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”
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Aberrus in Review – Dragonflight’s Second Raid Tier
Aberrus is an interesting raid for a few reasons. Firstly, I think I should say this up front – I enjoyed this tier overall. It’s certainly not… Read more “Aberrus in Review – Dragonflight’s Second Raid Tier”
WoW, Augmentation Evoker, and Attribution of DPS – Time for rDPS?
So Augmentation has been kind of a clusterfuck, yeah? Prior to their launch, I noted that I was kind of excited for the idea of a WoW… Read more “WoW, Augmentation Evoker, and Attribution of DPS – Time for rDPS?”
New Player Experience Is Important, But WoW and FFXIV Are Kind Of Bad At It
When you have an MMO that is long-lived, you eventually hit a point where a playerbase saturates and needs new blood to replace people who leave, whether… Read more “New Player Experience Is Important, But WoW and FFXIV Are Kind Of Bad At It”
The Push To New Shinies – An Issue With Dragonflight Content Design
Dragonflight is perhaps the most ambitious WoW expansion in terms of content schedule and releases. We’re getting more regular content updates, some of which is by virtue… Read more “The Push To New Shinies – An Issue With Dragonflight Content Design”
Augmentation Evoker and the Support Role in World of Warcraft
WoW has defined its holy trinity paradigm so rigidly that support will never work in WoW. Well, that’s what I would have said a few months ago.… Read more “Augmentation Evoker and the Support Role in World of Warcraft”
On Player Behaviors, Incentive Sets, and Forming Groups in Online Games
On my initial WoW guild exodus in the summer of 2021, I did try to find a replacement guild before going back, then leaving and creating my… Read more “On Player Behaviors, Incentive Sets, and Forming Groups in Online Games”
Blizzcon 2023 And The Challenges It Faces
Well, we finally have the last pieces of the puzzle for the first Blizzcon post-pandemic (I hate this term because it is inaccurate, but also because it… Read more “Blizzcon 2023 And The Challenges It Faces”
Alexstraza and The Issue With Dark Themes In Blizzard’s Hands
If you’ve been anywhere near WoW twitter for the last day, you know what I’m about to discuss. (content warning: rape and sexual assault discussion) Patch 10.1.5… Read more “Alexstraza and The Issue With Dark Themes In Blizzard’s Hands”
Are Affixes Actually THAT Bad? An Analysis of Mythic Plus in Dragonflight
The morning of June 6th, 2023, some Mythic Plus players thought that Blizzard had brought them a present – keystones, rolled from the Great Vault with no… Read more “Are Affixes Actually THAT Bad? An Analysis of Mythic Plus in Dragonflight”
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