Official news related to Cataclysm

[voltec]

When the shattering patch comes out this Tuesday and from there after on live. Deathwing will be flying in certain zones and kill everything in it including you. You get a feat of strength for being killed by him. Now you have to be in the zone and on the ground when this happens or you don't get killed. Even if you run into the fire it won't kill you.

So the first time, you sit there and let it cook your goose to get the feat of strength achievement... and after that, when it suddenly gets dark, you jump on your mount and go airborn to avoid being killed?

[chaos5061]

So the first time, you sit there and let it cook your goose to get the feat of strength achievement... and after that, when it suddenly gets dark, you jump on your mount and go airborn to avoid being killed?

If you are in the zone your killable. But if you get on your mount and go straight up without the flames touching you or arggoing deathwing you should be able to survive. Just don't touch the ground until the fire goes away. He breaths fire in a cone shape.

[chaos5061]

Fun thing about the achievement is the name: Stood In The Fire

[dudedafool]

Fun thing about the achievement is the name: Stood In The Fire

GET OUT OF MY RAID. NOW!

=)

[chaos5061]

More about it from Wowhead:
This is the limited time achievement Blizzard has officially given info about that involves dying to Deathwings flame breath when he randomly spawns around the world zones of Azeroth.
(Note: the Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor zones only)

FAQ

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How long will this achievement be obtainable?
Blizzard has confirmed this achievement will be converted to a FoS eventually from its current state.
this isn't a permanent event, but will last so long as he's free to roam the world.
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The achievement is a Feat of Strength since it won't be available forever.

--Zarhym
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If a friend warns me Deathwing is about to appear in a zone, can I make it there?
A quick note to players (from the WoW developers) who think they can get to a zone before the scorching happens if a friend warns them.
There is very little warning once he decides to strafe a zone. If you're not in the zone already, you have virtually no chance of sacrificing yourself to his flame.

--Zarhym
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What levels can get this (soon to be) FoS Achievement?
EVERYONE!
do you have to be a certain level to get the achive?
Deathwing doesn't care what level you are.

--Zarhym
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What zones will be destroyed by Deathwing?
There is no specific answer from Blizzard currently, but all indications point to Capital City zones and PVP Zones (Wintergrasp & Tol Barad) being the only safe places due to gameplay reasons.
Because his flames literally kill any creature, critter, NPC, or player in Deathwing's path, there are a few places we're not having him go for gameplay reasons. The large majority of the zones on the two continents are fair game though.

--Zarhym

[chaos5061]

Beta's Over

From Blizzard:
We’re just about two weeks out from the official global launch of World of Warcraft: Cataclysm! And with that, the time has come to conclude the beta test. We will be shutting down our beta realms momentarily. We want to sincerely thank all of you for your dedication to testing, providing feedback, reporting bugs, and everything else you’ve done to help us make this expansion the best World of Warcraft title to date.

Stay tuned to our new community site (http://us.battle.net/wow/en/) for the latest news and updates as we get closer to release. We’ll see you in Cataclysm!

[chaos5061]

From Blizzard:
WoW QA wanted to thank you all for all the help you all provided during the Beta phase for Cataclysm! Through your forum reports and bug submissions through feedback filter, we were able to put in over 700 unique bugs! That's a good chunk of bugs!

Despite all of the issues we may have encountered along the way, we hope that you all had a great time on beta as we did!

Our hats off to you and we'll see you in game =).

Until the next beta,
The WoW QA Team

[chaos5061]

From Blizzard:
Paid Race Change to the new class combos will be available as soon as they are available to create (with the release of 4.0.3a)

This is an update to the previous expected functioning of this service. We're in the process of ensuring everyone here has this latest updated information, just know that this is what's now accurate.

[chaos5061]

Factions and Items Pt. 1 All from MMO Champion

From MMO Champion:
Factions and Rep Items from them in Cataclysm(Not 4.0.3a):
The Earthen Ring Vashj'ir:
359 Finger Physical DPS Finger Signet of the Elder Council The Earthen Ring Exalted

