The Queue: In which Adam proposes to Katie
by Adam Holisky 
Feb 25th 2011 at 11:00AM
For the past seven years, I've been happily dating a wonderful girl. We became friends in high school, fell in love at college, and now find ourselves wanting to be committed eternally to one another. She's been there for me through different jobs, a fire that nearly destroyed our lives, and good times and bad. She's put up with me playing games, having heated conversations online, and fretting over minute details in articles and in staff.
Katie has always told me that proposing to her on Twitter or on the site is off limits (I also wasn't allowed to ask her at a Minnesota Twins baseball game), but she didn't say anything about saying something on the site after the fact. Technicalities, my love.
So this morning, I popped the question to her over a surprise breakfast in bed, and after a moment of wide-eyed joy, she said yes. Happiest moment of my life so far, and I'm sure she'll only bring me more. Take a minute this morning, my dear readers, and tell your loved one you love them. Be of good cheer today, and thank you all for reading the site.
Now, let's return to our regularly scheduled program ... I've tried to answer as many of your questions as I could today, so let's get down to business.
Erzfiend asked:
Any ideas what raid will come with patch 4.1? Speculation? Crazy conspiracy theories?
All indication points towards The Firelands being a raid in patch 4.1. There is not only the new Ragnaros model with legs that's been datamined in this early PTR build, but also what was said at BlizzCon 2010. I should note that at BlizzCon, Blizzard said the Abyssal Maw 5-man dungeon was going to be in patch 4.1, and we haven't heard about that in the patch notes yet, either (although it wouldn't surprise me if we don't see the Abyssal Maw dungeon at all in this patch, given yesterday's announcement of ZG and ZA).
I've pestered Blizzard reps about this, and they've just politely referred to already-released information. Stay tuned ... but I'd place money on Firelands being in patch 4.1.
Boz asked:
So I see that Zul'Gurub and Zul'Aman are returning as 5-man heroics. This is all well and good, except the loot will be i353 epics. Instead of getting excited (ooh, purples!), I'm dreading these two instances popping every queue, just as the ICC dungeons popped relentlessly after Patch 3.3.0.
Is there anything Blizzard is doing - or even can do - to prevent the newest patch dungeons from coming up every random? Maybe the ability to exclude up to x number of dungeons? A cooldown for specific instances? Something?
It already has. These dungeons are going to require you to have a 346 average item level, which means to get in them, you're going to have to be geared for heroics. I wager that given a random sample of players from all the random dungeon finder heroic groups, a minority of players will have an average item level of 346. Of course if you have over that, you might be getting the new dungeons a lot, but at that point, running them should just be a farm for valor points anyway (or off-set pieces, although if you've done serious farming, you likely have them all anyway).
What I'm trying to get at is this: Don't worry about it. In Wrath, I got way more Gundraks than I got of heroic Halls of Reflection.
Doop asked:
Will they give new archaeology rewards as soon as patch 4.1?
It's possible, but we haven't seen any indication yet. Blizzard designers have stated numerous times that archaeology is an area that is relatively easy to expand, and that they intend to do a lot more with it. So I wouldn't be at all surprised to see more archaeology stuff.
Walkerspace asked:
With Zul'Gurub coming back, will it again be possible to grind rep for Zandalar Tribe?
Spelio replied best: "Maybe but with Blizzard making Exalted with Zandalar a Feat of Strength I wouldn't put money on it."
Dmberreth asked:
To heck with the lack of chain wrist items. Why has my Shaman gone all the way through Cata zones and dungeons and etc, and hasn't found a single kilt to wear? I am still wearing pants. This is unacceptable, I think.
Deathwing burned off all the kilts when he went on his rampage. Sorry.
Daynthebold asked:
Will they work the return of ZA into the lore of Cataclysm? There's a nifty chain with the cutest baby captor ever that sets the stage for ZG.
