Happy Tuesday morning, everyone. You know, I'm going to admit it. I'm dangerously close to agreeing with Rossi on this. I have some quibbles over certain aspects of lore and a few quest areas, but Mists of Pandaria is easily the best expansion since Burning Crusade and could be in severe danger of surpassing it if the patches don't disappoint. Honestly, my biggest problem at level 90 is that I don't have time to do everything I want. I have reputation to get for gear, but I also have friends to make in Halfhill and fish to catch for Nat Pagle. I'm also pretty ashamed that my battle pet team isn't even close to level 30 yet. With all this stuff to worry about, I could almost wish for a 7 month break between patches right about now.

Downtime this morning is only 2 hours, starting at 5 a.m. PDT, but that's a perfect excuse to read up on all the latest news from the new expansion. Read on for the usual roundup.

Hot news and features

• Justice point gear no longer requires honored reputation in Mists of Pandaria.
• Check out the latest patch 5.0 hotfixes thus far, and then check out a few more for September 28.
• The Overachiever has a guide to the 2012 Brewfest.
• Have a question about your new pandaren? We have the answers.
• Mists of Pandaria has an easy way to catch up on your cooking skill.
• Want to start on your legendary item in Mists of Pandaria? We'll let you know how.
• We'll help you start on the path to getting your very own Cloud Serpent.

• Patch 5.1 will bring a searchable mount pane.
• Challenge Mode leaderboards are now live on Battle.net, and people are already grabbing Gold Medals.
• We help you transmogrify some of the newest looks from Pandaria.
• We have a guide to tanking Temple of the Jade Serpent, one of the first new dungeons in Mists of Pandaria.

Class news and guides

• We have a guide to feral druids in Mists of Pandaria.
• Lichborne offers some leveling tips for level 85 death knights headed into Pandaria.
• Blood Pact offers 85-90 leveling advice for warlocks and a level 90 gear guide.
• Totem Talk discusses Pandaria reputations for restoration shamans and offers some shaman leveling advice.
• Encrypted Text helps you beat down monks in PvP.
• Scattered Shots offers a rundown of pre-raid hunter gear.
• The Care And Feeding of Warriors offers some general wit and wisdom on warriors in Pandaria.

Dungeons, items, professions, PvP, and more

• Want to know the quality of the pet you're battling right away? There's an addon for that.
• Addon Spotlight covers even more Pet Battle addons.
• Here, have 3 more pet battle addons.
• Gold Capped offers some early expansion gold making tips and some advice on refining ore for fun and profit.
• Blood Sport discusses the new PvP stat changes in Mists.
• WoW Archivist explores the baffling mazes of vanilla Wailing Caverns.

Odds and ends

• Know Your Lore discusses Pandaria and the Sundering and offers a quick primer on the Mogu.
• 15 Minutes of Fame interviews the funny guys behind The Daily Blink. They once dedicated a comic to me. True story.

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