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by Mathew McCurley 
Oct 2nd 2011 at 12:00PM
From Sacco, for whom I'm covering The Queue today:
Enough with these music shenanigans, Sacco. It's on to shameless plugs and cross-branding. If you haven't seen the Legendary show on Gamebreaker.tv, you should check it out because I like Legendary and totally got to cohost this week's episode. So, as loyal Mat McCurley fans, you should check it out.Here's our last weekend music recommendation. I saw Warpaint at the Hollywood Bowl with the Smith Westerns, Panda Bear, Arctic Monkeys, and TV on the Radio a week or two ago. Undertow's bassist is sister to Shannyn Sossamon, who you may remember from such films as A Knight's Tale. Shannyn also used to be in the band!
Busterzx asked:
Have they announced what raids will be available through the Raid Finder? Also, will the amount of trash in some raids be reduced to speed things up for the average pug?
Only the Dragon Soul raid will be available in the Raid Finder at launch, with the prospect of more dungeons being added. Since Raid Finder is a totally new difficulty level than normal or heroic, the raid sort of has to be back-tuned or the mechanics of some fights even completely changed in order to facilitate easy groupage. Blizzard has said that over time more could be added but that it wants to keep the Raid Finder featuring current content.
Iownwolf asked:
Have we heard any indication of whether or not Firelands will still award VP when Dragon Soul releases? Current trends would point towards yes, but it's a new "feature"
Firelands bosses will probably still award VP, much like how the tier 11 bosses still award VPs in decreased amounts. Firelands will likely undergo the same set of changes.
Dennis asked:
I enjoyed the cataclysm zone post mortem articles, are you planning on finishing the series?
Yes. Uldum's post-mortem article got delayed because of a lot of work we all had to do. It hit the back burner. Uldum will go live (most likely) this week, however, and Twilight Highlands shortly thereafter.
thedoctor2031 asked:
Do you think they will ever make the raid finder include normal and heroic difficulty? Or do you think they plan to keep it as a pre-normal part of the tier?
No. The Raid Finder was created specifically to give players a new way to enjoy content that, historically, a very small set of people got to experience. Raid Finder raids are meant to be their own difficulty, have their own rules and lockouts, and provide a place for non-serious raiders, alts, casual players, and everything in between, to have a positive experience raiding without committing to hefty raid schedules.
Stephen asked:
Has there been any word yet on a black Friday sale, like they did last year? I finally got my wife playing , and would love to buy Wrath at the discounted price.
Blizzard has historically put WoW and its subsequent expansions on sale during the holidays for greatly discounted prices, and it is becoming somewhat of a tradition. I wouldn't be surprised if they do it again this year. One of the best ways to get your WoW accounts up to speed is to wait for these sales because they are great, price-wise.
Also, to get a little tin-foil hatty, I think we're going to see a new retail box at BlizzCon this year that includes everything up to Cataclysm for one price, and whatever the new expansion is. Barrier to entry is still a problem with expansions like this, so Blizzard is going to have to streamline that process.
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Reader Comments (Page 3 of 9)
vocenoctum Oct 2nd 2011 4:51PM
Maybe he's the Baradin Hold boss? :-p
Thatacus Oct 2nd 2011 6:43PM
During the Deathwing fight, there's a chance when you lift off his armor that Chromatus will spawn from one of them. And you'll have to fight him at the same time!
Challenge accepted.
Peebers Oct 2nd 2011 12:29PM
It took me forever to get the breathy part of Billy holiday down.
Kaphik Oct 2nd 2011 12:30PM
Anyone else just see the title and think that Mr. McCurley was going to link a GOOD song called Undertow, by Tool?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYNkVNXlfkw
Michael Sacco Oct 2nd 2011 12:33PM
This is not a GOOD comment.
MrJackSauce Oct 2nd 2011 12:34PM
/raises hand.
/Also knows of other song, but carries view that the Tool song does blow it out of the water.
Mathew McCurley Oct 2nd 2011 12:56PM
I didn't link the video, Sacco made me do it.
Silversol Oct 2nd 2011 1:00PM
"Good" is subjective when referred as a preference of music. My personal tastes in music would say that neither the song you or Sacco linked were 'good'; just because of the different tastes of music. I'm not going to say either song is 'bad' either though, just not my cup of tea.
So even though you didn't get the expected song, you still got the queue. As someone once said: "You can't always get what you want. But if you try sometimes, you might find, you get what you need"
Flint Oct 2nd 2011 1:07PM
Clearly the best song called "Undertow" is the R.E.M. one.
Kurash Oct 2nd 2011 1:19PM
@Silversol
I believe that was the philosopher Jagger. ;)
splodesondeath Oct 2nd 2011 1:23PM
I was thinking of Undertow by Stars, actually.
Funny how many songs have that name.
Kaphik Oct 2nd 2011 1:38PM
Haha, I've actually found a few new bands to get into thanks to Sacco's links...but Tool's song is still better.
Jìnx Oct 2nd 2011 12:43PM
Q four the Q:
I keep asking my friends this, and I have not received a good response.
Who would win if Hans Solo and Indiana Jones dueled each other?
[I mean this partially as a joke, as well as a very serious question]
Two bosses enter... one makes it out alive.
Who would win!?
ugoticedbro Oct 2nd 2011 12:51PM
Depends... Does Han get to use snakes? If he gets snakes, or maybe even Jabba, Han wins.
ravyncat Oct 2nd 2011 12:51PM
They are basically the exact same character (and not just because it is the exact same actor) set in different times and universes.
I think it would either be a draw or they would just look at each other and laugh. They would call the stupid duel off and go get a drink together. Where would depend who was in who's universe. Somehow I can't see Indy and Han as anything but friends. XD
MrJackSauce Oct 2nd 2011 12:53PM
Hans Solo? Who is this guy?? He sounds pretty awesome coz his name is pretty close to that Star Wars character.
And if this Hans is going to go solo, he'd better make sure he has something to cool off with after that whip.
Eros Oct 2nd 2011 1:05PM
Han, he would shoot first.
Kurash Oct 2nd 2011 1:22PM
Ah yes, Hans Solo. He used to be a famous part of the Hans & Franz Pump You Up show, but then he went solo.
Mortenebra Oct 2nd 2011 1:33PM
@Ravyncat: My husband and I were talking about this the other day... Harrison Ford is very good at playing Harrison Ford. lol
@Eros: You nearly made me shower my monitor with partially masticated lunch. Congratulations (and thank you).
In closing, there are two possible outcomes: 1) The universe implodes from too much awesome concentrated in one spot; or 2) They cancel one another out in an explosion of transdimensional awesomfetti (awesomeness + confetti).
Amaxe Oct 2nd 2011 2:09PM
Can I vote for the Cardboard Assassin?
/flees the mob