Happy Tuesday Morning, everyone. Hope your Valentine's Day was awesome. Patch 4.0.6 has been out for a week now. Despite a few nasty bugs early on, Blizzard seems to have ironed out most of the kinks, and hopefully by now we've gotten used to the newness. Besides, the ups and downs of patch 4.0.6 are nothing compared to the furor that erupted over the moving of The Exalted title. Blizzard later reneged, of course, but it was a pretty huge storm while it lasted.

If you're still trying to get your head wrapped around all things patch 4.0.6, fear not. We have you covered. You can check out our initial guide to the 4.0.6 patch, as well as all the other articles we've been writing this week, after the break. Maintenance this week is from 3 a.m. to 11 a.m. Pacific, so you should have plenty of time to get caught up.

Hot news and features

• Check out the official patch 4.0.6 patch notes.
• This week also saw the release of a patch 4.0.6a to fix some things, followed immediately by even more hotfixes.
• We also saw some pretty major class balance hotfixes.
• Patch 4.0.6 has seen a lot of hotfixes. Check out the latest ones.
• Herb respawn rates have been a little off kilter thanks to the patch.
• The living elements transmute received an adjustment with patch 4.0.6 as well.
• What's the next step for Battle.net? We have some ideas.
• WoW Rookie helps you get up to speed for heroics.
• This week, The Queue taught you about one of our most important historical figures.

Class news and guides

• Totem Talk has a patch 4.0.6 guide for restoration shaman. We also have looks at patch 4.0.6 for elemental shaman and enhancement shaman.
• Scattered Shots has another round of boss guides for hunters.
• Spiritual Guidance has patch 4.0.6 guides for both shadow and healing priests.
• Shifting Perspectives looks at gearing a bear druid at level 85. We also have a balance guide to Cho'gall and part 2 of our feral cat raiding gear guide.
• The Care And Feeding of Warriors offers some patch 4.0.6 reactions.
• The Light And How To Swing It has a healing paladin's guide to Chimaeron.
• Blood Pact has a warlock's guide to the Twilight Ascendant council.
• Encrypted Text teaches you the effective use of Kick.
• Lichborne has some pointers on using Mind Freeze.
• Arcane Brilliance continues to discuss mage survival.
• Raid Rx likes healing assignments.

Dungeons, items, professions, PvP, and more

• Good news for scribes: You can buy Ink in Stormwind and Orgrimmar now.
• Ready Check helps you jump start your raid progression.
• Blood Sport continues to discuss good PvP attitudes.
• We talk a look at Mr. Robot, a gear optimization utility for WoW.
• Auctioneers rejoice. The Undermine Journal is back.
• Addon Spotlight has another 5 awesome addons to bring to your attention.

Odds and ends

• Even Bioware knows that Blizzard is the big dog on the MMORPG block.
• Check out the latest installment of Safe Passage.
• 15 Minutes of Fame plays WoW with Fark.com's Drew Curtis.
• Know Your Lore looks at Azshara's role in sparking the War of the Ancients. We also take a few wild guesses at the true nature and intent of the Naaru.
• World of WarCrafts this week looks at a knitted troll mohawk hat.
• The Lawbringer discusses the power of licensing.
• The Drama Mamas navigate the rocky shoals of love.

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