Last Week in WoW: One weird Winter Veil tip edition
by Daniel Whitcomb 
Dec 17th 2013 at 10:00AM
That said, why rush? Winter Veil's here for a while. Why not read up on all the latest WoW news first? We have the usual roundup, featuring everything from Warlords of Draenor speculation to all you need to know on the just released patch 5.4.2 and more. Read on.
Hot news and features
- With Patch 5.4.2 live there's already been hotfixes. Check out the latest for December 11,
- Check out the latest upcoming US Connected Realms. We also have news on new EU Connected Realms.
- Cross-realm account bound mail is now live and we'll tell you how to mail your stuff.
- If you missed our interview with Ghostcrawler, the show is available for your listening pleasure right here.
- Hard 5-mans could make a return in Warlords of Draenor.
- Flex difficulty smoothing, which aims to remove obvious "break points" in the number of players you bring, is coming soon.
- The in-game store is live in all regions. In The Americas, you can buy pets and mounts.
- We examine some of the perks and drawbacks of the new WoD gearing system.
- Celestalon recently clarified how the item squish will work up through level 85.
- Lichborne deconstructs some popular class balance arguments.
- Scattered Shots looks through Celestalon's tweets for new hunter information.
- The Care And Feeding of Warriors talks about warrior gear.
- Want to use glyphs but have no idea how? We have a beginner's guide to getting and using glyphs.
- Olivia looks back on the best and worst parts of Mists of Pandaria.
- We take a look at 10 rare Hearthstone cards that just might be perfect for your deck. We also rate the Hearthstone legendary cards.
- Anne reflects on the loss of our Tillers farm and other things we leave behind when we move to a new expansion.
- Rossi discusses the problems of all those pixels cluttering up our raids.
- Is WoW too cluttered and complex, or is it just vast?
- Adam thinks classes are too homogenized.
- Heading out of town for the Holidays? Make sure you're not locked out of WoW.
- The Daily Show commented on the recent NSA in WoW kerfluffle.
- Check out the new Hearthstone beta patch notes for December 10.
- Know Your Lore examines the missing sections of the draenei timeline and discusses storytelling and the Mists storyline.
- The long delayed World of Warcraft: Paragons book is getting an english language release.
- A pro gamer has been recognized as an athlete by the US Government.
- 15 Minutes of Fame interviews WoW playing actress and famous Sylvanas fangirl Michele Morrow.
- The Diablo 3 Reaper of Souls closed beta has begun.
- Well Fed Buff offers some Winter Veil themed recipes.
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