World of Warcraft: Cataclysm is the upcoming third expansion for World of Warcraft and was officially announced on August 21, 2009 at BlizzCon 2009.It adds a substantial quantity of content to the game world,such as two new races (Goblins for the Horde, and Worgen for the Alliance), new race/class combinations, entirely redesigned zones, new battlegrounds to fight in, heroic modes for classic dungeons, flying mounts in Azeroth (previously flying mounts had been restricted to the areas of Outland and Northrend), guild leveling, a new secondary profession ‘Archaeology’, new achievements, and an improve of the level cap to 85.
Story:
The plot of the expansion revolves around the return of the evil black dragon, Deathwing, the Destroyer, originally Neltharion, the Earth-Warder. Last seen in Warcraft II, Deathwing has spent the time that has passed since then mending his wounds in Deepholm, one of the four Elemental Planes, which are prison worlds produced by the universe’s creators, the titans, to forever contain the raging spirits of the elements. However, his destruction of the barriers that maintain the different dimensions apart in preparation for his return to Azeroth triggers a catastrophic cataclysm that reshapes most of the surface of the world, and also leaves it open to attacks from the now freed elementals of the Elemental Planes.
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