More on the Currency Change

My OP didnt work they way I planned it to, so here are the conversion tables:

The following items are immediately converted to gold:

• Emblem of Heroism = 5.5 gold each
• Emblem of Valor = 5.5 gold each
• Emblem of Conquest = 5.5 gold each
• Badge of Justice = 1.833 gold each

Your New Honor Points total will be the sum of the following amounts:

• Old Honor * 0.024
• Old Arena Points * 0.85
• Battleground Mark of Honor * 2.976
• Wintergrasp Mark of Honor * 19.08
• Stone Keeper Shard * 1.6
• Venture Coin * 3
• Spirit Shard * 1

Your Justice Points total will be equal to (Emblems of Triumph + Emblems of Frost ) * 2.75

Again, the softcap for both Honor and Justice conversions is 4000 points. This means that if a character converts to above 4,000 points, it will not be possible for them to earn more until they fall below the 4,000 cap.

A hardcap will be implemented in a following patch before Cataclysm's release. At that time, any excess points above 4,000 will be converted as follows:

• Honor points above 4,000 are converted to gold at a rate of 35 silver per point of Honor.
• Justice points above 4,000 are converted to gold at a rate of 2 gold per point of Justice.

Cata Currency

Cataclysm Currency Changes Explained
In a nutshell:

• Emblems of Triumph and Emblems of Frost will be converted into Justice Points.
• All PvE emblems and badges below Frost and Triumph will be converted into gold. This even includes legacy badges, like Badges of Justice.
• Arena Points, Honor Points, any leftover Battleground Marks of Honor, Stone Keeper's Shards, Venture Coins, and Spirit Shards will be converted into the new Honor Points.
• Rated Arenas and Rated Battlegrounds won't be available again until Season 9 (shortly after the release of Cataclysm), when they can be entered to win the higher-tier PvP Conquest Points.

Someone asked how much gold per badge, and it was figured out to be 3.75g per badge.

Cataclysm (Speculated) Release Date

It is speculated that the 3rd expansion for World of Warcraft series will be released on November, 2nd.

Also, the MMO-Report is cool.

PC Games - E3 2011 - Star Wars: The Old Republic

New Titles!

Assistant Professor (#189)
Associate Professor (#190)
Professor (#191)
Ishmael (#192)
, Veteran of the Alliance (#193)
, Veteran of the Horde (#194)
, Hero of the Alliance (#223)
, Hero of the Horde (#224)
Also, all the old PvP titles have been brought back to the game as part of the rated bg system.


Guild Achievements!

Guild - General
Crittergeddon (WIP) - Kill 100,000 critters
That's a Lot of Travel Time - Complete 50,000 quests.
A Daily Routine - Complete 50,000 daily quests.
The Daily Grind (WIP) - Complete 100,000 quests.

Guilds - PvP
Now That's Teamwork - Win 1000 Rated Battlegrounds while in a guild group.
Stick Together Team - Win 2000 Rated Battlegrounds while in a guild group.
Stick Together Team - Win 2000 Rated Battlegrounds while in a guild group.
The Perfect Guild Storm - Win a rated Eye of the Storm match with a score of 1600 to 0 while in a guild raid.
Guild Gulch - Win a rated Warsong Gulch match with a score of 3 to 0 while in a guild raid.
The Buddy System - Win 500 arena matches with a team composed of guild members.
Killing With Friends - Win 1000 arena matches with a team composed entirely of guild members.

Guilds - Professions
Gemcrafter Extrodinare - Cut 25,000 gems of at least superior quality. (Old - Cut 10,000 gems.)
Master Crafter - Craft 1,500 Epic items with an item level of at least 359. (Old - Craft 1,000 Epic items.)
That's A Lot of Bait - Catch 50,000 fish from fishing pools.
We're Gonna Need A Bigger Boat - Catch 100,000 fish from fishing pools.

Player Achivements!

General
Helping Inscribers Pay the Bills - Learn 20 glyphs for your class.

