So it seems you don't need a level 70 character to make a death knight. Or is this just for the beta?

What I don't understand is that if the outlands stuff is still used for levelling then how would someone without burning crusade get to the cap of this game? That's right, they won't. Right?
So blizzard is basically giving away a high level char that can't level unless you buy yet another expansion? Because I never got BC.

You have to have at least 1 level 55 to create a death knight.
And I'm pretty sure you have to have BC installed to install WOTLK.

Can you create any class at 55, or is it just for Deathknight?

For the final release, it will just be deathknights. You will need at least one level 55 character on your account (which is retarded IMO, they should make it 70 or 80). From the info page.

Xymox said:

"So it seems you don't need a level 70 character to make a death knight. Or is this just for the beta?

What I don't understand is that if the outlands stuff is still used for levelling then how would someone without burning crusade get to the cap of this game? That's right, they won't. Right?
So blizzard is basically giving away a high level char that can't level unless you buy yet another expansion? Because I never got BC."

Yeah, they'll probably release a bundle, or at least a bundle of WoW+BC for cheap.

BC's mildly entertaining anyway. The zones are cool enough to warrant a playthrough, at least, IMO.

"So it seems you don't need a level 70 character to make a death knight. Or is this just for the beta?

What I don't understand is that if the outlands stuff is still used for levelling then how would someone without burning crusade get to the cap of this game? That's right, they won't. Right?
So blizzard is basically giving away a high level char that can't level unless you buy yet another expansion? Because I never got BC."

Thanks for clearing up the level stuff. It would feel like, if players could create an instant level 55, that blizzard just retconned all the old content...

HitNRun said:

"For the final release, it will just be deathknights. You will need at least one level 55 character on your account (which is retarded IMO, they should make it 70 or 80). From the info page.

If you never got BC (and you must be one of the 7 WoW players in the world that actually cares about playing WoW at high levels but doesn't have BC), why do you care about anything in WotLK? WotLK is the level 71-80+ expansion. It's not like they're making that a secret or trying to trick you into buying it.

EDIT: If you're torn about buying BC, I would just wait. I think once they figure out their pricing scheme BC might be free or cheap, since they want to charge you 40 bucks for Lich King."

You can't convert an existing character into a death knight, but if you have at least a L55 character you can just create a death knight of whatever race you choose.