Have you heard that there's an expansion coming for World of Warcraft?

If not, you probably live under a rock. Not only have the commercials for Warlords of Draenor been all over the TV, but Blizzard did a fun publicity stunt in Times Square:

My characters haven't reached Mists of Pandaria (the last expansion) zones yet, let alone WoD zones, so I have no personal experience with the new features. One thing that sounds very impressive and cool though is the new Garrison features. I'm still a little fuzzy on how the whole thing works, but essentially each character you have can have their own Garrison. Garrisons are customizable and provide game play benefits in the form of crafting/gathering bonuses, bodyguards, followers that will complete daily quests for you (I may have misunderstood something for this one), extra chances for gear (raid level!), and a whole bunch of other stuff. I haven't gotten too in depth with research about WoD since I'm still easing my way back in, but I did come across this graphic the other day on Reddit. It breaks down all the different Garrison choices and what bonuses they provide: http://blog.askmrrobot.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Garrisons4.png

It's definitely worth a bookmark, in my opinion!