WoW: Wrath of the Lich King (confirmed)

[harlequin]

copy/paste from

http://www.wow-europe.com/wrath/
http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/wrath/

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http://www.mmo-champion.com/

Summary (Read 1up.com article for more information)
Level Cap: 80
Skill Cap: 450
Continent: Northrend
Number of Zones: 10 (tentatively), for levels 68 and above
Profession: Inscription
Class: Death Knight (first-ever Hero Class)
Features: Outdoor PVP zone with siege weapons and destructible buildings.

Death Knight
Rather than using rage, energy, or mana, Death Knights have a special "rune sword" displayed beneath their health bar, onto which the player can etch six different runes (choose between Frost, Blood, and Unholy).

Unholy Embrace
Instant Cast. 5 min cooldown.
Target is embraced by a silhouette of darkness for 6 seconds, corrupting any healing spells and effects cast upon or currently affecting the target to cause damage for 50% of their healing potential instead of restoring health. Any damage shields cast upon or currently affecting the target will also be instantly consumed, dealing 50% of their absorption potential in damage. Once afflicted with Unholy Embrace, the target cannot be afflicted with Unholy Embrace again for 1 minute.

Inscription
Wrath of the Lich King will introduce a new profession called Inscription that will let players customize individual spells and abilities in their spell book -- to change the cooldown timer on a Fireball, for example, or alter the crit rate of a healing spell.

Outdoor PvP
One of Northrend's 10 new zones (final count still tentative) is an outdoor PVP zone that introduces the concept of siege weapons (Meat Wagons, Steam Tanks, etc.) and destructible buildings. Blizzard describes the outdoor zone as basically a "non-instanced Battleground" where completing objectives earns world-wide bonuses for your side (Think Spirit Shard buff in Auchindoun instances). The PVP zone is entirely avoidable (if you're the carebear type), and seige weapons won't be useable outside their designated PVP area.

Northrend
Having learned a valuable lesson about funneling 8.5 million players into once single starting zone with The Burning Crusade, Wrath of the Lich King lets players pick a zone on either side of the continent to start from: Borean Tundra in the west or Howling Fjord in the east. Each zone has level-equivalent quests (appropriate for approximately level 68 through 72) and one Hellfire Peninsula-style instance hub with multiple dungeon wings for level 70 characters, level 80 characters, and raiders. While Northrend immediately calls to mind ice and snow, Blizzard doesn't want to make those themes dominate Northrend completely-expect as much variety as ever, only not quite as weird and wild as Outland.

Northrend's indigenous inhabitants include a Viking-like race called the Vrykul: 15-foot-tall humanoids with a strong Norse influence. Most Vrykul you encounter will be your enemies, as they've been in Northrend so long that the Lich King holds a lot of sway over them. Another friendly race -- the walrus-like Tuskarr -- will serve as a cute little counterpoint to the lumbering undead-loving oafs.

[Kaotika]

You could have used the other thread, too

[chr0n1c]

So is DK for pallies or a whole new class to lvl?

[PimpFoxx]

http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/wrath/

Features

• Master the necromantic powers of the Death Knight - World of Warcraft's first Hero class.
• Quest to level 80, gaining potent new abilities and talents along the way.
• Learn the craft of spell augmentation with the new Inscription profession.
• Brave the harsh new continent of Northrend, the icy domain of the Lich King.
• Engage in epic siege warfare, deploying mighty siege engines to lay waste to destructible buildings in your path.
• Transform your hero's look with new character-customization options, including new hairstyles and dances.
• Explore perilous new dungeons filled with some of the deadliest creatures -- and greatest treasures -- on Azeroth.
• And much, much more...

[chr0n1c]

better start lvling my alts now so I don't have top make the horrid grind up to 80 =(

[redhotfanboy]

Meh, would have like more than 1 new class. While the 58-70 stuff was GREAT in BC, the instances/pvp/grinding/ect was not that great IMO. Don't play now, but I might just pick up the exp and ding 80 and quit again.

[Kaotika]

So is DK for pallies or a whole new class to lvl?

The way I understand it, it's the hero class for paladin, at least I'd assume so
There should be hero classes for every class by the release, I'd assume, too.

[chr0n1c]

Oh awesome, I hope they make a beserking like warrior hero class =p

[the_travis_s]

better start lvling my alts now so I don't have top make the horrid grind up to 80 =(

My feeling as well.
1-70 with a fresh character is bad enough. Alt sitting at 61 now for a few weeks, need to get off my butt and finish leveling.
1-80? No thanks!

Expanding the level cap farther and farther just makes the game harder and harder for new people to experience it [thumbdown]

[Setsuna]

If you feel you doesn't go well with your current class, better start rerolling, 1-80 will be one long journey.