In a previous Shadowlands beta post, I talked about how the endgame of Shadowlands, in beta and in a prior build, at least, was pushing a new… Read more “The Shadowlands Endgame Becomes Clearer – Covenant Quests, Callings, and Weekly Caches”
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Torghast in Beta – It’s Really Good, Actually?
I’ve been talking a lot for the past few days about things in the World of Warcraft Shadowlands beta that irk me. Whether it is the meandering,… Read more “Torghast in Beta – It’s Really Good, Actually?”
Shadowlands From a Lore Perspective: Some Troubling Signs
To start with, the first half of this post will be spoiler free, and there will be a clear point of warning when I switch to start… Read more “Shadowlands From a Lore Perspective: Some Troubling Signs”
Shadowlands Beta Dungeon Impressions – 5/8 Dungeons Complete
One thing I tend to enjoy a lot at the beginning of an expansion lately and then fall out of over the course of an expansion, dungeon… Read more “Shadowlands Beta Dungeon Impressions – 5/8 Dungeons Complete”
Sidenote: Is Intel Manufacturing In Trouble?
Something that has been interesting about the last handful of years in PC technology has been watching AMD claw back a steady and growing footing in the… Read more “Sidenote: Is Intel Manufacturing In Trouble?”
On Second Look – A Closer View of The Maw
Last week, I was fairly positive on the Shadowlands beta save for one important piece of content – I was absolutely unhappy with the state of the… Read more “On Second Look – A Closer View of The Maw”
On Starting Experiences – Addendum 3 of 2 -Why Is There an “Endgame” Anyways?
Before I resume the pile-on of Shadowlands beta info, I wanted to get out two additional posts about starting and level-up experiences in MMOs. One comment in… Read more “On Starting Experiences – Addendum 3 of 2 -Why Is There an “Endgame” Anyways?”
Weekly Hype Train Week of 7/22/2020! The One With All The Shadowlands Beta Stuff
Another week and boy are there things to be excited about! While I’ve called out one specific topic in the title, there was some good news this… Read more “Weekly Hype Train Week of 7/22/2020! The One With All The Shadowlands Beta Stuff”
On Balance and Choice – The Difficulty of WoW’s Legacy Systems
My post yesterday sparked a lot of great discussion about Blizzard and balancing that I think are worth looking at in detail and via comparison to other… Read more “On Balance and Choice – The Difficulty of WoW’s Legacy Systems”
The Paradox of Choice: On Covenant Abilities and Community Reactions
One of the more broadly contentious aspects of the Shadowlands design paradigm is the use of Covenant abilities. Rather than building a spec-based system like Legion Artifacts,… Read more “The Paradox of Choice: On Covenant Abilities and Community Reactions”
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