Raids & Dungeons - Raids
Keeping it in the Family - Start [phase 3] with Nefarian below 50% health and then defeat Nefarian in Blackwing Descent.
Double Dragon - Killl 2 Twilight Fiends in the Twilight Realm and then defeat Valiona and Theralion in the Bastion of Twilight.
Glory of the Cataclysm Raider - Complete the Cataclysm raid achievements listed below.
Argaloth - Defeat Argaloth in Baradin Hold.
Heroic: Argaloth - Defeat Argaloth in Baradin Hold on Heroic difficulty.
Parasite Evening - Defeat Magmaw in Blackwing Descent without anyone in the raid becoming infected with a parasite.
Achieve-a-tron - Defeat the Tron Council in Blackwing Descent without being hit by the following attacks.
Silence is Golden - Defeat Atramedes in Blackwing Descent without any raid member's sound bar going over 11.
Full of Sound and Fury - Defeat Chimaron in Blackwing Descent with only 2 raid member deaths.
Abberant Behavior - Kill 12 Aberrations within 12 seconds on the Maloriak encounter in Blackwing Descent and then defeat Maloriak.
The Only Escape - Defeat Halfus Wyrmbreaker after defeating two drakes within 10 seconds of each other. The Emerald Whelp pack counts as one drake for this purpose.
Elementary - Defeat the Elementium Monstrosity in the Twilight Ascended Council encounter in Blackwing Descent with only one Liquid Ice patch.
The Abyss Will Gaze Back Into You - Defeat Cho'gall in the Bastion of Twilight before any raid member earns more than 30% Corrupted Blood.
I Can't Hear You Over the Sound of How Awesome I Am - Defeat Sinestra in the Bastion of Twilight on Heroic difficulty on the first attempt without letting any raid members die.
Stay Chill - Defeat the Council of the Four Winds in the Throne of the Four Winds while everyone in the raid has at least 7 stacks of Freezing Wind.
Four Play - Defeat Al'Akir in the Throne of the Four Winds while under the effects of 7 or more stacks of Feedback.

Raids & Dungeons - Dungeons
Crushing Bones and Cracking Skulls - Get Rom'ogg Bonecrusher to kill 1000 of his adds with his Skullcracker ability in Blackrock Caverns on Heroic difficulty.
Arrested Development - Defeat Corla, Herald of Twilight before any Zealots become Evolved Twilight Zealots in Blackrock Caverns on Heroic difficulty.
Too Hot to Handle - Defeat Karsh Steelbender after he has reached 10 stacks of Heated Armor in Blackrock Caverns on Heroic difficulty.
Ascendant Descending - Defeat Ascendant Lord Obsidius before he gets 4 stacks of Mortal Strike in Blackrock Caverns on Heroic difficulty.
Old Faithful - Get Lady Naz'jar to kill 1000 of her adds with her Geyser ability in Throne of the Tides on Heroic difficulty.
Prince of Tides - Defeat an Unyielding Behemoth while you have the Tidal Surge effect during the Ozumat encounter in Throne of the Tides on Heroic difficulty.
Rotten to the Core - Defeat 60 Disciples within 2 seconds during the High Priestess Magneto encounter in the Stone Core on Heroic Difficulty.
No Static at All - Completely avoid the Static Cling effect during the Asaad encounter in the Vortex Pinnacle on Heroic Difficulty.
Extra Credit Bonus Stage - Collect 5 Red Coins in a single visit to the Vortex Pinnacle on Heroic difficulty.
Kill It With Fire! - Defeat 3 Burning Souls during the High Prophet Barim encounter in Lost City of the Tol'vir on Heroic difficulty.
Acrocalpyse Now - Defeat 20 Frenzied Crocolisks within 5 seconds during the Lockmaw encounter in the Lost City of the Tol'vir on Heroic difficulty.
Headed South - Defeat Siamat, Lord of the South Wind, with 3 stacks of Lightning Charge in Lost City of the Tol'vir on Heroic difficulty.
I Hate That Song - Interrupt Temple Guardian Anhuur within 3 seconds of his casting Reverberating Hymn in the Halls of Origination on Heroic difficulty.
Straw That Broke the Camel's Back - Defeat Earthrager Ptah while mounted on a camel in the Halls of Origination on Heroic difficulty.
Sun of a.... - Defat Rajh before he casts Blessing of the Sun in the Halls of Origination on Heroic difficulty.
Faster Than the Speed of Light - Complete the Vault of Lights within 5 minutes of entering in the Halls of Origination on Heroic difficulty.
Umbrage for Umbriss (NNF) - Defeat General Umbriss while he is cursed in Grim Batol on Heroic difficulty.
Don't Need to Break Eggs to Make an Omelet - Defeat Erudax before any eggs hatch in Grim Batol on Heroic difficulty.

