Carter, Chris (7. september 2018). «A complete ranking of every era of World of Warcraft, as voted by our community». Destructoid (på engelsk). Besøkt 7. januar 2023. «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.»
«All the World's a Stage: Cataclysm's new race/class combinations». Engadget (på engelsk). Besøkt 7. januar 2023. «Night elf mages are probably the most like proper outcasts among all the new combinations, since they openly practice something their race has sworn to abandon. As Metzen mentioned at BlizzCon, they're also a good opportunity to play a really ancient character, if that's what you'd like to do, since young night elves probably wouldn't have had much opportunity to study arcane magic lately. So if you're going to be a night elf mage, keep in mind that your character has probably been very solitary for a very long time, unless he or she would have studied either in secret, or in exile.»
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Kinney, Tanner (8. august 2020). «World Of Warcraft: Ranking Every Expansion Pack From Worst To Best, According To Metacritic». Game Rant (på engelsk). Besøkt 7. januar 2023. «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."»
L., Nikola (30. november 2022). «All World of Warcraft Expansions in Order - Listed - Prima Games». primagames.com. Besøkt 7. januar 2023. «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.»
