Cataclysm is coming and big changes are coming with it. The entire World of Warcraft universe is gearing up for it and the excitement is almost palpable. You can see it on in the chatter on forums across the web, and if player speculation and Blizzard announcements aren’t enough, you can feel it first hand with the earthquakes that are currently shaking the in game world. Flying Mounts in Azeroth - I think most people will be excited about this change, finally players will not be stuck plodding along all over Azeroth to reach their destination. This may however be the end of simple riding mounts as we know them. While players will still not be able to fly everywhere, the use of ground only mounts will decrease, as such expect to see your riding mount gain 10-20 pounds from the lack of use.

Two New Playable Races - Goblins and Worgen will be introduced with the release of Cataclysm, and while some people hate the choices I am pretty pleased with them both. While I am still scratching my head about why any of the usually neutral Goblins would ally with the Horde (think of the gold making opportunities they are missing out on) I am very excited to experience playing them, and also enjoying the two new starting zones that will be implemented for both. The Death Knight starting zone and accompanying story line was epic to say the least, so I am expecting great things from these two. Blizzard will be doing away with some stats (MP5, Spellpower, Attack Power), and making changes to the stats that will remain. While learning the new stats will take some time, and will likely annoy some long time players, in the long run it should make the game easier for everyone to understand.