-While Watching the WoW Preview Panel-Deathwing's ERUPTION from his (and I quote) "Bachelor Pad"... has caused the Cataclysm. He IS what has BROKEN the world.
Yes... Deathwing IS the "World Breaker"... and Azeroth is changing...
WOO! Story and Lore. I'm loving that aspect of Blizzard though.
"Elemental Planes will be returning/entering.... the World of Warcraft."
The Worgen have an AWESOME back story... and it was decided that since it was primarily humans that became Worgen... it would fit best for the Alliance. (Besides that, they felt the Alliance needed a more 'beastly race'.)
The Goblins are basically forced into joining the Horde by what happened with them... and the Playable Race we will see is a different 'Cartel' or 'Clan' than the ones of Ratchet and Gadget and such. (The Horde may also need some 'Comic Relief' and the goblins fit that role...)
NEW FEATURESLevel Cap of 85 - They chose to only go with 5 levels in order to focus on more in-game content rather than leveling and such. The revamped Leveling areas and wanting to draw you back through Azeroth to see what's changed with the Cataclysm... They chose to only do 5 levels versus the 'usual' 10 levels in an Expansion Pack.
Darkflight - Sprint Ability for the Worgen.
(As it stands right now, Worgen will not currently have access to Paladin or Priest Classes.)
Rocket Belt - Goblin 'Ability'. Rockets them forward. XD Reverse Disengage... "Engage, if you will." >_> XD
Classic world revamp of every zone.New quests, art and items.
Guild Achievement System20 Guild Levels. Advance by doing your normal stuff and it will contribute to the level of the Guild you're in.
Guild Talents. Open up things like Reduced Repair Bills or Reduced Durability Loss in a Raid Wipe. Also things like Mass Resurrection. (SWEET. >_>)
New Race/Class Combos.....And yes, that WAS a Tauren Paladin... (And yes, one of the staff made the joke... "Holy Cow". XD) Gnome Priest. Dwarf Shaman... Just some examples. (And the quote was that "It seems Gnomes are now self-sufficient as a race. They can now play exclusively on their own if they want to." XD)
Phased Terrain(If you've hit Northrend or played a DK, you know what I'm talking about. I'm not explaining, but the example shots looked neat.)
"New Secondary Profession: Archaeology"New Ruins... Players can Explore and gain access to Archaeology Nodes and gain information... that will lead into the new "Path of the Titans".
"Path of the Titans"You choose which path you want to follow and will help to deepen your current Talent Trees. Adds Dimension to Character Customization.
"Mastery System"Allows a "Passive Bonus" in your Talent Specs as you go into your tree.
MANY NEW DUNGEONS, RAIDS, CREATURES, AND ITEMS.-With the Cataclysm, it changes old lands and reveals new lands
-You can fly EVERYWHERE now. No more "No-Fly Zones".
-Example of revamped world zones: A level you know now as a Level 20 Zone.... might become a Level 30-40 Zone. And it looks like the Alliance has lost Southshore... ("We checked today and you guys weren't defending it. >_>" XD)
-Aszhara will be the new Goblin 10-20 Zone. Many mountains are gone, a large quarry has replaced them...
-All cities have been redone to be completed as they are all Flyable now. (UC looks fantastic...)
7 NEW ZONES.(In addition to the redone Leveling-Up Content of Old Azeroth...)
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Mount Hyjal (78-82 Starting Zone)
Under Seige by Ragnaros. Malfurion Stormrage has awakened from the Emerald Dream. Both Rag and Mal are PISSED. >_>; XD
Darkwhisper Gorge will be part of it and has been occupied by Twilight's Hammer.-
Uldum 2 Dungeons in the zone. Egyptian Theme... With the Cataclysm, it was unhidden and revealed to everyone. Rumored to hold a Secret Weapon. (They called it the "Ul-Doom-sday weapon.) Stone-like Cat People NPCs... the Tol'Vir.-
Lost Isles (Starter Zone 1-15)
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Gilneas (Starter Zone 1-15)
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Sunken City of Vashj'ir (78-82 Starting Zone) Gateway to the Abyssal Maw. Underwater Zone.
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Twilight Highlands Grim Batol has been sheared in half. HQ of Twilight's Hammer. 2 new Port Towns. The Red Dragons have been pushed back. More Quests. Twilight Dragonflight is a newly formed Flight...
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Deepholm (The new 'Dragonblight') (Not actually "connected to Azeroth".. but it's where Deathwing entered the world. Subterranean Zone. Cataclysm Hub.)
They said "Talzaeus", but I believe that was the island that was destroyed or the name of the Goblin Clan/Cartel... They didn't talk about it when they went over the areas in detail.
New!
Underwater Mounts! They are said to be able to move as fast in the water as Epic flying mounts in the air do now.
Twilight's Hammer is
not to be messed with anymore... After all... It was
they who nursed Deathwing back to 'health'......
RAIDS AND DUNGEONS-The Firelands (Ragnaros... >_>; )
-Halls of Origination (In Uldum)
-City of Tul'Vir (In Uldum) [Note, this may have been misheard, but there
are two in Uldum.]
-Blackrock Caverns (It is in BRM, yes, but it will be a New Dungeon. It is not a 'revamp' of any of the old BRM instances.)
-Grim Batol (Dungeon & Raid)
-Skywall (Dungeon & Raid)
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Heroic Deadmines and Shadowfang Keep. (These will be Level 85 Heroics. Same layouts, but all new mobs and battles..)
NEW PVP CONTENTTol Barad PvP Zone. - Island referenced heavily in Lore. Melds the Wintergrasp Concept with the Isle of Quel'Danas. Basically Dailies in off-battle times. When battle times come, fight for control. Opens access to the Tol Barad Prison and more... VERY PROFITABLE Dailies... That was heavily stressed...
Battle for Gilneas - New BG.
New Arena Maps.
New, Rated BGs. Allows players to gain Rating to buy the gear without hitting Arenas. I like this idea because I don't really Arena, but that kills allowance for specific gear despite the fact that I'll go into pretty much any BG for Honor and Marks.
And yes, it was announced for sure, to clarify... They WILL be revamping Onyxia. They just didn't mention it in this Panel.
I am passing the hell OUT now.
And yes. I'm psyched. That is all. *falls over*
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