Battle for Undercity removed in Cataclysm
by Matthew Rossi 
Aug 6th 2010 at 1:00PM
If you haven't done the extended series of quests in the Dragonblight that lead up to the Wrathgate cinematic yet, first off, I don't understand why. Get up there and do that. However (and more importantly), if you haven't done that quest line all the way to its satisfying, lore-filled conclusion, The Battle For The Undercity, by the time the pre-Cataclysm patch drops, you might not be able to.
In response to a forum thread started by Cedrickt on the beta forums, Valnorth stated that the Dragonblight quest line ends at the Wrathgate cinematic on the beta. As yet, there's no further information. We don't know if there's any intention to add in entirely new quests, but I expect not; trying to gibe Garrosh as Warchief with the events of Wrathgate (to which much of his policy toward Sylvanas is a direct response) would be very difficult indeed.
Go play it while you can. It's a lot of fun.
In response to a forum thread started by Cedrickt on the beta forums, Valnorth stated that the Dragonblight quest line ends at the Wrathgate cinematic on the beta. As yet, there's no further information. We don't know if there's any intention to add in entirely new quests, but I expect not; trying to gibe Garrosh as Warchief with the events of Wrathgate (to which much of his policy toward Sylvanas is a direct response) would be very difficult indeed.
Go play it while you can. It's a lot of fun.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 5)
Jaq Aug 6th 2010 1:04PM
Getting rid of the Battle for the Undercity? NOOOOO.
Boz Aug 6th 2010 1:47PM
The conclusion of this questline is probably one of the most unique and exciting events in the game. Removing old-world quests that were boring, inconclusive, required obscure ingredients, or were broken makes sense. Removing an amazing questline and satisfying conclusion does not.
Boo Blizzard, indeed.
Jamie Aug 6th 2010 1:57PM
WE DEMAND VENGEANCE!!!!
*continues to foam at the mouth as any normal Paladin should be*
jishdefish Aug 6th 2010 2:18PM
Actually, the video is still there at the end of the chain. It is played for you by the dragon Alexstraza, like always. However, the Battle For Undercity portion of the quest chain has been removed because you participating in the event itself after it has already happened makes little sense.
Cyonisper Aug 6th 2010 2:22PM
To be honest... I kinda want this..
Last time I did BftUC, I came in late on my Hunter; the Event had already began and Wyrm was in the tunnel fighting A-bomb. To my surprise NO Player Chars were near, so I did as any good nightelf would do, and assisted the Human king in Combat. We went through the tunnels and found our way out of the Sewer. Then I realized Jania Proudmore was absent. I opened a ticket to blizz, and sat and waited.. after 20min she spawned and they continued, I closed my ticket. We then charged into the Apothecary, however once more Jania was missing, so It was myself and Wyrn on this mod... Luckily, Wyrn couldnt die otherwise I would have killed someone. But I was missing out on Jania's AoE and had to deal with the slims alone. Wyrns Buff could not heal me enough to stay alive... so I died, and due to the "1 mob on a raid boss" fight, it took him about 15min to down this boss. I kept reentering, rezzing, and getting killed. Died about 4 times before it was over.
So get this, this is where it gets interesting...
You know the Horde vs. Alliance fight in the Throne Room? I find a level 77 (Alliance) Boomkin sitting there with the Orcs, the Chicken actually waiting. Apparently, he glitched the entire encounter by NOT staying with the group, forcing me to go through a living hell of a battle...
Too Long, didn't read: Quest was bugged by someone else, I paid about 35g in repairs, and I had roasted Chicken for dinner.
Sometimes.
I hate people.
snowleopard233 Aug 6th 2010 3:14PM
I’m worried blizzard is starting to slip on the sense of continuity in its game. My understanding was that the content in Wrath takes place after the content in Vanilla and TBC and before the content in Cat. Traditionally, as you leveled, you moved through the story. Things started to get muddled with the introduction of death knights that had to level through outlands. It was insinuated that the starting zone took place sometime after vanilla and possibly after TBC, but you’re still sent to level in Outlands and fight Illidan without any explanation whatsoever. It was an 8-10 level break in the continuity that many players were willing to plow through, but it still marked a point where the normal flow of the story no longer made sense.
Thing’s look like they could become even worse in Cat, given how technically the lower level content will take place before the events in TBC and wrath. We’re going to have twenty levels in the middle of the story that exist in a time period outside of the normal flow of events. That’s incredibly messy, and while ignorable by veterans will only confuse new players.
