Pet News from Cataclysm UPDATED

In the latest Cataclysm build, pets can become crit immune by using the Grace of Mantis talent.  The article also has info on the new worm Burrow and pet bugs.
http://www.warcrafthuntersunion.com/2010/10/pets-can-become-crit-immune-in-lastest-beta-build/

Mania's Arcania has a way of taming the Oily Coat Wolf so that it doesn't lose its color open taming.  Looks like this works for Alliance only, or at least only for Horde with plenty of Alliance friends to help.  It also may be removed by Blizzard at any time and you can't take the wolf to Arena without losing the coloring.
http://www.maniasarcania.com/2010/10/27/taming-the-oily-coat-wolf/

Looks like eight of the nine parrots available in Cataclysm will be tamable.
http://www.maniasarcania.com/2010/11/05/parrots-ahoy/

Turtles
http://www.maniasarcania.com/2010/11/08/ancient-turtle-volcano-turtle/

Tigers that Phase Away During Quest
http://thebrewhall.com/2010/11/08/crouching-tiger-hidden-tiger/

The Razzashi Hatchling will remain in the game despite its current home being destroyed.
http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/11/11/razzashi-hatchling-to-remain-as-an-in-game-drop-in-cataclysm/

Tamed Worms will Change Appearance
http://www.maniasarcania.com/2010/11/16/appearance-changes-worms/

Ravagers Change Appearance
http://www.maniasarcania.com/2010/11/17/appearance-changes-ravagers/

Many More Appearance Changes
http://www.maniasarcania.com/2010/11/20/appearance-changes-the-rest/

Blizzard has nerfed the ways players were able to keep pre-taming effects on pets.

http://www.maniasarcania.com/2010/12/14/effect-taming-or-i-should-have-posted-sooner-eh/

Taming Ants
http://www.maniasarcania.com/2010/12/04/tame-your-own-ant/

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WOW Head's Talent Calculator Live

You can now use WOW Head's talent calculator to apply talents you are testing to the game.  Details here.
http://www.wowhead.com/blog=171707

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Cataclysm Talent Calculators

I noticed a lot of folks are searching for Cataclysm talent calculators this week.  I can recommend two:  MMO Champion's and WOW Head's.  Choose the one that works best for you as each site has a good reputation for solid information.  But remember, this is based on beta information.  Things can and will change.
http://cata.wowhead.com/talent

http://talent.mmo-champion.com/?#

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Patch 4.0.1 Talents

Now that character information is on the public test realm in Patch 4.0.1, folks are starting to list the talents for various characters.  Here is what I've seen so far, listed by class.

Healing Priest Talents
http://bobturkey.wordpress.com/2010/09/17/healing-priest-talents-in-4-0/

Healing Shamans
http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2010/09/10/shaman-healing-so-far-in-cataclysm/

Mage Talents Preview
http://www.frostnova.ch/tachyon/blogArticle.do?action=view&id=40534021

Arcane Mage Talents
http://www.frostnova.ch/tachyon/blogArticle.do?action=view&id=40534018

Fire Mage Talents
http://www.frostnova.ch/tachyon/blogArticle.do?action=view&topic=PTR%204.0%20Fire%20Talents

Frost Mage Talents
http://www.frostnova.ch/tachyon/blogArticle.do?action=view&id=40534020

Raiding Discipline Priest Specs
http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2010/09/14/raiding-discipline-specs-for-priests-in-the-cataclysm-4-0-1-patch/
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Frost Mage Talents in Patch 4.0.1

Tacyon goes over the talents for frost mages on the Patch 4.0.1 public test realm.
http://www.frostnova.ch/tachyon/blogArticle.do?action=view&topic=PTR%204.0%20Frost%20Talents

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Public Test Realms Live for Patch 4.0.1

You can now download the 16 gig Patch 4.0.1 is now live and downloadable.  This shows the class changes (including the new talents I believe) and the changes to the UI but the new Cataclysm content such as zones or quests or the new characters is not available.
http://www.wow.com/2010/09/11/patch-4-0-1-ptr-patch-notes-ptr-is-live/

