Tuesday Morning Post: Zie Bart Zie edition
Yes, today's title is a horrible pun. To be fair, I blame Rossi. But it was just too awesome NOT to use. Maybe the Argent Tournament will have a circus with a sideshow, then it will even be on topic, in a sort of prophetic off topic sort of way.
It's extended maintenance today, from 3 AM to 11 AM Pacific, so we're facing another rather long WoW drought. No, I wouldn't bet on 3.1 going live. I'd say we have at least a few more builds to go for that. Maybe even one later today with all this maintenance stuff going on. But for now, let me do my usual and suggest that you browse WoW Insider in lieu of playing. We have tons of nice juicy 3.1 information for you to dig through. I've compiled some of the best stuff from the past 7 days or so past the break.
Hot News and Features
Sure, everyone says the game is getting easier, but maybe we're just getting smarter.
MMO-Champion shows off the new Tier-8 sets in full motion video.
The next Arena season will be coming with 3.1.
Even with the background downloader being active, you may not want to expect 3.1 too soon. Blizzard says they're willing to push back Noblegarden if they need to.
WoW Armory has recently been upgraded with some pretty powerful Arena tools.
Class News and Guides
Sorry Priests, Power Word: Barrier may not be incoming after all. But hey! How about those revamped hymns?
Encrypted Text discusses Shadow Dance PvP.
Beastmastery Hunters can look forward to a new Spirit Beast in 3.1. Also for Hunters, we have a discussion of Aspect Swapping.
Totem Talk looks at some of the latest PTR Shaman changes.
Rossi discusses the state of Arms Warriors. We also have a look at some of the latest Warrior PTR changes.
We have a look at some of the latest Death Knight class changes from the PTR, and Lichborne wonders whether 3.1 will mark the rise of the Blood tree.
Blood Pact explores the deep Destruction tree.
Bad news for Mana users: lessing of Wisdom and Mana Stream totem will no longer stack.
Oh yeah, and Spiritual Attunement isn't looking good either.
Ghostcrawler says all these mana nerfs are intentional. Healers should expect to be more on their toes. He also opined on healer class makeup in raids earlier last week.
Professions, Items, PvP, and more
We can expect quite a few new mounts in 3.1, including the first swim-speed increasing mount.
Insider Trade discusses preparing for profit in 3.1.
Cooking gets easier and gets a few more recipes in 3.1. Also, Clams and campfires get some changes too.
Jewelcrafting will be getting some new recipes in 3.1.
Sorry Twinks, looks like some enchants are going out of your reach. Also, no more mooching in Wintergrasp.
The Arena tournament is on to phase two, and time is ticking away on the chance to get that armored murloc.
Dungeons and Raiding
Ulduar spoilers time! We have a first-hand account of the Kologarn fight.
If that isn't enough to sate you, we also have a list of Ulduar Achievements!
Emblems will be easier to loot in 3.1.
The numbers are in, and it does look like Immortal may be the toughest raid achievement.
Looking for the best place to farm Frostweave? Just my Two Copper thinks they may have found it.
Odds and Ends
EU players can now get figureprints of their favorite characters, no lottery required.
Worlds.com is making plans to sue Blizzard. Yeah, I giggled too.
Youplayorweplay continues to chug along, and plans to add EU support soon.
I don't think F. Scott Fitzgerald was expecting this when he wrote The Great Gatsby.
It looks like Glider is finally on its last gasp.
