Last week in Warcraft: November 13th - November 20th

Patch 2.3 hit the live realms in World of Warcraft last week, which means a flurry of activity on Joystiq's sister site WoW Insider. And if you're interested in a bit of free game-time, don't forget to check out our Caption This contest! So what's going on with the latest patch from Blizzard? We're here to tell you all about it.

Patch 2.3

• Ring in the new patch by saying goodbye to patch 2.2.

• Read up on the 2.3 changes by reading the full 2.3 patch notes or check out our highlights:

• And, of course, there are bugs:

Beyond patch 2.3

• Blizzard plans soloing improvements for protection warriors and paladins.

• World of Warcraft hits 9.3 million players -- is there anywhere to go but up?

• Blizzard claims patch 2.4 will be hitting the test realms this year.

Features

• This week's Build Shop talks warriors.

• The Light and How to Swing It tackles part 3 of its series on maximizing your paladin's DPS. (You might also want to read up on part 1 and part 2.)

• Ask WoW Insider considers who should do the pulling in a group.

• New PvP column the Art of War-Craft talks Alterac Valley.

• All the World's a Stage talks about raiding and RP.

• Spiritual Guidance covers leveling your shadow priest.

• Know Your Lore tells you everything you need to know about Gul'dan.

• In this week's Officers' Quarters, Scott talks zero-pressure raiding.

Discussion

• We want to know where you got your WoW name.

• What do you think the best in-game class rivalry is?

• Is Blizzard's updated Warden anti-cheating application an invasion of our privacy?
  

• How are those heroic PUGs coming?
  

Media

• This week, /silly can't see the forest for the trees.

• The first issue of the World of Warcraft comic hit store shelves this week -- take a peek at what's inside!