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The list of world changes in [[Patch 4.0.3a]], "The Shattering", is extensive &mdash; the [[old world]] has changed drastically as a result of the [[Shattering|Cataclysm]]. This article lists changes present in the ''[[World of Warcraft: Cataclysm]]'' beta. When the patch is released for ''[[Wrath of the Lich King]]'', changes specific to the ''Cataclysm'' expansion will be removed.
   
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==Documented changes==
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===Azeroth Shattered===
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* Deathwing's return has had an immeasurable impact throughout the Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor. Players will notice drastically altered terrain, thousands of new quests from levels 1-55, and updated level ranges for some zones to improve the questing flow.
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==General==
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* Most unimplemented terrain between zones has been filled for a seamless flying experience, with new mountains, lakes inaccessible by foot, and other filler terrain introduced. Rough jarring shifts in textures in areas not supposed to be accessible by foot have been smoothed over.
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* [[Hero's Call Board]]s and [[Warchief's Command Board]]s have appeared in capital cities.
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* Mailboxes have been added to starting areas, allowing newly created characters to easily access heirloom items.
   
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==Flight Paths==
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See also: [[Flight path]]
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==={{FactionIcon|Alliance}} Alliance===
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''Note:'' You can now fly directly to the [[Azuremyst Isle]] and [[Bloodmyst Isle]]. You don't need to use a ship anymore (assuming you already know the fligth paths there).
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====New flight paths====
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'''Eastern Kingdoms:'''
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* [[Badlands]]: [[Dragon's Mouth]], [[Dustwind Dig]]
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* [[Dun Morogh]]: [[Kharanos]], [[Gol'Bolar Quarry]], [[Ironforge Airfield]] (not "real" flight path; see [[Ironforge Airfield#Getting_there|here]])
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* [[Duskwood]]: Raven Hill
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* [[Blasted Lands]]: [[Surwich]]
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* [[Elwynn Forest]]: [[Goldshire]], [[Eastvale Logging Camp]]
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* [[Hinterlands]]: [[Stormfeather Outpost]]
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* [[Loch Modan]]: [[The Farstrider Lodge]]
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* [[Redridge Mountains]]: [[Camp Everstill]], [[Keeshan's Post]] (phased; currently bugged, not available), [[Shalewind Canyon]]
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* Stranglethorn Vale:
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** [[Cape of Stranglethorn]]: Explorers' League Digsite (reachable either from [[Booty Bay]] or through the quest {{questlong|Alliance|30|To the Cape!}})
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** [[Northern Stranglethorn]]: [[Fort Livingston]]
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* [[Swamp of Sorrows]]: [[The Harborage]], [[Marshtide Watch]]
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* [[Western Plaguelands]]: Western [[Andorhal]]
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* [[Westfall]]: [[Furlbrow's Pumpkin Farm]], [[Moonbrook]]
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* [[Wetlands]]: [[Slabchisel's Survey]], [[Greenwarden's Grove]], [[Whelgar's Retreat]], [[Dun Modr]]
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'''Kalimdor:'''
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* [[Ashenvale]]: [[Blackfathom Camp]], [[Stardust Spire]]
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* [[Azuremyst Isle]]: [[Azure Watch]], [[Exodar]] (flight master moved inside the Exodar)
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* [[Darnassus]]: [[The Temple Gardens]] (near the portal to [[Rut'theran Village]])
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* [[Darkshore]]: [[Grove of the Ancients]], [[Lor'danel]]
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* [[Desolace]]: [[Thargad's Camp]]
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* [[Southern Barrens]]: [[Fort Triumph]], [[Northwatch Hold]], [[Honor's Stand]]
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* [[Stonetalon Mountains]]: [[Thal'darah Overlook]], [[Farwatcher's Glen]], [[Mirkfallon Post]], [[Windshear Hold]], [[Northwatch Expeditionary Base Camp]]
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* [[Tanaris]]: [[Southmoon Ruins]]
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* [[Teldrassil]]: [[Dolanaar]]
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====Removed flight paths====
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'''Eastern Kingdoms:'''
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* [[Hillsbrad Foothills]]: [[Southshore]] (Alliance no longer has any flight path in Hillsbrad Foothills)
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'''Kalimdor:'''
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* [[Azshara]]: [[Talrendis Point]] (Alliance no longer has any flight path in Azshara)
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* [[Darkshore]]: [[Auberdine]] (moved to Lor'danel, Darkshore)
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* [[Stonetalon Mountains]]: [[Stonetalon Peak]] (moved to Thal'darah Overlook)
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====Starting flight paths====
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* [[Draenei (playable)|Draenei]]: Azure Watch, Exodar
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* [[Dwarf (playable)|Dwarf]] and [[Gnome (playable)|Gnome]]: Kharanos, [[Ironforge]].
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* [[Human (playable)|Human]]: Goldshire, [[Stormwind City|Stormwind]].
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* [[Night elf (playable)|Night elf]]: Dolanaar, Rut'theran Village, Darnassus, Lor'danel.
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* [[Worgen (playable)|Worgen]]: Rut'theran Village, Lor'danel.
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====New flight paths====
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'''Eastern Kingdoms:'''
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* [[Arathi Highlands]]: [[Galen's Fall]]
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* [[Badlands]]: [[New Kargath]], [[Bloodwatcher Point]]
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* [[Eversong Woods]]: [[Falconwing Square]]
