Blizzard unveiled some previews of what the Cataclysm talent trees will look like based on some of the changes they’re making in the alpha test, and WoW.com has the scoop, including a wealth of analysis on the tree previews that have been released.

So far, Rogues have had their trees previewed, along with druids, shamans, and priests. Now Wow.com has had their columnists dissecting some of the specific trees and specs to reflect on what the trees may mean, so click through as the new columns are added. It’s pretty big news, and it’s a little unlike Blizzard to let news this major out unless we’re closer to a Cataclysm beta than we may have originally thought. Here’s hoping!

Forgot I took this screenshot when Paineater was lvl 45, but with all his +dmg gear and shadowy goodness, that’s proof in the pudding, so to speak. Currently at lvl 47, with a 6% crit rate, faces are melted on a daily basis.

After a month a pestering by Michael I finally took the plunge and set up Discord Action Bars. I’d been running quite a few UI mods prior to this but what I wanted was less stuff on my screen, not more and DAB seemed to offer just that. In hindsight I’m kind of pissed that I didn’t take a “before” image, but I’m sure this post will serve as the “before” with my next round of tweeks. This was my first try, but I think I have something pretty workable at the moment. Here’s what the UI looks like for Paineater, my lvl 41 undead shadow priest, in default mode – that is with no targets selected (basically for just running around):

Before I get asked, that circular health bar around my toon is SM Unit Frames, the info at the top is Titan Bar and the XP bar at the bottom is BEB. So how do I do anything? Good question, keep reading to see some of the other modes.
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