On October 4, 2010, Blizzard Entertainment officially announced the release date for the expansion: December 7, 2010, including for the first time a digital download edition at release. The game's official cinematic debuted October 17, 2010.īoth standard and Collectors' Edition content and pricing were announced on Aug.
Patch 4.0.1 on Octoupdated the game to new system architectures (as well as the new talent trees) for the expansion, Patch 4.0.3, released on November 16, 2010, updated the final pre-expansion core files ("The Shattering" itself, with the classic world changes). The "friends & family" phase of the World of Warcraft: Cataclysm alpha began on May 3rd, 2010, while closed beta began June 30th, 2010.
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm was officially announced on Augat BlizzCon 2009. Reforging will make its debut in game, while player classes will be fully updated, including new race-class combinations. Flying mounts will finally be usable in Kalimdor and Eastern Kingdoms, while the new secondary profession Archaeology will be introduced. It will include two new playable races: the worgen from the legendary kingdom of Gilneas for the Alliance, and the goblins of the Bilgewater Cartel from the isle of Kezan for the Horde. Set primarily in a dramatically reforged Kalimdor and Eastern Kingdoms on the world of Azeroth, the expansion set follows the return of the evil Dragon Aspect Deathwing the Destroyer - formerly known as the ancient guardian Neltharion the Earth Warder - whose fiery arrival from Deepholm, the elemental plane of earth, causes a massive worldwide catastrophe known as The Shattering.Ĭataclysm will return players to the two continents of Azeroth for most of their campaigning, after years away in Outland and Northrend, opening new zones such as Mount Hyjal, the sunken world of Vashj'ir, Deepholm, Uldum and the Twilight Highlands. World of Warcraft: Cataclysm (or Cata for short) is the third expansion for World of Warcraft. 8 Detailed expansion alterations/updates.