A Week in the Wrath of the Lich King

By Neramaar

If you’re reading this, then you probably already know that today marks the one-week anniversary for the latest World of Warcraft expansion – Wrath of the Lich King. You also probably know that with its release, a plethora of new content and features were added to game, the level cap was raised to 80, and an entire new continent – Northrend – was added for players to quest and explore. What you might not know however, is how it all turned out. Read on to find out.

Viva le France!
Undoubtedly the question on the mind of most gamers at the minute is who was the first player to reach level 80? Well, wait no more – this achievement was completed by the French player Nymh, who made it from level 70 to 80 in only 27 hours. By using extensive knowledge gained in the WotLK Beta Test, and with the help of an out-of-party Priest to assist with weakening enemies Nymh achieved a gaming world record, and has my fullest congratulations. The following days saw many players reaching the elusive level 80 cap, and with any luck it shouldn’t be more than a few days before I too join their ranks, and face the many