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[Nick]

IRVINE, Calif – Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. today announced plans for a limited-release Collector's Edition of World of Warcraft^®: Cataclysm^™, the third expansion for the world's most popular subscription-based massively multiplayer online role-playing game,* World of Warcraft. The special Collector's Edition package, which will only be available at retail stores, will include the following exclusive bonus items in addition to the game disc:

• Art of the Cataclysm art book, featuring 176 pages of never-before-seen images from the archives of the Blizzard Entertainment cinematics department and the World of Warcraft development team, as well as progressive visuals from multiple stages of development.
• Exclusive in-game pet: he may not be a breaker of worlds just yet, but Lil' Deathwing will still proudly accompany heroes on their struggle to save Azeroth from his much, much larger counterpart.
• Behind-the-scenes DVD with over an hour of developer interviews and commentaries, as well as a special Warcraft^® retrospective examining the rich gaming history of the Warcraft universe.
• Soundtrack featuring 10 epic new tracks from Cataclysm, including exclusive bonus tracks.
• Special-edition mouse pad depicting Deathwing menacing the ravaged continents of Azeroth.
• World of Warcraft Trading Card Game cards, including a 60-card starter deck from the Wrathgate series, two extended-art cards, and two Collector's Edition-exclusive hero cards, marking the first appearance of goblin and worgen heroes in the TCG.

The first two World of Warcraft expansions, The Burning Crusade^® and Wrath of the Lich King^®, each shattered PC game sales records upon their release. In Cataclysm, the face of Azeroth will be forever altered by the return of the corrupted Dragon Aspect Deathwing. Players will explore once-familiar areas of the world that have now been reshaped by the devastation and filled with new adventures. In an effort to survive the planet-shattering cataclysm, two new playable races -- worgen and goblins -- will join the struggle between the Alliance and the Horde. As players journey to the new level cap of 85, they'll discover newly revealed locations, acquire new levels of power, and come face to face with Deathwing in a battle to determine the fate of the world.

The beta test for World of Warcraft: Cataclysm is currently underway. To set up a Battle.net account and sign up for a chance to participate, please visit the official Battle.net website at http://www.battle.net.

The World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Collector's Edition will be available on DVD-ROM for Windows^® XP/Windows Vista^®/Windows^® 7 and Macintosh^® at a suggested retail price of $79.99. The release date and other details for the game will be announced in the months ahead. For more information on World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, please visit the official website at http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/cataclysm.

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[Shole]

I am a huge Warcraft fan and this game brings gaming experience to another level. I love the game and can't wait to get my hands on Cataclysm. I played it for a couple of years and its a really addictive game. I think in the future this will be something more like a social game in the end where the max level would be 1000 and you can play as anything from a frog to a dragon :)

[Rowro]

After having played Cataclysm for a few months I can definitely say it's pretty much an improvement over Wrath in all areas.

PvE is much more difficult and challenging than anything in Wrath but at the entry level it isn't too hard (though likely too difficult for most PuGs). Class balance is pretty good in PvE as well.

PvP improved a bit over Wrath but that wasn't too challenging considering the state of Wrath PvP. Rated Battlegrounds are rather flawed but they're pretty fun alternative to Arenas. However, as far as PvP goes it's still far from competitive and fair environment. Class balance is awful with all kinds of balance issues that persist for quite awhile before being addressed. While no one gets globaled like they did in Wrath there is still some pretty dumb zerging that goes around. PvP isn't terrible but it certainly isn't balanced or fair for that matter.

[Graiden]

I really love World of Warcraft but I have stopped enjoying it with every expansion pack. Just modifying the gameplay every year seems silly. This is the reason why its popularity has also decreased.

[Rowro]

Graiden, on 12 May 2011 - 03:21 PM, said:

I really love World of Warcraft but I have stopped enjoying it with every expansion pack. Just modifying the gameplay every year seems silly. This is the reason why its popularity has also decreased.

I definitely agree. There is only so long you can keep feeding the same people the same game before they get burned out. I'm sure WoW will turn a profit for quite a long time and before it dies Blizzard's next MMO will be out.