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Some of the most popular and memorable RTS campaigns of the vintageWarcraftgames took place on the continent of Northrend. It was introduced as a playable zone inThe Wrath of the Lich Kingexpansion in 2008, and the same continent is about to appear in a re-release of the expansion in the current version ofWorld of Warcraft: Classic.
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There are ten zones in Northrend to take players to level 70, including the PvP area of Wintergrasp and Crystalsong Forest, the new location of Dalaran. Before anyone can enjoy the blistering arctic winds on their face in the wilds of Northrend, however, they have to get there. A variety of transportation options exist that can take your character to this vast new continent, but choices and options differ depending on a character’s faction and class.
There is a breadcrumb quest that leads to the new major city called “The Magical Kingdom of Dalaran” which consists of talking to an NPC and porting to Northrend’s biggest city instantly. However, this quest isn’t available until level 74. Another way to port to Dalaran would be to use a Mage portal. Mages can port characters of any level to Dalaran, but the catch is that this portal spell doesn’t become available to them until level 74.
By Sea
These are the routes taken by members of the Alliance, which makes sense because they already have bustling ports in several coastal cities, and most inter-continental transportation for this faction already takes place via ship. As a nice change of pace, this is one of the few times players aren’t required to visit the far-flung docks of Auberdineunless it’s convenient.
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Both of the Alliance departure points leave from the Eastern Kingdoms.
Players who want to recreate King Arthas’s journey to Northrend as it happened at the closing of the W3 campaign should choose Menethil Harbour as their starting point. Although the campaign from the old game isn’t specific as to where he left from, and it’s possible that it was from Stratholme, he landed on the Forgotten Shore on the eastern side of Dragonblight.
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By Air
Horde players will be taking advantage of the goblin zeppelin systems that are already in use for transportation throughout both continents of Azeroth. Two new zeppelin towers have already been constructed to take players to either the east or west coast of Northrend.
The Borean Tundra is intended for characters from level 68 and up, which is another reason it tends to attract more players than Howling Fjord. The eastern region is for a minimum of level 70, which means tougher quests and higher-level resources, which players should also consider when choosing a route to Northrend.
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