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* '''Zul'Aman''' is a 10 man raid instance located in southeast Ghostlands. This instance has been released with patch 2.3. It is a winged-instance in which you can choose the order you will kill the bosses. There are 6 boss encounters. 4 of these are avatars of troll animal gods (bear, eagle, lynx and dragon hawk). The final encounter is with the troll witch-doctor named Hex Lord Malacrass and the forest troll leader named Zul'jin. There is no attunement for Zul'Aman.<ref>{{cite web | title = World of Raids Zul'Aman preview| publisher = World of Raids | url = http://www.worldofraids.com/#7682 | date = [[2007-09-30]] | accessdate = 2007-10-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = WoW Forums post by Eyonix| publisher = | url = http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=174505332&sid=1 | date = [[2007-07-12]] | accessdate = 2007-10-02}} </ref>
* '''Zul'Aman''' is a 10 man raid instance located in southeast Ghostlands. This instance has been released with patch 2.3. It is a winged-instance in which you can choose the order you will kill the bosses. There are 6 boss encounters. 4 of these are avatars of troll animal gods (bear, eagle, lynx and dragon hawk). The final encounter is with the troll witch-doctor named Hex Lord Malacrass and the forest troll leader named Zul'jin. There is no attunement for Zul'Aman.<ref>{{cite web | title = World of Raids Zul'Aman preview| publisher = World of Raids | url = http://www.worldofraids.com/#7682 | date = [[2007-09-30]] | accessdate = 2007-10-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = WoW Forums post by Eyonix| publisher = | url = http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=174505332&sid=1 | date = [[2007-07-12]] | accessdate = 2007-10-02}} </ref>

* '''Hogger''' is a 25 man raid located south of Goldshire in the Eastern Kingdoms, Hogger drops the Twin Blades of Azzinoth and also many epic helms.


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==

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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
Release



Genre(s)Fantasy/Science Fiction MMORPG
Mode(s)Online

World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade is the first expansion pack for the American MMORPG World of Warcraft. It was released on January 16, 2007 at midnight in Europe and North America, and sold nearly 2.4 million copies that day, making it the fastest-selling PC game in those regions.[1] It was released on January 17, 2007 in Australia and New Zealand;[1] in total, approximately 3.53 million copies were sold across these territories in the first month of release, including 1.9 million in North America over 100,000 copies in Australasia, and nearly 1.6 million in Europe.[3] It was also released in Singapore, Thailand, and Malaysia on January 16 2007.[1] It was later released in South Korea on February 1, 2007; in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau on April 30, 2007.[4][5] The game was released in China on September 6, 2007.