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* [[Hillsbrad Foothills]]: [[Eastpoint Tower]], [[Ruins of Southshore]], [[Southpoint Gate]], [[Strahnbrad]]
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* [[Hinterlands]]: [[Hiri'watha Research Station]]
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* [[Silverpine Forest]]: [[Forsaken High Command]]
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* [[Tirisfal Glades]]: [[Brill]]
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* [[Western Plaguelands]]: Eastern [[Andorhal]]
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'''Kalimdor:'''
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* [[Azshara]]: [[Bilgewater Harbor]], [[Northern Rocketway Terminus]], [[Southern Rocketway Terminus]]
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* [[Durotar]]: [[Razor Hill]], [[Sen'jin Village]]
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* [[Mulgore]]: [[Bloodhoof Village]]
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* [[Tanaris]]: [[Dawnrise Expedition]]
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====Removed flight paths====
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'''Eastern Kingdoms:'''
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* [[Badlands]]: [[Kargath]] (moved to New Kargath)
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====Starting flight paths====
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* Orc: Razor Hill, [[Orgrimmar]].
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* Troll: [[Sen'jin Village]], Razor Hill, Orgrimmar.
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* Tauren: Bloodhoof Village, [[Thunder Bluff]].
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* Undead: Brill, [[Undercity]].
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* Blood elf: Falconwing Square, [[Silvermoon City]].
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* Goblin: Bilgewater Harbor, Orgrimmar.
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====New flight paths====
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'''Eastern Kingdoms:'''
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* [[Burning Steps]]: [[Chiselgrip]]
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* [[Badlands]]: [[Fuselight]]
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* [[Eastern Plaguelands]]: [[Crown Guard Tower]], [[Plaguewood Tower]], [[Northpass Tower]], [[Light's Shield Tower]], [[Thondroril River]], [[Light's Hope Chapel]]
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* [[Searing Gorge]]: [[Iron Summit]]
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* [[Swamp of Sorrows]]: [[Bogpaddle]]
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* [[Western Plaguelands]]: [[The Menders' Stead]], [[Hearthglen]]
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'''Kalimdor:'''
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* [[Desolace]]: [[Ethel Rethor]], [[Karnum's Glade]], [[Thunk's Abode]]
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* [[Felwood]]: [[Wildheart Point]], [[Whisperwind Grove]]
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* [[Feralas]]: [[Dreamer's Rest]], [[Shadebough]], [[Tower of Estulan]]
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* [[Tanaris]]: [[Bootlegger Outpost]]
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* [[Thousand Needles]]: [[Zazzix Boomride, Fizzle & Pozzik's Speedbarge]]
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* [[Un'Goro Crater]]: [[Marshal's Stand]], [[Mossy Pile]]
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====Removed flight paths====
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'''Eastern Kingdoms:'''
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* [[Western Plaguelands]]: [[Thondroril River]] (moved to Eastern Plaguelands)
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'''Kalimdor:'''
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* [[Feralas]]: [[Thalanaar]] (moved to Shadebough)
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* [[Un'Goro Crater]]: [[Marshal's Refuge]] (moved to Marshal's Stand)
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==Kalimdor==
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[[File:WorldMap-Kalimdor-old.jpg|thumb|Before]]
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[[File:WorldMap-Kalimdor.jpg|thumb|After]]
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===General===
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* The old, inaccessible [[Mount Hyjal]] zone has been replaced with the new level 80-82 zone (unreachable until the ''Cataclysm'' expansion). As such, the [[No Man's Land]] debuff has been lifted.
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===[[Ahn'Qiraj: The Fallen Kingdom]]===
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* Unimplemented terrain south of Ahn'Qiraj has been removed, and the new coast goes directly around the cliffs surrounding Ahn'Qiraj. The [[Silithus coast tauren settlement|coastal cave]] still remains.
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===[[Ashenvale]]===
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* [[Silverwind Refuge]] has been claimed by the [[Horde]].
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* More of eastern Ashenvale has been deforested.
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* A volcano has erupted and created a lava slide just north of Silverwind Refuge, destroying [[Iris Lake]] (now [[Remains of Iris Lake]]).
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* [[Hellscream's Watch]] has been built north of [[Astranaar]].
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* Astranaar has been updated with new high-resolution textures.
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** There are now [[glaive thrower]]s positioned around the town. As an Alliance phased event, it is under attack by Horde [[wind rider]]s until the Alliance player continues introductory quests.
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** [[Vindicator Palanaar]] now has an [[elekk]] and offers it as a free ride to [[Forest Song]].
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* The [[Talondeep Path]] has been excavated away by the Horde, creating a new passage between Ashenvale and Stonetalon Mountains: the [[Talondeep Pass]]. To the northwest is a new night elf outpost: [[Stardust Spire]].
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* The previously unnamed and empty night elf house near the Felwood border is now named [[Orendil's Retreat]]. It is now a quest hub.
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* Tree models have been updated with a higher quality ones.
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* [[Maestra's Post]] is now under attack by Horde [[demolisher]]s. [[Feero Ironhand]] and [[Delgren the Purifier]] have been killed.
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** A nightsaber rider route has been established between Astranaar and Maestra's Post.
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* The [[Howling Vale]] is taken over by hostile ancients.