I have no doubt Blizzard will work it all into the lore. Matt Rossi already has a great lore piece up on patch 4.1, in which he outlines some of the questions that need answering -- and we all think we'll get the answers. Just gotta wait and see.
Johnthediver asked:
So with them bringing all these old raids back as 5 man content, what do you think the chances of them bringing Kara back as a 5 man or 10 man raid?
Boy, I've heard a number of people ask this. Personally I don't want to see Kara back yet, if ever. It's not inconceivable to think that Karazhan could become inhabited by new residents (which would significantly change the entire dungeon), but I also don't think it'd work as just a rehash.
The good news, or bad, depending on how you look at it, is that I've heard not a peep about Kara being redone by anyone. So right now, I'd say it's highly unlikely.
Zefram asked:
Dear The Queue:
I have a problem. I'm constantly being belittled by my father for my WoW hobby. Every chance he gets he tells me to stop with the childish games, to find a better job and to grow up. Well I'm an adult who has a decent job and a seldom used college degree and a 3 year old son. I'm not hurting finically and can afford to indulge myself in my favorite game. Every time I try and explain to him why it's such a fun, engaging game he scoffs and mutters about how childish it is. I am utterly at the end of my rope with him. How can I explain it to him rationally to get off my back about my game playing? Or should I just let the old man be? This argument has been going on for years, and I really can't stand being in his presecnce because he berates me every time. Any advice would be appreciated.
Much love,
Zefram
Relationships are not about appeasing the other person. They're about being honest. If your dad doesn't like WoW, then he doesn't. He's being honest with you -- which is a lot more than some people can say. Don't be concerned with seeking your dad's approval in this part of your life; instead, focus on the areas you to have in common. Your son is a great place to start. I'm sure you both love him very much, and that's an area you can build bridges to a better relationship on.
Once upon a time, I took all these psychology courses, so I'm compelled to say that if this becomes a big stressor in your life, talk to a professional about how to improve your communication and relationship. Don't rely on what you read on a gaming site.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 17)
Pyromelter Feb 25th 2011 11:01AM
Dear The Queue, and readers of same:
How did Azeroth get its name?
Knob Feb 25th 2011 11:04AM
The same way Earth did.
Pyromelter Feb 25th 2011 11:05AM
Note: I looked up wowpedia, and yes I remember about "The Kingdom of Azeroth" from the RTS games, but there is no info on how that name came into existence, which is what I am wondering.
muse Feb 25th 2011 11:10AM
My husband pulled an old sci-fi book out of storage the other day. It's a trilogy written by C.J. Cherryh. The 3rd book is called 'Fires of Azeroth'. It was published in 1979.
Matchu Feb 25th 2011 11:17AM
Though not definite, there was an Ancient race called "Azotha" detailed in Lands of Conflict who presumably named the world after themselves.
Cataca Feb 25th 2011 11:21AM
Chris Metzen originally conceived the idea for Azeroth on November 5, 1955 when he slipped and hit his head on his bathroom sink while standing on the toilet to hang a clock.
fallemwarrior Feb 25th 2011 11:31AM
Duno mabey he just sounded out words that sound cool :)
not everything needs to have a long explanation
except being late for work
the longer the beter, your boss will fall asleep and forget you were late
Amaxe Feb 25th 2011 11:49AM
Well, given the interest the designers have in Lovecraft style lore, I wouldn't be surprised if it came from "Azathoth."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azathoth
http://www.dagonbytes.com/thelibrary/lovecraft/athoth.htm
Mathew McCurley Feb 25th 2011 11:52AM
Titan dare.
erknost Feb 25th 2011 12:01PM
I think the best answer its the Humans did it! Have you hear about the The Eastern Kingdoms maybe it look like a single continent, but really they are three separate continents, (from north to south they are Lordaeron, Khaz Modan and Azeroth). [Note: Its kinda in the Earth, America maybe look like one huge continent but politically its divided in three minor one's (North America, Central America and South America), in Earth it look like that we just have a shorter imagination.]
