Posted by Heartbourne on Friday, August 21st, 2009 - 28 Comments
Check it out the Cataclysm trailer and the new official Cataclysm page:
Perhaps the biggest announcement of Blizzcon 2009 has now broken: the new World of Warcraft expansion is indeed entitled “Cataclysm”. An interview with the Blizzard CEO on the live stream reports that they are aiming for a 2010 release, along with Starcraft II. We have received word that it is playable on the floor, so hopefully we hear more during the day
Some disastrous event occurs that rips apart the lands. There are literally huge chasms and breaks across the land, with once flat ground becoming rubble and treacherous. It appears that a lot of progression has taken place in the world; the Horde seems to have taken much of Ashenvale, for example. As the land is destroyed, resources have become much more valuable, and the war between the Horde and Alliance has erupted. Some of the zones have somehow erupted into new life, such as Tanaris becoming a more lush zone with some oases and forests. strongly suggesting some Emerald Dream content.
The Goblins of Kezan have been displaced by the Cataclysm, and they have found new allies in the Horde. The Greymane wall has fallen, and the humans there have been transformed into Worgen, although they can shift in and out of their wolf forms. The night elves, who originally summoned them with the Scythe of Elune, have reached out to them and they have joined the Alliance.
In addition, with the world having been revamped, flying mounts are usable in Azeroth. Its not clear how leveling will be handled or if the world will be phased.
The new level cap will be 85. A new profession, Archaeology, is implemented.
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By ledg on Friday, August 21st, 2009 at 12:40 pm
OMFG, that’s gonna be awesome !!!
By Littleraven on Friday, August 21st, 2009 at 12:50 pm
omg….that trailer…..this is gonna be amazing….im SO glad that blizzard proved me wrong and alot of the speculation was true
By Lar on Friday, August 21st, 2009 at 12:52 pm
I like th-I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT IT!!!
By Alex on Friday, August 21st, 2009 at 12:54 pm
OMG!! FLYING MOUNTS IN AZEROTH!
By Unforsaken on Friday, August 21st, 2009 at 1:02 pm
OMFGoic Deadmines and Shadowfang Keep FTW! The jokes players have made over the years have turned into reality!
By Unforsaken on Friday, August 21st, 2009 at 1:03 pm
OMFG Heroic*
By Warfather on Friday, August 21st, 2009 at 1:04 pm
OH MY MOTHER FKING GOD!!!
EPIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By Dylan on Friday, August 21st, 2009 at 1:09 pm
HOLY CRAP!!!!! IM SO EXCITED XD AHHH TRAILER WAS AMZING!!!
By Penegal on Friday, August 21st, 2009 at 1:16 pm
OMFG THIS IS THE BEST THING I’VE EVER WATCHED!!! THIS WILL BE AMAZING I’LL KILL PPL IF I HAVE TO BUT I WILL PLAY A TAUREN PALA!! WARRIOR FTW I AM CRAZY ATM LOL I JUST FUCKING LOVE THE TRAILER I HOPE IT IS AS IT SHOW THE FUCKING GRAPHICS ARE AMAZING OTHER GAMES CAN KISS MY ASS ABOUT THAT I FUCKING LOVE THE TRAILER
D: D:
By cocopuff on Friday, August 21st, 2009 at 1:17 pm
so everything seen in that trailer will come to pass allso another thing is that teh full extent of the XPEC or is their going to be more? anotherthing is i am not trying to imply taht this XPEC is going to be a fail cause all of the features except for making a herioc option for the classic instances sounds awsome but blizzard didnt do nearly as good a job advertising teh XPEC for example BC and and WOTLK had planty of shots of arthas and illidan you knew that they were going to be the center of the expenchion and everything in the expenchion led to illidan in BC and still leading to arthas.this clip gave one shot of netharian and referred to the threats of maelstorm my head is stil lfull of question will garosh be the new leader of the horde will malfurion come baack what aboutazshara ad thei r going to be submerien vehicles or the is the naga city or the broken isle will be included i nthe expechion
By madarra on Friday, August 21st, 2009 at 1:29 pm
yup all the leaked info was true
By lolwut on Friday, August 21st, 2009 at 1:37 pm
Azurko we need the code pl0x
By bloodysir on Friday, August 21st, 2009 at 1:54 pm
OMGGGGGGGG i want to be a goblin now XD
By montes12 on Friday, August 21st, 2009 at 2:05 pm
OMFG OMFG OMFG IM HAVEING A FANGASIM HOLY SHIT omfg omfg OH MY FUCKING GOD i cant wait for this omfg
By yodo on Friday, August 21st, 2009 at 2:27 pm
so that’s why they hotfixed worgen pets.
By Warfather on Friday, August 21st, 2009 at 2:36 pm
@Cocopuff
Plz Learn how to spell, u make my head go spinning when i read…
By lindana on Friday, August 21st, 2009 at 3:32 pm
this must be a joke…..
By Scott on Friday, August 21st, 2009 at 4:06 pm
Watched the trailer… HOLY CRAP THIS IS GOING TO BE HUGE! A 2010 RELEASE!!!! THIS IS GOING TO BE EPIC!
By Nick on Friday, August 21st, 2009 at 4:09 pm
i am a normal person, but please allow me to go into fanboy state for a few minutes…ahem:
OMFG!!!!WTF LOLZ PWNT THE TRAILER IS AWESOMEEEE!lolol…gonna make a worgen the second i install it!!!cant wait dammit!
By inkogni on Friday, August 21st, 2009 at 4:13 pm
i think blizz is killing WOW, wanst a much funn when the 3.2.0 came out.
now were going 2 have a HOLY COW on the horde side and shami dwarf on aly side.
whats next, a warior casting spells?
By Rendbend on Friday, August 21st, 2009 at 4:23 pm
After seeing that trailer i am completly awestruck almost every zone has been switch completely around darkshore is the new desolace and tanaris is the the new ashenvale
By James on Friday, August 21st, 2009 at 5:19 pm
I’ve found a feed that’s working to watch Blizzcon in HD Quality, its been live since the start now so I don’t think it’s going to be going down any time soon!
The stream is @ http://www.freestreamingonline.com
It also has trailers for WoW, Diablo 3, and the full events available for download.
Link: Watch Blizzcon Live in HD - http://www.freestreamingonline.com
By DeeJayDieSeL on Friday, August 21st, 2009 at 10:37 pm
as stated by others
Blizz, once again gr8 work~!
OMFG sick!!!!!!!!!!! omg omg omg SPAM! i want back on retail QQ lol
By OMFG on Saturday, August 22nd, 2009 at 3:07 am
just when i thought i was out… They pulled me back in!!
By Spwany on Saturday, August 22nd, 2009 at 9:05 am
HURRRY UP!!!!!!! I WANT TO PLAY THIS NOW DANG IT!
By Snowflakke on Saturday, August 22nd, 2009 at 9:08 am
I love everything about this but i have one question how is the levling path thing gonna work or is it just the new starting area
By Nalamin on Saturday, August 22nd, 2009 at 12:16 pm
OMG I CANT SPEAK I SWALLOWED MY TOUNGE!
By Aviz on Sunday, August 23rd, 2009 at 1:38 pm
OOOOOHHHHHH YEA. THAT WAS EPIC IM GOING WORGEN 1ST THING THIS BAD ASS XPAC ROLLS OUT IN 2010!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!