Happy Tuesday morning, everyone. This week, we were treated to an update about an update about an update, as Zarhym first tweeted about the announcement of an upcoming press event for Mists of Pandaria and Nethaera posted about it the next day. The gist of it all, though, is that we have to wait a whole month for any major amount of expansion news. However, once that goes down, the floodgates should open. Still, because of this, I am officially declaring February the new cruelest month.

Don't worry about the meantime, though -- we here at WoW Insider will continue to keep you informed and entertained as we wait for the next big thing. Right now, we've got all the news about the recently released patch 4.3.2, as well as end of Cataclysm retrospectives, guides to avoiding the most common mistakes your class makes, and much more. In addition, there are three world events going on right now, and we have guides to them all. Downtime today is a quick series of rolling restarts at 10 a.m. PST, so while you wait for server to stabilize, why not see what we have to offer?

Hot news and features

• The Darkmoon Faire is back, and we have a guide to getting the most of out of it. Also, your achievements will actually stick around this time.
• The Lunar Festival is almost over. Review our guide to see what you can still get out of it.
• Love Is In The Air started up this week. Check out our achievement guide and see what you can do to get the most out of the holiday.
• With all these world events floating around, Blizzard's updated its world event support policies.
• Patch 4.3.2 is on live server. Look over the patch notes to see what's new.
• Check out the latest patch 4.3.2 hotfixes for Feb. 6.
• The WoW 64-bit client is now live.
• Druids, rejoice: Patch 4.3.2 has fixed that nagging flight form physics bug.
• Rossi wonders if reforging's too complex.
• Earlier this week, realm restarts lead to some crazy retribution DPS bugs. Luckily (if you're not a retribution paladin), it was hotfixed pretty quickly.
• Ol' Grumpy doesn't like pointless elitism.
• Anne discusses the drawbacks of a third faction.
• Your favorite Cataclysm item could have a poetic origin.

Class news and guides

• We take a look back at Cataclysm healing.
• Totem Talk has a restoration shaman wish list for Mists of Pandaria. We also help you maximize your fire elemental DPS on Ultraxion.
• Is your shadow priest DPS good enough? Spiritual Guidance has the answer.
• Lichborne looks at five common mistakes death knights make.
• The Light And How To Swing It helps retribution paladins take down Deathwing. We also discuss five common paladin tank mistakes. Finally, we defend the existence of intellect plate.
• Shifting Perspectives looks at the state of the night elf druid.
• Encrypted Text takes a look inside the rogue ganking toolbox.
• Scattered Shots has a completely imaginary interview with a completely fake version of Ghostcrawler.
• Arcane Brilliance argues for competitive mage PvE specs.
• The Care And Feeding of Warriors offers a list of warrior mistakes to avoid.
• Raid Rx heals heroic Morchok.

Dungeons, items, professions, PvP, and more

• Addon Spotlight gets philosophical about Adibags.
• WoW Rookie shows you how to carry the flag in PvP Battlegrounds.
• Blood Sport offers three ways to improve your Arena play.
• Want to look like the coolest night elf ever? We have a guide to looking like Thisalee Crow.
• Gold Capped busts five gold making myths.

Odds and ends

• Ever wanted to go behind the scenes at WoW Insider? We answered your questions about how the site works in a special edition of The Queue.
• Anne offers another angle on the recent bad word filter restriction loosening.
• Know Your Lore examines the Troll Wars. We also offer a recap of Cataclysm lore.
• Read about one player's journey through gaming obsession.
• The Lawbringer lets you have your cake.

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