I think it's funny how much a "new" player has to spend to get the full experience of the game. And i know, lots of people will say "what new player needs all the expansions when they start out?" Well, I had several toons, and when i made a new one, i immediately had them ported to shattrath (or dalaran when wraith came out) so they could go to whatever major city they wanted. Makes the game much easier. However, i kicked my habit over a year ago, and have been clean since. The game has been dumbed down for idiots and all the challenge has been taken out. What used to separate good players from crappy players has been removed. Game is bland in my opinion now. Launch WoW was incredible, BC was a great expansion, and when they started changing things in preparation for WOTLK, thats when it started going down hill. I played 2 months of WOTLK and lost all interest in the game. I don't see cata redeeming the game for me in any way, shape, or form.