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Beowulf. This quote is from a story written over a thousand years ago. An epic poem about men and mythical creatures, which climaxes in a heroic battle against a dragon. As for Cataclysm, I can tell you in one word what I am most looking forward to. Deathwing.

He is a devious, fearsome creature, and wielder of immense powers. Deathwing has been involved in the history of Azeroth for millenia. Once leader of the Black Dragonflight, he was manipulated by the Old Gods to betray the other Dragonflights, and almost wiped out the entire Blue Dragonflight single handedly.

This lava-oozing dragon is over ten thousand years old. There is armor bolted to his skin, to prevent his own power tearing him apart from the inside out. He has had dealings with the Burning Legion, manipulated the King of the Alliance and his powers over the deep earth have already changed the face of Azeroth.

While Deathwing sounds terrifying, he will be something I have never encountered before. That is what really inspires me to continue onward. I get immense enjoyment from tackling new challenges, and seeing new landscapes, new enemies, and finding new battles to conquer. Most of all, I love overcoming new raid encounters that require a lot of coordination, determination, and skill. I truly hope that Deathwing will live up to my expectations.

One of the earliest stories ever written was about men fighting dragons. Over a thousand years later, people still read this tale. I have read many stories about heroic warriors fighting fire breathing dragons, it is a part of human culture. They were great stories then, and they have become legend today.

As for me, I have my own history fighting dragons. It all started rolling D-20s across an old table-top. It continued to an atari 2600 game called 'Adventure'. From there, I chased dragons to a Commodore 64, where the world of Ultima drew me in. My dragon fights have spanned a myriad of consoles and computers. I get nostalgiac over the heady days of the SNES and Playstation Final Fantasy games. About ten years ago, I stumbled upon a little game called Everquest, and fell in love with the concept of raiding. Fighting exquisite dragons such as Lady Vox, dragons so powerful that you needed a veritable army of friends to defeat them.

Today, I spend my dragon slaying days in the world of Azeroth. Naxxramas was fun. Ulduar had its moments, but if you ask me, Malygos will be the encounter I remember. Actually riding a force of dragons into battle against another dragon...incredible.

There will be much to see when the upcoming cataclysm unfolds. In the midst of the chaos, even while the ground under our feet quakes and fires fall from the heavens, we have to remain vigilant. Another dragon will require our attention, one that we should not underestimate. We cannot know all that Deathwing holds in store for us. We will need to keep our blades sharp, and our wits sharper. If our luck holds, Deathwing will not know what we have in store for him.

...For the TL;DR crowd, I would like to include this Haiku, as a summary.

Deathwing stirs below
The maelstrom churns, hope falters
Our blades seek new blood

I'm most excited about making a worgen and seeing all the new lore in zones like Uldum and Twilight Highlands.

Every since WoW classic I have wanted to get a look at MT. Hyjal. For many years it has just sat there on the map like a hole in Kalimdor. I think it's about time they opened the Hyjal zone as a quest hub and look forward to completing every one of them.

So what am I most excited to see in Cataclysm.... MT Hyjal!

I've been away from WoW for too many years. What a great way to come back as a new race and a death knight! and try the game all over again.

Zoooomg Paladins becomming complicated whats there NOT to be exited about HOLY POWER DAMMIT ! Finally we're no longer a 2 bottum healer or a shiny clicking DPS.

and zomg its my birthday august 1st ofc :D

- Chloe

I'm really excited to finally see mount hyjal and fly into the world and see everything that was destroyed.
I am also excited to fight deathwing when that becomes available and to start a worgen and goblin!
I really am excited about the lore that will happen in the game and all the new music and 5 man's, Also being able to go to the MEALSTROM! After hearing about it tearing up Azeroth that will be a awesome moment for me and along with that also to go underwater and get a mount to use under there.

One last thing im excited about is the new race/class combo's

Sorry but there is a alot :)

I am most excited for Cataclysm because it is my best chance at playing a new class for the first time. I have played 3 Prot Pallies to 80 (seperate accounts :P), and I love it, but with Cataclysm and the introduction of goblins, I think it is the best time to try out a warrior tank.

As a tank I love providing utility to a group, and tanking in unique ways that make the game more interesting. My last Prot Pally was an Engineer, and it brought a whole new level to the intricacies of tanking, and made it a lot more fun. Now with Goblins and their (possible) racials, I think a Goblin Warrior Engineer would be the most mobile tank imaginable right now, and with so many quirks and so much utility that I am actually getting excited about a class I have never played before, and my excitement about an expansion is starting MUCH earlier than it normally does.

It's gonna be 85 level of an entirely new game for me :D

I think everything coming in Cataclysm is exciting, but the *most* exciting thing must be the ability to experience a brand new Azeroth. I'll be starting a Worgen so I can play through each new zone and see all of the new quests and how the Cataclysm has affected the world. I'm so excited!

I Play this Game since Beta Dezember 2004 :-).
I want to fly in the old Lands. I Like Goblins and Worgen. Please give me the change.

Well, this thread really got me thinking. What am I most excited about by Cataclysm? There are so many changes that it's hard to keep up with them all. I think, for me, what makes WoW in general the most fun is the social aspect of the game. I have made a lot of close friends through the game. So I think I am most excited about the new guild system because it creates a reason for me to bond even more so with my guildmates. I am also just as excited to see how others are going to react to all of the new changes in game and out of game. In general I believe that Cataclysm has made some very strong positive changes. =)

-Airoz
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Edited, Jul 28th 2010 5:59pm by gwendalyntsuki

Love to see the new lore

I am especially excited for all the new additions to the graphics and features Blizzard are adding. The new water and sunbeam effects definitely interest me the most, and I think that they convey a more "realistic" feeling to our already amazing Azeroth. Holy Power, Focus and the new Soul Shard systems I believe will add a new twist and challenge to some of the duller rotations for their respective classes. The new race starting zones appeal to my desire of reattaining the feeling that I first had when I had just started playing -- an indescribable sense of wonder and amazement. However, most of all, I look forward to slaughtering Deathwing with my great guild-mates.