The word “casual” when used in MMO spaces is a de-pinned hand grenade in most contexts. It rarely gets used productively, it’s very often said insultingly, and… Read more “The Term “Casual,” How I See It In WoW Patch 9.1, And Why I Call Myself One”
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My Journey In World of Warcraft…Continues! (The Conclusion of The Unpleasantness Trilogy)
In what I guess will be the final chapter (for now) of what I am jokingly calling The Unpleasantness Trilogy, I wanted to followup my guild-leaving saga… Read more “My Journey In World of Warcraft…Continues! (The Conclusion of The Unpleasantness Trilogy)”
Talking About Sunk Cost Fallacy, Through My Experience Leaving My Guild
“If I intend on staying in the guild, I cannot just keep going without being more direct about the way I feel about the guild environment and… Read more “Talking About Sunk Cost Fallacy, Through My Experience Leaving My Guild”
I Decided to Stop Raiding – About Managing Expectations and Learning When To Cut Your Losses
(Editor’s Note – I’m writing this as I finish the conclusion of this post, over 8,000 words deep. A few things I need to say before I… Read more “I Decided to Stop Raiding – About Managing Expectations and Learning When To Cut Your Losses”
A Thought Experiment About Progression Raid Teams
I’m back sooner than I expected – I’m probably not writing much through the week, but I wanted to check in and say things are fine but… Read more “A Thought Experiment About Progression Raid Teams”
Analyzing The Burning Crusade Classic Launch Announcements
In my last post, I promised this would be coming, and here it is! The TBC Classic launch announcements, all of them taken together, spell out a… Read more “Analyzing The Burning Crusade Classic Launch Announcements”
The Social Impact of Patch 9.1’s Delay
Much has already been said, both here and in all other corners of the WoWosphere, about how drastically, awfully, terribly late the upcoming Chains of Domination, patch… Read more “The Social Impact of Patch 9.1’s Delay”
The Rush of Excitement of Finally, Mercifully, Killing Heroic Sire Denathrius While Raid Leading
The date was Thursday, March 18th, 2021. With just under 70 pulls on Sire Denathrius, including a very disappointing Wednesday raid spent exclusively pulling and wiping to… Read more “The Rush of Excitement of Finally, Mercifully, Killing Heroic Sire Denathrius While Raid Leading”
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”
I Quit Battle for Azeroth, and Here’s Why
For about a year now, I’ve been fighting something of a feeling in World of Warcraft. For 10 years, I’ve been a part of a raiding guild… Read more “I Quit Battle for Azeroth, and Here’s Why”