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”
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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”
Shadowlands Beta – My Hypothesis About Endgame World Content
(Editor’s Note: This is a spoiler-free post, although if you try to read chat logs in screenshots, there might be some names or dialogue there! Also, this… Read more “Shadowlands Beta – My Hypothesis About Endgame World Content”
Shadowlands Beta Day 2 Recap – The One Where The Servers Went Offline As I Fought My First Torghast Boss
Day 2 of Shadowlands beta was less overall eventful, but I decided to spend the day playing on my level 60 premade. I had a list of… Read more “Shadowlands Beta Day 2 Recap – The One Where The Servers Went Offline As I Fought My First Torghast Boss”
Attempted Spoiler Free Post – My Leveling Experience in Shadowlands Beta Part 1: Bastion and the Introductory Experience
Literally right as I finished my hype train post that went up…yesterday, now, I mentioned I hadn’t gotten into the Shadowlands Beta but that invites seemingly hadn’t… Read more “Attempted Spoiler Free Post – My Leveling Experience in Shadowlands Beta Part 1: Bastion and the Introductory Experience”
