Hands on with the Burning Crusade expansion
We know pictures speak louder than words -- the image above is from the E3 teaser video --so we've the following screenshots from The Burning Crusade expansion for you to pore over. Gameplay-wise, the expansion demonstrated at E3 is identical to the current version of WoW; it ran smoothly on the demonstration Macs.
We explored both the Draenei and Blood Elf starting areas, but we'll have more impressions later when we speak to Blizzard -- any comments or questions you leave in the next two hours may be passed on. In the meantime, enjoy these shots.
Hellfire Peninsula:
Draenei dancing:
Azuremyst Isle (Draenei starting area):
Draenei racials:
The racials for the new Draenei race are:
Blessing of the Naaru - heals the target of 50 damage over 15 sec
Gemcutting - Jewelcrafting skill increased by 15
Inspiring Presence - Increases chance to hit with spells by 1% for all party members within 30 yards
Shadow Resistance - increased by 10
Blood Elf dancing:
Ghostlands:
Blood Elf racials:
The Blood Elf racials (as announced at Blizzcon) are:
Arcane Affinity - Enchanting increased by 15
Arcane Torrent - Silence all enemies within 8 yards for 2 sec. In addition, you gain 20 Energy, Mana or Rage for each Mana Tap charge currently affecting you.
Magic Resistance - All resistances increased by 5
Mana Tap - Drains 50 mana from your target and charges you with Arcane energy until cancelled. This effect stacks up to 3 times.
Tranquillien and Silvermoon City reputations:
Newly created Blood Elf on Sunstrider Isle:
Finally, a still from the teaser video, which describes "hundreds of epic quests", "uncharted dungeons", flying mounts, jewelcrafting, socketed items, a level cap of 70 and new spells and abilities:
