Pre-Cataclysm Events Start

Apparently the pre-Cataclysm events are starting today after the regularly scheduled downtime.  The Solo MMO Player saw notice of this in-game last night.  WOWHead has a guide to the Operation Gnomegan (Alliance) and Zalazane's Fall/Echoes Isle (Horde) events here.
http://www.wowhead.com/guide=cataclysm&prelaunch

The starting point for these quests, the announcements and the fact that they count toward the Loremaster Achievement are here, along with other links.
http://www.wow.com/2010/09/07/operation-gnomeregan-and-zalazanes-fall-events-now-available/

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Cataclysm 5-Man Bug Disconnects

The current build of Cataclysm's beta has a bug that disconnects players who join 5-mans.
http://www.wow.com/2010/09/07/shifting-perspectives-notes-from-bizarro-world/

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Cataclysm Computer Specs UPDATED

WOW Insider has started a three part article on what computer you'll need to run Cataclysm.  It covers basics like how to identify your heatsink, what main brands of video cards are available, etc.  (Note:  They've not done any more than this first article in this series.)
http://www.wow.com/2010/09/07/guest-post-is-your-computer-ready-for-cataclysm/


UPDATE:  Blizzard has released the Cataclysm system specs.
http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/10/19/blizzard-releases-cataclysm-system-requirements/


Remember, Power PCs (Mac) can't play Cataclysm and probably are disabled as of Patch 4.0.1 or 4.0.3.
http://www.1up.com/news/warcraft-patch-disabling-support

http://www.wowhead.com/blog=168690

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