The Queue: Entering the modern era

I have a horrible confession to make. Until late last week, I've been playing WoW with only 2 GB of RAM in my gaming PC. It didn't run well, but I managed to do everything with it, including the highest levels of raid content in Wrath of the Lich King. Sure, my FPS wasn't great, but I still managed to kick ass. Cataclysm ... no. Never. It was never going to happen. 2 GB is not nearly enough, especially if you run any mods. Let me tell you, fighting the Omnotron Defense System with 2 FPS is not a good time. So I've upgraded to 4 GB. It's much nicer.
As an added bonus, I can now actually keep a browser window open while I raid. I am standing over Magmaw's broken husk as I write this. Feels good, man. Feels good.
Zack asked:
Now that Sinestra is down, what is the "terrible secret" she was guarding? I can't find a link to it anywhere!
She is the terrible secret. Were it not for datamining, she would have been an unknown. Cho'gall was hiding/guarding Sinestra, Deathwing's consort and broodmother of the black/twilight dragonflight. See those horrible scars all over her model? That's what happens when you mate with Deathwing. Ow.
cloudhopper013 asked:
Will we ever be able to change our username? My username was by default set as my email address (minus the @fancyemailwebsite.com), which I created when I was 10. As a result, my name is pretty... stupid. And not at all an accurate description of my personality.
You can't change your username, but you can reregister fairly effortlessly. It won't attach your old comments to the new handle, but your personality shines much brighter than your comment history! Also, everybody will need to reregister when we inevitably switch over to Joystiq's commenting system.
Cloudhopper seems like a pretty slick name to me, though. Hopping on clouds sounds awesome. I bet cloudhoppers would be pretty cool people.
Randomize asked:
I have a question. Just what exactly is the point of the Trapped Eyeball Beast in Baradin Hold? Can't kill it, can't see any special tricks, etc.
Personally, I liked Eldoron's response so much that I'm just going to go with there. Yesterday, Eldoron responded, "Why is there a painting on your wall? Can't kill it, can't eat it ... It's decoration, dude."
magic.swordsman asked:
Where are the ret and prot pally articles? All I've seen are lame holy ones for the last several weeks, what gives?
Well, first of all, holy isn't lame! Holy is super-fun in Cataclysm, and I found healing terribly boring as a paladin previously. Healing as a holy paladin now is just so ... zen. Get into your groove and make things happen. It's wonderful.
Second, we're working on getting our protection and retribution columns going again. You should see it start up from Gregg Reece again in the next week or two. If that turns out to not be the case, I will most likely write a few retribution/protection pieces myself, as my main is a raiding paladin of that variety.
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, The Queue






Reader Comments (Page 1 of 10)
Adam Holisky Jan 24th 2011 1:06AM
"Ow" is a matter of perspective.
Cheeselandman Jan 24th 2011 11:03AM
Maybe thats why all the female dragon models wear black leather bikini suits....
pere Jan 24th 2011 11:06AM
O.O I guess if you like it that way, Adam
aramis Jan 24th 2011 11:08AM
You sir, are creepy business.
:P
shepherd57 Jan 24th 2011 11:08AM
!!! Tail Whip...err...I mean swipe has a whole new meaning
squidpuppet Jan 24th 2011 11:23AM
When you spend your entire existence hanging out in a dungeon you develop a different perspective on these things, I guess.
Sturmovic Jan 24th 2011 11:29AM
It will probably be worse actually giving birth to all those pointy-chinned dragon babies.
Bvannas Jan 24th 2011 11:45AM
The Kings of Leon Song 'Your Sex is on Fire' was written about deathwing.
Drakkenfyre Jan 24th 2011 11:52AM
Sturmovic, dragons lay eggs, so no pointy spiky babies.
Altho, if you look at the Netherflight eggs, they are pointed, covered in crystals.
Mayhew Jan 24th 2011 12:02PM
@Sturmovic
Thankfully for Sinestra, dragons hatch from eggs, rather than being born live.
Mayhew Jan 24th 2011 12:03PM
D'oh! Refresh fail. Drakkenfyre beat me to it.
ladygamertn Jan 24th 2011 12:39PM
@Drakkenfyre
Have you SEEN dragon eggs??? All spiky with sharp looking pokey thing? I imagine OW would be the nicest thing I would say!
CDave Jan 24th 2011 12:58PM
I usually get scalding scratches on my back... I guess they like it dogg- I mean dragon style.
Pyromelter Jan 24th 2011 2:25PM
The "secret" about Sinestra:
***spoiler alert***
The secret isn't just that she's there. The secret is that she is incubating eggs, which is why I think she is all in the lava. Those eggs need a lot of heat to incubate. Those eggs represent the last of the black/twilight dragonflight that Deathwing was creating for himself. What we as wow players just did was save the world from the creation of an army of Deathwing offspring from being born. Supposedly, the dragon we killed in the twilight highlands was supposed to be the last brood mother, but Deathwing was all sneaky and had Sinestra incubating another batch of dragons in the stronghold under Cho'Gall.
By taking out Sinestra, we have taken out the last of Deathwing's breeders.
kala Jan 24th 2011 10:01PM
Adam, what's your usual safeword ?
sherekhan88 Jan 25th 2011 12:55AM
I'm scared my Onyxian mount is going to be drake-napped for breeding purposes now...
...ewie...
Crun Jan 24th 2011 11:09AM
S&M for Holisky :P
Utakata Jan 24th 2011 11:55AM
That's Adam "Leather Daddy" Holisky to you.
(Um...just kidding, Adam. :( )
Halgrimur Jan 24th 2011 12:48PM
"Something that says "Leather daddy"?"
C'MON!!
Smurk Jan 24th 2011 2:59PM
Never know when you might have to take your Mechano-Hog into a controlled slide...