Blessing of Kings started a new paladin to experience the new leveling.  You can read what he thinks here.
http://blessingofkings.blogspot.com/2010/09/40-early-paladin.html

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Cataclysm Talent Calculator (Beta)

Blessing of Fish reports that Blizzard has set up a fully functional Cataclysm talent calculator.  He also summarizes what is known about how talents will work here.  Thanks, Zal!
http://blessingoffish.wordpress.com/2010/07/17/stumpy-talent-trees-and-awesome-hats/

Here's the link that goes directly to the Cataclysm talent calculator.
http://cata.wowhead.com/talent

Remember, this is the beta version.  Things are still in flux and who knows how this will work once the next expansion is released....

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Hunter Pet Tanking: A Guide

Includes talent builds for tanking pets.
http://www.wow.com/2010/06/28/scattered-shots-pet-tanking/#continued

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Hunter Talents

Following in the steps of Big Red Kitty, who is concentrating on how lower level characters work in Cataclysm Alpha testing, Gar has added a section to his website that is for new players who need just the facts.  His first article is on hunter talents.  He promises to add more basic information here so if you are a new hunter, better bookmark this page.
http://huntsmanslodge.com/garsnotes-hunter-stats

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Cataclysm Talent Previews

Blizzard has started releasing talent previews for some classes (druid, priest, rogue, shaman). WOW Head has set up a page on their site to review this information.
http://www.wowhead.com/blog=159333

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Divine Aegis Talent for Discipline Priests

The Penance Priest discusses Divine Aegis in detail, along with side exertions into Inspiration and Grace.  I am not clear as to whether this talent is available to all healers but it looks like it. Clarification in the Comments would be appreciated.
http://penancepriest.blogspot.com/2010/03/divine-aegis-revisited.html

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How to PvP as a Frost Mage

NOTE:  This information is from February-April 2010.

Everything you need to know, from glyphs to your spec.  More blog entries on this topic are planned, so I'll update this as they are published.
http://spicytunas.com/2010/02/frost-mage-pvp-101/

Spell Penetration and Resilience
http://spicytunas.com/2010/03/frost-mage-pvp-102-spell-penetration-and-resilience/

Gearing for PvP
http://spicytunas.com/2010/04/frost-mage-pvp-103-gearing-for-pvp/

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Restoration Shaman Specs (Patch 3.3)

A guide to playing a restoration shaman.
http://www.wow.com/2010/02/18/totem-talk-restoration-101/

Resto shaman talents and glyphs.
http://www.wow.com/2010/02/25/totem-talk-restoration-talents-and-glyphs/

Haste and the resto shaman
http://www.wow.com/2010/03/30/totem-talk-haste-and-restoration-shaman/

Addons and macros
http://www.wow.com/2010/04/06/totem-talk-restoration-addons-and-macros/

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The Feral Druid Bear Guide (Patch 3.3)

WOW Insider continues its series on current class information with a profile of the feral druid bears.  This covers the advantages and disadvantages of playing a feral bear, has information on talents and stats, heirlooms, gear, enchants, and glyphs you need as a high level bear, and covers spell rotations/casting sequences.
http://www.wow.com/2010/02/17/shifting-perspectives-bear-101/#continued

There's a link to a video that shows the feral druid bear casting sequence in action.  I've included this below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HciHmfncLc0

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Hunter Talent Points in Patch 3.3

How to spend your talent points as a hunter in Patch 3.3.
http://www.thehuntersmark.net/2010/02/01/spending-your-first-hunter-talent-points/

How to spend the pet talent points.
http://www.thehuntersmark.net/2010/02/05/spending-your-pet-talent-points/

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Mage Raiding Builds for Patch 3.3 (With PvP)

Specs and talents to help raiding mages.
http://doyoumindifiplay.blogspot.com/2009/11/raiding-builds-part-1.html

Talents and glyphs (and changes on arcane mages made in part one)
http://doyoumindifiplay.blogspot.com/2010/01/raiding-builds-part-2.html

