Cataclysm Flying Costs More

It will cost 250 gold to buy a license to fly in Cataclysm.  "This skills [sp] allows players to fly on Kalimdor and the Eastern Kingdom continents, including the new level 80-85 zones, and is trainable at level 60."
http://www.wow.com/2010/09/09/cataclysm-beta-old-weather-flying-will-cost-250g/

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Is Cataclysm the End of WOW?

Now that the Cataclysm Beta is well under way, I'm starting to see articles like the ones below from long-time players who are comparing various aspects of the WOW expansions to Lich King and find them lacking.  This leads them to worry about what Cataclysm has in store.

The tier sets in Lich King are inferior to those in earlier expansions and the original game.

http://blessingofkings.blogspot.com/2010/09/tier-sets-in-wrath.html

Thanks to the Pot, I discovered this great analaysis of the game through Lich King.  This is definitely worth a read if you are interested in game design as Blacksen talks at length about various game mechanics added in both PvE and PvP play.

http://blacksen.com/?p=453

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Moonkin Theorycrafting: DoTs and Eclipse

Graylo asks and answers the question:  Should moonkins cast DoTs only at the beginning of Eclipse?
http://graymatterwow.blogspot.com/2010/09/fun-w-simulationcraft-wotlk-rotations.html

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Prepping Hunter Gear for Cataclysm

Brian covers the gear you need to get right now to level your hunter up to 85 in Cataclysm.  He talks about what is known about how hunters will spec in Cataclysm when it hits in a few months and how to plan accordingly.
http://www.wow.com/2010/09/09/scattered-shots-gear-for-cataclysm-leveling/

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