So I re-upped my old WoW account and dug an assgrove into my computer chair, preparing to settle in for the long grind session from level 70 to level 80. “More of the same.” I figured. Turns out I was right, but not quite.
I rolled a Death Knight and played through their new content and in doing so had my first experience with phasing content. After a series of quests requiring me to burn some buildings and kill the mayor, I returned to find the whole town still burning — and it would continue to be in ruins every time I revisited the area. Phasing content is an incredible idea. It lets any individual have a serious effect on the world, but doesn’t ruin it for everybody. So if I were to stand in that burning town, looking at the town hall, another player could stand beside me and see it whole.
After finishing the Death Knight content, I returned to my faithful warlock Gorb and proceeded to hit up Northrend — and something else stuck out. Northrend looks really, really cool. The area I have been in is actually fun to traverse through and are pleasing to the eye. The quests have also changed a bit — there are a number of ‘vehicle’ quests.
For example, instead of right-clicking on three sacks of grain to collect them and turn them in, I hopped in a personal airplane and used a hook to airlift them to a crane. Following that, I jumped into a plane armed with machine guns and rockets and proceeded to fight off enemies. Things like this are enough to keep me playing until 80. It’s still the same old same old, but at least it is presented in a new and captivating way this time.
