World of Warcraft - Wrath Of the Lich King Is In Alpha

simrook writes to tell us that World of Warcraft's second expansion, Wrath of the Lich King, has entered closed alpha testing, as reported by WoWInsider. Wrath of the Lich King, which we've discussed previously, will raise the level cap to 80 and introduce a new class: Death Knights. World of Warcraft remains the most popular MMORPG on the market with over 10 million subscribers. WoWInsider notes, "Various players are being invited to check it out, under a strict NDA."

No permadeath

[QuantumG]

means you've gotta keep moving those goal posts, cause anyone who grinds enough can get to them, and so the carrot keeps being moved further away from the donkey.

What I want to know is ...

[ScrewMaster]

will the King's henchmen be known as "lichens"?

Re:Let me tell you about the Wrath of the Lich Kin

[Anonymous Coward]

You're full of sh- oh, wait, no you're not any more.

Re:level 80

[InlawBiker]

I can beat that. I lost interest at level "Diablo II."

Obligatory

[Anonymous Coward]

I'm Rick James, Lich!

Now that WotLK is in Alpha..

[SYSS Mouse]

Can someone check whether the Bard is in it?

Re:The Games section actually exists?!

[TheLinuxSRC]

...but then I remember the Sony's "NGE"...

Cringe.. twitch...

Now I feel _dirty_.

Re:Time to sign up ... again

[ScrewMaster]

And JUST when I thought I was done with WoW. Honestly, a crack addiction would probably cost less - I might spend more money on it, but I'd also have more friends and more free time.

Yes, and if nothing else there will be a few crack whores around to help you through those cold winter nights.

Re:No permadeath

[Todd Fisher]

Not too mention that many of WoW's encounters almost guarantee you will die the first try or second try until you get your strategy down Kinda like in real-life, except for the whole second try part.

Re:What I want to know is ...

[dbIII]

will the King's henchmen be known as "lichens"?

Only Algy - and he's halfway to being a fun guy.

Cryptic raving to some - utterly horrible pun to others.

Re:No permadeath

[Spokehedz]

I wish there was a server with permadeath and you were on there. And while you were complaining on why this wasn't a Permadeath PVP server--I would gank you in the back.

Re:Disclaimer: I'm not an MMORPG fan

[Planesdragon]

(And yes, it is 'bated breath, not baited breath. I have abated my breathing, not eaten nightcrawlers.)

ARRRGH!

1: No apostrophe is necessary if you use the old spelling. "Bated" is a perfectly cromulent word.

2: English does not now nor ever truly had one singular guide to spelling. As with word definition, spelling is fluid and will change with time.

3: Go ahead and use thine old spelling, for verily it must make ye quite gay, else thee wouldn't use such. But, prithee, take no insult when another uses such new spelling in textual intercourse with you.

4: Go ahead and say cromulent isn't a word. I dare you.

Re:No permadeath

[daddyrief]

d) never had sex.

not so grind-tastic.

Re:Time to sign up ... again

[Anonymous Coward]

Sounds like someone here's a WoW player.

Re:No permadeath

[edwardpickman]

You just explained a great mystery in life. Apparently Bush has been playing WOW this whole time and can't tell the difference between gaming and real life. Who would have guessed Bush was a gamer?

Re:in other blizzard news

[xouumalperxe]

You're obviously not familiar with the Tauren Marine [starcraft2.com]

(In case you're wondering, it was part of this year's April Fools)

Re:No permadeath

[Molt]

If a player dies they're not likely to come back, but I think it it's just their character dying there may be more of a chance the player'll stay with it.

Re:Disclaimer: I'm not an MMORPG fan

[khallow]

You're willing to bet $100 on when the game comes out based on the fact that it's entering alpha now and you claim this story tells you nothing? Think about it.

Re:Time to sign up ... again

[kv9]

can I have her phone number?

Re:losing interest

[Anonymous Coward]

If leveling up your character really was all that the game had to it, most people would tire of it long before even hitting level 14.

ty i'm 64, lol.

The social aspect is a joke. Congratulations if you somehow found people to talk to. I've met less than six people this year that could even type, let alone communicate above the level of chimp. I'm led to believe there's something wrong with me for being able to understand those abbreviations. And thank god I can, because it's humiliating to ask or look them up online.

Then I'd see a female night elf with a cool name like bloodsiren, think "whoa, she's hot" followed by "agh, it's probably a guy!...". Then she'd dance on the mailbox in skimpy clothing and crowds of male tauren would gather and cheer. Only then I realize how absolutely mad and evil Blizzard must be to make people guess real gender with abbreviated pigeon. I'm not the only person that's done this. I bet people would buy books written on the subject, if they existed. (I can see it now: "WoW Sex!", "RU GRL?", "Qwearty?")

Those are the main reasons I play solo, to keep what's left of my sanity and dignity. I also grew up playing games alone, and WoW is like the best of them - with all the added fun of lag and frequent disconnects. Except other people can see me and think, "Ooo, he's good at wasting time. Wonder if he'll join my guild?"

Re:No permadeath

[Impy the Impiuos Imp]

Also guns don't suck.

Lightning would kill you.

Fireballs would send you screaming in flames and pain.

9 foot tall bull men swinging a 200 lb. giant axe would slice you in two no matter how good your armor and dodging was.

And people with 200 int wouldn't be turtling on the Field of Strife.

Re:Disclaimer: I'm not an MMORPG fan

[Spellvexit]

But it's through words like cromulent that we embiggen our vocabulary!

Re:Now that WotLK is in Alpha..

[Cornflake917]

You must not understand the concept of capitalization.

Re:No permadeath

[billcopc]

If I wanted a game that mimics real life, I'd get a gun and move to Detroit.