Worgen Cataclysm Details

Bring on the Werewolves of the Cataclysm

I recently took my turn in previewing the upcoming Worgen race which is part of the WOW Cataclysm expansion. These are certainly beastly characters that hold a load of power behind their lengthy arms and hunched posture. Before we get into the race specifically, lets get to the lore. The storyline behind the Worgen tells of a condemned breed that were enslaved to fight in the 3rd War by archmage Arugal to beat back the Scourge. worgen

Eventually realizing that they could play a more independent role in the World of Warcraft saga, the Worgen had somewhat of a revolution against their captor. They quickly populated the land by doing what werewolves do best, infecting humans with their contaminated blood and spreading the curse of the Worgen.

One of the cool features of the Worgen is that players can basically shapeship between the two forms, human and werewolf so you can blend in nicely when needed. This I guess would come in handy on a blind date… ok enough lame jokes. Since these characters are in fact human, they will be playable by those on the Alliance side, goblins of course would be Horde. This will give help to the Alliance on the servers that are getting owned by Horde because in my opinion, it is a class with a larger draw than the Goblin.

Worgen Female Overall, there were no groundbreaking features that jumped out at me but they are fun to control and have been given a great starting map, and a bonus of being able to customize both your Human and Wargen form. Quests are fairly simple to complete, with the first ones literally taking less than a few minutes to finish. So what are the Worgen skills? They are the same skills as any other race in the opposing factions. These werewolves are mainly introduced by Cataclysm to bring in fresh storyline and new regions, Blizzard does not want to mess with the balancing of a completely new class just yet because they are still very much trying to balance out the Lich King expansion.

My Worgen started out as level 6 in DuskHaven, a dark little village located in the Gilneas starter zone. To the east is the King and Queens Wall that is pretty much free of mobs, and Greymane Manor. Worgen will be able to be played in all classes except Shaman and Paladin, which is good for me and my Warlock ways. There was hope back in the Cataclysm rumor period of Worgen that they would have a completely different skill list, but they are still going to be a fun race to reroll.