Warcraft 2 was a masterpiece and it improved on the original in every sense. Located in the mysterious insect-infested quasi-Egyptian themed area of Silithus Ahn'Qiraj was the capital city of the powerful Qiraji a race of magical creatures under the thrall of an ancient and terrible Old God who was chained beneath the earth in ages past. Before and during the first coming of the burning legion Azshara was queen of the Night elves. Warcraft III owners can create free accounts and participate in regional gateways which helps reduce lag; players can create accounts in Azeroth
Her whereabouts after Beyond the Dark Portal are unknown and she is speculated to be either dead or to have barely made it to safety (as in the case of Khadgar and his companions). So even if you start off slowly and don't play often you can still up your levels and become a great contender in this worldwide popular Massive Multiplayer Online Game. You can area of effect the scarlet monastery graveyard (in Tristfall glades northeast corner of map) for a good 2silver - 6 silver per kill. See http://www.worldofwarcraftguide.us/warcraft-iii/index.html Unfortunately the Barrens is just a fact of life for Horde players - better to go do what needs to be done and get out.
New themes were added in the expansion. People places and units from the strategy games are finally brought to life in World of Warcraft. The Crusaders are intolerant of all non-human races regardless of alliance or affiliation. Blizzard states the minimum GPU requirement as a GeForce 2; while a GeForce 2 will run the game just fine at lower resolutions and detail settings it will do so at the sacrifice of a good amount of image quality. When you do put an item up for auction make sure you stipulate a buyout price for the item (just like the "Buy It Now" price available on many eBay items).
Through each race's campaign the player retains control of one or more heroes which slowly grow in experience as the levels progress. This experience is carried over to subsequent missions allowing the hero to grow throughout the course of the campaign. Back on Stonetalon Peak Thrall reaches the Oracle to discover that it is actually the mysterious Prophet. The Prophet informs Thrall and Archmage Jaina Proudmoore that Grom has succumbed to demonic control and that the two races will need to join forces to save him and suggests that Grom has a crucial role to play in the unfolding of events. The largest most powerful Dragonspawn (ie: General Drakkisath in UBRS) have wings as well though most don't. In the end Arthas prevails and Mal'Ganis flees to the northern continent of Northrend pursued by a vengeful Arthas.