# New WoW General Discussion Thread 6/8/10 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [June 9, 2010, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wow-general-discussion-thread-6-8-10/542480 "2010-06-09T00:30:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2710
**Author:** ![martu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e0b2c6/32.png) [@martu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/martu)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wow-general-discussion-thread-6-8-10/542480/2710 "2010-09-16T08:17:18Z")
> [@Shot\_From\_Guns](#): > > > [@jayjay](#): > > > > I probably wouldn’t waste the mats. Cata is changing the soulshard mechanic completely, from what I hear. No more accumulating. > > Yes, they’ll be part of the UI. My WAG is that this will go live with 4.0.1, before Cata drops–and that may be weeks away, instead of months. Anybody have a Warlock on the current PTR who can verify? Yep they are on the PTR, patch 4.01 will include all the class redesigns so 31 point talent trees, Holy power for paladins, focus for hunters and so on. Soul Shards so far have little use in PvE though some utility (instant summons, speed increase after teleport) in certain situations. Quite exciting really. My Paladin’s Squire has his pony which completes the crusader look. The bank\vendor\mail an added bonus though the 4 hour cooldown seems a bit high to me. ETA: 4.01 is now available on the background downloader, it’s getting close… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wow-general-discussion-thread-6-8-10/542480)._