Tigole replied to a forum post on the beta forums concerning the experience gained between 60-70. Just like when Blizzard reduced the experience gained during levels 20-60 sometime after The Burning Crusade was released. Obviously this was a smart move because not only does it take forever to reach level 70, but it will give players not yet 70 a more better chance of experiencing Wotlk content when everyone else is enjoying it. Plus don’t forget about Death Knights, i’m sure Blizzard wants to see how they will adjust on the live realms.

Yes, we’re planning on speeding up leveling in the 60-70 range. Keep the feedback coming. We are still adjusting it. Let us know what levels you are in what areas in this bracket.

Source: WoW Forums

Wryxian over at the official WoW-Europe forums posted some very interesting news concerning mounts and vanity pets. It looks as if they will no longer take up any bag space, but instead act as spells

We’re pleased to announce a convenient upgrade to the way that mounts and vanity pets are handled in Wrath of the Lich King.

Players will be able to “learn” a mount or non-combat pet much like learning a spell, recipe, or new ability, and these creatures will then show up on a new Pet tab within the Character Info section of the interface. Players will be able to access and preview their learned mounts and vanity pets through this tab.

Once learned, the pet icon or mount icon will no longer appear in bag spaces or bank spaces. This inventory space will be made available once again for other adventuring needs. Pets can still be set to hotkeys by dragging them to the hotkey bar, much like any other spell or ability.

Source: WoW-EU Forums

The Scarlet Crusade has always interested me, but its not until recently that the lore behind them has pulled me in. We all have had our share of SM runs for countless reasons. For me I have always loved running this instance for the soul fact of why they are in the Warcraft Universe.

Little by little I have found information regarding them in the Wrath of the Lich King expansion, although they are moving to Northrend and renaming themselves The Scarlet Onslaught.

Pretty much every character I have (Alliance or Horde) has the Tabard of the Scarlet Crusade, so needless to say I was pretty happy to hear that my favorite organization was going to be in Northrend.

A while ago I got a glimpse of their new establishment called “New Hearthglen”, so my hopes were high that they would be infact a faction of some sort. I believe being able to obtain a tabard, rep and possibly a Scarlet mount would be ideal.

Now what was surprising to me, was that High General Abbendis will be leading New Hearthglen in an attempt to defeat The Lich King.

For those of you who are unfamiliar with High General Abbendis:

Of all the leaders of the Crusade, Abbendis is perhaps the most fervent. She hates undead with a fanatical loathing, and thinks nothing of sacrificing her troops in an effort to eradicate the walking dead. Abbendis is the daughter of the previous High General Abbendis, an older man who sought to destroy all undead. He passed that goal onto his daughter before he died at undead hands.^{DF 156, 157}

Abbendis was one of the members of the Silver Hand that were present when then-Commander Alexandros Mograine revealed his plan to forge the weapon that would later become known as Ashbringer and participated in the act of cleansing the sword’s crystal. She seemed to accompany Tirion Fordring and Isillien at that meeting in Old Hillsbrad. She, her father High General Abbendis,^{LoC #?} Grand Inquisitor Isillien, Saidan Dathrohan (Balnazzar),^{MG 152} Taelan Fordring,^{DF 155} and Highlord Mograine formed the Crusade.^[2] Sometime later she was promoted to High General, after the death of her father.

Source : wowwiki.com

Today I found out that The Scarlet Onslaught will actually be a hostile faction towards both the Horde & the Alliance. Sad news indeed as there will be a quest for her head. She will be a level 72 elite, so I assume it will require a group to kill her.

Either way, it will be good to see her and the Scarlet’s in action once again.

Blizzard finally released the new Wotlk talent trees, officially. I must say, I am definitely pleased with the Warlock talents. It is going to be interesting to see what Metamorphosis can really do. I’m not exactly sure if I am going to leave the Destruction/Affliction tree for it though. You can also check out the talents for the highly anticipated hero class, the Death Knight.

Are you curious about the changes and additions in store for class talents in Wrath of the Lich King? The new interactive talent trees for every class are now live. Please note that all talent information is not yet finalized, and is subject to significant change during the testing process.

Talent calculator stats may differ from those seen in the Wrath of the Lich King beta, as they may reflect more current information. If you have any issues with viewing the calculators, which can happen when they are updated, clear your temporary Internet files and reload the page to resolve the issues.

Check out the talents page to learn more about the talent system.

• Druid – Click for Talent Tree
  
• Hunter – Click for Talent Tree
  
• Mage – Click for Talent Tree
  
• Paladin – Click for Talent Tree
  
• Priest – Click for Talent Tree
  
• Rogue – Click for Talent Tree
  
• Shaman - Click for Talent Tree
  
• Warlock - Click for Talent Tree
  
• Warrior – Click for Talent Tree
• Death Knight – Click for Talent Tree

Lucky day for those who attended the 2008 Worldwide Invitational or the 2007 BlizzCon. There is official word that those who attended are able to use their beta codes right away. Quoted straight from Wryxian on the official WoW-EU forums.

“We have some information to share regarding the beta codes received by those who attended the 2008 Worldwide Invitational or the 2007 BlizzCon. These codes are going to be used for the Wrath of the Lich King beta test.

If you do have a beta code from one of these events, we urge you to register it immediately and without delay. Full details on how to register your code can be found at the following page:”
http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/misc/beta-signup.html

Source: http://forums.wow-europe.com/thread.html?topicId=5061876400&pageNo=1&sid=1#0

Slowly but surely I will be adding new posts as I get more material which i’m sure will not be long. So until then keep killing those mobs!