WoW: Wrath of the Lich King

Yes, Wrath of the Lich King. The newest expansion set place to drop sometime this year (rumored).



Their official website does not reveal TOO much information.

http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/wrath/



Here is the most updated Faq

Features What are the features of the new expansion?Wrath of the Lich King builds on the rich foundation established in World of Warcraft and The Burning Crusade, providing a wealth of new content for players to explore. The harsh, forbidding continent of Northrend, home of the Lich King and his undead minions, will be uncovered on the world map, and to contend with the new challenges found there, players will be able to advance to level 80, acquiring potent new abilities and talents along the way. In addition, Wrath of the Lich King will introduce the death knight hero class to World of Warcraft. Once certain criteria are met, players will be able to create a new death knight character, which will start at a high level. Furthermore, player-vs.-player battles will reach a new level of intensity with the addition of siege weapons and destructible buildings, not to mention a new battleground. There will also be an abundance of new quests, dungeons, monsters, items, and recipes -- as well as a new profession, inscription -- for players to try out. The expansion will include some additional character-customization options for players as well. We'll be going into more detail on all of these features in the months ahead. How will the death knight class fit into the game?The death knight combines martial prowess with dark, necromantic energies. Players might be familiar with the death knight from previously released Warcraft games -- most recently, in the campaigns for Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos and the Frozen Throne expansion, the former paladin Arthas became a death knight and wreaked havoc across Azeroth and Northrend before fusing with the spirit of Ner'zhul to become the Lich King. The death knight is the first hero class in World of Warcraft; once certain criteria are met, players will unlock the ability to create a new death knight character, which will begin play at a high experience level. We're currently exploring various options for how the death knight will play and the types of abilities at its disposal, and we'll be revealing more information about this new class as we get further along in development. Will the death knight have any abilities from previously released Warcraft games?The way we portrayed death knights in past Warcraft games is certainly a source of inspiration, but we are still determining how best to capture that feel within the mechanics of World of Warcraft, and haven't made any final determinations on specific abilities. What role will the death knight play in groups and raids?In general terms, the death knight can be considered a type of class that combines damage dealing and tanking, but naturally it will have an array of unique abilities as well. What races will be allowed to play death knights?We haven't yet made a final determination about which races can be death knights. However, the class will be available to both the Alliance and the Horde. Will there be additional hero classes in the future?Yes, we do intend to add more hero classes in the future, but right now our focus is on the current expansion. What is the story background of the expansion?Players last visited Northrend in the Warcraft III expansion, when Arthas Menethil fused with the spirit of Ner'zhul to become the Lich King, one of the most powerful entities in the Warcraft universe. He now broods atop the Frozen Throne deep in Icecrown Citadel, clutching the rune blade Frostmourne and marshaling the undead armies of the Scourge. In Wrath of the Lich King, the greatest champions of the Alliance and the Horde will do battle with the Scourge amid Northrend's howling winds and fields of jagged ice, and ultimately face the Lich King himself. Will players actually get to encounter Arthas himself?Players will be skirmishing with the minions of Arthas from the moment they set foot on Northrend. He will be a constant presence as players progress through the expansion content -- which will culminate in a showdown with the dread Lich King himself. Can you discuss some of the new talents and abilities that will be available from level 70 to level 80?As with character advancement up to level 70, players will gain access to an array of potent and exciting new abilities and talents as they make their way from level 70 to level 80. However, it's still too early to get into specifics on these. How long will it take to advance from level 70 to level 80?We were pleased with the pacing from level 60 to level 70 in The Burning Crusade, and we intend to take a similar approach to pacing character advancement in Wrath of the Lich King. However, the specific amount of time that it will take players to reach level 80 will vary widely based on play style. What can you reveal about Northrend?The first area of Northrend we're showcasing is the Howling Fjord, a region of grasslands overlooking massive cliffs at the southeastern edge of the continent. This, along with the Borean Tundra, is the front line of the war against Arthas, and players will come face to face with his minions as soon as they set foot on Northrend. Eventually, as players progress further, they will explore the Grizzly Hills, Dragonblight, and more. We'll be showing off some of these new areas in the months ahead. What's the level requirement to enter Northrend?Players of any level who have purchased the expansion can visit Northrend. However, all of the content is designed for players level 68 and up. How many new dungeons will be in the expansion?The first dungeon players will enter is Utgarde Keep, which is intended for five players around level 70. Utgarde is inhabited by the Vrykul, a Viking-like race bent on proving their strength to the Lich King, who will raise the most worthy of their warriors to serve him beyond the grave. We intend to provide a variety of dungeons comparable to that in The Burning Crusade and will be revealing more details about some of these in the months ahead. Do you plan to continue with the 25-player model for raids?Yes. We've been pleased with the tactics, intensity, and variety of the 25-player raid model, and plan to continue with it. Will the new dungeons have heroic versions?Yes. We feel that the heroic versions of dungeons are a great way to add another level of challenge and reward for experienced players, and we intend to continue creating these variants. In what ways will players be able to further customize their characters in the expansion?In addition to the numerous new character-customization options that will be available with all of the new weapons and armor added by the expansion, we'll be offering some fun ways to alter both existing and new characters with regard to dances and hairstyles, but we're not ready to go into more detail just yet. What can you reveal about the new profession coming with the expansion?The Inscription profession will allow players to permanently enhance their own spells and abilities and those of other players. You can think of it as enchanting for your spells and abilities. We'll provide more specific details on the mechanics of this new profession in the months ahead. What can players expect with regard to player-vs.-player combat in the expansion?Players will be able to take control of siege weapons and use them to destroy opposing buildings, adding a new layer of complexity to PvP battles. Naturally, we'll be providing some fun places to put these new tools to good use, and we'll be revealing more information about them in the months ahead, in addition to the new battleground content being added. Can you give a sneak peek at the new recipes and items in the expansion?There will be hundreds of new recipes and thousands of new items available, but we're not ready to discuss specific examples just yet. Will there be any graphical enhancements?Yes. We're currently working on some technical enhancements to the game's graphics, and we'll be discussing these further in the months ahead. How many zones will be in the expansion?Northrend will be roughly equivalent to Outland in terms of size and scope. Will there be any new cinematic scenes?Yes, our cinematics department is hard at work preparing a new intro movie for the expansion. Release/Availability Do you need to own the expansion to play with friends who have it?There will be many aspects of the expansion that will be available to all players. However, in order to experience certain content, such as Northrend, or be able to play as a death knight, players must purchase the expansion. Will there be an open beta test of the expansion?We have not yet determined whether the expansion will require an open beta test. If we do decide to conduct a beta test, details will be posted on the official World of Warcraft website once we've gotten further along in the development process. When will the expansion be released? How much will it cost?We have not yet announced a release date for the expansion set. However, we expect to announce further details, including the release date and price, on our community website in the months ahead. Please stay tuned to www.WorldofWarcraft.com for more information. Will there be a collector's edition?We have not yet made any determination about whether there will be a collector's edition of Wrath of the Lich King. We'll be announcing details such as this closer to release. Will a Mac version be available simultaneously with the PC version?Yes. As with all of our games, Wrath of the Lich King will be compatible with and optimized for both the Windows and Macintosh platforms. What are the system requirements?We'll continue to ensure that the game is playable on a wide range of hardware. However, we have not made a final determination on the system requirements as yet. Will the expansion be released globally at the same time?We recognize that players throughout the world will be eager to experience all of the new content being added with Wrath of the Lich King, and we will make every effort to release the expansion simultaneously worldwide. However, there's always the possibility that unforeseen circumstances could delay the launch in any given region. We'll share the launch timing with players in each region as soon as the plans have been finalized. What is the ESRB rating for the expansion?The expansion has not yet been rated by the ESRB. However, we anticipate that it will receive the same rating that the original World of Warcraft received -- "Teen."

