BlizzCon 2009: World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Trailer
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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.
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.
Reader Comments (28)
OMFG, that's gonna be awesome !!!
omg....that trailer.....this is gonna be amazing....im SO glad that blizzard proved me wrong and alot of the speculation was true
I like th-I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT IT!!!
OMG!! FLYING MOUNTS IN AZEROTH!
OMFGoic Deadmines and Shadowfang Keep FTW! The jokes players have made over the years have turned into reality!
OMFG Heroic*
OH MY MOTHER FKING GOD!!!
EPIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HOLY CRAP!!!!! IM SO EXCITED XD AHHH TRAILER WAS AMZING!!!
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: D:
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
yup all the leaked info was true
Azurko we need the code pl0x
OMGGGGGGGG i want to be a goblin now XD
OMFG OMFG OMFG IM HAVEING A FANGASIM HOLY SHIT omfg omfg OH MY FUCKING GOD i cant wait for this omfg
so that's why they hotfixed worgen pets.
@Cocopuff
Plz Learn how to spell, u make my head go spinning when i read...
this must be a joke.....
Watched the trailer... HOLY CRAP THIS IS GOING TO BE HUGE! A 2010 RELEASE!!!! THIS IS GOING TO BE EPIC!
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!
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?
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
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 @ www.freestreamingonline.com
It also has trailers for WoW, Diablo 3, and the full events available for download.
Link: Watch Blizzcon Live in HD - www.freestreamingonline.com
as stated by others
OMFG sick!!!!!!!!!!! omg omg omg SPAM! i want back on retail QQ lol :) Blizz, once again gr8 work~!
just when i thought i was out... They pulled me back in!!
HURRRY UP!!!!!!! I WANT TO PLAY THIS NOW DANG IT!