Cataclysm: New version of Beta 12479 arrives

A new version of the Beta has appeared. In this version there are some quite interesting changes such as the introduction of To inflate (deepholm) and the Western Plaguelands that can now be tested in addition to the new talent trees.

Here are the most important changes made:

• Beta level cap is extended to 83
• Deepholm (82-83) and the Western Plaguelands available for testing.
• New talent trees! You may be interested in taking a look at the changes that were introduced in this article.

To inflate it is one of the four Elemental Planes. Home of the Elementals ruled by Therazane, the Stonemother. We must not forget that it was the place where Deathwing was banished for a long time. We will find many land based creatures.

You may wonder what has changed about the Western Plaguelands. Not too much speaking of clear terrain… Some areas have been claimed by the Horde, some by the Alliance, and some by the Argent Dawn. Horde and Alliance battle with what remains of the plague in Andorhal while Argent Dawn has returned to La Vega del Amparo and drove out the Scarlet Crusade.

You can read the notes in full after the jump.

General

• The level limit for all characters is 83

Areas

• Deepholm, a new zone of levels 82-83 is available for testing. Players can reach these areas by speaking to temporary teleportation NPCs found in any major city.
• Several zones have built-in mission maps.
  • Eastern Kingdoms
    • Western Plaguelands is ready to be tested.

Classes: General

• A first pass of the new talent trees have been implemented.
  • Each spec has been reduced to a tree of 31 talents.
  • Players will now have a total of 41 Talent Points to spend.
  • 31 points must be spent on the primary spec before points can be spent on any other branch.
  • Players will be asked at level 10 to choose specialization. Doing so will unlock a unique spell or ability for that spec as well as one or more passive bonuses.
  • Although it is a first pass of the talent trees, Death Knights, Druid, Paladin, Warlock, Arcane Mage, and Assassination Rogue are not as advanced as other specs.
  • More information on our plans for talent trees can be found on our Cataclysm forum.