WoW

Okay, so when you set out to write a post that looks at the Horde and Alliance conflict in Battle for Azeroth, you have to look at certain things straight on and can't dissemble or try and evade those things.

You're not alone.

Over the course of 15 years of World of Warcraft, we've fought a lot of things -- big things, little things, some things as big as your head.

To celebrate the launch of WoW Classic, we've been sharing galleries of all of the game's zones as they looked before the Cataclysm struck Azeroth.

We've spent more time in WoW after Cataclysm than we did before it. This is what the Horde capital of Orgrimmar looked like before Deathwing struck.

To celebrate the launch of WoW Classic, we've been sharing galleries of all of the game's zones as they looked before the Cataclysm struck Azeroth.

Today, the long-awaited World of Warcraft Classic finally launches.

WoW Classic is bringing back lots of types of nostalgia for lots of different people.

It’s still sometimes hard to wrap my head around the fact that the original World of Warcraft zones were in the game for a much shorter time than their post-Cataclysm counterparts have been.

It's easy to forget that there's a cost for exploring Azeroth along with your friends, guild mates, and enemies.