The Queue

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?

Sometimes you just need to look at a picture of three murloc gangsters escaping from a bad situation on a motorcycle.

I have no more context for you. Hearthstone has always been the best for taking all of the best parts of Warcraft’s sandbox and making it into something special and more than the sum of its parts. Which could be ascribing too much to someone’s job that day to paint a trio of Murloc smugglers running away from a bad scene. Who knows! All I know is that I like it.

While I wonder what my life would be like as a smuggler, it’s time for — The Queue!

Ok, that is admittedly a poor quality header image, but do you know how hard it is to take screenshots in the middle of digging through trash? Anyhow, sing it with me!

I am a Dwarf and I’m digging through trash
Diggy diggy trash
Diggy diggy trash
I am a Dwarf and I’m digging through trash
Diggy diggy trash
Digging through trash

I said this already earlier this week but I’ll repeat it here in case you missed it: the aesthetic of Undermine does nothing for me but the vibe is fantastic. I don’t plan on sticking around after the patch, mind you, but it’s kind of a nice break from the usual rigmarole our characters go through on a daily basis.

Anyhow Liz was not able to do the queue today so I’m taking a break from shoveling through trash for Empty Kaja’Cola Cans to answer your questions! Let’s get to it!

It’s March 6th, and an ocean of darkness comes to drown the world.

This is the Queue, and from this lone promontory of land stabbing out into the quivering abyss, we can but delay our imminent madness with diversions of light woven into stories. Hope is fleeting, life is transient, we watch the suffering of those we love helpless to prevent it. Shackled by beliefs that do nothing to hinder others from bringing doom and harm to everyone, we can but watch the next wave building. Soon like Atlantis we will be dragged beneath endless heavy tons of water.

I am a negative man, but we are not under the waves yet. So let us talk while we yet have time.

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!

Sometimes when a new content patch rolls over, I spare a thought for all the weirdos we’ve left behind in various states of peril over the years, forcing them into the thankless task of maintaining all this infrastructure in the wilderness. You think the Argent Tournament ever fixed the hole in the floor of the stadium? Who’s shoveling out my Horde Garrison every time it snows? What exactly is the Alliance doing with all those pumpkins? Sure thing, champion, whatever harebrained scheme you’re up to this time, see you in six months when you need a transmog piece from Kul Tiras or whatever.

Anyway, this is The Queue, our daily column where you ask us questions, and vroom vroom, let’s go beat up Gallywix!

Cory asked me to tackle the queue today so here I am! Since I wanted to spend my last Queue championing Ila I didn’t have a chance to discuss Metaphor: ReFantazio like I originally wanted to. So now I am!

In short, I really enjoyed the game. While “fantasy Persona” could’ve been a simple skin job of the popular franchise they really made an effort to build Metaphor as a new IP and it shows. The hybrid combat system is fluid, the Archetype system was involved and clever (but not overwhelming) and the story while odd on the surface was still compelling and ended in a satisfying manner. It wasn’t a perfect game, mind you — a couple sections felt cut or rushed — but I still feel like Atlus knocked it out of the park and hopefully we’ll get future titles set in the same timeframe.

Plus Gallica was super adorbs.

So while I figure out what game to play next, let’s answer some questions Cory-style!

I will not be taking further questions at this time.

Er… except I will be taking further questions. It is the Queue, after all. But no more questions about GOTY, because as I’ve said, it’s already locked.

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.

I could talk about WoW’s latest patch 11.1, or I could talk about Metaphor: ReFantazio which I just finished and think was amazing (it definitely deserves all the awards it has gotten). But instead I’m going to use this space to drum up a little support for ILA: A Frosty Glide. You star as the titular witch Ila as you journey around the land looking for your lost cat Coco. Your transportation? A skatebroom! Handles like a skateboard, flies like a broom — the perfect method for getting around. Inspired by games such as A Short Hike and A Hat in Time, Ila seems like it’ll be a delightfully cozy game. They’ve already hit some of their stretch goals like Switch and Playstation ports, but I always think the more support the better. The Kickstarter ends in a day so be sure to check it out and if it looks like your kind of game you may want to get in on it now.

While I try to rig my gas blower to a broom, let’s answer some questions!