World of Warcraft: Cataclysm

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  1. Ciocolici
    Aug 20, 2023
    8
    Jumping into Cataclysm years after its initial release, I've got to admit, it's a darn good expansion. The introduction of worgens, my personal favorites, is a definite highlight. The expansion also nails it with engaging stories and meticulously crafted zones. My only gripe lies in the fact that while Cataclysm kicked off numerous narratives across different areas, it seemed to leave aJumping into Cataclysm years after its initial release, I've got to admit, it's a darn good expansion. The introduction of worgens, my personal favorites, is a definite highlight. The expansion also nails it with engaging stories and meticulously crafted zones. My only gripe lies in the fact that while Cataclysm kicked off numerous narratives across different areas, it seemed to leave a few of them hanging or not entirely fleshed out in my view.… Expand
  2. res0nancer
    Jul 26, 2023
    5
    Почему-то именно с этого дополнения интерес к ВОВ если не упал, то примешивал к серии неоднозначные ощущения. Проходя Нордскол и 80 лвл соответственно в новых локация становилось абсолютно неинтересно и сколько раз бы не возвращался и не пробовал дожать - не получалось. Некоторые изменения мне нравились - изменение веток, изменение баланса классов, самих навыков, но я до сих пор не могуПочему-то именно с этого дополнения интерес к ВОВ если не упал, то примешивал к серии неоднозначные ощущения. Проходя Нордскол и 80 лвл соответственно в новых локация становилось абсолютно неинтересно и сколько раз бы не возвращался и не пробовал дожать - не получалось. Некоторые изменения мне нравились - изменение веток, изменение баланса классов, самих навыков, но я до сих пор не могу понять, что так кардинально изменилось с этой частью.… Expand
  3. sandreid
    Jul 2, 2023
    7
    Unlike most people, I didn't hate Cataclysm. It was a step in the right direction, from WotLK, but sadly had to suffer all of the flaws added to the game, in that expansion - Like Looking for Group, Phasing, Unbalanced PvE and PvP in the first many months of the expanion. The are really only 3 things I disliked about Cataclysm: Looking For Raid (Obviously), the removal of the original ZGUnlike most people, I didn't hate Cataclysm. It was a step in the right direction, from WotLK, but sadly had to suffer all of the flaws added to the game, in that expansion - Like Looking for Group, Phasing, Unbalanced PvE and PvP in the first many months of the expanion. The are really only 3 things I disliked about Cataclysm: Looking For Raid (Obviously), the removal of the original ZG and ZA, and the two Deathwing-encounters.
    Loved the PvP, loved the all the item set's visuals, loved the new abilities, loved the rework of Azeroth, loved the many new addons that were added (Like Tradeskill Master), and loved many of the WoW PvP Videos from this expansion too, like Drakedog X, Reckful 3, and Adouken.
    Many great memories from this expansion, once I accepted that WoW was a shell of its former self (Vanilla / TBC).    … Expand
  4. Vitalick
    Sep 2, 2022
    8
    Muchos valoran mal esta expansión pero yo es cuando comencé a jugar enserio al wow y le tengo gran recuerdo
  5. Drangleic
    Apr 28, 2022
    0
    absolute garbage! Cataclysm destroyed what good was left in the world, from here it starts the race to the bottom!!
  6. Nepen1he
    Mar 10, 2022
    0
    games out of politics, juegos fuera de la politica, jogos fora da política
  7. Torgall
    Jan 26, 2022
    4
    It was the end of my WoW experience because after Cataclysm I stopped playing. The changes to maps where good idea on paper, and many players complained that old maps are lifeless, but that's the way it is with MMORPGS. The flying mounts in Azeroth where biggest mistake ever, it ruined core maps for me. It is also the very start of countless ways to dumb-down the game, making everythingIt was the end of my WoW experience because after Cataclysm I stopped playing. The changes to maps where good idea on paper, and many players complained that old maps are lifeless, but that's the way it is with MMORPGS. The flying mounts in Azeroth where biggest mistake ever, it ruined core maps for me. It is also the very start of countless ways to dumb-down the game, making everything simpler for causal players.… Expand
  8. MacAree
    Jan 12, 2022
    10
