WoW is a game that is not in good shape in 2021, to put it mildly. It must be said first that I say this absent any… Read more “World of Warcraft’s Long Decline”
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The Release Cadence of WoW In Shadowlands – Is The Game In Trouble?
The TL;DR of this post is simple – yes and no. Today, we finally got the release date for patch 9.1.5, after two months of anticipation –… Read more “The Release Cadence of WoW In Shadowlands – Is The Game In Trouble?”
Patch 9.1.5 for World of Warcraft Dated
It’s official. Patch 9.1.5 for Shadowlands launches on Tuesday, November 2nd 2021 in the US and later in the same week elsewhere in accordance with the maintenance… Read more “Patch 9.1.5 for World of Warcraft Dated”
Performance Metrics and Fandoms – Why Do We Obsess Over Sub Numbers and Ratings?
This post is going to be about broad fandom, but I need to start with one of the animating, wrestling-related reasons I’m writing this today, so stick… Read more “Performance Metrics and Fandoms – Why Do We Obsess Over Sub Numbers and Ratings?”
Preparing for Legion Timewalking’s Mage Tower
(Update 10/31/2021: These ideas are all speculation and most have been disabled or worked-around with the recent PTR testing of the Timewalking Mage Tower. Further update 12/7/2021:… Read more “Preparing for Legion Timewalking’s Mage Tower”
What Am I Playing Lately? A Quick Check-In
Right now is perhaps slow for me, but not for the MMO space at-large, as New World’s launch last week definitely proved. I might have words on… Read more “What Am I Playing Lately? A Quick Check-In”
WoW Classic’s Season of Mastery and What Lies Ahead
This week, Blizzard announced something that seemed likely for a while now – a fresh start server for the Vanilla WoW experience. However, instead of just a… Read more “WoW Classic’s Season of Mastery and What Lies Ahead”
Will Blizzard Counter-Program the Endwalker Launch?
This is a thought that hadn’t occurred to me until today, and the more I think about it, the more I find questions. In the past, every… Read more “Will Blizzard Counter-Program the Endwalker Launch?”
A Look at the Impact of Seasonal Content Cycles on World of Warcraft
It wasn’t that long ago, but just 5 short years ago, the idea of what a content cycle in WoW looked like was fundamentally quite different from… Read more “A Look at the Impact of Seasonal Content Cycles on World of Warcraft”
The Pace of a Boss Fight – Why Sylvanas Is An Awful Fight Design
Sire Denathrius in Castle Nathria was a boss with some interesting breakpoints in his fight. Phase 1 demanded perfect execution against simple mechanics, but a part of… Read more “The Pace of a Boss Fight – Why Sylvanas Is An Awful Fight Design”
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