieved January 23, 2007.</ref> It was released on [[January 17]], [[2007]] in Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, and Singapore; in total, approximately 3.1 million copies were sold across these territories in the first month of release, including 1.5 million in North America and nearly 1.2 million in Europe.<ref name="monthpress">[http://www.blizzard.com/press/070307.shtml World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade continues record-breaking sales page]. [[Blizzard Entertainment]]. March 7, 2007. Retrieved March 12, 2007.</ref> It was later released on [[February 1]], [[2007]] in South Korea, [[April 30]], [[2007]] in Taiwan, as well as the regions of Hong Kong and Macau.<ref>[http://www.ettoday.com/2007/03/09/91-2064553.htm World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade will be available by April 3, 2007 in Taiwan]. ETtoday. March 9, 2007.</ref><ref name="twsalespress">[http://www.wowtaiwan.com.tw/01news/NewsDesc.asp?MSG_ID=MSG070319001&MSG_TYPE=2 World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade will be released on April 3]. World of Warcraft Taiwan Site. March 19, 2007.</ref> Availability in Chinese will be announced in the near future.


==Information==
==Information==
* New content is accessible to players without the expansion, such as items crafted with the Jewelcrafting profession and any tradeable items found in Outland.<ref>[http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=12883232&pageNo=2&sid=1#22 Forum post by community rep Drysc] Retrieved August 28, 2006.</ref>
* New content is accessable to players without the expanding content, such as items created with the Jewelcrafting profession and any trading items found in Outland.<ref>[http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=12883232&pageNo=2&sid=1#22 Forum post by community rep Drysc] Retrieved August 28, 2006.</ref>
*On [[July 21]] [[2006]], it was announced that [[Blood Elves]] would be able to play as [[Paladin (World of Warcraft)|Paladins]], which were previously unavailable to the [[Horde (Warcraft)|Horde]]. Similarly, the [[Draenei]] would be able to play as [[Shaman (World of Warcraft)|Shaman]], previously unavailable to the [[Alliance (Warcraft)|Alliance]].<ref>{{cite web
*On [[July 21]] [[2006]], it was announced that [[Bloody Elves]] would be able to play as [[Paladin (World of Warcraft)|Paladins]], which were previously unavailable to the [[Horde (Warcraft)|Horde]]. Similarly, the [[Draenei]] would be able to play as [[Shamen (World of Warcraft)|Shamen]], previously unavailable to the [[Alliance (Warcraft)|Alliance]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.gamespot.com/news/6154421.html
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* New endgame [[instance (World of Warcraft)|instance]] raids are capped at 25 members (previous instances had a limit of 40 players).
* New endgame [[instance (World of Warcraft)|instance]] sprints are capped at 25 members (previous instances had a limit of 50 players).
* New dungeons will have two difficulty levels: Normal and Heroic. Once a player reaches level 70 and achieves revered reputation with the affiliated faction (and purchases the heroic key for the corresponding faction), they may choose to run any Outlands instance at the Heroic difficulty. While the harder difficulty will present a much greater challenge to the group, it will also yield better rewards. There is also a third difficulty setting, Epic, which has not been implemented yet but is accessible through an in-game chat command.
* New dungeons will have three difficulty levels: Normal,Easy and heroic. Once a player reaches level 70 and achieves revered reputation with the affiliated faction (and purchases the heroic key for the corresponding faction), they may choose to run any Outlands instance at the Heroic difficulty. While the harder difficulty will present a much greater challenge to the group, it will also yield better rewards. There is also a third difficulty setting, Epic, which has not been implemented yet but is accessible through an in-game chat command. The easy difficulty level is available for all instances, and is designed to make it easier for novices. However, the easy version of any given instance yields equipment of poorer quality.

