World of Warcraft Beta Journal #6

MMORPGDot continues their beta journal for World of Warcraft, with the sixth installment discussing the Redridge Mountains, Duskwood, and more. An excerpt:

Duskwood, finally, is a map that has many quests suitable for soloing characters. It is also the genuinely creepiest place I have ever been within a Massively Multiplayer game. What was once a fertile forest has become a somewhat Lovecraftian haunt for nightmares of all shapes, sizes, and levels. Duskwood was the map where I was first affected by a “fear” effect. Watching Grodin run for his life straight into the waiting jaws of a Wurgen, without my being able to do anything about it, was very distressing. Quests here center around assisting the citizen’s brigade known as “The Night Watch” These courageous volunteers patrol the paths of Duskwood, keeping the road mostly safe for travelers. The Night Watch has you battling the undead and finding supplies for the citizenry of Duskwood. As such you find yourself up against graveyard monstrosities, poisonous spiders, and large, feral wolves.