World of Warcraft’s patch 10.2.7 had this interesting item atop the list of features on the roadmap published back in January – Timerunning: Pandamonium. Pandemonium mispelled to… Read more “Timerunning: Pandamonium is…A Leveling Experiment?!”
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Hopes and Fears for The War Within
We are getting, by most estimates and the timetable provided by Blizzard in the WoW roadmap for 2024, close to The War Within launching in alpha. If… Read more “Hopes and Fears for The War Within”
Hopes and Fears for Dawntrail
PAX East is this weekend, and the Final Fantasy XIV team is going to have a global livestream from the show that will, in all likelihood, include… Read more “Hopes and Fears for Dawntrail”
The Big Secret of Patch 10.2.6 Is Plunderstorm, WoW’s Battle Royale
10.2.6’s big surprise is live as of this week, and…uh, it’s interesting. The lynchpin feature of this new patch is an addition to retail WoW playable by… Read more “The Big Secret of Patch 10.2.6 Is Plunderstorm, WoW’s Battle Royale”
The War Within’s Early Access Controversy
The War Within marks Blizzard’s first time trying something new with the release of a World of Warcraft expansion since they moved to simultaneous global release –… Read more “The War Within’s Early Access Controversy”
The “Two Expansion Rule” and How We Think About Legacy Content in WoW
During the crushing lows of Shadowlands, I listened to a podcast, I want to say, from Blizzard Watch. The hosts were sort of riffing in a weird… Read more “The “Two Expansion Rule” and How We Think About Legacy Content in WoW”
Dragonflight’s 10.2.6 Experiment, WoW’s Hype Cycle, and Patch Tuesday (?)
WoW lives on a cycle of hype that moves between live patch releases and PTR excitement, as datamining slowly nudges out new content well in advance of… Read more “Dragonflight’s 10.2.6 Experiment, WoW’s Hype Cycle, and Patch Tuesday (?)”
Looking Back at Professions in Dragonflight
Dragonflight’s changes to how crafting and gathering work in World of Warcraft are an interesting chnage in how the game views professions. For years, hell around a… Read more “Looking Back at Professions in Dragonflight”
The Games Industry’s Layoff Problem
Recently, Microsoft announced a sweeping layoff, affecting 1,900 employees in the gaming division, including new acquisition employees from Activision-Blizzard. At that point into 2024 already (twenty-five days)… Read more “The Games Industry’s Layoff Problem”
Final Fantasy XIV’s Tokyo Fan Fest and The Trail to Dawn
Tonight marks a big benchmark on the road to the next Final Fantasy XIV expansion, Dawntrail. The last event of the 2023-2024 Fan Fest cycle is in… Read more “Final Fantasy XIV’s Tokyo Fan Fest and The Trail to Dawn”
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