Cataclysm's Abyssal Maw Previewed By Blizzard
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iTZKooPA on Tuesday, September 15, 2009 - 13 Comments Tags: Lore, abyssal maw, abyssal maw details, abyssal maw lore, abyssal maw screenshots, cataclysm, cataclysm lore, cataclysm screenshots, deathwing, deathwing's path of destruction, elemental plane of water, elemental planes, legendary weapons, neptulon the tidehunter, old gods, spoiler lore, titans 
BlizzCon 2009 is certainly gone, but it is by no means forgotten. The latest, and greatest, convention to celebrate Blizzard's universes has given World of Warcraft players plenty of fodder for questions and concerns. Not to mention increasing the general hunger we reserve for all things Azeroth (or things in another dimension that happen to impact Azeroth). Even though the third expansion is a ways away, Blizzard has begun trickling out additional information and screenshots for Deathwing's return via the official Cataclysm website.
The Abyssal Maw, the elemental plane of water, was chosen as the first zone to be detailed. In sticking with tradition, the new page details the background of the zone as told through small snippets of lore. We learn, or are reminded, that the elemental planes are creations of the Titans to protect their creations from the elemental minions of the Old Gods (ie Ragnaros) and the natural destructive forces of the elements. However, Deathwing's escape into Azeroth rips open a hole between the planes of existence, allowing noble and nefarious factions to enter the formerly closed areas.
Blizzard manages to tease a new Legendary item during the description of Abyssal Maw. By way of describing the likely end boss of the zone, Neptulon the Tidehunter, Blizzard states that he "possesses a potent weapon that allows its owner to control the very seas of Azeroth." And it appears that players will be able to get their hands on the powerful weapon, "the artifact has remained secure inside the water elementals' domain... but that will soon change."
It's nice to see Blizzard following up BlizzCon with new information in such a timely manner. Hopefully the company can keep the flow of information coming, instead of peaks and valleys. In case you are wondering, the Cataclysm site is not bare outside of Abyssal Maw. It also contains the introduction to the Worgen with Gilneas and the Lost Isles for the Goblins.
Reader Comments (13)
FIRST !
/Clap
COULD YOU TELL ME WHEN THE "NEW" VIDEOS WILL START SHOWING AGAIN?
I NOW HAVE TO WORK AT WORK, WHEN I WOULD MUCH RATHER BE WATCHING A GREAT PROJECT LORE VIDEO.
I WOULD APPLOGIZE FOR THE CAPS, BUT I WON'T.
I feel as though you have ripped out my heart and now there is a dead spot right here. ( points to chest )
Regards,
Frosthoof
Frosthoof, give them a chance aye? they have got there lives to live and other things to do. watch TRS or something.
can wait for the new expntion, or EU faction change. Y FIVE project lore! peace out.
CANT * :)
Wow.....looks just like the instances in Zangamarsh......
yeah really, start up the vids again, it was the main reason i make project lore a bookmark. not to read but to watch
well being iliterate is not a bad thing learning to read can help you in some ways. so for thouse of us who DO like reading the bloggs S.T.F.U and dont read if you dont want to there is 0 point in reading threw a blogg and then typeing out a long ass complaint if you dont like it then dont come here till they make a video you wount be missed by anymeans.Back on track im loveing the new instance stuff..the abyssal maw looks very entertaining and since it's the first one we are going to get to do that makes me even happyer *i sence a war comeing.....ragg?..who's that ? oh he was a 40 man raid back in vannila wow. vannila?. yea classic wow lvl cap 60. 60! shitty it must have sucked to play like that. Uh not realy....
haha fail on my own grammer *people who DON'T* like reading bloggs
Oooh...
Looks like Im going to Vashj'ir first
I arrived at the abysmal maw, newspaper under arm, bad to the bone playing in the background, I couldn't find the handle to flush! I fear this great stink overflow will slow the release of Cataclysm. Upon consulting with the wow podcasting community, we decided to sweep it towards the Alliance camps in the area, they will never notice the difference.
This seems to be turning into another WotLK 'kill everyone you've ever heard of' grind. Neptulon, Azshara, Deathwing/Neltharion, Nozdormu, Ragnaros and probably the other two elemental lords will all be killed/killable this new expansion.
Remember when people used to tell stories by making up NEW stuff instead of just rehashing old content? Am I the only one who is a little nervous about killing every single force that was put in place as a guardian of the very Azeroth we inhabit? Once we kill the aspects, we won't be protected from the titan lords. Once we kill them, the old gods will come out in force. Once THEY'RE killed... the pantheon will show up and battle us all.
On second thought... all that would be awesome.
Think of it this way: that would mean that we would get lots of new raids and expansions! >=D