Since the introduction of the Death Knight hero class in World of Warcraft’s second expansion Wrath of the Lich King, Blizzard had it set so you could only create a Death Knight if you had a previous character at level 55 or higher. That will no longer be the case. Blizzard announced today that sometime next week the rule will be changed and no longer will you be required to have a level 55 or higher character to create a Death Knight.
This is definitely great news. With the ability to purchase instant level 90’s, and Blizzard making the leveling experience a lot faster in patch 6.0, a cap of 55 was outdated and no longer needed. This is also great for new players who have just started to play and want to play the Death Knight class for their first character. More choice and less restrictions are always a good thing.
Blizzard also released a hotfix a few days ago. The hotfix includes some big profession changes, class balancing, garrison changes and some small quest fixes. For a full list of what the most recent hotfix does, you can check it out here.
World of Warcraft is an MMORPG that launched in 2004. The game has become the largest MMORPG of all time. Last month, Blizzard released Warlords of Draenor, the fifth expansion for World of Warcraft.
Source: Official World of Warcraft forums