The interesting thing about World of Warcraft is how the little things about the game don’t bother you when you’re in the trenches. Two weeks ago, I… Read more “Two Weeks Clean – Thoughts On 14 WoW-Free Days”
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A Story Is About Characters – Looking At The Biggest Failing of Shadowlands Narratively
World of Warcraft’s focus on story over lore, on character-driven drama over worldbuilding, has never been more conflicted than it is in Shadowlands. Shadowlands is presented as… Read more “A Story Is About Characters – Looking At The Biggest Failing of Shadowlands Narratively”
The Chains of Domination Story Thus Far, And The Lens of the News
This is a post that I wanted to let percolate for a bit after the news of the California DFEH lawsuit against Activision Blizzard broke, although I… Read more “The Chains of Domination Story Thus Far, And The Lens of the News”
Torghast In 9.1 – A Towering Issue
So, let’s talk Torghast. I’ve been teasing this post for what, two weeks now? Obviously…some things got in the way, and then I went to live in… Read more “Torghast In 9.1 – A Towering Issue”
Patch 9.1 and Shadowlands Season 2 – My First Impressions
It’s been a little over a week since the launch of patch 9.1, 3 and a half-days since Shadowlands Season 2 began, and just over a week… Read more “Patch 9.1 and Shadowlands Season 2 – My First Impressions”
A Lightning Round of 9.1 Last Minute Data – Legendary Sockets, Mythic Plus Loot, and Dungeon Tuning
In this post, I wanted to do a quick rundown of some interesting changes made last-minute on the patch 9.1 PTR (or, in some cases, not on… Read more “A Lightning Round of 9.1 Last Minute Data – Legendary Sockets, Mythic Plus Loot, and Dungeon Tuning”
The Trepidation of Patch 9.1 – Mostly a Rant About Shards of Domination
We are now less than a week out from patch 9.1 for World of Warcraft: Shadowlands. The patch is in an interesting state that reflects the nature… Read more “The Trepidation of Patch 9.1 – Mostly a Rant About Shards of Domination”
Chains of Domination Dated, But Is It Too Late?
June 29th in the US. Hooray! Blizzard, surely tormented by nearly every major content creator that plays their game talking about Final Fantasy XIV (okay, not really)… Read more “Chains of Domination Dated, But Is It Too Late?”
The Torghast Changes of 9.1 – Or, Blizzard Doesn’t Know How To Give Us What We Want
Torghast has a checkered history in its already-short existence of being highly polarizing and controversial. To some players, it is a decent-enough roguelike that has some fun… Read more “The Torghast Changes of 9.1 – Or, Blizzard Doesn’t Know How To Give Us What We Want”
The Long-Form Storytelling of World of Warcraft and Where it Fails – My Definitive Sylvanas Redemption Rant
WoW is trying to be a lot of things to a lot of people at this point in time. It wants to remain the pre-eminent PvE MMO,… Read more “The Long-Form Storytelling of World of Warcraft and Where it Fails – My Definitive Sylvanas Redemption Rant”