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World of Warcraft’s Social Contract And The Reaction

There definitely wasn’t anything else in the news around WoW or Blizzard that was worth discussing this week, right? Okay, okay – that…thing also happened, but I… Read more “World of Warcraft’s Social Contract And The Reaction”

In my post earlier this week on the WoW community, a valid point that was raised is the question of who constitutes the “community” – for the… Read more “Another View On The World of Warcraft Community – The Quietly Playing Majority”

(Editing note: this post is long, and will be the first of a three part series looking at WoW analytically in light of the coming conclusion of… Read more “Is The World of Warcraft Community, Like, Okay?”

The title says it all, really, but let’s go deeper. A common statement made about FFXIV is that PvP in the game might as well not even… Read more “I Think I Like Final Fantasy XIV PvP?”

Let’s start the year off with a bang, shall we? In the WoW community, a common source of contention is the WoW Token. If you’re reading this,… Read more “Hot Take Alert: The WoW Token Is Fine, Probably”

I want to start this post very simply – I really, really enjoy Final Fantasy XIV. I think it is a fantastic MMO and a breath of… Read more “Great Community, By The Way – The Other Side of Toxicity”

After the FFXIV Fan Fest Online this last weekend, I saw a tweet from Taliesin & Evitel that was sort of interesting to me: Now, I’m not… Read more “Final Fantasy XIV, World of Warcraft, and Player Acceptance”

One thing I find fascinating about being primarily a WoW and FFXIV player is that sometimes, it feels like being on the outside looking in. I’ve probably… Read more “Analyzing The MMO Community & Its Relationship With World of Warcraft”

In my last post, I promised this would be coming, and here it is! The TBC Classic launch announcements, all of them taken together, spell out a… Read more “Analyzing The Burning Crusade Classic Launch Announcements”

It’s been a while since I’ve gotten to dive into a post that is both about the game while also being a sort of meta-analysis of the… Read more “The Hot Tea – On Player Feedback, Acceptance or Lack Thereof, and Community”