http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/wrath/faq.xml

No official release date as of yet: More details and screenshots shortly.

Here is a possibly legitimate copy of the "Patch notes" once WOTLK is released, it may not be.. Check it out huge amount of information:



Official patch notes
Welcome to the World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Friends and Family Alpha. The list below contains information on the current available content available for testing and general information. This information is subject to change.

General
* The continent of Northrend is now available! To travel there, visit one of four transportation masters in either Orgrimmar, Undercity, Theramore,or Menethil Harbor.
* Transportation between Howling Fjord and Borean Tundra can be found at the Tuskarr villages in those zones.
* NPC Transportation Locations
o Horde:
+ Undercity to Vengeance Landing (Howling Fjord)
+ Orgrimmar to Warsong Hold (Borean Tundra)
o Alliance:
+ Menethil Harbor to Valgarde (Holwing Fjord)
+ Theramore Valiance Keep (Borean Tundra)

World Environment Zones
* The following zones are available for testing: Howling Fjord, Borean Tundra, Dragonblight, and Grizzly Hills

Dungeons
* The following dungeons are available for testing:
o Howling Fjord: Utgarde Keep (70-72)
o Howling Fjord: Utgarde Pinnacle (80)
o Borean Tundra: The Nexus (70-72)
o Grizzly Hills: Drak’Tharon Keep (74-76)

Classes
* All Classes are available for play. Spells and talents will be available for testing past 70 for the following classes: Druid, Mage, Priest, Shaman, Warlock, Warrior
* The Death Knight Hero class is now available for play.
o Creating a new Death Knight will start you at level 55 in Eastern Plaguelands.
o No starting quests are implemented though Death Knight abilities will be available for testing.
o Several Death Knight talents, although they will appear on the talent pane, are not yet implemented.

Professions
* The following tradeskills are available to train up to 450: First Aid, Herbalism, Mining, and Skinning.

Pictures
NPCs
Arthas (CoT: Stratholme) - http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/2967/arthasaa6.png
Arthas Lich King - http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/7...ichkingjk2.png
Arthas Undead - http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/6...sundeadel3.png
Northrend Ice Giant - http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/5189/ntgiantow5.jpg
Frost Wyrm Pet - http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/6...wyrmpetyv8.png
Snowflake Creature - http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/3...reaturexh6.png
Compilation (by Amber Rock) - http://i30.tinypic.com/2d7wrx3.jpg

Locations
Map of Northrend - http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3102/...a33c09523a.jpg
Dalaran - http://img384.imageshack.us/img384/3207/dalaranqw7.png
CoT: Stratholme - http://weohteelkah.we.funpic.de/Stratholme_Old/
Drak'Tharon Keep - http://weohteelkah.we.funpic.de/DrakTheronKeep/
Stormwind Harbor - http://weohteelkah.we.funpic.de/StormwindHarbor/
http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/5...8030154zs7.jpg
http://weohteelkah.we.funpic.de/Nexu...108_000446.jpg

http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/3...rothmapxc0.jpg
http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/3...shot100hm9.png

Frostmourne
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/9590/frostju5.png

Installation
http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/1059/installip3.jpg
http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/61/wotlkpm8.png

Mounts
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2032/...66f455c268.jpg

Weapons
http://i31.tinypic.com/15yaope.png Daggers
http://i32.tinypic.com/2rfziis.png Bows
http://i29.tinypic.com/ezefrn.png Crossbows
http://i32.tinypic.com/33vi91y.png Bows
http://i32.tinypic.com/wtsnb.png Axes
http://i28.tinypic.com/21ca3j7.png Polearms
http://i32.tinypic.com/29yqvro.png 2H Swords
http://i30.tinypic.com/15hhb9u.png 1H Swords
http://i30.tinypic.com/f9ksx0.png Fist Weapons
http://i30.tinypic.com/23hvaft.png Guns
http://i25.tinypic.com/dy3ezd.png Staves
http://i25.tinypic.com/ri6zus.png Axes
http://i30.tinypic.com/316pvts.png Maces

Shields
http://i26.tinypic.com/rhlq3r.png

Dragonblight
http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/1...nblighthv3.jpg
http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/7...nshrinego8.jpg

Catapult
http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/6...tapaultuy1.jpg

WoTLK Maps/Exploration
http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=sNGyxU3G9eA

Death Knights
Gnome female - http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/8048/testzq9.jpg
Draenei male - http://img408.imageshack.us/my.php?i...8193518cp4.jpg
Human male - http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/7591/testxl4.jpg
Human male with helm - http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/6...8021627kz4.jpg
Dwarf male with helm- http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x...908_213707.jpg
Night Elf Male with helm - http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x...908_214333.jpg
Tauren - http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7...008_182818.jpg
All horde races - http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/677...hehordeqj3.jpg

Possible Warlock Demon Form
http://img375.imageshack.us/img375/5028/demonwl8.jpg
http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/8792/demon2be6.jpg

