<s>
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Warcraft	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Burning	I-Application
Crusade	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
expansion	O
set	O
for	O
the	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
new	O
playable	O
races	O
were	O
added	O
to	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
in	O
The	B-Application
Burning	I-Application
Crusade	I-Application
:	O
the	O
Draenei	O
of	O
the	O
Alliance	O
and	O
the	O
Blood	O
Elves	O
of	O
the	O
Horde	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previously	O
,	O
the	O
shaman	B-Protocol
class	O
was	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
Horde	O
faction	O
(	O
available	O
to	O
the	O
orc	O
,	O
troll	O
and	O
tauren	O
races	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
paladin	B-Protocol
class	O
was	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
Alliance	O
faction	O
(	O
available	O
to	O
the	O
human	O
and	O
dwarf	O
races	O
)	O
;	O
with	O
the	O
new	O
races	O
,	O
the	O
expansion	O
allowed	O
players	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
Draenei	O
shaman	B-Protocol
(	O
Alliance	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Blood	O
Elf	O
paladin	B-Protocol
(	O
Horde	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
level	O
cap	O
was	O
raised	O
by	O
ten	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
70	O
(	O
up	O
from	O
60	O
,	O
established	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
)	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
that	O
;	O
a	O
whole	O
new	O
planet	O
,	O
Outland	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
with	O
associated	O
quests	O
,	O
dungeons	O
,	O
raids	O
,	O
zones	O
,	O
creatures	O
,	O
and	O
cities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
arena	O
system	O
allowed	O
players	O
without	O
The	B-Application
Burning	I-Application
Crusade	I-Application
expansion	O
to	O
partake	O
in	O
skirmish	O
matches	O
,	O
those	O
without	O
the	O
expansion	O
were	O
unable	O
to	O
participate	O
in	O
rated	O
matches	O
,	O
which	O
yield	O
rewards	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
point	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
arena	O
stages	O
were	O
introduced	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Burning	I-Application
Crusade	I-Application
expansion	O
,	O
including	O
The	O
Ruins	O
of	O
Lordaeron	O
in	O
the	O
Undercity	O
,	O
The	O
Circle	O
of	O
Blood	O
in	O
Blade	O
's	O
Edge	O
Mountains	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Ring	O
of	O
Trials	O
in	O
Nagrand	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arena	O
matches	O
have	O
taken	O
a	O
more	O
prominent	O
role	O
in	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
's	O
PvP	O
content	O
,	O
and	O
have	O
developed	O
into	O
an	O
electronic	O
sport	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blizzard	O
also	O
holds	O
its	O
own	O
seasonal	O
tournament	O
,	O
the	B-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
Arena	O
Tournament	O
,	O
which	O
pitches	O
teams	O
from	O
servers	O
all	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
Terokkar	B-Application
Forest	I-Application
's	O
PvP	O
contest	O
involves	O
players	O
standing	O
near	O
towers	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
capture	O
them	O
while	O
defending	O
the	O
towers	O
in	O
PvP	O
combat	O
with	O
players	O
of	O
the	O
opposite	O
faction	O
that	O
try	O
to	O
capture	O
the	O
objective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
examples	O
include	O
Halaa	O
in	O
Nagrand	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Hellfire	O
Fortifications	O
in	O
Hellfire	O
Peninsula	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
compete	O
for	O
control	O
to	O
unlock	O
quest	O
and	O
vendor	O
access	O
or	O
gain	O
factional	O
reputation	O
for	O
rewards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blood	O
Elves	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
as	O
hunters	O
,	O
warlocks	O
,	O
priests	O
,	O
paladins	B-Protocol
,	O
rogues	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
mages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Draenei	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
as	O
warriors	B-Protocol
,	O
paladins	B-Protocol
,	O
priests	O
,	O
shamans	B-Protocol
,	O
hunters	O
,	O
and	O
mages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansion	O
's	O
name	O
refers	O
to	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Burning	O
Legion	O
"	O
;	O
a	O
vast	O
army	O
of	O
demons	B-Operating_System
being	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
,	O
recurring	O
antagonist	O
forces	O
in	O
the	O
Warcraft-universe	O
and	O
whose	O
last	O
