If you want to find one of the most popular versions of World of Warcraft so far, you will definitely find the title of "Wrath of the Lich King" on the list.

If you want to find one of the most popular versions of World of Warcraft so far, you will definitely find the title of "Wrath of the Lich King" on the list. Although this elderly MMO has almost ten major versions, it still has a good reputation in the rating list of major media and players.

In addition, whether it is popular sentences such as "There must be a Lich King", "There is no eternal king, my son", or classic BGMs that are closely related to it, such as "Alsace, My Children" and other classic BGMs that have been used to this day, they are all proving that this old version of more than ten years ago is still loved by many players.

, and this version of the final boss Alsace has become the most impressive thing for everyone to have this version. Because since the first appearance of "Warcraft 3", tragedy and controversy have almost accompanied him throughout his life.

In the initial appearance, the prince's identity and the encounter with Jaina made many people, including me, think a lot, and various scenes of the prince and the princess kept popping up in their minds. But then, his obsession with revenge led him to the depraved path of no return. In , Stantosom , Alsace began to go his own way and parted ways with Uther, Jaina and others. And this distorted obsession with revenge has also become an important driving force for him to pull out the sorrow of frost and move towards depravity.

The initial demonstration of "Warcraft 3 Remake" is to use Stantosom

If Alsace before, he walked towards darkness step by step in loneliness and despair, after becoming the Death Knight, he completely stood on the opposite side of the Holy Light through the classic "father, kindness, filial piety" plot and the act of finally wearing the crown of dominance, and eventually became the villain he once tried his best to fight against.

In addition to "Warcraft 3", Blizzard also gave this Lich King a lot of descriptions in the version outside of "Wrath of the Lich King". There is no need to mention the classic old-fashioned , Naxxarmas, and Stantosom, which are well-known dungeons, and after the end of the Wrath of the Lich King, Berval took the crown of dominance, Alsace and the Scourge had a new role in the new plot and setting of the Shadow Kingdom expansion. After Sylvanas broke away the crown of the rule and opened the channel to enter the Shadow World, the Scourge naturally became the "beating target" on the eve of 9.0, and Alsace himself also appeared with Uther in the preheated animated short film.

arrived at the last sanctuary of the Shadow Kingdom. The Lich King, who had been dead for a long time, also appeared again with the possessed Anduin, and finally ushered in a peaceful ending that turned into a completely dissipated soul. For Arthas, who was controversial during his lifetime, there was no plot of "save the Lich King" and no unconditional whitewash that everyone hates the most. Perhaps the most suitable ending for him.

Although Alsace did not officially come to an end until version 9.2, for most players, the Lich King and his story have come to an end from the moment he fell in Ice Crown Fortress . Whether it is the despair before the fall or the cold-blooded and ruthlessness after becoming the Lich King, through the joint description of "Warcraft 3" and "World of Warcraft" expansion packs, a tragic, cold-blooded, and contradictory character has become an indelible classic in the hearts of countless players. It is this in-depth portrayal that has successfully mobilized everyone's emotions in the plot and gave it a foundation for being very popular.

In addition, as one of the Warcraft expansion packs with the largest number of players and the best reputation evaluation to date, the new content of "Wrath of the Lich King" and the improvements to existing content are also important factors that many players can't forget. In the eyes of many players, "The Wrath of the Lich King", which has 16 five-person books and 9 group books, is not only the best expansion packs in history, but also Blizzard's pinnacle in copy and content design.

Whether it is driving a vehicle in a large battlefield PvP battle in Wintergrasp or punching a guardian or kicking Yogg-Saronhtml in Ulduar 4, or facing Arthas in Icecrown Citadel, who still has to be "invincible" by players repeatedly to this day. These arrangements of content all demonstrate the maturity of Blizzard's design at that time. It is natural for players to have more than a fresh and refreshing experience through this series of factors.

In addition, the addition of the achievement system and dual talent trees give players the motivation to continue playing. Achieving achievements all over the world and discussing the best career talent points with others in forums and other communities are not only a wonder among players of "World of Warcraft", but also become the "standard configuration" of many games in the future and will be carried forward.

In addition to the factors of the game itself, for the players of the Chinese server at that time, the agent replacement incident that occurred at the end of "The Burning Crusade" doubled the experience time of "Wrath of the Lich King". In order to synchronize the content, NetEase skipped Return to Naxxramas and Ulduar Crisis after acting as the agent of the national server, and directly launched the "Call of the Northern Expedition" version.

In less than a year, Blizzard released the Fall of the Lich King and the new expansion pack "Catastrophe". The tight time limit also prevented many players from fully experiencing this expansion pack that was widely praised on the Internet, and the nostalgia for it has naturally become a consensus among the old players who came from that time.

Things are getting closer and closer to us. With the release of one expansion pack after another, Blizzard began to add more and more new content to "World of Warcraft", and players' discomfort with the new content and their nostalgia for the previous content began to be gradually amplified in one update after another, and exploded with the "Shadow Kingdom" version.

Events such as the massive loss of players and the decline in financial reports also prove that everyone's requirements for World of Warcraft have become higher and higher. They hope that "World of Warcraft" can become fun, instead of blindly following the times and imposing everything on the game and players regardless of good or bad.

However, with the acquisition of Microsoft , Blizzard has also begun to make new moves in many games. In addition to " Overwatch " and "Diablo 4", "World of Warcraft" also announced a new expansion pack "Age of Dragons". The new talent tree, which is similar to the dual talent tree system of "Wrath of the Lich King", focuses the plot on the more familiar old friend the dragon and other details that can be found in the old version, which also makes this "Age of Dragons" anticipated by many players.

In addition to bringing the official server in line with the popular old version, the nostalgic server that carries the memories of players has also ushered in a new version of Wrath of the Lich King today. With this nostalgic server, players can finally fully experience the most popular version of "World of Warcraft" to date.