It was barely 12 hours ago now that I wrote a fairly scathing rant about the Sepulcher of the First Ones’ first raid cinematic, after the defeat… Read more “Some Other Viewpoints On The Anduin Raid Finale”
Tag: story
You Don’t Have To Write Yourself Into A Corner, You Know?
Admittedly, I was actually kind of excited for the first hidden patch 9.2 cinematic, in a weird way. I came prepared for today to be sort of… Read more “You Don’t Have To Write Yourself Into A Corner, You Know?”
Sylvanas, The Afrasiabi Sabotage, and What It Means For The Story Of Warcraft
If you’ve been on WoW Twitter at all lately, a story that has been damn-near impossible to avoid is that of how Alex Afrasiabi might have “sabotaged”… Read more “Sylvanas, The Afrasiabi Sabotage, and What It Means For The Story Of Warcraft”
The Power of Clear Motivation – Why I Dislike The Story of Sylvanas Windrunner
Something I’ve thought about a lot, especially after some interesting comments from Shintar on a recent post, is the story of Sylvanas Windrunner. I’ve spilled a lot… Read more “The Power of Clear Motivation – Why I Dislike The Story of Sylvanas Windrunner”
The Spoiler-Laden Review of Endwalker
I’ve done four drafts of this post, trying to make a clear, concise outline to why Endwalker blew my mind. Endwalker as a story is a piece… Read more “The Spoiler-Laden Review of Endwalker”
The First Day of Endwalker An Almost-Entirely Spoiler-Free Discussion
Yesterday was the first day of Square-Enix’s biggest MMO launch, the 4th Final Fantasy XIV expansion, Endwalker. Going into launch day for Early Access, we already knew… Read more “The First Day of Endwalker An Almost-Entirely Spoiler-Free Discussion”
Some Endwalker Thoughts On What Would Have Originally Been 6.0 Maintenance Day
(A Quick Heads-Up: there are some story spoilers that include content through the end of Shadowbringers in this post.) In a better world, today would be the… Read more “Some Endwalker Thoughts On What Would Have Originally Been 6.0 Maintenance Day”
The Nature of Story Arcs in MMOs And Why WoW Needs Them
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”
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”
The Woes of The Sanctum of Domination Raid Storyline and What It Means for Patch 9.2
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”
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