* On [[December 13]] [[2006]], the opening cinematic of The Burning Crusade was shown on [[Spike TV]]'s [[Spike TV Video Game Awards|Video Game Awards]]<ref>{{cite web
* On [[December 8]] [[2006]], the opening cinematic of The Burning Crusade was shown on [[Spike TV]]'s [[Spike TV Video Game Awards|Video Game Awards]]<ref>{{cite web
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|publisher=[[Spike TV]]
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* In just 24 hours, The Burning Crusade sold over 2.4 million copies worldwide.<ref> [http://http://www.gamespot.com/news/6164555.html Burning Crusade sells 2.4 million copies in 24 hours]</ref>
* In just 24 hours, The Burning Crusade sold over 2.7 million copies worldwide.<ref> [http://http://www.gamespot.com/news/6164555.html Burning Crusade sells 2.7 million copies in 24 hours]</ref>


==New playable races==
==New playable races==
Both the [[Alliance (Warcraft)|Alliance]] and the [[Horde (Warcraft)|Horde]] have received a new playable race. These new races changed faction dynamics by providing each faction access to all player classes in the game. These races are the [[Draenei]] (who can now play Shamans) and the [[Blood Elves]] (who can now play Paladins).
Both the [[Alliance (Warcraft)|Alliance]] and the [[Horde (Warcraft)|Horde]] have received a new playable race. These new races changed faction dynamics by providing each faction access to all player classes in the game. These races are the [[Draenei]] (who can now play Shamans) and the [[Bloody Elves]] (who can now play Paladins).


==New instances==
==New instances==
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* '''Auchindoun''' is a "city of the dead" located in the [[Locations_in_the_Warcraft_Universe#The_Bone_Wastes|Bone Wastes]] in southern [[Locations_in_the_Warcraft_Universe#Terokkar_Forest|Terokkar Forest]]. When they lived in peace, the [[Draenei]] laid their dead to rest here. When the Draenei were forced into hiding, [[Locations_in_the_Warcraft_Universe#Auchindoun|Auchindoun]] became a fortress of the [[Organizations_in_the_Warcraft_universe#Bleeding_Hollow_Clan|Bleeding Hollow Clan]], which was besieged by the [[Alliance (Warcraft)|Alliance]] during their invasion of Draeno]. After Draenor was transformed into [[Outland (Warcraft)|Outland]], elements of the [[Organizations_in_the_Warcraft_universe#Shadow_Council|Shadow Council]] destroyed [Auchindoun and created the Bone Wastes by summoning [[Murmur]], who is said to be the primordial essence of sound. Auchindoun is for level 64-70 players, and there are four wings: [[Locations_in_the_Warcraft_Universe#The_Mana-Tombs|The Mana-Tombs]], [[Locations_in_the_Warcraft_Universe#The_Auchenai_Crypts|Auchenai Crypts]], [[Locations_in_the_Warcraft_Universe#The_Sethekk_Halls|Sethekk Halls]], and [[Locations_in_the_Warcraft_Universe#The_Shadow_Labyrinth|Shadow Labyrinth]], all of them five-man instances. Auchindoun provides reputation with The Consortium and [[Locations_in_the_Warcraft_Universe#Lower_City|Lower City]].
* '''Auchindoun''' is a "city of the dead" located in the [[Locations_in_the_Warcraft_Universe#The_Bone_Wastes|Bone Wastes]] in southern [[Locations_in_the_Warcraft_Universe#Terokkar_Forest|Terokkar Forest]]. When they lived in peace, the [[Draenei]] laid their dead to rest here. When the Draenei were forced into hiding, [[Locations_in_the_Warcraft_Universe#Auchindoun|Auchindoun]] became a fortress of the [[Organizations_in_the_Warcraft_universe#Bleeding_Hollow_Clan|Bleeding Hollow Clan]], which was besieged by the [[Alliance (Warcraft)|Alliance]] during their invasion of Draeno]. After Draenor was transformed into [[Outland (Warcraft)|Outland]], elements of the [[Organizations_in_the_Warcraft_universe#Shadow_Council|Shadow Council]] destroyed [Auchindoun and created the Bone Wastes by summoning [[Murmur]], who is said to be the primordial essence of sound. Auchindoun is for level 64-70 players, and there are four wings: [[Locations_in_the_Warcraft_Universe#The_Mana-Tombs|The Mana-Tombs]], [[Locations_in_the_Warcraft_Universe#The_Auchenai_Crypts|Auchenai Crypts]], [[Locations_in_the_Warcraft_Universe#The_Sethekk_Halls|Sethekk Halls]], and [[Locations_in_the_Warcraft_Universe#The_Shadow_Labyrinth|Shadow Labyrinth]], all of them five-man instances. Auchindoun provides reputation with The Consortium and [[Locations_in_the_Warcraft_Universe#Lower_City|Lower City]].


