Tuesday Morning Post: Please release me edition

Happy Tuesday Morning, everyone. With the words "release candidate" allegedly showing up on some versions of patch 4.1 over on the PTR, we're all waiting more impatiently than ever for the drop. There are new dungeons to run, there's new loot to grab for the casuals, and there's so much more.

Alas, it doesn't look like this is going to be the week. Scheduled maintenance is only from 5 a.m. to 11 a.m. Pacific time, far too little for a patch. Luckily, that is more than enough downtime for you to catch up on all the latest WoW news. We got a lot of stuff to cover, from patch 4.1 news and loot drops to BlizzCon tickets and new official lore. Check it all out after the break.

Hot news and features

• Check out the patch 4.1 PTR note updates for April 12.

• Mobile guild chat is free for a limited time.

• The answers are out for Ask the Devs round 5. This time, they answer achievement questions.

• BlizzCon 2011 tickets will be on sale May 21 and May 25.

• WoW Archivist looks at beta patch 0.10.

• CM Zarhym has revealed that male and female versions of all demons are on the table for warlocks.

• Blizzard has release more official lore on Grom Hellscream and the Council of the Three Hammers.

Class news and guides

• Totem Talk has a guide to restoration shaman raiding specs. We also have a guide to low-level enhancement abilities.

• Scattered Shots has a guide to hunter addons.

• Spiritual Guidance navigates your shadow priest trinket choices. We also have a guide to healing priest macros.

• Shifting Perspectives opines on the new Call to Arms system. Also, balance druids are learning about Total Eclipse (alas, it is not the kind of the heart).

• The Light And How to Swing It looks at patch 4.1 retribution gear. We also have guides to tanking macros and holy glyphs.

• Lichborne answers more blood tanking questions.

• The Care And Feeding of Warriors discusses the balance and usage of Single Minded Fury.

• Encrypted Text talks about the fun rogues can have with stealth.

• Raid Rx looks at throughput, regeneration, and secondary stats for raid healers.

• Arcane Brilliance has a discussion on Mage Armor.

• Blood Pact has some suggestions for the demonology tree.

Dungeons, professions, items, PvP, and more

• Ready Check takes a look at the raiding changes coming in patch 4.1.

• WoW Rookie covers the basics of mouse turning.

• Addon Spotlight has a Daily To-Do list.

• Gold Capped talks about profitable tailoring. We also have a look at the latest in gold making addons.

• The OverAchiever has a guide to obtaining 5-man dungeon mounts.

Odds and ends

• Check out the latest installment of Safe Passage.

• Know Your Lore looks at Arthas' journey from death knight to Lich King. We also have a look at the current politics of the Horde.

• 15 Minutes of Fame talks to a Horde-minded ad writer.

• Blizzard and Epic Weapons are showing off the winners of the weaponsmithing fan art contest.

• The Lawbringer continues to discuss the issue of avatar rights.