Im not ready yet!

Damn - will miss my vacation by 2 weeks if that turns out to be correct.

I really want to play the new stuff, but mostly I want my guildies who're on hiatus until at least the pre-event to come back. Was good to see everyone log in for the Gnomer/Echo Isles events.

I wouldn't really classify this as a "rumor" - more like a prediction. Just because Boub makes a guess doesn't make it a rumor.

Based on the words he used, though, it seems like he’s not just guessing. There is definitely the sense that Boub is working with some inside information when stating that date.

Could Mr McFish possibly be not prepared...?

Boub is right 99.9 percent of the time.He broke the early Cataclysm details before anyone else. He has Blizzard sources, so if he says that it has a target date of Nov 2, then that is the target date.

if it's true, then pre order should be available soon enough.

Actually, I can confirm the "rumor" of the expected release date. Many of you who go to Gamestop know that most stores carry a book with the intended release dates of upcoming products. I got a copy of one page from those books which stated Cataclysm being released on November 2nd. You can probably still see it.

Gamestop has a record of having inaccurate "filler" dates IIRC. Not to put down your comment, of course.