Sui
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Click here to download the user-made Hyjal video.
If you're like me, you'll be excited at the prospect of exploration. The tantalising white page that lies just over the horizon; a place where no-one else has ever been before. That's why I love RPGs- they give you that rush, that thrill of discovering ruined civilisations, ancient treatures. It's much more intriguing than the real world; where things from over the horizon are beamed around through telivision boxes and the internet.
Much is the same In the Warcraft universe. I take pride in saying that I was a Beta tester, that I was one of those brave souls who fought my way out into the horizon, into the unknown- while everyone else sat watching trailers or reading snippits of info. I was an explorer, and I still am- passing up a good quest to simply wander to Alliance territory and poke around. But eventually, the thrill wears off. After all, WoW has been released for a while now, and pretty much everywhere has been stripped to the bone by the eager players.
But there is a flash of hope- a twinkle, somewhere, far away, over that horizon. And it's called Hyjal.
One brave person on the Silvermoon server broke free of the game's limitating shackles and dived into uncharted territory. The clip starts by panning away from the World Tree- and it's breathtaking. You can clearly see Archimonde's overwhelming skeleton, hanging limp from the tree, a contrast so great it's almost profound. And then you realise. You've never seen this before. No-one has. This is footage from the gaping white hole in your map. This is over the horizon.
So I emplore you- Watch this footage, of the world tree and the surrounding lands of Hyjal, then dig out your indiana jones hats, because exploration has never been so close!
If you're like me, you'll be excited at the prospect of exploration. The tantalising white page that lies just over the horizon; a place where no-one else has ever been before. That's why I love RPGs- they give you that rush, that thrill of discovering ruined civilisations, ancient treatures. It's much more intriguing than the real world; where things from over the horizon are beamed around through telivision boxes and the internet.
Much is the same In the Warcraft universe. I take pride in saying that I was a Beta tester, that I was one of those brave souls who fought my way out into the horizon, into the unknown- while everyone else sat watching trailers or reading snippits of info. I was an explorer, and I still am- passing up a good quest to simply wander to Alliance territory and poke around. But eventually, the thrill wears off. After all, WoW has been released for a while now, and pretty much everywhere has been stripped to the bone by the eager players.
But there is a flash of hope- a twinkle, somewhere, far away, over that horizon. And it's called Hyjal.
One brave person on the Silvermoon server broke free of the game's limitating shackles and dived into uncharted territory. The clip starts by panning away from the World Tree- and it's breathtaking. You can clearly see Archimonde's overwhelming skeleton, hanging limp from the tree, a contrast so great it's almost profound. And then you realise. You've never seen this before. No-one has. This is footage from the gaping white hole in your map. This is over the horizon.
So I emplore you- Watch this footage, of the world tree and the surrounding lands of Hyjal, then dig out your indiana jones hats, because exploration has never been so close!
