Happy Tuesday morning, everyone. This past week actually marked some pretty solid pieces of Mists of Pandaria news coming down the pipe. My favorite is perhaps the removal of the daily quest cap. No longer will you be stuck at 25 daily quests per day. Instead, the development team expects to have hundreds of daily quests available at level 90, and you'll be able to pick and choose what you want to do. More choice and flexibility is exactly what I want out of my endgame experience, and Blizzard looks like it's planning to deliver in spades with this expansion. I couldn't be more excited!

Realm maintenance this week starts at 3 a.m. PDT and lasts for around eight hours, so please read on. You should have plenty of news to catch up on and plenty of time to catch up.

Hot news and features

• Want a copy of the new World of Warcraft Monopoly? We're giving one away, and you have until Friday to enter.
• WoW Rookie answers a pretty basic question: What is Mists of Pandaria?
• The Mists of Pandaria login screen has been uncovered.
• The new pandaren mount has been revealed.
• Mists of Pandaria allows you to become a master chef.
• Wrathion now has new voice files in the Mists of Pandaria beta.

• Rossi takes a look at the evolution of itemization in Mists of Pandaria.
• This week, Skill Mastery takes a look at the new Blinding Light skill.
• The final phase of Arena Pass 2012 has begun. In addition, the 2012 Arena Pass may allow you to play around with level 90 PvP characters and armor at some point.
• This week, we try our hand at transmogrifying the women of the DC comics.
• Diablo III includes a lot of little nods to WoW.
• The Care And Feeding of Warriors takes a look at enrage changes in the beta.

Class news and guides

• Lichborne discusses Ghostcrawler's latest words on the death knight.
• Shifting Perspectives digs into the latest beta news for druids.
• Totem Talk looks at the new look for Chain Heal and other beta shaman news. Ghostcrawler also had a few things to say about the shaman class.
• Encrypted Text wants to steal some moves from the Diablo III monk.
• The Light And How To Swing It discusses the new Glyph of Inquisition. There's also a look at the protection paladin rotation in Mists.
• Scattered Shots laments the beta nerfs to hunter self-healing.
• Raid Rx recaps the latest beta healing changes.
• Arcane Brilliance takes a look at mage familiars and other beta mage things.
• Blood Pact looks at the latest developments in warlock tanking.

Dungeons, items, professions, PvP, and more

• Blood Sport discusses keybinding, clicking, and movement in PvP.
• Addon Spotlight looks at three addons for your alt.
• The Overachiever looks into the rumor of the disappearing pet achievements.
• Rossi enjoys the spoils of progress.

Odds and ends

• Anne takes a look at Real ID. TWo years later, did it work out?
• Know Your Lore discusses the current state of the Alliance and reveals the lore behind Archimonde the Defiler.
• 15 Minutes of Fame talks to a fellow who did the Going Down achievement in real life.
• Blizzard's Versailles office now has an Infested Kerrigan statue.
• The Lawbringer looks at Diablo III's sales numbers and another close legal call for Blizzard.

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