subject: World Of Warcraft, Cataclysm [print this page] Recently Blizzard announced their much anticipated expansion for World of Warcraft, Cataclysm. With the popularity of all other expansions to date, Cataclysm will be no exception. The rise of players from expansion to expansion has given speculation to the rate of WOW in the near future, will they increase or decrease monthly subscribers. If one was to gamble you would be safe to say increase, because that is what they do, dominate.
Here is a brief explanation of the expansion found on the main page:
Hidden away in a secluded sanctuary, the corrupted Dragon Aspect Deathwing has waited, recovering from the wounds of his last battle against Azeroth and biding his time until he can reforge the world in molten fire.
Soon, Deathwing the Destroyer will return to Azeroth, and his eruption from Deepholm will sunder the world, leaving a festering wound across the continents. As the Horde and Alliance race to the epicenter of the cataclysm, the kingdoms of Azeroth will witness seismic shifts in power, the kindling of a war of the elements, and the emergence of unlikely heroes who will rise up to protect their scarred and broken world from utter devastation.
My concerns are with the balance of powers, both between alliance and horde and between the character classes themselves. With other expansions when new races and classes are introduced there has been a huge shift in power, only to be followed by another huge shift. This pendulum style action leaves many things to be desired and often creates dissent among players. For those of you that get lost, you may want a cataclysm guide.
If Blizzard is to make this latest wow expansion a hit then they need to focus on the ever expanding issues surrounding the game itself. It is not just a matter of new content or new level caps but the nature of the beast, the game they have created. Will it hold the audience captive? Will it live up to the hype or will the empire that we have grown up with collapse? All of these questions will be answered on d day, the day the Cataclysm expansion is released, but until then who knows what will happen.
I can tell you this, the preorders will be huge and the lines outside Wal-Mart the day before will be annoying to say the lease. My friends and family will be missing in action and I will have to send out search and rescue missions. Only I know were they are, in the office or basement feeding there addiction. Lucky for me the addiction has lost its grasp and now I find myself writing about the sad state of affairs surrounding the game world of warcraft. I will look for you in the perils of wow cataclysm!