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* [[The Ruins of Ordil'Aran]] have been taken over by hostile [[Thistlefur]] [[furbolg]]s.
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* [[Lake Falathim]] has become a dreary place assaulted by tendrils and [[Harbinger Aphotic]]. The murlocs are gone.
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* [[Greenpaw Village]] has been partially destroyed by Horde; a furbolg is taken prisoner.
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* [[Zoram'Gar Outpost]] has been expanded and fortified.
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* West of Orendil's Retreat is a new Alliance quest hub, [[Blackfathom Camp]]. [[Shindrell Swiftfire]] has moved here from Astranaar.
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* New orc raiders have been added outside [[Warsong Lumber Camp]]. The camp itself is now partially taken over by the Alliance.
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* The naga at the [[Zoram Strand]] have updated models.
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* [[Forest Moth]]s now fly throughout Ashenvale. They are untamable critters.
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===[[Azshara]]===
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* With the arrival of the [[goblin]]s, the entire zone has been terraformed and carved into a giant Horde symbol. The [[Bilgewater Cartel]] has built:
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** [[Bilgewater Harbor]], on a newly raised island in the [[Bay of Storms]];
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** [[Gallywix Pleasure Palace]];
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** [[Mountainfoot Strip Mine]];
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** The [[Rocketway]], consisting of five stations going around the Bay of Storms.
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** The [[Secret Lab]].
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* The [[Orgrimmar Rear Gate]] has been opened, connecting Azshara to [[Orgrimmar]].
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* The [[Forlorn Ridge]] has been excavated away for mining operations.
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* [[Talrendis Point]] is now a full-fledged night elf defense outpost protecting the bridge to Ashenvale. However, it no longer contains an Alliance flight path. The Horde forces at [[Valormok]] are assaulting it.
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* [[Rethress Sanctum]], [[Scalebeard's Cave]], [[Shadowsong Shrine]] and the [[Temple of Arkkoran]] have been destroyed.
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* [[Lake Mennar]] is now inhabited by [[Highborne]] spirits rather than dragonkin.
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* The [[Bitter Reaches]] have been partially converted to a charred vale full of dragons.
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* The [[Bilgewater Battalion]] is now fighting the [[naga]] on the [[Ruined Reaches]], including the [[Ruins of Eldarath]].
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* The [[Blackmaw tribe]] has split off the [[Timbermaw tribe]]. The closed gate at [[Blackmaw Hold]] has been replaced by a cave system.
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* The [[Thalassian Base Camp]] has been taken over by night elves, and is now known as the [[Darnassian Base Camp]].
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* The [[Twilight's Hammer]] and [[black dragonflight]] have taken over and charred a part of the northeastern peninsula, now known as [[Sable Ridge]].
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===[[Azuremyst Isle]]===
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* The boat from [[Valaar's Berth]] now goes to Rut'theran Village instead of Auberdine.
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* [[Azure Watch]] now has a flight path.
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===[[Barrens]]===
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* The [[Barrens]] have now been split into two new zones with the names: the [[Northern Barrens]] and the [[Southern Barrens]].
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===[[Darkshore]]===
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* This zone seems to have been more badly damaged by the Cataclysm than the surrounding ones. Many cracks in the ground have appeared along the coast.
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* [[Auberdine]] has been wrecked and abandoned, and is now known as the [[Ruins of Auberdine]]. It is taken over by air elementals.
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* The [[Auberdine Refugee Camp]] has been opened southeast of Auberdine.
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* A new night elf town, [[Lor'danel]], has been built northeast of Auberdine.
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* There is now a [[Twilight's Hammer]] camp between Lor'danel and Auberdine.
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* [[Shatterspear Vale]] is now accessible by foot through the [[Shatterspear Pass]]. The night elves are assaulting it.
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* The [[Grove of the Ancients]] is now vibrant green and has a flight path.
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* [[Ameth'Aran]] has been taken over by earth elementals.
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* [[Malfurion Stormrage]] now stands in the newly formed [[Eye of the Vortex]].
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* The [[Cliffspring Hollow]] has been taken by [[Zenn Foulhoof]] and his grell and satyr minions.
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* [[Cliffspring River]] now falls into the [[Maw of the Void]].
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* [[Bashal'Aran]] has been taken over by undead Highborne.
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* [[Blackwood Den]] has been expanded. There is a small camp of uncorrupted furbolgs nearby.
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* The [[Master's Glaive]] sees Twilight cultists summoning a servant of the [[Old Gods]].
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* [[Mist's Edge]] is full of water elementals.
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* The [[Blazing Strand]], burned by fire elementals, covers a patch of southwestern Darkshore.
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* [[Remtravel's Excavation]] has been flooded.
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* The [[Ruins of Mathystra]] are now a night elf forward camp. The night elves are fighting the trolls of [[Shatterspear War Camp]].
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* The [[Tower of Althalaxx]] has been destroyed by the Horde.
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* The naga ruins of [[Nazj'vel]] rose from the sea.
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===[[Darnassus]]===
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* [[Malfurion Stormrage]] now stands in the [[Temple of the Moon]] next to [[Tyrande Whisperwind]], and is involved in quests. Some other NPCs have been moved around in the Temple.
