When the beta for Shadowlands started, with me in the first wave of invites, one of the first things I had a strongly negative opinion of was… Read more “The Maw – A Pre-9.1 Design Analysis and My Review”
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The Highlights, Midlights, and Low Lights of the Early Patch 9.1 Datamining and PTR Play
I was so determined that FFXIV was going to get my attention today, and yet, I haven’t logged in yet and I’m fiending for 9.1 so much… Read more “The Highlights, Midlights, and Low Lights of the Early Patch 9.1 Datamining and PTR Play”
Sidenote: My Twitch Livestreaming Setup Part 2: The Software and Settings
In my last Sidenote post, I discussed the hardware I use for livestreaming to Twitch, and made some alternative recommendations to cut cost from the silliness I… Read more “Sidenote: My Twitch Livestreaming Setup Part 2: The Software and Settings”
The Social Impact of Patch 9.1’s Delay
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”
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”
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