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How does one quantify iLevel other than a relative comparison between sets of gear. Is there any basis for this (e.g. The sum of all stat modifiers) or is it just relative?

Also, it seems like the current legendary quest takes far longer than the previous ones. Is there any basis for blizzard to allow these items to be upgradable in order to fit in the current tier?

Will the raid finder dungeons drop legendary tokens (I.e. Cinders) or the current tier orbs?

Since Blizzard seems to be well into the swing of "class balance" and class balance appears to include taking a talent that is unique to a class (i.e. Battle Rez) and granting another class that talent, although with a different name (i.e. death knight). Has any mention been made about whether Blizzard plans on allowing other classes to port people?

Has there ever been, or will there ever be a quest involving a character which must retrieve a quest item from deep within (read: close to or on a faction leader or npc of great importance) an opposing factions capital city? It would be very interesting ro have to raid a capital city to earn a legendary or epic item.

Does Blizzard have plans to release a Kharazan 5-man or Raid? I've noticed that in the new (read: Cataclysm) model of the Kharazahn tower, there is a zone portal behind iron bars up at the top that is not the main entrance (which is down below) nor is it the side door (which is in the middle of the tower). This entrance is on the top of the tower, on the north side and appears to have the beginning portions of what can easily turn into a flightpath (i.e. grifon nests, but no NPCs, etc). Any Idea what this is foreshadowing?

Yummy yummy in my tummy
What, what in the butt
Higgy jiggy I like miss piggy
Gimme gimme says mister Jimmy (dy-no-mite!!!)

Is that picture from Stephen King's Second book in the Dark Tower Series (believe it was called The Wasteland)?

When, if ever, will Blizzard take that next step and introduce a Looking for Raid tool?

Has there been anything leaked as to how Blizzard intends on transitioning from the old world as we know it, to the old world as it exists in cataclysm? It was easy for Northrend, because you just loaded the xpac and sailed to the new continent, but with Cataclysm, there's stuff already there that needs to change/be destroyed. It would be like building a new house in a spot where a house already exists.

I imagine that the world events leading up to the cataclysm release will take care of some of this, but how does a world event cover such a broad swath? That's either a LOT of phasing or one HELL of a world event. Whatever they do, I hope it isnt one of those things where you watch a cut scene and emerge from it to find the world completely changed.

Also, any ideas as to when the world event should start hitting the live servers?

What is the word on the street as to what "the big announcement" will be for this year's Blizzcon? Is there anything significant among the warcraft, starcraft or diablo (or maybe even the unnamed new MMO)?

Name of the SC2 Zerg box maybe?