Blizzard announced a new expansion to their ultra popular MMORPG, World of Warcraft titled Cataclysm at BlizCon this year. Coming so recently on the heels of Wrath of the Lich King, Blizzard claims Cataclysm is the biggest and most detailed of their expansions to date.
World of Warcraft Cataclysm will finally address the issue of low level game play in World of Warcraft. Blizzard plans to remake most of the original pre-expansion WOW world with Cataclysm, changing many zones to provide better low level content, adding zones, and eliminating some zones entirely. A benefit of this complete revision of the original game world will be the ability for high level characters to use their flying mounts in Azeroth.
Blizzard will be adding new content as well with the Cataclysm expansion. There will be two new player races– Goblins for the Horde and Worgen for the Alliance. The level cap will be raised to 85, a move Blizzard states will allow players to spend less time racing to reach the new cap and more time enjoying the new content.
While some of the features of World of Warcraft Cataclysm will be available only to people who purchase the expansion, Blizzard claims the world changes will be present for everyone. Blizzard also claims that one of the exciting features of Cataclysm will be the ability to change land states as characters move through some quests. Thus, if someone takes an action that would change local geography, that change can happen and be persistent for that character.
