The Queue: Still no Invincible

Over the weekend I had some time to go and do a quick tour around raids that still have mounts I need from their bosses. Unsurprisingly, I still don’t have Invincible. It’s not like I’m trying super duper hard to get it — but I have been trying!

It’s gotten bad enough that I’ve been saying some unkind words to the holders of those mounts! If you think what I said to Arthas is bad, you should see what I said to Gul’dan!

While I go wash my mouth out with soap, it’s time for — The Queue!

Oh most definitely. I’ve played on small-medium servers my whole Warcraft career and it’s always jarring when I get pulled onto a bigger server. There are just too many people around!

Exceptions to this apply though, I always wanted to be on a high-pop Oribos in Shadowlands because there was likely a helpful long boi up that I could auction things from. I also always want to be in a 40-person raid for outdoor events with a bar to fill collectively. It lets me get better rewards and also not work as hard. If that tree during the Superbloom isn’t working hard, I don’t want to be either!

It is disappointing that you’re having trouble wrangling people to help you though. Especially in Classic where that’s the whole point. I don’t play myself so I have no advice for you, but I hope that you can get the people together to help you progress!

Bad!

If Dalaran came back then it’d likely make my Ancient Portal: Dalaran spell useless! I’ve gotten much joy over the years at dropping people to their ignoble end. Especially since it usually comes after we’ve finished a dungeon or raid together, they’re not expecting the betrayal and that makes it all the more delicious.

I guess storywise it’d be nice for them to get to go home, but also once you’ve got a flying magical city, exact geographical locations feel like a quaint thing you don’t really need to hold to anymore. Why lock yourself to one area when you could fly the whole city to Stranglethorn Vale for a beach weekend?

Winter Veil starts on December 16th, that’s this upcoming Saturday!

I do wish that this month’s Trading Post completion reward was the cute reindeer pet instead of the cute moose. The moose is cute no doubt, but the reindeer would’ve fit way better as a reward that everyone gets! Especially after we all got our fancy flying brooms in October.

Oh boy for our own awards show we’d need two things.

1. Money
2. No, more money than that

We’re all smart and clever people, we could come up with lists and fun awards and reasons why we’re giving the best in-game use of a Shakespearean tragedy to game X over game Y — but if we wanted anyone to be able to see it, attend it to give speeches, or broadcast it so that everyone else can watch along we’d need big bucks.

Renting the hall, with enough time on either end for set-up and teardown of all tech involved, renting all of the tech involved as well as crewing it, advertising it, convincing Old Gods of Asgard and Darren Korb to do twenty-minute sets mid-show, and paying all of the extremely necessary Muppet performers to be on hand — all of that costs money unfortunately. Starting small obviously would go a long way, but I think that’s likely why we see so many trailers and commercials in the Game Awards, I wouldn’t be surprised if they all contribute in some way financially for placement.

I bet it’d be a really fun event to produce and put together, especially having seen the moving pieces that go into other events like it during my day job. So if I win the lottery I’ll put aside some money and we’ll do this thing.

Just as long as I get to meet Kermit.

Have a surprising Bacardi. I say surprising because I was having a nap and when I woke up he was on my chest. Then I surprised him by taking a picture with the flash on, so we’re all just glad that he didn’t leap off with all of his claws extended, tearing my chest to shreds. Clearly, this is good luck and your vaults will be overflowing with the exact item that you need to complete your set.

Today’s Anna Earworm™: Supermassive Black Hole

Anna is a little under the weather so you can help to make her day better by leaving lots of questions for tomorrow! I’ll see you next week in Winter Veil, I can’t wait to see if Fyrakk gets his own tiny festive hat.