First impressions: WoW Classic is fun but anachronistic - I'm not really one to follow trends or scamper along the zergeist (a combination of zerg and zeitgiest that I've decided perfectly encapsulates the mentality of a certain subset of…
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands rumor gains steam with new ghost ships leak - Remember that alleged World of Warcraft: Shadowlands expansion leak back in July? This one is picking up steam, as MMO Champion posted a screenshot from 4chan from an alleged cinematic…
Perfect Ten: Ten weird things I’m relearning with WoW Classic - It's been a strange week. No - it's been a strange year in MMO gaming, all things considered. As I'm going through old Lord of the Rings Online zones thanks…
WoW (Classic) Factor: The journal of Nieve Vinther – first entry - My name is Nieve Vinther. I am 28 years old and was born in the wake of the Second War of the Dark Portal. I am a paladin of the…
WoW Classic keeps piling on new servers while players circumvent queues - Not even dramatically expanded server capacity is keeping World of Warcraft Classic's queue boss at bay. As we head into the weekend, many of the realms are running at "full"…
Massively Overthinking: The future of WoW and WoW Classic - With WoW Classic finally launched, perfectly capping off the summer with jokes about queueing like it's 2004, we can't help but look to the future of the game and wonder…
Blizzard’s lawyers are busy again, this time suing yet another overseas company for ripping off WoW - Another day, another Blizzard lawsuit - this one lodged against the Chinese purveyor of Glorious Saga, a mobile/browser title from Joyfun/Sina Games that pretty much steals shamelessly from World of…
Blizzard is dramatically increasing WoW Classic’s server capacity to combat long queues - Hey, are you sick of people complaining about WoW Classic queues? Apparently Blizzard is too, and with today's hotfix, the studio is dramatically increasing capacity for the existing realms, eliminating…
World of Warcraft: Classic adds four new realms while retail tests is anniversary Alterac Valley incarnation - The World of Warcraft: Classic hype train rolls on as the game continues to dominate streams on Twitch and also appears to be depopulating the auction house on the live game…
Blizzard’s Ion Hazzikostas says WoW Classic’s cramped servers will reduce community disruption later - Frustrated with WoW Classic's queues? Grumpy because you expected Blizzard to have learned a trick or two about launches in the last 15 years? You're not alone, as forumgoers are…
WoW Classic’s first night smashes Twitch, sees lines form inside and outside the game - Heading into World of Warcraft Classic on its first night was a lot like going to Disneyworld at peak season: No matter whether you were inside or outside, you were…
The Daily Grind: Did you fall for WoW Classic, and what do you think so far? - They almost got me, but not in the end. Right around 3 p.m. yesterday, just before the servers went live, in spite of my determination not to play (because I've…
WoW Classic’s servers are live as queues swell to 30K+ for the launch - Just a few short years ago in 2016, the World of Warcraft community caught fire after a popular rogue private vanilla server threatened with legal action pivoted to agitate for…
Leaderboard: What type of WoW Classic player are you – is there a disconnect between the playerbase and the game? - MMO blogger Wilhelm at The Ancient Gaming Noob came up with an amusing rubric for different types of WoW Classic players, perfect to pass the next couple of hours while…
