Last Week in WoW: Yak it up edition
by Daniel Whitcomb 
Feb 28th 2012 at 12:00PM
We should also repeat the warning here that patch 4.3.3 may be dropping this morning, and when it does, it will break the 64-bit client, so beware if you've been trying that out. Luckily, a new version is expected soon. Other than that, it may be a slow news week, but that doesn't mean that we've slowed down. Stay with us for our usual roundup of news, features, and opinions, including more analysis of the Mists of Pandaria talent calculator changes from last week. Maintenance this week is from 3 a.m. to 11 a.m. PST, so you'll have plenty of time to catch up.
Hot news and features
- If all goes as planned, the Dragon Soul Power of the Aspects buff will go up another 5% today.
- Adam offers an apologia for the Dragon Soul nerfs.
- With the recent nerfs to Dragon Soul, Dan has a question: Should Blizzard be leaving heroic modes alone for the benefit of the hardcore?
- Anne pens a lament for the twilight of 25-man raiding.
- Are we getting too pumped up about Mists of Pandaria?
- Josh muses on the pitfalls of coming out as a gamer.
- An Italian version of WoW is in the works.
- Are pure DPSers really just hybrids in disguise?
- Lichborne takes a look at the latest Mists of Pandaria talent calculator changes for death knights.
- Totem Talk looks at the Mists talent updates for restoration shaman. We also offer three reasons for enhancement shaman to get excited about the expansion.
- Scattered Shots looks at the latest hunter talent updates in Mists of Pandaria.
- Encrypted Text takes a look at the redesigned rogue poisons of Mists of Pandaria.
- Shifting Perspectives looks at building a better Insect Swarm for Mists. We also take a closer look at the new level 90 feral talents.
- Spiritual Guidance is apparently using Phil Collins as a metaphor for the Mists of Pandaria pre-beta shadow priest, I think. All I know is that I am in a land of confusion. In addition, healing priests are having an existential crisis about Mists of Pandaria.
- Raid Rx discusses the latest healing changes from the Mists talent update.
- The Light And How To Swing It discusses resistance as a paladin tanking stat. We also look at getting to 3,500 haste rating as a holy paladin.
- The Care And Feeding of Warriors helps you stay alive.
- Fox offers five ways Blizzard can fix the Auction House. We also offer a guide to making gold on a small realm.
- Basil offers a list of gold making macros that will save you time.
- We offer a lists of things WoW Battlegrounds can learn from SWTOR Warzones.
- WoW Rookie offers a guide to Battleground healing.
- Addon Spotlight helps you spice up your macros with AdvancedIconSelector.
- We offer some coordinated gear sets for the hunter or shaman.
- Ready Check looks at the interaction between encounter design and game balance.
- Know Your Lore continues the story of the orcs. We also present some theories on the battle between light and darkness.
- Rossi speculates on the possible future role of the elusive dark trolls.
- Lawbringer answers your questions about the DoTA name debacle.
- Take a trip down memory lane (or find out what we old timers are always grumbling about) with some classic WoW raiding memories.
- Josh discusses WoW as social media and what that means for guilds.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Bynde Feb 28th 2012 1:38PM
"We should also repeat the warning here that patch 4.3.3 may be dropping this morning, and when it does, it will break the 64-bit client, so beware if you've been trying that out. "
Since I don't know what that means, I shouldn't have to worry or change anything, right?
runzwithscissorz Feb 28th 2012 3:14PM
Yak mounts. I guess they are cool if you are one of those mailbox trolls in Orgrimmar.
vazzula Feb 28th 2012 7:31PM
Is there no news on what the female Pandaren are going to look like?