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Players had to keep track of changes in professions, class talents, and quality of life differences that affected storage and character transfers. A character doesn’t have to be a certain level to hop on a boat or a zeppelin and ride to Northrend, and not all the changes in the game took place on the new continent. For new and returning players alike, there are a few activities everyone should have as a priority in The Wrath of the Lich King.
6 Check Your Talents
Most of the suggestions here aren’t listed in any order, but this is an issue every player wants to resolve the moment they log into the server. The only exceptions would be those starting a new character or grinding one that’s still below level ten.
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Skills and talents changed significantly for all classes with the WotLK expansion. Some were removed entirely, others became passive abilities, and some were empowered or nerfed, depending on the role of the class or the other talent trees. This is also the expansion that introduced the concept of dual-specs, and it’s not just a handy option for tanks and healers.
5 Find A Profession Trainer
First Aid, Cooking, and Fishing are three secondary professions in WoW that all players have, while the primary professions vary to include more specialized careers like Tailoring and Alchemy. All of these skills were maxed out at 350 in The Burning Crusade and with the new expansion, the caps have been raised to 450.
Characters have to visit a trainer to raise their skill level before they can start to level or learn new recipes, and all it takes to accomplish this is a little traveling. The first cities that players visit in Northrend, the ones connected to their major cities, all have the relevant trainers. As exciting as Northrend might be, rein in that ground mount and visit them before heading into the wilderness.
4 Roll A Death Knight
For no other reason than to experience the lore, legend, and general environment of the legions of the Scourge and Arthas Menethil, even if it’s not a character intended for endgame or long-term use. They have their own unique starting area that includes parts of Azeroth not open to other players or classes, and the quest lines reveal some of the Lich King’s backstory.
RELATED: World Of Warcraft Classic: Lore And History Of The Zombie Plague EventThe other and probably the best reason is that the Death Knight class was insanely overpowered when they were first introduced, and it was fun to melt everything in sight for at least a little while.
3 Exchange Your Marks Of Honor
The player-versus-player and battleground systems also went through some profound changes in the WotLK expansion. Instead of getting marks from each battleground, players just get honor points instead. That doesn’t mean that the marks they had before will be worthless or disappear, however, it just means the way they are stored and used will be changed.
The marks each player has will now be visible on the Currency tab of their character sheet, and they can trade them for the new Honor points. This also frees up a storage slot, which is really the greatest gift of all when it comes to MMORPGs.
2 Follow The Lore To Northrend
The factions of both Alliance and Horde have different reasons for traveling to Northrend, but their ultimate goal is the same, defeating the Lich King once and for all. Alliance characters, especially those of the Human race, might see it as a chance to redeem their fallen prince and restore something of the kingdom he left behind.
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1 Update Your Add-ons
This is a bigger issue for some players than others, and in 2008 it was a moot point for a lot of players, but today there are volumes of add-ons for everything from Action Bars to Raiding Rotations. Depending on what kind of software each player is using, not all add-ons update automatically. They either won’t work at all, send faulty information, or fail at crucial times.
Expansion day is one of those times when add-ons need to be updated constantly, even if not prompted, or even manually. Finding out the hard way that Deadly Boss Mods isn’t working isn’t a good way to start the new expansion.
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