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* [[Fandral Staghelm]] is absent from his former location at the top of the [[Cenarion Enclave]].
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* Now contains a flight path.
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* Tree models have been updated.
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* The [[Howling Oak]] has been added as the new worgen home.
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* There is now a portal to the [[Exodar]] near the [[Blasted Lands]] portal in the Temple of the Moon.
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===[[Desolace]]===
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* A new expanse of grassland and forest, the [[Cenarion Wildlands]], has come to life in the middle of the zone.
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===[[Durotar]]===
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* [[Echo Isles]] have been reclaimed.
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* [[Southfury River]] has eroded its eastern bank, turning it into the [[Southfury Watershed]].
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* [[Razor Hill]] and [[Sen'jin Village]] now contain flight paths.
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===[[Dustwallow Marsh]]===
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* A new road has been built connecting [[Theramore Isle|Theramore Keep]] directly to the Southern Barrens.
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===[[The Exodar]]===
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*The flight path has been moved to inside the city, next to the ramp across from the bank.
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*Flight paths from the draenei starting areas are now connected to the rest of Kalimdor instead of being restricted to a path between Exodar and [[Blood Watch]].
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*Now has a [[Hero's Call Board]] located between the bank and the auction house.
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*There is now a portal to [[Darnassus]] located next to the portal to [[Blasted Lands]].
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===[[Feralas]]===
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* The [[Isle of Dread]] has sunk.
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* The old [[Feathermoon Stronghold]] has been devastated and abandoned, and is now called the [[Ruins of Feathermoon]].
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* A [[Feathermoon Stronghold (new)|new Feathermoon Stronghold]] has been constructed on the [[Forgotten Coast]].
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* [[Thalanaar]] has been destroyed, and [[New Thalanaar]] has been built west of it.
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* A new [[tauren]] settlement, [[Camp Ataya]], has opened on the north.
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===[[Mulgore]]===
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* The entrance to the zone has been reinforced with the [[Great Gate]].
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* The [[Stonetalon Pass]] now connects the zone to [[Stonetalon Mountains]].
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* The middle part of the [[Red Cloud Mesa]] has been burned and overgrown with thorny vines.
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===[[Northern Barrens]]===
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* The [[Mor'shan Rampart]] is under constant attack by night elves from Ashenvale.
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===[[Orgrimmar]]===
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* The buildings have been reinforced with metal.
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* A third gate has been opened at the north, leading to Azshara.
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* [[Grommash Hold]] has been moved to the [[Valley of Strength]]. [[Garrosh Hellscream]] has replaced [[Thrall]] on the throne.
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* The [[Goblin Slums]] have been added.
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===[[Silithus]]===
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* Non-instanced [[Ahn'Qiraj]] has been split into a separate zone, [[Ahn'Qiraj: The Fallen Kingdom]].
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===[[Southern Barrens]]===
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* [[Camp Taurajo]] has been ruined, and is now called the [[Ruins of Taurajo]].
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* The [[Alliance]] has advanced into the zone, building [[Fort Triumph]].
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===[[Stonetalon Mountains]]===
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* The zone has been heavily rearranged, making it much more open to travel.
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* [[Stonetalon Peak]] has been abandoned. The night elves have relocated to [[Thal'darah Grove]] and [[Thal'darah Overlook]] to the southwest.
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* A new night elf base, [[Windshear Hold]], has been added on the cliffs above Windshear Crag.
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* A new orc base, [[Krom'gar Fortress]], has appeared on the opposite side of Windshear Crag.
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* A new passage from Windshear Crag north has opened.
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* The [[Charred Vale]] has been completely burned with lava.
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* Other new subzones added:
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** [[Cliffwalker Post]]
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** [[Farwatcher's Glen]]
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** [[Fold|The Fold]]
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** [[Sludgewerks]]
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===[[Tanaris]]===
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* [[Steamwheedle Port]] has sunk under the sea, along with a large chunk of the land at the northeast until [[Gadgetzan]], which has been converted into a port.
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* The [[Uldum]] gate in the [[Valley of the Watchers]] has changed in appearance significantly, and now leads to a dungeon area. There is now also a second, overland entrance to the partially-implemented Uldum zone.
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===[[Teldrassil]]===
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* The old [[Rut'theran Village]] has been destroyed, but a new one has opened slightly farther into the sea. It now has three docks.
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* [[Dolanaar]] now has a flight path.
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* [[Mage]] trainers have been added to Dolanaar and [[Shadowglen]].
