World of Warcraft's next expansion, Warlords of Draenor was revealed at BlizzCon this weekend and we got the chance to go hands-on with the expansion at the show. With Level 100 on the horizon, a few of us at IGN wanted to take a stroll down memory lane to relive some of our favorite moments adventuring through Azeroth. Hop on your Netherdrake and take a look.
I remember when Zul’Gurub was first added to the game, and I set eyes on the Swift Razzashi Raptor for the first time. As a member of the Alliance, the notion of riding my very own dinosaur was too exciting. The fact it was green only made things better. Sadly, despite months of raiding ZG and returning to it frequently after the level cap was raised, I never saw it drop, let alone got a chance to roll on it. Finally, when Cataclysm rolled around, it was announced ZG was to be removed from the game. As a last ditch attempt I decided to go through the instance the day before it vanished forever, to see if I could get lucky. The only person I could find to accompany on my quest was a compulsive liar from my guild. He played a Warrior and was about 14. Within five minutes of grouping with him I was questioning how wise this decision was. As it turns out? Very. We made swift progress through the instance and took down the relevant boss… only to see the raptor mount drop. I can’t quite put into words the emotions I felt: elation at seeing it drop, disbelief that it had happened at the last possible moment, fear that I could lose to that jerk Warrior… thankfully, it was over in a flash. I won the mount and have sat proudly astride it ever since.
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