Loading Screens
Northrend - http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/7...rthrendkn6.jpg
Azjol-Nerub Upper City - http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/1...ppercitev3.jpg
Drak'Tharon Keep - http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/5...ktheronwp9.jpg
Nexus 70 - http://img375.imageshack.us/img375/2...nexus70je1.jpg
Nexus 80 - http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/5...nexus80fy9.jpg
Caverns of Time: Culling of Stratholme - http://img375.imageshack.us/img375/4...rathomenj3.jpg
Utgarde Catacombs - http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/1...utgardepd0.jpg
Utgarde Pinnacle - http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/3...epinnecuq7.jpg

Minimaps
Borean Tundra - http://weohteelkah.we.funpic.de/Maps...reanTundra.jpg
Crystalsong Forest - http://weohteelkah.we.funpic.de/Maps...songForest.jpg
The Dragonblight - http://weohteelkah.we.funpic.de/Maps...agonblight.jpg
Grizzly Hills - http://weohteelkah.we.funpic.de/Maps...izzlyHills.jpg
Howling Fjord - http://weohteelkah.we.funpic.de/Maps...wlingFjord.jpg
Icecrown Glacier - http://weohteelkah.we.funpic.de/Maps...ownGlacier.jpg
Sholazar Basin - http://weohteelkah.we.funpic.de/Maps...lazarBasin.jpg
The Storm Peaks - http://weohteelkah.we.funpic.de/Maps...StormPeaks.jpg
Zul'Drak - http://weohteelkah.we.funpic.de/MapsButtons/ZulDrak.jpg
Stormwind Harbor - http://img395.imageshack.us/img395/3...updatedvl6.jpg
New battleground - http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/683/newbghu9.jpg
Snowy Arathi Basin - http://www.worldofwar.net/gallery/data/500/absnow.jpg


Videos
World first WotLK Preview (by Glefs of Nogg-aholic) - http://bercy.de/killer7/Worlds%20fir...by%20Glefs.wmv
World first WotLK Preview (same as above, streaming) - http://www.vimeo.com/1041658
Drak'Tharon Keep (by Bieberbrüder) - http://www.vimeo.com/1043029
The Lich King dancing - http://www.vimeo.com/1039256
Model preview - http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=S9hPsPTpLXM
Nerubian Models - http://youtube.com/watch?v=tMlr6A-MhE4
Borean Magnataur Instance - http://youtube.com/watch?v=9oooOPqM2L8


Valiance Expedition - The main armies of the Alliance in Northrend, moving against the Scourge and unified under King Varian Wrynn's command.
The Silver Covenant - A militant core of high elves that rejects the admission of blood elves into the Kirin Tor. They've united under the banner of Vereesa Windrunner and joined the Alliance forces in Northrend.
Explorer's League - This organization seeks to find the origin of the dwarven race by collecting Titan artifacts. Their most recent research has led them to various archeological sites in Northrend.
Horde

The Taunka - These hardy people are cousins of the Tauren and have become valuable scouts for the armies of the Horde as they march northward.
The Hand of Vengeance - The Forsaken tasked by Sylvanas Windrunner with enacting Undercity's vengeance against Arthas by delivering the latest strain of their deadly Plague.
Warsong Offensive - Garrosh Hellscream commands the Horde's main expeditionary forces as they make their way into Northrend to face Arthas and the armies of the Scourge.
Neutral

The Kalu'ak - The tuskarr are a tough but peaceful people who derive their livelihood from fishing and whaling. Their settlements have recently come under fierce attack and welcome any allies who would come to their aid.
Kirin Tor - The mages and archmages running the city of Dalaran. Faced with the rising threats of the Blue Dragonflight and the Scourge, they've transported their city to the heart of Northrend.
The Wyrmrest Accord - With the Blue Dragonflight's violent upheaval against all mortal users of magic, the remaining dragonflights have banded under the leadership of the Red Dragonflight to combat their wayward kin.
Knights of the Ebon Blade - Freed from the grasp of the Lich King, his former Deathknights have regrouped against him under the banner of Highlord Darion Mograine.
Spells & Talents

A lot of Talents: http://urlshort.com/wotlk/site/talentlist.php

Deathknight spells:
* Army of the Dead - Summons an entire legion of your best Ghouls to fight by your side.
* Death and Decay - ${$m1+$AP*0.039} shadow damage inflicted every $t1 sec to all targets in the effected area for $d. Has a chance to cause affected targets to cower in fear.
* Chromatic Rune Mastery - Whenever a Blood, Frost or Unholy Rune activates, it has a 6% chance of converting into a Chromatic Rune. This Rune counts as a Blood, Frost or Unholy Rune. Lasts 10 sec.
* Degeneration (Rank 3, Level 76) - Instantly attack the target, dealing 60% weapon damage and inflicting a disease dealing ${$m2*7} over 15 sec. This disease will corrupt an existing heal over time spell, removing it and dramatically increasing the damage dealt. While afflicted by this disease, other heal over time effects on the target will have no effect.
* Dancing Runeblade - Summons a second Runeblade that fights on its own for 1 sec per 10 Runic Power, doing the same strikes that you do.
* Hungering Cold - A wave of cold leeches all heat from the earth, freezing all enemies in the cone-shaped area, and causing 10 damage per Runic Power. The frozen terrain persists for 1 sec per 10 Runic Power and will freeze enemies that attempt to cross it.
* Unholy Blight - A creeping swarm of unholy insects surrounds the caster for a 10 yard radius. All enemies caught in the swarm take 120 damage and are plagued with a disease that can stack up to 3 times. Lasts for 1 sec per 10 Runic Power.
* Corpse Explosion - "Target a corpse, causing it to explode for 12 damage per 10 Runic Power to all enemies within 10 yards."
* Mark of Blood (spell or talent?) - "Place a Mark of Blood on an enemy or ally. Whenever the marked target is healed, all party members receive a fraction of that healing. If a marked target that grants experience or honor is killed, all party members are healed for 10% of their total health. Each person can be healed for a maximum of 3000 per Mark."
* Icebound Fortitude - Consumes all available Runic Power, causing the Death Knight to become immune to Stun effects and increasing armor by 50% for up to 12 sec. Does not remove existing Stun effects. [60 sec cooldown]

