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Cataclysm Beta: Throne of the Tides gallery
by Matthew Rossi 
Jul 30th 2010 at 2:00PM
Throne of the Tides is one of the new dungeons set to debut in Cataclysm. As you'll see from these images, it's also one of the most visually distinctive, with gorgeous textures, an astonishing color palette, sweeping underwater vistas and a raging battle between the elementals serving Neptulon the Tidehunter and the malevolent naga forces of Queen Azshara. (I just don't get to use the word malevolent enough day to day.)
If you don't want any spoilers (and also don't want to laugh at pictures of my group running around trying to figure out where the bosses were), then this gallery is not for you.
Filed under: News items, Cataclysm
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Jamie Jul 30th 2010 2:06PM
Nice shots, good to see there isn't a chocolate covered starfish in sight.
Jewbanks Jul 30th 2010 2:13PM
Im kinda not a huge fan of underwaterish instances and zones but it is fairly attractive. Also do we see neptulon being tainted by faceless ones at the end? thats kind of interesting
Banshkeed Jul 30th 2010 2:19PM
When I go through the pictures in the gallery, I feel like I'm lagging ingame. Anyone else get the same feeling?
Ethan Jul 30th 2010 2:39PM
It took me a second to realize that the picture wasn't a painting. Amazing.
Boz Jul 30th 2010 3:05PM
I'm going to ask something potentially inappropriate in the hopes I'm not the only one thinking/seeing this: Do the doorways in "Throne of the Tides" give anyone else a special warm feeling inside?
omedon666 Jul 30th 2010 3:13PM
My cetaphobic healer friend, and the rest of us that get healed by her in 5-mans, are very glad that this instance appears to largely takes place in an air pocket scenario. We might have to summon her to discover the place (if she saw a whale shark coming at her, she might die IRL), but at least we won't have to never see it when she's healing.
Looks awesome!
Hatchi Jul 30th 2010 3:53PM
I can't wait for that sweet sweet elevator.
Dreyja Jul 30th 2010 5:42PM
I am nergasming over the Kraken over here. I was SO hoping there'd be a cephalopod inspired monster somewhere in this expansion.
So. Happy.