Happy Tuesday morning, everyone! It's been another hectic week of bugs, balance issues, and hotfixes, all of which you can read about after the break in our usual roundup. Other than that, Love Is In The Air is gone for another year. Hopefully, you got what you wanted out of that.

On the downtime front this morning, we have rolling restarts beginning at 5 a.m. PST, with all realms expected to be ready to roll again by 6 a.m. But hey, before you leap back into action, why not check out the latest headlines? You never know what you might have missed.

Hot news and features

• Check out the patch 4.0.6 hotfixes for Feb. 15, 16, 18, and 19.
• Blizzard provided a bit of a rationale for the latest round of healer changes.
• Blizzard also went in-depth on the latest dungeon finder changes.
• Cryptozoic has announced the release date for the next TCG raid deck.
• Blizzard has a new official account security guide.
• Matthew Rossi points out a raid role gap some of us rarely think about.
• Rossi also has a few things to say about battleground anachronism.
• The Razer Naga Epic Mouse may look crazy, but Mathew McCurley says you'll wonder how you ever lived without one.

Class news and guides

• Shifting Perspectives looks at fighting the Twilight Ascendant Council as a balance druid. We also continue our feral cat raiding gear guide.
• Blood Pact helps warlocks take on Cho'gall.
• Scattered Shots does some speculation on the recently announced hunter hotfixes.
• Totem Talk looks at restoration healing after patch 4.0.6. We also have a guide to enhancement weapon imbues.
• Lichborne discusses some of the major death knight changes in patch 4.0.6.
• Spiritual Guidance talks about shadow priest gearing before the endgame. We also have a look at the latest round of healing priest hotfixes.
• Encrypted Text has some rogue homework.
• The Light And How To Swing It looks at putting the finishing touches on your retribution paladin and at using holy paladin AoE heals.
• Raid Rx discusses some possibilities for new druid and shaman cooldowns.
• The Care And Feeding of Warriors looks at arms talents.
• Arcane Brilliance looks at mage raiding specs.

Items, dungeons, professions, PvP, and more

• WoW Rookie discusses leveling through PvP.
• Addon Spotlight suggests a few archaeology addons.
• Gold Capped discusses what to do when you're the first one on the market with a trade skill or recipe.
• Ready Check discusses keeping your 10-man raid flexible.

Odds and ends

• Web series The Guild is getting a season 5.
• Web series Big Crits' third season is now live.
• Check out the latest installment of Safe Passage.
• 15 Minutes of Fame talks to sci-fi and fantasy copyeditor Deanna Hoak.
• Know Your Lore continues looking at the War of the Ancients. We also start delving into the history of Garona.
• The Lawbringer points out that you can't take back a leak.
• Blizzard offers a look at the Horde's newest faction leader, Gallywix. Seriously, why didn't Thrall kill that asshole when he had a chance?

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