The Queue

It’s the holidays, but it really doesn’t feel like the holidays.

It’s surprising to me how little I’ve talked about Phantom Liberty on the site considering the sheer amount of discussion of Cyberpunk 2077 I’ve engaged in since late 2020.

The 2024 World of Warcraft development roadmap was released yesterday for Retail and for Classic and I love how forthcoming the development team has gotten in the past year with these and other updates. That said, I want to talk about something more important: the term “roadmap.”

We all pretty much know what a roadmap is, but speaking as someone of an advanced age they used to be ubiquitous and necessary just for normal everyday driving in your neighborhood. But in this era of in-car navigation and GPS applications on your phones they’re kind of a relic from a bygone time. While not completely obsolete I’m certain that the number sold annually has plummeted dramatically in the past twenty years. Pretty soon a “roadmap” will only exist as a curiosity, and like the Save File icon the term will be a reference to something that’s no longer around.

Well enough of that, let me navigate out of this intro and answer some questions!

Of course House Flipper 2 was a day one purchase for me. I’m not made of wood. I’m loving some of the updated features, particularly the one where you can basically copy and paste the styling of a particular piece of furniture or a finish, so I don’t have to re-select all the same options repeatedly. Weirdly, the only thing I’m having any kind of issues with is finding a house I can use easily for CAD purposes around my own house. I could construct something from scratch, but it’s a ton of work, and that’s time I could be using to build my real estate empire!

This is The Queue, the daily column where you ask us questions and we’ll answer while we scrub all these weird miscellaneous stains out of this dilapidated shack.

A bear in front of a boss? That can only mean one thing, I have my first Mythic kill of the raid! Well ok, it could also mean other things, but that’s what it means this time!

As with most of the recent raid tiers, we still don’t have our Ahead of the Curve, because Mythic Gnarlroot is easier than Heroic Fyrakk — not for lack of trying! We got close-ish on Fyrakk a couple of times, but the Seed mechanics in the final phase aren’t something that we’ve practiced much on Normal because he keeps dying before we have to actually do them. I know, I know, that’s a total champagne problem right there. Still, I’m sure we’ll get him soon! Then we can start working on all the other fun Mythic bosses in the raid! I’m not dreading any of them too much, but Smoldy is probably the limit of our skills.

While I invest in more fire-proof underwear, it’s time for — The Queue!

I’m tired because I’m always tired, but also we’re headed into the holiday season, and I will at least attempt to channel my exhaustion into the holiday-fueled variety. Let’s do this.

If you think of a man getting murdered by a venom spitting Dilophosaurus due to its appearance in Jurassic Park, I don’t regret to inform you that the animal in question was over 20 to 25 feet long, weighed around a ton, and absolutely did not have (much less need) venom of any kind.

Who cares about saving the world again? I’d rather watch these girls hitchhiking their way to Costa del Sol and going on a shopping date. Jessie and Yuffie can come too!

But while that doesn’t happen, why don’t we answer some Queue questions?

I’m not sure there’s ever a great time to come down with a chest cold and fever, but the week after you’ve had surgery, so coughing is excruciating and even kind of dangerous, is a particularly bad one. Bonus points if it’s the week before holiday break, and you still need to make sure Santa has everything stowed on his sleigh!

This is The Queue, the daily column where you ask us questions, and… yes, this auth key is still valid, please just let me answer these. Pass the Dayquil.

Over the weekend I had some time to go and do a quick tour around raids that still have mounts I need from their bosses. Unsurprisingly, I still don’t have Invincible. It’s not like I’m trying super duper hard to get it — but I have been trying!

It’s gotten bad enough that I’ve been saying some unkind words to the holders of those mounts! If you think what I said to Arthas is bad, you should see what I said to Gul’dan!

While I go wash my mouth out with soap, it’s time for — The Queue!