359 Mail Spell Spirit Feet Earthmender's Boots The Earthen Ring Exalted

359 Cloth Spell DPS Hands Flamebloom Gloves The Earthen Ring Exalted

359 Plate Spell Spirit Hands World Keeper's Gauntlets The Earthen Ring Exalted

346 Back Spell DPS Back Cloak of Ancient Wisdom The Earthen Ring Revered

346 Leather Spell Spirit Legs Leggings of Clutching Roots The Earthen Ring Revered

346 Plate Spell Spirit Chest Peacemaker's Breastplate The Earthen Ring Revered

346 Back Physical DPS Back Softwind Cape The Earthen Ring Revered

85 Quest Arcanum of the Earthen Ring The Earthen Ring Revered

333 Mail Physical DPS Shoulder Mantle of Moss The Earthen Ring Honored

333 Neck Spell Spirit Neck Pendant of Elemental Balance The Earthen Ring Honored

333 Plate Tank Legs Stone-Wrapped Greaves The Earthen Ring Honored

333 Cloth Spell DPS Head Helm of Temperance The Earthen Ring Honored

325 Cloth Spell DPS Head Mercury-Coated Hood The Earthen Ring Honored

333 Mail Physical DPS Shoulder Spaulders of the Savage Beast The Earthen Ring Honored

85 Miscellaneous Tabard Tabard of the Earthen Ring The Earthen Ring Friendly

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Factions and Items Pt. 2

Ramkahen Uldum:
359 Neck Melee Neck Gift of Nadun Ramkahen Exalted

359 Plate Spell Spirit Waist Sun King's Girdle Ramkahen Exalted

359 Plate Tank Wrist Sandguard Bracers Ramkahen Exalted

359 Cloth Spell DPS Feet Desert Walker Sandals Ramkahen Exalted

40 Mount Reins of the Brown Riding Camel Ramkahen Exalted

40 Mount Reins of the Tan Riding Camel Ramkahen Exalted

85 Quest Arcanum of the Ramkahen Ramkahen Revered

346 Finger Melee Finger Red Rock Band Ramkahen Revered

346 Cloth Spell DPS Chest Robes of Orsis Ramkahen Revered

346 Mail Spell Spirit Waist Sash of Prophecy Ramkahen Revered

346 Leather Physical DPS Waist Quicksand Belt Ramkahen Revered

333 Finger Spell Spirit Finger Ammunae's Blessing Ramkahen Honored

333 Back Melee Back Shroud of the Dead Ramkahen Honored

333 Plate Spell Spirit Feet Drystone Greaves Ramkahen Honored

333 Mail Physical DPS Waist Belt of the Stargazer Ramkahen Honored

85 Miscellaneous Tabard Tabard of Ramkahen Ramkahen Friendly

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Factions and Items Pt. 3

Guardians of Hyjal Mount Hyjal:
359 Back Tank Back Wrap of the Great Turtle Guardians of Hyjal Exalted

359 Plate Melee Waist Belt of the Ferocious Wolf Guardians of Hyjal Exalted

359 Mail Physical DPS Feet Treads of Malorne Guardians of Hyjal Exalted

359 Cloth Spell Spirit Waist Cord of Raven Queen Guardians of Hyjal Exalted

85 Quest Arcanum of Hyjal Guardians of Hyjal Revered

346 Neck Physical DPS Neck Acorn of the Daughter Tree Guardians of Hyjal Revered

346 Mail Spell Spirit Legs Wilderness Legguards Guardians of Hyjal Revered

346 Leather Spell DPS Hands Aessina-Blessed Gloves Guardians of Hyjal Revered

346 Plate Melee Feet Waywatcher's Boots Guardians of Hyjal Revered

333 Neck Physical DPS Neck Nightrend Choker Guardians of Hyjal Revered

333 Leather Physical DPS Chest Sly Fox Jerkin Guardians of Hyjal Honored

333 Finger Melee Finger Galrond's Band Guardians of Hyjal Honored

333 Neck Tank Neck Mountain's Mouth Guardians of Hyjal Honored

333 Back Spell Spirit Back Cloak of the Dryads Guardians of Hyjal Honored

325 Back Spell Spirit Back Thousand Bandage Drape Guardians of Hyjal Honored

85 Miscellaneous Tabard Tabard of the Guardians of Hyjal Guardians of Hyjal Friendly

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Factions and Items Pt. 4

Dragonmaw Clan Twilight Highlands:
359 Neck Spell DPS Neck Yellow Smoke Pendant Dragonmaw Clan Exalted

359 Leather Physical DPS Hands Liar's Handwraps Dragonmaw Clan Exalted

359 Plate Tank Feet Boots of Sullen Rock Dragonmaw Clan Exalted

359 Leather Spell Spirit Waist Withered Dream Belt Dragonmaw Clan Exalted

85 Quest Arcanum of the Dragonmaw Dragonmaw Clan Revered

346 Plate Melee Hands Gauntlets of Rattling Bones Dragonmaw Clan Revered

346 Mail Physical DPS Head Snarling Helm Dragonmaw Clan Revered

346 Plate Tank Head Grinning Fang Helm Dragonmaw Clan Revered

346 Finger Spell DPS Finger Band of Lamentation Dragonmaw Clan Revered

333 Leather Spell Spirit Shoulder Spaulders of the Endless Plains Dragonmaw Clan Honored

333 Leather Physical DPS Legs Leggings of the Impenitent Dragonmaw Clan Honored

333 Cloth Spell DPS Hands Bone Fever Gloves Dragonmaw Clan Honored

333 Mail Spell Spirit Head Helm of the Brown Lands Dragonmaw Clan Honored

85 Miscellaneous Tabard Tabard of the Dragonmaw Clan Dragonmaw Clan Friendly

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Factions and Items Pt. 5

Wildhammer Clan Twilight Highlands:
359 Leather Spell Spirit Waist Belt of the Untamed Wildhammer Clan Exalted

