World Of WarCraft Burning Crusade Expansion Pack

Requires full version of World of WarCraft to playThe New Story the Rumours and MoreSeveral years have passed since the Burning Legion's defeat at Mount Hyjal and the races of Azeroth have continued to rebuild their once shattered lives With renewed strength the heroes of the Horde and Alliance have begun to explore new lands and have broken through the Dark Portal to investigate the realms beyond the known world In this expansion pack The Burning Crusade refers to the Burning Legion's ongoing efforts to destroy life on Azeroth To date the Burning Legion's exploits have been documented in Warcraft III and in the War of the Ancients novel trilogy As part of the expansion pack players will now be able to travel through the Dark Portal to confront the Legion on otherworldly battlefields Although only one race has been revealed Blizzard has announced plans to unveil details about possible additional races at a later date On the other hand many details have been released about the new continent Outland Players last visited Outland in Warcraft III The Frozen Throne alongside Illidan as he conquered the Pit Lord Magtheridon's domain Players will also gain access to Quel'Thalas the region to the northeast of the Forsaken lands where the Blood Elves reside Blizzard says that this expansion pack holds even more new areas that are ripe for player exploration -- additional details will be revealed in the months ahead Blizzard also has plans to add new dungeons and battlegrounds with the expansion though the exact number has not yet been determined One upcoming dungeon that has players excited is Karazhan which is located within Medivh's tower Because Medivh has played such a central role in Warcraft lore Blizzard is convinced that longtime players will be especially interested in seeing what Karazhan contains As for battlegrounds Blizzard has released very little information However they have announced plans to make some of the battles from the past accessible through the Caverns of Time Blood Elves The New RaceThousands of years ago the exiled Highborne landed on the shores of Lordaeron and founded the enchanted kingdom of Quel'Thas These high elves as they called themselves created a fountain of vast magical energies within the heart of their land -- the Sunwell Over time they grew dependant on the Sunwell's unstable energies regardless of the bitter lessons they'd learned in ages past During the Third War the villainous Prince Arthas invaded Quel'Thalas and reduced the once-mighty realm to rubble and ashes His undead army decimated nearly all of the high elven population In addition he used the Sunwell's energies to resurrect a powerful undead Lich Kel'thuzad thereby fouling the Sunwell's mystical waters The few elven survivors realizing that they had been cut off from the source of their arcane power grew increasingly volatile and desperate In the midst of the elves' darkest hour came Kael'thas Sunstrider the last of Quel'Thalas' royal bloodline Kael as he was commonly known knew that the remnant of his people would not long survive without the nourishing magic that once empowered them Renaming his people "blood elves" in honour of their fallen countrymen Kael taught the survivors how to tap into ambient mystical energies -- even demonic energies -- in order to sate their terrible thirst for magic In search of a new destiny for his people Kael'thas ventured to the remote world of Outland where he encountered the fallen night elf Illidan Under Illidan's watchful eye Kael and his blood elves regained much of their former power Unfortunately the blood elves practice of embracing demonic energies caused their former comrades in the Alliance to shun them Thus the remaining blood elves on Azeroth look desperately to the Horde to help them reach Outland where they can reunite with Kael'thas and achieve the golden destiny he has promised them Outland The New ContinentOnce the beautiful homeworld of the orcs all that remains of Draenor is the scattered wastes of Outland Following the Second War the Alliance invaded Draenor by crossing through the Dark Portal To their horror they discovered that Ner'zhul -- the dark warlord of Horde -- had constructed a series of new gateways that could lead the beaten Horde to newer unspoiled worlds As the Alliance forces closed in around him Ner'zhul opened his gateways as a means of escape However his plan backfired and the gateway's clashing energies resulted in a massive catastrophic explosion that ultimately ripped the world of Draenor to pieces Nearly thirteen years later -- towards the end of the Third War -- the fallen night elf Illidan discovered that huge chunks of Draenor still existed floating upon the astral winds of the Twisting Nether After his defeat at the hands of the evil Prince Arthas Illidan fled to the remnants of Draenor and dubbed them "Outland" He quickly seized control of the chaotic region and sealed the last of Ner'zhul's gateways Though he is the undisputed ruler of the ravaged land Illidan lives in fear that he will be discovered by his powerful enemies -- most notably Arthas the new Lich King and the remaining Lords of the Burning Legion For now Outland is home to a number of scattered draenei tribes primitive orcs and powerful arcane creatures of the Nether itself Agents of the Burning Legion have also targeted the region as a vital strategic location in their unending Burning Crusade to scour all life from the universe What else can expected? Blizzard has tantalized Warcraft players ! with the brief glimpse into The Burning Crusade's storyline Will these heroes find friends or foes? What dangers and rewards lie in wait beyond the Dark Portal? And what will they do when they discover that the demons they thought were vanquished have returned to renew their terrible Burning Crusade? These and other questions will remain unanswered until the gameplay can be explored by role-playing Warcrafters Requires original World of Warcraft gameAn increase in the level cap to 70Two new playable races including the magical Blood ElvesNew starting zones in Quel'Thalas and beyondThe entire new continent of Outland reachable through the Dark PortalMany new high-level dungeons to explore in Azeroth Outland and elsewhereNew flying mounts in OutlandMany new and dangerous monsters including epic world bossesHundreds of new questsHundreds of new itemsA new profession JewelcraftingSocketed items And much much more System RequirementsRecommendedOperating System PC Microsoft Windows XP or Windows Vista (with latest Service Packs) Mac Mac OS X 10411 or newerCPU PC Dual-core processor such as Intel Pentium D or AmD Athlon 64 X2 Mac Intel 18 GHz processor or betterGraphics PC 3D Graphics processor with Vertex and Pixel Shader capabilities with 128 MB VRAM such as an ATI Radeon X1600 or NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT class card or betterMac 3D graphics processor with Vertex and Pixel Shader capability with 128 MB VRAM such as ATI Radeon X1600 or NVIDIA 7600 class card or better Memory PC 1 GB (2 GB for Vista) Mac 2 GBHard Drive Space 15GBAll Platform Requirements Keyboard and mouse required for controls Other input devices not supported Active broadband Internet connection required to play