* The '''Black Temple''': The [[Locations_in_the_Warcraft_Universe#The_Black_Temple|Temple of Karabor]] was the center of Draenei worship until its priests were slaughtered by demonically corrupted orcs. In the massacre's aftermath the warlocks of the Shadow Council seized the structure and gave it a new name: the Black Temple. When the Alliance invaded Draenor after the Second War, the orc shaman [[Ner'zhul]] hastily opened several dimensional portals in order to escape. The resulting magical backlash ripped the world apart. Drawn by these portals, the pit lord [[Magtheridon]] arrived in what had come to be known as Outland and took the temple as his seat of power. His dominion over Outland remained unchallenged until the arrival of [[Illidan Stormrage|Illidan the Betrayer]]. The pit lord proved no match for the wielder of the [[Items_in_the_Warcraft_universe#The_Twin_Blades_of_Azzinoth|Twin Blades of Azzinoth]]. Today Illidan occupies the temple, awaiting any and all who would challenge his rule.
* The '''White Temple''': The [[Locations_in_the_Warcraft_Universe#The_White_Temple|Temple of Karabor]] was the center of Draenei worship until its priests were slaughtered by demonically corrupted orcs. In the massacre's aftermath the warlocks of the Shadow Council seized the structure and gave it a new name: the White Temple. When the Alliance invaded Draenor after the Second War, the orc shaman [[Ner'zhul]] hastily opened several dimensional portals in order to escape. The resulting magical backlash ripped the world apart. Drawn by these portals, the pit lord [[Magtheridon]] arrived in what had come to be known as Outland and took the temple as his seat of power. His dominion over Outland remained unchallenged until the arrival of [[Illidan Stormrage|Illidan the Betrayer]]. The pit lord proved no match for the wielder of the [[Items_in_the_Warcraft_universe#The_Twin_Blades_of_Azzinoth|Twin Blades of Azzinoth]]. Today Illidan occupies the temple, awaiting any and all who would challenge his rule.
* The '''Caverns of Time''' lie below the [[Locations_in_the_Warcraft_Universe#Tanaris|Tanaris]] desert in southern [[Kalimdor]]. It is where [[Nozdormu|Nozdormu the Timeless One]], head of the Bronze Dragonflight and Dragon Aspect of Time, makes his home. The Caverns of Time is actually comprised of three instances, in which players can experience significant events of Azeroth's history and prevent them from being altered by a mysterious foe: [[Thrall|Thrall's]] escape from [[Locations_in_the_Warcraft_Universe#Durnholde_Keep|Durnholde Keep]], [[Medivh|Medivh's]] opening of the [[Dark Portal]], and the [[Battle of Mount Hyjal|Battle of Mt. Hyjal]]. Players receive Keepers of Time reputation for defeating enemies in the Old Hillsbrad (Durnholde Keep) and Black Morass (Dark Portal) instances. The Scale of the Sands - a subfaction of the Bronze Dragonflight, led by the [[Prime Consort Soridormi]] - is the faction for the Battle of Mt. Hyjal. The ability to enter requires obtaining two keys, one from killing [[Lady Vashj]] in [[Locations_in_the_Warcraft_Universe#Serpentshrine_Cavern|Serpentshrine Cavern]], and the other from killing [[Prince Kael'thas|Prince Kael'thas Sunstrider]] in the Eye of Tempest Keep.
* The '''Caverns of Time''' lie below the [[Locations_in_the_Warcraft_Universe#Tanaris|Tanaris]] desert in southern [[Kalimdor]]. It is where [[Nozdormu|Nozdormu the Timeless One]], head of the Bronze Dragonflight and Dragon Aspect of Time, makes his home. The Caverns of Time is actually comprised of three instances, in which players can experience significant events of Azeroth's history and prevent them from being altered by a mysterious foe: [[Thrall|Thrall's]] escape from [[Locations_in_the_Warcraft_Universe#Durnholde_Keep|Durnholde Keep]], [[Medivh|Medivh's]] opening of the [[Dark Portal]], and the [[Battle of Mount Hyjal|Battle of Mt. Hyjal]]. Players receive Keepers of Time reputation for defeating enemies in the Old Hillsbrad (Durnholde Keep) and Black Morass (Dark Portal) instances. The Scale of the Sands - a subfaction of the Bronze Dragonflight, led by the [[Prime Consort Soridormi]] - is the faction for the Battle of Mt. Hyjal. The ability to enter requires obtaining two keys, one from killing [[Lady Vashj]] in [[Locations_in_the_Warcraft_Universe#Serpentshrine_Cavern|Serpentshrine Cavern]], and the other from killing [[Prince Kael'thas|Prince Kael'thas Sunstrider]] in the Eye of Tempest Keep.
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There is an instance that can be seen in the world, but which is not yet accessible.
There is an instance that can be seen in the world, but which is not yet accessible.


