The Queue: Paaaaatch 6.2

It feels like we’ve been waiting forever for this, and yet, like it’s happening incredibly soon. The expansion came out in November of last year, and we’re looking to potentially be on its finally patch by June/July of the following? It’s so outside of my usual experience with World of Warcraft and its patches that I don’t even know what to do. I’m torn is what I’m saying.

Let’s talk about your questions, that will take my mind off of patch 6.2.

Wow, you guys love to debate the back and forth of Tyrande and Malfurion’s marriage. That’s a box of wet cats I have no interest in sticking my arm into.

It’s been there for a while. There are spoilers behind what happens, so… you’ve been warned.

Spoiler alert engaged. Nuclear spoiler detected.

Baros and Lt. Thorn are indeed sweet on each other. Sadly, when the Burning Blade attack, Baros steps between Lt. Thorn and a dagger meant for her, and dies in her arms. So let this be a lesson to you – if you like someone, tell them. Don’t be a creep about it, and if they don’t like you back, back off gracefully and leave them alone. But tell them. Especially if they’re a werewolf and you’re an architect.

This applies to everyone, but especially to werewolves and architects.

I very much agree about the gnomes needing more development. I don’t necessarily agree about the night elves and Cataclysm (seeing Darkshore like that stuck with me) but yeah, absolutely it’s long past time for us to see the gnomes getting some love.

I once wrote a What If proposal entitled Cult of the Mechanical which talked about how the gnomes have the potential for all sorts of new and interesting story beats – the discovery of the mechagnomes and how the Curse of Flesh transformed them into the gnomes we know today (thanks to Gearmaster Mechazod) and how the gnomes suddenly discovered enough spirituality to become priests shortly after that revelation has always cried out for a story in my opinion. Gnomes are tenacious, technically brilliant and incredibly resourceful – I’d love to see a gnomish hero rise to the forefront of the Alliance’s military in some way.

Gnomes definitely need someone to start coming along and connecting all of these fascinating lore dots – how they’re fighting to reclaim Gnomeregan, how they discovered their origins, their relationship to beings like Mimiron (wouldn’t it be great if Mimiron came to Gnomeregan and helped the gnomes reclaim it?) – there’s a lot you could do with gnomes. We need more gnomes.

I only ever interact with Hearthstone by watching my wife play it. I’ve gotten to the point where I know what cards she’s dropping just by the sound effect. It’s soothing.

Potentially not, but then again, the Iron Horde was a lot like the True Horde, wasn’t it? Same gadgets, same basic aesthetic, a bunch of orcs in both cases. If you looked at Siege of Orgrimmar and said “Huh, this raid’s full of orcs, I guess no orcs next expansion, huh?” you’d end up very, very wrong. So we’ll see. There being a lot of demons in Hellfire Citadel could mean we end up with a ton of demons next expansion.

I’d have laughed really hard if Jaina had shown up and just pyroblasted the heck out of Garrosh at the end of SoO.

Okay, that’s the Queue for today. Lt. Thorn, I feel your pain.