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”
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Strong Core, Weak Fluff – The Real Weakness of Modern World of Warcraft
No way to kick off a week like a huge analytical post! In WoW discourse for the last 5+ years, there’s something of a theme, and I’ve… Read more “Strong Core, Weak Fluff – The Real Weakness of Modern World of Warcraft”
Two Weeks Clean – Thoughts On 14 WoW-Free Days
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”
The Maw – A Pre-9.1 Design Analysis and My Review
When the beta for Shadowlands started, with me in the first wave of invites, one of the first things I had a strongly negative opinion of was… Read more “The Maw – A Pre-9.1 Design Analysis and My Review”
The Highlights, Midlights, and Low Lights of the Early Patch 9.1 Datamining and PTR Play
I was so determined that FFXIV was going to get my attention today, and yet, I haven’t logged in yet and I’m fiending for 9.1 so much… Read more “The Highlights, Midlights, and Low Lights of the Early Patch 9.1 Datamining and PTR Play”
I Did It for the Numbers: Thoughts On Switching Covenants
Yesterday, I did a thing that was maybe less than ideal. After a lot of reading (and doing my last covenant weeklies as Kyrian), I pulled the… Read more “I Did It for the Numbers: Thoughts On Switching Covenants”
WoW Predictions Pre-Blizzconline Part 2 – The Gameplay Changes To Come in Patch 9.1
While World of Warcraft: Shadowlands has been a success overall, there are definitely challenges that Blizzard faces with player perception of various gameplay modes, systems, and the… Read more “WoW Predictions Pre-Blizzconline Part 2 – The Gameplay Changes To Come in Patch 9.1”
Surprise! It’s A Systems Patch! Shadowlands Patch 9.0.5
Interesting, surprising news. Last week, Wowhead showed a CDN update for WoW’s patch version indicating a patch 9.0.5 was in the works. Whatever, surely an error, I… Read more “Surprise! It’s A Systems Patch! Shadowlands Patch 9.0.5”
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”
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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