Some people like to equate details with polish. Either way you take it, as a synonym or as an aspect of polish, the inclusion of them makes video games better. Blizzard has a long-standing reputation for going above and beyond in the company's titles, which is why they are still played years, hell, possibly decades after their initial release. During my initial run through Wrath of the Lich King's quests I mainly focused on the
designs and stories implemented as I grinded to level 80. Now that I am there, or on my second run through with the priest, I can focus more on the small details instead of worrying about my XP per hour. Yes, I take the game that far.
I've written almost a week's worth of articles on the Argent Tournament. They have spanned the gauntlet of
guides to
love and
boredom. I've spent thirty minutes to an hour a day in Icecrown killing
scourge,
Chillmaw and
riding horsies all in the name of the
Argent Crusade and the
five other factions. Three days, I've only missed three days of dailies. Yet, I somehow never realized that the damned Cultists actually ride on Chillmaw's back and head. I always thought that he summoned them during the fight. Definitely a detail that I just
flat out missed.
That was my own stupidity though. One particular that recently caught my attention on Solidsagart was the Murloc costume. Any interaction with murlocs is a welcome one, and the chance to pose as one was something that I couldn't pass up. After donning the
spare suit I took off towards the cavern to complete my mission of
deceit and death. Secretly, I have always hoped that the murloc race was bidding its time before the scaled, two-legged race took over Azeroth. I realized during the quest that either they aren't intelligent at all, or their senses haven't adapted for above water scenarios. Just look at how awful the suit is. The stiching is obvious, it waggles around my body in an awkward fashion and
my seeing sphere is falling out of its socket! How the hell did they let me get to Claximus without being harassed?
There are hundreds of these small gems spread throughout the game, so let's share as much of them with each other as possible. As noted, even "obvious" things may not be so apparent to other players who A) aren't very observant, B) too busy with their stabbing, C) pressed for time, or D) too busy leveling. What say you PL fans? What is your favorite small detail from Wrath, or all time?
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