So in case any of you want a sneak peak at what's in store for us when Icecrown goes live, head there and check it out. The 5-man dungeon (or at least one wing of it) is available for testing.
Or if you're lazy or don't want to spoil it for yourself THAT much you can go to mmo-champion.com and check out some of the screenshots that have been posted.
Frankly I'm both surprised and happy to hear that non-raiders such as myself will be able to experience at least a taste of the "end expansion" content. Now I guess I have a good reason to keep collecting emblems for better gear. :)
I think it is awsome that folks can wrap up the lore in 5 man. It is supposed to be an epic dungeon with 3 wings. I cannot wait to run it. ;D
Also the new 5 man will drop ilvl 219 on normal and ilvl 232 on heroic. ;)
Well I doubt they'll be able to "wrap it up", but they'll get to participate in the end of the story, at least. My guess is either Arthas'll run off when his health is low like he does every other time (only to be defeated in the 10/25-man) or you will get to kill him in the 5-man but the "Lich" part escapes to the 10/25-man.
Yea it's nice to have non raiders experience end game like story lines and stuff. This is also cool because the instance is supposed to be pretty grand. I haven't seen it in the game yet but read a lot about it. The sequence seems really cool and the bosses seem to have more lore which I know a lot of you are very interested in.