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World Of Warcraft: Cataclysm's First Content Patch Gets Name, Trailer
Blizzard has started letting out details on its first big content patch for World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, and we've got the pre-release trailer for the patch right here.
Titled "Rise of the Zandalari," the new patch will take the WoW storyline's focus away from the rampage caused by the dragon Deathwing and onto a new partnership of troll tribes that are attempting to regain a foothold in Azeroth. New content will include a new level 85 quest chain in Stranglethorn, a new level 85 5-player dungeon in Zul'Gurub, and a revised 5-player version of the Zul'Aman raid.
Both the original World of Warcraft release and the Burning Crusade expansion had a major troll-focused content patch, so Rise of the Zandalari is continuing a long-running tradition for the popular MMO. As the video below makes clear, though, the Darkspear trolls that Horde players can take on the role of will remain sided with the Horde and will actually be leading the offensive against this new troll threat.
Blizzard has not announced an official release date for World of Warcraft patch 4.1 yet, but MMO Champion is reporting that it will be live tomorrow. Curiously, this is Blizzard's first WoW patch in quite some time that doesn't have a new 10/25-person raid. You can find out more information on Rise of the Zandalari on the official Cataclysm website.
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