Warlords of Draenor launched on November 13th, 2014 - mere days after BlizzCon. At launch, players could level to 100, develop their Garrison, and gear up for
Hochfels.
- There were two initial leveling zones: Frostfeuergrat and Schattenmondtal. Horde and Alliance each had a zone.
- Leveling stories focused on the rise of the Iron Horde under the influence of Garrosh and Gul'dan. Players familiar with past expansions enjoyed the alternate reality where Shadowmoon Valley was beautiful, the Draenei had a flourishing culture, and Thrall fought by his father, Durotan.
- Building upon the success of cinematics like Wrathgate, the cinematic team developed cinematics for key story moments in every zone.
- Launch dungeons included Auchindoun, which looks radically different from the Burning Crusade version, Grimmgleisdepot, which was a unique encounter on a train, and a revamp of Obere Schwarzfelsspitze.
- Soon after launch, WoW celebrated its 10 year anniversary with an elaborate event including max-level Der Geschmolzene Kern.
- Warlords introduced rare spawns that dropped mounts in many zones, such as Sonnenhautgronnling.
- At launch, Warlords introduced new character models, the continent Draenor, the Garrison system, and the Toy Box.
- The Warlords Collector's Edition came with Zügel des Schreckensraben, Küken des Schreckens, a level boost, art book, behind-the-scenes DVD, soundtrack, and more. There were also items for other Blizzard games, such as a Warsong pennant in Diablo.