New instances

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

  • Auchindoun is located in the Bone Wastes in southwestern Terokkar Forest. When they lived in peace, the Draenei laid their dead to rest here. When the Draenei were forced into hiding, Auchindoun became a fortress of the Bleeding Hollow Clan, which was besieged by the Alliance during their invasion of Draenor. After Draenor was transformed into Outland, elements of the 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 65-70 players, and there are four wings: The Mana-Tombs, Auchenai Crypts, Sethekk Halls, and Shadow Labyrinth, all of them five-man instances. Auchindoun provides reputation with The Consortium and Lower City.
  • The Black Temple: The Temple of Karabor was the only 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 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. In order to enter the Black Temple, players must complete a questline that includes killing Kael'thas's pet Al'ar and obtaining an item from Rage Winterchill in Hyjal. This requirement was lifted in patch 2.4.
  • 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 actually consists 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 Mount 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 required obtaining two keys, one from killing Lady Vashj in Serpentshrine Cavern, and the other from killing Kael'thas Sunstrider in the Eye of Tempest Keep. This requirement was removed in patch 2.4 – any level 70 character currently in a raid group can enter the instance. The end boss of Hyjal is Archimonde.
  • Coilfang Reservoir is a subterranean pumping station operated by Illidan's naga forces, sapping water from the lakes of Zangarmarsh. There are three five-man wings - Slave Pens, The Underbog, and Steamvault - and a 25-man raid called Serpentshrine Cavern, which serves as the inner sanctum of Lady Vashj, matron of Illidan's naga. Coilfang provides reputation with the Cenarion Expedition, located at the Cenarion Refuge east of Coilfang.
  • 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 the Dragonkiller.
  • Hellfire Citadel was formerly an Orc fortress, and was used in the first two wars by the Orcs as a base of operations. 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. This is the first 10 man encounter at level 70.
  • Sunwell Plateau is a new 25-man raid.[6] It is designed to be more difficult than Black Temple, and features the half-summoned Kil'jaeden himself as its final boss. A new 5-man called the Magister's Terrace is included as well with the deformed Kael'Thas as its final boss. The Sunwell's opening resulted in the creation of a new faction, known as the Shattered Sun Offensive, that unites the Aldor and the Scryers against a common enemy.[7] This instance was released with patch 2.4.[8]
  • 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. The Tempest Keep 5-mans provide reputation with the Sha'tar in Shattrath City. it requires a flying mount or flight form (druid level 68 skill ) to access it.
  • Zul'Aman is a 10 man raid instance located in southeast Ghostlands. This instance has been released with patch 2.3. It is a winged-instance in which you can choose the order you will kill the bosses. There are 6 boss encounters. 4 of these are avatars of troll animal gods (bear, eagle, lynx and dragon hawk). The final encounter is with the troll witch-doctor named Hex Lord Malacrass and the forest troll leader named Zul'jin. There is no attunement for Zul'Aman.[9][10]
  • Hogger is a 25 man raid located south of Goldshire in the Eastern Kingdoms, Hogger drops the Twin Blades of Azzinoth and also many epic helms.

Gameplay

Two new races are now a part of World of Warcraft. There are the Draenei, opting for the alliance side, and the Blood Elves opting for the horde.

The Draenei have the ability to become a shaman, a previously Horde-only class. Their passive racial talents include: "Gemcutting" which increases your jewelcrafting skill by 5, "Inspiring Presence" (Mages/Priests/Shaman only) which increases chance to hit with spells by 1% for you and all party members within 30 yards, "Heroic Presence"(Hunters/Paladins/Warriors only) which increases chance to hit by 1% for you and all party members within 30 yards, and "Shadow Resistance" which increases shadow resistance by 10. They also have an active ability called "Gift of the Naaru" which heals a target 50 + 15/Level over 15 seconds - 40 yard range - 1.5 seconds cast - 3 minute cooldown.

The Blood Elves can become paladins, formerly Alliance-only class. Their passive racial talents include: "Arcane Affinity" which increases enchanting skill by 10, and "Magic Resistance" which increases all resistances by 5. Their active abilities include: "Arcane Torrent" which silences all enemies within 8 yards for 2 seconds; in addition, you gain 5 + 1/Level Mana restored per Mana Tap charge currently affecting you for Hunters/Paladins/Mages/Priests/Warlocks only, and silences all enemies within 8 yards for 2 seconds and you gain 10 Energy for each Mana Tap charge currently affecting you for rogues. Their last active ability includes "Mana Tap" which reduces target's mana by 51 and charges you with arcane energy for 10 minutes; this effect stacks up to 3 times; amount of mana reduced is 50 + 1/Level - 30 yard range.

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.[11] The Eye of the storm battleground is only available to those with the expansion.

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 skirmish 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. There are three arenas available, the original two being Blades Edge Arena, and Nagrand Arena, the newest, Ruins of Lordaeron.[12] Arena matches have taken a more prominent role in the game’s PvP scene as it grows into an electronic sport. One example is its appearance in the World Series of Video Games ’07, where 3v3 teams can earn cash prizes.[13] Blizzard also holds its own seasonal tournament, the World of Warcraft Arena Tournament, which pitches teams from servers all around the world against each other.[14] This tournament concludes with a 5v5 world final event, the first of which took place at Blizzcon ’07 and so ended season 1.[15]

