It feels like yesterday that I went to Blizzcon 2005, the first one ever. And last weekend, 14 years later, the tenth one I’ve attended came to… Read more “The Tale of my Tenth Blizzcon – A Report on 2019”
Category: Blog
Datamining and Ruining Surprises
While I was out on vacation, Gnomecore posted something interesting, discussing the relative merits (or lack thereof, in this case) of datamining for World of Warcraft. Since… Read more “Datamining and Ruining Surprises”
Systems Versus Lore – The Core Conflict of Expansion Design
When reflecting on the announcement of World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, something jumped out at me. Broadly speaking, I think you can bucket modern WoW expansions into two… Read more “Systems Versus Lore – The Core Conflict of Expansion Design”
Timing is Everything – Predicting Shadowlands Release
Timing is everything when it comes to maintaining a solid audience. Given this, I felt it necessary to discuss that Blizzard is making an interesting play by… Read more “Timing is Everything – Predicting Shadowlands Release”
Gaming and Good Faith Arguments
I suppose for a lighter post that is game-agnostic (mostly), I should conclude a story I’ve been injecting into multiple posts over the last few months. The… Read more “Gaming and Good Faith Arguments”
Shadowlands – Can Blizzard Deliver?
Before I dive into my analysis of what was actually announced (because you’ve probably read the core features list a few times now from various other bloggers… Read more “Shadowlands – Can Blizzard Deliver?”
A Post-Blizzcon Introspection Post, 2019 Edition
Today is Sunday, November 3rd, 2019. It is the day after Blizzcon 2019, my tenth such event, and my twentieth day away from home on a whirlwind… Read more “A Post-Blizzcon Introspection Post, 2019 Edition”
On The Nature Of Datamining – Could PTR Files Lead Us Astray?
An interesting question that popped up in my head after my last post, and something that I think deserves mentioning – Blizzard knows how to use PTR… Read more “On The Nature Of Datamining – Could PTR Files Lead Us Astray?”
The 8.3 Datamining That Completely and Totally Tells Us What 9.0 Is – A Spoiler-Heavy Look (Also A Few Paragraphs About That Blizzard Issue At The Bottom)
Things just got A LOT more interesting for WoW. New datamining from Wowhead today revealed a big batch of new data that seems to lead us towards… Read more “The 8.3 Datamining That Completely and Totally Tells Us What 9.0 Is – A Spoiler-Heavy Look (Also A Few Paragraphs About That Blizzard Issue At The Bottom)”
The Hands-On Impression of PTR 8.3 – A Lot of Horrific Visions Impressions
Yesterday, I was home off-work for the day and so when news of the PTR broke, I did the sensible thing and immediately downloaded it and put… Read more “The Hands-On Impression of PTR 8.3 – A Lot of Horrific Visions Impressions”
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