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Added by Jeff on Nov. 12, 2008 81 comments

I ain't gonna fall for no banana in no tailpipe, weird undead guy!

With World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King officially going on sale tomorrow, Blizzard wants the whole world to be thinking about their world... of Warcraft.

Check out this e-mail I just got...

Jeff,

You've been summoned back to Azeroth! Your World of Warcraft® account [REDACTED] has been selected to receive 10 FREE days of game time and a FREE trial of The Burning Crusade® expansion pack.

During your 10 FREE days, you'll have access to all of the new and exciting features that have been added to World of Warcraft, including:

Faster Leveling Times -- Ascend to the epic powers of the highest levels faster than ever before! Your hero will level almost twice as fast from level 1 to 60.
Mounts at Level 30 -- Why walk when you can ride? Mounts are now available at level 30 to get you around faster.
The Continent of Outland -- Journey beyond the Dark Portal and into the shattered world of Outland to discover the fate of its denizens. Explore an entire continent loaded with thousands of new quests.
Two Bold New Races -- Whether embracing the mystical energies of the blood elves or unleashing the Light-given power of the draenei, new realms of power and possibility await.
Increased Level Cap -- Advance to level 70 with The Burning Crusade, gaining powerful new talents and abilities along the way.
And much more! Click here to view the latest content additions to World of Warcraft.

I had no idea mounts had been lowered to level 30. That's crazy! And, again, how is leveling from 1 to 60 twice as fast a good thing? Why don't they just cut to the chase and let players create characters that start at 60? They're really just saying "HEY MAN SKIP ALL THIS STUFF WE MADE BEFORE (EVEN THOUGH IT WAS AWESOME) AND BUY THE EXPANSIONS ALREADY."

The weird thing is that the e-mail doesn't make any mention of the new expansion, just the last one, Burning Crusade. It's like they're setting some sort of trap, where I'll get back into the game, love it all over again, go out to buy Burning Crusade, and suddenly realize that there aren't one but TWO expansions out.

Filed under : World of Warcraft, World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade, World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King

82 Comments

Coltonio7
on Nov. 12, 2008

Don't fight it Jeff.....don't fight it.

Tarsier
on Nov. 12, 2008

Nice! lol

TheGTAvaccine is online
on Nov. 12, 2008

Dont take the bait Jeff!

Death_Burnout
on Nov. 12, 2008

Dude i know...well...they've trapped me anyway, im only above lvl 30 (34) so to hear i can have a mount AND lvl up faster is great, even though i'll miss some things. but im so lagging behind everyone else, and have done for so long due to lack of interest, that i dont really care.

Psynapse
on Nov. 12, 2008

Hahaha, I'm hoping i don't get an email... I'll so get pulled back into it all.. WOLTK looks really good!

John1912
on Nov. 12, 2008

The way the GB staff talks I dont know how they would have time for a MMO. Also yea, dont do it Jeff! WoW is the devil, and he wants you to play his game.

NoOddjob
on Nov. 12, 2008

My God. I got the very same email, save for the "Jeff" part, which in my case wouldn''t apply quite as directly. ::looks all shifty-eyed:: Asleep again, foul spam-filter?!

Now I have to wonder if the six days it takes to re-install and update WoW will count against my ten free days. ;-)

PapaLazarou
on Nov. 12, 2008

The problem I have with WOW is it's just a generic fantasty mmorpg that becomes very repetitive after like level 20 :\ I got bored and had enough.

Russcat
on Nov. 12, 2008

That's funny... Must see you don't have a character over 60 so send out the Burning Crusade expansion spiel. Strange though.

Erdie
on Nov. 12, 2008

Ugh, I played that. What an absolute time sink. I'll never play an MMO again.

Gunner
on Nov. 12, 2008

wtf? they didnt give me free WoW time!

BananaKid
on Nov. 12, 2008

Trust me on this one: skipping the old stuff is a good thing. It may have been awesome at the time, but now it sucks compared to the new stuff. Outland is leaps and bounds beyond anything in old Azeroth.

Come on man, take the offer. It won't take you long to get into Outland, and from there it's all awesome.

Milkman
on Nov. 12, 2008

DO IT, JEFF! JUST DO IT!

unangbangkay
on Nov. 12, 2008

CLICK IT JEFF, CLICK IT NOW! I'll finally know someone else who clicked that link besides ME.

PlasmaBeam44
on Nov. 12, 2008

I just hit level 30 a few days ago and just last night got my first mount. I thought it had always been level 30 to get a mount, but I guess not.

MagicKiwi
on Nov. 12, 2008

GIVE IN

IronScimitar
on Nov. 12, 2008

Fall back in.

Kraznor
on Nov. 12, 2008

Yeah, I got one of those today as well. It doesn't expire for a month so I may fall for it sometime.

Vitruvian
on Nov. 12, 2008

Don't give in, Jeff, don't give in.

albedos_shadow is online
on Nov. 12, 2008

One of us, one of us...

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