Deathknight talents:
* Black Ice - Increases your Frost and Unholy spell damage by 1/2/3/4/5%.
* Dirge - Whenever you kill a diseased target that yields experience or honor you have a 1/2/3/4/5% chance of the corpse riding as a free Ghoul. You can have a maximum of 2 Ghouls at one time.
* Spell Deflection - Reduces all spell damage taken by 3/6/9/12/15% for 10 sec following a successful parry.
* Bladed Armor - You gain 4/8/12/16/20 attack power for every 1000 points of your armor value.
* Butcher - Whenever you kill an enemy that grants experience or honor, you generate Runic Power. In addition, Runic Power takes longer to decay outside of combat.
* Bone Armor (Rank 1) - "The caster is surrounded by 4 whirling bones. Each bone reduces the damage from the next spell or melee attack by 40% but is then consumed. Lasts 5 min." [Power type: 5, power cost: 25, cooldown: 30 sec]
* Chromatic Rune Mastery - "Whenever a Blood, Frost or Unholy Rune activates, it has a 2/4/6% chance of converting into a Chromatic Rune. This Rune counts as a Blood, Frost or Unholy Rune. Lasts 10 sec."
* Rage of Rivendare - You do 2/4/6/8/10% additional weapon damage to diseased targets.
* Tundra Stalker - "You deal 2/4/6/8/10% more melee damage to targets under the effects of Icy Touch, Chains of Ice, Howling Blast or Hungering Cold."
* Deathchill (Rank 1, Level 56) - "Launches an Icy Touch at every enemy within 40 yards, dealing 4 damage per Runic Power to each target and causing a high amount of threat." [0 power cost, cooldown: 60 sec]
* Wandering Plague - "When the diseases you inflicted upon an enemy target cause damage, there is a 5/10/15% chance the disease will instead damage all enemies within 8 yards. This damage will not cancel spells normally cancelled when targets take damage."
* Improved Corpse Explosion - "While Corpse Explosion is active, corpses have a 10/15/20/25/30% chance to explode for increased damage."
* Crypt Fever - "Diseases caused by you or your Ghouls also reduce an enemy's attributes by 5/10/15% per disease."
* Ravenous Dead - "Increases the Strength of you and your ghouls by 1/2/3/4/5% and reduces the cooldown on Raise Dead by 30 sec."
* Pestilence - "When an enemy that grants experience or honor dies while suffering from one of your diseases, its corpse has a 10/20/30% chance of producing 1/1-3/3-5 Blood Worms. Blood Worms attack your enemies, healing you for the amount of damage they deal for 15 sec or until killed."
* Sudden Doom - "Your Blood Strikes have a 4/8/12/16/20% chance to make your next Death Coil consume no Runic Power if cast within 8 sec."
* Scent of Blood - "After being struck by a ranged or melee critical hit, you gain the Scent of Blood effect, causing your melee hits to steal life from the enemy for the next 6 sec."
* Improved Icebound Fortitude - "Increases the duration of your Icebound Fortitude. In addition your Icebound Fortitude will dispel any damage over time effects and replace them with heal over time effects."

Rogue spells/talents DO NOT EXIST YET. The oft-posted fake ones are not in the DBC at all. The patch notes themselves note the exclusion of new rogue skills

Warrior spells/talents:
* Titan's Grip - Allows you to equip two-handed axes, maces and swords in one hand, but you attack 28/26/24/22/20% slower then normal (fury)
* Strength of Arms - Increases your Strength and total health by 1/2/3/4/5%. (arms)
* Shockwave - "Sends a wave of force in front of the warrior, causing ${$m3/100*$AP} damage (based on attack power) and stunning all enemy targets within 10 yards in a frontal cone for 4 sec. This ability causes a high amount of threat." [20 rage, 45 sec cooldown] (prot)
* Sword and Board - When your Devastate and Shield Slam abilities deal damage they have a 2/4/6/8/10% chance of refreshing the cooldown of your Shield Slam ability and reducing its cost by 100% for 5 sec. (prot)
* Safeguard - ,"Reduces damage taken by the target of your Intervene ability by 20/40/60% for 6 sec. In addition, your Charge, Intercept and Intervene abilities have a 33%/66%/100% chance to remove all movement impairing effects when used." (prot)
* Trauma - "Your normal melee critical strikes increase the effectiveness of Bleed effects on the target by 15/30% for 15 sec."
* _Bladestorm - Instantly Whirlwind all nearby targets and for the next 4.5 sec you will perform a whirlwind attack every 1.5 seconds. While under the effects of Bladestorm, you can move but cannot perform any other attacks or abilities but you do not feel pity or remorse or fear and you cannot be stopped unless killed. [25 rage, cooldown: 90 sec] (arms)
* Stalwart Protector - You gain 1/2 rage every time you parry or dodge an attack.
* Furious Resolve - Reduces threat caused by attacks in Battle and Berserker Stance by 4/7/10% and increases your total Stamina by 1/3/5%. (fury)
* Bull Rush - Increases the duration of the Stun effect of your Charge and Intercept abilities by .4/.7/1 seconds. (arms)
* Unrelenting Assault - Reduces the cooldown of your Overpower and Revenge abilities by 1/2/3 seconds. (arms)
* Bloodsurge - Your Bloodthirst critical hits have a 33/66/100% chance of reducing the swing time of your next Slam by 100% for 5 sec. (fury)
* Critical Block - Your successful blocks have a 10/20/30% chance to block double the normal amount. (prot)

Talent Tree - http://www.war-tools.com/t52331.html

Mage spells/talents:
* Arcane Barrage (Rank 3, Level 80, 610 mana, instant, 3 sec cooldown) - Launches several missiles at the enemy target, causing 936-1145 Arcane damage.

(Rank 1, 60, 335 mana, 385-470)
(Rank 2, 70, 405 mana, 709-866)

* Burnout - Increases your spell critical damage bonus with all Fire spells by 5/10/15/20/25% but every time you critical with a Fire spell you lose an additional ?[internal entry blank]% of your total mana.
* Chilled to the Bone - Increases the damage caused by your Frostbolt and Ice Lance spells by 1/2/3/4/5% and reduces the movement speed of all chilled targets by an additional 2/4/6/8/10%.
* Deep Freeze - Stuns the target for 5 sec. Only usable on Frozen targets. [30 sec cooldown]
* Frostfire Bolt (Rank 1, Level 75) - "Launches a bolt of frostfire at the enemy, causing 629-732 Fire damage, slowing movement speed by 40% and causing an additional 57 Fire damage over 9 sec. If the target is more vulnerable to Frost damage, this spell will cause Frost instead of Fire damage."
* Netherwind Presence - Gives your Arcane Missiles, Arcane Barrage, Arcane Blast, Fireball, Frostbolt and Frostfire Bolt spells a 1/2/3/4/5% chance to cause the next Arcane Blast, Fireball, Frostbolt or Frostfire Bolt to be instant.