    This game did so many things right. It was deeply underappreciated. Several years ago I look back and wish I invested more in Cataclysm when it was the last expansion that felt like WoW.
  9. Estro
    May 29, 2021
    10
    I feel like this expansion isn't appreciated enough, I love how they reworked the zones and how much more storyline driven they are + worgens and goblins are both really nice races that I love
  10. SeyeerGame
    May 28, 2021
    10
    addon cataclysm very noticeably spoiled the game. But still, the game didn’t fall into a complete slag. And the addon both added bad qualities and good ones (albeit less than bad ones). It's ok.
  11. Petforces
    Feb 20, 2021
    2
    This was the start of the end.... but not just for in game story. But for the game itself to many players. Talent trees were gutted, items and quests were lost. and the game became much easier. Truly a departure from classic wow.
  12. WCM320
    Feb 6, 2021
    7
    The first major misstep for WOW.
    And the thing is the expansion was not that bad, it was more a matter of the lasting effect on the game, if they had know ahead of time what they where doing they might have been able to save this a lot more by using the phasing mechanic, so you didn't change the lower level parts of the game.
  13. curzon_dax
    Dec 4, 2020
    7
    The meme is for most people to hate this expansion but that's mainly from people that were small children in Vanilla and then this happened to come when they got older and couldn't stand the extreme grind of WoW anymore. The expansion is a small improvement over the combat subsystems of the game and the content is fine and frankly the world was good to change since the questing in VanillaThe meme is for most people to hate this expansion but that's mainly from people that were small children in Vanilla and then this happened to come when they got older and couldn't stand the extreme grind of WoW anymore. The expansion is a small improvement over the combat subsystems of the game and the content is fine and frankly the world was good to change since the questing in Vanilla was a disconnected mess (which didn't exist on purpose but because they had no time to do it right). The end game content was fine but as always beyond this point the game needs quitting it after a few days since to have any real challenge (for most people) you have to delve into an extreme time investment and work a second job for a guild.… Expand
  14. iammrstinky
    Nov 25, 2020
    8
    this was a great release, good raids and nice and dark themed world. Balance was good and overall a great expansion really enjoyed it.
  15. Manzanetti
    Aug 10, 2020
    6
    The new zones are good and the revamp of the old world, very needed and on point. Firelands was awesome, but the rest is lackluster. Dragon Soul is the worst final raid ever.
  16. Didjit
    Jul 22, 2020
    9
    Дополнение очень недо оценено,ради изменения карты и ландшафта нужно было рискнуть.
  17. Nomax
    Apr 19, 2020
    10
    С этого аддона я начал играть в wow, сейчас могу сказать что остаётся для меня до сих пор лучшим.
  18. Bloodnes
    Jan 7, 2020
    10
    Выход дополнение было очевидным, но тут стало не как в Короле Личе, по началу мучили баги, затем как-то стало скучно, был сплошной фарм, включая и профессий, но игра остается лучшей. 10/10
  19. NightElves
    Mar 14, 2019
    7
    Only Mount Hyjal and the underwater zone Vashj'r (that was something new and fun) looks amazing. Boring raids...well Firelands was good. The quest-chain leading up to the Molten Front dailies was a brilliant idea as well as the unlockable part in Molten Front, you're awesome.
  20. bozboz123
    Sep 11, 2018
    7
    the scaled back class talent system started to show it's ugly head here. Blizz seemed to begin scaling back the complexity of the class development systems, which i believe ultimately resulted in a far less rewarding system than previous expansions.
  21. rAMZA
    Aug 28, 2017
    7
    This was the worst expansion for max level players, and they ruined big raid guilds, and made too many difficulty levels for players so many got burned. updates to old world was the only good thing.
  22. houjo2000
    Jul 30, 2017
    4
    Another garbage xpac for a garbage game. They could have improved the game, instead they put a glossy finish over broken content that's been there for seven years and say, 'oh look, those enemies that were once bears are now scorpids, brand new game!'.