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* Tree models have been updated with higher quality ones.
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===[[Thousand Needles]]===
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* The entire zone has been flooded, with the former mesas now sticking as islands amid the new sea.
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===[[Winterspring]]===
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* [[Darkwhisper Gorge]] is no longer counted as part of Winterspring, but is included in the new [[Mount Hyjal]] zone.
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* The bridge to Darkwhisper Gorge across [[Frostwhisper Gorge]] has disappeared, rendering it inaccessible by foot.
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==Eastern Kingdoms==
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[[File:WorldMap-Azeroth-old.jpg|thumb|Before]]
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[[File:WorldMap-Azeroth.jpg|thumb|After]]
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===General===
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* The inaccessible land [[Stormwind (region)|west of Burning Steppes]] has been replaced by water. Intentionally or not, it means that it now matches the [[Deeprun Tram]], which passes underwater between Stormwind and Ironforge. The split continues further west as a rift in the crust between [[Dun Morogh]] and [[Searing Gorge]], and then between [[Badlands]] and [[Loch Modan]].
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* The inaccessible land [[east of Burning Steppes]] has similarly been replaced by water.
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* The [[Ruins of Gilneas]] zone has been added to the main world.
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===[[Alterac Mountains]]===
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* Removed as a separate zone. It is now a subzone of [[Hillsbrad Foothills]].
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===[[Arathi Highlands]]===
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* A new [[Forsaken]] encampment named [[Galen's Fall]] has been built near the [[Thoradin's Wall]].
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* A new dwarven passage now links the zone with [[the Hinterlands]].
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===[[Badlands]]===
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* The passage to [[Loch Modan]] has been blocked by the new rift.
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* A new goblin port has been built.
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===[[Blasted Lands]]===
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* The ground architecture is now more high-resolution.
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* With the coast opened, the zone is no longer landlocked.
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* The [[Tainted Forest]] has partially replaced the [[Tainted Scar]].
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* A new [[Gilneas]]-architecture settlement, [[Surwich]], has appeared at the southwest.
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* [[Dreadmaul Hold]] has been taken over by the [[Horde]] and reinforced in [[Northrend]] style.
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===[[Burning Steppes]]===
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* The zone has been (partially) updated with new high-resolution textures.
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===[[The Cape of Stranglethorn]]===
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* The goblin statue at [[Janeiro's Point]] has been damaged.
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===[[Dun Morogh]]===
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* The north path leading to [[Gnomeregan]] has been buried by an avalanche.
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* The [[Ironforge Airfield]] now shows its subzone name when flying over it.
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* Charred mountains have extended farther into the sea just south of [[Newman's Landing]].
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* The [[Western Dun Morogh|inaccessible valley]] west of the Gnomeregan gate has been fleshed out and filled with trees. It still has no gameplay purpose.
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===[[Duskwood]]===
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* [[Raven Hill]] is now a worgen settlement with a flight master and Gilnean tents.
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===[[Eastern Plaguelands]]===
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* The plague has partially regressed, roughly to the level of pre-Cataclysm Western Plaguelands. Water has appeared again in formerly dried basins.
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* The patch of land around [[Light's Hope Chapel]] is now green and plague-free, and has been reinforced with walls.
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* [[Argent Crusade]] banners are seen prominently through the zone, including the four PvP towers and the new Light's Hope Chapel.
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===[[Elwynn Forest]]===
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* [[Goldshire]] has been updated with new high-resolution textures.
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* Goldshire and [[Eastvale Logging Camp]] now contain flight masters.
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* The [[Northshire Vineyards]] have been burned by [[Blackrock clan|Blackrock orcs]].
  +
* The [[Northshire Valley]] is now under attack by Blackrock orcs and goblin spies, who are fighting Stormwind infantry. The kobolds and diseased wolves have been removed.
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===[[Hillsbrad Foothills]]===
  +
* The [[Forsaken]] [[New Plague]] has destroyed [[Southshore]], as well as [[Hillsbrad Fields]] (now [[Sludge Fields]]).
  +
* [[Alterac Mountains]] is now a subzone of Hillsbrad Foothills, not its own zone.
  +
* [[Southpoint Tower]] is now a Forsaken camp, renamed [[Southpoint Gate]].
  +
* [[Tarren Mill]] has been updated with Forsaken architecture.
  +
* [[Azurelode Mine]] and [[Eastpoint Tower]] have been captured by the Forsaken.
  +
* [[Sofera's Naze]] has been taken by [[SI:7]] assassins.
  +
* [[Corrahn's Dagger]] and the [[Headland]] are now controlled by [[Stormpike clan]] dwarves.
  +
* [[Lordamere Internment Camp]] has been abandoned.
  +
* [[Purgation Isle]] has been cleansed of ghosts, and taken by Stormpike dwarves and [[worgen]].
  +
* All the dwarves at [[Dun Garok]] are dead, turned into [[Dun Garok Spirit]]s.
  +
* The [[Syndicate]] has lost [[Durnholde Keep]].
  +
* [[Gavin's Naze]] is now filled with Alliance tanks.
  +
  +
===[[Hinterlands]]===
  +
* The zone has been updated with new high-resolution textures.
  +
* Added new faction hubs with flight paths: [[Hiri'watha Research Station]] (replacing [[Hiri'watha]]) and [[Stormfeather Post]].
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* The towers at [[Seradane]] are now overgrown with moss.