invasion	O
was	O
defeated	O
in	O
Warcraft	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Reign	I-Application
of	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
legion	O
and	O
its	O
allies	O
are	O
the	O
main	O
enemy	O
which	O
players	O
will	O
fight	O
against	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Burning	I-Application
Crusade	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Doom	O
Lord	O
Kazzak	O
reopened	O
the	O
Dark	O
Portal	O
to	O
Outland	O
,	O
flooding	O
Azeroth	O
with	O
the	O
ravenous	O
demons	B-Operating_System
of	O
the	O
Burning	O
Legion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kael'thas	O
plotted	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
legendary	O
Sunwell	O
,	O
source	O
of	O
the	O
blood	O
elves	O
 '	O
magical	O
power	O
,	O
to	O
summon	O
the	O
demon	B-Operating_System
lord	O
Kil'jaeden	O
into	O
Azeroth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Release	O
was	O
staggered	O
by	O
time	B-Device
zone	I-Device
,	O
with	O
players	O
queuing	O
outside	O
more	O
than	O
5000	O
brick	O
and	O
mortar	O
game	O
stores	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
as	O
midnight	O
approached	O
in	O
their	O
local	O
time	B-Device
zone	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
28	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Blizzard	O
included	O
the	B-Application
Burning	I-Application
Crusade	I-Application
expansion	O
to	O
all	O
players	O
who	O
purchase	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
17	O
,	O
2018	O
with	O
the	O
pre-patch	O
to	O
Battle	B-Protocol
for	I-Protocol
Azeroth	I-Protocol
,	O
Blizzard	O
included	O
all	O
expansions	O
except	O
the	O
latest	O
to	O
all	O
players	O
who	O
subscribe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
19	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Blizzard	O
announced	O
the	B-Application
Burning	I-Application
Crusade	I-Application
expansion	O
for	O
the	O
Classic	B-Protocol
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blizzard	O
made	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
errors	O
during	O
the	O
distribution	O
of	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Warcraft	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Burning	I-Application
Crusade	I-Application
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
1,600	O
copies	O
were	O
delivered	O
to	O
Romania	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
more	O
than	O
10,000	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
subscribers	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Collector	O
's	O
Edition	O
of	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Warcraft	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Burning	I-Application
Crusade	I-Application
included	O
an	O
audio	O
CD	O
of	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
including	O
21	O
tracks	O
of	O
the	O
orchestrally	O
recorded	O
music	O
,	O
composed	O
by	O
Russell	O
Brower	O
,	O
Derek	O
Duke	O
,	O
Matt	O
Uelmen	O
,	O
and	O
Neal	O
Acree	O
with	O
additional	O
music	O
by	O
Brian	O
David	O
Farr	O
and	O
David	O
Arkenstone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Burning	I-Application
Crusade	I-Application
received	O
almost	O
universal	O
praise	O
from	O
critics	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arrangement	O
of	O
quests	O
and	O
content	O
in	O
these	O
areas	O
was	O
felt	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
finely	O
tuned	O
than	O
for	O
existing	O
races	O
,	O
with	O
players	O
unlikely	O
to	O
face	O
grinding	B-Application
in	O
order	O
to	O
progress	O
and	O
an	O
interesting	O
backstory	O
being	O
gradually	O
revealed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
the	O
scenery	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Burning	I-Application
Crusade	I-Application
was	O
highly	O
praised	O
,	O
being	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
occasionally	O
breathtaking	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
introductory	O
video	O
to	O
the	O
expansion	O
was	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
hugely	O
impressive.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Warcraft	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Burning	I-Application
Crusade	I-Application
was	O
the	O
best-selling	O
PC	O
game	O
of	O
2007	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
third	O
fastest-selling	O
PC	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
(	O
behind	O
Wrath	O
of	O
The	O
Lich	O
King	O
and	O
Cataclysm	O
)	O
,	O
selling	O
nearly	O
2.4	O
million	O
copies	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
24	O
hours	O
and	O
approximately	O
3.5	O
million	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
