Tuesday Morning Post: Soon edition

Happy Tuesday morning, everyone. We have new news about the release date of Cataclysm: It needs a few more months. OK, so it's not a solid date, but since I have been doing a lot of beta testing lately, it's sort of nice to know I might still have time to get back to live servers and finish Loremaster before the expansion drops.

Okay, that's a lie. I want Cataclysm now. Well, not now, because it's obviously still sort of buggy and needs testing. But you get the picture. Of course, what we want and what we get are generally two different things. That said, this morning may be relatively unique in that there is, as of this writing, no anticipated downtime. That said, if you still need a little break from WoW, we have a lot of news for you to catch up on. You can catch up on the latest from both the live servers and the Cataclysm beta after the break.

Hot news and features

• Blizzard is considering a mentoring system for Cataclysm.

• Check out the first archaeology achievements, fresh from the Cataclysm beta servers!

• We now know the contents of the Cataclysm collector's edition.

• Blizzard is releasing Curse of the Worgen, a new Warcraft comic series, on Nov. 17.

• The blues have answered a few questions about the upcoming guild advancement system.

• Know Your Lore sets the record straight on retconning, canon and new storylines.

Class news and guides

• Shifting Perspectives looks at restoration druid healing numbers on beta and the current state of the balance rotation on the beta. We also have the latest balance druid changes from the latest beta build.

• Scattered Shots looks at the beastmaster rotation in Cataclysm beta and the latest hunter tweaks on the beta, as well as video of the newest hunter pet skins from the beta.

• The Light And How To Swing It looks at protection paladin talents in the Cataclysm beta and at holy paladin gear diversity.

• Lichborne looks at death knight masteries and other death knight beta tweaks.

• Arcane Brilliance discusses the awesome parts of being a mage on the Cataclysm beta.

• Spiritual Guidance discusses Dispersion and the latest from the Cataclysm beta for healing priests.

• Encrypted Text discusses rogue mobility.

• Totem Talk updates the shaman restoration bucket list and looks at the latest enhancement tweaks from beta, as well as the latest elemental shaman news from the beta.

• The Care And Feeding of Warriors grades the arms tree's performance over the course of Wrath of the Lich King.

• Raid Rx tells you why you aren't getting healed.

Professions, items, dungeons, PvP and more

• The Art of War(craft) reports in on Tol Barad from the beta server.

• Gold Capped digs into the mailbags and answers your auctioneering questions.

• Gold Capped also offers an article on playing the auction house with inscription.

• AddOn Spotlight looks at Loremaster addons.

• WoW Rookie discusses coming back after a break.

• The Overachiever presents the most entertaining achievements in WoW.

Odds and ends

• 15 Minutes of Fame talks with the creators of Geek Chic Cosmetics.

• The Lawbringer continues explaining the EULA.

• Long exposure photography comes to WoW with some pretty cool results.