BlizzCon 2010: Patch 4.1 Firelands raid and Abyssal Maw dungeon
by Allison Robert 
Oct 22nd 2010 at 5:11PM
- Firelands raid This is the elemental plane of fire and an outdoor raid located in Mount Hyjal. You'll be able to mount up and run around.
- The final boss will be Ragnaros, and you'll fight him in a building called Sulfuron Keep. Sulfuron Keep looks very similar to the building you'll see when you fly into Hyjal for the first time (and may in fact be the same one).
- The Firelands raid will provide more backstory and lore on Ragnaros' presence in Azeroth. I thought I heard that he won't be moved out of Molten Core (he'll be in both raids simultaneously) but I'm not 100 percent sure.
- Expect 7 bosses.
- The Abyssal Maw The elemental plane of water. A new 5-man in Vashj'ir thematically similar to the 5-mans shipping with Cataclysm.
- "Oh, and it's nothing Oculus." Players will be moving around a lot in the dungeon and they're doing their best to avoid the "Oculus effect" of quirky mechanics being unintentionally annoying.
- The entire dungeon will be underwater. They've overhauled underwater combat and you can fight normally if you're on the floor. Most of these mechanics are already in place in the beta Vashj'ir zone, so some players will already be familiar with it.
- They're planning on four or five bosses.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Koma Oct 22nd 2010 5:16PM
Now we have only to wait for some video preview :> GOGO RAGNA 2.0!
Grovinofdarkhour Oct 22nd 2010 5:18PM
Shiny new info! The real meat and potatoes of the whole weekend.
Noah Oct 22nd 2010 5:21PM
Sweetness! I was wondering why Ragnaros moved himself to Hyjal, I thought he was working with Deathwing but I'm not sure. Can anyone confirm?
Colin Middleton Oct 22nd 2010 5:24PM
Not sure if working is right but the way I understand it Rag is an elemental fire lord and Deathwing controls the elements of earth and fire. So more a servant. I could be way off though. This is probably one for Know Your Lore.
Kemikalkadet Oct 23rd 2010 3:16AM
The whole of Hyjal is basically one huge chain that explains it, i don't want to spoiler it though. I'll just say that the final quest in the zone is amazing.
Colin Middleton Oct 22nd 2010 5:22PM
Sounds awesome, so disappointed I can't actually watch this.
SeanVT395 Oct 23rd 2010 5:48PM
WOO! More recycled bosses!
gundamxzero Oct 22nd 2010 7:03PM
TOO SOON EXEUTUS
Vodkamartini Oct 22nd 2010 7:03PM
Underwater ... does that mean "bring a warlock for breathing?"
MusedMoose Oct 22nd 2010 7:48PM
I'm fairly certain that being in the underwater zone gets you a buff that allows permanent underwater breathing. I'm sure that Blizzard would do the same in an underwater dungeon.
Izaach Oct 23rd 2010 4:09AM
4.0.3 isn't even out yet and they're already teasing us with this!
I hope this is another indication that adding new 5-mans to new raid content is going to be standard.
Viator Oct 23rd 2010 6:32AM
So are we expecting another environment where you can go every way (up and down included) like Oculus in Abyssal Maw ?, cause I predict a lot of people getting seperated from the party if they dont pay enough attention and getting lost.
Rai Oct 24th 2010 10:22AM
Human: "...did the Abyssal Maw just get warmer?"
Gnome: *shifty eyes*