Patch 2.3
- Ring in the new patch by saying goodbye to patch 2.2.
- Read up on the 2.3 changes by reading the full 2.3 patch notes or check out our highlights:
- Pre-60 dungeons have been tweaked for level and drops: read Eliah's 2.3 dungeon review.
- 2.3 on the live realms doesn't quite match 2.3 on the test realms! Also, the undocumented patch notes.
- For those of you who haven't made it out there yet, WoW Insider reports live from the new raid dungeon, Zul'Aman.
- Check out the game's coolest epic mount, the engineer-crafted Turbo-Charged Flying Machine. (Complete with hula girl!)
- A change in how the game servers communicate with the game client causes some problems for players who mash their buttons.
- New daily quests have arrived! We've got your guide to daily battleground quests and are already wondering if the daily dungeon quests are repetitive.
- And, of course, there are bugs:
- Shamans get access to free tier 6 armor -- until Blizzard caught them, that is.
- Hunter chaos! Hunters can no longer feign death & drink or double trap.
- Blizzard plans soloing improvements for protection warriors and paladins.
- World of Warcraft hits 9.3 million players -- is there anywhere to go but up?
- Blizzard claims patch 2.4 will be hitting the test realms this year.
Features
- This week's Build Shop talks warriors.
- The Light and How to Swing It tackles part 3 of its series on maximizing your paladin's DPS. (You might also want to read up on part 1 and part 2.)
- Ask WoW Insider considers who should do the pulling in a group.
- New PvP column the Art of War-Craft talks Alterac Valley.
- All the World's a Stage talks about raiding and RP.
- Spiritual Guidance covers leveling your shadow priest.
- Know Your Lore tells you everything you need to know about Gul'dan.
- In this week's Officers' Quarters, Scott talks zero-pressure raiding.
- We want to know where you got your WoW name.
- What do you think the best in-game class rivalry is?
- Is Blizzard's updated Warden anti-cheating application an invasion of our privacy?
- How are those heroic PUGs coming?
- This week, /silly can't see the forest for the trees.
- The first issue of the World of Warcraft comic hit store shelves this week -- take a peek at what's inside!
