The Queue

It’s already been a long week you guys. Let’s get to the Queue.

This is The Queue, our daily column where you ask us the questions and we slurp our way toward the answers.

Today is Thanksgiving Day in Canada and as a result I’m swapping with Cory so he can have the celebratory poutine and maple syrup meals that I’m sure everyone in Canada consumes at special events. Hopefully while they’re gathered around the television watching hockey or Red Green Show reruns they take a moment to remember their neighbors to the south who are forced to work today.

I haven’t gotten much more progress done in Final Fantasy Tactics this past week because of ReLegion but also because it’s such an intense game and the prep work before a fight can be just as long as the fights themselves. Hopefully though I’ll be able to make some headway soon once I figure out what job to make these characters.

While I internally debate the merits of knight vs squire let’s answer some questions!

The Maw redemption chain,
forged from every oath I ever broke for gain.
Teldrassil’s ashes still whisper my name;
no rhyme can ever fix it, only years and years of pain.

Tyrande, you were right to point at me and draw that bow.
Anduin, thanks for mercy that I didn’t ever show.
“The Jailer made me do it” isn’t true — just an excuse.
But the owl has been so mean to me: it’s time for a truce!

The Maw redemption chain.
Burned a World Tree, swear I won’t do it again!

Hey Gilneas, yeah… I blighted you to goo.
I’m really sorry, Genn, I hope you’ll see it too!
I said “the Horde is NOTHING!” — that was pretty vain…
You guys mean a lot to me — so sorry for that stain!

The Maw redemption chain.
Dunno why I did those things; Arthas put worms in my brain!

Forsaken, I was once your voice and your mask.
But I’ll still come back to lead you, all you have to do is ask!
I turned our home to blight, plague-bombed the Undercity.
Let’s face it: it’s renovated, Tirisfal’s all nice and pretty.

The Maw redemption chain.
Link by link, my old soul is slain.
The Maw redemption chain.
Evil Sylvie’s gone: only the Ranger will remain!

I have spent a lot of time building houses, settlements, spaceships and other home bases in various games, and so far, everything I’m hearing about player housing has me terrified of what World of Warcraft is going to look like for me going forward.

I can foresee a lot of killing people for specific pieces of furniture.

Wednesday keeps coming around my dudes. Let’s Queue.

It’s funny, we’re doing so much stuff behind the scenes for Midnight that I’ve neglected a whole lot of other stuff around here. I think we need to just slap on the sunglasses and YOLO. I figure if you’re ready for nothing then technically you’re just as ready for anything. Right?

This is The Queue, our daily column where you ask us the questions and we vibe the answers.

I know that Hallow’s End hasn’t started yet, but at least I’m not playing Christmas music like that one store I was in… last weekend! It wasn’t even October yet!!! Halloween is supposed to be the barrier that stops Christmas from leaking too far forward; honestly, it should be Remembrance Day on November 11, but at least Halloween is big and commercial enough that it could stand a chance. Clearly, someone has been getting too much of a jump start on their Christmas decoration buying, and it’s ruined everything. I blame Mariah Carey.

At least I still have lots of pumpkin spice flavored things to keep me warm, plus with Canadian Thanksgiving upon me, I have eggnog in stores again! Best of all, the pumpkin-shaped Reese’s are back in stock, and they’re the best! I don’t know why they taste better than regular cups, or even the other holiday shapes — they just do.

While I do more taste-testing on different Reese shapes, it’s time for — The Queue!

It’s been five years since I started writing for Blizzard Watch! I was so young back then! Well actually no I was old back then too — but I was younger! To quote They Might Be Giants: I was young and foolish then/I feel old and foolish now.

Dang, that’s a horrible intro. You’d think I’d have the hang of this writing thing after five years.

Of course the big news is all the Midnight info that’s been coming out this week, but we also got a new album from Rachael Yamagata today! Fun fact: she’s half-sister to Josh Ruben of Dropout/Make Some Noise fame. I’m not aware of any other albums being released today.

While I patiently wait by the mailbox for my celebratory 5-year Blizzard Watch sword let’s answer some questions!

I mean, it’s the day after the podcast, why wouldn’t they drop a ton of news about the upcoming expansion?

Unrelated but naming your kid Arator is like the WoW version of naming a kid Artur. Just put in the H, you’re not helping.