Worgen

Cataclysm is arguably the most ambitious Expansion Pack EVER made for an MMO. So what could go wrong? Mostly, the Developers fear they can’t get it all done by the deadline. So they MIGHT have to leave something out and add it in later. Candidates for the (Hopefully temporary) axe include:

So there you go, a short guide to Cataclysm. If you want to get a more detailed explanation, then this World of Warcraft Cataclysm Guide is the way to go. Not only will you get information about the expansion, but strategies, tips and tricks you can use  and benefit from throughout.

Don’t worry, the new Races are all but a MUST, and the new, less-tedious methods of Questing in the WoW Cataclysm expansion will be added in as well. WOW Developers have learned and “evolved”, for lack of a better word, much since the start of WOW 5 years ago, and have realized that “Kill Ten Rats” Quests are no longer clever; in fact, they ADD to the feeling of tedium and being just a glorified exterminator, rather than a Hero. Uldum is “their finest piece”, by their own words, so they WILL add that to the Expansion Pack, since they’ve already spent nine months(!) on it ALONE. Here’s hoping they can get everything in, but if not, they can make a wise decision of what part to leave out and add in later…Or judiciously leave something incomplete that the players won’t notice, and finish it along the way!

When I first read that one of the main features of Cataclysm would be the addition of two new races I was interested, but not very excited. The primary purpose of a race is for aesthetic and roleplaying purposes and has very little to do with how the game works. This doesn’t mean I think their addition is completely worthless though. I had a lot more fun on my Dwarf hunter than on my Night Elf one, and the Blood Elves and Draenei were very integral to setting the mood and lore of Outland. This time around it is obvious that the WoW Goblins were a good choice for a new race. They already have very strong ties to the Horde and a well established presence in game. Their lore also fits well with the story of this WoW Cataclysm expansion since they originally worked for Deathwing long ago and their old home was destroyed by his reawakening.  But when it comes to the Alliance it seems like we got the short end of the stick (Even if our new Worgen allies will fetch said stick for us)

Compared to the Goblins the Worgen don’t seem nearly as polished a race. In fact they aren’t even a real new race since at their core they are just humans, and the ability to switch into a human form is even more bizarre. It allows a person who doesn’t want to look like a monster to play the new race, but in that case you should just roll a regular human! The worgen also don’t bring a lot of good lore to the table compared to the goblins. Since they have been walled up in their city for the past few years they haven’t helped fight in any of the conflicts and the only tie they have to the events of Cataclysm is that Deathwing knocked their wall down. It is hard to believe that the alliance would take them in since they will be more refugee than ally, not to mention their shunning of the alliance during the Scourge invasion. Of course at this early stage we still don’t know everything about them and perhaps Blizzard will surprise us. Either way, I’m still reserving the name WorgenWebb.

Worgen in Shadowfang

Worgen

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