The Queue: XXL gilled burpito
by Michael Sacco 
Sep 23rd 2011 at 11:00AM
This super-sized Queue is as filled with questions and answers as the title is with impenetrable in-jokes.
Nina Katarina asked:
The new Looking For Raid is going to be for 25-man size only. How many tanks, healers and dps slots do you think LFR will require? Most guilds run with 2 tanks, 5-8 healers, the rest dps. Will this end the reign of tank tyranny and make the healers the ones who get instaqueues?
I, for one, welcome our new spirit-stacking overlords.
Well, it's interesting, because people complained that the Raid Finder won't have a 10-man version, but what those people don't understand is that the general distribution of roles among active WoW players is pretty damn close in ratio to the distribution of roles in an ideal 25-man group: two tanks, around six healers, and then the rest DPS. Whereas a 5-man group requires one tank for every one healer and three DPS, a 25-man group requires one tank for every three to four healers and 12 DPS. It's a pretty elegant solution, I think. That said, there's still a whole lot we don't know about the Raid Finder, so it's difficult to predict the impact it'll have on the pet class/spec/role of your choice.
all8280bcc asked:
Do you think we will see new arena gear in patch 4.3 or will it be with the next xpac?
Historically, there's a new Arena season with every new raid tier.
D-back asked:
My Worgen Rogue just turned level 81 and I've slowly been replacing the Northrend gear on him but I can't que for the random daily dungeon. I keep seeing "don't meet requirements" message. Is it a matter of ilvl? I replaced the older useless heirloom items and still have about a handful of Northrend items still.
Yes, the dungeons in Cataclysm are restricted based on item level. An average item level of 226 is needed to enter Blackrock Caverns, for instance. Bear in mind that heirlooms have an item level of 0 and affect your average; however, you can counteract that by carrying any other item of that slot type in your bags. The item level counterchecks your bags.
I'd recommend a quick trip to the Auction House. Check out what your lowest ilevel pieces are and spend a few gold to get decent replacements for them, and get some quest rewards or cheap greens to counteract the helm, cloak, and trinket heirlooms.
Prelimar asked:
i haven't been paying complete attention, so forgive me if this has been answered already, but: can you transmog PvP gear onto your PvE set, and vice-versa? some of the PvP sets look awesome, and i wouldn't mind raiding in it, and some PvE sets would be nice looking in BGs.
You can definitely do that. The stats present on an item are immaterial to transmogrification so long as there are simply stats on it.
JonasB asked:
Will the Dragon Soul raid be tuned under the assumption that we have gear from Dragon Soul Looking For Raid? Or will we be ok so long as we have gear from Firelands/4.3 5mans?
This question or a variation of it is asked pretty much every time a new raid is coming out. To tackle a new raid effectively, you're expected to have an item spread consisting mostly of items at or near the item level of the previous tier's normal modes. The recommended item level to enter Firelands, for example, is 359, which is the item level of gear from Blackwing Descent and Bastion of Twilight. But you can still do it wearing some 353s!
Becca asked:
I've been away from the game, and haven't run instances in over a year. What's the current etiquette for need/greed/pass, particularly with PUGs?
If the item is an upgrade for you or has other benefits compared to what you're wearing, roll need on it. If the item is suitable as an off-spec or vanity piece for you but someone else in the group might be able to use it, ask before you roll need on it. If you don't really need the item but will take it if no one else wants it, roll greed on it. If you want to break it down into enchanting materials, roll disenchant on it. If you want to spruce it up, put a bird on it.
Matrillik asked:
Is Dawn Moore nervous about the new boss in Hour of Twilight named "Asira Dawnslayer"? I would be.
Oh please. Fox has been threatening to kill Dawn for like two years. I think she's OK.
Xues asked:
The last couple of days I have noticed in randoms I am seeing ? for the server names. Are these players from private servers? Some of them have been kind of jerks, so I was just curious as to where they came from.
Private servers have no way of connecting to the official servers. The question mark could just be a communication hiccup or UI issue.
Trippy asked:
Will it be possible to use 1 source item to transmog 2 items?
For example, will I be able to use Shadow's Edge to transmog both my Reforged Trollbane's that my warrior is dual-wielding? Or can Shadow's Edge only be used to transmog 1 Reforged Trollbane and would I need a second Shadow's Edge to transmog my 2nd Reforged Trollbane. (And yes, I know you can only possibly get 1 Shadow's Edge due to it being an item which requires a quest to obtain.)
Ostensibly, yes, this is possible.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 12)
Peebers Sep 23rd 2011 11:02AM
Remember when Michelle made all those long distance calls to Japan?
mem0ryburn Sep 23rd 2011 11:06AM
moshi moshi dude
Adam Sep 23rd 2011 1:07PM
Wanna hear me count to 100? 1... 2... 3...
Natsumi Sep 23rd 2011 1:09PM
mem0ryburn is a Prinny!
SaintStryfe Sep 23rd 2011 2:33PM
that'd be dood.
