patch 9.1 – Kaylriene

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”

Yesterday, I put up a review of the raid from 9.1, the Sanctum of Domination, WoW’s 27th raid tier. I skipped one vital bit however, and that… Read more “The Woes of The Sanctum of Domination Raid Storyline and What It Means for Patch 9.2”

For a lot of people, the reality of World of Warcraft is pretty bleak right now – a likely 5 more months of this damned raid. But… Read more “Sanctum of Domination In Review”

Sire Denathrius in Castle Nathria was a boss with some interesting breakpoints in his fight. Phase 1 demanded perfect execution against simple mechanics, but a part of… Read more “The Pace of a Boss Fight – Why Sylvanas Is An Awful Fight Design”

Healing priest was the first main character I had in WoW. I was account sharing with my friends/roommates trying to find a groove. Warrior didn’t fit. Mage… Read more “A Random Collection of Holy Priest Thoughts”

Video games are art. Rest in peace Roger Ebert, but you were wrong on this one. I want to talk about the changes coming for WoW in… Read more “Art, Friction, And Reward – Talking About The Big WoW 9.1.5 Changes”

Early in the raid tier, my thoughts on Sanctum of Domination were a little scatter-shot. I’d been pugging it and doing things very inconsistently – a boss… Read more “Sanctum of Domination – 9/10 Heroic, Some Thoughts”

The Shards of Domination system is a damn-near perfect microcosm of the kind of problems that modern Blizzard has with game design. That is what makes them… Read more “The Shards of Domination – A System-Solution to a Blizzard-Made Problem”

It’s been nearly two months of patch 9.1 in WoW now. One of the big, marquee features of Shadowlands was Torghast – this attempt at bringing a… Read more “Revisiting Torghast 2.0 – The Good, The Bad, The Ugly”

This part of the expansion cycle for World of Warcraft is normally among the most exciting. Without future content announced and normally with some new, recognizable content… Read more “What Is The Future of Shadowlands? An Analytical Post”