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December 2010
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The editors liked
The entire 1-60 game is significantly more engaging
Difficulty of new dungeons harkens to classic endgame content
Teamwork has been concentrated to dungeons
Raids
And battlegrounds
Allowing for better questing flow while leveling
Phasing and storyli
The overall game is much improved in terms of its overall design
Exciting new dungeons and raids to challenge players
PvP fans are taken care of with new battlegrounds and a new rated system
Two new character types and class combinations.
Phasing techniques make for a cinematic leveling experience
Excellent new zones
Challenging dungeons and raids.
New zones with satisfying stories and varied quests are the best to date
Fun and very different starter zones for new races
Guild leveling and rewards systems are great additions
Level and gear restrictions introduced for battlegrounds and dungeons respectively
Masterful use of phasing technology makes your actions feel impactful.
Streamlined
Storycentric questing
Excellent new races and starting zones.
The editors didn't like
Lack of group quests outside dungeons
Raids
And battlegrounds doesn't help with social integration on your own server
Quests are so numerous
You find yourself at the middle of a suspiciously large number of conflicts where only you can help
Other tha
Not quite as impressive as previous expansions in terms of new locational content
The overhaul of the fundamental game mechanics have improved some character types
But others feel like they still need work.
Archaeology is a chore
Tol Barad sucks if you're on the offensive side.
New archaeology profession isn't fun
Not enough zones to level a second character without repeating lots of content.
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The entire 1-60 game is significantly more engaging, Difficulty of new dungeons harkens to classic endgame content, Teamwork has been concentrated to dungeons, raids, and battlegrounds, allowing for better questing flow while leveling, Phasing and storyli
Lack of group quests outside dungeons, raids, and battlegrounds doesn't help with social integration on your own server, Quests are so numerous, you find yourself at the middle of a suspiciously large number of conflicts where only you can help, Other tha
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If you include the vast changes to the core game, Cataclysm is far and away the most impressive expansion to an MMO ever made, but if you just isolate what Cataclysm itself gets you, it's ultimately less content than Wrath of the Lich King. It's also b...
