The Queue

I wasn’t trying to get a level 80 Warrior, it just kind of happened. I thought I would get in my Timewalking dungeons on a level 71 Warrior, and before I knew it I was level 80. I’m now the kind of person with a single max level Warrior, a completely normal thing to be. Right? Right. No one here would think that would be weird at all.

This is the Queue, our daily chit-chat Q&A column. Let’s see what’s going on.

If you want to know just how grim it is out there, my grocery store is out of both powdered and brown sugar. Completely out, no more.

This is The Queue, our daily column where you ask us questions and we’ll provide the answers — and a cookie! — just as soon as we try two other stores. Do you think Walgreens has powdered sugar?

It’s almost Christmas, and unlike the last few years — it’s a cold one for me. I had people warning me that it was gonna be a rougher winter, and I foolishly didn’t believe them. I’m as shocked as you all are, I’m sure. Only my face doesn’t look like it because it’s frozen like Jack Nicholson at the end of The Shining. 

While I try to warm up, it’s time for our daily reader question and answer column — The Queue!

Speculating about which new specs the WoW classes could get is the kind of thing that really gets me going, and a lot of the community as well. Earth-based tank Shamans, “Shockadins,” Gladiator Warriors, tanking Warlocks and others are common fantasies for new specs players want to see. Today, we delve into some of those ideas.

This is The Queue, where you tell us all about why you want to play a tanking Priest wielding warglaives, and I point you at Tyrande butchering fools in Darkshore and ask you “why not?”

Let’s not waste time.

It’s the holiday season, which means it’s cold and dark and I would rather hibernate until spring. But it also means holiday lights, festive packages, the Steam Winter Sale (soon) and more festivity. We can’t have one without the other.

But for now, while the sun is up, let’s do the Queue.

This is The Queue, our daily column where you ask us questions and we’re not afraid of you.

After a couple of seasons off, I’m back in Diablo-land. There have been a couple of system changes since the last time I played. Things are mostly how I remember them, but also some things are different, and I’m not sure how I feel about the new defensive stat allocation. As always, defensive stats feel the least fun to actually chase after — I just wanna blow demons up faster, don’t make me protect myself at the same time!

I’m still not sure how I’m going to build my Spiritborn this time around; that’s a problem for later. I’ve never done the crazy always be evading build, but also I’m not playing with a mouse wheel, and I don’t want to do weird evade cooldown math. My other options seem to be big Gorilla fun times or lots of exploding lightning feathers.

While I try and choose between a giant eagle and a giant gorilla, it’s time for — The Queue!

Ok the title is a joke, because as expected Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 absolutely cleaned up at the Game Awards last night taking home Game of the Year and eight other trophies. The one trophy it didn’t take home though? Best Audio Design, which went to Battlefield 6. It’s kind of an odd exclusion because E33 won Best Score and Music, so I’m really curious what Battlefield 6 was able to do in their audio that earned them the reward. I mean not curious enough to actually play it, but still.

So while I mentally recover from all the times I saw “2027” in the show, let’s answer some questions starting with a couple about wood!

It likes when I give pets. Sure, it’s a robot that floats and can shoot people with the gun mounted to its tail, but it still likes a good skritch.