U.S. sanctions against the Crimean region have led to a blackout for World of Warcraft and Diablo 3 players located therein.

Healer and damage dealer, ranged and melee, elements and hitting things with pointy sticks. As a result of trying to be so many things at once, balancing the class became quite a bit of a hard point.

Questions were a bit light in the comments yesterday, so I’d like to issue a reminder: The Queue is Blizzard Watch’s daily Q&A feature. We take your questions from the comments of the post, and if we’re able, we answer them to the best of our ability. WoW, Hearthstone, whatever — any game, bring it on.

"Gnomes seem to be the butt of a lot of WoW jokes, mainly of the 'punting' variety," writes submitter Epicurian of Spectacular Death on Llane (US-A).

Are you excited for the new season of Diablo 3? We're so excited that we're starting a new weekly Twitch stream to play Diablo and advance through the season together.

I was really excited that this year's holiday added a new Noblegarden pet to the lineup, the Mystical Spring Bouquet. Any time a new pet is added to a holiday, it's pretty much a given that I will grab at least one of them before the holiday is out.

This week I’m going to shift gears from general tutorials and instead do a quick look at tips and tricks for tanking half of the bosses in Blackrock Foundry. As they say, it’s better to strike while the iron is hot -- BRF has been out long enough that I’m sure interest in the place is beginning to cool off.

Had you been hoping to get just a little further in the first season of StarCraft II's 2015 ladder? You missed your chance.

Diablo 3 Patch 2.2.0 is now live for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Please note that this is only for the Americas -- Europe and Asia have yet to patch. The patch notes for 2.2.0 are pretty huge, but the highlights are pretty sweet -- three new Treasure Goblins have been added to the game in Adventure Mode, there are two new Legendary potions, two new Legendary gems, dozens of new and revamped Legendary powers, and some new sets for Barbarians, Demon Hunters and Wizards.

If you've been wanting to get into WoW PvP, or just need some item level upgrades, now is the best time to do so! As of today, a 50% catch-up bonus for conquest points has gone live.