Last Week in WoW: Talented panda edition
by Daniel Whitcomb 
Feb 21st 2012 at 7:00AM
Scheduled maintenance this morning is from 5 a.m. to 11 a.m. PST, so you should have time to catch up on all the latest WoW news while your realm's down. Read on for a list of some of our best articles from the past seven days.
Hot news and features
- You still have a few days left to get your Warcraft lore questions in to Ask CDev #3. Remember, you can also vote for other peoples' questions using the thumbs up buttons on the forum thread.
- The nice, shiny new Heart of the Aspects mount is now available for purchase from Blizzard.
- Anne reflects on some of the new loot issues that have sprung up from the Raid Finder and whether an MMORPG should have to force us to do the right thing.
- Ol' Grumpy opines on the disappointment of class roles.
- Is there another draenei ship out there?
- Is it time for a WoW veteran reward program?
- SWTOR warzones have given Michael Gray new appreciation of WoW Battlegrounds.
- Totem Talk looks at five bad habits of bad restoration shaman. We also take a look at the Mists talent updates for DPS shaman.
- Arcane Brilliance has a look at the Mists talent changes for mages.
- The Care And Feeding of Warriors checks out the warrior talent changes.
- Encrypted Text looks at why your rogue might want to use No'Kaled.
- The Light And How To Swing It defends Inquisition and looks at the Mists of Pandaria talent calculator updates for paladin tanks and for holy paladins.
- Shifting Perspectives looks at the current state of the worgen druid. We also take a look at the new Mists talent calculator from a balance druid's perspective and from a feral druid's perspective.
- Lichborne looks at the current direction of death knight lore and the possibilities for Mists of Pandaria.
- Spiritual Guidance helps your priest find romance with that special class. We also examine the worth of the shadow priest tier 13 bonus and check out the state of healing priest AoE and shields in Mists.
- Scattered Shots looks for stuff to do in the game when there's nothing to do.
- Blood Sport offers three tips to improve your Arena play.
- The Overachiever offers a list of the 18 easiest WoW achievements. Do you agree with the list? How many have you done?
- WoW Rookie offers some tips for protecting your healer in PvP.
- We offer a transmogrification look that pays homage to Bolvar Fordragon.
- Addon Spotlight looks at some scrolling combat text addons.
- Gold Capped helps you prepare a money making strategy for Mists.
- Ready Check examines the loss of itemization in Cataclysm.
- Mat reviews the Steelseries Diablo III mouse.
- Know Your Lore examines five great WoW character relationships. We also wrap up our review of Cataclysm lore.
- 15 Minutes of Fame interviews a trade skill crusader whose business philosophy is old school.
- The Lawbringer delves into the origins of the fight over the DoTA name.
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