The era of the Lich King begins

Like many role playing games (RPGs), World of Warcraft (WoW) has a story line. Some people enjoy and play it for the story line, others play for other content (I fall into the later category). Part III of the saga, The Wrath of the Lich King came out last night. There was a 45 minute wait to access the servers right after work PST.

The new material opened new lands, quests, and higher levels (now the max level of a character was 80; it used to be 70). It also included new classes. Here are a list of the features from WoW's website:

Hero Class: Death Knight New
Continent: Northrend
Massive World PvP Brand-New Dungeons and Raids Engaging,
Epic Storyline
Graphics Improvements
Expanded Bestiary
New Profession: Inscription

I logged on to say hi to my friend, whom I knew would be playing the new material (he waited in line to buy the software at midnight on Wednesday.) In my eyes, he is a dedicated and addicted player (I might be getting addicted as well, but nonetheless), but to give you an idea of the fan base- when I logged on last night there were already level 70 Death Knights online. My guild members, who are more dedicated than me, were congratulating fellow members when they hit level 71. The 70 Death Knights must have been playing all night long for the prestige of being some of the first members to play the new material.