World of Warcraft Cataclysm Classicis almost here. Set to go live today at 3pm PDT/6pm EDT, the updated expansion also got a patch by patch refresh video and a launch trailer to mark the release.
Now that we’ve arrived at Cataclysm in theWoW Classic timeline, there are undoubtedly many memories about the experience. Some may want to dive into the new content without going back and remembering everything that was added or changed, and of course, the story. Others might want to prepare to head back to the time of the Shattering in Azeroth, and some might want to prepare for things they might have forgotten since 2010. Blizzard has a video for that, detailing changes and story updates, patch by patch, from 4.0.1 (the pre-patch) through the end.
If you are simply waiting for the next World of Warcraft Classic expansion to launch, in 2024 expect a faster content cadence, accelerated alt leveling options from 1-80, additional features, and more. Many of these follow the original release, with the addition of goblins and worgen, new talents, trees, spells, the addition of Reforging and Mastery, Archaeology as a profession, and of course, the introduction of Transmog.
When the expansion goes live, there will be seven zones, nine dungeons, three raid dungeons, the Tol Barad 80v80 PvP zone, and much more. Of course, the new expansion features an involving story that comes along with a world shattering disaster. The launch trailer, Resistance, shows the efforts and effects of coming together in light of what has happened and is still affecting Azeroth during the Cataclysm storyline.
The WoW Classic team has been busy preparing everyone for this return of the game’s most controversial expansion (and inspiration for why Classic exists). The pre-patch is already live, and the update will go live today. Next week, on May 28th, PVP season 9 will begin, followed by May
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