it's extra long maintenance (10 hours). I expect they're installing the bones of the big pre-expansion patch (which goes live next week). I'm probably more excited about this expansion than I have been either of the other two I've been around for. BC was already up and going when I started playing (though only for a couple of months). I pretty much totally hated WotLK and Cataclysm was okay; at least most of the zones were really nice and Stormwind looked beautiful (Org looked like shit and I hate Garrosh Hellscream).
This one? Well I'm completely in love with the pandas (so far). Their racials are fun, the customization is stellar, the dances are cute, the females are squishable and the males are Inscrutable!
I've already got some panda names saved (I anticipate a few race changes) Suggestions are welcome:
Manapaws: Mage
Razorbearbie: rogue (is -too- funny!)
Cherbear (shammy? dunno. My love of all things Cajun)
http://danicaavet.wordpress.com/2011/02/24/cajun-french-cher/Nahpooh (probably priest)
In other news: I finally got a pally to 80...and I do love her a lot (Stix loves her too *snicker*). Unfortunately pallys cannot be pandas and vice versa.
http://us.battle.net/wow/en/character/ravencrest/Justess/advanced Stix has expressed an interest in lvling a panda with me on Lothar...I'll possibly make her a monk (which looks very interesting).
I'm still flypaper for freaks, that debuff just doesn't expire.
In LotRDI having coffee and thinking about actually writing something (ducks incoming dirty looks from Stix). You bring the breakfast treats!