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”
Tag: worldbuilding
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”
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”
“Existing In A Shared Space” And Other Thoughts After Shadowlands Hits One Year Old
Shadowlands, the 8th expansion for World of Warcraft, launched 1 year and 1 day ago. It has been a contentious expansion, full of moments where players of… Read more ““Existing In A Shared Space” And Other Thoughts After Shadowlands Hits One Year Old”
Staying Motivated To Play – Sense of Wonder
The new week brings a new Blaugust theme in “Staying Motivated” which is normally applied to the writer and about how we are all coping with writing… Read more “Staying Motivated To Play – Sense of Wonder”
Post Number 666 – Exploring My Favorite Villains
This post (provided I publish it and don’t throw it in the drafts folder to die) will mark a fun milestone in this blog – the six… Read more “Post Number 666 – Exploring My Favorite Villains”
A Spoilerriffic Look At What The Core Premise of Endwalker Means
(Spoiler alert – there’s a lot of FFXIV spoilers in this post, just in general but specifically for Shadowbringers as a whole and the full patch cycle… Read more “A Spoilerriffic Look At What The Core Premise of Endwalker Means”
The Chains of Domination Story Thus Far, And The Lens of the News
This is a post that I wanted to let percolate for a bit after the news of the California DFEH lawsuit against Activision Blizzard broke, although I… Read more “The Chains of Domination Story Thus Far, And The Lens of the News”
My Incomplete List Of Loose Plot Threads I Want To See In Endwalker
(Spoiler alert – all kinds of FFXIV spoilers for content from 1.0 through to 5.55 are here, and speculation on the Endwalker trailer and details we have… Read more “My Incomplete List Of Loose Plot Threads I Want To See In Endwalker”
Some Spoiler-Heavy Thoughts on the Shadowbringers Main Scenario Quest
(SPOILER ALERT: While at first, I wanted to write this as a non-spoiler roundup and retrospective on my time so far in Shadowbringers, I couldn’t do it… Read more “Some Spoiler-Heavy Thoughts on the Shadowbringers Main Scenario Quest”
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