Tuesday Morning Post: Second time's a charm

So we've now had around a week to settle into patch 3.0.8, and to say the least, many people aren't impressed. Lag, new bugs, and game-crashing bugs abound, and it seems very few people have anything nice to say about Blizzard. The dev team, for their part, does seem to be working to redeem themselves and will (If all goes well, cautions Ghostcrawler) push bug fixes for Warlocks, Death Knights, and Hunters to the live servers during today's extended maintenance.

Whether we're getting patch 3.0.9 or just a couple quick server side fixes isn't clear, but whichever it is, we're getting downtime. Be sure to keep checking WoW Insider for up to minute news on what's going down with the downtime and the bug fixes. In the meantime, you can keep reading for a roundup of the hottest news and features from the past week. And hey, bug fixes and possible patch day panic aside, the Lunar Festival is still going strong. Be sure to check out our guide to getting to the Holiday if you haven't yet.

Hot News and Features

• How bad was patch 3.0.8? Disaster is one of the kinder words being thrown about.
• Who deserves the blame for patch 3.0.8? Some people are looking beyond the dev team.
• WoW Insider's Twitter Feed is a great way to keep abreast of the latest WoW news and a fun place to hang out.
• Poor Onxyia might be a bit lonely again soon enough: Old world boss gold drops have been nerfed.
• Learning to play in WoW isn't just about mastering skills, it's also about building a reputation.
• Lesson number 1 about web advertising: Letting a third party handle it is asking for trouble.

Class News and Guides

• If your Druid has fallen to the dark side, you'll want to check out our Balance gearing guide.
• Hey Rogue! Getting ready to break into the raid game for the first time? This Encrypted Text is for you.
• Hunters got both some bad and some good news in the pet-taming department.
• Also for Hunters, we have a guide for gemming and enchanting for PvP.
• Bad news for Holy Paladins as the Glyph of Holy Light got a nerf.
• Totem talk looks back at a week in 3.0.8 for Shamans.
• Warriors get the 3rd part of their look at raiding gear this week.
• For Death Knights, we have DPS gear to get you ready for Naxxramas.

Items, Professions, PvP and More

• One change in 3.0.8 that went off without a hitch: You don't need simple wood to make a campfire anymore.
• Having trouble with good old Archie? We highlight an interesting take on his fight.
• We knew that 3.0.8 would change Wintergrasp PvP, but I don't think we expected it to happen quite in the way it went down.
  
• So we collected our thoughts on the whole PvP thing, and here's the way The Art of War(craft) sees it at the moment.
• If Gluth's giving your raid group grief, check our guide. Likewise, if Thaddius is too terrible, but sure to read these tips. We'll also help your surmount Sapphiron and kill Kel'thuzad.
• If Zul'drak frustrated your attempt at Northrend Loremaster in the past, be sure to check back in. There's new quests for you.
• Arena ratings have been a little wonky this week, thanks in part to a new Arena matching system. Also thanks to the whole thing where it had to be disabled altogether for a day or two. Which lead to the whole reset thing.
• Cooks and Skinners, you'll want to read this guide to Northrend gathering.

Odds and Ends

• Two Bosses Enter returns with a dragon showoff.
• Some people clamor for "classic servers." These folks just keep on plugging with true classic raids.
• Good news for Garona fans. She's coming back. You can read for yourself in the next issue of the official World of Warcraft comic.