Reviewing an MMO expansion like WoW: The War Within is a difficult proposition. Two things are working against you – the first is knowing any look at the game is only a snapshot, a moment frozen in amber, with future updates twisting and changing it beyond recognition. The second is the weight of 20 years of history pressing against you, with the current game being a gestalt entity formed through a series of decisions running back two decades.

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