Before the First War all the Knowing the World was The Eastern Kingdoms and the most powerful (at least in therm of size of they empires and population) where the Human Kindoms. That's what we know by fact, what we don't know but we can logically conclude its that with the past of the time therm get corrupted, start to using it freely and because there was a Empire of Lordaeron in the continent of Lordaeron, I suppose the name just pass it to mean the world.
Firestyle Feb 25th 2011 12:11PM
My favorite comment is at the end of culling of stratholme, Arthas says, "I'll chase you to the ends of the Earth Mal'ganis!". Someone had a brain fart.
raposo02790 Feb 25th 2011 12:26PM
your question makes me wonder what the nightelf, and dwarf name for azeroth is in their respective languages.
Pyromelter Feb 25th 2011 12:38PM
@Amaxe - Great link! I'm not familiar with Lovecraft outside of wow's references, and that is a fascinating link. If Azeroth was indeed inspired by Azathoth, that would mean the entire planet is one living, breathing old god, and it would make sense how much strife and evil it's seen in its history.
radda Feb 25th 2011 12:39PM
He says "to the ends of the earth." Lowercase. The word 'earth' has always been used to describe the ground and such. Hence Deathwing's former office as The Earthwarder.
Drakkenfyre Feb 25th 2011 1:12PM
Firestyle, earth also means dirt. Like terra.
Our planet is named, in Latin, Terra Firma, Firm dirt.
You can use the word earth to mean any dirt. In this concept, he was saying he was chasing him to the end of the planet. It doesn't necessarily mean he was calling the planet Earth.
Think of it this way. We call the moon the moon, yet is has a name, Luna. We call our sun the sun, yet it has a name, Sol. There are other moons and suns out there that can be called sun and moon respectively.
erknost Feb 25th 2011 1:28PM
@raposo02790 in shortly they don't, Belfs, Gnomes, Dwarfs, Nelfs, and Trolls (the "native" Azeroth races) us the common (human language) to call they world.
For example, America the continent, its named for Amerigo Vespucci an Italian explorer, navigator and cartographer who work for the Kingdom of Portugal and the Crown of Castile (Spain), and was the first European in realize that the land discover for Christopher Columbus it was in fact a whole new continent. Martin Waldseemüller was a German cartographer who is credited with the first recorded usage of the word America, on the 1507 map Universalis Cosmographia in honor of the Florentine explorer Amerigo Vespucci. Martin Waldseemüller toke the Amerigo's name converter to the Latin, and change it to feminine. And now, regards of what language we speak we call it America.
erknost Feb 25th 2011 1:36PM
@Drakkenfyre damn! you beat me with a simple and quicker answer, and you don't even try to answer @raposo02790, but you still did. Congratz!
Drakkenfyre Feb 25th 2011 2:05PM
Thanks, but, uh, I think you did a better job than I did, because I wasn't thinking of his question when I answered.
As I was answering simply about what Arthas was meaning, there are things to contradict my answer when it comes to things like celestial bodies. There are a few cases of different things on Azeroth getting different names. There are, or were, two moons. One was named White Lady, the other Blue Child. The smaller, blue one, Blue Child, was removed in a patch many years ago.
I believe the names are the common (as in the common language) name for them, but the Night Elves refer to the moon as Elune, as being both a goddess and the actual moon. Whereas the Tauren call the moon Mu'sha.
CDave Feb 25th 2011 2:04PM
Pyromelter could be a poet
And not even know it
:P Were you also asking a magic mirror?
Nick Feb 25th 2011 2:34PM
Given blizz's penchant for reference, I'm going to go with muse on this and say this is a nod to C.J. Cherryh's Morgaine series, especially because the Fires of Azeroth features an invading army coming through a gate between worlds and wreaking havoc on Azeroth. Seems awfully familiar, no?