Downtime today is a series of rolling restarts starting at 5 a.m. PDT, with a handful of servers staying down until 1 p.m. PDT. Check the link to see if your server's on the list. Whether your server's down for 15 minutes or eight hours, we're here to keep you busy. Read on for a roundup of the latest news.
Hot news and features
- Planning to level a monk? We have a guide for you.
- The background downloader is active, heralding the arrival of patch 5.0.4.
- Ghostcrawler recently commented about the rate of valor point gain in Mists of Pandaria.
- Ghostcrawler also confirmed and explained the lack of reputation gaining tabards in Mists.
- With Theramore about to fall on hard times, we take a look back at its history.
- Alas, the new Theramore scenario will not be tested on the PTR.
- Blizzard will be hosting a series of community round tables at gamescom 2012.
- Scroll of Resurrection rewards will not apply to monks or new pandaren.
- Vengeance for tanks underwent some massive changes on the Mists beta. Rossi analyzed some of the rationale behind the changes and their effects.
- Ghostcrawler recently commented on class balancing methods on the beta forums.
- Check out Blizzard's official preview of one of the new Mists of Pandaria world bosses.
- CMs on the EU forums recently discussed the purpose and meaning of the raid finder.
- Enter our transmogrification contest for a chance at prizes and a feature article on the site about your outfit.
- This YouTube video series will get you caught up on the lore of Pandaria's races.
- In patch 5.0.4, you'll be able to buy the Fox Kit from Tol Barad reputation vendors.
- Encrypted Text offers a basic guide to rogue talents and skills in Mists of Pandaria.
- The Light And How To Swing It offers a guide to protection paladin talents and skills in Mists.
- The Care And Feeding of Warriors offers a guide to fury warriors in Mists of Pandaria.
- Lichborne looks at death knight glyphs in Mists of Pandaria.
- Arcane Brilliance has a guide to mage glyphs in Mists of Pandaria.
- Shifting Perspectives looks at some restoration druid gear in Mists. We also continue to analyze cats and moonkin druids in Mists.
- Scattered Shots analyzes the latest hunter changes in the Mists beta.
- Addon Spotlight has more tips and tricks for the TradeSkillMaster addon.
- WoW Archivist looks back at the history of companion pets.
- With the tabard reputation debate raging, now may be a good time to look back at the history of reputation in WoW.
- Know Your Lore speculates on the ultimate goals and methods of the naaru, as well as the true importance of the planet of Azeroth.
- 15 Minutes of Fame talks to a guild that transferred realms and found a new home.
- Could a WoW raiding guild member be a better hire than your average MBA? At least one business expert thinks so.
- The new WoW TCG raid deck, Battle of the Aspects, is now available.
- Diablo III's patch 1.0.4 is drawing near, and Blizzard released a run-down of some of the changes we can expect.