Gemming
http://doyoumindifiplay.blogspot.com/2010/01/magic-gems.html

Enchants
http://doyoumindifiplay.blogspot.com/2010/01/raid-enchants.html

Fire Spec for PvP (what the heck, it's on mages and by the same author so I included it here)
http://doyoumindifiplay.blogspot.com/2010/01/fire-in-pvp.html

Another author talks mage PvP for Wintergrasp with his own specs.
http://thegrumpymage.wordpress.com/2010/01/04/the-joys-of-making-things-go-boom/

Many thanks to Gnomeaggedon for pointing the above resources out.

And here's another with Mage Combat Tips.
http://fieryweapons.wordpress.com/2010/01/19/how-to-play-a-mage-combat-edition/

And one with mage crowd control tips.  The Blog-o-sphere is exploding with mage information today!
http://fieryweapons.wordpress.com/2009/12/22/how-to-play-a-mage-cc-edition/

Raiding guide for mages (Patch 3.3.3)
http://www.empoweredfire.com/2010/03/31/raiding-guide-updated/

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The Elemental Shaman

All about the elemental spec for the shaman.
http://www.wow.com/2010/01/19/totem-talk-elemental-101/

Gear for the new level 80 elemental shammy.
http://www.wow.com/2010/01/26/totem-talk-elemental-gearing-for-the-new-80/

Using Thunderstorm.
http://www.wow.com/2010/02/16/totem-talk-thunder-thunder-thunderstorm-ho/

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Retribution Paladins in Patch 3.3

Introduction to the retribution paladin
http://www.wow.com/2010/02/24/the-light-and-how-to-swing-it-retribution-101/

Talents
http://www.wow.com/2010/03/03/the-light-and-how-to-swing-it-retribution-102/

Specs, glyphs, abilities, gear, gems and enchantments for the retribution pally in Patch 3.3
http://morrighan13.wordpress.com/2010/01/17/retribution-raiders-crib-sheet-for-3-3/

Gear list (PvE only)
http://morrighan13.wordpress.com/retribution-gear-list-3-3-edition/

Gems
http://blaquespell.com/general/making-your-stuff-sparkle/

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Patch 3.3 Class Information

I'm starting to compile a list of good Patch 3.3 resources for the various classes.  Here is what I have so far.  Feel free to tell me about more good info in the Comments.

Arcane Mages
http://criticalqq.wordpress.com/2009/12/08/your-patch-3-3-survival-guide/

Frost Mage talents
http://spicytunas.com/2009/12/guide-to-frost-pve-talents/

Frost Mage glyphs for PvE
http://spicytunas.com/2009/12/guide-to-frost-pve-glyphs/

Pre-raid Hunter gear
http://outdps.com/2009/12/11/pre-raid-hunter-gear-guide-updated-for-3-3/

How to choose the right hunter spec
http://www.wow.com/2010/05/20/scattered-shots-what-spec-should-i-use/#continued

Resto Druids' healing guides
http://www.restokin.com/2009/12/blog-3-3-healing-guide-now-updated/

http://druidheal.com/?page_id=200

Death Knight specs for DPS
http://www.skeletonjack.com/2009/12/08/live-3-3-death-knight-specs-dk-dps/

Rogues' gear guide
http://www.wow.com/2009/12/09/encrypted-text-rogue-gear-guide-for-patch-3-3/

Shamans, part one
http://www.wow.com/2009/12/12/totem-talk-patch-3-3-and-shamans-part-1/

Shamans, part two
http://www.wow.com/2009/12/17/totem-talk-patch-3-3-and-shamans-part-2-how-not-to-pug/

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Affliction Warlock Specs (Solo Players)

Darth Solo lists the affliction warlock specs and talents he uses in his solo play.  Note that he does not raid and will talk about glyphs in another posting later.
http://wowalone.blogspot.com/2009/11/affliction-warlock-spec.html

Here is the promised glyphs posting.
http://wowalone.blogspot.com/2009/11/affliction-warlock-glyphs.html

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