Exploration
From Hell's Heart I Stab at Thee - Defeat the Whale Shark in Vashj'ir (despite or perhaps because of the fact that he drops no loot). Title Reward: Ishmael

Professions
I Had It in My Hand - Find a rare artifact. Title Reward: Assistant Professor
What was Briefly Yours is Now Mine - Find 5 rare artifacts. Title Reward: Associate Professor
It Belongs in a Museum! - Find every rare artifact. Yes every one. Stop whining. Title Reward: Professor

Feats of Strength
1000 Dungeon & Raid Emblems - Loot 1000 Emblems of Heroism, Valor, Conquest, Triumph or Frost.
2500 Dungeon & Raid Emblems - Loot 2500 Emblems of Heroism, Valor, Conquest, Triumph or Frost.

Quests
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea - Complete the Neptulon quests in Vashj'ir up to and including Defending the Rift.
The New 344 Milimeter LePage Glue Gun - Shoot down 999 Schnotzz Aces during the Tailgunner! daily quest in Uldum.
Help the Bombardier! I'm the Bombardier! - Kill 10 Schnotzz infantry with one artillery shell during the Fire From the Sky daily quest in Uldum.
King of the Mountain - Complete the Twilight's Hammer quest chain in Twilight Highlands up to and including Skullcrusher the Mountain.


Player vs. Player
Three's Company: 1100 - Earn a 1100 personal rating in the 3v3 bracket of the arena.
Three's Company: 1350 - Earn a 1350 personal rating in the 3v3 bracket of the arena.
Three's Company: 2400 - Earn a 2400 personal rating in the 3v3 bracket of the arena.
Three's Company: 2700 - Earn a 2700 personal rating in the 3v3 bracket of the arena.

Battleground - Battle for Gilneas
Battle For Gilneas Victory - Win Battle For Gilneas.
Battle For Gilneas Veteran - Complete 100 victories in the Battle For Gilneas.
Battle For Gilneas Perfection - Win the Battle For Gilneas with a score of 2000 to 0.
Bustin' Caps To Make It Haps - Take 50 flags in the Battle for Gilneas.
One Two Three You Don't Know About Me - Assault 3 bases in a single Battle for Gilneas.
Out Of The Fog - Defend 3 bases in a single Battle for Gilneas.
Not Your Average PUG'er - Come to the defense of a base in the Battle for Gilneas 50 times by recapping the flag.
Don't Get Cocky Kid - Overcome a 500 resource disadvantage in a match of the Battle for Gilneas and claim victory.
Full Coverage - Win 10 Battles for Gilneas while controlling all 3 flags.
Newbs To Plowshares - Win the Battle for Gilneas in 6 minutes.
Jugger Not - Win the Battle for Gilneas by 10 points (2000 to 1990).
Double Rainbow - Perform a /gasp emote under the double rainbow in the Battle For Gilneas.
Battle For Gilneas All-Star - Assault and Defend 2 bases in a single Battle for Gilneas.
Battle For Gilneas Assassin - Get 10 honorable kills at each of the bases in a single Battle for Gilneas.
Master of the Battle For Gilneas - Complete the Battle for Gilneas achievements listed below.

