World of Warcraft: Cataclysm

For the warlock talent, see Cataclysm (talent).

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm
File:Wow-cataclysm-logo-580.jpg
Developer(s)	Blizzard Entertainment
Publisher(s)	Activision Blizzard
Platforms	Microsoft Windows, Apple OSX
Genre(s)	MMORPG

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm is the upcoming third expansion for World of Warcraft.

It is to include the races of the worgen for the Alliance and the goblins for the Horde. Flying mounts will be finally available in Azeroth. Deathwing has made his return into the 'real world' from Deephome, causing a new Sundering.

"Hundreds of new quests" and a new secondary profession, archaeology.

There will also be new race/class combinations, such as tauren paladin.

There will be heroic Deadmines and Shadowfang Keep.

Level cap increased to 85.

Information Revealed at Blizzcon 2009

Zones are destroyed in lava in Kalimdor and Eastern Kingdoms. The Barrens has been split into two, and is full of canyons of lava. Wetlands is destroyed, Ashenvale hit as well. The Maelstrom churns.
The goblins are driven from their homes on Kezan. They shipwrecked upon the Lost Isles, and have now accepted an alliance with the Horde. Possible classes at this moment: death knight, hunter, mage, priest, rogue, shaman, warlock and warrior.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many
The Greymane Wall has been shattered and the gate to Gilneas opened. Those within have undergone the transformation into Worgen. Under siege by the Forsaken, the worgen have joined the Alliance. Possible classes at this moment: death knight, druid, hunter, mage, priest, rogue, warlock and warrior.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many
New Race/class combinations. For the Alliance: gnome priests, night elf mages, human hunters, dwarf mages, dwarf shamans. For the Horde: blood elf warriors, troll druids, tauren priests, tauren paladins, orc mages and undead hunters.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many
New monsters.
Unearthed "Bastions of Antiquity". More dungeons than ever before.
Classic zones forever changed by the Cataclysm.
Ability to fly anywhere due to the Azeroth revamp.
Guild leveling system.
Path of the Titans character progression.
Ragnaros was banished, but has now returned...
Malfurion Stormrage is back from the Emerald Dream, or at least present.

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v e Table of patches

0.x – Pre-release	0.3.4 0.4.0 0.5.3 0.5.4 0.5.5 0.6 0.7 0.7.1 0.7.2 0.7.3 0.7.5 0.7.6 0.8 0.9 0.9.1 0.10 0.11 0.12

1.x – World of Warcraft	1.0.0 1.0.1 1.1.0 1.1.1 1.1.2 1.2.0 1.2.1 1.2.2 1.2.3 1.2.4 1.3.0 1.3.1 1.3.2 1.3.3 1.4.0 1.4.1 1.4.2 1.4.3 1.4.4 1.5.0 1.5.1 1.5.2 1.6.0 1.6.1 1.6.2 1.7.0 1.7.1 1.8.0 1.8.1 1.8.2 1.8.3 1.8.4 1.9.0 1.9.1 1.9.2 1.9.3 1.9.4 1.10.0 1.10.1 1.10.2 1.11.0 1.11.1 1.11.2 1.12.0 1.12.1 1.12.2 1.12.3 Classic Era 1.13.2 1.13.3 1.13.4 1.13.5 1.13.6 1.13.7 1.14.0 1.14.1 1.14.2 1.14.3 1.14.4

2.x – The Burning Crusade	2.0.1 2.0.2 2.0.3 2.0.4 2.0.5 2.0.6 2.0.7 2.0.8 2.0.9 2.0.10 2.0.11 2.0.12 2.1.0 2.1.0b 2.1.1 2.1.2 2.1.3 2.1.4 2.2.0 2.2.2 2.2.3 2.3.0 2.3.2 2.3.3 2.4.0 2.4.1 2.4.2 2.4.3 Classic 2.5.1 2.5.2 2.5.3 2.5.4 2.5.4a

3.x – Wrath of the Lich King	3.0.2 3.0.3 3.0.5 3.0.8 3.0.8a 3.0.9 3.1.0 3.1.1 3.1.1a 3.1.2 3.1.3 3.2.0 3.2.0a 3.2.2 3.2.2a 3.3.0 3.3.0a 3.3.2 3.3.3 3.3.3a 3.3.5 3.3.5a Classic 3.4.0 3.4.1 3.4.2 3.4.3

4.x – Cataclysm	4.0.1 4.0.1a 4.0.3 4.0.3a 4.0.6 4.0.6a 4.1.0 4.1.0a 4.2.0 4.2.0a 4.2.2 4.3.0 4.3.0a 4.3.2 4.3.3 4.3.4

5.x – Mists of Pandaria	5.0.4 5.0.5 5.0.5a 5.0.5b 5.1.0 5.1.0a 5.2.0 5.3.0 5.4.0 5.4.1 5.4.2 5.4.7 5.4.8

6.x – Warlords of Draenor	6.0.2 6.0.3 6.0.3a 6.0.3b 6.1.0 6.1.2 6.2.0 6.2.0a 6.2.2 6.2.2a 6.2.3 6.2.3a 6.2.4 6.2.4a

7.x – Legion	7.0.3 7.1.0 7.1.5 7.2.0 7.2.5 7.3.0 7.3.2 7.3.5

8.x – Battle for Azeroth	8.0.1 8.1.0 8.1.5 8.2.0 8.2.5 8.3.0 8.3.7

9.x – Shadowlands	9.0.1 9.0.2 9.0.5 9.1.0 9.1.5 9.2.0 9.2.5 9.2.5a 9.2.7

10.x – Dragonflight	10.0.0 10.0.2 10.0.5 10.0.7 10.1.0 10.1.5 10.1.7 10.2.0

Removed content	Alpha Beta PTR Vanilla 1.2.0 1.3.0 1.4.0 1.5.0 1.6.0 1.6.1 1.7.0 1.8.0 1.8.4 1.9.0 1.9.3 1.10.0 1.11.0 1.12.0 1.12.1 The Burning Crusade 2.0.1 2.0.3 2.1.0 2.1.2 2.2.0 2.3.0 2.4.0 2.4.3 Wrath of the Lich King 3.0.2 3.0.3 3.0.8 3.1.0 3.2.0 3.2.2 3.3.0 3.3.3 Cataclysm 4.0.1 4.0.3a 4.0.6 4.1.0 4.2.0 4.2.2 4.3.0 Mists of Pandaria 5.0.4 5.0.5 5.1.0 5.2.0 5.3.0 5.4.0 5.4.7 Warlords of Draenor 6.0.2 6.0.3 6.1.0 6.1.2 6.2.0 6.2.2 6.2.4 Legion 7.0.3 7.1.0 7.1.5 7.2.0 7.2.5 7.3.0 7.3.5 Battle for Azeroth 8.0.1 8.1.0 8.1.5 8.2.0 8.2.5 8.3.0 Shadowlands 9.0.1 9.0.2 9.0.5 9.1.0 9.1.5 9.2.0 9.2.5 Dragonflight 10.0.0 10.0.2 10.0.5 10.0.7 10.1.0 10.1.5 10.1.7

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