Despite the similar name and effect, this is not the same as the tier 2 bonus.
* Food: Sweet Potato Pie (75), Strudel (79)
* Water: Rain Water (74), Crystal Spring Water (78)
* Gem: Mana Sapphire (77, 3412 mana)

Talent Tree - http://www.war-tools.com/t52325.html
Alternative Talent Tree - http://www.war-tools.com/t52314.html

Druid spells/talents
* Living Seed - When you gain a critical effect from your Swiftmend, Regrowth, Nourish or Healing Touch spell you have a 20/40/60/80/100% chance to plant a Living Seed on the target for [broken]% of the amount healed. The Living Seed will bloom when the target is next attacked. Lasts 15 sec.
* Spark of Nature- "Increases the critical effect chance of your Swiftmend and Nourish spells by 5/10/15%."
* Improved Tree of Life- "Increases your Armor while in Tree of Life Form by 120/240/360%, and increases the effect of your Bark's Blessing by 1/3/5%"
* Nature's Fury - "Converts 2/4/6/8/10% of your bonus healing into bonus spell damage. In addition, your Wrath and Starfire spells have a 20/40/60/80/100% chance of applying the Nature's Fury debuff on the target. The Nature's Fury debuff increases Nature and Arcane damage done to the target by 2%. Lasts 10 sec. Stacks up to 3 times."
* Starfall (Rank 1, Level 80, 866 mana, instant, 3 min cooldown) - "You summon a flurry of stars from the sky on all targets within 30 yards of the caster, each doing 500 Arcane damage, and an additional 170 Arcane to all nearby targets within 10 yards. Maximum 20 stars. Lasts 10 sec."
* Infected Wounds - Your Shred, Maul and Mangle attacks have a 20/40/60/80/100% chance to cause an Infected Wound in the target. The Infected Wound reduces the movement speed and casting speed of the target by 10%. Stacks up to 5 times. Lasts 12 sec.
* Berserk - Removes all Stun, Fear, Snare and Movement Impairing Effects and increases your energy regeneration rate by 100% while in Cat form, and increases your total health by 20% while in Bear form. After the effect ends, the health is lost. Effect lasts 20 seconds.
* Flourish (Rank 1, Level 80, 450 mana, instant) - "Heals friendly party or raid members within 10 yards of the target for 665 over 7 sec. The healing is applied quickly at first, and slows down as the Flourish reaches its full duration."
* Improved Moonkin Form - "Your Moonkin Aura also causes affected targets to have a 33/66/100% chance to gain 100% spell haste when they critically hit with spells for [broken] seconds. This effect cannot occur more than once every few seconds."
* Replenish - "Your Rejuvenation and Flourish spells have a 4/7/10% chance to restore 10 Energy, 4 Rage, [broken]% Mana or 10 Runic Power per tick."
* Typhoon - "You summon a violent Typhoon that does 745 Nature damage when in contact with hostile targets, slowing their movement speed by [broken]%. If hit twice from the same Typhoon, the enemy will be knocked back 5 yards. Typhoon will travel 20 yards and last up to 8 sec."
* Gale Winds - "Increases damage done by your Hurricane and Typhoon spells by 25/50%, and increases the range of your Cyclone spell by 10/20%."
* Defense Curl - "You have a 33/66/100% chance when critically struck while in Bear Form, Dire Bear Form and Cat Form to increase your Agility and Armor by 40% for 6 sec."
* Owlkin Frenzy - "Attacks done to you while in Moonkin form have a 5/10/15% chance to cause you to go into a Frenzy, increasing your spell haste by 25% and increasing your damage by 10%. Lasts 10 sec."
* Eclipse - "When you critically hit with Starfire, you have a 20/40/60% chance of increasing damage done by Wrath by 10%. When you critically hit with Wrath, you have a 20/40/60% chance of increasing your critical strike chance with Starfire by 10%. Effect lasts 12 sec."
* Tree Form addition - "Your heals also grant friendly targets your Bark's Blessing, increasing healing done to them by 25% of your total Spirit. Bark's Blessing lasts 8 sec." - While it may seem identical to the already present aura, note that it affects any friendly targets (vs only party members), and may stack with the aura.
* Nourish- "Heals a friendly target for 1550 to 1800. Heals for an additional 387.5 to 450 if Rejuvenation is on the target."

Talent tree: http://www.war-tools.com/t52345.html

Shaman spells/talents
* Due to the nature (internally: 0 mana cost, 0 cooldown) of these spells, and the fact that there are no new shaman talents in the DBCs, it may be that they are actually boss abilities.
* Temporal Rift - Channels a temporal rift on an enemy target for $d. While trapped in the rift, all damage done to the target is increased by $s1%. In addition, for every 2000 damage done to a target affected by Temporal Rift, 1 Shock Charge is generated.
* (Unknown name) - Halts the passage of time, freezing all enemies within $r1 in place for $d. This attack applies 5 Shock Charges to each affected target

