I'm going to delay posting my thoughts on the Cataclysm Priest previews.  Overall, I think the information is exciting, but too barebones to really go into detail about at the moment.  For the most part I like the direction we seem to be moving in, so I don't really have anything to complain about anyway.

Instead, I'm going to take a moment to really explain the new system being implemented for DoTs and HoTs come Cataclysm.  Now, I'm not taking credit for the new system as I'm sure it's something Blizzard has discussed several times, but back in August I posted on my blog and the Blizzard forums, describing a method by which I thought Blizzard should implement Haste scaling for DoTs.  It just so happens that the new system and the one I've previously described are pretty much exactly alike.  Since I've seen a ton of confusion on the WoW forums about how this system will work, and since I just so happen to know how it'll work pretty well, I wanted to try to clear up some of the confussion out there.

Well, some initial information has been released on Cataclysm's dispell mechanics, mostly from the perspective on how the changes will affect Healers.  Basically, there are going to be 5 types of "dispellables".  Diseases, Poisons, Curses, Defensive Magic and Offensive Magic.  Each healer will be able to remove three types of the bonuses.  The mana cost of dispell abilities will rise significantly, and all "no thought" mechanics are being removed.

What this means for priests is that 1) we don't get any new types of dispell ability, 2) Abolish Disease is going to be removed from the game and 3) Shadow Priests will be dropped out of Shadow Form when we cast Cure Disease.

I've been playing with a bunch of User Interface Addons lately, trying to accomplish a few goals.  First, I've been wanting to free up as much of my screen real-estate as I could.  Second, I wanted addons that were useful both for my Shadow and my Discipline specs.  One I've fallen in love with is Need to Know.