The Queue: Midnight looms
by Phil Xavier on January 20, 2026 at 1:00pm
The expansion itself is still a few weeks away, but the prepatch for said expansion is almost here, and we’re about to be hit with the brunt of the changes. Addons going kaput! Simplified rotations! Far fewer buttons on your action bars! Feral Druids and Worgen living together! Psychic Scream!
It’s simultaneously scary and exciting — which is weirdly appropriate with an expansion about the Void coming into our world, making the sky go dark. So welcome to The Queue, our daily Q&A column where we panic about upcoming things (while also being fired up about them).
Midnight is approaching with today’s World of Warcraft maintenance — all WoW servers now back online!
by Elizabeth Harper on January 20, 2026 at 9:00am
Cleaning these huge cats is sometimes a challenge, even for the Girl With The Dogs
by Liz Patt on January 19, 2026 at 3:25pm @lizexmachina
The Queue: Anything happening this week?
by Cory Taylor on January 19, 2026 at 1:00pm @CoryjTaylor
I have the sneaking suspicion that something important is happening this week. I can’t quite put my finger on it, though. I’m pretty sure that we’ve hit the major holidays already, and I’m not forgetting Christmas 2: And This Time it’s Personal. I’m also pretty sure I remembered to feed the cat and take the garbage out.
Whatever it is, I’m sure that it can’t be that important, or I’d remember it. Guess it’s just a regular week.
While I go about my business as usual, it’s time for our daily question and answer column — The Queue!
Tavern Watch Plays D&D, Oops! All Artificers edition, episode 2: One sticky situation after another
by Phil Ulrich on January 19, 2026 at 11:00am
Blizzard Watch Weekly: From one maintenance to another
by Elizabeth Harper on January 19, 2026 at 9:00am
Things to do during the TBC Classic anniversary pre-patch to get ready to go through the Dark Portal
by Nick Marino on January 16, 2026 at 5:00pm
How to use WoW’s Cooldown Manager — and will it be good enough to replace WeakAuras in Midnight?
by Phil Xavier on January 16, 2026 at 3:00pm
The Queue: It’s Morchie time!
by Phil Xavier on January 16, 2026 at 1:00pm
My favorite part of Hearthstone’s latest miniset, Echoes of the Infinite, was when Morchie showed up, calmly said “IT’S MORCHIE TIME!!!” and Morchied all over those guys.
Welcome to The Queue, our daily Q&A column where the Infinite Dragons are infinite, therefore it’s always Morchie time.



