Cataclysm Classic Development Notes and Known Issues -- Updated April 8

Today, we’ve updated the Cataclysm Beta to build 53973, which includes the 80-85 Cataclysm leveling experience, the character copy function, and templates to get you straight into the endgame.

At this time, the following features have been added:

• Level 80-85 zones are unlocked.
  • Vash’jir (Level 80-82)
  • Mount Hyjal (Level 80-82)
  • Deepholm (82-83)
  • Uldum (83-84)
  • Twilight Highlands (84-85)
• Leveling Dungeons
• Level 80 players will begin to gain experience.
• Character copy
• Archaeology

The following features are still a work-in-progress, and are unavailable for now:

• Reforging
• Transmogrification
• Guild system updates
• Dungeon Journal
• LFD
• Tol Barad

We’re currently tracking the following known issues:

Questing

• The cinematic doesn’t play properly during “The Eye of the Storm”, causing the player to be stuck for ~4 minutes without being able to interact with the questgiver.
• The quest “Be Raptor” is not completable.
• Some cinematics don’t play properly, requiring players to Esc out of them.

Class & Combat:

• Players can still learn some weapon skills.
• Resistances aren’t calculating properly.
• Druid - The Euphoria proc rate when casting Starfire and Wrat is significantly lower than it should be.
• Druid - Mangle (cat & bear) are unlearned on logout.
• Druid – Rejuvenation is doing significantly lower healing than it should.
• Death Knight – Raise Dead doesn’t raise a ghoul
• Death Knight - Rune Tap does not activate a rune immediately.
• Goblin – Rocket Barrage doesn’t scale with attack power
• Paladin & Warrior - Block only block 1 damage.
• Warlock – Blood Pact gives strength instead of stamina

Misc:

• Some Orc and Gnome NPCs are displaying untextured pink facial hair (questionable fashion choice)