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This month’s Splatfest was a bit of a different one. Not only did it use a revamped system to determine the winner (Clout instead of matches won), it also resulted in the first win for Marina in a long time. Unfortunately, it also happened to be the Splatfest where I’ve been the most genuinely angry at the game.

When 11:00 p.m. rolled around, I had an hour left to get in just a couple wins. I figured I’d be done in 20-30 minutes tops. So, naturally, I wound up going on a 7-game losing streak where the matchmaking consistently placed me against teams that were rated higher. I don’t know why, but it frustrated me to no end. I finally hit Queen (the max Splatfest rank) at 11:57 p.m.. I was not a happy camper.

Anyhow, that’s literally all for any Nintendo-related anything that we’ll be discussing today. Let’s Queue.

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The Cupola Cafe offers a variety of drinks and delicious snacks, each artfully handcrafted with only the finest of goods. I thoroughly recommend the Major’s Frothy Coffee, a rich blend of local beans with just the right amount of bitterness to offset the foam.

The waitstaff on the other hand, hover to the point of being completely intolerable — which is why I sadly have to drop their rating from four to two and a half stars. If you’re visiting the establishment, I suggest picking up your coffee to go.

Wait, this isn’t a review column, this is the Queue. You have questions. Let’s answer those, why don’t we?

Been running them nonstop on one of my three 120 characters and I love Warfronts. I love that they’re like PVP but allow you to do things like tank the enemy so they’re really rewarding for my Blood spec DK, or I can go in Arms and just go to town on people and if I die, it’s not a really big deal. I just think they’re extremely fun.

This is the Queue. Let’s chat.

It feels like just yesterday our little Cube overlord was making its first awkward roll through the land. But yesterday, the mighty Cube (a.k.a. “Kevin”) made it to what I can only assume is its final destination.

Upon taking a dive into Loot Lake, Kevin transformed the entire thing into a purple, glowy trampoline. It was really quite impressive, and — I can’t say this enough — a really fun way to tell a story via nothing but map changes. Give it a watch if you have a spare minute or two. Kudos, Fortnite! I await whatever is in store for Loot Thanos Lake next!

Now, let’s Queue.

I don’t know what’s happening here, but I’m going to roll with it anyway. So let’s roll together, shall we? We shall.

This Queue’s a bit on the long side, so let’s dive right in.

Welcome back to The Queue, our daily Q&A feature for all of Blizzard’s games! Have a question for the Blizzard Watch staff? Leave it in the comments!

Okay real talk guys. If this place with the world soul’s beating heart and a shiny necklace is a Titan facility, who are those guys up on the ceiling? Are they just representations of the Titans? Or…well let’s face it, the Titans built the Titanforged out of stone, right? So were those faces in the ceiling actual, you know, creatures at one point who were essentially taken out by the world’s worst migraine? Inquiring minds want to know.

Inquiring minds have other questions that are probably way easier to answer though, so let’s get to yours, shall we?

Sometimes I seriously don’t understand what I’m up to. Switching back to Warrior? After spending the better part of a month grinding reps and getting geared on my DK? Seriously I think I have some sincere issues that would require a team of trained professionals to unravel.

Anyway, here’s the Queue. And the R, for the one person who loves that joke.

Damn you, Shredder!

I can’t believe we’ve gone so long without using this headline. In fact, we’ve gone so long that this headline may be off-trend, a meme that has come and gone. But nevertheless, I begin today’s Queue with the game’s most heartening phrase: a turtle made it to the water.