Happy Tuesday morning, everyone! I would like to make a confession. I've been sort of in a huge fanboy mood lately. Legend of Korra has become sort of an obsession with me. I'm really getting into the whole Rory is the Master theory in Doctor Who. But honestly, what's got my little fanboy heart going the most is the new Jaina dialogue in the latest Mists of Pandaria beta build.

As a an Alliance diehard, I admit that I'm not really on board with the whole destroying Theramore thing, but Jaina's new dialogue still makes me pretty happy. I love that we finally have another leader that's speaking truth to power. Watch out, orcs. Jaina's coming for you, and this time it won't be Varian she puts on ice.

If you're not into the Alliance, don't worry -- there's plenty more faction neutral Mists of Pandaria news. Downtime this morning is just a series of rolling restarts at 5 a.m. PDT, but there's a lot of juicy stuff to catch up on, so why not take a few minutes and read on?

Hot news and features

• Head enchants are gone in Mists of Pandaria, and you'll buy your shoulder enchantments from player scribes.
• In Mists of Pandaria, you'll be able to blacklist your least favorite Battlegrounds when you queue for a random Battleground.
• The new core abilities tab in Mists will help you learn how to play your class.
• Forsaken now have a new racial ability that lets them drain health from the enemy.
• Level 90 flight is now available in the beta, and we'll tell you where to get it and how much it costs.

• The level cap has been raised to 90 on the beta, and heroic dungeons are now open for testing.
• The Lorewalkers offer level 90s a chance to build their lore knowledge in style.
• There's been some new glyph changes in the latest beta build.
• Check out some of the new companion pets and vanity items from the latest beta files.
• Hallow's End loot has been updated for the expansion.
• Check out some of the new music coming in Mists of Pandaria.
• The new warlock pets now have their own voices on the beta.
• Mists zones will have weather effects.
• Mists of Pandaria promises to revolutionize the endgame. Rossi explains how.
• We discuss preparing your raid group for Mists of Pandaria.
• Anne discusses the effect of the Raid Finder on WoW lore.
• We have some more Diablo III-themed transmogrification outfits for your approval.

Class news and guides

• Scattered Shots offers a list of the top 10 cool things coming for hunters in the new expansion.
• Blood Pact examines the level 90 warlock.
• Spiritual Guidance compares some of the new beta healing priest glyphs. We also have some shadow priest news (written by a discipline priest).
• The Care And Feeding of Warriors takes a look back at Cataclysm.
• Lichborne plays around with the concept of class achievements for death knights.
• Encrypted Text discusses opening attacks for rogues.
• Raid Rx offers six signs that you're not cut out to be a healer.

Dungeons, items, professions, PvP, and more

• In Addon Spotlight, Mat perfects his Mists of Pandaria beta UI. We also take a look at cooldown bar addons.
• The Overachievers looks for feats of strength that are still obtainable.

Odds and ends

• Know Your Lore discusses the role of characters in WoW lore, as well as the development of Mists of Pandaria lore.
• Are paid class changes forever a bad idea?
• Here are five reasons that WoW is a great game for expectant parents.

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