Tuesday Morning Post: Not one, but two Heroic Coliseums edition
Good Tuesday Morning, everyone! While we are expecting an extended downtime this morning, Patch 3.2.2 is still in a holding pattern on the PTR and as of this writing does not appear likely to go live this week. But beyond that, We've still had some activity to speak of. With the Crusader's Coliseum's heroic raids unlocked, we've already seen various guilds, such as Premonition, For the Horde, and Paragon claim some of the top achievements. Oh yeah, and the Faction Change Service is up and running, kind of. Also, Blizzard reneged on previous statements and revealed that they do plan to offer straight up intrafaction race changes, eventually.
There's more news to catch up on, of course, and with the 3 AM to 11 AM Pacific downtime, you'll have plenty of time to catch up on it. As always, we have a list to get you started after the break.
Hot News and Features
Blizzard has opened official forums for the Cataclysm expansion.
Sister site Joystiq got the chance to speak to J. Allen Brack recently. He had some interesting stuff to say about other games and the novels.
Blizzard has completed their latest round of instance server upgrades. Hopefully this should drastically cut down on that whole annoying not being able to raid thing.
Trust the Drama Mamas, guys. I don't care if she's your GM. I don't care if you're downing heroic bosses every night. The drama is not worth it.
The Queue is always great downtime reading. I'll link one in particular because it features an incredible Ulduar boss remix.
Class News and Guides
The Light And How To Swing It looks at the future of Paladins in Cataclysm.
Encrypted Text has some tips for raiding the coliseum as a Rogue.
Shifting Perspectives looks at levels 41-50 for the new Druid.
Shamans will be getting some new totem looks for each race in the expansion. After all, it is going to be the future soon.
The Care and Feeding of Warriors issues A Hello Again to Arms.
Arcane Brilliance discusses getting your Mage geared up to raid.
Spiritual Guidance tells you why you shouldn't play a Priest.
Armor Penetration is getting a nerf in Patch 3.2.2.
Dungeons, Items, PvP, and More
Timear forsees Sons of Hodir rep in your future (Patch 3.2.2 to be exact). And a beautiful future it is, indeed.
The Tyrael pet is a bit more animated than he used to be.
Check out the next batch of TCG loot. Yes, you do get a pony this time.
Ready Check gets you ready for Yogg-Saron.
Speaking of Yogg-Saron, one guild recently showed how it's done, taking down Yogg in blues.
The dismounting issues with the first 5-man coliseum fight may be a thing of the past in Patch 3.2.2.
Ghostcrawler offered some clarification recently on the upcoming Path of the Titans system.
Insider Trader gets you up to speed on the latest and greatest in Engineering gadgets.
Odds and Ends
WoW Casually looks at BlizzCon from the casual's point of view.
Let your old college friends know exactly how uber you are with Achieved for Facebook.
