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Once back on dry land, we were given quests that revolved around locating and acquiring missing crates of tools, killing young Teraptor hatchlings, and--in typical Blizzard humour style--feeding bundles of explosive-laden bananas to monkeys and watching them detonate as they chowed down. Farther down the coast, we were given a short escort mission that saw us protecting Goblin miners and returning an Orc journal found on a slain comrade to reveal more of the story behind the battle raging between the two factions.
Like the Worgen, Goblin racial attributes were available for a sneak peek and are unsurprisingly engineering and financially motivated. "Best Deals Anywhere" rewards you with the best gold price for items regardless of your reputation; the vendor "Better Living Through Chemistry" increases your alchemy skill by 15 points; and "Time Is Money" increases your attack and casting speed by 1 percent. Rockets are a Goblin's best friend, and the rocket jump ability will propel you forward a good distance with a two minute cooldown. The "Rocket Barrage" racial is also on a two-minute cooldown and deals fire damage to enemies. "Pack Hobgoblin" allows you to access your bank remotely for up to a minute once every half hour and provides a handy way to deposit precious Goblin loot when you're out and about.
We've been confined to the two starting zones for the new races so far, so we have yet to see the real effects the cataclysm is having on the world around us, but we're already eagerly awaiting the chance to get out and do some exploring. Blizzard hasn't indicated any expected time frame for the release of the new expansion, but this looks to just be the tip of something much, much larger, and we'll be following it with interest.