Caz Sep 23rd 2011 11:02AM
That "burrito" looks revolting.
Ilmyrn Sep 23rd 2011 11:09AM
That's Taco Bell for you. If you think about it at all, the food should be disgusting. And yet, somehow it all works together.
Taco Bell tacos are one of my favorite comfort foods.
Shinae Sep 23rd 2011 11:28AM
I like some Taco Bell food, such as their new chicken flatbread sandwich, but I generally don't like the stuff with sour cream or quasi-guac. I only like real guac that's freshly made with lots of garlic.
loop_not_defined Sep 23rd 2011 11:31AM
It probably is revolting. Food displayed like this in commercials are often not intended for consumption. They use, like, formaldehyde and cardboard and stuff.
Vaeku Sep 23rd 2011 12:06PM
What loop_not_defined said.
A few years ago, I remember reading an article about the people who "prepare" the food in commercials. One of them commented that for hamburgers (don't remember what chain it was), they put Vaseline on the patty to make it look moist and juicy.
Eric Sep 23rd 2011 12:34PM
Taco Bell lost me after it gave me my very first adventure with food poisoning. A long night that I haven't forgotten.
Drakkenfyre Sep 23rd 2011 12:34PM
Some of those food commercial and advertisement tricks are pretty neat.
Some bread buns are given a glaze of shellac to make them shiny. Some grill marks are painted on.
The milk in bowls of cereal on the front of cereal boxes, and lots of "Got Milk?" ads are actually white paint (usually watered-down).
I think I have read that water droplets on certain products, like lettuce, are actually clear glue.
Whisky and other similiar alcohol are substituted by tea, so the actor can appear to be drinking it take after take without getting drunk.
Did you know in TV shows, and movies, ice cream shown is usually mashed potatoes? Real ice cream melts too fast under the lights, for repeated takes. I assume if it's an extreme closeup real ice cream is used, but for distance, mashed potatoes are used.
Arbolamante Sep 23rd 2011 12:42PM
Anything wrapped in a "flour tortilla" is an abomination. There is no such thing as a "flour tortilla" -- tortillas* are made from corn. And have actual flavor, to boot. Nor do they turn into gum and stick to the roof of your mouth.
*(Spanish tortillas, which are in fact a fantastic potato-egg not-really-an-omelette, are an exception to this rule.)
Grovinofdarkhour Sep 23rd 2011 12:48PM
Simple rule of thumb... if it has anything squirting out of it, don't eat it.
loop_not_defined Sep 23rd 2011 1:14PM
@Drakkenfyre
You reminded me of a scene from Super Troopers. The part where they're chugging syrup in the diner, one of the bottles is just tea, while the other two bottles are actually syrup. The actors were later put into a dark room while they went through a sort of reverse sugar coma.
Ata Sep 23rd 2011 1:40PM
@Drakkenfyre
I believe that the alcohol not actually being alcohol is more a byproduct of a law which states that alcohol cannot be consumed on television in commercials. No one is -actually drinking-, they're raising the bottle of whatever to their mouth. Drinking on scene is allowed in regular tv shows, but they'll substitute apple cider, water, or black cherry kool-aid for any sort of alcoholic beverage to not make their actors drunk, yeah, and the majority of the tv shows that will show drinking and smoking? Still generally restricted to cable, go figure. I should watch an episode of 'The Playboy Club' or that new show about stewardesses in the start of the jet age to see how accurate they are with how much smoke was in those places.
Commercials though, upon further research, for alcohol are self regulated in the US but have laws banning showing consumption in other countries.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_advertising
Eirik Sep 23rd 2011 1:44PM
@Grovin: I... um... no. Not going there.
Drakkenfyre Sep 23rd 2011 1:47PM
Damar on DS9 was an alcoholic, and if you aren't familiar with Star Trek, Cardassians have an alcohol called Kanar. It's a thick, brown liquid. They used Karo syrup for it. When they showed Damar drinking Kanar, the actor was drinking syrup. Eventually, after take after take, the actor was "getting kind of weird", according to the crew, as he had a sugar high.
They had to switch to sugar-free pancake syrup, and add thickeners to it.
Drakkenfyre Sep 23rd 2011 1:58PM
@Ata
Interesting. I know of other laws prohibiting the advertising of products on TV, but didn't know there was one specifically against the consumption of alcohol.
And I know they aren't usually (usually being the key word here) drinking, unless the scene specifically calls for a shot which clearly makes it hard to fake it, and I know the tea thing comes in there.
Reminds me of Cliff on Cheers. Mailmen all over the US wrote in and complained about how he made them look like drunks constantly drinking. So after that, he was shown holding a beer, but never drinking it.
Kylenne Sep 23rd 2011 2:15PM
@Drakkenfyre: The term you're looking for is food styling, actually. My sister used to do it for a living, and I never looked at food in commercials the same way again.
Fun fact: it's banned in Canada under their strict truth in advertisement laws.