What does pre patch mean? What is the difference between starting now and on 5/20?
Pre patch adds the cataclysm systems, but you are stuck at level 80.
You have all the cataclysm specs, race/class combos, worgen and goblins. You can learn archeology. The old world has also changed to the new state.
Before today, you could not create a goblin and level it up.
Today, you can create a goblin and start to level to 80.
5/20 you can level your goblin from 80-85.
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Having only this and FF14 as references, it seems a common practice to put out one final patch before the expansion to introduce the changes that the expansion’s going to have. It gives you time to get used to any changes that might be happening, play around with new systems, all the while getting ready for the new content. That way, you don’t really have to feel like you’ve gotta cram it in all at once, you can take your time with it.
With this, it should actually put everything into the game already, however we won’t be able to access the new 80+ zones until they unlock on the 20th.
No you can’t as of an hour ago Archaeology is not enabled on the PTR and on the Beta at the beginning it was not on until the leveling zones were unlocked.
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That is really dumb, as they previously stated that we could.
Cataclysm Classic Pre-Expansion Patch
The Cataclysm Classic pre-expansion patch ushers in the shattering of Azeroth and the changed landscape in Kalimdor and the Eastern Kingdoms, a variety of systems changes along with new class and race combinations, and the new Worgen and Goblin races. Players can also begin learning the new Archaeology profession, use Reforging to upgrade your gear, and more.
- New Player Races: Goblin and Worgen
- New Race and Class Combinations
- Leveling Updates: Level through a changed landscape in Kalimdor and the Eastern Kingdoms from level 1 through 60.
- Class Updates: New Talents, Trees, spells and More
- New Profession: Archaeology
- New Feature: Transmog Collection
- Updated Character and Gear Stats
What’s Inside Cataclysm Classic
With the launch of Cataclysm Classic on May 20, players will begin their journey from level 80 to 85 through new zones, new dungeons and raids, engage in PvP combat in Tol Barad, and delve further into the mysteries of the Darkmoon Faire on Darkmoon Island.
- 7 New Zones: Mount Hyjal, Vash’jir, Twilight Highlands, Uldum, Deepholm, Kezan, and Gilneas.
- 9 New Dungeons**:** Blackrock Caverns, Throne of the Tides, Vortex Pinnacle, The Stonecore, The Lost City of Tol’vir, The Halls of Origination, Grim Batol, Deadmines, Shadowfang Keep
- Dungeon Journal Introduced
- 3 New Raid Dungeons: Throne of the Four Winds, Blackwing Descent, and Bastion of Twilight
- Boss Based Raid Lock system: Allowing players to do either the 10 or 25-player raid version of each boss in the same week. Lockouts are based on individual boss.
- Tol Barad PvP Zone
- Darkmoon Island: Discover the mysteries Silas Darkmoon has in store for you.
- Flying in Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor
Yeah it’s also in the patch notes, everywhere that it’s been mentioned has it placed in pre-patch.
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Yeah It stinks but all indicators are it won’t be there.
I’m confused, are you reading the same patch notes everyone else is reading? It literally says " New Profession: Archaeology" in the Pre-Expansion Patch…just because it wasn’t on the PTR, doesn’t mean we won’t get it later today.
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It also sadly doesn’t mean it won’t take until 5/14 to get. Anything is possible. People kept saying the dev builds were far more advanced than what was on PTR or Beta, but that remains to be seen.
Here is what really bothers me. Why wouldn’t they enable archeology as of pre-patch so people can start gathering frags. Like we know everyone will be busy leveling at 5/20 and its likely a kiss good-bye to Zinrokh if we don’t start gathering frags right now.
The indicators you made up in your brain instead of the official patch notes?
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The patch IS cataclysm. They just won’t open the new zones or levels yet. Wrath is officially gone. The next time you log in, you’ll be in cataclysm.
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No. I have been in the Beta since the first wave where we tested the leveling experience emulating pre patch.
The PTR came out last week a once again no archeology. One trainer had it available in Dalaran and they removed it.
So based on that, I am assuming it wont be there. I could be wrong.
Its fake news. I hope its there but I won’t be surprised if its not. Most blue posts about cata have just been full of wrong information.
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That will be extremely frustrating should they not let us start solving artifacts today. Like what? are they gonna force us to not level a second toon on the week of 5/20 and go back to farm arch frags? or are they nerfing Zinrokh and dwarven staff so they are no longer superiorly powerful?
No lies detected
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You get the new talent and glyph and ability setup. Lots of the critters are changed or even removed and then become battlepets later on in MoP. And the world gets changed.
All armour functions as though it is plate so that it takes equal damage from all weapon types apart from Casters who still deal full damage to you. Hunters get focus in there, pets stay forever no matter what.
Glyph system is changed a lot. One talent ever other level starting at level 10. So you get 41 talent points once at level 85.
Then you do the tripping the rifsts stuff for Cata and can get the Twighlight Cultist mantel set. I still have mine from orignal Cata. I kept it all that time. It is grey level gear. So be careful as many of the auto sell addons out there can sell it to a vendor without you knowing. I have it mogged now to one of my Dragonflight toons.
And Deathwing, you hear him speak, then the zone lights on fire, then you die. And you got to deal with some Horde faction leader drama in there as well.
And the questing system changes to force you into having to quest the exact same way everytime you go out to quest, so each and every toon that you level ever by questing…it will be exactly the same each and everytime. You can no longer chose your order of your quests in Cata.
You can fly in all of Azeroth now.
Not in prepatch.
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Today has taught me a valuable lesson.
Many people do not read things very closely.
Oh dang. . I would actually like Cata if it didn’t destroy the old world. They should have allowed us to use the time travel stuff to see the zone exactly the way that it was. And why RBGs? I was so against that last time Cata came out as well.
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