Everything Coming in Rage of the Firelands - Cataclysm Classic
wowhead.comThe Rage of the Firelands is descending fast upon Cataclysm Classic, and while it's often referred to as Phase 3, it is the first major content patch of the expansion. While it's not bringing any new Dungeons like Phase 2 did, it is bringing the new Firelands Raid, and a completely new dungeon system — the Elemental Rune Dungeons. So let's have a look at all of the content coming with the Patch, and see what might interest you.
Cataclysm Classic Phase 3 Overview Guide
In short, this is the content you can sink your teeth into:
- Elemental Rune Dungeons: Protocol Inferno — A form of Heroic+, rewarding Fissure Stone Fragment to purchase Phase 1 Raid gear.
- The Elemental Bonds Questline — Aid Thrall in a journey of self-discovery, and earn ilvl 365 Epic Cloaks.
- New Boss in Baradin Hold — Now with a second loot piñata, dropping Tier 12 and PvP gear!
- The Firelands Raid — The one we have all been waiting for, to kill Ragnaros (for the second time)! Even if he has legs!
The first of these two items will be available right at launch on October 29th, while the second two (the Raids) will be going live just over a week later on November 7th.
High Definition Textures
That's right. Classic is getting #SomeChanges in Phase 3. This was first mentioned at BlizzCon 2023 and was later datamined during the Cataclysm Classic Beta. It took a while before there was any official confirmation that it was coming, but it's finally here!
So what are we talking about here? You can rest assured that Cataclysm Classic won't look anything like Retail. Rather, this optional setting that you will have to enable yourself upscales many current in-game textures from 64x64 pixels to 256x256 pixels. We're talking gear, pets, mounts, and even in-game models like paintings, chairs, and whole structures!
In passing, you might not even notice these upscaled textures. But they do provide a subtle improvement to the visual fidelity of the game — if that sort of thing is