    You're fighting black dragons, again, Ragnaros, again- it's the same old grind with better looking fire graphics. Only real new thing is    Another garbage xpac for a garbage game. They could have improved the game, instead they put a glossy finish over broken content that's been there for seven years and say, 'oh look, those enemies that were once bears are now scorpids, brand new game!'.

    You're fighting black dragons, again, Ragnaros, again- it's the same old grind with better looking fire graphics. Only real new thing is the underwater zone- which is a sliver of the 'new' content anyway.

    Best of all, they made pvp even worse, I don't know how but they did it- healers are even more ridiculously OP, crowd control has been buffed through the roof- they essentially took every bit of feedback on what makes pvp bad and doubled it.

    The best part about Cataclysm is the goblin starting area- that is just fun. Sadly, once you're done that, the game is a steaming pile of dung.    … Expand
  23. sikfuk
    Apr 8, 2017
    0
    every expansion has made the game worse. im not excited about the new level cap or the new grinding. there have to be better ways to add content to a game. cataclysm is one of the most deeply hated expansions for a reason
  24. BigJ69
    Dec 30, 2016
    0
    Garbage. They destroyed the continents. Same problems. Not worth the $15 a month by a longshot. I'd rather play Nostalrius ad infinitum until the end of the universe.
  25. Sinnuhe
    Dec 7, 2016
    6
    Only for remake the Azeroth, only for this reason, Cataclysm is a good expansion, but this expansion he had to keep the excellence of his ancestral expansions, and Catalysm didn't exceed or maintain. Cataclysm have a big preassure... and dont pass, but de remake world, and new quest, and new atmosphere is a excelent work.
  26. OPreviews245
    Feb 10, 2015
    1
    This absolute garbage for a game. Just click and move with a horrible graphics character. Play valve games or at least a decent game. Not this. It surprises me that this gets a 90 but other significantly good games don't. Get a life your virgins.
  27. Skulb
    Nov 22, 2014
    2
    High on my list of reasons why I quit WoW, this expansion just took the cake as far as nerfing things to placate incompetents and dullards. Absolutely nothing was a challenge, or if something was it lasted for about a week until Blizzard got round to nerfing it. Anyone who suffered through the indignities of Wrath and Cataclysm and is still playing the game either has incredible stayingHigh on my list of reasons why I quit WoW, this expansion just took the cake as far as nerfing things to placate incompetents and dullards. Absolutely nothing was a challenge, or if something was it lasted for about a week until Blizzard got round to nerfing it. Anyone who suffered through the indignities of Wrath and Cataclysm and is still playing the game either has incredible staying power with lost causes (Perhaps they`re all from Scotland) or at least one serious mental problem.

