Phil Xavier

A wise count once posed a rhetorical question, which he then answered: “What is a man? A miserable pile of secrets.”

And you know what? Even if he might have had a point, It’s not up to us to chastise anyone. In The Queue, we’re chill. We know that people make mistakes, and if they’re willing to share their deepest sins, we’re willing to hear them out — and maybe even forgive them!

*dramatically throws a glass of wine on the floor*

But enough talk… have at you!

We've already known for a while that Hearthstone's next expansion is gonna be Into the Emerald Dream, but today is its release date -- March 25.

Hearthstone patch 31.6 returned Anomalies to the Battlegrounds, and the Anomaly pool received a big shake-up.

It's that time of the year again, friends: reveal season has just ended and we're about to get a new Hearthstone expansion.

Our house, in the middle of our street.

Our house is a very, very, very fine house.

(Bit violent, though.)

This is The Queue, where we talk about houses, hell houses, and player housing. And we’re all out of players.

Who would be the most effective DJ: a Mage who summons Mirror Images to help him, or a Naga who has multiple arms to turn knobs, spin vinyls, and press buttons? The Mirror Images will certainly double as special effects, looking cool enough to get the crowd pumped — but the extra arms might be more useful as a focused tool to perform the task in front of you (with a single brain commanding all the actions).

Plus, let’s not kid ourselves: DJ Manastorm would probably try to come up with some devious scheme to drain infinite power from the crowd, while Mixqueen Azshara would mass charm the audience to ensure their bewilderment to her act. It would not be a simple, fair battle.

While we ponder who would win this ensorcelling music showdown, let’s answer some questions, shall we?

I find that there's a certain sweet spot that some games — visual novels or not — are able to hit for me, where there's just the right amount of reading.

It’s March 5th, but let’s stay positive, guys!

Welcome to The Queue, where we don’t let ourselves get overwhelmed by life, the universe, and everything. We tackle our daily affairs head on, like responsible adults. We do not procrastinate. We don’t play Civilization 5 until nearly 3 AM instead of getting a good night’s sleep. We got this!

As I organized my characters into several campfire groups, I tried to consolidate them into shared classes and armor types whenever possible — for instance, I have one for my three Mages and one Priest, and another with two Warriors and two Death Knights.

However, there were some leftovers, and I had the hilarious idea to group up my three Warlocks with my Paladin.

I have to say, she isn’t taking too well to her new friends.

Either way, this is The Queue, where we delve into forty-seventeen questions about campfires, so grab your marshmallows, friends.

It's not usual for us to get enormous minion roster shakeups and rule changes right in the middle of a Hearthstone Battlegrounds season, but that's exactly what we just got.