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by Michael Sacco 
Oct 16th 2011 at 12:00PM
Not a new song, but one of my favorites circa 2007. The pounding rain continued its bleak fall; we decided just to write after all, after all.
Thatacus asked:
Who posts on WoWInsider's Twitter? Some times, some thing funny gets posted and I want to say it's Fox, but I don't want to inflate his ego anymore than I have to :P
Adam, Alex, Dan, and I all post on the WoW Insider Twitter. I'm generally the one who does non-newsy stuff on there, but it could be any of us at any given time. Fox has, to my knowledge and deep gratitude, never used our official Twitter.
Shrimper asked:
Whatever happened to Heroic Stockades? I vaguely remember playing through it during Beta but can't find much on what actually happened to those plans.
Heroic Stockades was never announced and certainly never playable.
Subtotal asked:
Will we be seeing a return of "Ask a faction leader" at some point?
Some of the answers in those columns were hilarious... Oh yeah and there was some thought provoking stuff in there too or something.
Yes. I'm writing it right now. Well, I mean, not right now, but I was before I was writing The Queue.
Susinko asked:
Do you think there will be more rewards for the Molten Front dailies? I have almost a thousand Marks of the World Tree and don't know what to do with them. It would be nice if we could buy the green Flame Bird that was datamined or those other skins of the Ravenlords that are on fire.
Not with patch 4.3 coming, no. Don't expect any Molten Front updates.
VioletArrows asked:
Is there someone we can report bad WoW Insider ads to? I keep seeing those text ads that say "It made my doctor furious!" "Your car insurance dealer HATES this!" "Follow this one simple tip..." And it's been shown on numerous websites that those ads/websites are all scams.
We have a "Contact Us" link at the top right corner of the site you can use to alert us of that stuff. Try to include a link to the ad in question where possible.
Noyou asked:
91 comments seems to be a record low for the Queue, at least in my viewings of it. Is this so?
Weekend Queues are kind of a crapshoot. I don't think 91 is the lowest one ever, but it's definitely on the lower end (as most Saturday Queues are).
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Reader Comments (Page 4 of 9)
Tadiermot Oct 16th 2011 1:00PM
I'm with you on this one! CAN. NOT. WAIT! I'm getting myself pumped up for it all day by listening to the Zombie EP by TDWP lol.
sammyboy4 Oct 16th 2011 12:26PM
Q FOR THE Q
Will we get another heroic class like death knight in the near future or is there too many balancing issues with the other classes?
mem0ryburn Oct 16th 2011 12:40PM
Too many balancing issues. Not impossible but probably not going to happen until they either A) work everything out with current balancing issues, or B) need to throw people a Demon Hunter to save subs.
Bellajtok Oct 16th 2011 2:50PM
Well, following the pattern of expansion, we've had:
BC- new races,
WotLK- new class,
Cata- new races,
so MoP- new class.
Just following the pattern, it seems likely. But then, Blizzard does love to mix things up. We might get an epic new profession instead. Or something.
brain314 Oct 16th 2011 3:00PM
I never got why DKs were considered a "hero" class. Other than starting at level 55 or so, they don't feel any more heroic than any other class.
Al Oct 16th 2011 3:05PM
It's just a left-over term from when Blizzard planned Classes to be upgradable at max level.
Noyou Oct 16th 2011 5:04PM
If we do ever get another class, I hope they start it at level one. It would be nice to give you an option to start out any class at 55. They would have to make another starter zone. Perhaps something more tutorial to your spec rather than class. From the whole balancing issue, I can see why they wouldn't want to go that route with a new class.
Drakkenfyre Oct 16th 2011 5:09PM
Among all the other questions like "When will the next expansion be out?", I wish the definition of a Hero class would be put down in a FAQ, and linked every time someone asks.
The exact definition of a "Hero class" by Blizzard is a class which starts at a higher level, has a customized starting zone, and gets a free mount. Nothing more.
The term originates from Heroes, from WarCraft 3. Powerful, unique units each race had. They were the primary unit your race would use, and could level. If killed, they could be resurrected. Many of the abilities we have in-game come from hero units. Fan of Knives? Warden, of which Maiev is one. Metamorphasis? Demon Hunter, of which Illidan was one.
Almost all faction leaders were hero units in WarCraft 3. Jaina Proudmoore, Sylvanas, Thrall, even Kael'Thas.
Kac Oct 16th 2011 12:25PM
Do you ever think Blizzard will give us an opportunity again to obtain a murloc pet?
I know blizzcon has had murloc themed pets they give out, but i want one of the traditional looking ones because they are so cute!
themightysven Oct 16th 2011 12:26PM
I'm hoping for the Murloc mount
Kac Oct 16th 2011 12:32PM
that too would be awesome!
Bobby Earl Oct 16th 2011 12:33PM
I'd settle for a 30-slot Murloc bag.
ravyncat Oct 16th 2011 12:34PM
I would love a baby murloc pet--especially if it made cute sounds like the ones in Borean Tundra.
ugoticedbro Oct 16th 2011 1:32PM
Murloc with fur colored like a panda in next expansion's collectors edition anyone?
Tirrimas Oct 16th 2011 1:45PM
@ravyn: I would DIE.
I would SQUEE and AWWW and SMOOSH and not get ANYTHING done.
Seriously - if they put it in the pet store, I'd SO buy it. I'd grind almost any rep to get it.
Draelan Oct 16th 2011 1:45PM
As a hunter, my class already got a Murloc Tier, so... yeah.
Mortenebra Oct 16th 2011 5:26PM
OMG... I know I'm late to this party but I love the murloc babies. I really do. I did the quest in Zangarmarsh (for Horde) that involve releasing baby murlocs on a tribe of unsuspecting Broken. I do the one in Borean Tundra. I love murloc babies.
I have Grunty as a pet thanks to the virtual ticket from Blizzcon two years back. It does vocalizations every time you click on it. My daughter LOVES those sounds... She gets this really big grin and starts giggling. It's literally too much cute for me to bear!
Until then, though, you could always get one of these:
http://us.blizzard.com/store/details.xml?id=1100000632
Hob Oct 16th 2011 6:20PM
Playable murlocs would be sooo much better. Not hating the idea of a murloc pet, just saying I'd love to play as a murloc. Heroic pirate class.
themightysven Oct 16th 2011 12:25PM
(In your opinion) what's the zone with the most annoying Loremaster sub-achievement? I was thinking it was Netherstorm, but now I'm trudging through Dragonblight so I'm not as sure...
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ravyncat Oct 16th 2011 12:38PM
Blades Edge Mountains for me.
Argh! I am still trying to find three more quests there. I think it can only be accomplished by doing dailies with the Ogres to get more quests. Ugh. I hate all those stupid crystals and their simon mini-game.
On the other hand, if you have never quested there it might be easier because you can get bread crumb quests and they will count. But I leveled there a bit and then decided to go back and get Loremaster over a year later. Terrible! XD