Priest spells/talents
* Beauty of Health - Your Cleanse Disease spell now also cleanses poison.
* Dispersion (51pt shadow, 5m cooldown) - You disperse into pure shadow energy, reducing all damage taken by 90%. You are unable to attack or cast spells, but you regenerate 6% health and mana every 1 sec for 6 sec.
* Persecution - Gives your Holy damage spells a 4/7/10% chance to Incapacitate the target for 3 sec.
* Nightmare (level 68, 1665 mana, instant) - "Assault the target's mind, causing a powerful nightmare that deals 306 Shadow damage to all enemies within 10 yards of the target. Lasts 8 sec." [note: it's 306 every second]
* Rapture - "Causes your party members to gain mana equal to x/x/x/x/x% of the healing done by your Greater Heal, Flash Heal and Penance spells." [spell applies dummy aura - serverside script]
* Divine Providence - "Increases the amount healed by Circle of Healing, Binding Heal, Prayer of Healing and Prayer of Mending by 2/4/6/8/10%."
* Guardian Spirit (51pt holy, instant, 3m cooldown) - "Calls upon a guardian spirit to heal and watch over the friendly target. The spirit heals the target for 624 every 2 sec, and also prevents the target from dying by sacrificing itself. Lasts 10 sec."
* Growing Pains - "Converts 4/8/12/16/20% of your bonus healing into bonus spell damage. In addition, your Mind Flay has a 20/40/60/80/100% chance to refresh the duration of your Shadow Word: Pain on the target."
* Psychic Horror - "Causes your Psychic Scream spell to have a chance to Fear the target in horror for 4 sec."
* Improved Shadowform - "Your Fade ability now has a 50/100% chance to remove all movement impairing effects when used while in Shadowform, and gives you a 25/50% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage when casting any Shadow spell while in Shadow form."
* Serendipity - "If your Greater Heal or Flash Heal spells heal the target for less than 50% of its intended effect, you have a 33/66/100% chance to be refunded the mana cost of the spell. This effect has a 10 second cooldown."
* Aspiration - "Reduces the cooldown of your Inner Focus, Power Infusion and Pain Suppression spells by 10/20%."
* Divine Aegis - "Critical heals create a protective shield on the target, absorbing 20/40/60% of the amount healed. Lasts 12 sec."
* Grace - "Your Flash Heal, Greater Heal, and Penance spells bless the target with Grace, reducing damage done to the target by 1/2/3%, and increasing healing done to the target by 1/2/3%. This effect will stack up to 3 times."
* Dark Spirit - "Increases your Shadow damage by up to 10/20/30% of your total Spirit."
* Test of Faith - "Increases healing by 5/10/15% and spell critical effect chance by 4/7/10% on friendly targets at or below 50% health."
* Divine Hymn (instant, 10m cooldown) - "You recite a holy hymn, granting your party protection from attackers. Any attacks done to you or your party will cause the attacker to be afflicted by sleep for 20 sec. Divine Hymn will last 10 sec."
* Mind Sear (level 75, instant, 545 mana) - "Causes an explosion of shadow magic around the enemy target, causing 481-519 Shadow damage every 1 sec for 5 sec to all targets within 10 yards."

Warlock spells/talents
* Everlasting Affliction - Your Corruption, Siphon Life and Seed of Corruption spells gain an additional 4/8/12/16/20% of your bonus spell damage effects, and your Drain Life and Shadow Bolt spells have a 20/40/60/80/100% chance to reset the duration of your Corruption spell on the target.
* Atrocity - "You devastate the area, causing Corruption (Rank to all targets within 15 yards. In addition, your Corruption spell will do 434 Shadow damage to the target when it finishes its duration."
* Love Struck - "While the Succubus is active, physical attacks done to you or your Succubus have a chance to heal you or your Succubus instead of doing damage. The healing caused by Love Struck will not exceed 50% of the Warlock or Succubus' total health. This effect has a 6 second cooldown."
* Demonic Pact - Increases your Spirit by 1/2/3/4/5% while your Demon is active. In addition, your pet attacks have a 7/14/21/28/35% chance to increase your party's total Health and Damage by 1%. Stacks up to 3 times. Lasts 10 sec.
* Metamorphosis - "You transform into a Demon, with full health and mana. While in Demon Form, you gain Demonic abilities and your armor is increased to 360%, but your pet no longer is summoned."
* When leaving Demon Form, your health and mana is returned back to normal and your pet is re-summoned. Lasts 45 sec. [5 min cooldown]
* Eternal Flames - Your Searing Pain and Incinerate spells have a 20/40/60/80/100% chance to refresh the duration of your Immolate spell on the target, and increases the critical strike damage of your Destruction spells by an additional 2/4/6/8/10%.
* Decimate - Your next Shadow or Fire spell is instant cast, and does damage in the form of Chaos damage, ignoring all resistances, absorption, and immunity mechanics. After the end of the Decimated cast, you become exhausted, disabling you from casting a spell of the same school for 3 sec.
* Haunt (Rank 1, Level 80, 650 mana, 30 sec cooldown) - You send a corrupted soul into the target, doing 800 damage over 2 sec. Haunt will continue to travel between targets who suffer from your Corruption spell. After traveling from up to three targets, the corrupted soul will return to you, healing you for 50% of the total damage done.
* Empowered Imp- Increases the damage done by your Imp by 5/10/15%, and all critical hits done by your Imp have a 20/40/60% chance to increase your spell critical hit chance by 100%. This effect lasts 8 sec.
* Molten Core - Your Shadow spells and damage over time effects have a 4/7/10% chance to increase the damage of your Fire spells by 10% for 6 sec.
* Backdraft - Increases the critical chance of your Conflagrate, Immolate and Shadowflame spells by 4/7/10%.
* Torture - After you critically strike with a Shadow spell, your next Searing Pain or Immolate spells have a [broken]% chance to become instant cast. This ability has a 20 second cooldown.
* Eradication - Your Corruption, Siphon Life, and Curse of Agony ticks have a 5/10/15% chance to increase your spell casting speed by [broken]% for 8 sec. This effect has a 10 second cooldown.
* Fel Synergy - Your Summoned Demons share an additional 5/10% of your Armor, Intellect and Stamina, and you have a 50/100% chance to heal your pet for 15% of the amount of damage done by you.
* Demonic Empathy - When you or your pet is critically hit, the other has a 33/66/100% chance to have their casting or attack speed increased by 30% for 8 sec.
* Shadowflame (Rank 1, Level 75, 745 mana, instant, 15 sec cooldown) - Targets in a cone in front of the caster take 934-1020 Shadow damage and an additional 492 Fire damage over 8 sec.

Warlock Talent tree: http://www.war-tools.com/t52431.html

Paladin
* Martyr - "Redirect all harmful spells directed at friendly targets to yourself for $d."

