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World of Warcraft Classic revisits 14-year-old expansion Cataclysm next monthPre-launch patch lands on April 30th ahead of next expansion.
Pre-launch patch lands on April 30th ahead of next expansion.
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Image credit:Blizzard
World of Warcraft Classicis steadily embarking on its time-travelling trip through WoW of old. The next stop is apocalyptic 2010 expansion Cataclysm, which we now know is due to, uh,re-shatter Azeroth at the end of next month.
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Cataclysm Classic brings the almost 14-year-old arc back to WoW Classic on May 20th, following previous expansionWrath of the Lich King’s resurrection in 2022. Cataclysm follows on from Lich King, taking place in the wake of big ol’ dragon Deathwing, The Worldbreaker emerging from the Maelstrom, which causes all kinds of not-great things to occur across Azeroth.
There and elsewhere you’ll find nine dungeons to go a-delving: Blackrock Caverns, Throne of the Tides, Vortex Pinnacle, The Stonecore, The Lost City of Tol’vir, The Halls of Origination, Grim Batol, Deadmines and Shadowfang Keep, with a further three raid dungeons in Throne of the Four Winds, Blackwing Descent andBastionof Twilight. Two more raids will follow in future updates.
Cataclysm Classic Announce Trailer | World of WarcraftWatch on YouTube
Cataclysm Classic Announce Trailer | World of Warcraft
Before the expansion hits, a pre-expansion patch will introduce Goblin and Worgen as playable races, along with new options for various classes and the new Archaeology profession. The patch will also add transmog and reforging features for altering and upgrading your gear.
Cataclysm Classic will make further quality-of-life tweaks, speeding up levelling (as well as upping the cap to 85), adding content on a faster frequency, smoothing out the auction house, expanding guild options and adding heroic dungeons.
The move on from Lich King means that some mounts and pets will no longer be available, as detailed inBlizzard’s rundown- you’ll have until the pre-launch patch hits on April 30th to grab those, or can stick with Classic Era servers if you need a while longer.
World of Warcraft Classic’s devs recently spoke aboutthe decision not to have player-test servers for its Season of Discovery, reinjecting some of the janky, broken fun back into the nostalgic time capsule. Meanwhile,modern WoWis preparing for next big arcThe War Withinthis summer,kicking off new trilogy The Worldsoul Saga. As theMMOapproaches its 20th anniversary - good lord - there’s still plenty of life in the old dwarf yet.
