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The Queue: Hey
by
Michael Sacco
on Apr 13th 2013 (1 month ago)
Sup.
sergel92 asked:
Do you think Blizzard will change the size of LFR in future expansions?
Like instead of 25 maybe make it 15 or 20?
It's pretty unlikely. The reason why Raid Finder mode is 25-person only is because it's the ideal ratio of tanks, healers, and DPS compared to who's waiting in the queue. Going to a smaller size means messing with that ratio and affecting queue times. Like it or not, 25 is the best size for everyone right now.
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The Queue: Crack that whip
by
Michael Sacco
on Apr 7th 2013 (1 month ago)
Okay, sure, one more Castlevania music video to round out the weekend.
KvalriSunstrider asked:
Has it ever been explicity stated in lore that the Titanic Watchers or the Dragon Aspects are more powerful than the other? Is an NPC's Level an indication of their power (I mean lore power here, obviously it's an indication of their mechanical power) or of where they fall in the universe's timeline? I know I sometimes try to apply conventional wisdom to WoW where it isn't really applicable, but this has been driving me nuts as I've gotten more and more into the lore.
Unlike old Transformers toy boxes, there's no convenient Power Level Rating for most Azerothian beings. We're not sure who's stronger, or how that strength would even be measured, for that matter.
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The Queue: La hora es tarde
by
Michael Sacco
on Apr 6th 2013 (1 month ago)
I guess I'm doing two Castlevania music videos in a row. Will tomorrow be the hat trick?!
NunoMarce asked:
Is there any criteria Blizzard uses when sending free gameplay weeks for inactive accounts ? I ask because I want to resub my girlfriend's account but I was waiting for the free week so she could play the free seven days plus the month, but so far she never got the email from Blizzard. Should be worth mentioning we both received several free weeks in the past, and I got mine as soon as 5.2 hit. Some friends of mine even got the free week twice! What gives?
Honestly, I couldn't tell you. I'm sure Blizzard has internal criteria for sending out the free weeks -- you could try asking the BlizzardCS Twitter account.
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The Queue: Castlevaniacapella
by
Michael Sacco
on Apr 5th 2013 (1 month ago)
I've been watching all the video game acapella videos this guy made. I love them.
OolongSOE asked:
Wasn't Blizzard going to increase the guild max level to 30 with Mist of Pandaria? Has there been any word if this will actually happen before the last 5.x expansion?
The devs talked about doing this but ultimately backed out, saying they felt it was just updating for updating's sake instead of for a compelling reason. There's been no further indication that the guild level cap will be raised in MoP. We'll see what the next expansion brings.
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The Queue: He doesn't row
by
Michael Sacco
on Mar 31st 2013 (1 month ago)
I finished BioShock Infinite last night and by golly was that a heck of an ending. Highly recommended. Rent it if you can't buy it.
John22 asked:
What is up with new pets dropping from old bosses (Karazan, SSC)? I'm not complaining, but could it be a sign of revamping to come? Heroic Kara? New area discovered? Those scary tombs?
Highly unlikely. Besides a few tweaks to make soloing or small-group play in those raids easier, no changes were made to the other old raids when they added pets to them. Not that I wouldn't love to do heroic Karazhan, mind you.
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The Queue: Apex predator
by
Michael Sacco
on Mar 30th 2013 (1 month ago)
I love this video. What a vicious monster!
drorraz asked:
With the new raiding with leashes pets dropping from SSC bosses, do we get to enter that place solo or do we still have to group for that part?
You can enter any pre-MoP raid without needing a raid group. You've actually been able to for a while!
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The Queue: Sunday Sunday Sunday
by
Michael Sacco
on Mar 24th 2013 (1 month ago)
Prepare to be ANNIHILATED!
Mikk asked:
With the new 5.3 pvp changes and the announcement that resilience will be removed from most items, has there been any indication of what they are going to do with pvp heirlooms? As a recent devote to pvp, I have been working on accumulating all the pvp heirlooms and I would hate to see all that work wasted ... Maybe they will replace the pvp resilience with pvp power on heirlooms? Any info appreciated.
The patch 5.3 PTR patch notes came out before a blog about the PVP changes could be published, so I imagine we'll be hearing a lot about what the changes mean for various types of gear soon (after PAX East).
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The Queue: Part-time model
by
Michael Sacco
on Mar 22nd 2013 (1 month ago)
Let's get in a cab. I'll buy you a kebab!
stingjc asked:
Do I need to have completed any of the Black Prince quests to loot a sha-touched weapon? I still need to collect one more Sigil of Power to get the gem, but Spiritsever hasn't dropped for me yet after ten rolls. Is my RNG really that bad, or do I need to finish The Strength of One's Foes?
Nope, I haven't completed The Strength of One's Foes on my DK and just yesterday got a Shin'ka from the Sha of Fear. You just have rotten luck!
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The Queue: Sundog
by
Michael Sacco
on Mar 17th 2013 (2 months ago)
It's Sundog! Sleep in! Be happy!
DragonBotherer asked:
Speaking of cloud serpents, I wonder what their overall role in Pandaria is? They must also be Titan creations, given that the Engine of Nalak'sha has a starry serpent interface thing, and there are carvings of them in the center of the Titanic "will of the emperor" construct machine, but they seem to be somewhat elemental in nature with the various "Storm" themed ones. Any theories?
Cloud serpents appear to be natural and native to Pandaria, though much like the rest of Azeroth's great serpents, they can be magically infused (or altered). For example, thundering cloud serpents existed before Lei Shen harnessed the titanic energy in the Throne of Thunder. As for Elegon, it's possible that the mogu, who used the Engine of Nalak'Sha for their own purposes, also repurposed the interface (read: elegon) into something familiar -- like a cloud serpent. It's also possible that, like the mogu, the cloud serpents are titanic creations. We won't know until Blizzard says so.
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The Queue: Catbug
by
Michael Sacco
on Mar 16th 2013 (2 months ago)
She said I could have one peanut butter square, but only after they cooled.
Richard6 asked:
Now that there are solo scenarios implemented in the game that seem to work very well, what are the chances we will see a kind of raiding "tutorial" scenario, where you choose your role (tank heal or dps)and undergo challenges that push you to your limits. There could be certain levels like easy, medium, hard, etc. and completing them could give an achievement to let people know you ARE qualified to raid even though you haven't done a particular dungeon. Or make it a pre-requisite to LFR <_<
Proving Grounds, which Zarhym assures us are still on the way, are meant to fill that particular mastering-your-class tutorial role.
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