Okay, you may or may not have heard rumors about the Beast Wars 2nd season that have left many confused. I will try to list the rumors that are the most trustworthy. I would not bet my life on any of these but I think most are legit. Do I REALLY know what's happening here? No, but this is an attempt to straighten things out a wee bit (although it may just bring about more confusion, but it's the thought that counts) I will speak about these as if they are truth because it would be too annoying to say "this might happen" after everything.(much like this intro) Oh yeah, SPOILERS! If you don't like rumors, go back! Okay, that should do it:

Thanks to the ever-gracious HooksX we have a VERY informative paragraph to feast upon:
I could tell you about a Dinobot subplot that didnt have room for the first season, but definately will in the second season. Or how Quickstrike is a cross between a scorpion and a snake. Or I could tell you how the new Maximal leader will appear like a Silverbolt, yet hasnt been on the show yet. Or I could mention how the origins of the show and its characters might be revealed this season. Or how there might be a Quickstrike assassination attempt on Megatron, making a new Predacon the new leader. Or maybe, just maybe, I could mention how Tarantulas likes his new home in Blackarachnia. Or I can say that the Preds will get much more airtime and will be a bit more cunning this season. And maybe how October 27th looks like a good place to start a second season.
That's it!

Thanks the people attending BotCon'97 (d'oh) who have been nice enough to tell us what happened Beast Wars-wise so I can clarify a few more things. This stuff here is pretty much sure. See bottom.

There will be two new Predacons and one new Maximal. The Maximal is Silverbolt, a triple changer; he's a cross between a wolf and an eagle.(and a robot, obviously) He is not the part of the Magnaboss combiner called Silverbolt. He was already introduced in Season 2.

QuickStrike is the other fuzor who has already been introduced. He is a cobra and a scorpion mix. So what are fuzors? Well they are going to be a new line of Transformer toys associated with Beast Wars, and they are crosses between two animals.The third rumoured Predacon is Rampage, a ginormous crab who will be bigger than Inferno. He is supposed to appear in the episode called "Bad Spark". There are even rumours of more Preds coming.

Scorponok and Terrrsaur are dead.
Actually, Waspinator was supposed to "die" instead of Scorponok, but they changed it.

Many of the characters got Transmetalled, which means they got new forms that are metallic. I have pictures of them in the images section. The guys who got transmetalled are: Cheetor, Rattrap, Optimus Primal (now alive), Megatron and Tarantulas.

There will be no combiners, or major G1 cameos.

There will be a cool subplot with Dinobot.
The voice of Blackarachnia, Venus Terzo, said she wants to see Blackarachnia take command.
David Kaye said he wants to see his character, Megatron, beat the slag out of Cheetor. :)
Oh, and in the magazine called Take One I saw a short article on Beast Wars. It said Beast Wars is very successful. Yay!
Well, I guess that's all for now, if I get any more info I'll be sure to post it. Or you can try waiting till October. :)

This stuff is mainly compiled stuff from various sources so if you want credit for some tidbits you acquired, then just e-mail me. The reason I didn't list all the sources is cause I don't remember where they all originated from. As always you can ask questions too and I'll try my best to answer them.