Talented Fan Recreates Path of Exile Setting As A World of Warcraft Map
There's a lot of common ground to be found among Path of Exile fans and World of Warcraft players. Made by Grinding Gear Games as a spiritual successor to legendary hack-and-slash RPGs such as Diablo 2, another Blizzard Entertainment franchise, it's very likely that a person who plays Path of Exile has tried World of Warcraft at some point in their life.
The setting in Path of Exile was made by a New Zealand-based developer team, and the world of Wraeclast is an intriguing take on dark fantasy with a clear and bold Maori influence interwoven throughout, depicted with the Karui people. On the other hand, World of Warcraft's maps have become iconic with a distinct, easily-recognizable style – and one talented fan of both games had the bright idea of joining these two concepts together.
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Created by Azapls, who among other things also made a concept map of the rumored Dragon Isles expansion for World of Warcraft, this version of Wraeclast has been lovingly drawn in the style present on maps of Azeroth. While the trend of recreating maps in the World of Warcraft style is not new, Azapls' work displays such wondrous accuracy and attention to detail that one might easily mistake it for an official Blizzard map.
All the major landmarks are present, from the Vaal City casting its shadow over the Phrecian Forest, the Act 2 (and Act 7) location in Path of Exile, to the isle of Oriath from which the player character is exiled at the start of the game. In fact, Path of Exile fans might find some non-negligible amount of joy in following along their exile's path on this map, from their humble beginnings on the placid beach next to Lioneye's Watch, to
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