WoW lives on a cycle of hype that moves between live patch releases and PTR excitement, as datamining slowly nudges out new content well in advance of… Read more “Dragonflight’s 10.2.6 Experiment, WoW’s Hype Cycle, and Patch Tuesday (?)”
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My Early The War Within Preparations
We’ve officially entered something of a lull enroute between the end of Dragonflight and The War Within for World of Warcraft. Sure, there’s still a Season 4… Read more “My Early The War Within Preparations”
Legendaries in Dragonflight Suck, and Here’s Why
Fyr’alath is an okay legendary as a concept, but boy does farming it make the game suck. Twice now in Dragonflight, Blizzard has taken a design hint… Read more “Legendaries in Dragonflight Suck, and Here’s Why”
I Switched Raid Mains to Death Knight in World of Warcraft, and Here’s Why
When Heroic Fyrakk came into view for my raid team, a thought had entered my mind – I might need to class switch to make this work.… Read more “I Switched Raid Mains to Death Knight in World of Warcraft, and Here’s Why”
Looking Back at Professions in Dragonflight
Dragonflight’s changes to how crafting and gathering work in World of Warcraft are an interesting chnage in how the game views professions. For years, hell around a… Read more “Looking Back at Professions in Dragonflight”
The Games Industry’s Layoff Problem
Recently, Microsoft announced a sweeping layoff, affecting 1,900 employees in the gaming division, including new acquisition employees from Activision-Blizzard. At that point into 2024 already (twenty-five days)… Read more “The Games Industry’s Layoff Problem”
World of Warcraft’s Lore – Challenges and the Future
Lore in WoW has become a bit of a mess. Blizzard is, publicly now, making a point about changes to the story team and how that will… Read more “World of Warcraft’s Lore – Challenges and the Future”
My Dragonflight Season 3 Journey Update – More KSMs, New Specs, and The Future
It’s been a minute since I wrote about my Mythic Plus journey in Season 3. It’s been an interesting one with some first-time pushes and new experiences… Read more “My Dragonflight Season 3 Journey Update – More KSMs, New Specs, and The Future”
Dragonflight’s First Year and The War of Perception
It’s been over a year of Dragonflight now, and as we close in on the year 2024 and the pending release of The War Within, now feels… Read more “Dragonflight’s First Year and The War of Perception”
Dragonflight, The War Within, and Navigating the 2024 Modern WoW Roadmap
Today, Blizzard dropped a doozy of a post detailed the roadmap for 2024 in World of Warcraft. There were both modern and Classic WoW versions, each with… Read more “Dragonflight, The War Within, and Navigating the 2024 Modern WoW Roadmap”