sport and news: Last Week in WoW: Whither patch 5.1?

Wednesday, 21 November 2012

Last Week in WoW: Whither patch 5.1?

Happy Tuesday morning, everyone. With Patch 5.1 now a release candidate over on the PTR, the speculation on a release date runs rampant. There hasn't been an official date set as of this writing, but with an 8 hour downtime set for this morning starting at 3 a.m. PST, a patch could be possible. If nothing else, a new patch might be the perfect 8th anniversary present. Then again, Blizzard might want to take Thanksgiving easy and wait for next week. I'm guessing we'll need to wait for November 27 myself.

Whether there's a patch coming or not, you can't play WoW for a bit, so why not catch up on the latest news? We have a lot of great articles this week, including some that'll give you the perfect leg up on patch 5.1. Read on.

Hot news and features

It's WoW's 8th Anniversary week, and Blizzard released a video tribute.
Check out the latest patch 5.0.5 hotfixes for November 12.
Pilgrim's Bounty is upon us, and we a guide to the season.
Blizzard's eased the difficulty of some of old world raid bosses in patch 5.1.
Patch 5.1 brings grand commendations, which will be used to help your alts get reputation quicker.
Despite some ominous datamined language, Darkmoon Faire trinkets aren't currently slated for a nerf in patch 5.1.
Patch 5.1 may herald a return to world PvP objectives.
Check out the new reputation rewards for Alliance and Horde in patch 5.1.
Check out our (spoiler-filled) review of the Horde-specific patch 5.1 scenario, Dagger in the Dark.