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World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor

World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor

|United States|Adventure, Strategy

8.2 /10

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The heroes of Azeroth are on the verge of a war that will reforge the fate of two worlds. World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor, the fifth expansion to Blizzard Entertainment’s acclaimed massively multiplayer online role-playing game, sends players to the world of Draenor at a pivotal moment in history to fight against and alongside legends from Warcraft’s brutal past. -Level cap raised to 100 -Boost to level 90 -Updated player character models and improved models in general -Build and upgrade your own Garrison -Account-wide heirlooms -Class-specific perks

Story and worldbuilding

The expansion is set after the events of World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria and takes place on the world of Draenor, the original homeworld of the orcs, prior to its destruction and the creation of Outland as featured in Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne, and World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade. Legendary characters of Warcraft's past, such as Grom Hellscream, Ner'zhul and Blackhand, will appear. At the end of Mists of Pandaria, Garrosh Hellscream is overthrown as Warchief of the Horde by a combined Alliance-Horde force and taken into custody by the Pandaren so that he can stand trial for the atrocities he committed in Pandaria. However, before he can be judged, Garrosh escapes captivity and, with the aid of a mysterious ally, travels back in time to the orcish homeworld of Draenor prior to the rise of the Horde. He creates an alternate timeline by preventing the orcish clans from drinking the blood of the demon lord Mannoroth, which led to their corruption by the Burning Legion and played a major role in the events of the first three games. The clans unite into an "Iron Horde", using technology Garrosh brought from his time, and begin a war of conquest on Draenor, building a Dark Portal that would allow them to travel through time and lay siege to Azeroth of the present era.

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Rating momentum

Aww Great!: 8.2/10 across 161 ratings. Word of mouth is strong — if you like the genre, go for it.

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This is a Expansion leaning into Adventure, Strategy, Role-playing (RPG). Confirm the form and fantasy before you commit.

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IGNLeif Johnson · 12 Nov, 2014
9/10

Warlords of Draenor is a triumphant return to form for World of Warcraft

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GameSpotBrittany Vincent · 23 Dec, 2014
8/10

Warlords of Draenor is an exciting look at what it would be like if Draenor was never ripped asunder by the corruption of the Burning Legion.

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PC GamerRichard Cobbett · 20 Nov, 2014
9/10

A powerful reminder of why nobody has ever truly taken Warcraft's rusty crown.

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PolygonPhilip Kollar · 26 Nov, 2014
9.5/10

Warlords of Draenor puts World of Warcraft back on top of the genre

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GamesRadar+Lucas Sullivan · 2 Dec, 2014
9/10

Warlords of Draenor may not fundamentally change the way you play WoW, but it does a fantastic job of rejuvenating it. If you've been wanting to come back, now's the time.

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Rock, Paper, ShotgunTom Mayo · 18 Nov, 2014

Ultimately, I have hugely enjoyed my time with it so far. Occasional bugs aside, Blizzard are terribly good at this by now. The mood in my guild has been buoyant, and while a ten-year-old MMO is not the most accessible prospect for a brand new player, significant efforts have been made to make it somewhere that everyone can join, enjoy and call home.

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Hardcore GamerJulian Aidan · 29 Nov, 2014
9/10

Warlords of Draenor puts just about every other MMO in recent memory to shame. Guild Wars 2, RIFT, TERA, WildStar and others don't boast the sense of satisfaction in the quests, reward in the dungeons, progress towards real achievements or impact on the surrounding world that are all available in spades in Draenor.

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Game RantDenny Connolly · 24 Nov, 2014
8/10

After a less than impressive beta, 'World of Warcraft' wins us over with Warlords of Draenor's' engrossing orc-centric story.

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GamingBoltRavi Sinha · 30 Oct, 2015
8/10

World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor is a fun, content-laden expansion that makes a number of changes to the WoW dynamic, even if a lot of them may not pan out well for veterans and some features feel slightly underwhelming. Regardless of how you feel about MMOs, it's worth your time and money - just be prepared to get lost in Azeroth's many twists and turns.

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GamestyleStacey Edwards · 15 Feb, 2015
7/10

Now is a great time to jump in for new players, but established players will quickly tire of grinding the same content.

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