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Massively's Wrath of the Lich King roundup

james egan
Updated ·5 min read


Some of the Massively team is excited about the latest World of Warcraft expansion, Wrath of the Lich King... so much so that they've apparently come down sick and aren't working today. That's going around. Fortunately a few of us here survived this rash of contagion, that clearly has nothing to do with WoW, and are here to bring you news and views related to WotLK. To that end, we've collected some of our best stories related to Wrath of the Lich King all in one place. And if you're one of our readers who had to call in sick today due to illness, we're hoping you get well soon.

Unboxing the Wrath of the Lich King Collector's Edition
It can't have escaped your notice that the release of Wrath of the Lich King is upon us, and if it has let me be among the first to welcome you to Planet Earth. Here at Massively, we have a metric tonne of Wrath-related content lined up for you, starting with a look inside the Collector's Edition box.

Anti-Aliased: Mourning Frostmourne
The word on everyone's lips this month is "Arthas" as we're approaching the release of the Wrath of the Lich King, the second expansion pack for World of Warcraft. Ok, so now that the boring introductory sentence is out of the way, let's talk about what is on everyone's minds -- Frostmourne.

Lich King begins assault on Azeroth, starting with Orgrimmar
World of Warcraft players are experiencing a world event leading up to the launch of Wrath of the Lich King. No, it's not another invasion of flesh-craving zombies -- but it's just as cool.

A WoW burnout's guide to Wrath of the Lich King
Does Wrath of the Lich King, the second World of Warcraft expansion, have enough new, interesting and worthwhile content to give longtime burnout players a reason to come back again? What about players who've recently hung up their Azerothian hat?

Anti-Aliased: Killing the auctioneers is a perfect reason to go to Northrend
Going to Northrend has always been something that bugged me. It's a land that's literally a boat trip away, and no one's set foot on it or even mentioned it since Arthas went bonkers and started living up there.

Ask Massively: Wrath vs All Comers
I am SO SICK of all of the coverage of Wrath of the Lich King! I demand that someone at Massively write about something that isn't World of Warcraft related this week.

Blizzard bans Battle.net accounts before WotLK launch
Blizzard recently announced that they'd be switching over to a new centralized account system, tying together the company's online games through Battle.net. Existing World of Warcraft accounts are essentially replaced by Battle.net accounts, and will allow for the tracking of achievements across the Blizzard titles.

WoW Insider explores unasked questions for the WotLK beta
Throughout WoW Insider's extensive coverage of the Wrath of the Lich King beta for World of Warcraft, the "Ask a Beta Tester" feature has answered some interesting questions and given us some insightful information for those not lucky enough to be in the beta.

The next Lich King event phase has begun!
Our fellow bloggers at WoW Insider are reporting that the next phase of the Wrath of the Lich King pre-launch event has begun! Necropoli have been sighted all around World of Warcraft's Azeroth, and the Scourge is attacking capital cities in full force!

WoW players coming back from the WAR
It was inevitable that a wave of World of Warcraft players would be taken away from the game for Warhammer Online. It is also inevitable that many of those players would return to WoW after trying out the new shinies.

World of Warcraft cranks it up to 11 (million)
Just two weeks before Wrath of the Lich King descends upon the denizens of Azeroth the world over, Blizzard has announced that World of Warcraft has reached the 11 million subscriber mark. That's yet another milestone for the oft-celebrated MMO from the house that built Warcraft, Starcraft and Diablo.

Could Blizzard be shipping Lich King without the polish it needs?
Over at WoW Insider the question seems to be hanging in the air: by pushing Lich King out the door on November 13th, is Blizzard giving short shrift to their legendary dedication to polish?

What's new in the Wrath of the Lich King expansion?
World of Warcraft was first announced in 2001, and almost from the get-go players were hotly debating which components of the gameworld of Azeroth would make it into the MMO.

Try a Wrath of the Lich King talent spec on for size
Blizzard is making it easy for you to start planning for the launch of World of Warcraft's Wrath of the Lich King expansion. The official WoW website's talent tree calculator now represents the current WotLK build's talent trees for all classes, including the new Death Knight prestige class

A detailed look back at raiding in World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade
Jennie Lees is the hard-bitten raider over at WoW Insider who offers advice through the "Ready Check" article series. This week in advance of Wrath of the Lich King's launch she has a great look back at the enormous amount of laughter and tears experienced during The Burning Crusade.

One of Azeroth's millions of citizens? Check out our ongoing coverage of the World of Warcraft, and be sure to touch base with our sister site WoW Insider for all your Lich King needs!