D&D 4.0 questions and things that make you go "hmm&

[daddystabz]

I have been a bit out of the loop on what little news is out for the new D&D 4.0 but the bit I've read so far has me scratching my head and thinking what the?#@$@@?$@$!

I have heard the following:

1) Gnomes are being removed for being PCs and being added as monsters and that the same MAY happen to half-orcs

2) Dwarves are losing their dark vision

3) The campaign world is being made into a nameless generic world with the possibility that older realms (Mystara, Greyhawk, Forgotten Realms, etc.) may be added in as areas of this new world instead of separate world in and of themselves

4) Some entire classes are getting completely removed

5) Prestige classes might get yanked

I like that they are streamlining the game like Star Wars Saga Edition and making combat much faster/better (all good moves imo)

BUT

The changes numbered above have me pretty upset if true.

Is this all or any of it correct? Anything else you all have heard like this?
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