Unless all of the WoW gurus and seers have been mistaken, together, at the same time, today is the day when all breaks loose and when we are finally able to log in after much lag and waiting queues we will be able to enjoy the new and destroyed Azeroth.
Most of the time I’m not big on nostalgia and collecting mementos but yesterday I decided to indulge in a farewell tour of Azeroth and visit some of my favorite zones before a big Internet dragon trashed them all. In no particular order, here’s my favorite three pre-cataclysm zones.
Silverpine forest: Werewolves, haunted castles, curses, zombies… it was all there! I mean, what more can you really ask for? Murlocs?! Even they were there enjoying the awesomeness that is Silverpine. It stands out for me by being the first horde zone that was centered around a particular storyline. Quests would progressively uncover the mystery of what had actually happened with the worgens and I couldn’t wait to get to the next part. Then it all culminated in a showdown in Shadowfang keep with the big man itself, Arugal!
Duskwood: I do have a soft spot for undead themed zones and Duskwood is another haunted forest that I just love. Every Alliance character I’ve ever made has completed the quests for the embalmer, uncovered the mystery of the Dark riders and sought out the Scythe of Elune. Sure it was a pain to travel from one end of the zone to the other all the time but I didn’t mind travelling through one awesome spooky forest.
Searing gorge: A surprising choice maybe for some but that zone always stood out for me as that kick ass end of the world zone I would fly over daily and couldn’t wait to get to. I would take the gryphon from Stormwind to Ironforge as a teeny lowbie and would dream of one day making it and being able to go kill all the dragons and monsters in there.
So that was my nostalgia tour yesterday. I’m curious to hear what was yours or what it would have been.
I was rushing around trying to get alts out of Dalaran and looking at a few zones before I had to log off. Most of it was spent on one final run in ZG.
I just saw the cinematic for the first time. It was so epic
Hope to see you on this evening!
Unless the world actually ends you can be sure I’ll be there.
Hillsbrad – Epic pvp battles between tarren mill and south shore.
Stranglethorn – 10 levels + worth of questing, pvp galore and the first area in game imo which felt ‘alive’.
Ungoro – Huge devilasaurs that one hit you, the return of the eco system and alive feeling. And of course the chasing amy reference.
Winterspring – A real epic zone and a real hassle to get to (back in the day). Your reward was a breath takingly beautiful zone with some neat quests. Oh and ice giants.
I have to admit the stealth devilsaurs of Ungoro were running pretty high on my list.
Oh! The memories of being ambushed by a 30 foot high Tyranosaurus while resting.
I rode the zeppelin from Org to Thunder Bluff and back, looking over the side and thinking, “soon I’ll be able to make this flight myself.” Not today, but only two more weeks.
I missed it, didn’t know parts of the land was changing in this patch. It’s my fault, since I’ve been purposely avoiding most things related to cata.
I did hear via trade chat that the portals were going away, so I swapped the HS for my leveling Rogue.
Damn.. forgot to change the HS
oh well, live and learn 
Hey lono,
From what I read (today) once servers go live you’ll be resurrected near the nearest graveyard of your HS. I forget whre the graveyard is in Tanaris.
I sort of wish I knew that the world was changing, but I do have tons of photos of the old world, so I’m not too sad.
I’m not sure if I’ll get to check out the revised world tonight. I’m heading out on vacation early tomorrow morning. If I don’t get the chance, I’ll check out the changes upon my return on Sunday. 
Hi lono,
I used the wrong url above, can you change to reflect my gaming blog. It would be appreciated.
its all pointing to heals and dots now. Should be fine