Tuesday Morning Post: Glory to the Alliance edition
Happy Tuesday morning, everyone. BlizzCon is over, and we're all recovering here, more or less. However, the news cycle marches on, and we've already received our post-BlizzCon bombshell: In a future content patch, Theramore will be destroyed by the Horde.
I'm not going to lie. As a die-hard Alliance player, I'm more than a little crestfallen. Jaina Proudmoore means a lot to me, and so does the city she built. But I have found one surefire way to cure these doldrums. To all my Alliance brothers and sisters, I invite you: Watch that video up there, and remember. This is what we Alliance can do. We didn't need the Horde, and we didn't need the Argent Crusade or the Cenarion Circle or any other neutral organizations. Glory to the Alliance.
While you bask in the power of the Alliance, I should also tell you that we have no reported downtime yet for this morning as of this writing. If it comes, though, have no fear. After the break, you'll find a roundup of all the BlizzCon news you may have missed over this crazy weekend, as well as everything else worth knowing about from the past seven days. Read on.
BlizzCon news, panels, and events
Mist of Pandaria, the upcoming WoW expansion, was announced. Check out the official trailer.
Check out our liveblog of the Mists of Pandaria preview panel.
New character models for all PC races are in the works.
Pandaren, the new race, will be playable by both Horde and Alliance. We also have a summary of their racial abilities.
There will be a new talent system in Mists of Pandaria, and we have a liveblog of the talent system preview. Check out our gallery of all the new talents as well!
Pet Battles are a new system for leveling your non-combat pets and pitting them against others in the expansion.
A few new dungeons were announced this weekend, including heroic Scholomance and Scarlet Monastery. We also have preview videos of the new Pandaria dungeons.
New PVE Scenarios will allow you to take on challenges in small groups.
The ranged slot is going away for good in patch 5.0. As a result, casters get main-hand wands, which enchanters get to craft.
Check out our liveblog of the WoW class, items, and professions Q&A. We also have a liveblog of the Open Q&A Panel.
Check out our liveblog of the WoW lore Q&A Panel, including an appearance from the Wildhammer Fact Checker.
The WoW art panel had some cool stuff as well.
The World of Warcraft annual pass gets you free Diablo 3 and an in-game mount in patch 4.3!
The opening ceremony had tons of goodies, and we were there.
Check out the BlizzCon goodie bag.
Blizzard publishing will bring us new Pandaren stories ahead of the expansion.
BlizzCon sights, sounds, and analysis
The WoW Insider and Wowhead reader meetup was the place to be Thursday night. Check out our recap of all the action.
Check out our gallery of the BlizzCon floor. It's almost like walking around yourself.
Check out our gallery of all the awesome cosplay we saw this weekend.
Anne Stickney has five reasons you should love Mists of Pandaria.
Our own Joe Perez took a shot at playing through the Mists of Pandaria Pandaren starting zone.
Dan O'Halloran offers some thoughts on his adventures playing the new monk class at BlizzCon.
Megabloks came to BlizzCon with some awesome new Blizzard figures.
Check our BlizzCon 2011 bingo card. How many boxes did you check off?
WoW Insider's staff made some BlizzCon predictions. How right do you think we were?
Our sister site Joystiq scored an interview with Samwise Didier, the father of the Pandarens.
One of BlizzCon's first aid volunteers has some advice for con-goers.
We met some pretty cool people at BlizzCon, including some honeymooners and people who came from a long way away. We even tracked down the famous Mr. Robot.
Other hot news and features
Check out the patch 4.3 patch note updates for Oct. 18.
At BlizzCon, we learned that the new guild transfer and name change services will be live within a couple weeks.
Wowhead's got a Mists of Pandaria talent calculator.
WoW Archivist checks out patch 2.0.1.
Blizzard offered an official rundown of the new Hallow's End.
World of Wardrobe heads to Hyjal for some tier 6 farming.
Blizzard's offered more commentary on gold selling and the new Guardian Cub.
Class news and features
Lichborne lays out our death knight BlizzCon wishes. Some of them even came true, more or less.
The Care and Feeding of Warriors was surprisingly prescient this year.
Totem Talk offered some pre-BlizzCon restoration thoughts. We also take a look at patch 4.3 elemental changes.
Scattered Shots offered a hunter wish list for BlizzCon.
Shifting Perspectives has some post-BlizzCon feral thoughts. We also talk up druid healing and tanking in the upcoming End Time dungeon and take a look at the history of balance,
Encrypted Text talks about the complexities of rogue DPS.
Spiritual Guidance answers more of your shadow priest questions.
Arcane Brilliance doesn't believe in one true spec for mages.
The Light And How To Swing It guides you through your tanking career. We also brace for some holy paladin nerfs in PVP.
Blood Pact has a history of warlocks.
Professions, dungeons, PVP, and more
Blood Sport helps you get past some common frustrations of PVP.
The Overachiever continues The Littlest Pet Shop.
Addon Spotlight answers some reader mail.
Don't know the first thing about raiding? WoW Rookie has you covered.
Gold Capped talks about tradeable Chaos Orbs.
Ready Check doesn't like legendaries.
Odds and ends
Dan O'Halloran, our outgoing editor-in-chief, offers some final thoughts.
About the Bloggers talks to our favorite rogue and paladin blogger, Chase Christian.
Know Your Lore continues to talk up our role in the quests of WoW. We also continue our look at the lore of The Shattering.
15 Minutes of Fame interviewed the folks at Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab, purveyors of awesome perfumes.
The Lawbringer answers more of your questions.
