Trade Skills are now "Professions"

[MongoJerry]

Whew...Wait. I lose my tigger? :(

Whoops! Sorry for any consternation I caused. One is supposed to be able to keep one's mounts as well.

I suspect there will also be a gold wipe coinciding with the item wipe. However, any skills you learn in the two professions you choose won't be wiped. So, my recommendation is to choose the two professions you want your character to specialize in, sell off all items and raw materials unrelated to those professions, and then spend all your cash purchasing raw materials to skill up the two professions you're keeping. Then, skill up as high as you can and buy any recipes you don't know already from the Auction House. Also, buy any wearable items that might improve your gear in any way, even if the price seems steep to you. There's no sense being a penny-pincher when everyone's pennies are going to be wiped anyway.