World of Warcraft: Cataclysm is the next expansion for World of Warcraft. Dark and forgotten threats that have long stayed out of sight have finally arrived on our shores, unleashing a cataclysmic event upon Azeroth and now preparing more nefarius plans to take it back.
New Classes
The expansion doesn't have any new class. Instead, Blizzard will offer more race and classes combinations to players, some of them have been datamined on the 3.2.2 Test Realms.
* Human Hunter
* Orc Mage
* Night Elf Mage
* Dwarf Mage
* Blood Elf Warrior
* Dwarf Shaman
* Undead Hunter
* Tauren Paladin
* Tauren Priest
* Gnome Priest
* Troll Druid
Level Cap
The level cap in the next expansion will be slightly lower than expected this time around; 85.
This suggests Blizzard wants more room for expansions before hitting the level 100 cap. With less leveling to do (along with the revamped leveling listed below likely to increase the speed and ease of leveling), leveling a new race remains appealing for new and existing players alike.
New Races
The events of the cataclysm has caused two new races to seek new allies. The Goblins for the Horde and the Worgen for the Alliance.
Goblins
The Goblins have found themselves washed upon an island off the coast of The Barrens, their islands devastated by the cataclysm. As they strive to recover, they come across an Orc captured on an Alliance ship and rescue him. The Orc turns out to be none other than Thrall himself, and in return offers the Goblins a place within the Horde. These events are carried out in a quest line, allowing players to experience first-hand the reasons behind the Goblins' shift from neutrality.
It is unclear if the old Goblin locations such as Kezan and Undermine will be included in Cataclysm with the revelation of the Goblins' displacement.
Worgen
The cataclysm has cracked open the Greymane Wall, finally revealing what has happened to the kingdom of Gilneas and its citizens. The Worgen have ventured forth from Gilneas and sought help from the Alliance, deciding to join them to combat the new threats of Cataclysm.
Gilneas will make extensive use of the phasing system (much like the Death Knight starting area), to show what happened while the kingdom was cut off from the rest of the world and lead up to present day.
Last but not least, Worgens will have two forms and will be able to morph between a human form and a worgen one. Players should be able to pick both appearances when they create their character.
New Content
Cataclysm will be the first expansion not to introduce a new continent, instead making use of previously unreleased zones and revamping existing ones.
Classic Azeroth Revamp
A cataclysmic event caused by Deathwing and Azshara will change the face of Azeroth as we know it. Most of the new content for Cataclysm will take the form of a revamped Azeroth, taking advantage of newer additions to WoW such as phasing and daily quests. Most of the quests and mobs in the classic zones will also be redesigned to make leveling less painful. Some zones will change drastically to fit this, e.g.,
* The Barrens will be split into two separate zones of two different level bands.
* Azshara will become a low level (~10-20) zone.
Flying in Azeroth
Part of the redesign of the Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor is the introduction of flying to the two continents, allowing access to many new areas and quicker travelling across the large continents.
Unreleased Zones & Dungeons
With the addition of flying mounts to Kalimdor and the Eastern Kingdoms and the redesign of many zones, most of the previously unreachable or incomplete zones will now be made available to players. This is where most of the new content from 80 to 85 will take place. Some of these are,
* Hyjal (present)
* Gilneas - The Worgen starting Zone.
* Uldum (Most likely as a dungeon)
Classic Dungeon Revamp
Redesigning Onyxia's Lair in Patch 3.2.2 was just the first step. As most of the leveling will take place in revamped areas of Azeroth, so too will the dungeons, allowing players to use them to level from 80 to 85.
As far as I know, Ragnaros will also be back in this expansion.
Deathwing
Deathwing the Destroyer / Neltharion the Earth-Warder will play a major role in Cataclysm. Having been driven mad by Old God whisperings and turning against his own kind only to be fail in his attempts, Deathwing has sunk into the shadows. While the Horde and the Alliance were busy fighting back the Burning Legion only to then be beset with the Scourge, he has been lurking and moving things into place. After Lady Sinestra's failed attempts to create a Twilight Dragonflight, he again retreated to Grim Batol and succeeded where she failed. With his results seen in the Obsidian Sanctum, he has finally created the supreme Dragonflight he sought and plans to unleash it upon the world. But what of the Old Gods' sway over him?
