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** The Missing Diplomat quest line started in Stormwind and took players up to the reveal of King Varian Wrynn's abduction by the Defias Brotherhood. It was never followed up in-game, but did receive extensive treatment in the [[All There in the Manual|tie-in comics and novels]]. Come ''Wrath of the Lich King'', Varian suddenly reappeared in charge of Stormwind with a [[Darker and Edgier]] look and a [[Hand Wave|microscopically thin]] in-game explanation.

** The human kingdom of Kul Tiras is not even shown on the map, despite the fact that a large number of NPCs are stated to have come from there (including the entire human population of Theramore). Blizzard has openly admitted that there are presently no plans to formally add the island nation to the game. Gilneas was in a similar situation until ''Cataclysm'' was announced.

** The "Purification of The Ashbringer" subplot. The Ashbringer is a powerful holy sword, owned by the paladin Alexandros Mograine and lost when he fell to darkness. The corrupted version could be acquired in old Naxxramas, kicking off a quest chain that ended with the promise of purifying the Ashbringer in a future expansion. Come ''Wrath of the Lich King'', Darion Mograine, the son of the original bearer, gives it to uber-Paladin and general [[The Messiah|messianic]] [[Badass]] Tirion Fordring in the midst of a [[Heel Face Turn]]. Tirion's faith in turn purifies the Ashbringer. Players who owned the original sword were left disappointed.

** The Vashj'ir storyline, and the war between the naga and Neptulon's forces. Toward the end of the storyline, Neptulon is forced to retreat to the Throne of the Tides, and at the end of the Ozumat encounter, he is abducted by Ozumat again after players reduce Ozumat to around 10% HP. There was going to be a 5-man dungeon in the Abyssal Maw, in which players would go inside the third ancient of Vashj'ir, and among other enemies, fight the Battlemaiden they had been controlling in the past visions quests. Blizzard scrapped the Abyssal Maw zones, deciding that Throne of the Tides was the conclusion to the storyline.