Redigerer World of Warcraft: Cataclysm (avsnitt)

== Mottagelse ==
Utvidelsen ''World of Warcraft: Cataclysm'' mottok ifølge omtalesamlernettstedet [[Metacritic]] «universell anerkjennelse» med en poengssum av 90&nbsp;ut av&nbsp;100 mulige poeng.<ref>{{Kilde www|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/world-of-warcraft-cataclysm|tittel=World of Warcraft: Cataclysm|besøksdato=2023-01-07|språk=en|verk=Metacritic}}</ref> Rasmus Lund-Hansen ved [[Gamereactor]] ga utvidelsen 9&nbsp;ut av 10&nbsp;poeng, og konkluderer sin anmeldelse med at spillet er «mer velpolert og finpusset enn noensinne», men trekker poeng for at det har «stort sett kjernen av samme spilloppsett som for seks år siden».<ref>{{Kilde www|url=https://www.gamereactor.no/world-of-warcraft-cataclysm-anmeldelse/|tittel=World of Warcraft: Cataclysm - Anmeldelse|besøksdato=2023-01-07|fornavn=Rasmus|etternavn=Lund-Hansen|språk=no|verk=Gamereactor Norge}}</ref>

I motsetning til videospillkritikerne, så hadde spillerne blandede meninger om utvidelsen.<ref>{{Kilde www|url=https://gamerant.com/world-warcraft-wow-expansion-packs-worst-best-metacritic/|tittel=World Of Warcraft: Ranking Every Expansion Pack From Worst To Best, According To Metacritic|besøksdato=2023-01-07|dato=2020-08-08|fornavn=Tanner|etternavn=Kinney|språk=en|verk=Game Rant|sitat=Critics were absolutely in love with the expansion's attempts to revitalize what had become somewhat stale. Fans, on the other hand, were divided on whether this was a good idea or not. Some fans thought that the streamlined quests were much needed, while others felt it ruined the "challenge."}}</ref><ref>{{Kilde www|url=https://primagames.com/tips/all-world-of-warcraft-expansions-in-order-sorted|tittel=All World of Warcraft Expansions in Order - Listed - Prima Games|besøksdato=2023-01-07|forfattere=L., Nikola|dato=30. november 2022|verk=primagames.com|sitat=Cataclysm… was game-changing. In all of the good ways and bad ways. This is the first expansion that got legitimate hate. Of course, Cataclysm brought radical changes in the game that were also positively received by the community.}}</ref><ref>{{Kilde www|url=https://www.destructoid.com/a-complete-ranking-of-every-era-of-world-of-warcraft-as-voted-by-our-community/|tittel=A complete ranking of every era of World of Warcraft, as voted by our community|besøksdato=2023-01-07|forfattere=Carter, Chris|dato=2018-09-07|språk=en-US|verk=Destructoid|sitat=Going with the controversial decision to blow up much of the original world (which caused some Vanilla players to leave immediately), Cataclysm was polarizing from the get-go.}}</ref>