I've been playing WoW since 2006 and like other people who've been playing a long time can still remember the feeling of grinding scarlet monastery to get to level 40 to get your mount, they remember when they couldn't wait to step through the dark portal. We are the people who know the Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor well and can picture each zone in our head. We ride up to Goldshire or through Ashenvale and feel like we're home.

However, Cataclysm looks to change these continents to a more fiery, red type theme. Now this is both good and bad IMO. WoW does need more as always and I do think the older content needs an update, but new players won't get to see the world in the glory and beauty that we did.

I kind of feel like its coming to the end of an era and i'm not so sure if im going to like how the world will look.

Does anyone else feel the same?

Yes, the barrens is the most iconic zone for me (I just like it), and now it's getting split.

ma55ter_fett:
Yes, the barrens is the most iconic zone for me (I just like it), and now it's getting split.

My guild used to group up in the barrens before we'd raid Thunder Bluff lol and the alliance loved to always raid the crossroads

I am really stoked for Cataclysm. The sheer anticipation of it made me go back to wow again a month or so ago.

CantFaketheFunk:

geon106:
I've been playing WoW since 2006 and like other people who've been playing a long time can still remember the feeling of grinding scarlet monastery to get to level 40 to get your mount, they remember when they couldn't wait to step through the dark portal. We are the people who know the Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor well and can picture each zone in our head. We ride up to Goldshire or through Ashenvale and feel like we're home.

However, Cataclysm looks to change these continents to a more fiery, red type theme. Now this is both good and bad IMO. WoW does need more as always and I do think the older content needs an update, but new players won't get to see the world in the glory and beauty that we did.

I kind of feel like its coming to the end of an era and i'm not so sure if im going to like how the world will look.

Does anyone else feel the same?

It's not just destroying everything. For example, you remember Naralex the Druid and his experiments in the Wailing Caverns? In Cataclysm, they'll have come to full fruition and the bottom part of The Barrens is now going to be pretty lush. Similarly, flooding in Desolace has made it easier for stuff to grow there.

As someone who's been playing WoW since almost launch, I think Cataclysm is a great idea. We all have fond nostalgic memories of Vanilla WoW, but have you ever gone back and done those quests for the Loremaster achievement? The quality of questing in Classic is almost PAINFULLY subpar after the awesome quests in TBC and WotLK. Personally, I'll be glad to see Blizzard change that.

Besides, it won't be changing *everything*. Some zones will remain mostly the same.

That doesn't sound too bad. Although will still miss the old zones that are being changed. I agree with you on the quests, there are very few fun, interesting quests in the original compared to the expansions.

I'm definitely excited for it. I just recently re-did the wrathgate quests and it's a nice little breadcrumb trail as to why Thrall might be tossed out.

Definitely excited for my goblin though (*sigh* though I love the worgen's starting zone I can't bring myself to roll a furrie).

It looks brilliant. I spend a lot of time around the barrens so it's going to be very exciting. Hopefully all the ally raiders will stop attacking it.

Looks simply amazing, I predict another smashing success by Blizz.

Cataclysm is the only thing that's keeping, Start with wow again, as an option for me.
in other words it seems awesome.

It looks interesting, and looking forward to Netherwing, only thing that I am not really sure about is the goblin race. Worgen have a reason to start fighting, they want to become humans again, but I don't know about the Goblins, seems odd for me that they are going horde since they earned money from both factions from being neutral. Don't see what they can earn on it by going horde.

And maybe blizz has posted why Goblins join horde and I haven't seen it...

EDIT: And archeology sounds both interesting and "grindish" like a miner:p

You didn't hear this from me, but I'm sure a few "private" wow servers will keep to the old ways just in case the new wow look it's your cup of tea. Who knows..

I like the look and idea of what they are doing overall, though in the end I must say that I no longer wish to continue playing the game. The overall public within the WoW community, the long hours of having to perfect a character, and the past experiences with the game has made me not want to play it any longer.

Not to mention I consider Blizzard's customer experience to be lacking courtesy.

It's definitely a good idea. The question remains, can they execute? I have no doubt that the lore and the art will be excellent as always, but I don't think they are going to be able to create as much of a draw as they have with the expansions thus far.

I'm not bothered, don't play it anymore, it doesn't matter what content they add i'm not coming back :). Just more of the same.

geon106:
I've been playing WoW since 2006 and like other people who've been playing a long time can still remember the feeling of grinding scarlet monastery to get to level 40 to get your mount, they remember when they couldn't wait to step through the dark portal. We are the people who know the Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor well and can picture each zone in our head. We ride up to Goldshire or through Ashenvale and feel like we're home.

However, Cataclysm looks to change these continents to a more fiery, red type theme. Now this is both good and bad IMO. WoW does need more as always and I do think the older content needs an update, but new players won't get to see the world in the glory and beauty that we did.

I kind of feel like its coming to the end of an era and i'm not so sure if im going to like how the world will look.

Does anyone else feel the same?

While I'm not a huge fan of WoW everytime someone mentions the new expansion I pitch a tent.

=3

I quit, and it isn't making me want to go back.

I liked the way FFXI redid the areas. You go to the past version of the world and everything is different, and harder.

