Life after Arthas: what could Blizzard do for the
next expansion?  When Wrath was first announced and we knew for
the first time that we would be able to go to Northrend and
fight the Lich King, I had mixed reactions.  I was excited. He’s
the most iconic villain in the piece. We’ve been fighting his
minions since we were little level 1 nooblets. We want to see
where that story ends.  I was surprised. They were really going
to let us go and fight him? I had expected that as an endpiece
to the whole game, a nugget to somehow spread out through a few
more expansions first.  And I wondered … isn’t that the end of
the game? What on earth could they do next? With Arthas gone,
the whole game setting is going to feel diminished.  So I can
see a few options:    1. The switch and bait. He doesn’t really
die or if he does, someone else becomes the Lich King and
nothing really changes. Bet you feel dumb for getting all worked
up about this expansion now.   2. The omg I can’t believe they
did that!!! He wins. For the next