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===[[Ironforge]]===
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* [[Magni Bronzebeard]] has been replaced by the [[Council of Three Hammers]] in the [[High Seat]].
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===[[Loch Modan]]===
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* The [[Stonewrought Dam]] has been damaged. As such, water level in [[The Loch]] has receded, exposing most of the former lakebed.
  +
* The path to the [[Badlands]] has been blocked by a fissure.
  +
* The [[Stonewrought Pass]] is now permanently open.
  +
  +
===[[Northern Stranglethorn]]===
  +
* Tree models have been updated.
  +
* A whirlpool now separates this zone from [[The Cape of Stranglethorn]].
  +
* [[Zul'Gurub]] has been removed as a raid instance. It is now a non-instanced quest hub.
  +
  +
===[[Redridge Mountains]]===
  +
* The [[Lakeshire]] bridge has been repaired.
  +
* A new Northrend-style tower has been added to [[Three Corners]].
  +
* A new road (''[[Redridge Highway]]'') connecting [[Burning Steppes]] and [[Swamp of Sorrows]] has been added.
  +
  +
===[[Searing Gorge]]===
  +
* The [[Stonewrought Pass]] is now permanently open.
  +
  +
===[[Silverpine Forest]]===
  +
* The zone has been updated with new high-resolution textures.
  +
* [[Pyrewood Village]] and the [[Greymane Wall]] have been updated to use Gilnean architecture. Pyrewood Village is now connected by a bridge to the shattered gate of the Greymane Wall.
  +
* The Forsaken buildings have been updated to the new Northrend-style Forsaken architecture.
  +
  +
===[[Stormwind City]]===
  +
* The entire city has received a graphic update with new high-resolution textures. Areas formerly clipped have been implemented with the advent of flying in Azeroth.
  +
* The [[Park]] has been destroyed.
  +
* A new park-like green area around the new [[Stormwind Lake]], along with a [[Stormwind City Cemetery|cemetery]], has opened behind the [[Cathedral of Light]]. There is now a statue of [[Uther the Lightbringer]] in front of the Cathedral.
  +
* Fountains in the city now actually contain water.
  +
* The [[Command Center]] and [[SI:7]] no longer have narrow corridors leading to them, and are now located on a green meadow outside the Old Town. Oddly enough, the locations of the two buildings have been swapped. The Command Center now also has hunter trainers and Justice/Valor Point vendors inside it; [[Master Wood]] has been moved outside.
  +
* The entrance to [[Stormwind Keep]] has been revamped, and now features a statue of [[Varian Wrynn]] and overlooking balconies.
  +
* Dragon claw marks are visible on the two towers at the end of the [[Valley of Heroes]]. [[Danath Trollbane]]'s statue has been damaged by [[Deathwing]]'s attack; its upper portion has been pulled out of the water and is now lying on the dock, surrounded by construction workers.
  +
* The boat that previously connected [[Stormwind Harbor]] to Auberdine now goes to Rut'theran Village.
  +
* [[Genn Greymane]] now stands next to Varian Wrynn in the throne room.
  +
* The old empty tavern in the [[Dwarven District]] has been replaced with water. There is now a new functional inn with an innkeeper and a sign saying [[Golden Keg|The Golden Keg]]. There is also a new [[auction house]] here, and the formerly empty stone building with columns has been turned into a new bank.
  +
* The back of the Dwarven District now leads into a new outdoors farm area, the [[Stormwind City Outskirts]].
  +
* The left portion of the [[Cathedral of Light]] interior, which formerly contained paladin trainers, has been removed.
  +
* The [[Mage Quarter]] has a straighter path through it.
  +
* The original bank and auction house in the [[Trade District]] have been revamped.
  +
* There is now a riding trainer next to [[Dungar Longdrink]], the flight master.
  +
* The [[Eastern Earthshrine]], a new small island with portals surrounded by a lake, has been added to the north of Stormwind Keep. It functions as the portal hub for the ''Cataclysm'' zones. It can be accessed by careful jumping, however, only the Tol Barad and Vash'nir portals are present.
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===[[Swamp of Sorrows]]===
  +
* A new goblin town with a dock, with no subzone name, has been added to northern [[Misty Reed Strand]].
  +
* A new pirate camp has appeared south along the coast.
  +
* A new human settlement without a subzone name has been added to the north of the [[Temple of Atal'Hakkar]].
  +
* The lake surrounding the Temple of Atal'Hakkar has turned into a sea gulf.
  +
* The [[Harborage]] has been reinforced with [[draenei]] fortifications, and now has a flight master.
  +
* The [[Redridge Highway]] now connects the zone to [[Redridge Mountains]].
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  +
===[[Tirisfal Glades]]===
  +
* The [[Western Tirisfal Glades|inaccessible valley]] west of Deathknell has been replaced with a lake and trees, although the zone map displays that area as mountains.
  +
* The [[Ruins of Lordaeron]] have been redesigned with the advent of flying mounts in Azeroth.
  +
* [[Brill]] has been updated for the new, Northrend-style Forsaken architecture.
  +
* The [[Bulwark]] gate has been reinforced, and also uses the new Forsaken architecture.
  +
  +
===[[Wetlands]]===
  +
* The river formerly flowing down from [[Stonewrought Dam]] has dried.
  +
* [[Menethil Harbor]] has partially sunk, but the dock remains operational.
  +
* Most of [[Grim Batol]] is now counted as part of the [[Twilight Highlands]].
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* The tunnel to nowhere in the [[Wetlands farm]] area has been blocked with a closed gate.
  +
  +
===[[Western Plaguelands]]===
  +
* Parts of the zone have been reclaimed from the plague, and are now blooming with green again.
  +
* [[Andorhal]] has been partially rebuilt, but split into two sections, a human one and a Forsaken one.
  +
* [[Hearthglen]] has been claimed by the [[Argent Crusade]].
  +
  +
===[[Westfall]]===
  +
* [[Sentinel Hill]] has been partialy reinforced by stone walls that are under construction.
  +
* The [[Raging Chasm]] has appeared near the [[Alexston Farmstead]].
  +
  +
==Outland==
  +
===[[Shattrath City]]===
  +
* Portals to old-world capitals have been removed and replaced with new class trainers.
  +
  +
==Northrend==
  +
===[[Dalaran]]===
  +
* Portals to old-world capitals have been removed and replaced with new class trainers.
  +
* It is now possible to fly in Dalaran.
  +
  +
==Artifacts of the old world==
  +
*Before you enter the [[Deeprun Tram]] from [[Stormwind]], a short ramp was added. When you enter the actual Tram though and look back through the instance portal you just came through, you can see the old entrance from Stormwind instead of the newly-added ramp.
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==See also==
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*[[Cataclysm map comparison]]
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*[[Living without portal hubs]]
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[[Category: World of Warcraft patches]]

