Among the announcements that have been the subject of much buzz here at the World of Warcraft blogs, one that's been picking up momentum is the upcoming Zul'Aman instance over in the Ghotslands.

As a brief recap, this new instance is 10-man raid that's expected to rival even Karazhan in difficulty. And in case you're wondering when Blizzard is planning to unleash this new challenge for our resident raiders, Blizzard spokesman Vaneras over at the WoW-Europe forums dropped by with an announcement:

Season 3 is likely to start when the Zul'Aman patch (Patch 2.3) is launched, however there is a chance that it might be delayed to some time after the release of that patch.

Additionally it should be interesting for you to know that once season 3 have started, it will be possible for you to buy Season 1 gear using honor points (approximately 15k/piece).