Announcement of the new expansion started a lot of discussion about the two brand new races, items, skills and naturally, new professions.

Each expansion in WoW introduced new professions – Burning Crusade gave us Jewelcrafting, WotLK Inscription. Cataclysm expansion will, as announced, bring Archaeology and Reforging, latest features of crafting. Click here for more on WoW Archaeology and Reforging Guide

Archaeology

Archaeology as the latest secondary profession will allow players to customize their chars in a thrilling new way. Future Archaeologists will be able to visit the ruins all around the map and do a research as any real life Archaeologists.

During their search they will be able to make notes and collect special artifacts. These artifacts will enable Archaeologists to further customize their characters, while handing these artifacts in to a Titan cult will bring them all different kinds of rewards, such as Teleportation, Vanity pets and new items of interest.

An Archaeologist will able to create new discoveries, and depended on the chosen path he will be able to get passive skills and new abilities.

What makes this profession different?

All WoW professions are made to follow the progressive pattern, which consists of player’s learning the skill and leveling it up to the certain skill level in order to be able to use it for the specific craft. Archaeology will be different. You won’t be only able to train it, hit the cap and then stop progressing with it. Archaeology is meant to be without maximum level, thus allowing continuous progress and keeping the interest of the players.

Reforging

Reforging profession will allow further customization of the characters’ gear. Unfortunately, it is said that this will apply only to the stats on the gear but not to its appearance. Maybe this will be something for the future.

Reforging, as a skill will be given to Blacksmiths, Engineers, Jewelcrafters, Leatherworkers and Tailors. Wearers of these professions will have an option to take the piece of the gear originating from their native professions and to change one of the stats. For example a Jewelcrafter will be able to take one stat from the ring. After taking out the stat, a player will be able to take those stat points, change it and add it back to the armor as a different stat.

What is so unique about this?

Firstly, the stats that you will be able to change are not the ones that some item already has. If you for example have a necklace with stamina and intellect, you will be able to change stamina for the equivalent amount of the spell power instead.

This form of item stats manipulation will be possible on all items, not just the ones you can craft. It will be of particular help to players who do not have the required professions. They will have an option to demand service from the players who do have Reforging added to their main profession.

Expansion Cataclysm will bring new dimension to WoW. WoW will certainly not disappoint the players, as it has been the most amazing and popular MMORPGs for quite some time now. The population of the WoW players is ever-growing despite the new MMORPGs that are constantly emerging. The reason for this is the quality of the game and new amazing new releases. If you would like more on WoW Leveling, click here: WoW Leveling Guides