A theme of sorts has been building in my mind and in my recent posts, as of late. Basically, the core of it is this – Battle… Read more “The Irony of Desire – How Giving Us What We Wanted Made WoW Worse”
Category: Blog
Azerite in Rise of Azshara – The Fix Is In (Sorta)
So my last post was kind of a downer, and admittedly, it maps to how I have been feeling about the game lately. But, with that sentiment… Read more “Azerite in Rise of Azshara – The Fix Is In (Sorta)”
Early Patch 8.1 Impressions – High-Performance Boredom
This game is kind of bad, right now. I feel a need to just say that, first, because for all the hope we had pinned on 8.1,… Read more “Early Patch 8.1 Impressions – High-Performance Boredom”
Tides of Vengeance – Does It Fix WoW?
Patch 8.1, Tides of Vengeance, comes out tomorrow, and the large question, the elephant in the room, is as follows: “does this save the game?” As extreme… Read more “Tides of Vengeance – Does It Fix WoW?”
Seal of Fate Episode 2 – 12.4.2018 – 8.1 Previews
This week, Blizzard has some more 8.1 previews, a baffling nerf to Algalon, a less baffling nerf to Grevious, and more!
Blizzard In The Present – The Creeping Influence Of Activision?
For this week’s posts, I’d like to take a deeper look at Blizzard itself, including some recent news about the company structure and how things are being… Read more “Blizzard In The Present – The Creeping Influence Of Activision?”
Seal of Fate Episode 1 – A New Mini-Podcast about WoW!
For something different to do, I thought it would be fun to recap all the WoW news each week in a rapid-fire format in under 10 minutes,… Read more “Seal of Fate Episode 1 – A New Mini-Podcast about WoW!”
A Mini-Vacation From WoW – How I Started Playing Guild Wars 2 (Again)
So, here’s a fun bit of me-history I don’t think I’ve ever shared – Guild Wars was the first MMO I ever owned. Not WoW, no Final… Read more “A Mini-Vacation From WoW – How I Started Playing Guild Wars 2 (Again)”
When Story Doesn’t Fit – The Awkward Transition to Lore-Focused Gameplay in WoW
We all remember the murder-hobo era of WoW. Once upon a time, the game focused on our player character as the sole lore character POV. All things… Read more “When Story Doesn’t Fit – The Awkward Transition to Lore-Focused Gameplay in WoW”
The Coming Lore of Battle for Azeroth and The Evolving Nature of the Story
So, of all the things I wanted to write post-Blizzcon, this is the one I will go deepest on (well, maybe also my Blizzard tour, a post… Read more “The Coming Lore of Battle for Azeroth and The Evolving Nature of the Story”