* '''Zul'Aman''' is the capital of the Amani forest trolls that reside in Quel'Thalas. Little is known of what the instance itself will be, other than the fact that it will be a raid instance. It will be the fourth instance with trolls as the primary opponent (along with Zul'Farrak in Tanaris, the Temple of Atal'Hakkar in Swamp of Sorrows, and Zul'Gurub in Stranglethorn Vale). It is located in the Ghostlands, the southernmost of the two areas controlled by the blood elves.
* '''Zul'Amrm''' is the capital of the Amani forest trolls that reside in Quel'Thalas. Little is known of what the instance itself will be, other than the fact that it will be a raid instance. It will be the fourth instance with trolls as the primary opponent (along with Zul'Farrak in Tanaris, the Temple of Atal'Hakkar in Swamp of Sorrows, and Zul'Gurub in Stranglethorn Vale). It is located in the Ghostlands, the southernmost of the two areas controlled by the blood elves.


==Player vs. Player==
==Player vs. Player==
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*Processor: [[Intel]] [[Pentium 3]] or [[AMD]] [[Athlon]] 800MHz minimum.
*Processor: [[Intel]] [[Pentium 3]] or [[AMD]] [[Athlon]] 800MHz minimum.
*Memory:
*Memory:
**512 MB RAM,
**256 MB RAM,
**1GB RAM is recommended
**1GB RAM is recommended
*Video:
*Video:
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===All platforms===
===All platforms===
* Connectivity: Requires an active broadband internet connection to play. <small>(Note: <u>56k will still work but is no longer supported</u>)</small>
* Connectivity: Requires an active broadband internet connection to play. <small>(Note: <u>Dial-up will still work but is no longer supported</u>)</small>
* Mouse: Multi-button mouse with scroll wheel recommended.
* Mouse: Multi-button mouse with scroll wheel recommended.
* 10GB available HD space is specified on package. Based on tests run, the pack actually requires about 2GB more than your current ''World of Warcraft'' installation (approximately 7GB after ''World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade'' is installed). (Patches may account for this difference in space.)
* 10GB available HD space is specified on package. Based on tests run, the pack actually requires about 2GB more than your current ''World of Warcraft'' installation (approximately 7GB after ''World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade'' is installed). (Patching may account for this difference in space.)


''Note: System Requirements are subject to change.''
''Note: System Requirements are subject to change.''

Revision as of 05:03, 20 July 2007

World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade
"World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade" cover art
Developer(s)Blizzard Entertainment
Publisher(s)Vivendi Universal
Designer(s)Rob Pardo
Jeff Kaplan
Tom Chilton
Platform(s)Windows, Mac OS X
ReleaseUnited States Europe
January 16 2007[1]
South KoreaFebruary 2 2007
TaiwanApril 3 2007
Genre(s)MMORPG
Mode(s)Online

World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade is the first expansion pack for the popular MMORPG World of Warcraft. It was released on January 2, 2007 at midnight in Europe, United States and Australia, and sold nearly 2.7 million copies that day, making it the fastest-selling PC game in those regions.[3] It was released on January 17, 2007 in Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, and Singapore; in total, approximately 3.1 million copies were sold across these territories in the first month of release, including 1.5 million in North America and nearly 1.2 million in Europe.[4] It was later released on February 1, 2007 in South Korea, April 30, 2007 in Taiwan, as well as the regions of Hong Kong and Macau.[5][6] Availability in Chinese will be announced in the near future.