It looks interesting, I liked the Azeroth areas compared to the Outlands.

But all hopes will be lost when I realise it will still be the casual teabaggery affair that the game has been turning into.

Shant really affect me, I only played it for a couple of weeks and only got to level 20 before I was quite frankly bored. But each to their own I guess, I was just burned out of it after a short period of time.

Cant wait. Though cant say the same for new races. :P

geon106:
I've been playing WoW since 2006 and like other people who've been playing a long time can still remember the feeling of grinding scarlet monastery to get to level 40 to get your mount

I remember grinding to lvl 40. It was awesome. "Oh Herra my dual wielding Night Elf Huntress and my Raptor. How I miss you so." ... Yup I'm officially a nerd.

geon106:
I've been playing WoW since 2006 and like other people who've been playing a long time can still remember the feeling of grinding scarlet monastery to get to level 40 to get your mount, they remember when they couldn't wait to step through the dark portal. We are the people who know the Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor well and can picture each zone in our head. We ride up to Goldshire or through Ashenvale and feel like we're home.

However, Cataclysm looks to change these continents to a more fiery, red type theme. Now this is both good and bad IMO. WoW does need more as always and I do think the older content needs an update, but new players won't get to see the world in the glory and beauty that we did.

I kind of feel like its coming to the end of an era and i'm not so sure if im going to like how the world will look.

Does anyone else feel the same?

I've been playing since Vanilla WoW and I can say that I remember the grind to 40 to get my Felsteed. Its just crazy as it is, mounts at level 20, under 100g, the heirloom items make it more then laughable to level. The one thing I wish they didn't take out was the Paladin and Warlock Epic Mount quest. I can't remember how many hours I lost trying to grind all the materials and gold for my Dreadsteed, and now I see Warlocks running all over with theirs by just going to the trainer.

Cargando:
It looks brilliant. I spend a lot of time around the barrens so it's going to be very exciting. Hopefully all the ally raiders will stop attacking it.

Its only a furrie if you roll it on a RP server.

OT/ Im excited enough to not quit yet. But it better do some awsome things.

I cant wait to get back to my 56 palidan and finish him off. the expansion looks class to me.

Used to make 400-500g a week just mining all the time, i controlled the market on my server just selling all the ore without smelting it.

therandombear:
It looks interesting, and looking forward to Netherwing, only thing that I am not really sure about is the goblin race. Worgen have a reason to start fighting, they want to become humans again, but I don't know about the Goblins, seems odd for me that they are going horde since they earned money from both factions from being neutral. Don't see what they can earn on it by going horde.

And maybe blizz has posted why Goblins join horde and I haven't seen it...

EDIT: And archeology sounds both interesting and "grindish" like a miner:p

As far as I know, it's only one faction of goblins that are joining the Horde, the rest are staying neutral.

I'd have to say, I'm definitely looking forward to it.

I was skeptical at first, I thought that the source was kidding around. Orc Mage? Worgen? It seemed fabricated.

Now, though, I can't wait.

But I can't help thinking that WOW is running out of ideas. I'm sure they're thinking of the next one as they work on Cataclysm, but where do you go from there? Another planet like Outland, or do you find more territory on Azeroth?

Personally, I hope they find another planet, with new and fantastical creatures.

i think there are some cool ideas coming out, but the thing that i dont like is the way they are messing with all the classes, Tauren Paladin?!?! i also like getting new races alot of fun, but those races being able to be any class? i dont know, call me old school... i like having certain class for certain races, and on that; Certain gear for said classes. To many people have bitched and moaned and now most gear is not class specific which IMO is retarded. but like i said... thats just me :)

I agree with what a lot of people have said in that it should go back to having to wait till higher levels for mounts and them being things that take time to get. I mean now, having a mount is just meh, but once it was a right of passage.

I also agree that they should restrict the classes and races and what armor/weapons they can use.

I can't believe I came back to this thread for a 4th time, and still refuse to post in it.

Actually, I'll just link to this.

And say that I feel mixed about the zones being torn apart, but honestly, it's probably best for the game.

The only thing I could dislike is that Goblin isn't a neutral race anymore. Loved them when they were random mercenaries with lots of explosives. They should have kept them neutral, and let the player decide which side he is on. But worgen are pretty too, so i dont complain to much :P

I may just go back to wow if cataclysm is all that (hell never got to see all of tbc nevermind wotlk) back whne I was playing though I always thought the old content needed updating seriously Onyxia, Molten Core, Blackwing Lair and Naxx were some of the best moments of gaming I have ever experianced.

Strictnien:
i think there are some cool ideas coming out, but the thing that i dont like is the way they are messing with all the classes, Tauren Paladin?!?! i also like getting new races alot of fun, but those races being able to be any class? i dont know, call me old school... i like having certain class for certain races, and on that; Certain gear for said classes. To many people have bitched and moaned and now most gear is not class specific which IMO is retarded. but like i said... thats just me :)

Class specific gear was taken away from random drops so that people actually receiving gear wasn't dependent on a coin toss. Sharding druid helms off Onyxia 8 weeks in a row in vanilla WoW wasn't exactly my idea of progressive raiding.