World of Warcraft at Ten Ton Hammer

With every expansion to World of Warcraft the in game economy is shaken to it’s very core. Items that were once in high demand become useless, while other items find their way into the limelight. Cataclysm will bring huge changes to the world as we know it, and as such promises to tear asunder the economy like never seen before. While it is difficult to say what exactly these changes will be, using past experience we can glean a general idea of what can be expected in the pre and post Cataclysm economy.

In the weeks and perhaps on even a smaller scale the months leading up to the release of Cataclysm players can expect their once stable economies to be thrown into chaos. The extent of the chaos cannot really be guessed at and will not be truly revealed until it is upon us. Based on past experiences with other expansions, and noting the fact that Cataclysm will change the world unlike any other expansion before it, I think it’s safe to say that every server’s economy will be broken apart, rearranged, and leave those not prepared for it more than a little dazed and confused.

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