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The thing that I am most excited about in the upcoming Cataclysm expansion is the ability to have a Tauren Paladin.
Now my cow can can be holy and deadly!

Looking forward to lvling an Goblin Shaman
and
Levling my main while exploring the new and changed zones.

Im looking forward to see what the new talents for DK will be, and also Leveling the worgen! And dont forget to explore the whole new world! :D

I’m looking for changes like the intuitive, improved flow of questing that came with Burning Crusades. I’m looking for exciting, technical achievements like the use of phasing that has made gaming in Outland and Northrend such a joy.

I'm excited about lvling a goblin..I've been waiting 5yrs to play one lol. I'm also excited about the new lowbie quest, H VC/SFK and I'm interested in the new raiding system. It'll be interesting how things turn out.

I can't wait to see how Azeroth gets re-made and the fact that you'll be able to fly is even better! Being able to do low level quests again and not be bored running the same old content quests has got me chomping at the bit to get started!

im seriously lookin for this expansion when it comes out ive already got this on order from the game shop the flyin in azeroth is great i mean finally!! a well deserved part of wow been long needed with my 8 lvl 80 chars its a bit boring to go about and doin same content over and over so with the azeroth changin completly its gonna be awesome have to roll all the classes again lol gonna also make a goblin rogue been followin some content on youtube on cataclysm and the worgan zone is nice but it follows a storyline were its only a set path u need to do this to open this quest type of thing were as the goblin u get all ur quests kinda at same time for the same place and u go in and do them the new silverpine quest hub looks mense to with sylvanas gettin shot and brought back to life with them valks i think ill prob bring my paladin to 85 get some good gear then do all the quests for the phasin when i first saw it in northrend thought this game couldnt get better than this really then they go and bring the entire game out with phasin rearly have to say wot ive seen so far im so impressed and the gear!!!!!! its like omg yummmmmm i mean a lvl 78 cataclysm blue helm is better than icc 10 man gear lol insane or wot also some of the new dungeons are amazin i mean wot else can they think of a brain controllin boss in the underwater dungeon and a giant mob that helps u fight in the dungeon sometimes in black rock dephs i mean wow its impressed me although im a bit sad to see cairne bloodhoof from the tauren go :'( he was one of my favs in all of warcraft hopefully they make his son just as good as him but still neva be replaced 'cries'new hunter pets like fox and also the paladins gettin this holy power buff thing as they attack but odd gonna have to learn that ;/ altough it will bring a whole new experiance to the game like havin to relearn and playin for the first tme again if this exspansion is this good i wonder wot the next one is gonna be like!!! phew a big woop woop bring it on :p

One word: archaeology. If it was merely another new main profession, I may not be as interested. After all, my toons all are Grand Masters in their chosen fields and I’m not likely to drop an old one just to take up a new one. But, introducing it as a new secondary profession? What could be more awesome to a Gnome Miner/Engineer than the possibility of ALSO being able to hunt for buried treasure? Or better yet: new and interesting lore-related storytelling fodder. But, again, how is it going to work? There’s no way to know until I can pull out my Gnomish Army Knife and go prodding around in the disturbed Azerothian clay…

Guild perks and achievements? Are you serious?\

The introduction of the Dungeon Finder, in my view, solved so many negative side-effects of having to align yourself with “the big club on campus” because it was the only way to support your toon’s advancement. My personal friends, all fiercely-competitive short-timers, all play together too infrequently to experience the ever-burgeoning end-game content. Getting involved with an established raiding guild is a lot like getting hired at a trans-national corporation: sure you can say you’re a company man, but how long will you pay a monthly fee just to be reminded on a daily basis at the Dalaran water cooler that you’re the guy in the mail-room? The bargain-store slacks and paint-chipped Scirocco are a dead giveaway.

So, the Dungeon Finder as a way to temporarily team-up with other players in a cross-realm concerted effort toward toon epic-ness? Perfect solution! But, if Blizzard can entice players to once again band together in common enterprise and have it be a meaningful collaboration that is not frustrating? I have to see this in action.

Cataclysm: The name says it all.

What am I looking forward to experiencing in the new expansion? Simply put: I want to see how Blizzard takes what it has learned from introducing its previous expansions and puts it into play in a raucous upheaval of the continents that I have called home since 2005.

I’m looking for changes like the intuitive, improved flow of questing that came with Burning Crusades. I’m looking for exciting, technical achievements like the use of phasing that has made gaming in Outland and Northrend such a joy.

Goblin and Worgen toons, Heroic Deadmines,: need I say more?

I also have some reservations. I’m cautiously optimistic about the changes in the nitty-gritty behind spell power for mages, particularly those following the arcane arts. Will moving Spell Power off of my armor and recalibrating it as a derivative of Intellect work, or will it have an unintended consequence that makes playing my main not as fun?

And just What will happen when Blizzard imagineers (sorry, Disney) start messing around with the talent trees? I must know…

What else is exciting? One word: archaeology. If it was merely another new main profession, I may not be as interested. After all, my toons all are Grand Masters in their chosen fields and I’m not likely to drop an old one just to take up a new one. But, introducing it as a new secondary profession? What could be more awesome to a Gnome Miner/Engineer than the possibility of ALSO being able to hunt for buried treasure? Or better yet: new and interesting lore-related storytelling fodder. But, again, how is it going to work? There’s no way to know until I can pull out my Gnomish Army Knife and go prodding around in the disturbed Azerothian clay…

Most important! Guild perks and achievements? Are you serious? The introduction of the Dungeon Finder, in my view, solved so many negative side-effects of having to align yourself with “the big club on campus” because it was the only way to support your toon’s advancement. My personal friends, all fiercely-competitive short-timers, all play together too infrequently to experience the ever-burgeoning end-game content. Getting involved with an established raiding guild is a lot like getting hired at a trans-national corporation: sure you can say you’re a company man, but how long will you pay a monthly fee just to be reminded on a daily basis at the Dalaran water cooler that you’re the guy in the mail-room? The bargain-store slacks and paint-chipped Scirocco are a dead giveaway. So, the Dungeon Finder as a way to temporarily team-up with other players in a cross-realm concerted effort toward toon epic-ness? Perfect solution! But, if Blizzard can entice players to once again band together in common enterprise and have it be a meaningful collaboration that is not frustrating? I have to see this in action.

As a side-note, I’m curious to see if my idea for a guild bank disenchantment capability much like you have in a dungeon/raiding party ever gets implemented. If a guild has at least one enchanter of sufficient level, then why should it not be the case that you could D/E your own old gear or whatnot in-house without having to pay some roving profiteer to do it? Hell, make it fee-based and have it work in the favor of the guild’s coffers. It’s a good idea.

All in all, I put a lot of faith in the powers-that-be in that far-off wonderland called Oz, er…Blizzard Entertainment. Can they and will they pull it off? Is there something I can do to ensure that its production form is a rewarding experience by providing feedback about my experiences in a test environment? Let me find out.
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Edited, Jul 28th 2010 10:42pm by RavingNoah

For me, I'm really excited to see how hunters will adapt to the change from mana.
Also I'm excited for hunters to finally get back their ability to off-off tank with their pets.
In general, i'm excited for all the hunter changes. It's going to make playing one so much more fun.

im really excited to finally be able to fly in azeroth. it will be fun to explore through the air. im also looking forward to lvling a new character... probably a goblin in all the new stuff in the old world!

well I'm not going to lie and try to add a lot of stuff that i'm "exited abut" to make my post better but simply put i am going to be looking forward to having the level cap at 85 because this means i can level with my friends and have fun from 80 and start again at 85 from the bottom of the GS level and gear up with them which is what the game is about.