Double post, but whatever.
So as to give a little something to this thread, I might as well talk briefly about bookmarks.
Previously, we mentioned that the initial release would include solely the Eastern Kingdoms area and the Troll Wars bookmark. While the first release will still be limited to the EK, the bookmark situation is now different. At release there'll be a total of seven (7) bookmarks. I should also note that we chose the Sundering as year 1, which is important to understand the calendar in the mod. With that said, the bookmarks are, in order:
-The Troll Wars (12 May, 7200): Covers the Trolls Wars between the Amani Empire and Quel'Thalas (soon joined by Arathor). It is far from the rest of the bookmarks, which understandably might make it the least popular bookmark. It is still being included to provide variety.
-The Three Hammers (16 July. 9770): As implied by the name, this bookmark is about the War of the Three Hammers, fought between Bronzebeards, Wildhammers and Dark Irons, that sundered dwarf society and ended with the summoning of Ragnaros within Blackrock Mountain. But just because this focuses on the dwarves doesn't mean that other areas of the map won't be interesting to play.
-The Fall of Stormwind (3 June, 10000): Deals with the events of the very first Warcraft game, where the Dark Portal opens and the Horde sets foot on Azeroth, intent on conquering it for the Legion. This is the start of familiar territory for most fans, of course.
-Tides of War (21 January, 10005): Warcraft 2, starting just as the Horde launches its assault on the shores of Hillsbrad. Despite only five years passing, some massive changes have happened within the Horde, notably the death of Blackhand and the orcs, under Doomhammer, no longer fighting for the demons.
-Lord of the Clans (27 April, 10018): At this point you'd expect this to start at Warcraft 3, but instead we decided to push it back two years to when Thrall is leading an orc rebellion in the internment camps of southern Lordaeron, thus providing a more interesting starting point.
-Hunt for the Betrayer (12 May, 10022): Using Lord of the Clans instead of Warcraft 3 as the start point for the last bookmark allows us to have this: a bookmark taking place in the events of The Frozen Throne expansion, showcasing the hunt for Illidan and the Scourge's civil war in the Plaguelands.
-Drums of War (9 February, 10025): Finally, there's this. The World of Warcraft bookmark, showing the world such as it was during Vanilla WoW, including all the characters you've grown to love and despise.
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