Tuesday Morning Post: Burning for you edition
Happy Tuesday Morning, everyone! Rumor has it that Patch 3.3.5 may drop this morning, and with a 3 AM to 11 AM pacific downtime coming our way, the points are racking up in favor of such a conclusion. Either way, you'll probably know by the time you read this, and either way, the downtime's coming, so either way, you'll probably want to settle in and join me on catching up with the latest WoW news.
It's been a relatively slow news week the past 7 days, but the Midsummer Fire Festival is in full swing, complete with a level 80 Frost Lord Ahune bearing new ilevel 232 loot -- and lacking his scorchling pet, sadly enough. There's more news to peruse as well, and you'll want to keep an on eye on the site throughout the day and coming weeks for more news and guides on the coming Patch 3.3.5 content.
Hot News and Features
Blizzard has an official preview for the upcoming Cataclysm 5-man dungeon, Grim Batol.
The upcoming Cataclysm novel The Shattering, by Christie Golden, is now available for preorder on Amazon.com.
Ghostcrawler had some things to say about the evolution of raiding in Cataclysm.
Ghostcrawler also opined on guild management and organization in Cataclysm.
Gameplanet recently posted an interview with developers Greg "Ghostcrawler" Street and Cory Stockton.
Class News and Guides
Shifting Perspectives discusses the official Cataclysm feral talent preview and the feel of the balance druid.
Totem Talk discusses the possibilities of dual wield restoration in Cataclysm and enhancement cool downs in the Lower Spire.
Encrypted Text takes a deeper look at some of the new subtlety stuff coming in Cataclysm.
Spiritual Guidance discusses starting a shadow priest from square one and some dos and don'ts of priest healing.
The Light And How To Swing It has more advice on gearing a new retribution paladin and key bindings for the holy paladin.
Scattered Shots discusses the history and usage of traps.
The Care and Feeding of Warriors discusses clearing the level 40 hump.
Arcane Brilliance previews Ruby Sanctum mage drops.
Items, Dungeons, Professions, and PvP
Believe it or not, it is possible to fish with explosives.
Insider Trader discusses building your trading empire.
WoW Rookie has more random tips and tricks. Even veterans might just find something new in this list.
Gold Capped discusses selling glyphs.
Ready Check discusses getting that important raid member to show up.
Raid Rx entertains the idea of addon-free healing.
Our Wrath retrospective series looks back at Ulduar and the Trial of the Crusader.
Officers' Quarters looks at what might have been with guild talents.
Blood Sport looks at the Wrath arena system.
Odds and Ends
Check out the latest installment of Byron the Tauren Rogue!
Know Your Lore discusses the Vykrul.
Coincidentally, KYL also slogged deeper into the quagmire known as human politics.
We review the latest Warcraft manga.
The Lawbringer looks at the new Battle.net Terms of Use.