Unsure
* Shield Break - Break down the enemy's defenses, disarming any shield they have equipped or reducing the chance the enemy will block by $s3% for $d. (likely NPC spell)
* Mark of Divinity - "Marks the target with Divinity, causing 30% of all of your healing to also heal the target." (possibly priest or dk)

Professions
Enchanting
* Enchant Cloak - Haste: "Permanently enchant a cloak to increase haste rating by 20. Requires a level 60 or higher item."
* Enchant Cloak - Wisdom: "Permanently enchant a cloak to reduce threat slightly and increase Spirit by 10. Requires a level 60 or higher item."
* Enchant Cloak - Mighty Armor: "Permanently enchant a cloak to give 225 additional armor. Requires a level 60 or higher item."
* Enchant Cloak - Superior Shadow Resistance: "Permanently enchant a cloak to increase Shadow resistance by 20. Requires a level 60 or higher item."
* Enchant Cloak - Titanweave: "Permanently enchant a cloak to increase defense rating by 16. Requires a level 60 or higher item."
* Enchant Cloak - Spell Piercing: "Permanently enchant a cloak to increase spell penetration by 35. Requires a level 60 or higher item."
* Enchant Cloak - Superior Agility: "Permanently enchant a cloak to increase Agility by 16. Requires a level 60 or higher item."
* Enchant Cloak - Superior Fire Resistance: "Permanently enchant a cloak to increase Fire resistance by 20. Requires a level 60 or higher item."
* Enchant Cloak - Shadow Armor: "Permanently enchant a cloak to increase stealth slightly and increase Agility by 10. Requires a level 60 or higher item."
* Enchant Cloak - Superior Arcane Resistance: "Permanently enchant a cloak to increase Arcane resistance by 20. Requires a level 60 or higher item."
* Enchant Cloak - Superior Frost Resistance: "Permanently enchant a cloak to increase Frost resistance by 20. Requires a level 60 or higher item."
* Enchant Cloak - Superior Fire Resistance: "Permanently enchant a cloak to increase Fire resistance by 20. Requires a level 60 or higher item."
* Enchant Cloak - Superior Nature Resistance: "Permanently enchant a cloak to increase Nature resistance by 20. Requires a level 60 or higher item."

* Enchant Chest - Exceptional Health: "Permanently enchant chest armor to increase health by 275. Requires a level 60 or higher item."
* Enchant Chest - Greater Defense: "Permanently enchant chest armor to increase defense rating by 16. Requires a level 60 or higher item."
* Enchant Chest - Exceptional Resilience: "Permanently enchant chest armor to increase resilience rating by 20. Requires a level 60 or higher item."
* Enchant Chest - Greater Mana Restoration: "Permanently enchant chest armor to restore 8 mana every 5 seconds. Requires a level 60 or higher item."

* Enchant Boots - Tuskar's Vitality: "Permanently enchant boots to give a minor movement speed increase and 15 Stamina. Requires a level 60 or higher level item."
* Enchant Boots - Greater Fortitude: "Permanently enchant boots to increase Stamina by 22. Requires a level 60 or higher item."
* Enchant Boots - Greater Vitality: "Permanently enchant boots to restore 6 mana and health every 5 seconds. Requires a level 60 or higher item."
* Enchant Boots - Superior Agility: "Permanently enchant boots to increase Agility by 16. Requires a level 60 or higher item."
* Enchant Boots - Greater Spirit: "Permanently enchant boots to increase Spirit by 18. Requires a level 60 or higher item."
* Enchant Boots - Icewalker: "Permanently enchant boots to increase snare and root resistance by 5% and increase Stamina by 15. Requires a level 60 or higher level item."

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* Enchant Bracers - Greater Assault: "Permanently enchant bracers to increase attack power by 38. Requires a level 60 or higher item."
* Enchant Bracers - Major Spirit: "Permanently enchant bracers to increase Spirit by 18. Requires a level 60 or higher item."
* Enchant Bracers - Expertise: "Permanently enchant bracers to increase expertise rating by 15. Requires a level 60 or higher item."
* Enchant Bracers - Exceptional Intellect: "Permanently enchant bracers to add +16 intellect. Requires a level 60 or higher item."
* Enchant Bracers - Exceptional Intellect: "Permanently enchant bracers to add +16 intellect. Requires a level 60 or higher item."
* Enchant Bracers - Major Healing: "Permanently enchant bracers to increase healing by 46 and spell damage by 16. Requires a level 60 or higher item."
* Enchant Bracers - Greater Spellpower: "Permanently enchant bracers to increase damage and healing from spells by 20. Requires a level 60 or higher item."
* Enchant Bracer - Major Stamina: "Permanently enchant bracers to increase Stamina by 16. Requires a level 60 or higher item."

* Enchant Gloves - Greater Assault: "Permanently enchant gloves to add 32 attack power. Requires a level 60 or higher item."
* Enchant Gloves - Exceptional Spellpower: "Permanently enchant gloves to increase your spell damage by up to 28. Requires a level 60 or higher item."
* Enchant Gloves - Exceptional Healing: "Permanently enchant gloves to increase healing by up to 44 and spell damage by up to 15. Requires a level 60 or higher item."
* Enchant Gloves - Major Agility: "Permanently enchant boots to increase your agility by 20. Requires a level 60 or higher item."
* Enchant Gloves - Gatherer: "Permanently enchant gloves to increase Herbalism, Mining, and Skinning by 5. Requires a level 60 or higher item."
* Enchant Gloves - Expertise: "Permanently enchant gloves to increase expertise rating by 15. Requires a level 60 or higher item."
* Enchant Gloves - Greater Spell Strike: "Permanently enchant gloves to increase spell hit rating by 20. Requires a level 60 or higher item."
* Enchant Gloves - Greater Blasting: "Permanently enchant gloves to increase your spell critical rating by up to 16. Requires a level 60 or higher item."

* Enchant Shield - Exceptional Stamina: "Permanently enchant a shield to increase Stamina by 22. Requires a level 60 or higher item."
* Enchant Shield - Defense: "Permanently enchant a shield to increase defense rating by 20. Requires a level 60 or higher item."

