Welcome back to The Queue, WoW Insider's daily Q&A column where the WoW Insider team answers your questions about the World of Warcraft. Adam Holisky will be your host today.

We've been hearing an awful lot about Ulduar and patch 3.1 lately. As such, this announcement is really not a surprise. Vaneras and Bornakk posted on the forums today to warn us all that Season 5 is drawing near an end. The current season should close at the same time 3.1 drops, or very shortly afterward. (I'd guess "very shortly afterward" means "the following Tuesday.") Your Arena points will reset with the season transition, though your Honor points will remain banked. The announcement doesn't set a specific date. He just says "soon." Since we traditionally get at least two weeks' warning before an official season ends, that does mean that the patch probably won't drop for at least three. And since Noblegarden has been expanded on the PTR, then I expect the patch to hit and season to wrap up in the beginning of April.

Every Monday Scott Andrews contributes Officers' Quarters, a column about the ins and outs of guild leadership. Arriving with the upcoming 3.1 patch, Ulduar will be ground zero for hard mode raiding -- complex encounters rewarding the best loot in the game, presumably a hardcore raider's dream. There's only one problem: Hard mode is hard. Some people don't like hard. They like easy. Easy bosses, easy loot, and everybody wins, right? But other players enjoy a challenge. This week, one reader wonders how he can get his guild to dance the hard-mode mambo with Ulduar's finest.

The editors of WoW Insider have spoken the dark words, and another edition of Blood Pact has appeared to wreak havoc on the readership. This week, the first installment of Operation: Respec. And yes, columnist Nick Whelan is well aware that other classes have it way worse when dealing with respec costs. Please don't hate him. I'd like to begin a new project for Blood Pact, which should prove both entertaining to play with, and interesting to write about, if this week is any indication. In an attempt to expand my perspective on the Warlock class -- thus expanding the perspective of this column -- I will test out a variety of different 'cookie cutter' specs, and detail my experiences playing with them. I've ever-so-inventively dubbed this project 'Operation: Respec.'

The Daily Quest brings you interesting, informative and entertaining WoW-related links from around the blogosphere. Today we bring you a lot of lists. Syll at the new Druid blog Rolling Hots has listed her favorite WoW podcasts around the net. Though she frames the post as Druid podcasts, most of them cover subjects for all players. Gnomeaggedon has 6 posts up on his 11 part series on creating a level 19 Alliance Warlock twink for Battleground PvP:

U.S. subs and Pacific theater: First Silent Hunter product since 1996 to feature playable U.S. subs, a feature strongly requested by fans.

Cinematic experience: Hollywood-style audio and visuals for a fully immersive experience that’s optimized to run on the new Vista OS.

Ultra-realistic and action-packed: Subs and ships modelled in painstaking detail with suspenseful gameplay that emphasizes edge-of-your seat action.

Endless Replay Value: Improved Dynamic Campaign and a new “adversarial” multiplayer mode.

Scaled learning experience: Allows for a satisfying experience for both beginner and expert players.

DS Lite doesn't just play DS games – it also features an additional port for Game Boy Advance Game Paks

Get up to 19 hours continuous gameplay on one charge

Ready to take on the world? With Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, you can connect wirelessly, chat with friends while you play and compete with Nintendo DS owners across the globe. All you need to play is a Nintendo DS and a Wi-Fi-ready game

Twin ultra bright LCD screens that combine crisp, punchy colors, along with touch-screen technology on the lower screen

Powerful dual processors bring 3D graphics to life with lightning-fast rendering

Experience a full 3D world with a highly imaginative storyline, including new plot details and improved character graphics.

Use over 70 weapons and 36 magical skills to make your party the scourge of the skies. Explore six enormous virtual lands with landscapes ranging from massive deserts and quaint villages to the cold reaches of outer space.

Customize your own airship and gather up to 22 crew members to help attack or protect against other ships.

Hand-to-hand and ship-to-ship combat featuring spectacular spell effects, amazing special attacks, and an improved battle engine.

Uses the innovative and intuitive Nintendo DS stylus and Touch Screen to spell out each word

Progress from Novice to Wordmaster as the difficulty increases - fewer number of guesses as you move through the ranks

Start with six mixed letters and rearrange them to spell correct words in Anagram Mode

Unlock Timed Mode after achieving the ranks of Wordmaster

High Score screen tracks your performance and progress

Lara is more realistic than ever - the sexy, dual-pistol wielding heroine has new graphics & animation sets

Discover and explore living breathing, lost ancient realms that hold clues to the secrets of Lara's past

Intuitive, fluid control system keeps Lara in continuous motion; handle any obstacle and interact with any surface

Use strength and intelligence to uncover ancient treasures -- Use the grappling hook, an arsenal of new weapons, Communications devices, and other tools to achieve your goals

Travel to the world's most exotic locales - Treacherous jungles, snowy mountain ranges, and much more