Blizzard trademarks "Cataclysm"

[Tommaso]

don't you think that the new expansion will actually take place in the past, I am talking of some kind of portal to the past, so we won't face anyone's tomb but the real person from 10000 years, we will walk on Kalimdor as ONE continent etc.

[Aprus]

But I could be wrong.

You are.

[Orden]

Just.. no. If you look at the WoW playerbase, it would make no sense at all to suddenly stop developing it. Starcraft and Diablo have a whole different developer teams, they really dont affect WoW, and I completely disagree with the balance issues. I dont see why would it be any harder to balance it at level 90 than now, we dont even know will there be any new classes, I really doubt it

More ability's to balance and a difference in scaling. One of the problems LK brought along was insane scaling, the scaling isn't exactly good that we're at right now, you can already see that good in the T9 items, some of them have like 150 spell power, that's an insane upgrade. It's not weird to expect the first epic's of lvl 90 to have 250 spell power, which means that in total you could expect 3k unbuffed to become an (early) norm.


However, while it is indeed likely to be the Maelstrom expansion (it is a logical expansion, and the list did say this... While I won't put my trust fully on a list, apart from a few design changes like a double entry zone, it has been entirely correct up to the specific level areas)
However, for all we know it could also be the 2nd part of Diablo 3's name, it also fits that game, and the entirely new MMO of Blizzard could very well have this too.

Maelstrom is a good guess, but you can't be sure just yet, just wait.

[Fenz]

Aight, if it's supposed to be next expansion, then why did Blizz name it with such a weird name? I mean, Burning Crusade and Wrath of the Lich King are named after the threat: demons with KJ/undead with LK. Then what does the "Cataclysm" mean? Why would they call expansion that way? "WoW: Cataclysm"? The Sundering happened 10k years ago. They could just name the expansion "WoW: Maelstorm" or "WoW: Wrath of Azshara" or even "WoW: Sea Queen goes nuts". What if the word "cataclysm" refers to something that is about to happen after we deal with the Lich King?

[crsh1976]

Really, really, really, really, really, really, really looks like an early map of the new area.
Source: WoWWiki

Can you say starting area for Goblins, the new playable race?

OH YEAH!

PS: I'm just messing around

[Narit]

THE LIST IS RIGHT AGIAN

O SHITTTTTT

This is going to be amazing

[LavaDuck]

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm

Doesn't have the same clang to it as the burning crusade or wrath of the lich king imo.

[rayvio]

If the expansion is indeed The Maelstrom/Cataclysm, we can expect to see a few things here:

• Sargeras and/or Deathwing
• Azshara
• Goblins!

don't forget Neptulon

[Motoroil]

Hey to all, just registered to pop a question

First off, where's the "list" so I can have a peek.

Now, on to the rumor, I don't think that Blizz will ever stop expanding it's main asset flowing thingi. Wow with the current playerbase could very well continue to exist 10 years from now, that's my estimation anyway. And I don't like goblins :P

/wave

[Rilgon]

As a hardcore goblin fanboy and a Goblin Engineer, my feelings towards this can be summed up in three words:

FUCK YEAH, UNDERMINE

[crsh1976]

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm

Doesn't have the same clang to it as the burning crusade or wrath of the lich king imo.

I'd wager it's only part of the title, as WotLK is often referred to as "Wrath"..

Cataclysm of the Nagas! Eye of the Cataclysm! Cataclysm Wars, Arena Edition!

[LavaDuck]

Blizzard likes to keep you curious.

BlizzCon 05: Blizzard announce TBC
BlizzCon 07: Blizzard announce WOTLK
BlizzCon 09: Blizzard announce next expansion?


Either way, Blizzard know what they are doing.

[Vazhra]

I'd wager it's only part of the title, as WotLK is often referred to as "Wrath"..

Cataclysm of the Nagas! Eye of the Cataclysm! Cataclysm Wars, Arena Edition!

World of Warcraft: Return to Cataclysm?

Would fit good with the pattern there LavaDuck.

[Dremorack]

Draenor Set

Azuremyst Isle - 1 to 10
Bloodmyrk Isle - 10 to 20

Eversong Forest - 1 to 10
Quel'thalas - 10 to 20
Hellfire Peninsula - 58 to 62
Zangarmarsh - 60 to 64
Terokkar Forest - 61 to 65
The Deadlands - 63 to 67
Nagrand - 64 to 68
Blade's Edge Mountains - 66 to 70
Netherstorm - 67 to 70
Shadowmoon Valley - 69 to 70

- Northrend Set

Borean Tundra - 67 to 70
Howling Fjord - 67 to 70
Dragonblight - 69 to 72
Grizzly Hills - 70 to 73
Crystalsong Forest - 72 to 75
Zul'drak - 73 to 76
Sholazar Basin - 75 to 79
Storm Peaks - 76 to 80
Icecrown Glacier - 78 to 80

