dungeon – Kaylriene

Patch 9.2 Preview Is Tomorrow, So Here’s Some Theories on Content

A somewhat surprising announcement was made by the WoW team today – see you tomorrow for a patch 9.2 preview video! Since I put some time in… Read more “Patch 9.2 Preview Is Tomorrow, So Here’s Some Theories on Content”

My last post was also sort of on this topic, but I tried to stay a bit away from healing design and instead wanted to talk about… Read more “Some Analysis of Endwalker Healing Gameplay Based on the Leaked Tooltips”

Healing priest was the first main character I had in WoW. I was account sharing with my friends/roommates trying to find a groove. Warrior didn’t fit. Mage… Read more “A Random Collection of Holy Priest Thoughts”

It is rare that combat design choices made in FFXIV are integrated into WoW. In the current lifespan of both games, FFXIV has largely taken a lead… Read more “Final Fantasy XIV’s Damage Meta And How It May Influence World of Warcraft”

I had an idea – and how long it lasts, well, we’ll see. Rather than tucking in anecdotes and thoughts about Mythic Plus into all my posts… Read more “The Weekly Scuff – First Week of Season 2, First Part of Week 2”

It’s been a little over a week since the launch of patch 9.1, 3 and a half-days since Shadowlands Season 2 began, and just over a week… Read more “Patch 9.1 and Shadowlands Season 2 – My First Impressions”

If you ask a lot of lapsed WoW players (or current Classic players) to detail the moment at which they sort of fell out of WoW, you… Read more “A Match Made In…Well, Somewhere: Matchmaking Systems and Social Breakdown in MMOs”

Over the last 5 years or so, a new mode of play has created an additional pillar in World of Warcraft’s endgame content – Mythic Plus (or… Read more “The State of Mythic Plus Dungeons, Part 1/3: Their History and Current Implementation”

This week is going to be a pretty big week for me and people like me, because after a few months of sort of slow going, things… Read more “A Big Week For the Mainstream MMO – Some Thoughts on WoW Patch 9.1 PTR and Final Fantasy XIV Patch 5.5 Part 1”

While World of Warcraft: Shadowlands has been a success overall, there are definitely challenges that Blizzard faces with player perception of various gameplay modes, systems, and the… Read more “WoW Predictions Pre-Blizzconline Part 2 – The Gameplay Changes To Come in Patch 9.1”