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Table of Contents
Basic Facts- General Information
- Latest News
- Lore
- Pre-announcement Leaks, Rumors, and Speculation
- Profession Changes
- Races
- Release Date Info
- Talent Changes
- Zones & Maps
Basic Facts
Release Date: Targeted for 2010- Level Cap: Raised to 85
- New Races: Worgen (Alliance), Goblin (Horde)
- New Zones:
- Revamped Zone: Nearly everything in Old World Azeroth
- New Secondary Skill: Archaeology
- New talent system: Mastery
- New guild talents and achievements
- Rated Battlegrounds, the return of Honor Titles
General Information
BlizzCon 2009: Cataclysm dungeons
- BlizzCon 2009: Paths of the Titans explained
- BlizzCon 2009: WoW Game Systems panel live blog
- Cataclysm concept art
- Cataclysm race-class combination matrix
- Official Cataclysm FAQ
- Rated battlegrounds and the return of PvP titles
- World of Warcraft: Cataclysm trailer
- World Events
Latest News & Analysis
August 24th through August 30th- Post BlizzCon News & Analysis
- BlizzCon 2009 - Saturday
- Arcane Brilliance: What Cataclysm will mean to mages
- Cataclysm dungeons
- Cataclysm, the story so far
- Class Discussion Panel - Warlock
- Guild leveling and talents
- Initial thoughts on the Hunter changes
- Mastery system and talent trees
- Paths of the Titans explained
- Raid Rx: Cataclysmic stat changes for healers
- Rated battlegrounds and the return of PvP titles
- The future of tanking
- Worgen environments
- WoW Game Systems panel live blog
- WoW Q&A live blog
- BlizzCon 2009 - Friday
- Archaeology and Path of the Titans
- Cataclysm concept art
- Cataclysm race-class combination matrix online
- Cataclysm - Zone video
- Goblin backstory and zone info
- High quality Cataclysm map
- Live blogging the Cataclysm new starter zones
- Official Cataclysm FAQ
- Opening Ceremony Live Blog
- Q&A with Cory Stockton
- Stats to be vastly simplified
- Worgen animation
- World of Warcraft: Cataclysm announced
- World of Warcraft: Cataclysm trailer
- World of Warcraft Preview Panel live blog
Lore
A discussion in defense of the new race/class combinations- All the World's a Stage: More possibilities for Goblins and Worgen in Cataclysm
- BlizzCon 2009: Cataclysm, the story so far
- Know Your Lore: Deathwing
- Know Your Lore: Gilneas
- Know Your Lore: Goblin
- Know Your Lore: Worgen
- World of Warcraft: Cataclysm trailer
Pre-Announcement Leaks, Rumors, and Spoilers
- Races leaked
- New race / class combinations found
- MMO-Champion posts expansion details
- WoW Comic #22 preview
- A discussion of the new race and class combinations
- Halloween masks reveal new details
- Blizzard files Cataclysm trademark
Profession Changes
- BlizzCon 2009: Archaeology and Path of the Titans\
- BlizzCon 2009: Insider Trader: Cataclysm professions
- BlizzCon 2009: WoW Game Systems panel live blog
Races
Goblin- Worgen
Release Date Info
- Release Date: Targeted for 2010
- Latest Information From: August 23rd, 2009
Talent Changes
- BlizzCon 2009: Guild leveling and talents
- BlizzCon 2009: Mastery system and talent trees
- BlizzCon 2009: The future of tanking
- BlizzCon 2009: WoW Game Systems panel live blog
- Raid Rx: Cataclysmic stat changes for healers
- Stats to be vastly simplified
- Totem Talk: Revamped stats in Cataclysm and Dwarven/Goblin Shamans
Zones and Maps
- High quality Cataclysm map
- BlizzCon 2009: Cataclysm - Zone video
- BlizzCon 2009: Live blogging the Cataclysm new starter zones
Last Updated: August 25th, 2009
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