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The dying Hunter?
WoW.com — ... Is he right? Fortunately, there's a site that tracks numbers (as reliably as you'll find for public information, anyway -- certainly Blizzard has access to much more information) on exactly that. WarcraftRealms' list of classes over time does prop the "declining Hunter" theory up -- as you can see (from both Alliance and Horde totals), Death Knights took a nice bite out of all the classes for a little while, and Hunters have been on a pretty steady slope down since mid-January, ...

Paladin Class: Done?
Can Tank, Will Travel — ... The political backlash if they nerfed retadins back down without nerfing DKs down would be huge. They are now the top two played classes in the game according to warcraftrealms.com (link). From a sheer diplomatic stand point, why nerf a class when you can up-notch content to get the same balancing effect without taking something away from buyers? Strategically, if they can bring all classes up to a 'balanced' level, they can then address 'OP' by making the content 'tougher'. It's the getting them all to the same balanced level that is tricky - and from who's opinion?! ...

Encrypted Text: Leveling a new rogue, character creation
WoW.com — ... I've heard a lot of statistics from various sources stating that the rogue population has been dwindling since Wrath of the Lich King was released. Whether our decline is due to former assassins deciding to try out the new death knights, or rogues simply moving on to greener pastures, we may never know. I do, however, know that there's also a lot of newly minted rogues, working their way up through the levels and lowbie zones. And if there's not, there should be! ...