Battleground - Twin Peaks
Twin Peaking - Win 2 Twin Peaks battles.
Twin Peaks Veteran - Complete 100 victories in Twin Peaks.
Two-Timer - Personally carry and capture the flag 2 times in Twin Peaks.
Top Defender - Return 50 flags as a defender in Twin Peaks.
Soaring Spirits - Kill 100 flag carriers in Twin Peaks.
Soaring Spirits - Kill 100 flag carriers in Twin Peaks.
Twin Peaks Perfection - Win Twin Peaks with a score of 3 to 0 without dying while also getting at least 1 killing blow.
Peak Speed - Win Twin Peaks in under 7 minutes.
Cloud Nine - In a single Twin Peaks battle, capture and return a total of 9 flags.
Cloud Nine - In a single Twin Peaks battle, capture and return a total of 9 flags.
Drag a Maw** - Kill 3 different Orcs in a single Twin Peaks battle.
Wild Hammering** - Kill 3 different Dwarves in a single Twin Peaks battle.
Altitude Sickness - In a single Twin Peaks battle, kill 2 flag carriers before they leave the Wildhammer Stronghold.
The Dragon's Maw - In a single Twin Peaks battle, kill 2 flag carriers before they leave the Dragonmaw Flag Room.
Endurance Training - Grab the flag and capture it in under 75 seconds.
Endurance Training - Grab the flag and capture it in under 75 seconds.
Twin Peaks Mountaineer** - Perform a roar emote while sailing through the air with the flag while under the effect of a speed power up and either slow fall or levitation.
Double Jeopardy - Win a Twin Peaks battle after being behind by a score of 0 to 2.
Master of Twin Peaks - Complete the Twin Peaks achievements listed below.

Rated Battlegrounds
In Service Of The Alliance - Win a rated battleground.
In Service Of The Alliance - Win 30 rated battlegrounds.
In Service Of The Alliance - Win 60 rated battlegrounds.
In Service Of The Alliance - Win 100 rated battlegrounds.
Veteran Of The Alliance - Win 500 rated battlegrounds. Title Reward: Veteran of the Alliance / Veteran of the Horde

Rated Battlegrounds - Horde Titles
Scout - Earn a battleground rating of 1000. Title Reward: Scout
Grunt - Earn a battleground rating of 1100. Title Reward: Grunt
Sergeant - Earn a battleground rating of 1200. Title Reward: Sergeant
Senior Sergeant - Earn a battleground rating of 1300. Title Reward: Senior Sergeant
First Sergeant - Earn a battleground rating of 1400. Title Reward: First Sergeant
Stone Guard - Earn a battleground rating of 1500. Title Reward: Stone
Blood Guard - Earn a battleground rating of 1600. Title Reward: Blood
Legionnaire - Earn a battleground rating of 1700. Title Reward: Legionnaire
Centurion - Earn a battleground rating of 1800. Title Reward: Centurion
Champion - Earn a battleground rating of 1900. Title Reward: Champion
Lieutenant General - Earn a battleground rating of 2000. Title Reward: Lieutenant General
General - Earn a battleground rating of 2100. Title Reward: General
Warlord - Earn a battleground rating of 2200. Title Reward: Warlord
High Warlord - Earn a battleground rating of 2300. Title Reward: High Warlord
Hero of the Horde: Vicious - End PvP season 9 in the top .5% of of the rated battleground ladder. Title Reward: Hero of the Horde

