The best of WoW Insider: November 11-18, 2008
by Mike Schramm 
{ Nov 19th 2008 at 3:00AM }
Wrath of the Lich King is open for business. The game's second expansion showed up on store shelves last week, and Joystiq's sister site WoW Insider has been covering (and playing) it ever since. Whether you're a Northrend newbie or have been playing since beta started, odds are there's news you need on our site. Check our most popular links below, and keep up on the blog itself as you level up to 80. The Lich King awaits -- we're here to make sure you're ready.
News
- Bug rewards free and discounted PvP gear
Right before the expansion, Blizzard made a mistake, and ended up giving out some good gear (and then taking it away again). - Nymh of EU Drek'thar first to level 80
Just about a day after the expansion was released, we had our first level 80 character. - World first level 80 Death Knight
And later in the weekend, someone took a Death Knight to level 80 (quite a feat -- they had to go from level 55). - TwentyFifthNovember clears all Wrath PvE content
And just to complete the trilogy of content-clearing feats, a merged superguild also stepped up and cleared all the endgame content over the weekend. - Fifteen-year-old collapses after playing Wrath for hours on no sleep or food
This just in: avoiding sleep or food is not healthy.
Features
- The Wrath of the Lich King Death Knight roundup
Everything you ever wanted to know about the game's new Hero class. - The Queue: Yes, this is what we call it now
Since the beta is over, our Ask a Beta Tester column undergoes a name change, but still answers all of your questions about the game and how it plays. - Wrath 101: How to get to Northrend and where to go once you get there
Lost looking for the new content. Here's help. And also check our Alliance and Horde flight point guides. - Wrath profession goodies
There's a whole new swatch of profession items to make out there, so we've got tips on where to begin. - Wrath of the Lich King: Midnight approaches
We were at midnight launches all over the country, and we brought back pictures and stories from fans of all kinds.
