World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Preview

WorthPlaying has put together a preview of World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade, after spending some firsthand time in the closed beta testing of Blizzard’s highly anticipated expansion pack.

Next up we have the new talent abilities. Each class gets new ones, part of that whole (you can level up to 70 now) deal. My only level 60 character is an undead warrior, and my spec is tweaked for protection. This particular path isn’t frequently chosen (not on my server, at least), but for the style of play I enjoy the most it’s the only logical option. What Blizzard has given me is like a bolt of liquid gold from the heavens. It is called Devastate, and it has completely changed the effectiveness of my class. It increases the damage I do, and generates more hate from the enemies I’m trying to annoy. In short, it greatly assists my efforts. I have found that returning to the pre-Burning Crusade WoW lands is like chopping off a new-found arm. It sucks. From what I understand, all the classes get nifty new abilities like this. Oh yes, good times indeed.