Endwalker’s maintenance schedule has been announced and confirmed, which means short of a catastrophe in real life on part with the Final Days, Endwalker is release-ready and… Read more “The Final Countdown – Tips for An FFXIV Expansion Launch and What You Can and Should Do Now”
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“Existing In A Shared Space” And Other Thoughts After Shadowlands Hits One Year Old
Shadowlands, the 8th expansion for World of Warcraft, launched 1 year and 1 day ago. It has been a contentious expansion, full of moments where players of… Read more ““Existing In A Shared Space” And Other Thoughts After Shadowlands Hits One Year Old”
A Rant About The Two Legendary Limits in WoW Patch 9.2
When patch 9.2 was announced, a surefire win was two Legendaries. Players have been waiting for a while to be able to finally equip two, after Legion… Read more “A Rant About The Two Legendary Limits in WoW Patch 9.2”
The Nature of Story Arcs in MMOs And Why WoW Needs Them
Deep breath in, folks. This post is going to start off with wrestling. This last Saturday was All Elite Wrestling’s Full Gear PPV, an even which saw… Read more “The Nature of Story Arcs in MMOs And Why WoW Needs Them”
Why I Was Disappointed With the Patch 9.2 Unveiling
On Thursday this last week, Blizzard unveiled the next full content patch for World of Warcraft – patch 9.2 of Shadowlands, Eternity’s End. In this patch comes… Read more “Why I Was Disappointed With the Patch 9.2 Unveiling”
Eternity’s End Announced, What Happens From Here
So the next patch for WoW, 9.2 – Eternity’s End – was just announced via a pre-recorded 11 minute video, which you can watch below if you… Read more “Eternity’s End Announced, What Happens From Here”
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”
The Interesting Duality of Patch 9.1.5 (And That 9.2 CDN)
WoW had a patch last week, you may have heard. This patch is a really interesting case study in what works for drawing players back in, and… Read more “The Interesting Duality of Patch 9.1.5 (And That 9.2 CDN)”
All The Good News From The Endwalker Live Letter 67 (And The One Bad Thing), With Bonus Speculation
Last night was a Producer Live Letter on FFXIV, and going in, most of us thought that it was going to be all sunshine and flowers on… Read more “All The Good News From The Endwalker Live Letter 67 (And The One Bad Thing), With Bonus Speculation”
Faked Slides, Leaks, and Why Speculating About WoW Is Fun
It is my favorite time of the year! Or, well, it would be, if there was a Blizzcon tomorrow and WoW wasn’t gradually slipping further and further… Read more “Faked Slides, Leaks, and Why Speculating About WoW Is Fun”