Tuesday Morning Post: The long and short of it edition
I have to say, this is sort of interesting. Downtime today is only 7 AM to 9 AM pacific. 2 hours is slightly worse than plain old rolling restarts, to be sure, but it's better than normal maintenance, if a bit unusual. Of course, those of you who are still after those dumb toothpicks will have a few more hours to curse at Innkeepers for turning you into a ninja instead of giving you a dang sliver of wood so you can get a big purple dragon, so that's always a plus.
And of course, for that 2 hour period, you'll need some reading material, which is where we come in. Here's a list of some of the latest and greatest WoW.com news from the Patch 3.3 PTR and beyond:
Hot News and Features
You have around 2 days left to enter your favorite instance group in our latest Creative WoW headset giveaway.
Our guide to Patch 3.3 is constantly updated. Have you checked it out lately?
We have details on the Kalu'ak fishing contest, including Heirloom loot!
The Draenei prophet Velen is here to answer your questions!
'The Twitter WoW dev chat happened a few days ago, and we have a transcript. Later, Ghostcrawler elaborated on a couple of the questions.
Had it with lag? Report it in Patch 3.3!
Ulduar drakes are still remaining in game, at least for now.
Class News and Guides
Warlocks have seen some more recent changes on the Patch 3.3 PTR.
Scattered Shots catches up with hunter fortunes on the Patch 3.3 PTR. And speaking of Hunters, could this be a new Spirit Beast in Patch 3.3?
Spiritual Guidance warns you: Don't be that priest.
Shifting Perspectives wonders if Bears are an endangered species.
Encrypted Text looks at the first 10 levels of roguedom.
Blood Pact looks at creating a new warlock.
Care and Feeding of Warriors discusses Cooldowns.
Totem Talk tracks the tenacious Shaman tank.
Arcane Brilliance reflects on the changing face of Frost.
Items, Professions, Dungeons, PvP, and More
There's been some achievement adjustments recently on the Patch 3.3 PTR.
Icecrown Citadel boss Festergut was recently up for testing on the PTR, and we have first hand impressions and pictures.
Ready Check checks out everyone's favorite twice-killed bug, Anub'arak.
Buffs and debuffs can be consolidated on the UI in the upcoming patch.
Arthas' icy grasp may even reach all the way to Northshire, the human starting area, in Patch 3.3.
Here's some video of the new Shadowmourne legendary weapon questline in Patch 3.3. Don't click if you don't want to be spoiled! That goes for this look at the new legendary weapon's abilities.
The new LFG interface is in testing on the Patch 3.3 PTR server, and we have pictures.
WoW Rookie discusses finding out your DPS.
Advanced Trade Skill Window is a UI mod that will help you make better sense of professions.
Odds and Ends
Blizzard is offering fresh warnings against buying gold.
So when's Patch 3.3 coming out? We don't know, but we can speculate.
In Patch 3.3, there will be a new more involved tutorial system for new players.
