WOW Gold - Blizzard Announced Changes of Talents, Specialization and Mastery

An announcement just posted on the official forums. It is about Blizzard's change in design with how talents and mastery will be changing for an upcoming Cataclysm beta build.

Firstly, instead of putting talents where ever you want starting at level 10 you are asked what would like your primary tree to be. After picking your spec you will only be allowed to put talents into that tree until 31 points are spent.

Secondly, you will only gain talent points every other level. This means by level 85 you will only have 41 talent points to spend.

The final change is Mastery will no longer be affected by how many talent points you have spent in the tree but instead be given as flat percentages. The percentages can be increased by the mastery stat on items which you will be able to make use of when you learn the new Mastery skill around level 75.

A quick rundown on the changes as followings:
At level 10, you will be asked to specialize into a single talent tree.
You can only spend talent points in that tree until you have spent 31 points in the tree.
This specialization will give you your chosen tree's signature ability from the get-go.
Each tree will only have 7 tiers. Live currently has 11 where you need to spend 51 points to reach the bottom.
The number of talent points available at 85 will be reduced to 41, compared to the 71 points we currently have at 80.
Mastery will no longer be tied to how many points spent. You'll receive flat bonuses based on your primary tree.