Revision as of 08:48, 5 December 2010

WorldMap-World-old

Azeroth before...

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Azeroth after

The list of world changes in Patch 4.0.3a, "The Shattering", is extensive — the old world has changed drastically as a result of the Cataclysm. This article lists changes present in the World of Warcraft: Cataclysm beta. When the patch is released for Wrath of the Lich King, changes specific to the Cataclysm expansion will be removed.

Documented changes

Main article: Patch 4.0.3a

Azeroth Shattered

  • Deathwing's return has had an immeasurable impact throughout the Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor. Players will notice drastically altered terrain, thousands of new quests from levels 1-55, and updated level ranges for some zones to improve the questing flow.

General

Main article: Patch 4.0.3a (undocumented changes)
  • Most unimplemented terrain between zones has been filled for a seamless flying experience, with new mountains, lakes inaccessible by foot, and other filler terrain introduced. Rough jarring shifts in textures in areas not supposed to be accessible by foot have been smoothed over.
  • Hero's Call Boards and Warchief's Command Boards have appeared in capital cities.
  • Mailboxes have been added to starting areas, allowing newly created characters to easily access heirloom items.

Flight Paths

See also: Flight path

Alliance Alliance

Note: You can now fly directly to the Azuremyst Isle and Bloodmyst Isle. You don't need to use a ship anymore (assuming you already know the fligth paths there).

New flight paths

Eastern Kingdoms:

Kalimdor:

Removed flight paths

Eastern Kingdoms:

Kalimdor:

Starting flight paths

Horde Horde

New flight paths

Eastern Kingdoms:

Kalimdor:

Removed flight paths

Eastern Kingdoms:

Starting flight paths

Neutral Neutral

New flight paths

Eastern Kingdoms:

Kalimdor:

Removed flight paths

Eastern Kingdoms:

Kalimdor:

Kalimdor

WorldMap-Kalimdor-old

Before

WorldMap-Kalimdor

After

General

  • The old, inaccessible Mount Hyjal zone has been replaced with the new level 80-82 zone (unreachable until the Cataclysm expansion). As such, the Mail gmicon [No Man's Land] debuff has been lifted.

Ahn'Qiraj: The Fallen Kingdom

  • Unimplemented terrain south of Ahn'Qiraj has been removed, and the new coast goes directly around the cliffs surrounding Ahn'Qiraj. The coastal cave still remains.

Ashenvale

Azshara

Azuremyst Isle

Barrens

Darkshore

Darnassus

Desolace

  • A new expanse of grassland and forest, the Cenarion Wildlands, has come to life in the middle of the zone.

Durotar

Dustwallow Marsh

  • A new road has been built connecting Theramore Keep directly to the Southern Barrens.

The Exodar

  • The flight path has been moved to inside the city, next to the ramp across from the bank.
  • Flight paths from the draenei starting areas are now connected to the rest of Kalimdor instead of being restricted to a path between Exodar and Blood Watch.
  • Now has a Hero's Call Board located between the bank and the auction house.
  • There is now a portal to Darnassus located next to the portal to Blasted Lands.

Feralas

Mulgore

Northern Barrens

Orgrimmar

Silithus

Southern Barrens

Stonetalon Mountains

Tanaris

  • Steamwheedle Port has sunk under the sea, along with a large chunk of the land at the northeast until Gadgetzan, which has been converted into a port.
  • The Uldum gate in the Valley of the Watchers has changed in appearance significantly, and now leads to a dungeon area. There is now also a second, overland entrance to the partially-implemented Uldum zone.

Teldrassil

  • The old Rut'theran Village has been destroyed, but a new one has opened slightly farther into the sea. It now has three docks.
  • Dolanaar now has a flight path.
  • Mage trainers have been added to Dolanaar and Shadowglen.
  • Tree models have been updated with higher quality ones.

Thousand Needles

  • The entire zone has been flooded, with the former mesas now sticking as islands amid the new sea.

Winterspring

Eastern Kingdoms

File:WorldMap-Azeroth-old.jpg

Before

WorldMap-Azeroth

After

General

  • The inaccessible land west of Burning Steppes has been replaced by water. Intentionally or not, it means that it now matches the Deeprun Tram, which passes underwater between Stormwind and Ironforge. The split continues further west as a rift in the crust between Dun Morogh and Searing Gorge, and then between Badlands and Loch Modan.
  • The inaccessible land east of Burning Steppes has similarly been replaced by water.
  • The Ruins of Gilneas zone has been added to the main world.

Alterac Mountains

Arathi Highlands

Badlands

  • The passage to Loch Modan has been blocked by the new rift.
  • A new goblin port has been built.

