2006


 * World of Warcraft is released in South Africa.


 * Patches beginning with 1.9.0 up to 2.0.1 arrived in 2006:
 * 1.9, January
 * Two new raid instances added: the Ruins of Ahn'Qiraj and the Temple of Ahn'Qiraj
 * 1.10.0, March
 * Weather effects added
 * 1.11.0, June
 * New raid instance added: Naxxramas
 * 1.12.0 September
 * Cross-realm battlegrounds added
 * 2.0.1, November
 * New talents
 * New NPCs
 * General early preparation for The Burning Crusade