On This Day - Patch 4.3: Hour of Twilight Launched Ten Years Ago on November 29, 2011

Live Posted 2021/11/29 at 7:00 AM by Paryah

Hour of TwilightCataclysmStood in the FireTransmogrification

In the wake of the Cataclysm, Azeroth's champions rose up to thwart the forces of the maddened black Dragon Aspect, Deathwing. Thus far the world's defenders have shattered the power base of the Twilight's Hammer cult and defeated the raging elemental lords Al'Akir and Ragnaros. Yet despite these victories, as long as Deathwing is free to pursue his twisted goals, Azeroth will remain under threat.

No one is more aware of this fact than the great Dragon Aspects Alexstrasza, Nozdormu, Ysera, and Kalecgos. Together with the wise shaman Thrall, they have devised a plan to vanquish Deathwing with a weapon of his own design: the infamous Dragon Soul. — Patch Notes: Patch 4.3

New Raid: Dragon SoulDragon SoulCataclysmFangs of the Father

it was the raid that introduced Raid Finder and LFR mode

the 10 months that we spent in Dragon Soul was one of the longest content droughts in WoW history, and spurred the current intended release paradigm of a patch every few months and a new raid every other patch (COVID and recent woes notwithstanding)

Morchok

Warlord Zon'ozz

Yor'sahj the Unsleeping

Hagara the Stormbinder

Ultraxion

Warmaster Blackhorn

Deathwing aka Spine of Deathwing

Deathwing aka Madness of Deathwing

New Dungeons

End Time

This new 5-player Heroic dungeon begins the quest to save all with a look at the desolate future of Azeroth, should its defenders fail to stop Deathwing.

Well of Eternity

In this new 5-player Heroic dungeon, adventurers travel back 10,000 years in a brazen attempt to retrieve the Dragon Soul.

Hour of Twilight

This new 5-player Heroic dungeon sets the final stage by bringing players face-to-face with the Twilight’s Hammer in present-day Dragonblight, where Thrall and the Dragon Soul must be safely escorted to Wyrmrest Temple so that the assault on Deathwing can commence.

— Patch Notes: Patch 4.3

End TimeNew Legendary Item: Fangs of the Father

The most deadly and experienced rogues will play a central role in the fate of the world the rogue’s way: by manipulating key events from the shadows. Players will travel across continents to accomplish crucial missions of reconnaissance, burglary, infiltration and, of course, assassination. Rogues who succeed will receive a paired set of daggers that will become increasingly lethal as their bearer progresses along the legendary quest. At the height of their strength, they will be imbued with the vile essence of the Old Gods, as well as the maddened fury of the Black Dragonflight -- bestowing great power upon their bearer. These powers include a stacking increase to Agility which builds until dark wings unfurl from the rogue’s back, removing the combo point cost and increasing damage of finishing moves for a short time. In addition, the wings which can be spread on command (with no combat benefit) to slow a rapid descent, allowing the rogue to slowly fall to the ground… or enact a little death from above! — Patch Notes: Patch 4.3

questline for the Legendary Fangs of the FatherDragon SoulDarkmoon IslandSilas DarkmoonNew FeaturesRaid Finder

This new grouping feature allows players to quickly and easily form a pick-up raid for a specially tuned version of the current tier of endgame content: the Dragon Soul raid. — Patch Notes: Patch 4.3

Transmogrification

This new feature allows players to customize their gear like never before: copying the appearance of one magical item onto another. — Patch Notes: Patch 4.3

Void Storage

In addition to the bank, players will now have access to a new "deep storage" system, allowing characters to free bag space by setting aside coveted gear. — Patch Notes: Patch 4.3

Hour of TwilightMists of Pandaria

Comment by VivaPinata%^&, i think it's new expansion announcementComment by rossyysMan, Cataclysm was the first expansion I hit max level in, really fond memories of it.Comment by EggzBenedictWe, or at least I, still need more storage! More bag slots (cause 7 isn't enough for me @_@;; ) in the bank and more void storage!Comment by KurgiBest patch ever.Comment by AlakeiThancanWe, or at least I, still need more storage! More bag slots (cause 7 isn't enough for me @_@;; ) in the bank and more void storage!Comment by LostartesWe, or at least I, still need more storage! More bag slots (cause 7 isn't enough for me @_@;; ) in the bank and more void storage!Comment by arneb23We, or at least I, still need more storage! More bag slots (cause 7 isn't enough for me @_@;; ) in the bank and more void storage!Comment by neyoamI really liked these 3 dungeons.Comment by KanariyaThis was really the only bad patch for Cataclysm (aside from transmog and better class balancing). DS is still the worst "endgame" raid ever made. Otherwise, Cata was a really great expansion.Comment by pooyammGood old days ...Comment by kabookiejoeI really liked these 3 dungeons.Comment by VegiThis one still leaves me salty. They spent all expansion hyping up the fight with Deathwing, and we never really got to fight him. We ran around on his back, and then fought his toe. I still get irrationally angry over this bait and switch.Comment by TheWiseDwarfWhat's the point of Void Storage still nowadays? In 7.0 we received the Appearances feature, which meant we no longer had to keep transmog items in the bank or the Void Storage.Comment by ThicchunterSlow news day huhComment by kv83Another day in "random patch that was better than current content"-headComment by famousmortHour of Twilight and DS still confuse me. Was this stuff happening in the future, like End Time? If it's the present, how come Dragonblight zone hasn't changed to match what's in the dungeon and raid? And if DS took place in the present time, why did we enter it through the Caverns of Time? My only guess is that the "under siege from Twilight's cult and old god minions" version of Dragonblight was unsuitable to an open world zone with flying (especially the open pit bosses you drop into).Comment by Enril766I agree with this , I really enjoyed Cata .Comment by Enril766Hour of Twilight and DS still confuse me. Was this stuff happening in the future, like End Time? If it's the present, how come Dragonblight zone hasn't changed to match what's in the dungeon and raid? And if DS took place in the present time, why did we enter it through the Caverns of Time? My only guess is that the "under siege from Twilight's cult and old god minions" version of Dragonblight was unsuitable to an open world zone with flying (especially the open pit bosses you drop into).Comment by ZelionI long for the days when we got like 3 dungeons per patch. Meanwhile Shadowlands is here stuck at 8 forever.Comment by roadkillpikachuyeah i remember when that patch went live it was originally called "Death of Deathwing" i sent in a suggestion to a GM since the twilights hammer NPCs kept referring to an ingame event known as the Hour of Twilight i dont know if they changed it based on my suggestion but it seemed a coincidence that shortly thereafter the official patch notes changed it from death of deathwing to hour of twilight