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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