With his hatred burning through the cavernous deeps, Deathwing prepares to return to Azeroth on May 20th with the launch of the pre-expansion patch for WoW: Classic – Cataclysm. Witness the arrival of the Aspect of the Black Dragonflight that will change the face of the world forever, bringing ruin to some locations while others get a second chance. On the system side of things, Cataclysm Classic will introduce an improved leveling experience, new dungeon difficulty system, and more!
The new expansion provides players with 7 new zones, a set of new dungeons and raids, the introduction of the Dungeon Journal feature, and much more. The game will also receive the Boss-based lock system, allowing players to do the 10 or 25-player version of bosses in the same week. Cataclysm also marks flying coming to Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor. Alas, the Draenei and Blood Elf starting zones remain flightless.
WoW: Classic Cataclysm – Pre-Patch Features:
“The Cataclysm Classic pre-expansion patch ushers in the shattering of Azeroth and the changed landscape in Kalimdor and the Eastern Kingdoms, a variety of systems changes along with new class and race combinations, and the new Worgen and Goblin races. Players can also begin learning the new Archaeology profession, use Reforging to upgrade your gear, and more.”
- New Player Races: Goblin and Worgen
- New Race and Class Combinations
- Leveling Updates: Level through a changed landscape in Kalimdor and the Eastern Kingdoms from level 1 through 60.
- Class Updates: New Talents, Trees, spells and More
- New Race and Class Combinations
- New Profession: Archaeology
- New Feature: Transmog Collection
- Updated Character and Gear Stats
To refresh your memory on the original arrival of this fire-breathing dragon, check out the cinematic trailer for Cataclysm’s initial release 14 years ago.