Information

  • New content is accessable to players without the expanding content, such as items created with the Jewelcrafting profession and any trading items found in Outland.[7]
  • On July 21 2006, it was announced that Bloody Elves would be able to play as Paladins, which were previously unavailable to the Horde. Similarly, the Draenei would be able to play as Shamen, previously unavailable to the Alliance.[8]
  • New endgame instance sprints are capped at 25 members (previous instances had a limit of 50 players).
  • New dungeons will have three difficulty levels: Normal,Easy and heroic. Once a player reaches level 70 and achieves revered reputation with the affiliated faction (and purchases the heroic key for the corresponding faction), they may choose to run any Outlands instance at the Heroic difficulty. While the harder difficulty will present a much greater challenge to the group, it will also yield better rewards. There is also a third difficulty setting, Epic, which has not been implemented yet but is accessible through an in-game chat command. The easy difficulty level is available for all instances, and is designed to make it easier for novices. However, the easy version of any given instance yields equipment of poorer quality.
  • On December 8 2006, the opening cinematic of The Burning Crusade was shown on Spike TV's Video Game Awards[9] and subsequently made available on the official World of Warcraft web site.[10]
  • Release and signing were held at the Fry's Electronics in Anaheim, CA. Doors opened at midnight on January 16 2007; the programmers, artists, and other Blizzard employees were there giving their autographs.[11]
  • In just 24 hours, The Burning Crusade sold over 2.7 million copies worldwide.[12]

New playable races

Both the Alliance and the Horde have received a new playable race. These new races changed faction dynamics by providing each faction access to all player classes in the game. These races are the Draenei (who can now play Shamans) and the Bloody Elves (who can now play Paladins).

New instances

There are several new instances in World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade.

  • The White Temple: The Temple of Karabor was the center of Draenei worship until its priests were slaughtered by demonically corrupted orcs. In the massacre's aftermath the warlocks of the Shadow Council seized the structure and gave it a new name: the White Temple. When the Alliance invaded Draenor after the Second War, the orc shaman Ner'zhul hastily opened several dimensional portals in order to escape. The resulting magical backlash ripped the world apart. Drawn by these portals, the pit lord Magtheridon arrived in what had come to be known as Outland and took the temple as his seat of power. His dominion over Outland remained unchallenged until the arrival of Illidan the Betrayer. The pit lord proved no match for the wielder of the Twin Blades of Azzinoth. Today Illidan occupies the temple, awaiting any and all who would challenge his rule.
  • The Caverns of Time lie below the Tanaris desert in southern Kalimdor. It is where Nozdormu the Timeless One, head of the Bronze Dragonflight and Dragon Aspect of Time, makes his home. The Caverns of Time is actually comprised of three instances, in which players can experience significant events of Azeroth's history and prevent them from being altered by a mysterious foe: Thrall's escape from Durnholde Keep, Medivh's opening of the Dark Portal, and the Battle of Mt. Hyjal. Players receive Keepers of Time reputation for defeating enemies in the Old Hillsbrad (Durnholde Keep) and Black Morass (Dark Portal) instances. The Scale of the Sands - a subfaction of the Bronze Dragonflight, led by the Prime Consort Soridormi - is the faction for the Battle of Mt. Hyjal. The ability to enter requires obtaining two keys, one from killing Lady Vashj in Serpentshrine Cavern, and the other from killing Prince Kael'thas Sunstrider in the Eye of Tempest Keep.
  • Gruul's Lair is the domain of the Gronn overlord known as Gruul the Dragonkiller in Blade's Edge Mountains. It is a 25-man raid, consisting of two encounters - the Ogre Council of High King Maulgar, and Gruul himself.
  • Hellfire Citadel was formerly an Orc fortress, and housed the warriors of the Shattered Hand, Bonechewer, Laughing Skull and Shadowmoon clans. More recently, Illidan has converted it to his own uses, and is breeding an army of Fel Orcs within its walls. There are three 5-man instance wings - Hellfire Ramparts, Blood Furnace, and Shattered Halls - and one 25-man raid, Magtheridon's Lair. Magtheridon's Lair is an Onyxia's Lair-style "quickie" raid, killing a handful of guards before taking on Magtheridon himself. Hellfire Citadel provides reputation with the two outposts in Hellfire: Honor Hold for the Alliance, and Thrallmar for the Horde.
  • Karazhan is a solitary tower in Deadwind Pass. Having existed for some time, it was best known as the sanctum of Medivh, Guardian of Tirisfal. After Medivh's death, the tower was abandoned, but the powerful nexus of ley energies beneath the tower remain...as well as the myriad of treasures accrued by the powerful wizard. Karazhan is a 10-man raid instance, and provides reputation with a subsect of Dalaran known as the Violet Eye - which was founded to spy on Medivh and his activities.
  • Tempest Keep was created by the Naaru to serve as both a fortress and a means of transportation. However, after arriving in Outland and leaving the keep, Prince Kael'thas and his blood elves stormed in and took over. It now serves as the Prince's base of operations in Outland. There are 3 level 70 5-man instance wings and a 25-man raid. The 5-man wings are the satellite structures of the Keep: The Botanica (blue), Mechanar (white), and Arcatraz (red). The central keep, known as the Eye, is the raid instance, and is the inner sanctum of Prince Kael'thas himself. Tempest Keep provides reputation with the Sha'tar in Shattrath City.

