WoW: Cataclysm Beta opens new zones & dungeons for testing

TheWorld of Warcraft: Cataclysm Classic Beta has been underway for a while now but, aside from broadstroke changes to Azeroth, a lot of content has been missing. Now, Blizzard has added significant content and raised the level cap to the new peak of 85.

In aBlue Poston the official Blizzard Forums, the Classic team confirmed a number of huge additions to the Beta. The first is that the Level cap has been raised to 85, allowing those who have previously reachedthe WotLK capto start gaining experience again.

To facilitate this they have unlocked the 80-85 leveling zones, namely Vash’jir (80-82), Mount Hyjal (80-82), Deepholm (82-83), Uldum (83-84) & Twilight Highlands (84-85). The appropriate leveling dungeons have also been added to give players more options on the way to 85.

The last major change is the arrival of Archaeology, with players able to pursue the new profession immediately.

Even with all of that, there are still some features that are yet to be included in the Cataclysm Beta. Reforging, Transmogrification, Guild system updates, the Dungeon Journal, LFD and Tol Barad remain unavailable for now.

As with any Beta, Cataclysm currently has several issues that the developers are aware of and actively working to address. The full list is as follows:

Questing

Cataclysm Classes & Combat:

Misc:

The Cataclysm Classic Beta continues apace, withthe full game set to arrivein the first half of this year.