Like I assume a lot of people here, I have a lot of fond memories of WoW when it first came out. My first character -- both in beta and on live -- was a Human Paladin, and I loved everything about their starting experience, up through Darkshire.Nothing about it was "grand" or "epic", but it was completely immersive. You weren't some Champion of Azeroth fighting Gods to save the world; you were just some guy, saving people from bandits.I remember -- vividly -- how excited I was the first time I encountered an Orc. I couldn't believe how much larger they were than humans (he was lvl 21, Orc Warrior I believe, also rocking the first "long cape" I'd seen in the game, just outside Eastvale Logging Camp).I know Blizzard loves those big "epic" moments -- and really, I think we all do -- when they are appropriate.Wrathgate was one such moment. Even though I think phasing is generally bad for the game, there was a ton of build-up to that poin