Last Week in WoW: Not quite timeless news edition
by Daniel Whitcomb 
Jun 25th 2013 at 9:00AM
Hot news and features
- Check out the latest patch 5.4 PTR note updates, now with more class changes.
- Check out the latest patch 5.3 hotfixes for June 21.
- The Mobile AH is down indefinitely to deal with suspected hacks.
- The seasonal battle pet, the Qiraji Guardling, is now available for battle and capture in game. Gets yours before they leave for the year.
- You have until tomorrow to enter to win a copy of the World of Warcraft: Dark Riders graphic novel from WoW Insider.
- The 2013 Midsummer Fire Festival is here, and we have a guide to the achievements.
- The first round of testing for the Siege of Orgrimmar raid has been announced.
- Patch 5.4 will bring a tie-breaking feature to PvP arenas in the form of a 1000% damage buff.
- Check out footage of the Timeless Isle, a new zone in patch 5.4.
- Gamon gets a bit of a spotlight in patch 5.4.
- Want a peek at patch 5.4 lore? Check out these spoiler-filled sound files.
- The next WoW TCG set, Timewalkers: Reign of Fire, will feature all past loot cards.
- Registration for the 2013 Arena Pass is now open.
- A recent Congressional report says that we may owe taxes on our MMO gold.
- Senior CM Zarhym recently commented on some of Blizzard's player monitoring systems.
- The WoW Insider round table talks about Virtual Realms.
- Jimmy Fallon got the help of some WoW community members for one of his latest sketches.
- Should you be playing a priest? Let us help you decide.
- Patch 5.4 has some relatively large changes for tank threat.
- Warlocks continue to see some major changes on the patch 5.4 PTR.
- Blood Pact checks out the damage to warlocks on the patch 5.4 PTR.
- Totem Talk talks about tier 16 set bonuses and other patch 5.4 restoration shaman issues.
- The Light And How To Swing It looks at protection and retribution in patch 5.4.
- The Care And Feeding of Warriors has more patch 5.4 discussion as well.
- We have a guide for getting into WoW's secondary professions.
- Rossi explains why Flex Raiding will change everything.
- Here's a cloth transmogrification item that makes it look like you're not wearing gloves, if your sleeves are long enough.
- WoW Archivist looks at features that never made it into the game.
- A new faction short story, The Blank Scroll, is now available.
- We have a review of the new novel, Vol'jin: Shadows of the Horde.
- Know Your Lore studies Y'Shaarj's role in patch 5.4 and delves into the origins of Garrosh's Dark Shamans.
- We interview the player behind the popular blog Eight Years in Azeroth.
- We review WoW TD 2, a popular tower defense game available in the Starcraft arcade.
- Blizzard recently explained the crafting system for the upcoming Hearthstone CCG.
- J!NX has new IRL WoW gear for you to wear.
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