    The only positive innovation I could find was the inclusion of rated battlegrounds, which were great fun while my ill-considered final WoW subscription ran its course. But who subs to an MMORPG to play RBGs? I know I don`t, and everything else was total trash.    … Expand
  28. Ropsar
    Nov 13, 2014
    5
    Well done blizzard! I did like cataclysm because of new zones raids and dungeons! Not bad! I did like some of the raids like Firelands, Dragon soul, Bastion of twilight or end time. Dungeons were cool, too but raids were better. Okay let's start with zones. I did enjoy playing in vashj'ir, deepholm and the best zone was uldum. I loved uldum because of cool atmosphere and dungeons. Vashj'irWell done blizzard! I did like cataclysm because of new zones raids and dungeons! Not bad! I did like some of the raids like Firelands, Dragon soul, Bastion of twilight or end time. Dungeons were cool, too but raids were better. Okay let's start with zones. I did enjoy playing in vashj'ir, deepholm and the best zone was uldum. I loved uldum because of cool atmosphere and dungeons. Vashj'ir okay 6 out of 10 quests were not so good. Okay, some cataclysm quests did suck. I'm glad that there were cool raids. I bloodly hated questing in deepholm because of too many strong mobs. Mount hyjal - bad. Too small and why did u place sulfurion spire there? I still wonder. Lore was bad. Raids - Awesome! Loved them! Dragon soul was best and firelands too because they were so epic!!! Just the bosses of dragon soul and firelands did stop me reviewing this 3. Dungeons- nah crap had moments. Okay. About global changes. I think, cata did kinda fail because of global. Wow is getting too easy. You can simply raise your character to level 100 in 5 days or 85 when i was playing cata. Okay cata - 5 out of 10 nice.… Expand
  29. Wildkry
    Nov 11, 2014
    7
    The ideas behind this expansion were solid and quite interesting. It was exciting to see Deathwing break out into the world from Deepholm in the opening cinematic and play through the story of Deathwing throughout the expansion. The worlds and questing story was great. However, at times, there were sections of the expansion that felt forced. This includes some of the raids and some of theThe ideas behind this expansion were solid and quite interesting. It was exciting to see Deathwing break out into the world from Deepholm in the opening cinematic and play through the story of Deathwing throughout the expansion. The worlds and questing story was great. However, at times, there were sections of the expansion that felt forced. This includes some of the raids and some of the zones and quests in the game. It felt as though they didn't have enough stuff for Deathwing in the game so they just threw in some extra side stuff and it didn't feel as though it all belonged in this expansion as everything did with Wrath of the Lich King. The game was quite fun, but the raids got boring quick. I still think it was a decent expansion though. It could have been worse, like Mists of Pandaria.… Expand
  30. Anonymous_1
    Sep 12, 2014
    0
    Pros: N/A

    Cons: The game lore was destroyed after Deathwing came back to life for the "Cataclysm expansion; highly inflationary economy; terrible leveling and gear systems where for example a level one character cannot even harm a level 80; each new expansion effectively resets the game, making your previous achievements through time invested worthless; game is deliberately designed    Pros: N/A

    Cons: The game lore was destroyed after Deathwing came back to life for the "Cataclysm expansion; highly inflationary economy; terrible leveling and gear systems where for example a level one character cannot even harm a level 80; each new expansion effectively resets the game, making your previous achievements through time invested worthless; game is deliberately designed like a giant money-generating hamster wheel for the players to run on, that is it rewards time invested very much and actual skill very little; once a new expansion is out, you can really no longer play the older versions of the game you had paid for.

    Score Breakdown: Sound Effects and Music 9/10, Game Stability 8/10, Graphics 8/10, Loading Screens and Frame Rate 5/10, Voice Acting 5/10, Background Story 2/10, Plot Development 0/10, Realism 0/10, Gameplay 0/10, Replay Value 0/10, Game Publisher's Ethics -100/10, Total Score 0/10

    Conclusion: Ignore this game instead of playing or buying it.    … Expand
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  1. Worth Playing
    Apr 24, 2011
    95
    World of Warcraft: Cataclysm brings the excitement of a new expansion to much of the game and provides some exciting and engaging high-level content. If your account has lapsed, Cataclysm makes it worth the renewal cost. The expansion content raises the bar and re-establishes Blizzard as the reigning king of traditional MMORPGs.
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  2. PC Games (Russia)
    Mar 21, 2011
    90
    More of an evolution in terms of gaming experience, but it's the best World of Warcraft expansion so far. If you have never tried WoW or are thinking about returning in Azeroth – now is the time. [Feb 2011, p.66]
  3. GameOver.gr
    Mar 4, 2011
    90
    Blizzard has undergone an extremely ambitious effort with the Cataclysm expansion, razing the familiar to the ground and building something that proves both new and inviting. And while certain balance issues are being fixed via patches, thereʼs something good here for new players, veterans, hardcore and casual gamers alike.
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