Another day, another set of class previews, and another bunch of cool new abilities. The "ninja class" of WoW is looking like moving even further into that niche with the announcement of a new skill in Cataclysm called Smoke Bomb. The ability, as its name suggests, is designed to cause mayhem and make the rogue and his teammates difficult to target. From the blue post:



The rogue class will also receive a long-awaited change in the way they swap targets. Combat Readiness will allow a player - on a one minute cooldown - to move his combo points to a new target. Versatility seems to be an overarching theme for the rogue preview and they will even be receiving a small self-Hot, presumably similar to Enraged Regeneration.

The other class to come under the microscope last night was the deathknight. In Cataclysm, the hero class will get their own dark-themed version of Mortal Strike. But instead of simply reducing healing, it can absorb healing, like a kind of reverse shield. Moreover, the rune system will get an extensive overhaul. The explanation is pretty long, but you can read the whole thing - as well as the rest of the preview - by heading to MMO-Champion.