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I must admit, my attraction to this new expansion was based on the fact that, with the reemergence of Deathwing, there would be changes within the world that I had come to know. And while the last two expansions gave us the new continents of the Outlands and Northrend, the fact that the basis lands of the game, the Eastern Kingdom for the Alliance and Kalimdor for the Horde have been in some cases, drastically changed.
I was able to view and play through some of these changed areas and when I say they've been changed, they have been changed. As an Alliance player, the first city that we viewed was of course Stormwind. While on the outside things seem to be fine, there are some inner changes to the city. First is the addition of a graveyard just off the bridge of the Valley of Heroes, which is still unknown, but could easily be attributed to lives lost in conflict. There are also revamps in the town itself, including the auction house and the bank.
Moving from the Eastern Kingdoms, we moved to Kalimdor. Flying over Auberdine in Darkshore was a surprise, as the city is completely destroyed. It's gone. The dock which used to drop and pick up passengers is gone, as is the city itself. For those Night Elves crying, no worries. It seems as though the NEs that were there have located to the west, on a little island next to where Auberdine once stood.
Don't want to give anything away, but a lot of the map has changed, with revamps of scenery and level areas in some, and with other areas completely destroyed.
