This year's Midnight expansion marks the second act of World of Warcraft's universe-altering Worldsoul Saga, and there's tragedy on the way, whether it arrives now or slightly later. "There will be important characters that do not survive the trilogy," Maria Hamilton, design director on World of Warcraft, explained to PC Gamer. Nothing is safe, but when done right, these are the kind of twists that make sticking around completely worthwhile. Don't think anything's been forgotten either, even if it takes a while - potentially a long while - to come back up. Blizzard isn't "walking back" plans to remove World of Warcraft combat and UI mods: "Our goal was never to stamp out the addon ecosystem."