* Enchant Weapon - Lifeward: "Permanently enchant a melee weapon to sometimes heal you. Requires a level 60 or higher item."
* Enchant Weapon - Scourgebane: "Permanently enchant a melee weapon to increase attack power by $44594s1 against Undead. Requires a level 60 or higher item."
* Enchant Weapon - Exceptional Spellpower: "Permanently enchant a melee weapon to increase spell damage and healing by up to 55. Requires a level 60 or higher item."
* Enchant Weapon - Greater Savagery: "Permanently enchant a melee weapon to increase attack power by 90. Requires a level 60 or higher item."
* Enchant Weapon - Exceptional Healing: "Permanently enchant a melee weapon to increase healing by up to 101 and spell damage by up to 34. Requires a level 60 or higher item."
* Enchant Weapon - Exceptional Agility: "Permanently enchant a melee weapon to increase Agility by 26. Requires a level 60 or higher item."
* Enchant Weapon - Exceptional Striking: "Permanently enchant a melee weapon to do 10 additional points of damage. Requires a level 60 or higher item."
* Enchant Weapon - Exceptional Intellect: "Permanently enchant a melee weapon to increase Intellect by 45. Requires a level 60 or higher item."
* Enchant Weapon - Exceptional Spirit: "Permanently enchant a melee weapon to increase Spirit by 45. Requires a level 60 or higher item."
* Enchant Weapon - Icebreake: "Permanently enchant a Melee Weapon to sometimes inflict Fire damage. Requires a level 60 or higher item."
* Enchant Weapon - Deathfrost: "Permanently enchant a weapon so your damaging spells and melee weapon hits occasionally inflict an additional 150 Frost damage and reduce the target's melee, ranged, and casting speed by 15% for 8 sec. Requires a level 60 or higher item."
* Enchant Weapon - Giant Slayer: "Permanently enchant a melee weapon to have a chance of reducing movement speed and doing additional damage against Giants. Requires a level 60 or higher item."

* Enchant Ring - Greater Spellpower: "Permanently enchant a ring to increase spell damage and healing by up to 23. Only the Enchanter's rings can be enchanted, and enchanting a ring will cause it to become soulbound."
* Enchant Ring - Haste: "Permanently enchant a ring to increase haste rating by 20. Only the Enchanter's rings can be enchanted, and enchanting a ring will cause it to become soulbound."
* Enchant Ring - Greater Healing Power: "Permanently enchant a ring to increase healing by up to 44 and spell damage by up to 15. Only the Enchanter's rings can be enchanted, and enchanting a ring will cause it to become soulbound."
* Enchant Ring - Assault: "Permanently enchant a ring to increase attack power by 40. Only the Enchanter's rings can be enchanted, and enchanting a ring will cause it to become soulbound."

* Enchanted White Wand: "Creates an enchanted white wand."
* Enchanted Crimson Wand: "Creates an enchanted crimson wand."

* Exceptional Mana Oil: "While applied to target weapon it restores 19 mana to the caster every 5 seconds. Lasts for 1 hour."
* Exceptional Wizard Oil: "While applied to target weapon it increases spell damage by up to 56. Lasts for 1 hour."

Mining
* Smelt Froststeel : "Allows the miner to smelt 3 azurite bars and an eternal water into a froststeel bar. Requires a forge."
* Smelt Hardened Azurite : "Allows the miner to smelt 10 azurite bars into a hardened azurite bar. Requires a forge."
* Smelt Azurite : "Allows the miner to smelt azurite ore into an azurite bar. Requires a forge."
* Smelt Saronite : "Allows the miner to smelt 10 saronite ore into a saronite bar. Requires a forge."
* Smelt Titansteel : "Allows the miner to smelt a saronite bar and titanium ore into a titansteel bar. Requires a forge."
* Smelt Cobalt : "Allows the miner to smelt cobalt ore into a cobalt bar. Requires a forge."

Items
* Black Warp Stalker - "Summons and dismisses a rideable Warp Stalker. This is a very fast mount."

Wow Warlocks get awesome stuff!

Deathknights also look very nice.

I have to persuade my dad to give me his Warlock now...again

WOW took their title name from FFl. The crystal guardian of earth out of the four elements was named Lich.

Lich has been used many times...

I don't think the word 'Lich' is copyrighted or anything, though Diablo had Lich characters in it as well if I remember right.

If your going by that logic, any game with the word Warrior, Theif, Mage, Monk all came from FF1.. Meaning that all they are doing is using names from previous games. The words aren't copyrighted, there is only so much inginuity for character names. Well hell, I could say that Lich King came from FFT simply because it was a Summon.

Now, Anywho, WOTLK looks like it will be another amazing expansion. I play WoW and WoW:BC for awhile, but never got into it, Although I liked the gameplay and the Blood Elves (Horde FTW). My computer couldn't handle it or I would still be playing it. WOTLK with be awesome none the less when it is finally released.

Dang I always feel like such an outcast, i'm the only real Alliance player out there i know. Everyone plays Horde. : (

70 Night Elf Druid here, full resto baby! You should get transferred to Andorhal, or just reroll a new character, or roll a horde on Gurubashi with me and some of my buddies, hell we've got a vent as well i'm sure you could join if you wanted..

Message Weebls on Andorhal if you ever get on Andorhal.. i'm usually on every other day after work, and should be raiding tonight through Karazhan.. but we'll see.

Oh yeah sry D3V I forgot about you. Then I only know 2 real Alliance players.

Didn't say I only played Horde, I had a Dwarf Paladin, Gnome Mage, and Gnome Warrior all at lvl 20 when I played WoW, Alliance is ok, But it seems horde has a little bit more to do. Given the choice though, I would prefer a Blood Elf Paladin.

It's always been argued that the Horde have better racial abilities, like the crazy Orc stun resist which is excellent for casters, etc. Tauren's stun.. etc.

I think the racial are pretty balanced as they stand.

I'm pretty satisfied with the human racials. As much as the game focuses on faction reputation now, a 10% boost to rep gains is pretty useful. For casters with combat regen talents or gear, a 10% spirit boost is nothing to laugh at, either.

Very true, they all have their pros and cons. As a nightelf though, I feel shadowmeld is decent, it used to really be OP but as it is now they've balanced it out pretty fairly. I'm anxious to see some official notes and information regarding WoTLK..

I think humans have the worst racials in my opinion. Them and dwarves.

Well dwarves possibly, I don't like it anyways. But humans with perception it is very, very useful in PVP as they can pop that and detect other rogues and other stealthies (feral droods).. Honestly, as a human rogue you can easily take down another rogue if you get the jump on him and Perception is the perfect fit.. I kinda agree with WW, they did make it pretty fair, and I guess every one has something to everyone's personal liking.

I'm just eager to see more about the death-knights.

I think dwarf racials suck bad, everything about them really but that they would be fun to role play as.

I want to make a gnome death knight but my father filled up our last server spot with another stupid shaman that i made to mess around with and he took it and made him 53 now so i can't get rid of him!

Hah, you could always roll on a new server, of course.