Finally, there are several other "outdoor" PvP contests which are different for the zone you are in, but most of which involve "capturing" key points to reward same-faction players in the area such rewards as a damage boost of 5% or even XP/Faction increases of 5%. This effect lasts as long as the key points are held. For example, Terokkar Forest's PvP contest involves Alliance or Horde standing near towers in order to capture them while fending off other players of the opposite faction. Once all of the towers are captured, the winning faction will get a buff in the Auchindoun instances as well as the outside areas, which allow the bosses they kill to drop Spirit Shards, which can be used to buy rewards. The most complex outdoor PvP activity is a town called Halaa, located in Nagrand of Outlands, which can be conquered by either faction. The players who control the town get an additional quest, items, and other services. Another example is reputation PvP. A town in Hellfire Peninsula uses the capture of towers as a daily quest, which rewards with marks that increase your reputation with your respective faction and yields rewards, such as gems and weapons.[16]

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.[17]

Only 1600 copies were delivered to Romania, which has more than ten thousand World of Warcraft subscribers.[18]

Reception

World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade was the best-selling PC game of 2007 in North America and Europe, and it is also the fastest-selling PC game of all time, selling nearly 2.4 million copies in its first 24 hours and approximately 3.5 million in its first month.[19]

The game received very positive reviews from critics. On the review aggregator Game Rankings, the game received an average score of 91% based on 46 reviews.[20] On Metacritic, the game received an average score of 91 out of 100, based on 46 reviews — indicating "universal acclaim."[21]

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.[22]

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.
  • 10 GB available HD space is specified on package. Based on tests run, the pack actually requires about 2 GB more than the current World of Warcraft installation (approximately 8 GB 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.[23] Blizzard will still offer tech support to players with dialup, except for patching issues.

Notes and references

  1. ^ a b c d e World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade shatters day-1 sales record. Blizzard Entertainment. January 23, 2007. Retrieved January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade -> Collector's Edition
  3. ^ World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade continues record-breaking sales pace. Blizzard Entertainment. March 7, 2007. Retrieved March 12, 2007.
  4. ^ World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade will be available by April 3, 2007 in Taiwan. ETtoday. March 9, 2007.
  5. ^ World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade will be released on April 3. World of Warcraft Taiwan Site. March 19, 2007.
  6. ^ "New Sunwell details from Swedish mag Level - WoW Insider". 2007-12-20. Retrieved 2008-01-14. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ "BlizzCast Episode 1: Interviews with Sam Didier and Jeff Kaplan". 2008-01-10. Retrieved 2008-01-14. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. ^ "Blizzard Forums Post". 2007-11-02. Retrieved 2007-11-02. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. ^ "World of Raids Zul'Aman preview". World of Raids. 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-10-02. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  10. ^ "WoW Forums post by Eyonix". 2007-07-12. Retrieved 2007-10-02. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  11. ^ "Eye of the Storm". Blizzard Entertainment. 2006-11-13. Retrieved 2007-01-18.
  12. ^ "Arena". Blizzard Entertainment. 2006-12-04. Retrieved 2007-01-18.
  13. ^ "WSVG". Blizzard Entertainment. 2007-06-04. Retrieved 2007-09-09.
  14. ^ "Arena Tournament". Blizzard Entertainment. 2007-02-16. Retrieved 2007-09-09.
  15. ^ "Season 1 Finals Bracket". Blizzard Entertainment. 2007-08-04. Retrieved 2007-09-09.
  16. ^ "World PvP in Outland". Blizzard Entertainment. 2007-01-20. Retrieved 2007-01-27.
  17. ^ "Thundgot" (2007-01-16). "How to activate the Netherwhelp". Blizzard Entertainment.
  18. ^ Romania, imuna la TBC » ComputerGames.ro - jocuri, download, forum
  19. ^ Leigh Alexander (2008-01-22). "World Of Warcraft Hits 10 Million Subscribers". Gamasutra. Retrieved 2008-01-22.
  20. ^ "World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Reviews". Game Rankings. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
  21. ^ "World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade (pc: 2007): Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
  22. ^ "World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade FAQ". Blizzard Entertainment.
  23. ^ "World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade FAQ". Blizzard Entertainment.
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