World of Warcraft: Shadowlands is due out this fall, and there's a lot to look forward to with all the new systems, Covenants, and storyline catch-ups.

The idea of a system that connects experienced players who want to help and newer players who could use the help is a pretty good one, and that idea is one coming to Shadowlands with the Guide Mentor System.

Gear scaling is always an issue at the end of every expansion, and has been for a long time -- the very concept of ratings for secondary stats like Crit, Haste, and so on was brought in to fix an issue where items that granted a flat percentage to a secondary stat remained good indefinitely.

And now I have written the Queue! Hooray!

But I guess I should skip the self-congratulations and jump straight into the actual questions.

This week Matt Rossi and Joe Perez answer the landslide of questions about how different leveling mechanics will work when WoW Shadowlands launches in the fall, the logic behind ranking expansions, and the feel of the new spec changes introduced in beta.

Should we use a token system, like the ones coming in Shadowlands?

So I'm still thinking about those Heirloom set bonuses coming in Shadowlands -- or at least the pre-patch for it, when the level squish is slated to happen.

As is tradition, I must remind you all that Games Done Quick is currently underway. There are still a few days left to watch, and even though it’s online this year, it’s been a blast to have it back. Major kudos to the GDQ team for getting it up and running as smoothly as it has been! If you’ve never watched before, it’s fun and supports a great cause. I have no idea what being online will do to their records, but past GDQs have managed to raise over $3 million, which is just mind blowing to me.

Anyhow, go check it out. While you do that, why not join me for a Queue?

A wide gamut of new customization features are coming to World of Warcraft with the Shadowlands expansion.

The latest Shadowlands build includes a pretty significant change to gear drops in raids: instead of weapon drops, there will be tokens you can turn in for weapons of your choice. These tokens are called Anima Spherules, and they can be turned in at your Covenant Sanctum for weapons and offhand items.