Cataclysm Delayed?

New info this morning from Boubouille (who is usually right about these things) that an inside source told him Cataclysm may now be delayed until early December, most likely December 7th or December 14th.

I understand this expansion includes a lot of new things, and I would rather wait a little longer if it ensures a polished complete game, but I can't help but be disappointed at this news. Funny how a year ago we all thought we'd be playing Cataclysm in August. If we only knew... lol

Source: MMO-Champion

Holy Priest PVP!

I know this feeling all too well lol

Female Worgen

Female Worgen creation screen is finally in the beta, but theres currently a glitch where as soon as you create the character, it defaults back to a male Worgen in the game. Still, it's the first look at how female Worgen will look in game.




Character creation video:

Patch 4.0.1 live on Public Testing Realms

Patch 4.0.1 can now be downloaded (16 gigs yikes) and played on the PTR. This means there will not be a patch 3.9 as previously thought, and that Cata may be coming sooner then we think.


An interesting quote from the official forums:

"Given the fact 2.0 and 3.0 hit a month before launch, and each took about a month of testing, this looks like it very well is THE OFFICIAL Cataclysm patch, and lends a great deal of credit to the mythical "November 18th" launch floating around."


A friend of mine has a theory that they're holding out on announcing the release date and that they will announce the date at Blizzcon as the big "Wow news", maybe make it playable in full to people in attendance. Sounds possible to me. Just some food for thought :)

Links:

Thread on the official forums

and

MMO Champion post

Operation Gnomeregan and Zalazane's Fall now live on US Servers

These two pre-Cataclysm events are now playable on US servers and should be playable tomorrow on European servers. Read more details and see some screenshots of the events here on MMO Champion.

More New Cataclysm Pets

I'm a collector of vanity pets so these 2 new pictures have me excited:


Rustberg Seagull




Armadillo

Baby Deathloc - Blizzcon Gift Pet

This is the in game pet you will receive if you attend Blizzcon 2010 on October 22nd and 23rd or order the live stream.





So cute :)

The Blizzcon stream can be pre-ordered here:

http://blizzcon.rayv.com/

Skywall 5man Video

New video from Total Biscuit in the new 5 man dungeon Skywall from a fire mage point of view. Looks really fun and I can't wait to get in there. :)


I recommend watching in 720p high definition.

So I Rolled a Priest ... WHY?

Sometimes I find myself asking this very question.  A class that's hard to level and harder to master, why was a Priest my first main and still my main now 2 years later? With a myriad of healing and supportive spells, casting the wrong thing at the wrong time can make it harder on the other healers, or even worse the first wrong step in a chain reaction that leads to a pile of corpses on the ground and a lot of grumbling over vent.

Then again, knowing your spells like the back of your hand and swooping in with a lifesaving spell at the last second, and suddenly you're the raid hero, saving the group from what everyone was sure was going to be a wipe.  Pats on the back all around and the feeling of accomplishment... at least until that next boss down the hall.

I have a love/hate relationship with my Priest, there's a lot of responsibility put on you and some of these fights are just BRUTAL (I'm looking at you Lich King), but I know it, I love it, and I feel that I'm good at it.  I've never felt as connected to any other class in the game as I do to Priests, so I guess that's why I can't seem to turn away from it.

Plus we're shiny...