[4 days later...]
My
Death Knight is now close to level 84, finishing the quest chains in
Deepholm. The awesome guys in my former
guild also invited me back in, after I explained my prolonged absence and the "hacking incident". So yeah, things are going really well so far.
Azeroth has been transformed so much and character mechanics (like talent trees, skills, stats and all that) have been reworked in such a manner... it's like playing a new game. I haven't felt so "alive" in this World since Vanilla. It IS a bit confusing at first (especially my first visit to "the new"
Orgrimmar, but you get used to it quickly and you just want to try out the new areas.
- [80 - 82] Mount Hyjal - this is one of the two starting areas (on your way from 80 to 85) in Cataclysm. Basically, it's a typical Night-Elf(ish) area under siege by Ragnaros and his minions. Malfurion Stormrage is returning from the Emerald Dream and you will start healing the region through quests. A quick note: this area uses Blizzard's phasing technology quite a lot. It is also the easier of the two starting areas in Cataclysm, so it is probable that you will encounter more players here (careful on the PVP servers);
- [80 - 82] Vashj'ir - the other Cataclysm starting area. It's basically an underwater - ocean floor setting, filled with sharks, turtles and the likes. You will encounter Naga. Lots of 'em. You will also get your Abyssal SeaHorse, your first underwater mount through a quest. Vashj'ir is generally considered less linear and harder than Hyjal, so there will be less players questing here. It's also a pretty fun area.
- [82 - 83] Deepholm - one of my favourite regions in WoW ever! It will also remind you of Icecrown, with the Alliance ship flying around and the Horde ship crashed somewhere. Also, Deathwing's Fall does bear a striking resemblance to the old Sindragosa's Fall. Lots of quests in some sort of a circular clockwise motion. You will be fighting the Twilight Council and will also discover new allies here.
- [83 - 84] Uldum - desert region, situated between Un'Goro Crater, Tanaris and Silithus. Can't really say much about it as I haven't been there yet. I know I probably should have jumped here the moment I dinged 83, but I enjoyed the quests in Deepholm too much to miss on any of them.
- [84 - 85] Twilight Highlands - located east of the Wetlands. Don't really know much about it either, except that it's a wonderful questing area, perfect for it's purpose (ding 85 that is). It's also home to Grim Batol, one of the new Cataclysm dungeons.
- [85] Tol Barad - the new PVP area. What's interesting about Tol Barad is that it's actually made out of 2 areas. One is the equivalent of Wintergrasp and the other one, Tol Barad Peninsula is a quest hub for all level 85 players. Can't wait to get there myself. ^^
Well, I'll probably finish the quest chains in
Deepholm tonight, and will move on to
Uldum. Although I'm anxious to get to level 85, I'm in no hurry. The new areas are full of fun content worth playing start to finish. I hope you enjoyed reading this post and I'll be back with more info on the last three areas as I feel I haven't been able to provide enough information for them at the moment.
Cheers!