The Queue

What a weird factory mixup in your regular Queue production — this one seems to be all Falrinn…

While I try and figure out which machine broke to give us this mess, it’s time for — The Queue.

I think I’ve integrated nicely. No one suspects there’s a Kyrian in their midst.

It’s not that I never have fun in November — I have a lot of fun things planned for this month already! — but I still don’t like November. To me, it’s always signaled the end of fall and the start of winter, and winter is something I absolutely cannot stand. It’s cold, it gets dark way too early, and oftentimes, driving is a nightmare because of snow.

So I say “No thanks!” to November and kindly ask that it be October again. I think that’s reasonable, right? Regardless, we’re not here to discuss blizzards — we’re here to discuss Blizzard.

Let’s have ourselves a Queue.

Waiting for a word
Looking at the milky skyline
The city is my church
It wraps me in its blinding twilight

It’s the Queue.

With the Mercenaries release, and Red’s incredibly apt description of Hearthstone being “ten games in a trenchcoat,” I started playing again, and it would appear that I’m getting pretty good at it, actually. I found the initial release mode kind of frustrating, because I found in-game cash generation too slow, and was frustrated by how I’d be super close to interesting synergies, but it took forever to get a few specific cards to really execute them. Playing modes where that’s never an issue — Battlegrounds, specifically — has really piqued my interest. Unfortunately though, I’m at the point where I now know just enough to start getting frustrated again. That’s… good, right?

This is The Queue, where you ask us questions and we’ll answer right after this round is over we promise.

And celebrate it all year ’round.

Just 364 days until next Halloween! I’m sure there’ll be other interesting things in between then and now — probably. New Year’s Eve is pretty fun, I guess. I can’t help but feel like I’m forgetting something though. We’ve had the Nightmare, but doesn’t it come before something?

Ah well, I’m sure it’ll come to me. While I try to remember what it is, it’s time for — The Queue.

Today’s a real grab bag, folks. We’ll start off with a real gaming question and then head off the map into mystery and/or adventure, just like a Murloc wielding Thunderfury.

So let’s Queue.

I don’t think it really needs to be said, but goodness, do I love Spooky Season™. I didn’t get to quite do as much this year as I wanted, but today is a day of pumpkin picking (and carving), apple cider and donuts, and some crisp fall weather. And hey, it’s not about the time of year you get spooked, it’s about the spooks that live in your heart, outside of time.

So I hope you make today and this weekend especially spooky but that you also keep the spookiness alive throughout the rest of the year. I believe in you! I also believe…

…in Queue.

It always feels so, so awkward to walk into the room and Garrosh and Saurfang are in the middle of their argument about killing Hellscream if he ever drags the Horde down that dark path again. I mean, okay, that’s great, but I had a quest? Are either of you going to be done soon so I can turn this in?

Also, seriously, don’t ask about the antlers.

I’m sure we’ve all had that nightmare where there’s something really big and important you forgot to do. Maybe it’s a school paper, and then you’re in your underwear in front of the entire sophomore student body. Maybe it’s a project at work, and then you get fired. Maybe it’s a weekly Q&A column. Either way, it’s spooky.

This is The Queue, where you ask us questions and we definitely remember to give you answers quickly enough that it doesn’t haunt our dreams ever.