Tuesday Morning Post: Guy Love edition
Happy Tuesday morning, everyone! I recently unlocked the Druids of the Talon dailies on my main, and while doing the daily quests, I've been getting an extra dose every day of the saccharine sweet friendship of Tholo and Anren. They're the Hyjal dream team, nearly always together, nearly always talking about each other. They've got a bromance going that's so huge you sort of wonder if maybe you should just remove the "b" already.
I have to admit, it annoyed me at first. Night elves and tauren being all cuddly like that sort of bothered me. The Horde's evil, man. Tauren will betray you, Anren. They're attacking your home in Ashenvale even now! But you know, now that I've gotten to know them a little better, maybe it's not so bad. They're just keeping up a long tradition in the annals of WoW. There's been Asric and Jaadar, Thassarian and Koltira, and now Anren and Tholo. Maybe we could all learn to love each other a little more, just like them.
So go ahead. Bask in the warm fuzziness of the bromance. And once you're done, keep reading for the latest WoW news from the past seven days. Downtime this week is from 3 a.m. to 11 a.m. PDT, so you'll have plenty of time to get caught up.
Hot news and features
Tier 11 normal raids will now give valor points.
Cross-realm grouping with your Real ID friends is now available!
Check out the latest patch 4.2 hotfixes for July 12 and July 14.
We have a review of the newest WoW novel, Thrall: Twilight of the Aspects.
With the posting of answers to your healing questions, Ask The Devs is officially over.
Blizzard has a new short story up featuring tauren leader Baine Bloodhoof.
WoW Archivist looks back at patch 1.6.
If you bought honor gear just after patch 4.2 went live, you may be due for some compensation.
We have video of the Dragonwrath epic raid boss, Volcanus the Firelord.
Class news and guides
Totem Talk takes a fresh look at the patch 4.2 elemental shaman. We also have restoration healing tips for Shannox and Baleroc and enhancement DPS tips for the same.
Lichborne has a death knight's guide to the new patch 4.2 pre-raid gear.
The Light And How To Swing It offers some basic retribution cooldown tips. We also have combat table coverage tips for tank paladins and a holy paladin's guide to rocking Baleroc.
Encrypted Text plays around with the subtlety tree.
Spiritual Guidance offers a guide to Horde races for shadow priests.
Scattered Shots discusses how skill affects hunter DPS.
Raid Rx has a healer's guide to Baleroc.
Shifting Perspectives offers a guide to the basics of balance druid raiding.
Arcane Brilliance offers a defense of mage DPS difficulty.
The Care And Feeding of Warriors helps you spend your valor points.
Blood Pact offers some tips for trouncing Firelands as a warlock.
Dungeons, items, professions, PVP, and more
Ready Check has a guide to Firelands boss Lord Rhyolith.
Addon Spotlight spotlights MacroBank.
Gold Capped discusses the merits of using trade chat to sell your wares and the profit possibilities of tailoring.
Blood Sport has even more advice for learning from your betters in arena PVP.
Odds and ends
Our About the Bloggers series continues with a chat with Senior Editor Alex Ziebart.
Know Your Lore has a biography of Archdruid Hamuul Runetotem.
15 Minutes of Fame speaks with a WoW-playing Alzheimer's sufferer.
World of Warcrafts interviews a WoW soundsmith.
WoW Rookie shows you how to buy a gift from the pet store.
The Lawbringer discusses the power of letters to bring about legal change.
