The Queue

Once again, it’s time for a Splatfest Queue — this month pit Love against Money (because Valentine’s Day I guess). Obviously, I went with Money because LOVE IS A LIE AND WE ALL DIE ALONE!!!

Ahem.

Perhaps the better way to phrase that was to ~quote my brother: “Love can’t buy me food.” Can you really argue with him? Let’s Queue.

Good morning Queue world! Let’s start answering some questions…

I think it was Scott Leyes who said it a Queue or two ago, but man, now that I have a couple of Lightforged I’m leveling I’m very disappointed in my lack of chest armor that shows off these tattoos. I mean, I went and got myself pretty significant Light tats and I can’t show them. You can barely see them in the Warleader’s armor set I’ve got on there. I’ve also tried it in the Exalted set, it’s not much better really. And since my two Lightforged are male, it’s even worse — sets that are like bikinis on women, like the Jade set, are just giant BP’s on dudes and that’s not fair. I need to show this beef off.

Anyway, here’s the Queue. I’m a grown man worrying that I can’t dress my video game character skimpily enough. Keep in mind I need pieces at or below level 60, these guys aren’t into BC/Wrath era content yet.

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!

Alpha is an interesting place where the reality of the game world only half exists. One moment you’re traversing through what looks like a perfectly solid tunnel, the next you’re falling through a wonderland of textures to your certain demise.

But hey, it makes for some crazy screenshots, so it’s not all bad, right?

World of Warcraft is full of h*ckin good doggos, but I have to say that Shu-zen is my new favorite. His floof ratings are off the charts (he’s already had to make a couple of stops at the salon), which serves the dual purpose of making him both cuddly and cute. And if that isn’t enough, he howls and it is the most adorable thing I’ve ever seen in the game. I usually feel pretty dumb for spending money on digital items that will in time fade to just a memory of 1s and 0s, but Shu-zen was worth all of those 1s and all of those 0s for the joy he brings me riding around.

Now, why were we here again? Is something happening today? Have I neglected some important event in my enthusiasm for adorable things? Hm…

Oh! Right! It’s Queueday. I’d better get on that.

No, that’s not a song title or lyrics.

Not long after I turned 18, I lost my sister, who was 22 at the time. Today is (would have been?) her birthday — specifically, her 30th. Don’t worry, though, it’s been long enough that I’m not, like, super sad or down or anything today. But given today is my day to Queue, it seemed wrong not to do something to honor her memory (even if that just ended up being a small handful of things).

I still don’t quite know what to say when people ask me if I’m the oldest sibling… but that’s as sad or pensive as I want to be here. This is The Queue! We take some Qs and we give ’em some As! So let’s get to it.

I admit, this Queue is light on the Blizzard questions… but we’re boldly going into what happened last night.

Call it a trip into another Warlords of Draenor-like universe where we’re all playing a Star Trek game that isn’t boring… (burn).

Guys, it’s Alpha. Alpha alpha alpha. Alpha.

Ask me your questions but since you already asked them, I guess keep me in mind for next week’s Queue and ask me them there.

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!

While questing through Silverpine I discovered an Orc who was content to relentlessly walk into a wall, head down and heedless of my successful endeavor to help out the encampment. I don’t know if he was working off a hangover, or if there was simply some comfort to be found in the sensation of solid, cool stone applied to one’s forehead, but I feel you, mister Orc.

At least I think it’s Wednesday. It’s probably Wednesday. I give it at least a 70% chance.

And if I’m wrong, I’m just going to blame Chromie.