Does anyone else feel like we’re in the calm before the storm? Its been a VERY long time since we’ve had such a silence from the developers on almost all issues. I’ve been following sites like MMO Champion, etc. since the beginning of Wrath and its never been this quiet.
What do you all think they are working on right now? I am pretty certain there is some kind of announcement about 4.3 on the horizon. And of course one of the Blues already mentioned they are preparing for Blizzcon so there is likely to be something pretty big there. But I can’t help but feel theres something else in the works. Something to do with the crossserver invite tool and premium services perhaps. Maybe something to do with that mysterious hint about a reason to explore old content more that was dropped a while back? Or to do with the promises to improve Archaeology?
What else might be hidden in the depths of Blizzard HQ’s collective brain (resistance is futile)?

A farmer had some puppies he needed to sell. He painted a sign advertising the pups and set about nailing it to a post on the edge of his yard. As he was driving the last nail into the post, he felt a tug on his overalls. He looked down into the eyes of a little boy.

“Mister,” he said, “I want to buy one of your puppies.”

“Well,” said the farmer, as he rubbed the sweat off the back of his neck, “these puppies come from fine parents and cost a good deal of money.”

The boy dropped his head for a moment. Then reaching deep into his pocket, he pulled out a handful of change and held it up to the farmer. “I’ve got thirty-nine cents. Is that enough to take a look?”

“Sure,” said the farmer.

And with that he let out a whistle, “Here, Dolly!” he called.

Out from the doghouse and down the ramp ran Dolly followed by four little balls of fur. The little boy pressed his face against the chain link fence. His eyes danced with delight.

As the dogs made their way to the fence, the little boy noticed something else stirring inside the doghouse. Slowly another little ball appeared; this One noticeably smaller. Down the ramp it slid. Then in a somewhat awkward manner the little pup began hobbling toward the others, doing its best to catch up…

“I want that one,” the little boy said, pointing to the runt.

The farmer knelt down at the boy’s side and said, “Son, you don’t want that puppy. He will never be able to run and play with you like these other dogs would.”

With that the little boy stepped back from the fence, reached down, and began rolling up one leg of his trousers. In doing so he revealed a steel brace running down both sides of his leg attaching itself to a specially made shoe. Looking back up at the farmer, he said, “You see sir, I don’t run too well myself, and he will need someone who understands.”

The world is full of people who need someone who understands.