The Queue: Launch day

Today we tackle, among other things, a couple of questions about Cataclysm's upcoming release. Oh man, it's getting close, people! Get excited! ... Did you hear me? I said, "Get excited!"
You. You. In the back. Yes, you. You're not excited, are you? If you don't leap for joy right now we are going to have problems, mister. Or ma'am. I can't tell from here.
bdew asked:
With the new Battle.net system and the ability to buy games from there directly, did Blizzard say anything official about being able to buy Cataclysm digitally on Day 0?
According to the press release from earlier today, yes, you will be able to buy the game digitally from the Blizzard store. The Collector's Edition is exclusive to physical stores, but you can by the standard edition of the game via Battle.net.
Fun fact: This edition of The Queue was written before that press release, so I had to rewrite my answer to this question in a hurry. If you're curious what my answer was originally, it was, "Blizzard hasn't said anything official but it will probably allow release day digital purchases," based on how Blizzard handled the StarCraft 2 release.
Zalvi24 asked:
Pancakes or waffles?
That depends on the time of day. I actually don't like waffles for breakfast. Weird, I know! I like to put savory things on my waffles, and I don't like savory things for breakfast. If I'm going to eat breakfast, I'm all about the sweet. Breakfast is pancakes with maple syrup. Or potato pancakes with sugar. Waffles, for me, are a lunch or dinner thing.
wdm+hall asked:
Did we really kill Malygos?
Yes. We killed Malygos. He is as dead as a really dead thing. In fact, there are quests about it in Cataclysm. I can't speak from firsthand experience due to not having leveled a Horde character in the appropriate zones in the beta, but the Horde has a series of quests discussing the leadership of the Blue Dragonflight post-Malygos. Kalecgos and Azuregos are both involved. Maybe one of our wonderful Horde readers can give you a summary in the comments. You can do that, right, guys?
Redsnake asked:
Where is the best place to pre-order Cataclysm? I haven't pre-ordered the last two, but I'm excited for this one, so I was just wondering if there is a place most people get it from.
If you're looking for the midnight celebration atmosphere, you'll want to order from Gamestop. Even if there aren't major parties at the midnight release, you'll get some fun camaraderie standing outside in the dead of night with a bunch of fellow gamers. If you're not interested in that, you can either drive out to any old Walmart after midnight and you should have no problem just picking a copy up off the shelf.
If you don't even leave your house, you could always pre-order from Amazon and it should arrive at your doorstep bright and early on release day. I have no had good experiences with that, however. None of my release-day deliveries arrive on release day. The most recent one was StarCraft 2, which Amazon informed me the very night before release that it wouldn't arrive until two days after release. That being said, the majority of Amazon users don't seem to have that problem. It's possible I am just hellaciously unlucky.
Personally, I always go Gamestop and I always order a pizza to share with people at midnight releases I attend. Fresh, warm pizza to share with like-minded nerds on a cold winter night in Wisconsin? Bliss. This year I might try to convince the pizza place to make a Horde symbol with the pepperoni.
Siorra asked:
Don't you just hate it when you have a really good question for The Queue and you completely forget what it was?
It is just the worst.
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, The Queue, Cataclysm






Reader Comments (Page 1 of 14)
(cutaia) Oct 4th 2010 1:02PM
"He is as dead as a really dead thing"
And the Pulitzer for Best Simile of 2010 goes to...
Kajira Oct 4th 2010 1:29PM
"He is as dead as a really dead thing." - totally a Sir Terry Pratchett thing. Someone's a fan!
zinckiwi Oct 4th 2010 1:31PM
"Wow, this marble is so smooth. It's as smooth as... as... Ford, what's the smoothest thing you can think of?"
"Right now? This marble."
"This marble... is as smooth as... this marble."
Keith Oct 4th 2010 1:50PM
"I'm as excited as a very excitable person who has a special reason to be excited" - Blackadder
Caz Oct 4th 2010 1:52PM
Cutaia, u are so cute
Jamie Oct 4th 2010 1:59PM
This thread makes me smile as much as a simile could. Wait... you mean to say I didn't keep form..?
Er... this message is as useful as any other useful... oh fail.
brian Oct 4th 2010 1:59PM
Best Smile of 2010? Right now I'm thinking you, (cutaia). I mean, look at that smile!
Blayze Oct 4th 2010 2:16PM
“This is a crisis. A large crisis. In fact, if you got a moment, it's a twelve-story crisis with a magnificent entrance hall, carpeting throughout, 24-hour portage, and an enormous sign on the roof, saying 'This Is a Large Crisis'. A large crisis requires a large plan. Get me two pencils and a pair of underpants.”
guest42 Oct 4th 2010 2:32PM
"You couldn't fool your mother on the foolingest day of the year if you had an electrified fooling machine!"
-HJS
zinwicky and blayze, where are your quotes from?
Wilsan Oct 4th 2010 2:36PM
Heavy as a really heavy thing - First Strapping Young Lad album.
zinckiwi Oct 4th 2010 2:41PM
Mine's from the original Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy radio series. Highly recommended.
Blayze Oct 4th 2010 2:47PM
Mine's from the fourth Blackadder series.
Caspian Oct 4th 2010 3:02PM
Eye of Eternity was merely a setback!
vinniedcleaner Oct 4th 2010 3:58PM
The emperor still has no clothes....
Tomatketchup Oct 4th 2010 4:16PM
Malygos is an ex-dragon.
JungleEmber Oct 4th 2010 4:34PM
Do you smell it? That smell! A kind of smelly smell. The smelly smell that smells...smelly! O.O ANCHOVIES!!!
Rufio Oct 4th 2010 4:57PM
@ Brian, but look closer, he doesn't have a bottom row of teeth! :-D
Kevin Oct 4th 2010 5:14PM
Isn't Cutaia's avatar a mentally retarded man? I don't see how that's appropriate for best smile category.
Matthew Oct 4th 2010 7:10PM
Cutaia - please - new avatar!! I feel like you're watching me.
Felix_NZ Oct 4th 2010 8:14PM
No 'es just pining for Coldarra.