If such life without Wrath of the Lich King

DoyouthinkWrathoftheLichKingisjustwaytoocoolnottoperpetuateindefinitelyastheultimatevillain?WouldyouliketoseeArthasgetkilledinonepatch,whiletheLichKingreturnedinanother,kindoflikeKael'thasshoweduptwiceinTheBurningCrusade?Ordoyouthinkwe'regoingtogetourfillofLichKinginess-somuchsothatonceArthasisdead,theLichKingandalltheScourgeshouldjustdieforgoodalongwithhim?

Inresponsetooneplayer'squestion,"AfterArthas,what'slefttokill?"BornakkhasrevealedasurprisingtidbitaboutthefutureofWorldofWarcraft.Theansweris:Murlocs!That'sright.AfterwekillArthas,"insteadofaddingnewcreaturesornewcontinentsitwillbejustoneareaofendlesslyspawningmurlocs."Amazingfun!ThisiswhatI'vebeenwishingforeversinceIsawmyfirstmurlocsontheshoresofDarkshore.Perhapswe'llbeabletocollectendlessvarietiesofMurkypets,too!TheycouldgobyallsortsofcutenameslikeLurky,QuirkyandTurky.

ArthasandtheLichKinghasbeenaprettyhugepartoftheWarcraftstoryeversincebeforemostofuswereevenfamiliarwithit,andforsomeofusitfeelsstrangethathemightonedaynolongerbeapartofit.InourinterviewwithWoW'sleadproducer,henotedthatboththeMaelstromandtheEmeraldDreamwereonceconsideredaspossibilitiesforWoW'ssecondexpansion,buttheychoseNorthrendandArthastocomebeforethembecauseitseemedlikethestrongestidea.ButhowstrongisArthasreally?Couldheevercomparetomurlocs?

Ah...todream.Anyways,laterinthesamethread,NethaerastopsbytooandaddsherownmeditationonthepossibledeathofArthas,remindingusofamostancientquestionregardingtreesfallinginthewoodswithoutanyonetohearthem:"IfArthasdies,doestheLichKingalsodie?"ThisseemstobeaprettyclearindicationthatthedeathofArthaswillnotmeanthedeathoftheLichKing,andthatthestoryoftheLivingversustheDeadwillgoevenafterthebigbadprincebitesthedust.

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