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Cataclysm goes live Tuesday!!

At midnight Pacific (3am EST) on Tuesday, December 7th, Cataclysm will officially go live on US and EU servers! With the release of the latest expansion into the Warcraft universe, several changes will go into effect that will offer more than just a few more zones to level in, but changes to the core game itself and an overhaul of how the guild system works. Some of the changes players have to look forward to include:

• Worgen and Goblins are playable. (Paid Race Change Service will also go live for these races immediately)
• Flight Master’s License is purchasable by players, giving them the ability to fly in Kalimdor and the Eastern Kingdoms
• Guilds can begin to level up and earn perks and guild achievements, and guild members can begin to build reputation with their guilds.
• All professions are trainable to skill up to 525 (Illustrious Grand Master), including the new secondary profession, Archaeology.
• Initial dungeons (like Blackrock Caverns, which is playable at level 80) become available.
• The new 80+ zones – Mt. Hyjal, Vashj’ir, Deepholm, Uldum and Twilight Highlands – will become playable, beginning at level 80. Portals and ‘breadcrumb’ quests will be available in Stormwind to start you off.

Tips for Surviving the Cataclysm

• PORTALS and “breadcrumb” quests for the Cataclysm zones are available in Stormwind and in Orgimmar
• IN ORDER TO QUEUE FOR A DUNGEON using the Dungeon Finder you must first visit the entrance to that dungeon. If you want to queue for BRC, be sure to go there before trying to queue up for the first time!
• DAILY FISHING AND COOKING QUESTS are available in both SW and ORG. The fishing and cooking dailys reward a skill point each day, and the cooking daily rewards a Chef Award, which is used to buy the recipes you will need to level your cooking.
• DON’T FORGET to obtain your Flight Master’s License and visit your profession trainers before leaving for the new zones!
• EMPTY YOUR BAGS of unnecessary items like vendor trash, old mats, old gear that you don’t want to keep, and cute/fun novelty items. Additionally, making some space in your BANK is probably wise. Make sure your stocked up on the necessary foods, potions, reagents and gear that you will use, but by keeping your bag space limited and stocked with the stuff you will actually need you will keep yourself from having to visit a vendor every few quests, which is a giant waste of time.
• CATACLYSM DUNGEONS are expected to be a bit harder than Wrath heroics, and it is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED that you read up about the dungeon and watch a video, if possible, before you queue. Dungeons in Cataclysm will require significant crowd control and awareness. Mobs hit much harder than they did in Wrath heroics, so there won’t be anywhere near as much AoE tanking or chain-pulling because tanks simple won’t be able to survive. Knowing what to expect can help your random dungeon experience go much more smoothly
• The first two areas where level 80 players can go, Mt. Hyjal and Vashj’ir, are only available once you turn 80, not 78 as with previous expansions. They will both be full of lore and interesting quests, and they each have faction reputations. It looks like the popular place to begin will be Hyjal, so for a less-populated start, Vashj’ir may be a good choice. However, Vashj’ir is under water, so be prepared for a new experience!

The most important thing is to HAVE FUN!