World-of-warcraft – Were Pandaria, Broken Isles, Northrend, Kul’Tiras and Zandalar also affected by the Cataclysm

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I was wondering if Pandaria, Broken Isles, Northrend, Kul'Tiras and Zandalar were also affected by the cataclysm.

When questing through these places, I did not notice one of the NPCs say something about strange things happening over the last years, the earth shaking or anything.

So my question would be:

  • Were these places affected by the cataclysm?
  • if not, why not?

Best Answer

Zandalar: Yes, definitely

Zandalar has been severely crippled by the Cataclysm, causing King Rastakhan's palace to list to one side, the spine of the land to split in two, a fissure to open in the floor of the forum, and the region of the island called Nazmir as well as other areas of the island began sinking beneath the waves.

But though Zandalar was indeed damaged, it did not sink as Zul predicted. While Zul and the Golden Fleet left Zandalar, those that stayed behind endured and rebuilt.

Kul Tiras: Affected, but apparently not damaged

Kul Tiras, the island nation, will not be visible at the start of Cataclysm – something about tectonic plates shifting it out to sea....

Broken Isles: unlikely

I have found no written evidence about anything Cataclysm related. The Broken Isles are a lot older than the Cataclysm, but there is no mention about any changes or destruction in their history.

Pandaria: Thrall found it (first?) because of the Cataclysm, but no apparent damage

It was shrouded by magic mists, leaving the continent protected from the outside.

and

"His essence raced headlong through the leagues and leagues of earth that unfurled around him. He moved through the sun-baked soil of Durotar and then to the muddy banks of the Swamp of Sorrows. All the lands, no matter how remote or distinct, were connected in a way that he had never comprehended.

Apart from the areas he knew, Thrall encountered other places and oddities in Azeroth of which he had been ignorant.

Somewhere in the Great Sea was a mysterious island shrouded in mists..."

Northrend (and Outland): No

From an interview:

Any plans for Outland and Northrend (zones created in the previous two expansions)?

We have started to talk about what we need to do because there's currently no congruity between the story that we are telling in Cataclysm and the one in Outland. It feels a little weird to have the whole "Deathwing is back and has destroyed the world" and then you walk into Outland and you're like "Hey! There's this guy, Illidan". We don't exactly know how we're going to tackle that yet, but we definitely want to find a solution.