The other day, I read something that interested me at Wowhead. The gist is pretty easy to get to – a player got a Corrupted item in… Read more “What If – Old Gear Bonus Systems Were In Play While Leveling In Old Content?”
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World of Warcraft Patch 9.01 – Shadowlands Pre-Patch and the Value of Rewards
Another major MMO patch launched – arguably larger than the FFXIV patch I detailed in my last post. With patch 9.01, Shadowlands is now, in some ways,… Read more “World of Warcraft Patch 9.01 – Shadowlands Pre-Patch and the Value of Rewards”
I Quit Battle for Azeroth, and Here’s Why
For about a year now, I’ve been fighting something of a feeling in World of Warcraft. For 10 years, I’ve been a part of a raiding guild… Read more “I Quit Battle for Azeroth, and Here’s Why”
A Battle of Perspective – Why Mainstream WoW Content Fits A Groove
I’m writing the draft of this post one day into my announced hiatus, but holding off on publishing, which feels weird! Something that has rattled my braincage… Read more “A Battle of Perspective – Why Mainstream WoW Content Fits A Groove”
Passive Damage and Its Negative Gameplay Impact
Most of us play games to interact with the mechanics of said game in a meaningful, substantial way. When a game removes layers of interaction, it can… Read more “Passive Damage and Its Negative Gameplay Impact”
Shadowlands Wish List Part 2: The Gameplay
This month, I started a Shadowlands wishlist series by discussing high-level story wishes I have for WoW in 2020 and beyond, but this is the post I… Read more “Shadowlands Wish List Part 2: The Gameplay”
Finding The Fun – My Surprising Engagement With Patch 8.3
In my recent month in review post, I indicated that I had actually spent a majority of my January 2020 gametime engaged with World of Warcraft and… Read more “Finding The Fun – My Surprising Engagement With Patch 8.3”
Shadowlands Wishlist Part 1: The Story
Since I’m on a roll with series posts this week (and I have a wrestling post coming later today to break that up!) I figured I’d start… Read more “Shadowlands Wishlist Part 1: The Story”
Battle for Azeroth Review Part 3 – Historical Comparison and Context, Closing Remarks
In the first two parts of this series, we talked about the ways in which I felt Battle for Azeroth fell flat – first from a story… Read more “Battle for Azeroth Review Part 3 – Historical Comparison and Context, Closing Remarks”
Battle for Azeroth Review Part 2 – The Gameplay
(Editor’s Note: This post is a Proustian diversion into huge longform posting. After an editing pass and little tightening up, it still sits at 9,329 words, including… Read more “Battle for Azeroth Review Part 2 – The Gameplay”
