World of Warcraft Patch 3.2 - Upcoming Changes

Confirmed:

General

• The mount system will be changed to allow training of mount skills at lower levels. This applies to class-specific travel abilities as well.
• A new zeppelin between Orgrimmar and Thunder Bluff will be added.
• Portals to the Stair of Destiny in Hellfire Peninsula will be added to Orgrimmar and Stormwind City.
• Players will receive the flight path from the Stair of Destiny to Shattrath City automatically.
• More changes to the Argent Tournament will be made, and new rewards added.

Raids & Dungeons

• A new instance, called Crusaders' Coliseum is added for 5, 10 and 25-player groups and raids. This is an instance similar to the Ring of Blood.

Player versus Player

• Arena Season 7 will begin after the release of 3.2, with new rewards.
• Isle of Conquest, a new battleground similar to Alterac Valley and Arathi Basin, will be added.

Professions

• Jewelcrafting
  • Dragon's Eye gems will no longer be considered "Prismatic," and qualifying jewelcrafters who have cut Dragon's Eye gems will be compensated with Dalaran Jewelcrafter Tokens.

Death Knight

• Dual Wield specs will be getting attention.

Druid

• New art for bear and cat forms will be added.

Paladin

• Changes will be made to improved Holy gameplay in terms of healing.
• Exorcism will be changed.

Shaman

• Base health will be increased to be similar to other classes.

Rumor:

General

• Pets and resilience scaling.
• The ammo changes.
• Looking For Group improvements.

Raids & Dungeons

• Ironbound / Rusted Proto-Drakes removed from the Ulduar achievements.

Player versus Player

• The ability to level via battlegrounds.

Professions

• Engineering
  • Nitro Boots may be changed again (this time positively though).
• Fishing
  • Changes to fishing; an "overhaul" possible.

Druid

• Balance DPS rotation improvements, including a possible Brain Freeze-like mechanic.

Hunter

• PvP improvements to increase their Arena representation.

Paladin

• Changes to make MP5 a more desirable stat for Paladins.
• A new cooldown for Protection Paladins and tanking.
• Retribution changes to remove frontloading reliance and smooth out DPS rotations.

Shaman

• A new totem placing system that allows 4 totems to be dropped at once.
• "Totem Stomping" macros will be disabled, forcing pet classes to target a totem to destroy it the same way other classes need to.
• Low-level Shaman will be able to trade in their totems for a single totem that can be equipped in the relic slot.
• The range of totems will be evaluated to ensure their usefulness on raid bosses.
• Buff totems replaced with normal spells.
• More totems merged together.
• Chain Heal improved.
• PvP mobility addressed.