This next minor content update will offer a host of new features and improvements, including:
The Ruby Sanctum is attacked by a surprise strike force of Deathwing's fierce allies and must be defended. Do you have what it takes to defeat Halion the Twilight Destroyer and his three destructive lieutenants, or will the Ruby Sanctum be forever lost?
Patch Features:
The Ruby Sanctum, a 10- and 25-player raid offering both normal and Heroic challenges, will feature all-new encounters and rewards
Check out the upcoming Real ID feature, a new, optional way to connect with your friends on the revamped Battle.net. When you and a friend agree to become Real ID friends, you’ll have access to a number of options designed to enrich your social gaming experience, including cross-game chat, broadcast messages, the ability to keep in contact with your friends without having to keep track of their different characters across realms or across games, and much more. Check out our new Real ID page here.
Read the Public Test Realm Patch 3.3.5 notes here.
Wrath of the Lich King: On the Horizon
This next content update will offer some events that will be an introduction to Catacysm world changes, including:
Soon an invasion on two fronts will take place, as Vol’jin of the Darkspear trolls seeks to reclaim Echo Isles from the witch doctor Zalazane, and High Tinker Mekkatorque of the Gnomeregan Exiles calls for an assault on his former city.
The third major World of Warcraft expansion, Cataclysm, is now deep in development. We continue to release previews of some of the major gameplay and content features in store for players on our forums and the official Cataclysm website.
For a list of all of the major expansion features we’ve examined thus far -- including first looks at level 78-82 zones Mount Hyjal and Vashj’ir -- check out our Features page.
You can find an assortment of gameplay and systems changes on our Cataclysm forum. To see our development plans for each World of Warcraft class, item stat and systems changes, updated dispel mechanics, rage normalization, and our all-new Mastery system preview, visit our forum compendium here.
