World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Classic Releases Rage of the Firelands Patch Notes

Summary

World of Warcrafthas officially revealed the patch notes forCataclysm Classic’s Rage of the Firelands update. The penultimate patch ofWorld of Warcraft: Cataclysm Classicis live in the game right now, with the iconic Firelands raid opening up on November 7.

Since it began on May 20,World of Warcrafthas been speeding throughCataclysm Classic. It initially planned to release the final patch of the expansion seven months after Deathwing’s return toClassic, butWorld of Warcraftrecently confirmed the update would be delayedby a short while.

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Now, the second-to-last content update forWorld of Warcraft: Cataclysm Classicis now live, bringing with it a list of announcements, tweaks, and quality-of-life updates to the retro expansion. One of the most notable new features is the Protocol Inferno Elemental Rune Dungeon, which is an optional high-difficulty mode formostWoW: Cataclysm ClassicHeroic dungeons. If all players in a group activate this mode, creatures within the instance will receive a powerful buff called Fury of the Firelord, but bosses will drop extra Fissure Stone Fragments, a new currency used to purchase Tier 11 gear, trinkets, and mounts. Protocol Inferno Dungeons also have a number of new achievements players can earn only while the challenge mode is active.

The 10 and 25-player versions of theFirelands raid open up inWoW: Cataclysm Classicon November 7, each featuring a Normal and Heroic mode. While combating Ragnaros and his minions, Druids, Mages, Priests, Shamans, and Warlocks will be able to begin the questline to obtain Dragonwrath, Tarecgosa’s Rest, a powerful Legendary staff with a unique flying mount attached to it. Fans should be able to obtain this weapon much faster inCataclysm Classicthan in the original run of the expansion.

TheClassicexpansion is also getting a brand-new graphics setting called High-Resolution Textures. This toggle enhances the visual fidelity of most game textures, butkeeps the originalWorld of Warcraft Classicmodelsin place. Players can use this optional setting by selecting Get HD Textures on the character select screen, though they can be deactivated in the Options menu after they are installed.

Hour of Twilight will likely hitCataclysm Classicin February or March, calling into question what is next for the retro servers. However,World of Warcraftfans recently discovered some Sha-corrupted mountsthat could be associated with a theoreticalMists of Pandaria Classic. If an expansion announcement is imminent, it may happen at the inauguralWarcraftDirect planned for November 13.

WoW: Cataclysm Classic Rage of the Firelands Patch Notes

New Raid: Firelands

The Firelands raid will become available on Thursday, November 7 at 3:00 p.m. PST. Firelands is a 10- or 25-player, 7 boss raid, and has two difficulty modes – Normal and Heroic – rewarding items for iLvl 378 and 391 gear, respectively.

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Elemental Rune Dungeons: Protocol Inferno

Elemental Rune Dungeons are a new optional game mode, which can be activated in most Cataclysm Classic heroic dungeons by interacting with the Mysterious Elemental Device near each dungeon’s entrance and selecting “Activate Protocol Inferno”. This mode is not available in Zul’Aman or Zul’Gurub.

New Baradin Hold Boss: Occu’thar

A second boss, Occu’thar, will be available in Baradin Hold with each region’s weekly content reset starting November 12.

Occu’thar has the chance to drop iLvl 378 and 384 gear.

As with the first boss, Argaloth, players can raid both the 10-player and 25-player version of Occu’thar on separate lockouts, allowing both versions to be run in the same week.

High-Resolution Textures

The Rage of the Firelands update includes a way for players to turn on High-Resolution Textures as an option, providing enhanced visual fidelity to many textures in the game. This allows for a revitalized world while preserving its classic aesthetics.

Elemental Bonds Questline

This questline begins in Nordrassil Summit in Mount Hyjal, and will earn players an iLvl 365 back item.

Legendary Item: Dragonwrath, Tarecgosa’s Rest

Dragonwrath, Tarecgosa’s Rest is an iLvl 397 Legendary Item thatcan be earned by completing the acquisition questline. Players begin by slaying a Molten Lord in the Firelands Raid or completing all of the bosses in the previous raid tier. Druids, Mages, Priests, Shaman, and Warlocks are all eligible for this questline.