Tuesday Morning Post: Return of the 24-hour downtime edition
It's back! 24-hour maintenance day returns today, this time for a different batch of realms. Everyone else still has to deal with the normal 5 a.m.-11 a.m. Pacific downtime label. Whichever group you fall into, don't despair. It was a pretty busy week news-wise, so we have plenty of stuff for you to catch up on, and we'll have more fresh news throughout the day.
Let's start the roundup.
Hot news and features
Still have trouble keeping up with Ahune? Check out our video guide.
Patch 3.3.5 has hit live servers. Here are the patch notes.
Getting errors with the new patch? You aren't alone.
Patch 3.3.5, as you might expect, isn't bug-free. Check out this list of new and existing in-game bugs.
Blizzard has announced its intent to begin throttling inspect requests from addons such as GearScore.
The Ruby Sanctum isn't activated yet, but Blizzard has released more information, including the storyline.
Director Sam Raimi's been talking about the upcoming Warcraft movie.
Our Wrath retrospective series continues with some opinions on death knights.
Class news and guides
Shifting Perspectives looks at the announced Cataclysm restoration druid tree and soloing as a balance druid.
Scattered Shots looks at hunter loot in the Ruby Sanctum.
Lichborne offers some advice on using Army of the Dead.
Totem Talk talks Power Auras for Restoration and enhancement cooldowns in ICC.
The Light And How To Swing It continues gearing your retribution paladin and discusses effective usage of Beacon of Light.
Encrypted Text looks at the new style of Cataclysm rogue PvP.
Spiritual Guidance continues to level a shadow priest and discusses starting a healing priest.
The Care and Feeding of Warriors looks at protection in Wrath.
Arcane Brilliance looks at mage services.
Items, professions, dungeons and PvP
Could alchemists see a mount in Cataclysm? I'm hoping for Baba Yaga's flying mortar and pestle, myself.
Raid Rx discusses healing the Lich King.
Ready Check says a few words on responsibility and peer pressure.
WoW Rookie offers a rookie primer on all things related to guilds.
Gold Capped looks at making money with meta gems.
The Overachiever looks at entertaining achievements.
The Art of War(craft) discusses assembling your battleground team.
Odds and ends
Blizzard's announced their 2010 global writing contest. Gentlemen, start your word processors.
15 Minutes of Fame talks to Kansas City Royals pitcher Kyle Davies.
Is your smart phone getting an update or any sort? Be sure to get the serial number on your mobile authenticator before you apply it.
E3 is over, and while Blizzard wasn't there in force, there was a lot of awesome gaming news. Check out our wrap-up of events, including excellent coverage by our sister sites.
Know Your Lore continues to unwind the tangled web of human politics.
Here's a fun recreation of the Thaddius boss fight in Starcraft 2.