Cataclysm Beta Notes (Flying Mounts, Clients, Hunter Solo Runs)

I've been mostly ignoring Cataclysm beta information since it is all in flux. Who knows what will actually make it into the next expansion?  This is a reference site, after all, and linking to information that may or may not end up in an expansion that isn't even dated yet seems useless to me.  However, I have found a few articles I do want to mention because they are useful for beta players or have special relevance to solo players.

WOWHead has posted how to use their client to gather beta information for their database.  If you are in the beta, consider downloading their client to add to the Cataclysm database.
http://www.wowhead.com/blog=163527

It looks like buying a faster flying mount will be quite expensive in Cataclysm, especially for players with a good number of characters they play.  Looks like players should start accumulating gold now.
http://wowalone.blogspot.com/2010/08/100000-gold-for-flying.html

Cold Weather Flying changes in Cataclysm.  Now you can buy it at Level 68 for less than in Patch 3.3.5.
http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/09/20/cataclysm-beta-cold-weather-flying-at-68/

The Warcraft Hunters Union has posted two articles about soloing Cataclysm, first as a Beast Master hunter--
http://www.warcrafthuntersunion.com/2010/08/cataclysm-beta-hunter-soloing-as-bm/

and secondly as a marksman hunter.
http://www.warcrafthuntersunion.com/2010/08/cataclysm-beta-hunter-preview-soloing-as-mm/

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Improving DPS By Stacking (Hunters)

An explanation of how stacking cooldowns and procs can drastically improve hunter DPS.
http://www.wow.com/2010/06/14/scattered-shots-stacking-cooldowns-and-procs/

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Raiding Hunters and the Armor Penetration Build

WOW Insider talks about the armor penetration build for markmanship hunters who want to raid.  Please note that this has to be built from the ground up; it's not a thing you can regem current gear for.
http://www.wow.com/2010/03/15/scattered-shots-marksman-102-the-armor-pen-years/

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The Markmanship Hunter (Patch 3.3)

All about markmanship hunters from the WOW Insider series on each class and tree.
http://www.wow.com/2010/03/11/scattered-shots-marksman-101/

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