A new secondary skill, Archaeology, has also been added for all players. After training in Archaeology, new shovel icons appear on your map. Visiting these marked sites will allow you to dig up artifacts that will offer clues to the lore of Azeroth. Surveying for archaeology may become a bit tedious after a while, as it can take several tries to find the items you want to dig up, but it's easy to get the hang of, and folks who love Warcraft lore will surely enjoy this new profession.

Players with a few hundred gold will be able to purchase a license to fly in the old world, seeing Azeroth from an incredible new vantage point. Experienced fliers with a few thousand gold will be able to fly that much more quickly--the fastest mounts can now travel 310 percent faster than walking speed. There are also dozens of new flight points throughout the world (making biobreaks much more convenient).

Dalaran, the central city for the Wrath of the Lich King expansion, no longer has portals to the rest of the world (be prepared for plenty of "WTB portal to [someplace]" spammed all over the chat channels), but they've been replaced by class trainers, which is a nice addition. Previously, Dalaran had only Mage trainers -- all other classes had to travel to other cities to receive additional training as they leveled up. Shattrath's portals are gone, as well. New portals are available in major cities to new Cataclysm areas, such as Vashj'ir and Tol Barad, but even with the fastest flying and quick boat rides, it took more than ten minutes to get from Dalaran to Shattrath. Players who get tired of the constant quest grinding have grown accustomed to being able to hop around the world pretty readily for a change of venue, and the removal of these portals will be an annoyance for them.

There are items in the world that can help you get around, for example, a cloak that will transport you directly to a central city (a reward for working together as a guild), or a very expensive ring that takes you directly to Dalaran (which you can buy from the Kirin Tor). But you will feel the difficulty of traveling between capital cities, especially if you're the kind of player who likes to poke around, rather than power leveling.