The story of original WoW is not defined by quest text or voiceover, but rather as a journey through a new place and a struggle to find… Read more “From Commoner to Conquerer – The Narrative Arc of the Player In WoW and What Can Change”
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The Lore Train Wreck of WoW – Untangling In-Game, Digital Supplemental, and Outside Novels Into Something Resembling a (Maybe?) Complete Whole
Okay, so it is time for me to come clean. I write about lore…a lot. I like the overall idea of lore in an MMO. Generally, establishing… Read more “The Lore Train Wreck of WoW – Untangling In-Game, Digital Supplemental, and Outside Novels Into Something Resembling a (Maybe?) Complete Whole”
Antorus Week 1 – Impressions – Video
Antorus is out! I did 7/11 bosses on Normal, and it was an interesting experience. Let’s chat about that!
Storytime – How I Started Tanking – Video
To go with my Tanxiety videos, I thought it would be fun to talk freeform about starting tanking, and how it took me almost 10 years to… Read more “Storytime – How I Started Tanking – Video”
Legion PvP – Video
A new video this weekend, discussing some of the topics I addressed in my Legion PvP post earlier last week!
The Narrative Arc of Blizzard Storytelling, Or How I Think We Are Going to Be The Enemy of Battle For Azeroth (At Least Up Front)
Blizzard storytelling has one trope it falls on harder than many others – the narrative arc of a good hero falling to darkness before being redeemed. It… Read more “The Narrative Arc of Blizzard Storytelling, Or How I Think We Are Going to Be The Enemy of Battle For Azeroth (At Least Up Front)”
Healing In Legion and Beyond – Video Crosspost
This video is about my original love in WoW – healing! Legion healing has been weird, but ultimately interesting and I think headed in a better direction.… Read more “Healing In Legion and Beyond – Video Crosspost”
The Incredible Item Inflation Of Legion
This one went up yesterday, but in it I discuss a topic I’ve written about in the past but enjoy discussing. Item inflation in Legion has been… Read more “The Incredible Item Inflation Of Legion”
The Big Misdirect of Battle for Azeroth – How, Just Maybe, We Were Right This Whole Time
The game of World of Warcraft is about to go in a lot of interesting directions. But not ones we expected. While speculation was wild, unchecked, and… Read more “The Big Misdirect of Battle for Azeroth – How, Just Maybe, We Were Right This Whole Time”
Getting Over Tanxiety – A New Video Series Emerges!
This series is an effort to approach something near and dear to me – how the fun gameplay of tanking can often be ruined by the… Read more “Getting Over Tanxiety – A New Video Series Emerges!”
