The Queue: BlizzCon or bust
by Mathew McCurley 
Oct 7th 2010 at 1:00PM
Drecin asked:
Question for The Queue: This is the first time I have a max-level toon going into an expansion ... What should I be doing or gathering in preperation for the impending Cataclysm?
I would rule out gear farming or any type of equipment-related stuff. Go for achievements and stockpile some gold. There are plenty of achievements out there, both raid and not, and you know that gold sinks will be around in full force in the next expansion. Gear will be replaced. If you really wanted to gather something, go gather Khorium. Tons of goblins and worgen are going to want to build flying machines.
omnibishop asked:
When 4.0.1 goes (presumably) live next Tuesday, are all the new race/class combos going to be available or are we waiting until 4.0.3?
4.0.3.
Christabel asked:
What is going on with 310 flying in Cataclysm? Yes, you buy it for 5k, but if you already have a 310 mount from Wrath, do you still have to pay?
Nope. That's why my server has been running Ulduar and Icecrown drakes like mad -- free 310 flying for all of your mounts come Cataclysm! The 10-man Ulduar achievements are really fun and kind of easy these days, so throw together a pickup group, bang out some achievements and save 5k gold.
Fairlane asked:
Will Blizzard be including authenticators in Cataclysm boxes?
There has been no announcement of this, no.
Rasmus asked:
Do the writers on WoW Insider read the comments? Are they required to?
We absolutely read the comments. A bunch of us comment, even. One of the strongest parts of WoW Insider is our awesome community, and you guys and gals provide some really awesome insight in the comments.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 13)
TY Oct 7th 2010 1:03PM
Wait if you haev a 310 flying mount ALL your mounts go to 310? Or just that one till you do the 5k?
Faith Trust Oct 7th 2010 1:11PM
All mounts convert to 310
Ex0dis Oct 12th 2010 1:41PM
Ok so if you dont wanna drop the 5k, will the mounts at 280 just stay at 280?
Josin Oct 7th 2010 1:22PM
Yes.
Duulket Oct 7th 2010 1:32PM
I believe all of them go to 310.
kingoomieiii Oct 7th 2010 1:46PM
When you acquire a 310 mount, all of your mounts are converted to 310.
Alternately, you can pay the 5,000g for that to happen instantly.
Angus Oct 7th 2010 2:06PM
Yes the 280 mounts stay at 280. All go to 310 if you have one that is. And all can be summoned anywhere and act as the fast ground mounts if it is somewhere you can't fly.
Old world flying will cost you. You don't have to buy a 280 mount to get it nor a 310.
That everything?
Jwee Oct 7th 2010 2:25PM
To clear things up about the riding skill costs / mount speeds in Cataclysm:
Apprentice (75 skill)
Requirements: level 20
Costs:4g, minus faction discounts
Does: You can buy and use regular land mounts. All your land mounts will move at +60% speed.
Journeyman (150 skill)
Requirements: level 40 + Apprentice skill
Costs: 50g, minus faction discounts
Does: You can buy and use epic land mounts. All your land mounts (regular and epic) will now move at +100% speed.
Expert (225 skill)
Requirements: level 60 + Journeyman skill
Costs: 250g, minus faction discounts
Does: You can buy and use regular flying mounts in Outland. Has no effect on land mounts. Your flying mounts will move at +60% on the ground and +150% in the air.
Artisan (300 skill)
Requirements: level 60 + Expert skill
Costs: 5000g, minus faction discounts
Does: You can buy and use epic flying mounts in Outland. Has no effect on land mounts. All your flying mounts (regular and epic) will now move at +100% on the ground and +280% in the air.
Master (375 skill)
Requirements: level 80 + Artisan skill
Costs: 5000g, minus faction discounts. If you’re rewarded a +310% mount by completing some achievement, you get this skill automatically and for free.
Does: Has no effect on land mounts. All your flying mounts (regular and epic) will now move at +100% on the ground and +310% in the air.
Note: without Cold Weather Flying and/or the Flightmaster’s License you’ll still be restricted to flying in Outland only.
