I'm late to the game in general commentary regarding Cataclysm but here are a few overarching thoughts.

Old World Rebuild
I personally believe the rebuilding of the old world is a fantastic idea. I very much like the idea that the launch of the expansion is a discrete point in the history of the game with a "no going back" feeling. In a way it's a relaunch of WoW and there will be much more meaning when someone says, "I started playing WoW before Cataclysm."...

• emptyrepublic

At my place of work, people do 2 things that cause me horrible agony and a flood of ulcers that is ruining my youthful joy and turning my heart into a black black place of death and Barrens chat.

1) Those stupid backpack things with the wheels that people pull behind them.

WHY!? They can't possibly weigh more than what, 10 pounds? And you wheel the freakin' thing around? It's called a Backpack for a reason. Not a 'take up the space of 3 people behind you', 'cause...

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Tauren Paladins: Coolest thing ever!

If this is true I'll have my pre-order in tomorrow.

I'm curious how it will be explained lore-wise, but I really don't care. Tauren (my favorite race) + Paladin (my favorite class) = 100% awesome.

• emptyrepublic

As a Guild Master / Raid Leader / person who has ran with PuG's a LOT in the past week (alt hit 80), I have come to a conclusion.

Gear that you acquire should have a time limit on how long it can remain (at the very least) ungemmed, before it is taken from you.

I'm not even kidding, it bugs THE HELL out of me to see a raider or even someone i've ran with before, wearing a piece of gear for a week, or longer, that is not even GREEN-quality gemmed. I mean really!? They...

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This is not WoW related.
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FYI: This is very opinionated, and subjective. I do not intend to change the world with this post, simply to incite some discussion, and see if there is something i'm missing, or clarify/define/refine my thoughts further.

The past few days, i've spent some time thinking about Winning Streaks, and their affects on our perception of Victories and Defeats.

Dictionary.com defines Winning Streak...

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