359 Plate Tank Feet Gryphon Rider's Boots Wildhammer Clan Exalted

359 Leather Physical DPS Hands Stormbolt Gloves Wildhammer Clan Exalted

359 Neck Spell DPS Neck Lightning Flash Pendant Wildhammer Clan Exalted

85 Quest Arcanum of the Wildhammer Wildhammer Clan Revered

346 Finger Spell DPS Finger Band of Singing Grass Wildhammer Clan Revered

346 Plate Tank Head Crown of Wings Wildhammer Clan Revered

346 Mail Physical DPS Head Windhome Helm Wildhammer Clan Revered

346 Plate Melee Hands Gryphon Talon Gauntlets Wildhammer Clan Revered

333 Mail Spell Spirit Head Helm of the Skyborne Wildhammer Clan Honored

333 Cloth Spell DPS Hands Gloves of Aetherial Rumors Wildhammer Clan Honored

333 Leather Physical DPS Legs Swiftflight Leggings Wildhammer Clan Honored

333 Leather Spell Spirit Shoulder Mantle of Wild Feathers Wildhammer Clan Honored

85 Miscellaneous Tabard Tabard of the Wildhammer Clan Wildhammer Clan Friendly

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Factions and Items Pt. 6

Therazane Deepholm:
85 Quest Greater Inscription of Unbreakable Quartz Therazane Exalted

85 Quest Greater Inscription of Charged Lodestone Therazane Exalted

85 Quest Greater Inscription of Jagged Stone Therazane Exalted

85 Quest Greater Inscription of Shattered Crystal Therazane Exalted

346 Finger Physical DPS Finger Terrath's Signet of Balance Therazane Revered

346 Finger Melee Finger Gorsik's Band of Shattering Therazane Revered

346 Finger Tank Finger Felsen's Ring of Resolve Therazane Revered

346 Finger Spell DPS Finger Diamant's Ring of Temperance Therazane Revered

85 Quest Lesser Inscription of Unbreakable Quartz Therazane Honored

85 Quest Lesser Inscription of Charged Lodestone Therazane Honored

85 Quest Lesser Inscription of Jagged Stone Therazane Honored

85 Quest Lesser Inscription of Shattered Crystal Therazane Honored

85 Miscellaneous Tabard Tabard of Therazane Therazane Friendly

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Factions and Items Pt. 7

Hellscream's Reach Tol Barad Horde:
359 Trinket Trinket Unsolvable Riddle Hellscream's Reach Exalted

359 Trinket Trinket Impatience of Youth Hellscream's Reach Exalted

359 Trinket Trinket Stump of Time Hellscream's Reach Exalted

359 Trinket Trinket Mirror of Broken Images Hellscream's Reach Exalted

359 Trinket Spell Spirit Trinket Mandala of Stirring Patterns Hellscream's Reach Exalted

70 Mount Reins of the Spectral Wolf Hellscream's Reach Exalted

70 Mount Reins of the Drake of the West Wind Hellscream's Reach Exalted

346 Sword Melee Two-Hand Blade of the Fearless Hellscream's Reach Revered

346 Polearm Physical DPS Two-Hand Spear of Trailing Shadows Hellscream's Reach Revered

346 Dagger Physical DPS One-Hand Dagger of Restless Nights Hellscream's Reach Revered

346 Axe Physical DPS One-Hand Ravening Slicer Hellscream's Reach Revered

346 Staff Spell DPS Two-Hand Insidious Staff Hellscream's Reach Revered

346 Mace Spell Spirit Main Hand Shimmering Morningstar Hellscream's Reach Revered

346 Crossbow Physical DPS Ranged Sky Piercer Hellscream's Reach Revered

0 Consumable Hellscream's Reach Battle Standard Hellscream's Reach Revered

1 Miscellaneous Tabard Hellscream's Reach Tabard Hellscream's Reach Honored

20 Pet Rustberg Gull Hellscream's Reach Honored

1 Consumable Tol Barad Searchlight Hellscream's Reach Honored

333 Trinket Trinket Baradin Grunt's Talisman Hellscream's Reach Honored

1 Other Hellscream's Reach Commendation Hellscream's Reach Friendly

85 Potion Hellscream's Reach Mana Potion Hellscream's Reach Friendly

85 Potion Hellscream's Reach Healing Potion Hellscream's Reach Friendly

85 Bandage Hellscream's Reach Bandage Hellscream's Reach Friendly