The announcement went up late last week, with 12 days of advance notice to the actual patch date. Eternity’s End is on February 22nd. I’ve been pretty… Read more “WoW Patch 9.2 Launches on February 22, Where We Go From Here”
Tag: world of warcraft
The Revelation of A Warcraft Mobile Game For 2022
This is going to be a short one, because I think it is worth noting and discussing in brief. (edit: lol 2,122 words) Yesterday was investor call… Read more “The Revelation of A Warcraft Mobile Game For 2022”
Cross-Faction Gameplay In WoW Is Real and Coming Soon (TM)
I was in the middle of a whole other draft post, but wow, this needs to be addressed. Today, Blizzard announced that in patch 9.2.5 (an update… Read more “Cross-Faction Gameplay In WoW Is Real and Coming Soon (TM)”
Boss Mechanics Versus Player Mechanics
Something my recent forays into Savage raiding and harder EX trial pushing in FFXIV has brought to mind is a key difference between the core combat gameplay… Read more “Boss Mechanics Versus Player Mechanics”
Sylvanas, The Afrasiabi Sabotage, and What It Means For The Story Of Warcraft
If you’ve been on WoW Twitter at all lately, a story that has been damn-near impossible to avoid is that of how Alex Afrasiabi might have “sabotaged”… Read more “Sylvanas, The Afrasiabi Sabotage, and What It Means For The Story Of Warcraft”
My Road Out of World of Warcraft – The Rationale and Evaluating If I Would Return
I talked in early December about having uninstalled World of Warcraft. At the time, I wrote a fairly basic summary that tried to analyze my personal reasons… Read more “My Road Out of World of Warcraft – The Rationale and Evaluating If I Would Return”
Three Genuinely (Mostly) Positive News Items About WoW/ABK From This Week
It’s been fairly obvious as of late that I have been disenchanted with WoW (generating an Eternal Crystal in the process), but I do think there are… Read more “Three Genuinely (Mostly) Positive News Items About WoW/ABK From This Week”
Some Additional Thoughts And Speculation About WoW Post-Microsoft – Game Pass and Console
The immediate question in the wake of the news that Microsoft was to buy Activision-Blizzard this week was, “Does Bobby Kotick finally pay?” The answer to that… Read more “Some Additional Thoughts And Speculation About WoW Post-Microsoft – Game Pass and Console”
Microsoft Buying Activision-Blizzard And What The Future (Could) Hold
It’s not news I expected to wake up to, but news all the same. Today, Microsoft announced a tentative deal with Activision-Blizzard to acquire the company in… Read more “Microsoft Buying Activision-Blizzard And What The Future (Could) Hold”
Wishful Thinking And That Dragon Isles “Leak”
This week, a post from a now-banned MMO-Champion forums user (perhaps the first sign that something is insipid and bad is that it originates from the MMO-Champion… Read more “Wishful Thinking And That Dragon Isles “Leak””