The Queue: But I'm not an alien!
by Michael Sacco 
Nov 20th 2009 at 4:00PM
Guys, you're driving me crazy here. As part of my spiritual promotion to Junior Queue Guy I pick up The Queue on Fridays now and that means I scour Thursday's Queue for questions to answer. You'd think, with one hundred comments on yesterday's post, that there'd be something juicy in there, but you guys are on some kind of vision quest here because you keep asking questions that are impossible to answer! I don't know if goblins start with the bow skill. The Cataclysm alpha's not even out yet. Be a pal, readers; ask questions that don't require an interocitor to answer.
Now. We've got some questions from Twitter and yesterday's comments for you today. Shall we?
Hugsalot asked...
Will there be a waiting period for paid race change to a worgen or goblin when cataclysm first launches?
Chances are good. Blizzard will likely want enough time for someone to legitimately hit 80 on a worgen or goblin before they allow race changes. Expect it to be a few weeks.
Zayd wonders...
Was wondering if you guys had to guess when the expansion would drop...what date would you pick?
Spring, pre-BlizzCon. Judging by a lot of things, including the expansion's progress at BlizzCon '09, I anticipate the alpha will start soon, which is a good benchmark for how soon it'll be before the game goes retail.
Tom99k asked...
Will we ever get to hear Sacco "owning" the mic?
Only if you hang out in karaoke bars in Western Massachusetts.
Blightmare queries...
Will I still be able to roll a troll druid or human hunter without buying Cataclysm?
Hard to say. It's listed as an expansion feature, which normally means that someone without the expansion wouldn't have access to it, but so is Azeroth's remodeling and everyone will have access to that. I'm gonna take an educated guess and say no.
Dayninator asked...
I heard a while back about Wryxian saying we'd be able to send BoA items to opposite faction alts in 3.3. Is this still on track? And will we be able to mail across servers as well?
No word on mailing across servers, but CMs and devs have indicated that the ability to mail heirloom items cross-faction on the same server is going live in Patch 3.3.
Tarrowlyn wonders...
Why are death knights so hated now? I cant get my death knight in ANY pvp or raiding or even dungeon running guilds.
You can't take your particular experience as a commentary on the game as a whole, but there are any number of reasons why you're having trouble finding a spot in a guild. The proliferation of death knights means that lots of guilds have plenty of them, for example.
For dumb people, though, the death knight signifies the very worst of what I like to call the Blood Elf Persecution Syndrome, or BEPS, Because death knights are popular, that must mean that every death knight is a preteen, or a bad player, or someone who's not good enough to play a different class to 80 successfully. And they're wrong, of course, but like I said. People are dumb. Keep shopping around and you'll find a guild that fits for you.
Trijian asked...
What's the lore behind Deatholme in Ghostlands?
It was a former elven village that was taken over by Dar'Khan Drathir, the high elf traitor who let Arthas into Quel'Thalas. Its location and surrounding lore seems to indicate that it's the same village that Arthas destroyed in the WarCraft III mission Into The Realm Eternal.
Jegerpenge asked...
When are we getting the Onyxia pets?
A CM confirmed not too long ago that the pets will show up in your mailbox sometime late this month, so long as you keep logging in, of course.
Just_ma inquires:
What exactly is the explanation behind all human females being so ugly?
I dunno, man, I'm pretty partial to some of them. Gretchen Mol, for example, or Heidi Klum, or Norah Jones. All fine examples of the human female form. But I'm guessing that since you used the term "human female" you might be from a different planet, so that might be why you're having trouble with our gestalt human idea of beauty. I'm sure there are plenty of Klargax broodmothers in your hive that we wouldn't find very attractive, either.
Have questions about the World of Warcraft? The WoW.com crew is here with The Queue, our daily Q&A column! Leave your questions in the comments and we'll do our best to answer 'em!
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 8)
Jaysonn Nov 20th 2009 4:06PM
Then I ram my ovipositor down your throat and lay my eggs in your stomach...but I'm not an alien!!
Kragragh Nov 20th 2009 4:24PM
Ex, call, OK? I mean it.
MyNewPants Nov 20th 2009 5:36PM
I have never met a bad looking Heidi or Gretchen. True story!
Dave23 Nov 20th 2009 6:29PM
Well, I never Metaluna I didn't like.
Tash Nov 20th 2009 9:58PM
I once met a Heidi Gretchen who looked like an alien.
Brownb Nov 21st 2009 9:09AM
Hey, has anyone seen crow?
jasonablackburn Nov 20th 2009 11:01PM
I knew an ugly Gretchen in high school
Deadly. Off. Topic. Nov 23rd 2009 11:51AM
Could you love him more?
Broomphondle Nov 20th 2009 4:08PM
Nice interroceter! Exeter rules!
Phoenix Nov 20th 2009 6:50PM
I have a feeling that most people who will recognize the picture for today can only do so because they saw the Mystery Science Theater 3000 version (myself included).
In case you're looking for a good laugh, it's the movie called "This Island Earth" of the MST3K movies.
Jason Nov 20th 2009 4:09PM
I bow to you, sir, for your response to the last question. Best. Answer. Ever.
Sicadastra Nov 20th 2009 5:41PM
Best. Ever.
I don't which is making me guffaw more, the interocitor reference or the Klargax broodmothers comment.
Congratulations Sacco, I am citizen-promoting you to full time queue duty.
catharsis80 Nov 20th 2009 4:09PM
"Will I still be able to roll a troll druid or human hunter without buying Cataclysm?"
Actually, I would have to guess yes, mainly because you can be a druid and you can be a troll without Cataclysm. Combining the two seems like a minor detail. You couldn't be a Death Knight without Wrath, because the actual class itself was a feature of the expansion.
Ringo Flinthammer Nov 20th 2009 5:25PM
If they give everyone access to the new class/race combos for free, purchasing Cataclysm will only get you the level cap raised by five (including the magic level 85 that allows you to fly in the old world), a handful of new zones and two new races. That's not terribly much for $40.
Eternauta Nov 20th 2009 5:43PM
@Ringo: ENDGAME RAIDING is not that much for $40??
Wait, wait... what did you say? That there's people that play WoW for reasons other than endgame raiding? Yeah, sure... next thing you'll tell me is that DKs don't get benefit from spellpower. Please! ¬¬
/end sarcastic post
Dazaras Nov 20th 2009 8:36PM
I see no reason why the new race/class combos wouldn't be available to everyone. They're hardly "new content" imo. I would group them with the revamp of Azeroth in their being just a re-design of the original game. I'm almost certain they'll be available without the expansion.
Brainded Nov 23rd 2009 12:48PM
Really, you're not getting all that for $40. You're getting it for $120. You have to buy BC and Wrath first, don't forget.
(cutaia) Nov 20th 2009 4:10PM
You just need to know where to start the interocitor building process: At goofy clown face.
Lunatick Nov 20th 2009 4:11PM
Re: DK's being hated - they're the new "huntard". And speaking as a hunter who knows how to play, I'm kinda happy to not be the most-disrespected class anymore. Sucks for you, tho.
V Magius Nov 20th 2009 5:18PM
I've always wondered who whizzed in the Cheerios of some of the DK haters. I do agree it is partially the 'huntard' mentality. Which usually doesn't stop people from picking up a Hunter.
To find the reason for the hate, look no farther than the haters character list. Find that DK they tried out that's collecting dust never getting past level 70 or was deleted because it was 'too hard'.