Future instances

There is an instance that can be seen in the world, but which is not yet accessible.

  • Zul'Amrm is the capital of the Amani forest trolls that reside in Quel'Thalas. Little is known of what the instance itself will be, other than the fact that it will be a raid instance. It will be the fourth instance with trolls as the primary opponent (along with Zul'Farrak in Tanaris, the Temple of Atal'Hakkar in Swamp of Sorrows, and Zul'Gurub in Stranglethorn Vale). It is located in the Ghostlands, the southernmost of the two areas controlled by the blood elves.

Player vs. Player

A new battleground, Eye of the Storm, is included with two brackets: Levels 61-69, and level 70. However even though this battleground is made for 70's the usage of flying mounts is not permitted.[13] As the mimimum level is 61 only players with the expansion pack may participate in this battleground.

In addition, a new PvP Arena System was introduced, a way for players to fight in 2 vs 2, 3 vs 3, or 5 vs 5 battles. While the arena system allows people without The Burning Crusade to participate in matches, people without the expansion are not able to participate in rated matches which yield rewards, as ladder matches are only accessible by players who have reached level 70.[14]

Finally, there are several other "outdoor" PvP contests, most of which involve "capturing" key points to reward same-faction players in the area a damage boost of 5% . This effect lasts as long as the key points are held. The most complex outdoor PvP activity is a town called Halaa, which can be conquered by either faction. The players who control the town get additional quests, items, and other services.[15]

Distribution errors

Some files on the hybrid DVD disc for the Collector's Edition had the "hidden" attribute flag set. Some users were unable to install the game until they changed the way Windows handled the viewing of hidden files. [citation needed]

Blizzard committed a number of errors during the distribution of World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade in Europe. One such error is the failure to register the Collector's Edition for in-game rewards. As such, players who purchased the Collector's Edition of the game would have to send numerous proofs of purchase to Blizzard by postal mail in order to redeem their in-game awards.[16]

Only 1600 copies were delivered to Romania, which has more than ten thousand World of Warcraft subscribers.[17]

System requirements

World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade runs natively on both Macintosh and Windows platforms. Boxed copies of the expansion use a hybrid CD to install the game, eliminating the need for separate Mac and Windows retail products.[18]

All platforms

  • Connectivity: Requires an active broadband internet connection to play. (Note: Dial-up will still work but is no longer supported)
  • Mouse: Multi-button mouse with scroll wheel recommended.
  • 10GB available HD space is specified on package. Based on tests run, the pack actually requires about 2GB more than your current World of Warcraft installation (approximately 7GB after World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade is installed). (Patching may account for this difference in space.)

Note: System Requirements are subject to change.

Blizzard has stated that, due to the size of the patches, broadband is now listed as required.[19] Blizzard will still offer tech support to players with dialup, except for patching issues.

Notes and references

  1. ^ MCV: WoW expansion due on January 16th
  2. ^ http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/burningcrusade/townhall/collectors.html
  3. ^ World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade shatters day-1 sales record. Blizzard Entertainment. January 23, 2007. Retrieved January 23, 2007.
  4. ^ World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade continues record-breaking sales page. Blizzard Entertainment. March 7, 2007. Retrieved March 12, 2007.
  5. ^ World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade will be available by April 3, 2007 in Taiwan. ETtoday. March 9, 2007.
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