The Queue: Tormented
by Cory Taylor on December 15, 2025 at 1:00pm @CoryjTaylor
After a couple of seasons off, I’m back in Diablo-land. There have been a couple of system changes since the last time I played. Things are mostly how I remember them, but also some things are different, and I’m not sure how I feel about the new defensive stat allocation. As always, defensive stats feel the least fun to actually chase after — I just wanna blow demons up faster, don’t make me protect myself at the same time!
I’m still not sure how I’m going to build my Spiritborn this time around; that’s a problem for later. I’ve never done the crazy always be evading build, but also I’m not playing with a mouse wheel, and I don’t want to do weird evade cooldown math. My other options seem to be big Gorilla fun times or lots of exploding lightning feathers.
While I try and choose between a giant eagle and a giant gorilla, it’s time for — The Queue!
Tavern Watch Plays Brindlewood Bay, episode 1: A night at the whaling museum
by Elizabeth Harper on December 15, 2025 at 11:00am @faience
Blizzard Watch Weekly: It’s all about Mephisto
by Elizabeth Harper on December 15, 2025 at 9:00am @faience
Diablo 4 Season 11 is now live with Paladins (and lots of Lesser Evils for them to fight)
by Liz Patt on December 12, 2025 at 3:00pm @lizexmachina
The Queue: The real winner at the Game Awards may have been Battlefield 6
by Christian Thoma on December 12, 2025 at 1:00pm @Kalcheus
Ok the title is a joke, because as expected Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 absolutely cleaned up at the Game Awards last night taking home Game of the Year and eight other trophies. The one trophy it didn’t take home though? Best Audio Design, which went to Battlefield 6. It’s kind of an odd exclusion because E33 won Best Score and Music, so I’m really curious what Battlefield 6 was able to do in their audio that earned them the reward. I mean not curious enough to actually play it, but still.
So while I mentally recover from all the times I saw “2027” in the show, let’s answer some questions starting with a couple about wood!
Blizzard Watch Podcast: Lumber is terrible, and more Player Housing news
by Anna Bell on December 12, 2025 at 11:00am @liopleurodonic
Get around faster in Player Housing by visiting your friends
by Liz Patt on December 12, 2025 at 9:00am @lizexmachina
Lord of Hatred is the next Diablo 4 expansion, with a release date of April 28, 2026
by Liz Patt on December 11, 2025 at 11:33pm @lizexmachina
Play the Paladin, Diablo 4’s newest class, in Season 11 with pre-purchase of the Lord of Hatred expansion
by Liz Patt on December 11, 2025 at 9:00pm @lizexmachina



