Tuesday Morning Post: Identity Crisis Edition
So race changes are finally live, and with that, you can change your characters in just about every way possible short of class. Different faction? Go for it. Different gender? Change your face? Change your name? It's all good. Heck, you can do it every three days now. It's suddenly like we're all these crazy mutable nameless faceless blobs changing at will and at random, until we're practically a sea of shapeless shapeshifters. Or not. After all, there's still the whole money charge and stuff.
Of course, that's not the only big news this week. Chill of the Throne, Icecrown's version of Sunwell Radiance, has been evoking a lot of discussion and a lot of unrest. Did Blizzard make the right choice in adding this much maligned dungeon-specific nerf back into the game? There's plenty of other issues as well, and as we have a nice 3 AM to 11 AM Pacific downtime, you'll have plenty of time to catch up with it all. You can start with some of the links below:
Hot News and Features
Check out Blizzard's preview of Quel'delar, the new epic 5-man dungeon quested weapon from Patch 3.3.
In this week's Ask A Faction Leader, Cairne Bloodhoof takes your questions.
It looked like Wrath was finally coming to Chinese servers, but now there's new roadblocks.
The Patch 3.3 PTR continues on. Here's some of the latest patch note changes.
Speaking of Patch 3.3, Icecrown Citadel testing is also ongoing on the PTR. We have first-hand impressions of the Gunship battle, Sindragosa the Frost Wyrm, and Valithria Dreamwalker. Spoilers abound!
The Queue discusses the lore and storyline of vanilla WoW.
It's been one year since the zombie invasion. What have we learned from it?
Class News and Guides
Ghostcrawler lays down the law on the hybrid tax.
Ghostcrawler also has some more insight into the recent Patch 3.3 PTR paladin changes.
Lichborne covers basic death knight Macros and the Blood Tree.
Shifting Perspectives looks at patch 3.3 druid miscellany.
Encrypted Text helps you get your rogue past the lowbie levels.
It's time for a look at the paladin's Divine Sacrifice.
Scattered Shots gets you ready for the hunter leveling home stretch.
Arcane Brilliance is leveling through the 20s mage style.
Totem Talk's launching from Scarlet Crusade into Outland.
Dungeons, Items, PvP, Professions, and More
Here's the latest word on the disenchanting UI debate: Only groups with high level enchanters will be able to use it.
WoW Rookie helps you figure out primary stats.
The new random dungeon feature in Patch 3.3 will let you run as many heroics as you want.
Check out the new Patch 3.3 raid browser.
Ready Check discusses raid communication.
Ensidia's grabbed the world first Tribute to Immortality.
The Overachiever looks at what Feats of Strength you can still aspire to.
Want to get into battlegrounds, but have no idea where to start? Check out our beginner's guide to battlegrounding.
Blood Sport looks at the latest Arena-related Patch 3.3 changes.
Odds and Ends
Windlass Studios is now selling official replica tabards and banners.
Check out the galleries from ICfTB's Brewfest and Hallow's End festivities.
Check out this rather awesome custom Arthas action figure.
November's Guild of the Month contest is underway!
