Happy Tuesday morning, everyone. Today's header is just because I need to put my two cents in on the OTP debate over in the Queue. Look at that. They were made for each other. Sorry Kalecgos. You're only half the elf Vereesa is. Just bow out gracefully.

If you're not into the mushy love stuff, don't worry, I'm done. There's plenty of news to catch up on anyway. Patch 5.4 has seen some new upgrades, and there's a few doozies hidden in all that datamining. Read on for a full list of news and updates from the past week.

Hot news and features

• Check out the latest Patch 5.3 hotfixes for July 3.
• The latest Patch 5.4 PTR updates have included new mounts, new cloaks, and new glyphs.
• Patch 5.4's legendary cloak proc graphics will show up even if you hide your cloak, or if you're a shapeshifted druid.
• Reputation gear from past patches now costs justice points on the Patch 5.4 PTR.
• If you're hungry for lore spoilers, check out these new sound files from the Patch 5.4 PTR.
• Datamining on the PTR has uncovered what may be an experience boost microtransaction potion.
• Check out the latest tier 16 armor sets uncovered on the patch 5.4 PTR.

• Do Warlocks bring too much to a raid? Ghostcrawler thinks it might be so.
• You have until just before midnight tonight to win a copy of Vol'jin: Shadows of the Horde from WoW Insider.
• Want to get in on the short stories, novels, and other out-of-game lore sources for Warcraft? We have a chronological guide you can follow.
• The new Battle.net Desktop Client is now in beta.
• Blizzard's released an events schedule for their stay at the San Diego Comic Con.
• Hearthstone is headed to China with the help of NetEase.

Class news and guides

• Lichborne takes a look at the patch 5.4 tier 16 set bonuses and legendary cloak procs for the death knights. We also have a look at the possible new trinkets and glyphs for death knights on the PTR.
• Totem Talk talks about Healing Tide Totem. Oddly enough, this column was followed by later in the week by an announcement of some Healing Tide Totem changes.
• Blood Pact discusses Archimonde's Vengeance.
• Shifting Perspectives takes a look at what's changing for feral and balance druids in patch 5.4
• The Care And Feeding of Warriors discusses the possibility of a fourth warrior spec.

Dungeons, items, professions, PvP, and more

• Found out what playable race WoW bloggers like the best.
• The Drama Mamas have a guide to basic WoW etiquette.
• WoW Archivist counts down the 20 greatest non-legendary weapons.
• If you're interested in the 2013 Arena Pass but aren't sure how to get on board, check out this how-to video.
• How do you like your armor sets?
• Wowhead's released a guide to getting BoE armor sets for all your transmog (or leveling gear) needs.
• When does an addon go too far?

Odds and ends

• Know Your Lore explores some of the contradictions of the Mogu and talks about the point of Pandaria.
• 15 Minutes of Fame interviews some Kirin Tor RPers.
• Insight Editions is releasing Blizzard themed journals for all your adventures.
• One former WoW developer wonders if the game's gotten too easy.
• Legendary Pictures believes that the Warcraft movie will buck the trend of bad video game movies.
• Check out this awesome Deathwing-themed bedroom wall mural.

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