Tier 9
MMOC (and blizz) have posted some previews of the suspected Tier 9 gear which will be introduced with patch 3.2.
Unlike previous patches, the new tier will have special graphics for the Horde and Alliance. Unlike previous patches, this does mean some classes will have mostly re-colored versions of the other classes... See blizzard's under dev page.
They do look "gladiatorial" though :P
But for total effort, instead of making Tier 9 x 10 classes. They are making Tier 9 x 2 factions x 4 armor classes = 8 sets (20 recolors though, which are generally zero effort). So, in total Blizzard needs to design two armor sets less. Smart guys, saving effort.
Alliance (Warlock)

Alliance (Priest)

Alliance (Mage)

Horde (Shaman)

Horde (Hunter)

Horde Rogue / Horde Druid, Alliance Deathknight / Paladin / Warrior images here. Mostly recolors this patch it seems.
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Sunday, July 05, 2009 11:29:00 AM
Hey! Thank you very much for putting our comic in the sidebar of your site!
Sunday, July 05, 2009 12:43:00 PM
They all look kinda samey but nice none-the-less.
Sunday, July 05, 2009 5:23:00 PM
Better get updating soon Takorii :P
And yeah, the T9 stuff seems to be a lot of recolors this go around.
Monday, July 06, 2009 9:45:00 PM
Everyone is going batshit insane over the lack of individual designs, and I just don't see what the big deal is.
Tuesday, July 07, 2009 2:20:00 PM
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Pithdog.
Sunday, July 12, 2009 9:10:00 AM
thanks for putting up pics of the new gear. so awesome!
Tuesday, July 14, 2009 12:54:00 AM
Hey great blog you've got here. really enjoyed the post.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009 4:18:00 PM
And, imageshack just killed the pic for bandwidth xD