Rated Battlegrounds - Alliance Titles
Private - Earn a battleground rating of 1000. Title Reward: Private
Corporal - Earn a battleground rating of 1100. Title Reward: Corporal
Sergeant - Earn a battleground rating of 1200. Title Reward: Sergeant
Master Sergeant - Earn a battleground rating of 1300. Title Reward: Master Sergeant
Sergeant Major - Earn a battleground rating of 1400. Title Reward: Sergeant
Knight - Earn a battleground rating of 1500. Title Reward: Knight
Knight-Lieutenant - Earn a battleground rating of 1600. Title Reward: Knight-Lieutenant
Knight-Captain - Earn a battleground rating of 1700. Title Reward: Knight-Captain
Knight-Champion - Earn a battleground rating of 1800. Title Reward: Knight-Champion
Lieutenant Commander - Earn a battleground rating of 1900. Title Reward: Lieutenant Commander
Commander - Earn a battleground rating of 2000. Title Reward: Commander
Marshal - Earn a battleground rating of 2100. Title Reward: Marshal
Field Marshal - Earn a battleground rating of 2200. Title Reward: Field Marshal
Grand Marshal - Earn a battleground rating of 2300. Title Reward: Grand Marshal
Hero of the Alliance: Vicious - End PvP season 9 in the top .5% of of the rated battleground ladder. Title Reward: Hero of the Alliance

T11 Bonuses!

Death Knight
Item - Death Knight T11 Blood 2P Bonus - Increases the damage done by your Death Strike ability by 5%. / Instant
Item - Death Knight T11 Blood 4P Bonus - Increases the duration of your Icebound Fortitude ability by 50%. / Instant
Item - Death Knight T11 DPS 2P Bonus - Increases the critical strike chance of your Death Coil and Frost Strike abilities by 5%. / Instant
Item - Death Knight T11 DPS 4P Bonus - Each time you gain a Death Rune, you also gain 1% increased attack power for 30 sec. Stacks up to 3 times. / Instant


Druid
Item - Druid T11 Restoration 2P Bonus - Increases the critical strike chance of the periodic portion of your Lifebloom spell by 5%. / Instant
Item - Druid T11 Restoration 4P Bonus - Whenever you have Lifebloom stacked to its maximum of 3 applications on its target, you gain 540 Spirit. / Instant
Item - Druid T11 Balance 2P Bonus - Increases the critical strike chance of your Insect Swarm and Moonfire spells by 5%. / Instant
Item - Druid T11 Balance 4P Bonus - Whenever Eclipse triggers, your critical strike chance with spells is increased by 99% for 8 sec. Each critical strike you achieve reduces that bonus by 33%. / Instant
Item - Druid T11 Feral 2P Bonus - Increases the periodic damage done by your Rake and Lacerate abilities by 10%. / Instant
Item - Druid T11 Feral 4P Bonus - Each time you use Mangle (Cat) you gain a 1% increase to attack power for 30 sec stacking up to 3 times, and the duration of your Survival Instinct ability is increased by 50%. / Instant


Hunter
Item - Hunter T11 2P Bonus - Increases the critical strike chance of your Serpent Sting ability by 5%. / Instant
Item - Hunter T11 4P Bonus - Your Focus Fire ability grants 1% additional haste per application of Frenzy, your Chimera Shot ability has a 10% chance to immediately refund half its focus cost, and your Black Arrow also deals instant damage to your target. / Instant


Mage
Item - Mage T11 2P Bonus - Increases the critical strike chance of Arcane Missiles, Ice Lance, and Pyroblast by 5%. / Instant
Item - Mage T11 4P Bonus - Reduces the cast time of Arcane Blast, Fireball, Frostfire Bolt, and Frostbolt by 10%. / Instant


Paladin
Item - Paladin T11 Retribution 2P Bonus - Increases the damage done by your Templar's Verdict ability by 10%. / Instant
Item - Paladin T11 Retribution 4P Bonus - Your Inquisition ability's duration is calculated as if you had one additional Holy Power. / Instant
Item - Paladin T11 Protection 2P Bonus - Increases the damage done by your Crusader Strike ability by 10%. / Instant
Item - Paladin T11 Protection 4P Bonus - Increases the duration of your Guardian of Ancient Kings ability by 50%. / Instant
Item - Paladin T11 Holy 2P Bonus - Increases the critical strike chance of your Holy Light spell by 5%. / Instant
Item - Paladin T11 Holy 4P Bonus - Whenever your Holy Radiance spell is active, you gain 1620 Spirit. / Instant


