Tuesday Morning Post: Darkmoon's back edition
Happy Tuesday morning, everyone. It's Darkmoon Faire week this week, and since this is also the first week of patch 4.3, that means it's a brand new faire. There are new games, new quests, and new mount and pet rewards to get excited over. If you haven't visited yet, I strongly suggest you do. I don't think you'll regret it, unless you hate fun or something.
If you're still trying to get a grip on the wide, wide world of patch 4.3, be sure to check out our patch 4.3 guide. I've also put a pretty awesome fan-modified version of the patch 4.3 trailer above for your amusement. If you're in the midst of pugging those new dungeons, you'll also definitely want to check out our 5-second guides to each of the new bosses. They're perfect for pasting into chat just to make sure the other newbs in your group know what's up. We also have a 5-second guide for the bosses of Dragon Soul's Raid Finder version.
Scheduled maintenance today is from 5 a.m. to 11 a.m. PST, so you should have time to read up. Check out our usual roundup after the break.
Hot news and features
Check out the latest 4.3 hotfixes for Dec. 2.
Check out our gallery of screenshots from the beautiful new patch 4.3 5-man instances.
If you're running the instances, take along our 5-second guides to each boss fight. We also have a 5-second guide to the new Raid Finder version of the Dragon Soul bosses.
Interested in the Raid Finder? Blizzard has an official Raid Finder Q&A.
The Dragon Soul raid has multiple (spoiler-filled) cinematics, and we have them for your viewing pleasure. We also have the big ending cinematic.
Check out this complete list of the new patch 4.3 pets, mounts and collectibles.
World of Wardrobe grabs transmogrification stuff from Sunwell Plateau.
Real ID friends can now run cross-realm Battlegrounds together.
Blizzard's posted a new short story called Charge of the Aspects.
Fishing is now quicker to level in patch 4.3.
Transmog Fashion is a new Tumblr that uses the WoW API to grab random transmogrification sets from the armory.
Class news and guides
Encrypted Text has a guide to getting the new rogue legendary.
Spiritual Guidance looks at healing priests in patch 4.3. We also have a look at new patch 4.3 shadow priest gear.
Totem Talk browses the new Pandaria talent calculator for restoration shaman. We also take a look at patch 4.3 changes for enhancement shaman.
Blood Pact looks at the new patch 4.3 dungeon gear for warlocks.
Scattered Shots takes a look at more patch 4.3 hunter changes.
Raid Rx helps you heal the first couple of bosses in the Dragon Soul raid.
The Light And How To Swing It has three tips for tankadins. We also have a guide to patch 4.3 holy paladin gear.
Shifting Perspectives has a patch 4.3 gear list for balance druids. We also have a patch 4.3 feral cheat sheet for you.
The Care And Feeding of Warriors discusses the design philosophy of the new Pandaria warrior talents.
Arcane Brilliance continues looking at Pandaria mage talents.
Blood Pact has first impressions of raiding for warlocks in patch 4.3.
Dungeons, items, professions, PvP, and more
Want to take down Morchok? We have a guide to help you.
Addon Spotlight helps you iron out some of those patch 4.3 addon issues.
WoW Rookie has tips for success in the Raid Finder.
Gold Capped discusses profiting off the new valor BoEs and craftables in patch 4.3 and looks at the future of Chaos Orbs.
Ready Check looks at the possible return of raid stacking.
Odds and ends
Know Your Lore looks at the beginning of the upcoming Horde-Alliance war and the possible ramifications of the Cataclysm end cinematic.
Rossi thinks Blizzard missed the boat on 20-man raiding.
The Lawbringer answers emails about stolen guild charters and yearly subscriptions.
Blizzard CM Bashiok takes you through a day in his life.
Check out our review of the SteelSeries WoW MMO Edition legendary gaming mouse.
