Deep breath in, folks. This post is going to start off with wrestling. This last Saturday was All Elite Wrestling’s Full Gear PPV, an even which saw… Read more “The Nature of Story Arcs in MMOs And Why WoW Needs Them”
Tag: lore
Patch 9.1.5, The Investor Call Timing, and That VentureBeat Interview
WoW is in an interesting time right now, to say the least. We all already know that, and much digital and real ink has been spilled over… Read more “Patch 9.1.5, The Investor Call Timing, and That VentureBeat Interview”
What If: Could Endwalker Have A Mediocre Transitional Storyline?
I want to start this post off with a huge, giant disclaimer up top – personally, I think Endwalker is going to be great from a storytelling… Read more “What If: Could Endwalker Have A Mediocre Transitional Storyline?”
Post Number 666 – Exploring My Favorite Villains
This post (provided I publish it and don’t throw it in the drafts folder to die) will mark a fun milestone in this blog – the six… Read more “Post Number 666 – Exploring My Favorite Villains”
A Spoilerriffic Look At What The Core Premise of Endwalker Means
(Spoiler alert – there’s a lot of FFXIV spoilers in this post, just in general but specifically for Shadowbringers as a whole and the full patch cycle… Read more “A Spoilerriffic Look At What The Core Premise of Endwalker Means”
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”
My Incomplete List Of Loose Plot Threads I Want To See In Endwalker
(Spoiler alert – all kinds of FFXIV spoilers for content from 1.0 through to 5.55 are here, and speculation on the Endwalker trailer and details we have… Read more “My Incomplete List Of Loose Plot Threads I Want To See In Endwalker”
The Nature of “Retcons” And The Way World of Warcraft Tells Stories
Warning – this post has spoilers for the post-Sanctum raid cinematic in WoW, some light discussion of Grimoire of the Shadowlands, and some spoilers for Final Fantasy… Read more “The Nature of “Retcons” And The Way World of Warcraft Tells Stories”
The Journey Towards Redemption Becomes Ever Clearer – Sylvanas and Her Fable
This week, Wowhead had an interesting post about the contents of a new WoW book – Folks & Fairytales. The book is interesting in that much like… Read more “The Journey Towards Redemption Becomes Ever Clearer – Sylvanas and Her Fable”
A Much Friendlier WoW Lore Post – The Actually-Good Execution of Jaina’s Post-Wrath of the Lich King Story Arc
The last time I wrote here, it was a long, ranty affair about how Sylvanas Windrunner’s character arc in World of Warcraft is…not great! Stylistically, I’m not… Read more “A Much Friendlier WoW Lore Post – The Actually-Good Execution of Jaina’s Post-Wrath of the Lich King Story Arc”
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