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I'm looking forward to exploring a whole new world and fall in love with warcraft all over again!

Great contest! Thanks for letting me enter :)

What I'm looking forward to most in cataclysm is how much aggro will affect tanking, and how in response dps will have to manage aggro to keep from pulling off the tank.

Edited, Jul 27th 2010 11:56am by Tanker2

I love leveling new characters, i look forward to seeing all the new leveling areas and trying out the new progression that blizzard has in store for cataclysm. I also look forward to leveling a worgen and seeing that starting area.

the thing i am looking forward to the most is the new zones and the new raid content to see how it plays out.

I'm looking forward to the changes coming to the Shaman and Paladin classes - especially the Paladin class. I also am looking forward to leveling with the changes to the talent trees, and feeling like my choice at level 10 actually makes a difference before I hit the end levels.

I currently play a holy pally on live and I'm interested to see the new healing mechanics go from spam spam spam to a strategic approach.

For me, I've played since vanilla and have always loved the design of World of Warcrafts zones, I spent months more than I should have levelling my first character because 90% of the time I was exploring high level zones, dieing a lot. I still remember at low level going to explore Burning Steppes and finding Volchan, and 'raiding' crossroads at level 20.

As much as I love these zones, for me the magic and mystery of the old world zones have gone, so I've hugely excited for Cataclysm. I want to level a new character an experience the changes as if I was starting to play the game again. I know how much effort Blizzard have put into the new quests to make them more engaging, and interesting than they ever were in Vanilla, so it should be fun and interesting!

I want this expansion to be a success and hopefully if I get the chance I'll make sure Blizzard know if there are any problems. ;)

As a bonus, heroic Deadmines and Shadowfang! A shame they wont be in on release, but I really can't wait to have a go at those.

Ultimately i have been playing Warcraft since the vanilla days and have watched this game and its story unravel. I have never been in a beta test but always wanted to. I want to experience the new world and new history blizzard is writing for the next part of the game. Through this course my experience of this content can further strengthen the foundation of the games mechanics and overall experience.

The main thing I am looking forward to in Cataclysm is the chance to fly over Azeroth and see all the new sites that are had to be seen after the devistation Deathwing has put our land through. The graphics alone should be a sight to behold. Of course I am also excited to try the new talents on my hunter but, more inportantly to me is the look, feel and overall story-line in the game. I look forward to seeing all of my friends, current and the ones I just haven't met yet, in the new and exciting expansion of World of Warcraft.

Sgtfester-Lvl 80 Hunter
Colfester-Lvl 80 Death Knight

I'm excited to see what they've done with tanking changes, to see how it pans out.

I'd have to say that the most exciting part to me is continuation. I have really enjoyed the books and how they connect with the game and from what I understand Cataclysm will actually have story moving forward in the old world, not just a redo. For instance Malfurion is supposed to be free of the emerald nightmare and the alliance and horde are supposed to be moving into more of a war with each other. I also am looking forward to Deathwing's involvement in the world and bringing him down, he's caused problems for way too long.

The evolution of the world in itself is something to look forward to in Cataclysm.

Do you remember the days in early WoW when you found yourself doing quests for this Tirion Fordring guy? "Who is he and why does he want me to kill so many things?" you may have asked yourself. Well, after doing the quest chain, you got some insight into who he actually was and who he might actually turn out to be. He was part of the Silver Hand and banished due to him helping an honorable Orc. You learn just a little more about honor and your hatred grows towards the expanding war between the Alliance and Horde.

Illidan then became a major threat and Outland of greater importance. Tirion was forgotten once more. Your hatred of the expanding war was forgotten and the honor you knew only applied itself when fighting one of your own in a duel or challenge, no honor for the filthy enemy.

But, eventually, the Lich King came and we got to see Tirion Fordring -- the same man who spent his time alone, sulking -- finally snap out of his lonesome state and do something about the Scourge, to do something about the hatred that fueled the fires between the Horde and Alliance and try to unite the both of them for one purpose: kill the Lich King. Maybe, you think, Tirion can combine these factions. Maybe, you think, we can get along to take down this major threat and get along with one another rather than cling to the old hatreds.

And then Garrosh Hellscream found his way into the Horde along with Varian Wrynn into the Alliance. The old hatreds spawn again, and the game evolves once more.

It's this evolution that really does keep one's interest in the game. "What next?" is the question that should be asked about Cataclysm. What next for the Alliance and Horde? What next for Gilneas with Sylvannas expanding her forces so closely? What next for the Goblins in Azshara?

What next for Azeroth? This is what I'm looking forward to finding out.

Edited, Jul 27th 2010 12:07pm by pr3c1pit0us

Ooh, free beta keys. That's always good.

What I'm most excited about Cata is the entirely new leveling experience. If only you knew how hard it is for me to level 1-58, it's just so boring compared to WotLK and BC. Yeah, got spoiled I guess. :D
For Gilneas!