Blasted Lands

Burning Steppes

  • The zone has been (partially) updated with new high-resolution textures.

The Cape of Stranglethorn

Dun Morogh

  • The north path leading to Gnomeregan has been buried by an avalanche.
  • The Ironforge Airfield now shows its subzone name when flying over it.
  • Charred mountains have extended farther into the sea just south of Newman's Landing.
  • The inaccessible valley west of the Gnomeregan gate has been fleshed out and filled with trees. It still has no gameplay purpose.

Duskwood

  • Raven Hill is now a worgen settlement with a flight master and Gilnean tents.

Eastern Plaguelands

  • The plague has partially regressed, roughly to the level of pre-Cataclysm Western Plaguelands. Water has appeared again in formerly dried basins.
  • The patch of land around Light's Hope Chapel is now green and plague-free, and has been reinforced with walls.
  • Argent Crusade banners are seen prominently through the zone, including the four PvP towers and the new Light's Hope Chapel.

Elwynn Forest

Hillsbrad Foothills

Hinterlands

Ironforge

Loch Modan

Northern Stranglethorn

  • Tree models have been updated.
  • A whirlpool now separates this zone from The Cape of Stranglethorn.
  • Zul'Gurub has been removed as a raid instance. It is now a non-instanced quest hub.

Redridge Mountains

Searing Gorge

Silverpine Forest

  • The zone has been updated with new high-resolution textures.
  • Pyrewood Village and the Greymane Wall have been updated to use Gilnean architecture. Pyrewood Village is now connected by a bridge to the shattered gate of the Greymane Wall.
  • The Forsaken buildings have been updated to the new Northrend-style Forsaken architecture.

Stormwind City

  • The entire city has received a graphic update with new high-resolution textures. Areas formerly clipped have been implemented with the advent of flying in Azeroth.
  • The Park has been destroyed.
  • A new park-like green area around the new Stormwind Lake, along with a cemetery, has opened behind the Cathedral of Light. There is now a statue of Uther the Lightbringer in front of the Cathedral.
  • Fountains in the city now actually contain water.
  • The Command Center and SI:7 no longer have narrow corridors leading to them, and are now located on a green meadow outside the Old Town. Oddly enough, the locations of the two buildings have been swapped. The Command Center now also has hunter trainers and Justice/Valor Point vendors inside it; Master Wood has been moved outside.
  • The entrance to Stormwind Keep has been revamped, and now features a statue of Varian Wrynn and overlooking balconies.
  • Dragon claw marks are visible on the two towers at the end of the Valley of Heroes. Danath Trollbane's statue has been damaged by Deathwing's attack; its upper portion has been pulled out of the water and is now lying on the dock, surrounded by construction workers.
  • The boat that previously connected Stormwind Harbor to Auberdine now goes to Rut'theran Village.
  • Genn Greymane now stands next to Varian Wrynn in the throne room.
  • The old empty tavern in the Dwarven District has been replaced with water. There is now a new functional inn with an innkeeper and a sign saying The Golden Keg. There is also a new auction house here, and the formerly empty stone building with columns has been turned into a new bank.
  • The back of the Dwarven District now leads into a new outdoors farm area, the Stormwind City Outskirts.
  • The left portion of the Cathedral of Light interior, which formerly contained paladin trainers, has been removed.
  • The Mage Quarter has a straighter path through it.
  • The original bank and auction house in the Trade District have been revamped.
  • There is now a riding trainer next to Dungar Longdrink, the flight master.
  • The Eastern Earthshrine, a new small island with portals surrounded by a lake, has been added to the north of Stormwind Keep. It functions as the portal hub for the Cataclysm zones. It can be accessed by careful jumping, however, only the Tol Barad and Vash'nir portals are present.

Swamp of Sorrows

  • A new goblin town with a dock, with no subzone name, has been added to northern Misty Reed Strand.
  • A new pirate camp has appeared south along the coast.
  • A new human settlement without a subzone name has been added to the north of the Temple of Atal'Hakkar.
  • The lake surrounding the Temple of Atal'Hakkar has turned into a sea gulf.
  • The Harborage has been reinforced with draenei fortifications, and now has a flight master.
  • The Redridge Highway now connects the zone to Redridge Mountains.

Tirisfal Glades

  • The inaccessible valley west of Deathknell has been replaced with a lake and trees, although the zone map displays that area as mountains.
  • The Ruins of Lordaeron have been redesigned with the advent of flying mounts in Azeroth.
  • Brill has been updated for the new, Northrend-style Forsaken architecture.
  • The Bulwark gate has been reinforced, and also uses the new Forsaken architecture.

Wetlands

Western Plaguelands

  • Parts of the zone have been reclaimed from the plague, and are now blooming with green again.
  • Andorhal has been partially rebuilt, but split into two sections, a human one and a Forsaken one.
  • Hearthglen has been claimed by the Argent Crusade.

Westfall

Outland

Shattrath City

  • Portals to old-world capitals have been removed and replaced with new class trainers.

Northrend

Dalaran

  • Portals to old-world capitals have been removed and replaced with new class trainers.
  • It is now possible to fly in Dalaran.

Artifacts of the old world

  • Before you enter the Deeprun Tram from Stormwind, a short ramp was added. When you enter the actual Tram though and look back through the instance portal you just came through, you can see the old entrance from Stormwind instead of the newly-added ramp.

See also