When I first started to play World of Warcraft back in my late elementary, and middle school days there, there were not as many races as there is now. An edition to this being the Worgen race. At this point in time into the assignment I figured it would be fun to go ahead, and try a new character (Worgens being this). A couple initial thoughts:

-Who is suppose to be represented by the Worgen, and with this is there a classic folklore book with a very similar premise, but its about a doctor? <—- Sorry, random thoughts

-Secondly, how they start to build the back round story to this race is a lot different in comparison to many of the other races. Analyzing this from a cinema perspective, there are cut away scenes to help tell exact information within the story line. This helps game developers to ensure a more common experience amongst the gamers. And generally speaking, World of Warcraft does not do this. A player may start with a race that has very talkative computer operated players, but at the same moment time a player can leave. This too, goes in a couple different directions.

Like stated earlier, cut away scenes help to enforce a more exact experience. Doing so in a reenactment, simply lets the premise be dramatized more which creates an overall greater experience. The trade off though in comparison to some of the older races, one can not break away as easily. It is more easy as a troll to say you are done with the initial quests, and can leave to a distant land when you want. With the Worgen, you must learn about how you came to be, then you are aloud to move on into the real world to develop that personal gaming experience. I never see one way better than the other, it just comes down to how a play embraces the experience, and act within.