This brings us to the most intriguing, and perhaps unique, part of the series, something rarely seen outside MMO games. All the player’s actions have a consequence, and the NPCs remember everything! So remember that shop you rob may comeback to haunt you down the road. There are many factions in the game which the player can curry favor, the two most dominant being the Orc and Human factions. Depending on their stance the player can set to free the human race and destroy the Orc horde, betray humanity and side with the Orcs, or even play something in between and try and cultivate standing on both sides. All are equal options in Gothic III and all have some consequence for the player.

Burning Crusade is adding nearly everything we could have asked Blizzard for: it's got a giant new world, more levels to improve every character through, a very deep new craft, new ways to customize gear, hundreds of new enemies, new raids, new dungeons, new instances, new quests, and even two completely new races.

The new races will add powerful new options for players either on the side of the vicious Horde or the noble Alliance. The Horde's new members have been known for a while, the dark and beautiful Blood Elves. These elves are mortal enemies of the Night Elves, and are considered evil by the Alliance races primarily due to their reliance on dark magic. Very recently announced, however, is the Alliance addition: Draenei. These dragon-like creatures are very cool bipedal blue-ish gray humanoids from the same planet as the Orcs. They have a very deep and interesting back story involving fleeing from the dreaded Orcs and surviving in small numbers within the Outland.