魔兽世界(World of Warcraft)是有史以来最流行的单一MMORPG，在其巅峰时期拥有超过 1200 万活跃玩家。尽管人数有所下降，但仍有数百万玩家每天登录以完成任务，寻找最强大的装备，并征服暴雪可以梦想的任何挑战——PvE 和 PvP 。(PvE and PvP—that Blizzard)
不过，这款游戏并不总是像今天这样强大。虽然一直很受欢迎，但《魔兽世界》的(World of Warcraft)开端有点卑微。当游戏首次发布时，它看起来与今天大不相同。
艾泽拉斯(Azeroth)的世界只有卡利姆多(Kalimdor)和东方王国(Eastern Kingdoms)。引入了游戏的第一个资料片《燃烧的远征(Burning Crusade)》，将世界扩展至其卑微的开端。如果您想知道最好的魔兽世界(Warcraft)扩展包是什么，我们在这里订购了它们。
巫妖王之怒(Wrath Of The Lich King)
虽然是魔兽世界(World of Warcraft)中的第二个资料片，但巫妖王之怒(Wrath of the Lich King)被公认为是游戏中最伟大的魔兽世界资料片(Warcraft expansion)。它不仅介绍了诺森德(Northrend)大陆，还为玩家提供了该系列有史以来最狡猾的反派：阿尔萨斯米奈希尔(Arthas Menethil)，前洛丹伦(Lordaeron)王储(Crown Prince)变成了巫妖(Lich)。
《巫妖王之怒(Wrath of the Lich King)》以其高冲击力的过场动画和游戏中可做的事情的广泛性吸引了玩家的注意力。(sheer breadth)这个资料片的一切都集中在一个奇异的邪恶威胁上，(evil threat)玩家(player fought)所面对的每一个小敌人都在某种程度上被巫妖王(Lich King)触动了。叙事是最强大的，但游戏玩法也带来了很多东西。巫妖王之怒(Wrath of the Lich King)向玩家介绍了奥杜尔，这是(Ulduar)魔兽(WoW)世界有史以来最有趣的突袭之一。
还有两个字：僵尸瘟疫。
燃烧的远征(Burning Crusade)
燃烧的远征(Burning Crusade)于 2007 年推出，是魔兽世界(World of Warcraft)的第一个扩展包。它引入了一个名为外域(Outland)的全新大陆，充满了传说。燃烧的远征(Burning Crusade)也将血(Blood)精灵带入了部落(Horde)，将德莱尼(Draenei)带入了联盟(Alliance)，为玩家提供了可供选择的新种族以及可供探索和征服的大量新区域。
燃烧的远征(Burning Crusade)还让部落(Horde)玩家有机会扮演圣骑士(Paladin)，这是一个以前仅限于联盟(Alliance)玩家的职业。相反，资料片让联盟(Alliance)玩家可以扮演萨满(Shamans)。将这些曾经受限的职业引入双方都在资料片中带来了许多有趣的PvP考虑因素，但这也意味着更多的可玩性，因为玩家竞相将新职业升级到最高等级(max level)（现在从之前的上限增加到 70 60.)
魔兽世界(World of Warcraft)总是有一个有趣的故事情节，但事实证明，燃烧的远征特别受到(Burning Crusade)魔兽(Warcraft)战略游戏的老玩家的喜爱，因为它融入了该系列错综复杂的传说。
大灾变(Cataclysm)
大灾变(Cataclysm)是一个有争议的扩展。无论如何，这将是一次史诗般的体验。不利的是，这个故事彻底改变了艾泽拉斯(Azeroth)的面貌。曾经流行的地区彻底改变，因为毁灭者(Destroyer)死亡之翼，一条巨大的龙，将大陆一分为二，彻底改变了世界的外观和感觉(look and feel)。
对于许多老玩家来说，他们最喜欢的领域是面目全非（安息吧，十字路口(Crossroads)）。这一变化并没有得到大部分粉丝的欢迎，但没有人可以否认死亡之翼的到来所产生的影响。
Cataclysm是(Cataclysm)魔兽世界(World of Warcraft)的第三个资料片，等级上限(level cap)从 80 级增加到 85 级。许多玩家期望完整的 10 级而不是 5 级，所以许多世界第一的成就在发布之夜获得，因为强力玩家争相成为第一达到新的最大值。
魔兽世界(World of Warcraft’s)现有天赋系统(talent system)的变化也与许多玩家持平，但为未来的魔兽(World)世界(Warcraft)扩展奠定了基调，并为故事团队提供了充足(story team plenty)的素材。
军团(Legion)
考虑到玩家基础(player base)的接受度，将许多后来的魔兽世界(World of Warcraft)扩展称为“有争议的”有点大方。许多老玩家觉得暴雪(Blizzard)对升级系统所做的改变过于简化了游戏，并消除了所有的挑战。
这些玩家渴望的是原版魔兽(WoW)世界的无尽磨练，而不是新游戏的争分夺秒。然而，这并没有阻止新人以他们自己的凶猛热爱军团。(Legion)
2016 年的资料片是最好的资料片之一，因为它在长期干旱后为游戏引入了一个新职业：恶魔猎手(Demon Hunter)。这个新职业带来了新的区域、更高的等级上限(level cap)以及需要时间和精力(time and effort)才能升级到最强大形式的神器武器。Legion还带来了一个广阔的故事情节，让传说的粉丝沉浸其中，并让他们在探索故事的每一个角落和缝隙时连续几个小时粘在电脑上。(nook and cranny)
这四个是迄今为止魔兽世界最好的资料片，尽管(World of Warcraft)暴雪(Blizzard)仍有足够的空间推出更多资料片。最近发布的《魔兽世界经典(World of Warcraft Classic,)》是原版1(level 1)到 60 级游戏玩法的真实版本，让许多玩家从退休后重新体验艾泽拉斯(Azeroth)世界。谁知道？也许暴雪(Blizzard)可能会推出燃烧的远征(Burning Crusade) 经典，(Classic,)只要有机会再次重温黑暗之门(Dark Portal)的战斗。
你最喜欢的魔兽世界扩展包是什么？你有玩游戏的美好回忆吗？请在下面的评论中告诉我们。(What is your favorite World of Warcraft expansion? Do you have fond memories of playing the game? Let us know in the comments below. )
The 4 Best World of Warcraft Expansions
World of Warcraft is the single most popular MMORPG that has ever existed, with more than 12 million active players at its peak. Although numbers have declined, there are still millions of players that log in on a daily basis to grind out quests, seek the greatest gear, and conquer whatever challenges—both PvE and PvP—that Blizzard can dream up.
