During this time, "World of Warcraft" has also been promoted.
For example, the map in the game: Azeroth.
Compared to the Azeroth map scroll that flashed by in the first trailer.
There is a more complete map on the official website.
Thunder Bluff, Stormwind City, Ironforge, Silvermoon City, Exodar…
These place names familiar to players, as well as some place names that were not mentioned in previous "Warcraft" games and did not appear in the Starfall World, but were only presented as collectibles, appeared before the players.
At the same time, in the Starfall World, many players found that more content had been unlocked.
For example, some NPCs can be interacted with, and from them, players can learn about some rumors on the continent of Azeroth.
With a little bit of information released, it can be said that many players were incredibly excited.
Some players were even too excited to choose to return to the PC platform to experience "Warcraft" again.
After so many years, although the graphics of "Warcraft" are no longer top-notch.
However, the rich RPG maps still made many players a little addicted as they played.
Thanks to the stimulus from the news of "World of Warcraft," this game, which had been out for six years, once again became the game with the most concurrent players on the Nebula Games platform.
And just as players were discussing when "World of Warcraft" would be released, and whether it was just a dream Lucas was selling them.
Players who logged into Starfall World in CosmosVR again were immediately excited.
Because new content had appeared.
And what made them even more excited was that compared to the previous trailers.
The subject of this CG animation was a figure they were very familiar with.
That familiar man, whether they liked him or not, had awakened.
6 years had passed in reality, and Arthas, who had only passed 4 years in the game, reappeared before the players.
At this point, Arthas had successfully merged with the power of the Lich King.
At the same time, he officially bid farewell to his past.
He was the new Lich King.
'Child...'
'When you were born.'
'The forests of Lordaeron whispered your name...'
'Arthas...'
Under the ice-covered Helm of Domination, a pair of eyes shining with azure light suddenly opened.
At the same time, cracks began to appear on the ice frozen on Arthas's armor.
Arthas has awakened!
The next moment, the camera cut to a world covered in ice and snow.
In the distance, the sky was dazzlingly bright on one side and dim on the other, seemingly symbolizing light and darkness.
But the wind and snow swept in, obscuring the sky.
Everything within sight was pale, and there was not a trace of life on the entire ice field.
In the vast world of ice and snow, the awakened Arthas slowly walked towards the edge of a cliff.
In this world covered by white snow, he was alone.
Arthas reached the boundary, and Arthas, who had now transformed into the Lich King, slowly squatted down.
He extended his right hand and brushed away the accumulated snow on the ground, revealing the ice layer beneath.
Then, as if sensing something, he stood up from the ground, lifted his cloak, and at his waist was the infamous artifact that led Arthas to become the Lich King—Frostmourne.
At the same time, the background voice sounded again.
It was the voice of Arthas's former father, the old King Terenas.
'Child...'
'I watched with pride as you grew day by day.'
'Becoming the embodiment of justice.'
As the narration continued, Arthas slowly swung Frostmourne.
Light emanated from the tip of Frostmourne.
The world began to tremble, and the blizzard on the snowfield intensified.
Then Arthas plunged Frostmourne into the ice layer.
Powerful energy erupted from Frostmourne.
The ice layer on the ground cracked, and a steady stream of power was transmitted beneath the ice.
This immense power even created an ice and snow storm.
With a creaking and rumbling sound.
A terrifying skeletal monster broke through the ice from underground.
Azure light enveloped its entire skeleton, like flames.
This was a dragon that had died. Heavily wounded, it could not fly to Icecrown Glacier to rest and could only meet its despairing end in Icecrown Glacier.
And the immense hatred in its heart was felt by the Lich King.
Under the powerful and evil force, Sindragosa, the blue dragon that had once died, transformed into an ice dragon at this moment and once again saw the light of day.
It climbed to the highest point of the snowfield, flapped its bone wings, let out a thunderous roar, and then leaped into the air, circling above the snowfield.
'You must remember, we have always ruled this kingdom with wisdom and strength.'
'I also believe that you will use your great power wisely.'
At the same time, the dead soldiers buried under the ice layer broke through the ice as undead warriors, letting out thunderous roars like Sindragosa.
These long-dead soldiers were resurrected by this evil and powerful force and swore allegiance to their supreme king.
'But... true victory is to inspire the fighting spirit in the hearts of your people.'
'I tell you this, one day, my life will reach its end.'
The frost dragon hunched behind him, and countless undead warriors crawled out.
The camera finally focused on Arthas's face.
His eyes were dead and emotionless, his white hair floated in the air.
'And you, will be crowned king.'
As the old king's words fell, the screen immediately went dark.
The old king's prophecies were like actors with flags stuck all over them, none of them coming true.
Only the last sentence: [Crowned king].
But it was not the King of Lordaeron the old king had hoped for, but the new master of the Scourge.
The Lich King, who was about to conquer all of Azeroth.
...
This CG animation, which lasted several minutes, was the promotional video for "Wrath of the Lich King" from the previous life's "World of Warcraft".
In the official version, Lucas would naturally not directly evolve to "Wrath of the Lich King".
Instead, he would update slowly according to the earliest timeline, but with system optimizations, and then gradually reveal the content to the players, including various raid dungeons, new classes, races, and higher-level caps.
But future plans are future plans, and there's no need to worry about the promotion.
Selling a dream?
As a game designer, is it too much to sell a dream?
Moreover, players would eventually get to see the content of the "Wrath of the Lich King" version.
It's just that the timing might be a little bit delayed.
(End of this chapter)
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