The Queue

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!

It seems like every time I get really comfortable exploring alpha, that’s when the game decides to introduce me to a staircase that isn’t actually solid, or a bit of ground that isn’t really ground at all. I don’t necessarily mind — I mean, it’s alpha, nothing really counts on alpha. At the same time, the end result is that I’m entirely too cautious and on-edge for the next several weeks until I start to relax again.

And then I get dropped in the bottomless pit beneath the earth. I mean, at this point, who needs Old Gods anyway? Let’s get to your questions.

Unfortunately, some problems just can’t be fixed, and I think this is one of them.

(Actually I’m lying. A single Spinning Crane kick took care of it. But you have to admit I was a little overwhelmed there.)

Hello, Queuebies!

It’s been a busy week since I last Queue’d for you, in all the best ways. That said, a side effect of my little trip to California was that, for the first time, I could not participate in this month’s Splatfest. Good news and bad news: Soccer won in popularity 60% to 40%, but lost overall because both solo-queue and team-queue battles only won 49% of matches.

Could I have made up that just-over-1% difference in wins had I been playing for Team Soccer? I wish I knew — not knowing will haunt me forever. Speaking of haunting, though, here’s a hauntingly beautiful Queue!

There’s really no reason for The Queue’s intro today other than the fact the wife and I watched the episode of the Simpsons where they all joined the Leader’s cult and homer collected leaderbeans.

And really, isn’t a collection of leaderbeans just a symbol for today’s social media-drive liked upvoting shared on instagram and retweeted with eight-thousand favorites sort of li(f)e?

I’ll be over here, blowing your minds. Let us Queue.

Well, maybe a little less, since we’re a week into April and Battle for Azeroth will be launching in mid-August, but we’re still looking at the end of Legion. If there’s any stuff you were trying to get done like the Mage Tower, now’s the time.

Let’s talk about Blizzard games.

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!

Don’t get me wrong, Gallywix’s new model is utterly breathtaking and all. But what’s up with the blueprints on the wall behind him? Are those even blueprints? A map? Some kind of key to a hidden treasure trove? That looks like either a Night Elf building, or maybe a Pandaren building. I mean, maybe we shouldn’t read too much into the scenery and all, but I can’t really help but wonder what exactly that little note is all about, you know?

Let’s take a break from pondering, and answer some of your questions instead.

Gnomes are just fine, thank you very much. And mine is fully capable of kicking you in the face if you have a problem with that. Got it?

Okay then, let’s get on with the Queue.

I don’t want to spoil anything, but holy crow, Drustvar is an incredible zone. It’s everything I want out of a “spooky” zone, and it’s awesome enough that I will actually encourage you to have a max-level Alliance character just so you can experience… or, if you happen to get alpha/beta at any point, just make a pre-made character and go through it that way.

Anyhow, it’s Queue time. Let’s see what questions we have today!

No, actually my Battlecruiser is not operational because I didn’t get a Battlecruiser. The Battlecruiser is off having adventures in Sanctuary or … uh … wherever the heck StarCraft is set these days … and I am in Azeroth wishing I had a Battlecruiser. Like every other sensible person in this world.

Unfortunately, we don’t always get what we want.

Hey. Welcome to the Queue.

Please try and always be kind to one another. We all have negative impulses and emotions. We all get angry or sad or afraid, and we lash out because of pain or fear or rage. Sometimes that’s unavoidable. I’m not telling you to never feel those emotions. They’re part of life, and you will encounter them.

But please, when playing a game, especially a social game like World of Warcraft, try and be kind. Try and be helpful. Especially when you’re in a guild, try and treat your guildmates as well as you possibly can. Treat them how you’d like to be treated, always.

Let’s do some questions.