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World of Warcraft: Cataclysm details revealed

By Chris Greenhough
Published on: 22:12 PST, Aug 14, 2009

I want to make this clear from the get-go: this post is likely to be pretty spoileriffic. If you’re keen not to ruin the upcoming World of Warcraft expansion for yourself, hit the ‘Back’ button now.

Still here? If so, you’ll be interested to hear that poster Boubouille at MMO Champion has posted a slew of details for Cataclysm. You can head over here and read a detailed breakdown, or you can settle on these edited highlights, courtesy of the lovely folks at WoW.com:

New Races and Class Combinations:

Goblins

Worgens

Human Hunter

Orc Mage

Night Elf Mage

Dwarf Mage

Blood Elf Warrior

Dwarf Shaman

Undead Hunter

Tauren Paladin

Tauren Priest

Gnome Priest

Troll Druid

Leveling Experience

Level Cap raised to 85

Azshara becomes a low level starting zone

Barrens split up into two separate zones

Azeroth will be entirely revamped.

Flying is allowed in parts of old Azeroth.

Unreleased zones and dungeons, including Hyjal, Gilneas, and Uldum will become part of WoW.

Deathwing and Azshara will be playing a major role in the Cataclysm that will happen.