In this week's Explorers' League Journal, we take a look back at the latest hotfixes, PTR patch note updates, contest winners, raid guides, epic machinima videos, popular forum discussions, and more.
Headlines
Guild Advancement and You - There's never been a better time to be in a guild. Find out what perks you can earn for yourself and your fellow guildies through our new guild advancement system.
Recent Hotfixes (Updated January 18) - Keep up-to-date on the latest hotfixes and how they may affect your gameplay.
Patch 4.0.6 PTR Notes (Updated January 19) - The latest PTR patch notes are now live. Learn about a variety of upcoming changes to classes, dungeons, raids, and more.
Lunar Festival Is Nigh - Mark your calendars! The Lunar Festivals kicks off at 12:01 a.m. this Sunday, January 23.
Holiday Card Contest Winners - Check out all the cheerful, clever, and crazy-cute creations from this year's Holiday Card Contest.
Holiday Dessert Contest Winners - Feast your eyes on our five fantastic finalists and their flawlessly festive foods.
Survival Guides
TankSpot's Guide to Heroic Halfus Wyrmbreaker - a.k.a. "How to Tame Your Dragon Jailor."
Check out their guide for Halfus on normal mode, too, as well as these other Bastion of Twilight bosses:
Around the Community
Smack Talk - GUComics reveals why it's probably not a good idea to sass an Angry Little Gnome.
The Power of Pure Water - The Daily Blink gives us a preview of Neptulon's first ever product endorsement.
Ozruk REEEMMMIIIXX - Thanks to gvsp4m, you'll never want to miss a Stonecore run again.
Legendary Stuff of Legend - Machinimist Pixel takes us for a wild ride in this parody trailer for Azeroth's next big box office hit: Kung Fu Pandaren!
Deathwing's Gonna Sing the Doom Song Now - Do-doo-doom. Doomy d-doom.
Forum Watch
Ride Into the Danger Zone - What's your favorite level 80-85 Cataclysm zone, and why?
If It's Red, It's Dead - Grurk wants to know which characters do you kill on sight (you know, just for the joy it brings)?
Your Hair Is Now Diamonds - Paladin proponent Peops has a pressing proposition for you.
Recent Blue Posts
Guild reputation is dumb. What's up with that?
Why is Chakra a temporary buff and not a stance?
Is the Hammer of Wrath nerf on the PTR a bug?
Why doesn't Dreadblade affect the Shadow portion of Scourge Strike on the PTR?
What's going on with warrior changes on the PTR?
Is the radius of Circle of Healing being changed in 4.0.6?
Why did Ghostcrawler write his latest blog, "Wow, Dungeons Are Hard!"?
As always, Azeroth, stay classy and enjoy your weekend!