Last night, I went on a little expedition online. I knew that FFXIV had datamining, but that its role was pretty constrained because the game’s data is… Read more “Why Seek Spoilers – The Effect of Datamining”
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Endwalker in Eighty Days – The Road Ahead
The wait for the next Final Fantasy XIV expansion, Endwalker, is about to get very, very exciting. First and foremost, there are just eighty days remaining before… Read more “Endwalker in Eighty Days – The Road Ahead”
The Shards of Domination – A System-Solution to a Blizzard-Made Problem
The Shards of Domination system is a damn-near perfect microcosm of the kind of problems that modern Blizzard has with game design. That is what makes them… Read more “The Shards of Domination – A System-Solution to a Blizzard-Made Problem”
The Ongoing Activision-Blizzard Lawsuit
It’s been a while since I sat down and wrote a post that was solely about the ongoing ATVI lawsuit from the state of California. Until such… Read more “The Ongoing Activision-Blizzard Lawsuit”
The Good, Great, Really Good News of Patch 9.1.5
Okay, so when I went to bed…this morning, let’s be real, I was expecting to write a very, very different post today. I was gonna talk about… Read more “The Good, Great, Really Good News of Patch 9.1.5”
Revisiting Torghast 2.0 – The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
It’s been nearly two months of patch 9.1 in WoW now. One of the big, marquee features of Shadowlands was Torghast – this attempt at bringing a… Read more “Revisiting Torghast 2.0 – The Good, The Bad, The Ugly”
Strong Core, Weak Fluff – The Real Weakness of Modern World of Warcraft
No way to kick off a week like a huge analytical post! In WoW discourse for the last 5+ years, there’s something of a theme, and I’ve… Read more “Strong Core, Weak Fluff – The Real Weakness of Modern World of Warcraft”
Staying Motivated To Play – Sense of Wonder
The new week brings a new Blaugust theme in “Staying Motivated” which is normally applied to the writer and about how we are all coping with writing… Read more “Staying Motivated To Play – Sense of Wonder”
The Mid-Blaugust Fatigue Post
It finally happened. As Blaugust has ground on, it takes a toll on all the participants, but especially those of us trying hard to reach the Rainbow… Read more “The Mid-Blaugust Fatigue Post”
Classic With A Twist – The Possible WoW Classic Fresh Server and Other Options
This week, Blizzard’s PTR for WoW Classic made two huge shifts that have players talking. The first one is easy enough – in the PTR build of… Read more “Classic With A Twist – The Possible WoW Classic Fresh Server and Other Options”
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