Much has already been said, both here and in all other corners of the WoWosphere, about how drastically, awfully, terribly late the upcoming Chains of Domination, patch… Read more “The Social Impact of Patch 9.1’s Delay”
Tag: analysis
A (Hopefully) Short Discussion About Coaching Raiders And What Goes Wrong
I’ve been pretty quiet here lately, for a few reasons. Firstly, talking about WoW is largely rote right now because there just isn’t much new stuff in… Read more “A (Hopefully) Short Discussion About Coaching Raiders And What Goes Wrong”
Don’t Let Perfect Be The Enemy of Good – Some Thoughts on Raid Strategy and Mechanics
Fights in World of Warcraft are finding more, excessively complicated ways to make players respond to bosses outside of simply executing a rotation to some measure of… Read more “Don’t Let Perfect Be The Enemy of Good – Some Thoughts on Raid Strategy and Mechanics”
The Best, Worst, And Middle Cases – What Fate Awaits Shadowlands Patch 9.1?
It has, as of today when I write this (well, start this lol) been 4 full months of World of Warcraft: Shadowlands. We also have gone that… Read more “The Best, Worst, And Middle Cases – What Fate Awaits Shadowlands Patch 9.1?”
How Hard Should An Endboss Be, Anyways? Sire Denathrius Discussion
On normal, inside the halls of Castle Nathria, I proclaimed the raid overall was pretty reasonably tuned, with a couple of wall fights early that made Sire… Read more “How Hard Should An Endboss Be, Anyways? Sire Denathrius Discussion”
When All Anyone Remembers Is The Ending, Make It Good – Looking at AEW Revolution 2021
For most of my adult life, there’s something kind of funny about pop culture and media in general that has emerged as a trend – really bad… Read more “When All Anyone Remembers Is The Ending, Make It Good – Looking at AEW Revolution 2021”
Sidenote: The Early Retail-Sample Review of the Intel Core i7-11700k and Interesting Low Results
Yesterday, I saw something really quite fascinating. Anandtech, one of my formative technology review outlets, had secured Intel’s newest 8-core via an early retail sale and benchmarked… Read more “Sidenote: The Early Retail-Sample Review of the Intel Core i7-11700k and Interesting Low Results”
Standing By For a Journey to Korthia – How Long For Patch 9.1, Anyways?
Blizzconline was a week ago today. While Diablo was the centerpiece of this year, with 3 games proceeding to release including two that are near completion, WoW… Read more “Standing By For a Journey to Korthia – How Long For Patch 9.1, Anyways?”
Diablo II Resurrected – A Shot of Nostalgia Straight In The Arm
There are two titles that are responsible for me becoming a Blizzard fan, and therefore ending up as a World of Warcraft fan. Starcraft was the first… Read more “Diablo II Resurrected – A Shot of Nostalgia Straight In The Arm”
World of Warcraft – Shadowlands 9.1 Interview Roundups and the Q&A
While Blizzcon normally hosts a series of panels, followed by a ton of interviews with press outlets, I kind of didn’t expect there to be a series… Read more “World of Warcraft – Shadowlands 9.1 Interview Roundups and the Q&A”