What I'm looking forward too the most in Cataclysm is the old world changes, such as gnomes reclaiming Gnomergan and Trolls taking back control of Echo Isles. I'm also looking forward to the newfound leaders for both the Orcs and Tauren. But what intrigues me the most is the changes to the land which really give old world flare again, because I've recently been leveling alts when it hit me that I was getting bored, not with the quests but with the atmosphere itself, so I think the changes to the land are going to be good for both altoholics and newbies alike.
I'm also looking forward to archaelogy, which hasn't been gone into too much detail yet but it looks like an interesting new profession, not to mention it's a secondary one. I'm not all too hyped up about the new races but I like the return of Mount Hyjal, but it being revamped as a questing area that revolves around Ragnaros mainly.
The new race/class combinations are interesting, I remember back in Vanilla WoW when being a human hunter or a tauren paladin was more made fun of then pondered upon seriously. I look forward to leveling a troll druid or a dwarf shaman. And while I'm on the topic of classes I have to say that I like the new starting spells, such as Hunter's starting out with Steady Shot. The new talents please me as well, because as a long time WoW player (I've played since the Vanilla Beta at my uncle's house.)I found picking which talents to choose an excruciating part of leveling, such as the first two talents for a Beast Mastery Hunter, or choosing between Arms or Fury as a warrior.
As for the new races, after watching all of the starting zone footage via YouTube, I have to see that I'm pleased nonetheless (although playing through them won't be as fun) especially with all of the phasing being done. The two zones are a great deal better then the Blood Elf and Draenei, as you actually know how you joined the faction.
One of the things that I am not looking forward to, however, is the return of pvp titles, I liked sporting around my "Centurion" title on my warrior, so it makes me sad that I won't be among the only vanilla pvp'ers on my server. Another thing that should be tuned down just a bit is the stat jump, in Hyjal alone, one piece of green armor is better than tier 10, such as a chest piece with 500 strength.
My name is Renikor, and these are the things I am looking forward to in Cataclysm, hoping for the best, and good luck to you all! ;)
ZAM's Cataclysm Closed Beta Key Giveaway
The winners have been announced. Check and see if you've won!
The entry period for the contest has expired. Thanks to all those who entered!
ZAM is having a giveaway to celebrate the end of the world (or at least the end of Azeroth as we know it) and we’re giving away fifty chances to experience that post-dragonkissed world before anyone else.
You can see the entire list of winners at the bottom of this article!
List of Winners:
Zsman
PDruck
Darcalbel
Strzelczyk
whoismatt85
FruxanaGH
Ericderhammer
Tannia5188
Rippig
Mykungfu
xanthic42
LonewolfXIII
shaunmccloud
Madflake
iwantyourtacos
Pedeadstrian
vathwow
microcat
Kilroy159
Bluebadger
Yurchel
sk8dcenjoi
bigwill45
Mantherel
Arexion
glonjudetwo
Darksonic25
ressolute
unsilviu
Criminy
Plantation
Holywaffles
weecher
dominikhhww
sushigaski
Earthhorse
zanah
Daetur
ektoplast
LinkDaBoomo
dodo94
aries10
Razinao
phade1735
Hohenheim87
Jtuck523
Mikescott
Wodeling
kaiser777
Xsarus
How to Win
We have a thread in the General WoW forums for the contest entries. All you have to do is post a response in the thread that states what you’re the most excited about in the new World of Warcraft: Cataclysm expansion. For example:
- Playing as a Worgen.
- All the new changes to old Azeroth. I can’t wait to see what it looks like!
- The new talent changes. My class is going to be OP. QQ moar newbs.
We’ll be collecting entries for the next seven days, and on Monday August 2nd, 2010, we’ll be announcing all fifty winners of the giveaway and we’ll then send you your beta key for Cataclysm! It really is that simple. Just submit the part of Cataclysm you’re most excited about, and you're golden!
Please Note: You must enter your contest submission at the designated forum thread. Any comments on this article will not be counted as submissions.
Additional Note: Both Tankspot and Wowhead will be having their own beta key giveaways in the next few weeks, so make sure you check out our entire network family for all of your chances to win!
++ If you're an AddOn author WoWInterface has almost an unlimited number of keys to give away.
Rules and Qualifications
- In order to use the beta key, you must have a WoW account in good standing.
- Posts in the contest thread that are not contest submissions will be deleted.
- Users may enter more than one Cataclysm item that they’re excited about, but only one entry will be counted per user.
- We reserve the right to remove entries if we feel like you're not properly participating in the contest.
- The contest begins on July 26th, and all winners will be announced on August 2nd, 2010.
- The fifty (50) key winners will be drawn from the pool of eligible posters at the end of the entry period.