At Blizzcon this last weekend, Blizzard announced not one, not two, but three new WoW expansions, the next three in sequence to follow Dragonflight. That’s pretty cool,… Read more “WoW and Expansion Release Cadence – Does The Blizzcon News Mean More Frequent Expansions?”
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The War Within, The Worldsoul Saga, and The Future of World of Warcraft
The announcements for the future of the modern version of World of Warcraft made at Blizzcon 2023 are…interesting. Let me first say this – I’m going to… Read more “The War Within, The Worldsoul Saga, and The Future of World of Warcraft”
WoW Classic, Season of Discovery, and Paving The Way For Classic Plus
Blizzcon’s opening ceremony was interesting for WoW, in that it set forward something of a bold new path. I plan to talk more about the modern game… Read more “WoW Classic, Season of Discovery, and Paving The Way For Classic Plus”
Blizzcon 2023 – Predictions and Musings
Blizzcon is tomorrow as I write this. The first in-person Blizzcon since 2019, for me personally the first Blizzcon I haven’t gone to since 2011, and there’s… Read more “Blizzcon 2023 – Predictions and Musings”
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”
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”
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