To get a feel for the crowd's reaction to The Burning Crusade, I asked some of the folks patiently waiting in line for their opinions on the expansion. Here's what they had to say:

Xavier from Fox was looking forward to new features like the flying mounts. He wasn't too impressed with Blood Elves, but he's looking forward to the new instances, and The Burning Crusade is definitely on his to-buy list.

Thomas from Activision thought the expansion was wonderful; he wasn't enthusiastic about the Draenei, but flying mounts were a different story. He'll be buying it when it comes out.

John from California was impressed by the racials, as well as the new epic armour sets on show at E3. He found jewelcrafting interesting, and although he has been working for some time on collecting his epics, he's prepared to gear up for the next ten levels.

Tony and Mike from Nextgames came away from the stations full of excitement about the expansion. They were impressed, though they found that the brief hands-on time provided only a small taste of what's in store. As a Warcraft 3 fan, Tony was particularly excited about the Draenei lore and the new instances which will bring a retro feel into the game. Tony's a Diablo 2 player, and really liked the idea of jewelcrafting.

Overall, there's not been any negative reaction to the expansion -- the most common frustration was the wait until it comes out. There's a few months until then, and a lot of work in store for Blizzard, but we can't wait.