Priest
Item - Priest T11 Healer 2P Bonus - Increases the critical strike chance of your Heal spell by 5%. / Instant
Item - Priest T11 Healer 4P Bonus - Each time your Penance spell heals a target with Weakened Soul you gain 540 Spirit for 10 sec, and being in a Chakra state grants you 540 Spirit for the duration of the Chakra. / Instant
Item - Priest T11 Shadow 2P Bonus - Increases the critical strike chance of your Mind Flay and Mind Sear spells by 5%. / Instant
Item - Priest T11 Shadow 4P Bonus - Increases the critical strike chance of your Shadowy Apparitions by 30%. / Instant


Rogue
Item - Rogue T11 2P Bonus - Increases the critical strike chance of your Backstab Mutilate, and Sinister Strike abilities by 5%. / Instant
Item - Rogue T11 4P Bonus - Each of your melee autoattacks has a 1% chance to activate Deadly Scheme for 15 sec, increasing the critical strike chance on your next Eviscerate or Envenom by 100%. / Instant


Shaman
Item - Shaman T11 Restoration 2P Bonus - Increases the critical strike chance of your Healing Wave spell by 5%. / Instant
Item - Shaman T11 Restoration 4P Bonus - Grants 540 Spirit for 6 sec after you cast Riptide / Instant
Item - Shaman T11 Enhancement 2P Bonus - Increases damage done by your Lava Lash and Stormstrike abilities by 10%. / Instant
Item - Shaman T11 Enhancment 4P Bonus - Increases the critical strike chance of your Lightning Bolt spell by 10%. / Instant
Item - Shaman T11 Elemental 2P Bonus - Increases the critical strike chance of your Flame Shock spell by 10%. / Instant
Item - Shaman T11 Elemental 4P Bonus - Reduces the cast time of your Lightning Bolt spell by 10%. / Instant


Warlock
Item - Warlock T11 2P Bonus - Reduces the cast time of your Chaos Bolt, Hand of Gul'dan, and Haunt spells by 10%. / Instant
Item - Warlock T11 4P Bonus - Periodic damage from your Immolate and Unstable Affliction spells has a 2% chance to cause your next Fel Flame spell to have a 100% increased critical strike chance. / Instant


Warrior
Item - Warrior T11 DPS 2P Bonus - Increases the damage done by your Bloodthirst and Mortal Strike abilities by 5%. / Instant
Item - Warrior T11 DPS 4P Bonus - Each time you use Overpower or Raging Blow you gain a 1% increase to attack power for 30 sec stacking up to 3 times. / Instant
Item - Warrior T11 Protection 2P Bonus - Increases the damage done by your Shield Slam ability by 5%. / Instant
Item - Warrior T11 Protection 4P Bonus - Increases the duration of your Shield Wall ability by 50%. / Instant

From Ghostcrawler

Cataclysm Dungeons difficulty
The normal dungeons require a little more crowd control than many LK players are typically used to, but they aren't intended to be brutal. You shouldn't need to farm a lot of gear before stepping into one. Keep in mind that feedback is going to be all over the place in a beta. Some players are heading into dungeons they know nothing about and getting frustrated when someone can't immediately explain the boss mechanics to them. Some just have no sense in investment since this isn't their "real" character (such irony). Some of the bosses are overtuned and some of the class abilities are undertuned at this stage. Because Uldum and Twilight don't have quest rewards yet, there are also some folks who are just really undergeared. Half your glyphs probably don't work. The new enchants aren't readily available. And so it goes. That sort of thing will all get ironed out over the next several weeks.

You shouldn't have huge mana problems in a normal dungeon. Your middle heal should get you through most of it just fine. You'll have to use more of your emergency heals in the heroics and raids, and you'll also be expected to gear up a little more for the heroics and raids. In Burning Crusade, players went and finished the Shadowmoon quest lines or got their reps to Exalted or maxed out their trade skills in order to have the best gear available for the heroics and raids. That is our model for Cataclysm.

Operation: Gnomeregan / Zalazane's Fall live!

The first of the Pre-Cataclysm Events are deployed on US servers. The EU version will be deployed after Wednesdays maintainence.