The launch window fervor for The War Within continues, as I am ready today to share some thoughts about the raid experience of Nerub’ar Palace, having done… Read more “Normal-Mode Nerub’ar Palace In The Books – Impressions and Thoughts”
Tag: storytelling
A Comprehensive, Spoiler-Laden Discussion Of My Experience With Dawntrail
(Up top warning – this one breached 10,000 words. It’s 20% of a Nanowrimo novel! Get comfy if you wanna read this one.) On Monday, July 1st,… Read more “A Comprehensive, Spoiler-Laden Discussion Of My Experience With Dawntrail”
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”
Growing Light, Endwalker Post-Launch MSQ, and The Issue With Nostalgic Plots
Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 6.5, Growing Light, is an interesting cap to the Endwalker era. Firstly, this patch fills the traditional role of the x.3 patch, in… Read more “Growing Light, Endwalker Post-Launch MSQ, and The Issue With Nostalgic Plots”
Dragonflight, Lore’s Role In Gameplay, and The Return of Metzen
Shadowlands had a story whose best moments were few and far between, and the rest of the expansion was defined by a mix of awful bad moments… Read more “Dragonflight, Lore’s Role In Gameplay, and The Return of Metzen”
A Story-Spoiler Look At Buried Memory, Final Fantasy XIV Patch 6.2
Okay, now let’s get into the juicy parts of the patch. Endwalker continues forward with its unique approach to the FFXIV patch design cycle – in gameplay… Read more “A Story-Spoiler Look At Buried Memory, Final Fantasy XIV Patch 6.2”
I Like The Sylvanas Judgment Story On Its Own? – The Highs and Crushing Lows of Shadowlands Story
I think at this point we all sort of know that Shadowlands has not been a good lore expansion, and it in fact took a premise and… Read more “I Like The Sylvanas Judgment Story On Its Own? – The Highs and Crushing Lows of Shadowlands Story”
A 10.0 Speculation Post Part 1 – The Datamined and In-Game Bits We Have Today
Originally, I planned this to be a part of tomorrow’s main 10.0 post before the preview next month, but this section feels better-served in its own post… Read more “A 10.0 Speculation Post Part 1 – The Datamined and In-Game Bits We Have Today”
The Narrow Worldview Of World of Warcraft’s Storytelling
(This is the second in a series of three posts looking at WoW’s current state before speculating on the expansion announcement to come on April 19th. The… Read more “The Narrow Worldview Of World of Warcraft’s Storytelling”
Should WoW Tell Its Story Like FFXIV? An Analysis
With all of the firestorm over the, frankly, quite poor ending of the Sepulcher of the First Ones raid in World of Warcraft, which marks the current… Read more “Should WoW Tell Its Story Like FFXIV? An Analysis”
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