Blizzcon opened with the announcement of the new World of Warcraft Expansion “Cataclysm” due out in 2010. The internet has been buzzing about this highly rumored expansion which will be 1 of 2 releases for Blizzard next year (the other being Starcraft II).
Included in the expansion:
- New Races – Worgen for Alliance and Goblins for Horde
- Level Cap at 85
- Race Class Combos – Tauren Paladins, Human Hunters, Night Elf Mages, Gnome Priests, Tauren Priests, Dwarf Shamans
- Revamp of all zones
- 20 Guild Levels, Guild advancement, guild talent tree, Guild Perks (Slower durability loss, cheaper repairs, mass res)
- Phased Terrain (like in Wrath of the Lich King)
- New secondary profession: Archaeology
- Path of Titans, alternative advancement where paths are not class dependent
- New mastery system
- New dungeons, raids, creatures, quests, artifacts, items
- Two new starting zones 1-15, plus a new zone for 78-85
- Will be able to fly everywhere in Azeroth (All cities in Classic world will be flyable)
Land/Storyline:
- Alliance has lost the Southshore
- Barrens split in half, covered with trees and vegetation
- Leveling in classic zones will be entirely new/different
- New land pieces rising
- Auberdine has been destroyed
- Horde base in Zoram’s strand
- Goblins have cut path from Ashenvale into Stonetalen from a small cave to a normal passage
- Azshara is the Golbin 10-20 zone, mountain completely moved
- Undercity flyable
- Underwater mounts (will feel like flying mounts) ability to walk underwear or swim
- Deepholm, elemental plane, use scar left by Deathwing’s passing to get into it
- Twilight’s Hammer now serves Deathwing
- Deppholm Trogg Town, travel ports
- Two Level 83-84 in Uldum, rumored to hold a Super Weapom
- New creature race, Tol’vir (stonelike cat creature)
Check back for more updates, and for a look at the trailer beginning with “As the terrible war against the Lich King continues, the proud defenders of Azeroth fight to secure a lasting peace. But there can be no peace when the world itself is devoured by rage,” and concluding with the ominous message “Deathwing has returned”. View the debut trailer here: WoW Cataclysm Debut Trailer