So, how is blizzard going to fix this? I’m worried they’ll take the approach where references to outside events will simply be stripped out of TBC and Wrath and players will be expected to rush through these zones on their way to 85. I’m really happy to see the vanilla content get an update, but they need to overhaul the connection between all their different expansions or else they risk a storytelling experience with huge continuity issues.
MightyBurebista Aug 6th 2010 3:43PM
This is probably THE questline that I wanted to do with my Paladin alt I'm currently playing, except that I'm doing TBC content with him now since I refuse to rush past content and into 80 fast just because some so-and-so pressures me into it. Lo and behold, the developers give a big "fuck you" to people who don't like powerleveling and rushing headfirst into "teh endgame". Jeesh, freaking arseholes!
BOO, YOU SUCK, BLIZZARD!!!
Ikarus Aug 6th 2010 5:04PM
This would be a terrible mistake. I hope it isn't so. TBfUC is one of the coolest quests in the game, and I know I'm not alone when I say that. I've got 8 80's (so I've run it 8 times) and I still love it. I would be really disappointed if this happens.
monk Aug 6th 2010 6:23PM
@jishdefish,
Continuity is not a good reason to get rid of a quest while so many other quests continue to exist. Are they going to remove the entire Outland zones and quests?
However, I might agree with folks that think it will be removed because the layout of Undercity will change. It would be unfortunate, but I can understand them not having the time to reprogram the phased event for the new layout.
Mike Aug 7th 2010 6:11AM
@snowleopard233
You do not understand the timeline at all, do you? It's Classic WoW > BC > WotLK > Cataclysm. In that order, yes some things have been retconned, a lot of things have really; but that is the timeline. Anyways, last time Blizz said that Cataclysm takes place during WotLK, when he's still alive. I'm guessing they changed their mind though. The rest of the stuff, like BT still having Illidan and Kael'Thas still being in The Eye, is due to the whole fact that, game mechanics > Lore.
They're not going to go and remove a raid just because they added a new expansion. Sure you could argue and say that they removed Naxx, but they didn't. Since they added a new reason, apparently KT survived and he fled to Dragonblight and took Naxx with him, so they didn't remove it, they just upgraded Naxx essentially. As for the whole "But Ony is a levle 80 raid now!" Well that was just done for no real reason, simply because they wanted to and as an 'anniversary' present (I guess you could say) for those with some nostalgia for BC. It serves no actual purpose (aside from phat lewtz) but it didn't actually screw up the story either since you can still turn in Ony's head.
Rabbit Aug 7th 2010 9:56AM
@Mike. The timeline you put forth in your response is exactly the same as the one that snowleopard233 stated in his/her comment. I'd say snowleopard233 understands the timeline about as well as you do.
Birk Aug 9th 2010 7:28AM
@Mike: Ony was a vanilla raid, not BC. I'm sure that's what you meant, anyhow.
Meleager Aug 9th 2010 12:40PM
The Battle for the Undercity was perhaps the most horrible, anti-climactic event I've ever seen in WoW. God it sucked. Hearing Jaina's "aggro voice" every three seconds, steamrolling wave after wafe after too many waves of uninspiring trash that didn't pose a threat to you anyway... and the whole thing just completely lacked atmosphere. Good idea, horrible implementation. The Wrathgate cinematic was so neat, and then they had to continue with.. this. Bleh. Good riddance.
feniks9174 Aug 6th 2010 1:04PM
No one cares!!
Garneth Aug 6th 2010 1:05PM
But anyways, dang that sux. Mebbe they can pull one of those "it happened in the past" things and still have the lovely event. And even have it remain the instanced old orgrimmar!
feniks9174 Aug 6th 2010 1:10PM
I never did it on my warlock. I suppose now is as good a time as any.
I wonder what kind of DPS an ICC25 geared affliction lock can put up under the quests buff . . .
/evilgrin
Garneth Aug 6th 2010 2:00PM
Fraps it and upload it to YouTube. Please
burni Aug 6th 2010 2:51PM
I did it recently on my new tankadin main (fully ICC geared). My taunt's crit for about 30k :D
Frogmaster Aug 6th 2010 1:13PM
whyy would they do such a think kinda makes sense but still its best quest in northrend i looked forward to it pre-wotlk
Ydrisselle Aug 6th 2010 1:17PM
There could be many reasons: Thrall is gone; Undercity's terrain is revamped and isn't the same; that's true for Orgrimmar too; and the events are in the past of the Cataclysm - you couldn't go back in your past without Bronze dragons...