Blog Topic Of The Week

From week to week, there's always something of note that's worth talking about. Sure, IGN's editors write plenty of news stories and editorials -- but we'd love to hear your viewpoint as well. We'll be posting a topic of discussion every week for you to write about on your IGN Blog. You don't have a blog? Just click here and register for a free IGN account. It's easy as pie!

Then read through the rest of these instructions and you could be the lucky owner of some World of Warcraft swag.

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Now that World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade has been released, it has a lot to live up to. People have given up weeks and months to WoW, and with the release of the expansion, it shows no signs of slowing down. People have literally lived off of fast food and caffeine, abusing their bodies and neglecting their human interaction, all in the quest to reach the new level cap of 70. While some have taken this hardcore approach, new gamers are being attracted to the MMO, as it offers up a solid experience and it remains to be the leader of this genre.

What are your two cents on the matter? Is the game getting out of hand, or do you think Blizzard is on to something? Are the people who are investing so much time of the game living in a state of hedonism, or are they just devoted fans? What sort of approach have you taken with the game? Did you have a level 60 ready to go, or were you more interested in starting up a character in one of the new races? Is the new content really that spectacular, or is it more of the same? Does the addition of Paladins to the Horde and Shamans to the Alliance balance the game out, or do you think it's a lame approach that takes away from the two factions? We'd love to hear what you're thinking!

How do you post? Just hit this link or the Blog This! button on any World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade page on IGN.com to set the correct blog topic and leave the general blog category field blank, then start writing.

When you're done, head to the World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade blogs index and see how you're doing.

If you're not competing (or you're a gentleblogger), browse through the posts from your fellow gamers, flagging your favorites with a thumbs-up rating. You can of course also solicit your fellow gamers and friends to give you the thumbs up.

At the end of the week, the person commenting on the topic with the highest thumbs-up rating will receive a WoW "Murloco's" t-shirt, and the WoW Trading Card Game, courtesy of your friends here at IGN.com. What are you waiting for? Get started!

We'll announce the winner in next week's Blog Topic of the Week update.

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