This month’s interviewee is Finalflame, a member of the mythic raid team. Final has been gaming since the original GameBoy, and he joined World of Warcraft in January of 2009 — which is when he came to use his current handle. Final’s favourite things to do are charity events (including gaming), speedrunning games, and reading (when he has the time).

Final does not have any pets. While this is an unforgivable sin, his roommates have a cat that is obsessed with him, so obviously he’s worthy. I almost tarred and feathered him when he said no, but fortunately for him it’s quite cold in Canada in the winter and the tar was badly congealed and ineffective. Lucky.

Occupying Eastern NY, Final is still unaccustomed to the area he resides in because COVID lockdowns. I asked him if there were any cool factoids about the area, and he didn’t know, so I googled it and I guess they’re known for transportation. I’m a little disappointed Eastern NY couldn’t be known for anything cooler, but then again we can’t all be as cool as Canada is. (Literally and figuratively.) We have maple syrup and legal weed. Name one other thing you couldn’t live without that we don’t have, I dare you.

Final’s favourite thing to do in WoW is mythic raiding. He loves to get bosses down for the first time and finds that very satisfying. Plus, I guess his team is kind of cool or whatever. When he’s gaming and he wants a snack or a drink, he loads up his Monster IV and he’s good to go. Just kidding… he drinks water and eats salads. I guess he doesn’t know that lettuce and salads often contain listeria. You know what doesn’t contain listeria? Cake. I’m just saying.

His least favourite WoW NPC is Khadgar. (I know, who could hate that silver fox?) He’s just sick of seeing him. Well, Khadgar is sick of you, too, Final. He told me. He took a break between Warlords and BFA, and got sucked back in for Dragonflight and really enjoyed that expansion. He prefers cat-adjacent pets and still has his first pet from 2009, “First Flame”. I sense a theme.

When asked what he would want next in the game, Final thought player housing seemed like a logical next step. (And it turns out, it’s coming. We had this interview before we knew it was coming!) He does look forward to cross faction stuff being fixed, but thinks that Blizzard has largely done a good job and looks forward to what they come up with next. He loves challenge modes in particular.

Thanks for hanging out, Final!