- Maelstrom Set

Gilneas - 77 to 80
Grim Batol - 78 to 81
Kul Tiras - 79 to 82
Kezan - 81 to 86
Tel Abim - 83 to 85
Zandalar - 84 to 87
Plunder Isle - 86 to 88
The Broken Isles - 87 to 90
The Maelstrom - 89 to 90

- Plane Set

Pandaria - 1 to 10
Hiji - 10 to 20

Wolfenhold - 1 to 10
Xorothian Plains - 10 to 20

The Green Lands - 88 to 91
The Dying Paradise - 91 to 94
The Emerald Nightmare - 94 to 97
The Eye of Ysera - 97 to 100

Deephome - 88 to 91
Skywall - 91 to 94
The Abyssal Maw - 94 to 97
The Firelands - 97 to 100

- Legion Set

K'aresh - 96 to 99
Argus Meadowlands - 97 to 100
Mac'Aree - 99 to 100
Maw of Oblivion - 100+
The Burning Citadel - 100+++

[norazz]

cool

[i2lurchi]

Draenor Set

Azuremyst Isle - 1 to 10
Bloodmyrk Isle - 10 to 20

Eversong Forest - 1 to 10
Quel'thalas - 10 to 20
Hellfire Peninsula - 58 to 62
Zangarmarsh - 60 to 64
Terokkar Forest - 61 to 65
The Deadlands - 63 to 67
Nagrand - 64 to 68
Blade's Edge Mountains - 66 to 70
Netherstorm - 67 to 70
Shadowmoon Valley - 69 to 70

- Northrend Set

Borean Tundra - 67 to 70
Howling Fjord - 67 to 70
Dragonblight - 69 to 72
Grizzly Hills - 70 to 73
Crystalsong Forest - 72 to 75
Zul'drak - 73 to 76
Sholazar Basin - 75 to 79
Storm Peaks - 76 to 80
Icecrown Glacier - 78 to 80

- Maelstrom Set

Gilneas - 77 to 80
Grim Batol - 78 to 81
Kul Tiras - 79 to 82
Kezan - 81 to 86
Tel Abim - 83 to 85
Zandalar - 84 to 87
Plunder Isle - 86 to 88
The Broken Isles - 87 to 90
The Maelstrom - 89 to 90

- Plane Set

Pandaria - 1 to 10
Hiji - 10 to 20

Wolfenhold - 1 to 10
Xorothian Plains - 10 to 20

The Green Lands - 88 to 91
The Dying Paradise - 91 to 94
The Emerald Nightmare - 94 to 97
The Eye of Ysera - 97 to 100

Deephome - 88 to 91
Skywall - 91 to 94
The Abyssal Maw - 94 to 97
The Firelands - 97 to 100

- Legion Set

K'aresh - 96 to 99
Argus Meadowlands - 97 to 100
Mac'Aree - 99 to 100
Maw of Oblivion - 100+
The Burning Citadel - 100+++

[Critterbot]

Goblins? oh boy!

[Smikis]

you could knew its mealstrom first day wotlk released, by doing borean tundra quests by water with nagas and those vikings..( well if you actually read quests now and then ) that was such giveaway , since those vikings ( damnit..forgot name, been few months already since i played wow ) were resurected by ashara and sent to northend by her.. for some purpose.. it says in quests logs..

[frosty112]

Made an account just to point out a few things;

Firstly, the Cataclysm could also refer to an emerald dream expansion. Malfurion, being the first ever druid, let alone the main surging force behind stopping Azshara at the Sundering happens to be trapped there right now. People seem to jump to a conclusion that a maelstrom xpac instantly means pirates and goblins, because it doesn't. Infact, more so it points towards the emerald dream, naga, Queen Azshara and Malfurion.

Secondly, to further back up my first point. Blizzard have confirmed, commisioned and i believe almost finnished a book due out next year entitled Stormrage. This book is chronicaling everything thats happened in malfurions life, much like Arthas: Rise of the Lich King did with Arthas' life before WotlK. Now i gather most of you havent read the books or even knew they exist but blizzard have set a recuring theme of releasing / announcing books to do with the next expansion before they announce it. It was done the same with not just the arthas book but with Day of The Dragon/ Night of the Dragon and Beyond the Dark Portal, both depicting and more so setting the story for TBC.

I mean ofc i dont know for sure wether its right or not, but evidence seems to point in this more logical direction. As a matter of fact the title might have nothing to do with wow and even so i still believe the next xpac will be a maelstrom / emerald dream themed xpac in one because the two are so closely bound in lore that it would be like having TBC without Draenei.

[phluff]

the opening cinematic for the most recent Warcraft was all about nagas. the first night elf campaign was about nagas, then you never saw from them again.

it was pretty obvious