If you weren't quite sure what is going on with the nearing WoW expansion, now is a good time to head over to IGN and see what they have to say in their recent preview of the game.

Blizzard took steps with its 2.3 patch to allow new players to level from 20 to 60 much more quickly, and giving out bigger experience bonuses for quests ranging from 30 through 60. The idea was to allow newcomers and longtime players to get to the new 60 to 70 Outland content much faster with new characters. And now, after the Echoes of Doom 3.0.2 patch, Blizzard pulled off something quite similar, making the process of getting from 60 to the 70 cap much faster. The goal, naturally, is to make it as painless as possible for the entirety of the player base to get to the required levels to enjoy the content in Wrath of the Lich King and, ideally, make it less of a pain for Death Knights, who start at level 55, to reach the new continent of Northrend.

If you're one of those who never was able to make it all the way to a level cap, either pre-Burning Crusade or afterwards, Blizzard's made it so there's no better time than now.

And of course there's plenty more that Blizzard's including with its expansion, but this should have gotten you up to speed if you haven't been following along. We'll be bringing you extensive impressions and eventually a review of Wrath of the Lich King after it goes live next week.

Mishtram via pc.ign.com »