Azshara
Queen Azshara will also play a major part in Cataclysm. Unknown to many mortal races, long forgotten by others, and believe to be dead by her own kind, she has not been dormant in depths of the Maelstrom. Having those around her transformed by the Old Gods into Naga after her failure in the War of the Ancients, she has become far more powerful and a greater threat than she once was. Not content with just Nazjatar and the depths of the sea, Azshara seeks to reclaim power and reign once again. With the true plan behind Lady Vashj's support of Illidan remaining a mystery we do not know what hand Azshara has yet played. The big question remains, is she now serving her "saviors", the Old Gods?
The Cataclysm
I'm still not sure who is the true end boss of Cataclysm is, but the cataclysm appears to have been caused by attempts to incantation to summon extremely powerful beings using an ancient incantation by Deathwing and Azshara. They're both very powerful, but the cataclysm itself suggests something more powerful is behind it, perhaps their shared past of Old God influence?
Source: LINK
Nie będę wstawiał na stronę główną, bo znowu od Barondo oberwę...
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MMO Champion? Ah jakja kocham takie dni...Tysiące ludzi myśli i spekuluje o tym już od dawna. A blizz pewnie nie może wytrzymać ze śmiechu czytając te głupoty...
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Ta... Prawdy do sie dowiemy na blizzcon.
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Tak wiem, Taureni Paladyni i Krasnoludy Shamani trochę demotywują.
Tak czy siak, przekonamy się za kilka dni na BlizzConie, czy to prawdziwe :). Ja osobiście, jak tak by to na prawdę wyglądało, nie kupował bym dodatku. |
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Nie no Święta krowa? Tu pasuję tylko jedno - LOL!
Wysłane po 32 sekundach:O i jeszcze gnom priest... |
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Zapomniałem jeszcze dodać orku magiku...
Wysłane po 1 minucie 14 sekundach:A najlepsze będzie to kiedy naBlizzConie cały świat się dowie...że cataclysm to zupełnie nowa gra xD |
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Możliwe, w końcu Blizzard już dawno ujawnił, że tworzy całkiem nowe MMO.
PS: Blizzard kilka miesięcy temu zarezerwował domenę LINK. Może więc i będzie to coś niezwiązanego z WoWem? |
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Taa oby... bo już mnie denerwują te wszystkie NEW EXPASION:CATACLYSM INFORMATION LEAKED
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Undead hunter i Tauren Palas, smiech ;D Undeady hunterowie to bullshit, ponie3waz niby jak nieumarlaki nienawidzace niczego maja kochac zwierzeta ?
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Tak, strasznie namieszane Tauren paladyn będzie imba Mam nadzieję, że to tylko domysly mmo, bo przez ten dodatek chyba dam sobie spokój z WoW'em. Co tu jescze wyczytałem.... Zmiana wyglądu krain?? Thousand Needles ma być zalane? Dajcie spokój... Nie wiem, co oni kąbinują, mam nadzieję, że na Blizzconie wszystko się wyjaśni.
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Dla mnie trochę głupi jest ten podział klas pomiędzy rasy, ale reszta zapowiada się naprawdę interesująco i nie mam absolutnie nic przeciwko.
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Moim zdaniem to tylko news żeby przyciągnąć ludzi do tego serwisu. Ja 3 miesiące temu słyszałem, że nową rasą będzie Panda
Happy Taurens come from Mulgore.
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Osobiście mam nadzieję, że przynajmniej część fabularna, o której pisze MMO-Champion okaże się bzdurą. Zamordowanie Cairne'a? Garrosh jako władca Hordy? Niee, to brzmi zbyt kuriozalnie :) Tak samo ten nowy miks ras i klas.
Swoją drogą, przez te wszystkie spekulacje ja po prostu nie mogę się już doczekać tej ceremonii otwarcia BlizzConu w piątek wieczorem. Zapowiada się uber-ekscytująco! |
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Panda była fejkiem ;). |
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PO stronie hordy gobliny a po stronie ally Wilki, w to jestem w stanie uwierzyc, ale ze garosh zostanie Przywodca hordy? To ja na Ally ide. Przeciez to jest kupa miesa co umie tylko machac toporem.
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