And there’s a hand, my trusty fiere,
And gie’s a hand o’ thine!
And we’ll tak a right gude-willy waught,
For auld lang syne.

December brought us patch 3.3, Icecrown Citadel’s new raid and 5-mans, “Rocket bare!”, and the endless joy of the new Dungeon Finder. I think we can all agree that 2009’s going out on a high note, and that this is one of the best patches Blizzard’s ever released.


Arcane Brilliance: How to be a good PUG mage: “It was like some kind of idiot convention, and I was the keynote speaker.”

Totem Talk: On unique gearing and gear consolidation: Rossi has mixed feelings on the benefits of gear consolidation, particularly because +spellpower mail is far better itemized for Restoration, and Enhancement shares gear with hunters, who don’t want the same stats.

Official patch 3.3 confirmation and patch notes: Patch 3.3 went live on December 8th to universal acclaim, and the enormous popularity of the Dungeon Finder took everyone by surprise.

The lore of patch 3.3: A fantastic joint effort between Adam, Alex, and Sacco to bring you the background on how patch 3.3’s story came about.

Continue reading Best of WoW.com: December 2009