When reflecting on the announcement of World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, something jumped out at me. Broadly speaking, I think you can bucket modern WoW expansions into two… Read more “Systems Versus Lore – The Core Conflict of Expansion Design”
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Shadowlands – Can Blizzard Deliver?
Before I dive into my analysis of what was actually announced (because you’ve probably read the core features list a few times now from various other bloggers… Read more “Shadowlands – Can Blizzard Deliver?”
It’s Blizzcon Eve and I Still Don’t Know What They’ll Announce – Why That Is Good (A Spoiler-Light Post)
Today, I’m back in the States, in Anaheim, Blizzcon wristband key on and ready! Yet, something strange and interesting – I still don’t fully know what Blizzard… Read more “It’s Blizzcon Eve and I Still Don’t Know What They’ll Announce – Why That Is Good (A Spoiler-Light Post)”
WoW 9.0 Specific Leaks – An Analysis
Today, I saw two more interesting leaks pertaining specifically to WoW’s future as will be announced at Blizzcon. Now, the obvious – leak is used loosely because… Read more “WoW 9.0 Specific Leaks – An Analysis”
On The Nature Of Datamining – Could PTR Files Lead Us Astray?
An interesting question that popped up in my head after my last post, and something that I think deserves mentioning – Blizzard knows how to use PTR… Read more “On The Nature Of Datamining – Could PTR Files Lead Us Astray?”
The 8.3 Datamining That Completely and Totally Tells Us What 9.0 Is – A Spoiler-Heavy Look (Also A Few Paragraphs About That Blizzard Issue At The Bottom)
Things just got A LOT more interesting for WoW. New datamining from Wowhead today revealed a big batch of new data that seems to lead us towards… Read more “The 8.3 Datamining That Completely and Totally Tells Us What 9.0 Is – A Spoiler-Heavy Look (Also A Few Paragraphs About That Blizzard Issue At The Bottom)”
The Hands-On Impression of PTR 8.3 – A Lot of Horrific Visions Impressions
Yesterday, I was home off-work for the day and so when news of the PTR broke, I did the sensible thing and immediately downloaded it and put… Read more “The Hands-On Impression of PTR 8.3 – A Lot of Horrific Visions Impressions”
The Passion of Blizzard
Scott Andrews at Blizzard Watch had an interesting piece up this week that really got me thinking about another aspect of Blizzard that is often overlooked in… Read more “The Passion of Blizzard”
Classic, Retail, Outrage Merchants, and The Illusion of Meaning
“If nothing is meaningful, then you are free to self-direct.” There it is, the words for the thing I’ve felt about World of Warcraft Classic since the… Read more “Classic, Retail, Outrage Merchants, and The Illusion of Meaning”
Speculation About the Style of the Shadowlands
Going into Blizzcon season, we have a clear winner among the “leaks” that is at least worth speculating about further. Of all the various settings and stories… Read more “Speculation About the Style of the Shadowlands”