The game was not always the powerhouse it is today, though. While always popular, World of Warcraft started with somewhat more humble beginnings. When the game first launched, it looked much different than it does today.
The world of Azeroth consisted only of Kalimdor and the Eastern Kingdoms. It took the introduction of the game’s first expansion, Burning Crusade, to expand the world beyond its humble beginnings. If you’ve ever wondered what the best World of Warcraft expansions are, we have ordered them here.
Wrath Of The Lich King
Although it is the second expansion in the World of Warcraft universe, Wrath of the Lich King is highly regarded as the single greatest World of Warcraft expansion to come to the game. Not only did it introduce the continent of Northrend, but it gave players the most cunning villain the series has ever seen: Arthas Menethil, the former Crown Prince of Lordaeron turned Lich.
Wrath of the Lich King grabbed players’ attention with its high-impact cut scenes and the sheer breadth of things to do in the game. Everything about this expansion focused on a singular evil threat, and every minor foe a player fought was in some way touched by the Lich King. The narrative was at its most powerful, but the gameplay also brought a lot to the table. Wrath of the Lich King introduced players to Ulduar, one of the most fun raids WoW has ever had.
Also, two words: Zombie Plague.
Burning Crusade
Launched in 2007, Burning Crusade was the first expansion to World of Warcraft. It introduced a brand-new continent called Outland that was chock-full of lore. Burning Crusade also brought the Blood Elves to the Horde and the Draenei to the Alliance, giving players new races to choose from and a host of new regions to explore and conquer.
Burning Crusade also gave Horde players the chance to play as a Paladin, a class previously restricted solely to Alliance players. Conversely, the expansion gave Alliance players the ability to play as Shamans. Introducing these once-restricted classes to either side brought a number of interesting PvP considerations in the expansion, but it also meant a lot more replayability as players raced to level new classes up to the max level (now increased to 70 from the previous cap of 60.)
World of Warcraft always had an interesting storyline, but Burning Crusade proved to be particularly endearing to long-time players of the Warcraft strategy games due to the way it dove into the intricate lore of the series.
Cataclysm
Cataclysm was something of a controversial expansion. By all accounts, it was set to be an epic experience. The downside was that the story completely changed the face of Azeroth. Once-popular areas were completely changed as Deathwing the Destroyer, a massive dragon, literally split continents in half and completely changed the look and feel of the world.
For many long-time players, their favorite areas were unrecognizable (rest in peace, Crossroads.) This change was not well-received by a large portion of the fanbase, but no one can deny the impact that Deathwing’s arrival had.
Cataclysm was the third expansion to World of Warcraft and increased the level cap from 80 to 85. Many players expected a full 10 levels rather than five, so many world-first achievements were earned the night of release as power gamers raced to be the first to reach the new max.
The changes to World of Warcraft’s existing talent system also fell flat with many players, but set the tone for future World of Warcraft expansions and gave the story team plenty of fodder to work with.
Legion
Calling many of the later World of Warcraft expansions “controversial” would be a bit generous given their reception by the player base. Many long-time players felt the changes Blizzard made to the leveling systems simplified the game too much and removed all challenge from it.
These players longed for the endless grind of vanilla WoW, not the race-to-the-top leveling of the new games. However, that didn’t stop newcomers from loving Legion with a ferocity all their own.
The 2016 expansion is one of the best because it introduced a new class to the game after a longtime drought: the Demon Hunter. With this new class came new zones, an increased level cap, and artifact weapons that take time and effort to level to their most powerful forms. Legion also came with an expansive storyline that immersed fans of the lore and kept them glued to their PCs for hours on end as they explored every nook and cranny of the story.
These four are the best expansions to World of Warcraft to date, although there is still plenty of room for Blizzard to launch more expansions. The recent release of World of Warcraft Classic, a true-to-form version of the original level 1 to 60 gameplay, has brought many players out of retirement to experience the world of Azeroth all over again. Who knows? Perhaps Blizzard might launch Burning Crusade Classic, if only for the chance to relive the battle for the Dark Portal once more.
What is your favorite World of Warcraft expansion? Do you have fond memories of playing the game? Let us know in the comments below.