Cold Weather Flying
Requirements: level 77 + journeyman skill or better
Costs: 1000g, minus faction discounts.
Does: Has no effect on land mounts. Allows you to use all your flying mounts in Northrend
Heirloom option: Level 80 characters (or higher) can buy a heirloom (account-bound) Tome of Cold Weather Flight, which can be used by characters from level 68 or higher.
Flightmaster’s License
Requirements: level 80 + journeyman skill or better
Costs: 250g, minus faction discounts
Does: has no effect on land mounts. Allows you to use all your flying mounts in Kalimdor, the Eastern Kingdoms and in Deepholm.
Note: seems to be not working in Blood Elf and Draenei starter zones on the beta. Will probably change?
TL:DR
All your mounts will scale in Cataclysm. You can buy +310% or get it for free by earning an achievement.
Boobah Oct 7th 2010 2:35PM
"And all can be summoned anywhere and act as the fast ground mounts if it is somewhere you can't fly."
This once was true; and it was kinda nice to just summon up my gryphon, ride it to Krasus's Landing and just jump into the air.
However, a week or two ago they fixed this so if you can't fly somewhere you can't summon a flyer there, either.
For what it's worth, it looks like the free flight speed training is tied to the achievement, not the mount per se. Which leaves characters copied to the various test servers without 310 speed at all, even if they have their (on live) 310 mount; as they remind us every time the test servers go up, achievements don't get copied.
Baek Oct 7th 2010 2:36PM
And just an FYI it's only 4k if you are exalted with the faction you are purchasing it from, just got it for my Paladin on Beta last night for 4k and he's exalted with Orgrimar.
Menta Oct 7th 2010 2:37PM
Damn, my Violet Drake looks even better now. Thank you world events.
Ment
Grovinofdarkhour Oct 7th 2010 2:42PM
Do we know whether the achievements that award a 310% mount - including those listed above AND Long Strange Trip, and possibly others - will still be around in Cataclysm (and still award the fast mount)?
The difference between 280% and 310% isn't really all that much. So if the achievements WILL still be there, there won't be much point in blowing 5,000 gold, rather than just planning on eventually completing one of the achievements.
JBluntz Oct 7th 2010 5:12PM
@Jwee are those prices accurate from the beta? I thought prices for artisan riding (aka epic flight) and CWF were being reduced...
Drakkenfyre Oct 7th 2010 2:58PM
Your list there is a little out of date.
Cold Weather Flying has been dropped to level 68, and costs 500g. Tome of Cold Weather Flying no longer exists.
Natsumi Oct 7th 2010 2:53PM
ALL of your mounts will scale to their highest possible speed in Cataclysm. Now you can ride around on your old slow mounts and still keep up with your friends :D
Pyromelter Oct 7th 2010 2:53PM
Yo Grovin:
http://cata.wowhead.com/achievement=2145/what-a-long-strange-trip-its-been
Per wowhead, achievement and reward still in the game. Hope you got school of hard knocks out of the way. EoTS is evil.
Wulf Oct 7th 2010 3:15PM
Actually, Flightmaster only requires level 60 and Expert Riding:
http://cata.wowhead.com/spell=90267
Jwee Oct 7th 2010 4:24PM
Omg i know i shouldn't post my previous post while at work, busy. As Drakkenfyre and Wulf point out, it's not entirely correct (and neither is WoWWiki, which i used as a source of my info).
Northrend Flying requires level 68 and expert skill. There's no heirloom option anymore. I can't verify if the price is still 1000g or 500g
Flightmaster's Licence requires level 60 and expert skill.
wtb edit etc ;-)
Tri Oct 7th 2010 5:32PM
I thoguht they also lowered the cost of Artisan (epic flying / 280%) to 1k gold? Or was that just a dream / wishful thinking??
Homtron Oct 7th 2010 5:40PM
will the conversion happen at cata or at 4.0.1? will i be able to buy the 310% skill when 4.0.1 comes out!?