The forums are buzzing...

...as they tend to do with tons of new Burning Crusade stuff to talk about, in addition to the delay that seems to have some folks in a snit.

• This thread asks an interesting question, that being will the Netherwelp pet from the Collector's Edition be available for all your characters or just the the newly created ones? I had thought all toons would get the pet, but Tseric being unsure whether that is the case makes me, um, unsure.

• Another Tseric reply states that tier 4 loot will be dropping in at least a couple of dungeons. I think I like this idea. It gives incentives to try other places, and maybe this will be the plan going forward. I know I am about as sick as sick can be of farming AQ40 and working through Naxx night after night. It would be nice to have some variety. But at the same time, having the Tier 2 pants on Ragnaros is kind of a pain isn't it? So maybe I hate this idea. Color me again unsure.

• How is that level 5 enchanting alt treating you? Is it a nice shard factory? Enjoy it while you can, as after the expansion hits, you will have to actually gain skill into the enchanting profession (and level to at least 35) if you wish to disenchant the higher level stuff. Tseric says items will have a minimum skill level to disenchant in the expansion. While this trick only works for BOE gear, I know a ton of people who use it, including me.

• And on the collectible card game front (which I know some of you just love), a fellow in the forums has acquired a turtle mount. Yes, it is a very slow mount, but it is also pretty darn cool. And you have to be level 20 to ride the thing, according to the original poster. I do not play card games, but I do collect baseball cards, so I might pick up a few packs for the heck of it. Maybe I can fill up yet another three ring binder with pieces of cardboard! And speaking of baseball, go Tigers! How about scoring a run tonight guys?