Today the pre-orders for the next WoW expansion went up, with a bold declaration – that the expansion will be launched and running by December 31st, 2022.… Read more “World of Warcraft Dragonflight Is Launching This Year (Question Mark)”
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The Shadowlands Delay and a Hopeful Trend for Blizzard
Two years ago, we were all sort of coming to terms with what Battle for Azeroth was. It was a rough expansion launch, starting with a divisive… Read more “The Shadowlands Delay and a Hopeful Trend for Blizzard”
World of Warcraft, Content “Noise,” and the Endgame of Shadowlands
Recently, I rewatched FoldingIdea’s excellent video on the allure of WoW Classic through the eyes of someone who played the original release, plays the live retail game,… Read more “World of Warcraft, Content “Noise,” and the Endgame of Shadowlands”
Blizzard’s Announcement of Covenant Changes And The Essence Of Time
There are, as I type this, 30 days and change until the global release of the Shadowlands expansion. This is important not just a context setting for… Read more “Blizzard’s Announcement of Covenant Changes And The Essence Of Time”
Don’t Play Telephone – A Discussion About Discussions About Shadowlands
One of the WoW bloggers I’ve followed the longest in Matt Low, aka Matticus. I’ve followed him from WoW Insider/WoW.com/Blizzard Watch through to his own site, maintained… Read more “Don’t Play Telephone – A Discussion About Discussions About Shadowlands”
The Paradox of Choice: On Covenant Abilities and Community Reactions
One of the more broadly contentious aspects of the Shadowlands design paradigm is the use of Covenant abilities. Rather than building a spec-based system like Legion Artifacts,… Read more “The Paradox of Choice: On Covenant Abilities and Community Reactions”
Shadowlands Beta – My Hypothesis About Endgame World Content
(Editor’s Note: This is a spoiler-free post, although if you try to read chat logs in screenshots, there might be some names or dialogue there! Also, this… Read more “Shadowlands Beta – My Hypothesis About Endgame World Content”
Shadowlands Beta Day 2 Recap – The One Where The Servers Went Offline As I Fought My First Torghast Boss
Day 2 of Shadowlands beta was less overall eventful, but I decided to spend the day playing on my level 60 premade. I had a list of… Read more “Shadowlands Beta Day 2 Recap – The One Where The Servers Went Offline As I Fought My First Torghast Boss”
Attempted Spoiler Free Post – My Leveling Experience in Shadowlands Beta Part 1: Bastion and the Introductory Experience
Literally right as I finished my hype train post that went up…yesterday, now, I mentioned I hadn’t gotten into the Shadowlands Beta but that invites seemingly hadn’t… Read more “Attempted Spoiler Free Post – My Leveling Experience in Shadowlands Beta Part 1: Bastion and the Introductory Experience”
Post Shadowlands Livestream Blog – More Questions Remain, Some Good Answers
So what I thought was the safest prediction in the world turned out to be…not so much! We do not have a release date for the expansion!… Read more “Post Shadowlands Livestream Blog – More Questions Remain, Some Good Answers”
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